I live in Portland -- once the land off the Ruger settlers
If i lived your dream
-- I'd loose my job and career
-- my house and property would be trashed
-- I'd need a backup crew to watch for bike locks, illegal fireworks, sucker punches, concrete projectiles and a finger in my ass
I pay taxes and fear going downtown -- my family is terrorized, all we can can do is keep up the target practice until the federal government cleans out the invading army marching under a foreign flag
I had some awesome clients in/around Portland and it was getting nutty before our Favorite President was elected, but after inaugurations, I started turning down jobs and rounded out the project I was involved.
Last I was there was about year/year-and-a-half ago and it was just a shame to see downtown and really within a 10-15 minute drive anywhere around there.. Several of the business owners/leaders that I was working with went to working from home and others have just left the state altogether.
Yes, I went and visited a bunch of my old areas to spend time in when I lived there. It's awful. You know how people say there are rats the size of small cats and in your mind it's like "yeah, sure buddy." They have rats the size of small cats right down by the Burnside bridge in downtown. Just out in the open in daylight.
I went over through Chinatown and there the street was closed off to traffic. Friday night. The bars were busy like they used to be but there were lines out the doors onto the sidewalks and they curved out into the street around the tents. Tents outside the nightclubs, nicely dress clubgoers ignoring them. People doing coke sitting in the street. Two cops on the corner just watching it all.
There was a man walking around with an enormous "The End is Near"-type sign handing out pamphlets lol.
I moved to Texas years ago and don't regret it one bit. Fuck Portland. All the good places there are out of business anyways. No more Henry's Tavern. 2nd Avenue went from being a fun nightlife spot to straight up trash. Seriously bro, pack your bags. You'll like it better here.
I live in Portland -- once the land off the Ruger settlers
If i lived your dream -- I'd loose my job and career -- my house and property would be trashed -- I'd need a backup crew to watch for bike locks, illegal fireworks, sucker punches, concrete projectiles and a finger in my ass
I pay taxes and fear going downtown -- my family is terrorized, all we can can do is keep up the target practice until the federal government cleans out the invading army marching under a foreign flag
I feel you, man.
I had some awesome clients in/around Portland and it was getting nutty before our Favorite President was elected, but after inaugurations, I started turning down jobs and rounded out the project I was involved.
Last I was there was about year/year-and-a-half ago and it was just a shame to see downtown and really within a 10-15 minute drive anywhere around there.. Several of the business owners/leaders that I was working with went to working from home and others have just left the state altogether.
Sad.
Yes, I went and visited a bunch of my old areas to spend time in when I lived there. It's awful. You know how people say there are rats the size of small cats and in your mind it's like "yeah, sure buddy." They have rats the size of small cats right down by the Burnside bridge in downtown. Just out in the open in daylight.
I went over through Chinatown and there the street was closed off to traffic. Friday night. The bars were busy like they used to be but there were lines out the doors onto the sidewalks and they curved out into the street around the tents. Tents outside the nightclubs, nicely dress clubgoers ignoring them. People doing coke sitting in the street. Two cops on the corner just watching it all.
There was a man walking around with an enormous "The End is Near"-type sign handing out pamphlets lol.
I moved to Texas years ago and don't regret it one bit. Fuck Portland. All the good places there are out of business anyways. No more Henry's Tavern. 2nd Avenue went from being a fun nightlife spot to straight up trash. Seriously bro, pack your bags. You'll like it better here.
Bro come to mcminnville. We pretty chill here and its only an hour away
Lose*