Can one city really make that much of a difference?

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by bobabode

OK screw Portland. I'm gonna go live in Grant's Pass with all the rednecks.

When Chuk (my avatar), the rest of the dogs and I were racing, I used to try to make it to Grant's Pass for the first leg of the trip to Portland, Estacada, Beavercreek or BC. It's really beautiful up there but it's a little like West Virginia if you substitute trees for coal.

John

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by mpholland

I used to spend summers just east of you. My grandparents lived in Citrus Heights, just outside of Sacramento. I enjoyed it years ago, but have no real desire to go to Cali anymore. My wife is a SoCal girl. She doesn't take the weather up here well, but she loves me so she hangs around anyway.

Yeah, not that far but pretty different geography and climate. That's basically the Sierra foothills, getting toward gold country. I'm in wine country here, maybe 20 miles from the ocean.

John

[mpholland]

Some good wine country up here too. I have always liked the pic on the homepage of the Willamette Valley Vineyards.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by mpholland

Some good wine country up here too. I have always liked the pic on the homepage of the Willamette Valley Vineyards.

Yup! What, about 20 miles south of Portland? I used to drive through there.

I've heard it said that climate change is going to make things better for your wine and worse for ours. Oh, well!

John

[Rajoo]

There is a terrorist cat lurking around in Portland. This is a hilarious story.



http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/i...dued_by_p.html

I used to be a part time resident of Portland from 2000 till late last year and I don't know if I would want to live there full time. Too slow paced but now I am really beginning to like Ashland a lot. Probably slower lifestyle too but the CA border is just 20 miles away.

[mpholland]

I can't believe the cat story went national. Most of the liberal folk I know like being closer to the Washington border than California.

[barbara]

I can't believe the cat owners couldn't get the upper hand on that cat!

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by barbara

I can't believe the cat owners couldn't get the upper hand on that cat!

Barbara there is a saying thatgoes something like thiis;


"The man who has an angry cat by the tail is receiving more education than his mind can absorb."

Used to own a 19 pound Russiam Blue who fortunately was quite friendly.

[barbara]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Barbara there is a saying thatgoes something like thiis;





"The man who has an angry cat by thr tail is receiving moore education than his mind can absorb."



Used to own a 19 pound Russiam Blue who fortunately was quite friendly.

Ha! I love the saying!

We once had a cat who was quite mean by nature although, he was not all that big. But in our house, humans rule.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by mpholland

I can't believe the cat story went national. Most of the liberal folk I know like being closer to the Washington border than California.

Heard that the terror cat story hit the local AM radio stations. As to WA vs. CA borders, it's the weather.