[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Dang3r

I confess that I am very close to tears every time I think of my dead budgie and recall our past nearly 16 years. I hope that time eases the pain and that I stop counting the days past his dead

As others have said, very sorry for your loss. Hope you will feel better soon.

[E92inNC]

Originally Posted by fiveohwblow

Several decades in Portland I realized why it has the highest suicide and depression rates. I get the each person has their preferences shit, but, to deny the science of needing the yellow orb is to ones own detriment. Phoenix isn’t for everyone that’s for sure, and I actually don’t mind a quick in quick out storm… I just loathe days of grey. Chose the inverse with the valley of the sun for a reason. Enjoy the east coast, I’ve opened offices in soho and vacationed all up and down it. It’s a beast I enjoy leaving. Maybe Charleston, I could do that city. Miami if I was ready to be single again.

I can understand suicides and depression in a place like Minnesota but I’d imagine Portland gets plenty of sun throughout the year. I moved here from Saigon, Vietnam when I was 7 so humidity never bothered me. The heat didn’t bother me here when I was in my teens, playing ball in the middle of the day even in summer but this shit is getting old now and I want more moderate temperatures. I looked into NC and they average some kind of precipitation 120 days a year which I’d prefer, and fresh seafood and more lakes and rivers to spend my free time fishing is a big draw for me. And it’d be nice to see more green day-to-day instead of dust and desert plants.

[fiveohwblow]

Originally Posted by E92inPHX

I can understand suicides and depression in a place like Minnesota but I’d imagine Portland gets plenty of sun throughout the year. I moved here from Saigon, Vietnam when I was 7 so humidity never bothered me. The heat didn’t bother me here when I was in my teens, playing ball in the middle of the day even in summer but this shit is getting old now and I want more moderate temperatures. I looked into NC and they average some kind of precipitation 120 days a year which I’d prefer, and fresh seafood and more lakes and rivers to spend my free time fishing is a big draw for me. And it’d be nice to see more green day-to-day instead of dust and desert plants.

Plenty? No. Average of 245 days of rain a year, that’s absent the statistic for grey cloud cover. It’s atrocious. A short two hour jaunt to Astoria Oregon brings you to the city with the highest annual average rainfall in the United States. It isn’t like other places. It’s shit for 10 months a year average.

[E92inNC]

Originally Posted by fiveohwblow

Plenty? No. Average of 245 days of rain a year, that’s absent the statistic for grey cloud cover. It’s atrocious. A short two hour jaunt to Astoria Oregon brings you to the city with the highest annual average rainfall in the United States. It isn’t like other places. It’s shit for 10 months a year average.

Damn ok I can understand not wanting to deal with rain 2/3 of the year lol

[TiMSport]

The show Portlandia cracks me up. This episode was pretty funny.

[fiveohwblow]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

The show Portlandia cracks me up.

Not me I lived it. It’s real. I couldn’t run fast enough.

[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by E92inPHX

Damn ok I can understand not wanting to deal with rain 2/3 of the year lol

Yeah that whole area gets so much rain that I don't know how people live there. It is seriously depressing, I need the sun. My aunt lived up there, well Seattle but the whole Pacific Northwest is like that, and wouldn't doubt if it was probably part of the reason she was an alcoholic for many years.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

Yeah that whole area gets so much rain that I don't know how people live there. It is seriously depressing, I need the sun. My aunt lived up there, well Seattle but the whole Pacific Northwest is like that, and wouldn't doubt if it was probably part of the reason she was an alcoholic for many years.

Nah, I grew up in Seattle and at least the Summers were awesome. Actually Portland gets more rain than Seattle so there's that. I also enjoyed driving across the border up to Vancouver, BC which was a lot of fun as a college student.

If there's something I miss about the PAC NW, it's the nature. I'd kill to drive my bimmer to Mt. Rainier. I also really miss the ocean.

[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Nah, I grew up in Seattle and at least the Summers were awesome. Actually Portland gets more rain than Seattle so there's that. I also enjoyed driving across the border up to Vancouver, BC which was a lot of fun as a college student.

Yeah Seattle is only about 1/2 the year not 2/3 like Portland, but still that is wayy too much for me. I've never been to Canada, wouldn't mind but I have a little bit before they will let me across their borders lol.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

Yeah Seattle is only about 1/2 the year not 2/3 like Portland, but still that is wayy too much for me. I've never been to Canada, wouldn't mind but I have a little bit before they will let me across their borders lol.

Lol, huh? What do you mean?

What's really great about Seattle or Washington State in general is if you're into Winter sports, water skiing, hiking, biking, it has it all.

[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

Lol, huh? What do you mean?

What's really great about Seattle or Washington State in general is if you're into Winter sports, water skiing, hiking, biking, it has it all.

If you mean the border crossing part; I got a DUI 4 years or so back, Canada considers DUI's felonies and they won't let anyone with a felony into their county, so I have to wait 'til it drops off my record if I want to visit. Yes, stupid me...


Yeah seee I'm not a winter sports person at all, so no worries there. I've went snowboarding once, it was fun but I like my sun shine sports, like motocross, biking, and driving cars lol. We can do all that you mentioned right here in Nor-Cal also, don't need to go out of state. I live in the middle of all that, 1-2 hours east to go to the snow(in the winter), and 1-2 hours west to get to the ocean/a beach.

[TiMSport]

Ouch. I see. Hell, no one can even visit Canada these days unless you want to go through a torturous 2 week isolation. Ridiculous.

[wrickem]

There'll be a bounty on my head for this, but I'm from New Jersey and I don't like Bruce Springsteen's music. I measure all bad songs by "Candy's Room" which is my tie for worst song ever with Paul Anka's "Having My Baby".

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by wrickem

There'll be a bounty on my head for this, but I'm from New Jersey and I don't like Bruce Springsteen's music. I measure all bad songs by "Candy's Room" which is my tie for worst song ever with Paul Anka's "Having My Baby".

You're not the only one but I'm safe across the pond . Don't think there's even one Springsteen song on the song thread.

[Tommy-G]

Originally Posted by wrickem

There'll be a bounty on my head for this, but I'm from New Jersey and I don't like Bruce Springsteen's music. I measure all bad songs by "Candy's Room" which is my tie for worst song ever with Paul Anka's "Having My Baby".

Nah, I'm from Jersey (47 yrs old) and not a Bruce fan. I mean I respect his success but its not my thing. I will jam to some Bon Jovi though.

[rebekahb]

Bruce Springsteen is awful.

I had way to many martinis last night and feel like shit this morning. My brain is so foggy and I'm behind on work so today is going to be a struggle bus kinda day:

[Mein11]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

Yeah that whole area gets so much rain that I don't know how people live there. It is seriously depressing, I need the sun. My aunt lived up there, well Seattle but the whole Pacific Northwest is like that, and wouldn't doubt if it was probably part of the reason she was an alcoholic for many years.

It really depends where you live. When I was in Raleigh NC, yeah it rained a good bit, but I never felt like my life was deterred by it so much that I wanted to leave. In fact, it's my second favorite place to have lived, down here in Charleston is now in first. Originally from the north living in metro Detroit and Cleveland, the added rain / summer humidity / etc., is a billion times better than 6-8 months of cold shit weather.

[Celestio]

Disregard this I just wanna use the PM system. New here

[Darth One]

Oh boy, so this is where all the Springsteen non-fans are? I’m from the west coast, went east for college (DC) and got severely abused for even saying things like “I don’t get why y’all love Springsteen so much”.

I was good friends with a group of three roommates who would break out the acoustic guitar and sing his songs late at night. Because I’m an asshole, i once ruined their little vibe with bursts of loud rap music, and i swear they got so mad that they tried to fight me

[TiMSport]

Those would be 3 fucking annoying roommates to be sure.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Darth One

Oh boy, so this is where all the Springsteen non-fans are? I’m from the west coast, went east for college (DC) and got severely abused for even saying things like “I don’t get why y’all love Springsteen so much”.

I was good friends with a group of three roommates who would break out the acoustic guitar and sing his songs late at night. Because I’m an asshole, i once ruined their little vibe with bursts of loud rap music, and i swear they got so mad that they tried to fight me

His album Born To Run got so much hype in the 70s, I had to buy it. It has to be good. I got it and played it, and I'm like, "I don't get it." lol

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by Esteban

His album Born To Run got so much hype in the 70s, I had to buy it. It has to be good. I got it and played it, and I'm like, "I don't get it." lol

Clearly you're not the only one not to get it. I never bought a single Springsteen album and I'm proud of it. Lol. BTW, this song came out in 1975 at the same time the aforementioned album came out. I've always liked this mellow tune.... so yeah I confess that I like this.