Oregon, huh? 

"NKato" (NKato) 01/22/2019 at 15:55 • Filed to: None

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The more I read about Oregon, the more I’m inclined to move there. They do not have retarded regressive taxes as bad as WA. Their roads are better. The landscape of the state is less frustrating. And... Well. I dunno. What do you think? 

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OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > NKato 01/22/2019 at 15:58

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Apparently there’s a lot of crazy rednecks there...

And that’s coming from someone who lives in the south. We have our crazy rednecks but apparently they are a different  species . The Western Redneckess Crazyplaticus.

For Sweden > NKato 01/22/2019 at 15:58

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Counterpoint: Timbers fans

CalzoneGolem > NKato 01/22/2019 at 15:59

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Portland, Oregon < Portland, Maine

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/22/2019 at 15:59

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When you say crazy rednecks, you really mean just straight up klan members?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/22/2019 at 16:00

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Yeah, that. 

Chuckles > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:01

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Do you enjoy letting someone else pump your gas?

vicali > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:01

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Keep an eye on you gas cap.

fintail > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:04

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Lower speed limits, choice between H ipsterville, Californicator infestation, or Deliverance.

I also saw that report on KOMO, I believe the WA is bad part, but in my experience, haven’t seen OR being any better than in sometimes less traffic density.

lone_liberal > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/22/2019 at 16:04

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Eastern Washington has plenty of that too. 

dogisbadob > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:07

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I thought Florida was always the worst to drive in

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Chuckles 01/22/2019 at 16:10

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They just removed that law in Oregon last year . Jersey is the last hold out.

(says guy who’s dad owned a gas station in NJ and I had to start working 8 hour shifts out at the pumps at age 12)

BeaterGT > fintail 01/22/2019 at 16:11

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Which category does Bend fall in?  

Chuckles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/22/2019 at 16:12

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I live in PA but near the border with NJ. I've been pumping my own gas since I got a learner's permit, so it's always weird to make a short drive, cross the Delaware river, and suddenly I'm not qualified to pump my own gas anymore.

BeaterGT > Chuckles 01/22/2019 at 16:15

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You mean you don’t drive over just to have someone handle that for you? ;)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:16

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Prineville.

Chuckles > BeaterGT 01/22/2019 at 16:17

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No thank you. I'd rather pump my own gas. Too many experiences of waiting on the attendant. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > BeaterGT 01/22/2019 at 16:17

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Resort, craft beer town.

RPM esq. > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:18

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The roads are not better, the speed limits are lower, the left lane camping is somehow even worse, there are less jobs and with a few exceptions the small cities are meth-ier, and you’ll see even more extremely out-of-place confederate battle flags than in central Washington. Other than that, lovely state with a lot going for it.

ETA: I cannot repeat enough how frustrating driving in Oregon is, and I do it a lot.

Also, this is essential background knowledge:  https://gizmodo.com/oregon-was-founded-as-a-racist-utopia-1539567040

Kim Jong - Healthy > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:19

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In all honesty, your level of enjoyment will be based on how much melanin you posess.

I lived in Oregon for all of 7 months, a hispanic man, with an irish fiance. Racism is alive and well up there. Nevermind the psycho white dude slaying multiple muslims at the train station in portland, but its history of racism that is steeped in tradition.

Take a read and you’ll understand what I mean :

https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/exclusion_laws/

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > BeaterGT 01/22/2019 at 16:20

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Both. 

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/22/2019 at 16:21

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I live here and I haven’t heard that or  seen proof...

BeaterGT > Chuckles 01/22/2019 at 16:21

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Oh  yea, I’m way too impatient for that. I’ll get out and start filling it myself.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Kim Jong - Healthy 01/22/2019 at 16:21

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https://gizmodo.com/oregon-was-founded-as-a-racist-utopia-1539567040

RPM esq. > lone_liberal 01/22/2019 at 16:21

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Yeah, but Oregon has way more. T here’s literally nowhere they aren’t except about ten square miles of central Portland and the part of Bend that consists largely  of Silicon Valley people working remotely.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:22

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Yeah that report is straight up full of shit. If you like doing 35 on the freeway when there's no traffic this is a great place to live.

RPM esq. > BeaterGT 01/22/2019 at 16:23

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Half Deliverance, half Californicator.

BigBlock440 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/22/2019 at 16:27

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They didn’t, they just allow you to in certain counties after hours when it’s unrealistic to have an attendant staff the station.  The rest of the time and state, you’re still not allowed.

fintail > BeaterGT 01/22/2019 at 16:29

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Californicators with a dose of the other two depending on area.

CaptDale - is secretly British > CalzoneGolem 01/22/2019 at 16:30

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Agree. Here here

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:32

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As a former 8-9 year Oregon resident; the driving is fantastic. I lived in Eugene, which is not probably for everyone, but I miss it. I could roll out of my driveway and be on fantastic backroads in 5-10 minutes.

Also, the traffic patrol in rural parts of the county was non-existent so I never worried about tickets.

MoCamino > NKato 01/22/2019 at 16:41

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I’ve heard from a family friend that due to the (lack of) taxes, the school systems are AWFUL.  If you don’t have kids that might not be as big a deal, but you’re still surrounded by people who went to bad schools. 

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > BigBlock440 01/22/2019 at 16:45

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Oh come on, if you’re going to do it and the whole country is going to report on it, at least DO IT.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 01/22/2019 at 16:45

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It was in effect for the beginning of 2018 but I have just found out it apparently only counts in rural counties during off hours when it’s hard to staff.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/22/2019 at 16:47

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Yeah, they were basically a bunch of Southerners who thought “how can we be more racist?”

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/22/2019 at 16:50

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Oh yeah I knew about that. Nothing has  changed in bigger cities.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Chuckles 01/22/2019 at 16:51

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lol, the amount of discussions I had with people when I’d tell them they can’t pump the gas. Can you imagine some 12 or 13 year old kid saying - it’s a law you can’t pump it, then stepping in to do it themselves? Was pretty funny. Had a couple arguments once I got older with guys from out of state demanding to put gas in their car. I’m not getting fined because you’re a jackass and don’t like the rules. In fairness by the time I was 13 I could manage 4 pumps cash and credit transactions all faster then I see people manage 1 self serve pump.

When I moved to Michigan I couldn’t believe how slowly the pumps move . I’m still annoyed by it. There’s a momentary pause between selecting the fuel grade I want and being able to pump. In NJ on our pumps it was instant, probably set up faster so I could move along to the next pump faster. But, that gets me everywhere now, I ’ve traveled quite a bit around the US and it always happens.

I feel like the big issue in NJ is that no one wants to be the one governor or politician that snaps their fingers and makes jobs disappear.

Chuckles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/22/2019 at 16:54

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You were probably better than a lot of attendants. My sister used to live in Bradley Beach and we would have to stop at the service station on the Garden State Parkway. Plenty of pumps, not enough attendants. It would be done pumping and then you'd just sit and wait.

feather-throttle-not-hair > NKato 01/22/2019 at 17:16

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I’m a seattle person who spent 4 years living in Portland (college. )

Oregon is better. Don’t get me wrong, i love Seattle , but its not as good.

This is based heavily on my personality type which is introverted and generally prefers small cities to big ones. Portland has everything you’d need from a big city without stepping at all beyond that. Also cool being able to find fantastic driving roads within a 45 minute drive, rather than the whole day “I’m going for a drive for the next 8 hours” required in Seattle.    

His Stigness > lone_liberal 01/22/2019 at 17:27

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My world view was shattered when I learned you guys have lots of rednecks. 

lone_liberal > His Stigness 01/22/2019 at 17:34

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It makes sense when you think about all of the lumber workers, miners and farmers that make up the rural areas of the PNW. 

Future Heap Owner > NKato 01/22/2019 at 17:41

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The rest of the state must be pulling up the average for congestion-related numbers, because most of the highways in the Portland metro area are heavily congested during peak hours. And most people drive between 0 and 5 miles less than the limit the rest of the time, often in the left lane.

I don’t car commute (I have a 10 minute bike ride instead), so  I love how small Portland is, but it’s definitely having some growing pains right now.

Tristan > RPM esq. 01/22/2019 at 19:25

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I’ve lived all over this country, and never have I ever seen such slow, timid, clueless drivers as I have in Oregon. It's infuriating.

Tristan > dogisbadob 01/22/2019 at 19:29

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False. I've done both. Give me Florida. At least people drive like they have somewhere to be.

dogisbadob > Tristan 01/22/2019 at 19:35

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ok

Tristan > NKato 01/22/2019 at 19:36

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It’s a beautiful place with a tenacious one-party rule that’s starting to realize they can do whatever the hell they feel like and still get reelected no matter how bad they stick it to the middle class. The schools suck, and everyone drives 10 below the already hilariously low speed limits unless it’s raining (which it always is) and they just throw it in park. Downtown Portland is great if you can avoid the violent protests and roving hoards of homeless.

I moved here to raise a family because all of my wife’s family is here. I plan to attend my youngest child’s high school graduation with a loaded uhaul idling in the parking lot.

RPM esq. > dogisbadob 01/22/2019 at 20:29

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I’ve done both. Oregon is worse. You’ re l ess likely to get shot probably, but much more likely to have an aneurysm while stuck behind someone going 10 under in the left lane while they “overtake” someone going 12 under in the right. Equally likely to be impaled by stolen scrap metal  flying out of a methhead’s truck bed.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/22/2019 at 21:15

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https://gizmodo.com/oregon-was-founded-as-a-racist-utopia-1539567040

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 01/22/2019 at 21:20

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Thats only in rural towns, so stations can stay open longer.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > MoCamino 01/22/2019 at 21:41

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ranked #43

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 01/22/2019 at 21:42

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Yep, pretty much that.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Tristan 01/25/2019 at 01:08

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Come to WA! You're not coming to WA.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq. 01/25/2019 at 01:14

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WA isn't perfect, but I'm not leaving if I can help it. 

Tristan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/25/2019 at 02:20

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I like what I see in Camas... If I could just convince the Mrs.

BigBlock440 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/06/2019 at 23:56

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You’d think with the uproar from Oregon residents, they were mandating self-serve.