Question for my Oregon Peeps!

[sweety314]

Ummmmmmm, yeah culture shock is gonna happen....!

Right now it's cooling off, but a few weeks ago, it was over 110* in areas. For WESTERN Oregon, that's EXTREMELY hot!!!!!!!

Please be prepared to drive in rain that's coming down so hard and fast, that a car can hydroplane on I-5, and semi trucks spray it so thick your "fast" wipers can't clear it and you're blind for a couple of seconds while U drive. You'll definately want to start growing the webbing between your toes.

Portland area is far enough north that it will even get enough snow and ice so that the freeways are closed and every neighborhood stops. (Not every winter, but it DOES happen...be prepared for the occas. power outage.)

I can tease....but I wouldn't live anywhere else. I'm Oregonian born and bred. Too bad the Portlanders have a hard time realizing that the state DOESN'T end in BEND! *%%&%^$%&%*%*(%( Sheesh!

I'm sure the banty rooster will get even weirder looks around HERE, just b/c they're FARM animals, and not just pets. Even "up north" i.e. Portland, there are semi-rural sections where horses, cattle, etc. aren't unusual. hahahahaha

Yeah, REAL fairs. And if you're into country music, the Sweet Home Jamboree is one of THE biggest get togethers of the top country stars. Today is the last day of the event and Charlie Pride, Randy Travis, Gretchen Wilson were just 3 of the headliners.

What else?....Strawberry Festival (Lebanon), Scandinavian Festival (Junction City), Ocktoberfest (Mt. Angel), the Rose Garden, OMSI and the zoo in Portland, the Country Fair near Veneta. Some of the best skiing only a couple hours away at HooDoo & Mt. Bachelor, Bend/Sun River.

Gimme a little more time and I can probably come up with even more reasons for U to move here.

R.