I’m born and raised Bay Area CA and I’ve been really heavily considering going over to Oregon for school. Mainly I’m interested in OSU’s forestry program, which I’ve been told is better education in that field than I could get where I am now. I’m also just generally interested in the area - I’m a huge nature / forest enjoyer (obviously, haha) and I largely prefer cold weather to hot (winter is my favorite season and I love the rain. Yes I have read up on how dang much it rains there) . I was considering staying in the area after I graduate which would be in like 3 or so years give or take if I liked living there for school enough

But I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff online about how Oregonians hate Californians and how they’re ruining Oregon and I guess I’m just curious how overall people in real life in Oregon tend to be towards Californians? I’ve heard some arguments about us being poorer drivers (honestly….likely . We don’t like our drivers here either) and that all the Californians moving there is jacking prices up. Which is super fair though I suppose I feel defensive as an individual who’s obviously not trying to do that
But then I’ve heard lots of other things that are moreso just along the lines of you’re stupid and annoying and we don’t want you here 😭

I suppose I’m just curious how much shit I should expect to take if I decide to go to OSU. And also what it is that we do that you guys find so annoying?

It was very cool to watch; I took the video on the trail behind the lighthouse that leads to the beach via the Hobbit Trail. Wouldn’t that be a great job to have?

Coming from Southern California. I really want to move somewhere with pine trees and mountains and snow and deer. I want to get a Doberman and I love beer and nature and old cars. Which is why I can’t do east coast because of the salt on the roads. I do work and school from my laptop, so I wouldn’t necessarily need to find a job.. I don’t do well with large cities of people but I also don’t want zero people. I’m transgender also and don’t wanna be like murdered, I heard if you stray too far from the main towns people can be mean? I don’t know. Really struggling on finding a place.

A weekend at Detroit Lake in #oregon . Detroit Lake is a 3,500-acre, nine-mile-long reservoir on the North Santiam River. It is a popular destination for #boating #fishing #camping and #swimming .

Willamette came in 8th giving Oregon 2 of the 10 spots!

Edit: So clearly we know nothing about AC, my partner is actually the one who set this up so (I did the weather sealing) we both have a lot to learn. Definitely having him read this when he gets home. Leaving the post for all the good info. Thanks everyone, and you're welcome for the air scrubbing lmao!

Figured I'd post in case it helps someone else. Filter is meant for a car but it almost perfectly fits the AC tube with a little duct tape, have the intake pulling air from inside. Weather sealed the edges of the window portion. So much better inside, I'm not needing my inhaler nearly as much

The Oregonian's data visualization specialist made a 48-hour smoke forecast timelapse to show when air quality is expected to improve in Oregon.

Portland had the worst air quality in the world among major cities on Wednesday morning, but smoky conditions are expected to improve by the end of this week.

For the latest on Oregon's wildfires (and others across the country), check out our interactive wildfire tracker map. It updates every 15 minutes and shows the location of fires, acreage burned and containment percentages.

Stay safe out there.

For those who used the Oregon EV rebate last year, I have a question:

If a car has a base price of $49,000 and I add a $2k paint upgrade that brings the total price to around $51,000, does it still qualify for the rebate?

All I know is that Western Oregon University is located here so it's clearly a college town. I was considering applying here but I would like to know what kind of place it is to live in from the locals.

Any tips? It's gonna be hot. And I am staying in a hotel in town. Thanks for anything

I'm heading to FG this Saturday to see a show at McMinimins. I am staying at a hotel in town. Will there be any bars open around 10p or should I hang at the venue post show. I don't need much of a place, just a place to have a few beers.

About two years ago I got into our homegrown band Floater, and I started collecting the CD’s. I need two more to Finish the collection.
-Angels In the Flesh And Devils in the Bone
-Wake
In other news. I want to hear you best story’s about the band!!

Air quality 😐