Patrick's eulogy (and retraction) for OPPO yesterday (edit - from one year ago)

"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/05/2019 at 10:12 • Filed to: None

It still is a fantastic community for car enthusiasts! Alright, everyone - back to giving shit to those that deserve it...

DISCUSSION (60)

Ash78, voting early and often > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/05/2019 at 10:27

Rumors of our something have been greatly something something...

Unrelated , but I see Tulsa is offering me $10k to move there as a full-time telecommuter. Intradasting, I’m not sure why I just learned this. We’re looking to move and it checks a lot of boxes. The incentive is nice because it would at least cover the moving costs.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 10:30

I recently applied to be a full time telepresence employee...moving isn’t high on my list but for enough moolahs...

Enginerrrrrrrrr > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 10:33

Yes but then you have to live in Tulsa...

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
11/05/2019 at 10:35

I’ve done it for almost 4 years and know one day I’ll have to go back, but don’t look forward to it. Tulsa’s deal is they pay you a stipend over the year, but you have to maintain employment with a non-local company.

Half the time my family and I are like “Why are we still here?” I like it, but after 20 years just about anywhere starts to get old...

Cities of about a 750k - 1.5m people are my favorite. That’s like the sweet spot, IMO.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 10:36

salt lake city. Though its quickly outpacing that.

Textured Soy Protein > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 10:46

Vermont has a similar telecommuter incentive .

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
11/05/2019 at 10:48

SLC has made it to my shortlist a few times, but the wife just feels it’s too geographically isolated (which is really pretty normal for the W est). In the South, we get spoiled being able to drive to 4-5 large cities in under 4 hours. Or in the Northeast, you can cover the entire region in about that time...

Realistically, I think I’d also be distracted. I’d be bouldering in Cottonwood or snowboarding pretty much every weekend :)

Maybe when the kids get older...

Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/05/2019 at 10:51

I prefer sticking it to The Man, thanks.

Ash78, voting early and often > Textured Soy Protein
11/05/2019 at 10:55

Except the fine print says you have to use the money for a down payment on a Subaru. Weird.

KnowsAboutCars > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/05/2019 at 10:56

I haven’t been on for couple of days. What happened? Was Gawker Media going to get rid of sub forums once again but backed down?

Textured Soy Protein > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 10:59

This morning I saw a new Crosstrek with a Virginia Tea Party license plate on it. I was shocked, I tell you.

Chariotoflove > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 11:05

Why do you have to move to be a telecommuter?

Ash78, voting early and often > Chariotoflove
11/05/2019 at 11:07

The theory is that the incentive is to bring in sales and property tax dollars, but without creating local competition for jobs. Weird proposition, but it fits my situation.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 11:07

geographic isolation from cities...yes. but geologically central.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
11/05/2019 at 11:08

It’s local governments providing the incentive. I guess it’s the city of Tulsa that pays you the $10k. Seems weird to me but ?

Chariotoflove > KnowsAboutCars
11/05/2019 at 11:08

Pretty much. They warned in the morning to pack our shit and leave because they were closing personal pages and freezing blogs as read only. Then they re-evaluated later on.

Chariotoflove > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 11:09

Okay. Agree with you about city size also.

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW
11/05/2019 at 11:10

That’s what he says. Seems weird to me too.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
11/05/2019 at 11:10

I’ve had the Continental Divide/Urination discussion a few times with my son. He thought I was making it up . I assured him that Lewis and Clark proved it.

/incontinental divide

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 11:11

I can see the snowbird tram from my front door, and world class bouldering is a 15 minute drive. I wish I had more time to utilize them though.

For Sweden > Stef Schrader
11/05/2019 at 11:12

What if Oppo is the man?

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch
11/05/2019 at 11:14

Same. I have a fantastic boulderfield a 10-minute walk out my front door, or world-class stuff a 45-minute drive. Yet I haven’t used either in years...

Like most car buyers, it’s an aspiration more than a reality.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
11/05/2019 at 11:14

I recall reading about it maybe 6 months ago or so, somewhere. If you’re a single twenty-something or young couple, I could imagine it being enticing, if you’re ok with Tulsa (pun not intended).

I guess it could help build business for local businesses and increase tax revenue ?

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW
11/05/2019 at 11:17

I suspect Tulsa is one of those cities that isn’t as boring as people assume, and they are looking for ways to prove it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 11:18

It is the sweet spot. Not too big, not too small. Lots of things to do, lots of good restaurants. Plenty of natural areas to explore around here, especially to the east (just no mountains or ocean if you need those in close proximity).

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW
11/05/2019 at 11:19

Private foundation:

https://kfor.com/2018/11/13/foundation-offering-10k-to-eligible-applicants-to-work-from-tulsa/

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove
11/05/2019 at 11:20

Private foundation:

https://kfor.com/2018/11/13/foundation-offering-10k-to-eligible-applicants-to-work-from-tulsa/

Chariotoflove > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/05/2019 at 11:23

Ah!

Ash78, voting early and often > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/05/2019 at 11:26

I would definitely miss the mountains, but the Ozarks are pretty nice and ~2-3 hours, IIRC.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > For Sweden
11/05/2019 at 11:26

Be careful. The woman has candy canes, and she’s looking for places to stick them!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove
11/05/2019 at 11:30

GKFF has given tons of money to the area over the years. They were the major funder that made The Gathering Place happen (a half-billion dollar public park, funded completely by private dollars).

https://www.gatheringplace.org/

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
11/05/2019 at 11:30

Yes, I’ve traveled enough that I think any city that size has a lot to offer - often without some of the headaches that a bigger city has. Haven’t spent any time in Tulsa though - just in and out on business a long time ago.

Chariotoflove > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/05/2019 at 11:32

Neat!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 11:35

Yeah, NW Arkansas is seriously great. About to take our fall backroadtrip over that way (roads are amazing) , and we went camping on White Rock Mountain a couple months back. Looking forward to doing more back road exploring in my Tacoma.

Technically, the Ozarks extend into NE Oklahoma.

Kinja'd!!!

Ash78, voting early and often > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/05/2019 at 11:49

Weird trivia I pieced together recently: Tulsa gets its name from the Creek word Talisi , which is also sometimes spelled “Tallassee” (emphasis on first syllable) — that’s also a small Creek-named town in central Alabama where the majority of the Creek settlers of NE OK came from during the Trail of Tears. Another small central AL town named Loachapoka also has a connection to Tulsa for the same reasons. I only recognized that one because I had a friend who lived there for a long time. Very tiny, less than 200 people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loachapoka,_Alabama

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often
11/05/2019 at 11:59

Turtle killing place?!

Definitely some sad history in the Tulsa area...

If you haven’t read Killers of the Flower Moon, it’s a fascinating, gut-wrenching story about the Osage Nation, during and after the first Oklahoma oil boom. Highly recommended.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > WilliamsSW
11/05/2019 at 12:07

They need more content for LivePD. Sticks has already searched everyone there, twice.

Brian, The Life of > For Sweden
11/05/2019 at 12:33

Oppo is no man; Oppo is every man

Stef Schrader > For Sweden
11/06/2019 at 08:12

Oppo isn’t The Man, otherwise I’d be with the herbs in rooting for its demise.

Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/06/2019 at 08:13

I t IS a human rectum that inspired my new avatar, after all.

scoob > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/09/2020 at 18:27

I’m confused, are we getting yeeted or not?

Kar Wai Wong > scoob
11/09/2020 at 18:33

This was reposted from last year’ s Kinja scare. If circumstances don’t change, we are still on course to termination.

OPPOsaurus WRX > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/09/2020 at 18:43

We should all schedule f-u posts to pop up at the last minute

scoob > Kar Wai Wong
11/09/2020 at 18:52

Oh, I was in a hurry and didn't see the dates.

For Sweden > Enginerrrrrrrrr
11/09/2020 at 18:58

You can watch the better Hurricanes in Tulsa

Wacko > Stef Schrader
11/09/2020 at 19:14

I don’t know you should send a certain fluffy bunny with a knife to go see Herb

Stef Schrader > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
11/09/2020 at 19:50

well, that’s a necroshare

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Enginerrrrrrrrr
11/09/2020 at 19:56

Tulsa is far better than you think...

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Chariotoflove
11/09/2020 at 19:58

Tulsa’s actually great— more cosmopolitan than you’d think.

Both Tulsa and Greater KC have a robust arts community, live music, the whole gamut.

Stef Schrader > Wacko
11/09/2020 at 20:45

Kinja'd!!!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Stef Schrader
11/09/2020 at 21:52

Came across it as I was working through my stuff to save offline.

Chariotoflove > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
11/09/2020 at 21:57

I believe you. Having grown up in the Midwest, I know there are plenty of hidden gems there.

superdave847 > Enginerrrrrrrrr
11/09/2020 at 22:36

Tulsa is nice.

Enginerrrrrrrrr > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
11/10/2020 at 10:27

Been to Tulsa... no it’s not.

Enginerrrrrrrrr > superdave847
11/10/2020 at 10:27

Compared to.... getting stabbed? Contracting tetanus?

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Chariotoflove
11/10/2020 at 10:31

Oh, “the flyover people” make fun a lot, but hell, even Bentonville’s looking up. That Walton-funded art museum is world class.

Tulsa’s just been dynamic for 100 years— a lot of wealth brought a lot of great civic assets. I’d much rather live in Tulsa than, say, Downtown LA or SF right now... and I can live pretty much anywhere.

Chariotoflove > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
11/10/2020 at 11:00

hehe. Reminds me of a party I went to when I was at Cornell. Was talking to a person from “The City” as they call it (as if it’s the only city that matters). I said I was from Indianapolis. She said, “that’s in Minnesota, right?”

I hope she was trolling me.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Chariotoflove
11/10/2020 at 11:30

Fun trivia for the midwesterners... The Iowans talk of “going to Cornell” in the context of Cornell College in NE Iowa , not the one in New York State. Which would be a funny regionalism except that Iowa’s Cornell was founded first— so always lays claim to being “the original Cornell”.

I’ve got a sister and BiL teaching up at Purdue. Indiana has some great schools too.

Chariotoflove > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
11/10/2020 at 14:37

They do. Purdue’s vet school is one of the very best.

superdave847 > Enginerrrrrrrrr
11/10/2020 at 22:31

I would take it over getting stabbed or contracting tetanus.