New motto: "Keep Portland Violent"

[Nostril Cheese]

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

And 74% of Portland residents surveyed say its too screwed up. But how could they know better than someone on the internet from a different country?

You still dont get it

[Norm K]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Multnomah Village still kinda looks like that.

Right. It used to look like that, but it's been decades.

Long lost are the days of Trapp's Bakery, Mummey's Hardware and Ed's Camera Corner.

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[Norm K]

Originally Posted by drcoastline

It's like one block to many.

It's also completely untrue.

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[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

That's a joke, Jersey Shore

The characters from Jersey Shore were from New York, See how an invasive species can creep in from other places and cause problems? Kinda like tsetse flies, carp, Nutrea and rats.

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by Norm K

It's also completely untrue.

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What is untrue?

[Norm K]

Originally Posted by drcoastline

What is untrue?

Sorry, for the confusion. That's what happens when I'm too lazy to copy & paste.

Let's give it another go ...

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Fox News wants you to believe ALL of Portland looks that way. It's like ONE block downtown.

Originally Posted by drcoastline

It's like one block to many.

Originally Posted by Norm K

It's also completely untrue.
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Originally Posted by drcoastline

What is untrue?

Make sense now?

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[drcoastline]

Sorry but no, still unclear on what is untrue?

1. The area that is a problem is only one block?

2. The area is larger than one block?

3. There is no problem area.

[Norm K]

The contention that it's limited to but a single block in downtown is absolute hogwash.

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[GH85Carrera]

We went to Portland in 2004. It was a nice enough city, but the traffic was insane. We sat in traffic on the interstate at a standstill several times that week. My wife commented the people in Portland don't have houses, they all just drive around on the interstate. It was worse than LA at rush hour.

The area just outside of town is so beautiful. All the waterfalls and trees. No way in hell will be be going back in the near future. Like San Fransisco, it is a great city that has fallen off our list of cities we will be returning to visit.

[drcoastline]

Originally Posted by Norm K

The contention that it's limited to but a single block in downtown is absolute hogwash.

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Gotcha. Yeah didn't think it was just one block, but if cheese wants to play the game then...

I know what occurred in Philadelphia and Atlantic City and they were well over a block and nothing in comparison to what was being shown coming out of Portland. But, do we expect them to be honest? No.

[LWJ]

If you are talking protests? That was actually TWO blocks.

Made some great television for many of you, it seems.

The protests are really a non-issue now. Yes, there were a couple in the last two months. But, its not a thing.

If you want to ***** about Portland? Homeless people. That is AWFUL. And, we had some REALLY BAD fires in the Fall. That sucked as well.


I am baffled how Portland is such a big ****ing issue for all of you? I live here. And it isn't an issue.

My business is in Portland proper. I know thousands of people in the area. And this is not a big deal.

You have been fed propaganda...

[gordner]

Originally Posted by rusnak

I deifinitely agree!!! I stay away from the Mossy Rock area. Bad experience. And one guy in Alma Washington. That guy is a nut. My grower is from Chehalis but I told him that I'll buy an entire mountain if he finds one.

Does your friend want new customers? I sell only Noble Fir, Nordman Fir, and if I can find a few Frazier Firs or Silvertip, I'll buy them too. I don't ever buy Douglas Fir and never Turkish Fir. My customers either don't like them, or won't pay more than $20 for one. I average $150-200 per tree on the ground. All come with a wooden stand and water bowl. I'm known for having the best trees and freshest longest lasting ones in my market.

Damn, I pay that and I don't get a stand or bowl! And I end up buying 4-8 of the bloody things depending on the wife.

[Ayles]

Originally Posted by LWJ

If you are talking protests? That was actually TWO blocks.

Made some great television for many of you, it seems.

The protests are really a non-issue now. Yes, there were a couple in the last two months. But, its not a thing.

If you want to ***** about Portland? Homeless people. That is AWFUL. And, we had some REALLY BAD fires in the Fall. That sucked as well.


I am baffled how Portland is such a big ****ing issue for all of you? I live here. And it isn't an issue.

My business is in Portland proper. I know thousands of people in the area. And this is not a big deal.

You have been fed propaganda...

Absolutely similar if not the same as Seattle.

[Tishabet]

Originally Posted by Ayles

Absolutely similar if not the same as Seattle.

Giant +1, I suspect the consumers of these articles (look! A pic of a literal dumpster fire! How far the mighty have fallen!) would be disappointed by the lack of pearl-clutching opportunities if they ever visited one of the big coastal cities.

If you ever visit PARF (note: not recommended) you can see a constant stream of essentially this exact thread and all of them push this belief that the entire downtown of (insert densely populated metropolis) is a smoldering war zone, uninhabitable because (something about democrats) and there are roving gangs of (insert boogeyman here) destroying property and threatening citizens all the time.

The crowning irony here is that the folks pushing this fear message are generally the same ones claiming the residents of (insert densely populated metropolis) spend all of their time either fearmongering or cowering in fear themselves because (something about democrats). Alas.

[Nostril Cheese]

[Nostril Cheese]

[vash]

riff on an old SNL joke.

keep Portland Violins!

[black73]

Originally Posted by Tishabet

Giant +1, I suspect the consumers of these articles (look! A pic of a literal dumpster fire! How far the mighty have fallen!) would be disappointed by the lack of pearl-clutching opportunities if they ever visited one of the big coastal cities.

If you ever visit PARF (note: not recommended) you can see a constant stream of essentially this exact thread and all of them push this belief that the entire downtown of (insert densely populated metropolis) is a smoldering war zone, uninhabitable because (something about democrats) and there are roving gangs of (insert boogeyman here) destroying property and threatening citizens all the time.

The crowning irony here is that the folks pushing this fear message are generally the same ones claiming the residents of (insert densely populated metropolis) spend all of their time either fearmongering or cowering in fear themselves because (something about democrats). Alas.

Amazing isn't it? It's almost like QAnon has instructed their robot followers to go underground, pretend to be innocent concerned civilians, and spam non political boards with political lies, hate and misinformation. Then insist that everyone else believe the same lies even when multiple people on the actual scene call them out on the lies. They are worse than street corner Evangelist, standing on the corner screaming their nonsense, making fools of themselves intruding on everyone that passes good day. I know where your church is. If I want to visit, I will.

In the words of the immortal Mr. Dudley,
"We have set aside a place for you to do that."

[vash]

but yea. I'd give Portland a visit for sure.

there's news on TV and the Media, and there is stuff I see with my own two eyeballs. you don't know how many times the two stories don't match up.

i'm gonna go up for Walleye fishing!! and eat Fried Chicken nestled in homemade biscuits and drizzled with mustard and honey.

[Nostril Cheese]

If any of you come to Portland, I promise you a weekend full of LOUD live rock music, GOOD local craft beer, art that shoots FIRE into the air and just a general good time with fun loving, open minded people who love to laugh.