I'm leaving SE Portland, OR!

Quiet said:
LMAO This was awesome.

It could be added to as well:

"Can you believe this store wouldn't give me a discount on this pack of organic cotton v-neck tee-shirts?"
"The barber trimmed my hair incorrectly, now I won't be able to comb it all to the right!"
"This hipster beard creme doesn't straighten my beard out enough!"
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I don't know, I've never run into any of those problems in Portland. I did once get stuck at Powell's Books during a Gay Pride parade, though, when the street leading to the parking garage was closed. I did also once run into a guy panhandling for drug money around Woodstock-- he was honest about what he needed and offered to do a backflip for a couple bucks.

I've been to Newburg, I live in Molalla, I hit Portland and Gresham regularly. They all have their upsides and downsides. I could easily live just about anywhere in the area with no regrets, I picked Molalla for employment and internet availability.
 
Congratulations on your move. One thing though, your thread has nothing to do with KNIVES. General KNife Discussion is about, yes, knives, not moving. There are more areas to Bladeforums than GKD. Please make your threads in the appropriate sections, in this case Community is a much better fit. Sorry to be so blunt, but GKS is not an all purpose bulletin board for whatever happens in life.
 
Yalius said:
I did also once run into a guy panhandling for drug money around Woodstock-- he was honest about what he needed and offered to do a backflip for a couple bucks.
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A guy in downtown Windsor asked me for a dollar so he could buy beer.
He said, "I ain't gonna lie and say it's for food or coffee...I just want beer."

I gave him a dollar because I was in a good mood, and honesty deserves a reward sometimes. :)
 
trevitrace said:
You could always send in John Dalton, he'd clean up that hellhole lickety-split. :thumbup:
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Your darn right he would.

I can just picture him now, on the banks of the Willamette doing tai chi in skintight grey sweatpants. All the while honing his mind, knowing someone far too stupid to have a good time will be thrusting a knife boot at him shortly.
 
Lebowski22 said:
Your darn right he would.

I can just picture him now, on the banks of the Willamette doing tai chi in skintight grey sweatpants. All the while honing his mind, knowing someone far too stupid to have a good time will be thrusting a knife boot at him shortly.
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HOOOO Boy! LMAO

I don't know where in Oregon you are, Lebowski, but when I roll through whatever town it is, I'm buying the first 3 rounds.
 
New Orleans is down the highway. They do not call it The Nasty New for no reason. Portland seems fairly tame.
Doubtful you'll ever be in much danger there unless wherever in Portland you live is a slum.
Remind what this has to do with knives.
 
Captain O said:
Thank God! I'm moving to Newberg, Oregon (about 23 miles southwest of Portland, along old Oregon Highway 99W.) The people here are far more conservative (George Fox University, a Christian college, is located here.) This will remove me from the "druggie/alcoholic" environs of the southeast side of "stumptown." People live a far more civilized life style here.

I will NOT miss living in the degenerated "inner city!"

Captain O
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congrats. Hope the move holds favor in your future.
 
Hey, it does not matter what city you live in, the more rural area's are more down to earth and more friendly. Good move on your part. I am outside of Portland, but would like to be further out if work permitted it.
 
a) I'm paying more, but enjoying an improved lifestyle.

b) The improved environs are conducive to better sleep.

c) No people that are drinking on a daily basis is rather calming. (No people screaming over telephones, screaming at the tops of their lungs between 12:00 midnight and 4:00 am is quite comforting.)

This should put things into perspective.

Captain O
 
a) Always the case when you move to a "better" part of town or a better maintained city.
b) As stated, the environment is what you make of it. There are some really nice neighborhoods all over the country where tragic events happen. These can include child abduction, rape, murder, home invasions, robbery, burglary, mugging, registered and unregistered sex offenders, kidnapping, and catching a bullet meant for someone else. All you need to do is watch the local 10pm news broadcast. Good sleep is subjective in that case, unless Mr. Rogers is your neighbor I'd say that there is something going on in every neighborhood and on every block of the US.
c) People drink alcohol, and it is legal in 99% of of the time. Public intoxication is not legal last I checked, but neither is driving without a seat belt, parking in a handicapped parking space if you have no placard, jaywalking, stealing office products for home use but it happens every single day all over the country. You never did explain the issue you had with people that drink alcohol and are near you. Only that you wanted to carry a KaBar to fend off drunks on a bus. The best advice is to buy yourself a used car that is in good shape. Takes that entire scenario out of the equation.
 
I am living in a peaceful house, in an upper-middle class neighborhood. We strive to live in a civilized fashion and avoid strife. No rude exchanges, no drunken ramblings, no "street junkies." Thank Christ, The Lord God, Almighty.

Captain O
 
Good for you. The best decision we ever made was to move away from the city before our first child was born. City life just doesn't fit our lifestyle. I'd be even further out if it wasn't for family. I know that bad things can happen anywhere, but I do take solace in the fact that my town has exactly zero missing children and the last murder occurred before I was born. Even with that, we live a couple miles outside of town, and people turn their heads if they see an unfamiliar car drive by. It's possible that somebody could cause harm to one of my kids while they're playing in the yard, but it's more likely that a meteorite falls on their head. We still have lots of friends in the city and many of them seem perfectly happy there, and I'm happy for them. It just isn't my cup of tea. Sounds like it wasn't yours either, and I'm happy for you that you're now somewhere where you're more comfortable. :thumbup:
 
stabman said:
Crime

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report in 2009, Portland ranked 53rd in violent crime out of the top 75 U.S. cities with a population greater than 250,000.[188] The murder rate in Portland from 2005 to 2009 averaged 3.9 murders per 100,000 people per year, which was lower than the national average. For crimes other than murder, Portland is generally somewhat higher than the national average. In October 2009, Forbes magazine rated Portland as the third safest city in America.[189][190]
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Maybe that correlates with all the police activity that the OP mentioned. More LEO activity = less crime? I feel sure there are less attractive portions of Portland.

For me, I'm pretty comfortable with TN and other than the climate and terrain, I don't know why WA and OR are so popular?
 
22-rimfire said:
Maybe that correlates with all the police activity that the OP mentioned. More LEO activity = less crime? I feel sure there are less attractive portions of Portland.

For me, I'm pretty comfortable with TN and other than the climate and terrain, I don't know why WA and OR are so popular?
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Outside of the cities Oregon ans Washington are wonderful places to live. The cities are like cities everywhere. Not places I want to live in.
 
UffDa said:
Some have pretty good clam chowder.
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What is amazing is that quite a few of the places of the damn coast have crappy clam chowder :confused:

There are some really nice areas on MLK. Especially on the North side of town :eek:
 
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