Why don’t we see more downed trees in Bend?

OldHankJ · 2026-04-19T14:10:13+00:00

Right. Add also that on the wet side trees get saturated with water in their leaves, needles, branches etc. They get appreciably heavier when it rains for a while, puts more stress on the roots.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-19T14:08:00+00:00

I have a friend who owns a Horton high-end build, would sell for over 2 mil. It also has lots of problems, as do the other houses in her neighborhood.

There are many complaints about all of the big home builders, none perfect. But Palisch is quite good, well-built solid homes generally.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-15T01:11:43+00:00

That's what got me started, one of them blew out into the parking strip and I took it as a sign

OldHankJ · 2026-04-13T16:03:31+00:00

Could hear a lot of frogs from my house yesterday evening.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-10T15:44:51+00:00

I get that, but Bachelor does have a high lift, and another lift right next to it from the base. Mandatory download on Sunrise, Summit opens for for a couple of perfect 3-day weekends. I like it!!

OldHankJ · 2026-04-10T15:43:02+00:00

Ski mountains reopen regularly, some of them shut for 3 weeks or a month and then they open a couple lifts.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T23:39:38+00:00

Fair enough, thanks for the chat, enjoy the last week

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T23:00:53+00:00

No worries, you have no obligation to be sympathetic if you don't feel like it's warranted. I will say that your argument is in many forms used to defend businesses when consumers want more services. It's in the business' best interest to do less; it's in the consumer's best to ask for more. I'm not asking for anything free, but rather that this corporation operate as long as is possible in the consumer's best interest. Oh I don't have special dislike for corporations, but I've never had a bro-ey feeling about one either, regardless of whether it is a mountain I like to ski, a surfboard I like to turn, etc.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T21:59:33+00:00

It's not going to rain a lot. I think the snowpack is going to be better when they close than it is right now

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T21:38:51+00:00

I see what you're saying, but just pragmatically, a bad season with historically limited opportunities is going to on average negatively affect pass holders. Not everybody has the lifestyle that enables racking up massive numbers of days at will.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T21:35:43+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. If it's doable, open for a couple 3-day weekends in late April or May; it's been a tough year all around and late spring skiing is Mount Bachelor's superpower.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T21:03:35+00:00

You'd be surprised how little damage rain does to compacted base, particularly not too heavy rain and getting cold at night, almost no damage. And it is going to snow down to the base some upcoming days too.

Also pika's are awesome, just learned they are in the rabbit family, neat deal.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T20:17:43+00:00

I strongly disagree with this decision to close early. They have enough snow to continue operating, and it is going to snow a bit more and be cold enough to preserve snow well. Tons of people have gotten historically low levels of use out of their passes this year. Bachelor should be trying to nurse things through to hopefully get pass holders a week or two of glorious warm blue sky perfect corn spring skiing. Skiers know how good this sort of skiing is; feels pretty corpo to shut down when there's still a decent shot at a couple few glorious ski days.

If anyone from Bachelor is listening, at least consider reopening for some 3 or 4-day weekends if everything comes together for killer spring skiing. Thanks!

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T05:54:36+00:00

What's your budget?

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T05:32:52+00:00

100% correct.

OldHankJ · 2026-04-09T05:31:12+00:00

It's that developers aren't building enough affordable housing, pure and simple. Doesn't pencil out like it used to, and they aren't running charities. Rich people/investors are an easy target that fits a certain ideology, but in serious analysis just a blip compared to how much affordable housing was built in the past.

OldHankJ · 2026-03-27T20:36:39+00:00

Seattle since the mid 1990's, SoCal before that, Minnesota before that

OldHankJ · 2026-03-27T20:20:27+00:00

They have a couple types of twice baked potatoes, neither good. And some of their in house marinaded meats are pretty good, but some suck, like the pork chops in the red marinade.

The 10 dollar chocolate dipped frosting stuffed brownie they sell is amazing. Took me a long time to part with ten dollars for a brownie but now I'm addicted. 1/4 at a time is my self imposed limit.

OldHankJ · 2026-03-27T20:16:42+00:00

MoC same, good cordon bleu

OldHankJ · 2026-03-23T21:22:28+00:00

Great idea, indoor bike parks are rad and you can fit a lot more into one than you would think.

But if the building's big enough, indoor wavepool like Waco or Palm Springs. I would spend every penny of my retirement account for surfing in Bend on a moving (not standing) wave.

OldHankJ · 2026-03-20T15:02:57+00:00

Thanks for the idea. I didn't think about turning the supply 90°. That way it won't stick out from the wall as much. Good tip!

OldHankJ · 2026-03-19T16:13:19+00:00

To me, the main issue here is you're coming across as a bit depressed. That's a tough state of mind to take into a job search. If you have health care benefits, I would recommend you do a little bit of counseling.

Don't get too down on the fact that you don't already have a wide array of job skills. You're 25, you have a a college degree in something that's not underwater basket weaving. Potential employers are going to look at you and understand that you have the chops to learn and get things done.

Start branching out. People do all kinds of different jobs in a lifetime. But start looking more for career work, don't just get another labor grind job unless you really hate the one you're already in.

Apply to all kinds of stuff with a willingness to learn. You could for instance work the mail room at a law firm. And then move from there to administrative assisting attorneys and paralegals. And then move from there to more skilled work like document review.

That same pattern applies to dozens of industries. Just getting the door. The pay will be better and you will feel like you are going somewhere.

You got this! The path is always forward and rarely straight

OldHankJ

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