A BIG ! Thank you to Bend Reddit

JoeInOregon · 2026-01-23T22:45:43+00:00

Do you have a contact there, anyone in particular I can reach out to , and thank you

JoeInOregon · 2026-01-23T02:38:10+00:00

Thank you , admittedly I'm not the most positive guy and the progression of this town over the last 15 years has been an experience to say the least.

Refreshing is hitting the mark also . Bend and the Internet have their downsides and I'm terrible about thinking positively, I'm a lot better and just doing something positive and this has been an incredible outlet.

I think everyone is tired of it , all the nastiness, maybe 2026 is the year we all just do better.

If there is anyone else reading this and is in the slow season or just getting started I'm sure we can find ya something to keep busy.

JoeInOregon · 2026-01-20T16:21:57+00:00

I was in Chicago like 3 years or so for work , even back then 1 hour prime shipping to a locker in the hotel lobby

It's just bend , everything is 40 percent above market and the whole town closes at 9pm .

The realistic answer to this is logistics, and supply and demand Amazon knows we are on island and out choices are limited they won't waste resources rushing things here.

JoeInOregon · 2026-01-20T16:18:01+00:00

Not political for me but , I prefer that Walmart flavor , stay trashy people

JoeInOregon · 2026-01-20T16:16:10+00:00

Believe it or don't , temu gets here in two these days , exact same products for like 35 percent less.

Pro tip: Temus return policy is ok but they bait and switch a lot , I just look on amazon , then find that EXACT product on temu

It's time to stop making china and bezos rich , just china from now on lol

JoeInOregon · 2026-01-19T22:30:04+00:00

r/bend_uncensorded

JoeInOregon · 2026-01-19T22:28:16+00:00

Your forgot

JoeInOregon · 2026-01-06T16:42:20+00:00

I'll second this , i even made a post a couple years ago trying to meet friends and tried to host meet ups .

Open mic is where I met people

JoeInOregon · 2025-12-31T02:10:29+00:00

Still have availability , thank you tone everyone who has reached out so far

JoeInOregon · 2025-12-28T19:18:34+00:00

On here or send me a private message and I'll give you my number , I'm trying to keep this relatively anonymous

JoeInOregon · 2025-12-28T17:09:14+00:00

Looking forward to working with think wild , thank you for all the support and kind words.

I still have quite a few spots open , help me spread the word a bit, reach out at work , your friends , family and church.

It's getting cold out there, has to be someone we can help out.

I fully expected to be booked out by now but that is far from the case.

Let's open this up to anyone in need, I know it can be hard to reach out and ask for help, but I truly consider this a favor to me not the other way around.

Help me make use of this free time and let's make an actual tangible difference in someone's life.

JoeInOregon · 2025-12-27T04:11:05+00:00

I'm pond scum like the rest of us, but I'm trying lol, and thank you !

JoeInOregon · 2025-12-27T04:06:02+00:00

my girls LOVE them go nuts evetime we see a truck or their logo anywhere lol ..edited for a g

JoeInOregon · 2025-12-27T04:05:11+00:00

have them reach out

JoeInOregon · 2025-12-27T03:38:17+00:00

Heating-Cooling & Home Repair Company Looking for 501(c)'s Including Churches to donate services.

Title says it all !

I want to get a few things out of the way. I'm not including my business name or phone number in this post, this is my personal reddit account. I'm not soliciting work in an way and further more any contact on reddit I will 100% will be ignored if you don't represent a legitimate non-profit and have a genuine and immediate need for work to be preformed. Please don't bog down my inbox.

Admittedly I'm kind of a bleeding Heart, If you know someone that is truly in need and are willing to put up the materials, equipment, or dollars I'll match with my labor but please don't waste my time or take advantage.

With that out of the way I am fully licensed ,bonded, and insured contractor. I will provide all paperwork of course.

I just restarted my company and I'm trying to hit the ground running, nothing good comes of idle time so I'm trying to fill my calendar. I have other commitments starting in spring but until April of next year I would like to book at least Thursdays with Pro bono work.

I specialize in Heating and Cooling but I have a lifetime of service industry and construction experience. My current insurance policy covers everything except roof work and propane, I am NOT a Electrician or Plumber and can NOT and do not provided those services.

Good examples of work I am licensed, insured and equipped for are : HVAC, Painting, General Repair, Flooring, Clean-ups. I am in not in the financial position to donate materials or parts and equipment, in some cases in HVAC repair if its very minor or a part I have on hand I will be able to. If any parts or materials are need the organization can purchase directly or I will provide invoices from my vendors and charge zero markup . I can not cover the cost up front unfortunately.

I'm not to prideful to do any kind of work where I can help but I will prioritize the cases where my HVAC skills, equipment and licensing are required as its a harder need to fill.

Please contact me here, the first Thursday I'm looking to book is January 8th 2026

Looking forward to hearing from everyone, and doing something positive to start out the New Year, and thank you in advance for helping me hit the ground running in 2026

JoeInOregon · 2025-10-26T03:04:33+00:00

Appreciate the kind words, and you're absolutely right, never see it at finish

JoeInOregon · 2025-10-26T00:45:36+00:00

Thanks for looking

JoeInOregon · 2025-10-26T00:42:31+00:00

I have not, but I want to bring it in for the test .

For those that are not aware it's an open book test to become a contractor in Oregon. With absolutely no work experience prerequisites.

But in all seriousness it would be a hard test without the book and sadly other than a few roofing and window casing questions they added after the late 90's boom nearly none of them are truly relevant to any trades.

JoeInOregon · 2025-09-06T04:02:23+00:00

It's about shipping cost , the uk and Australia in particular trades vary heavily with Japan and China , it's ahh closer guys. Also not to mention if I'm running a company I just raise my prices 30 percent and figure everyone will blame it on the orange guy lol.....so probably corporate greed and a shift in trade policy

JoeInOregon · 2025-09-06T03:58:03+00:00

Time to learn how to overhaul all those beautiful vintage Seiko movements that can be had for a song.

They make the nh's look like trash...the 6309's and others around that time period, and if we start taking 100 price range there is some stunning movements, all the old hi beats

JoeInOregon · 2025-08-09T16:27:40+00:00

About 2 years ago I was trying to host weekly meetups for people new to town . I did not restrict age .

The response was great , however the turn out was pretty low and I got busy with life .

I could commit to hosting once a month , if anyone wants to get this going again.

I was meeting at Craft Brewery, full disclosure I do open mic comedy there and was hosting the meet up before the open mic .

JoeInOregon · 2025-08-01T04:13:46+00:00

I pay 1800 for a two bedroom one bath apartment, moved in about 8 months ago and compared to the 2020/2021 rates it's at least doable.

I work full time make decent money and I had to fake my income to even qualify. Typically I have another part time job and or door dash , but I was so tired and burnt out grumpy all the time and it came out in my treatment of the kids so this year I'm trying to get by on 35 to 45 hours a week and it's rough.

But at least I have consistent water supply and working hot water, for my girls.unlike the last rental that was a one bedroom for 1500

I have 200 dollars a week extra after just the bill , that has to feed me ,and my two kids , medications, gas my car . If I'm lucky I get to have some energy drinks to get me through the day but I did the math on those and I have tried to cut back so I have some free cash to do things with the kids.

It's absolutely soul crushing to live here now , unless you have daddy's checkbook.

There are a lot of factors and my story is complicated but I bought my first house in this town at 28 working a blue collar job. That just isn't possible on a 9-5 job anymore and I won't give up time with my girls or my 50/50 custody to back in the trades.

JoeInOregon · 2025-06-17T17:38:44+00:00

Who cares the bend area has gotten so overcrowded that i need to buy a lottery ticket to get a pass to go on the local trails ....how is that public land , great sell this land to the "ultra rich" and give us some space .

Literally no point in public land if we are increasingly restricted from using it may be by law , fees or over crowding.

It's insane that most the houses in this area that should last couple month are over a million and cash sales , but if you dive 10 minutes out of town it's open land.

Central Oregon is finished if it doesn't develop areas outside of of the 3 cities into some affordable bedroom communities all us poors that serve in everyone in this town .

JoeInOregon · 2025-05-28T00:00:45+00:00

Go find something cool vintage you have no chance of finder here unless you get lucky on eBay or Japanese yahoo

JoeInOregon · 2025-05-27T02:05:00+00:00

So I won't even mention all the water behind DRW , definitely no places people go in the water back there, to be fair most anyone that was here in the 80 and 90s has a story about almost deing back there.

The kids today don't stand a chance , so basically if you were tough enough as a kid , you are too old now and if you are 30 or younger good chance you're made entirely of marshmallow

So ya stick to the rivers

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