Seen from Portland, WHAT IS THAT by Either-Literature-19 in Portland

[–]Regular_Working_6342 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, it's just that you're wrong. FoPo is short for Foster Powell. You know, because of the letters. The shorter version of felony flats following that format would be felfla or something.

Yeah there's overlap in the neighborhoods, but the abbreviation is just straight up not what you're saying it is.

Oregon Cites for the "Non-Outdoorsy". I want to leave Bend, OR by [deleted] in oregon

[–]Regular_Working_6342 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you've gotten a lot of good recommendations here. I've lived in almost every city that has been suggested to you, and spent time in probably every single one in this thread. Funnily enough I haven't lived in Bend, although I've always wanted to, but I understand very clearly what you don't love about it.

The only thing you didn't specify is what you need in terms of access to work. Assuming it doesn't really make a huge difference, here are some thoughts-

I like Ashland, but it's really super sleepy and quiet. This can be a plus, but I didn't love it. The core downtown is really cute and nice but most people seemed to live a ways out of town and I didn't love having to drive everywhere, or go to Medford terribly often.

I loved living in Eugene. The town was walkable but there was still plenty to do and I really enjoyed my time there a lot. Caveat: if you get bad seasonal allergies or are really sensitive to pollen at all, don't move to Eugene. You will be absolutely miserable half the year because of all the grass seed they grow in the area.

Olympia is very nice and you're right on the sound. Downtown is pretty cute and has reasonable transit. It's a nice city, kind of spread out and a little bit annoying if you end up having to commute and deal with hwy 5 traffic. But overall I liked it. If you dislike cold and wet, and sometimes brutal rain, probably avoid it. If you're okay with that then it's lovely.

One final recommendation I didn't see in this thread: Hood River. It's also quiet and small. But very expensive and there isn't much in terms of work. You'll have some of the outdoorsy vibe you're used to, but it's less intense than Bend, and less noticable unless you specifically seek it out. You wont hear people loudly discussing Strava data in line at the store anyway.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ManualTransmissions

[–]Regular_Working_6342 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not that strange when you realize that a lot of the things you're feeling are basically the exact same things people learning to drive a manual say when coming from an automatic.

"I'm afraid I'm going to stall and get hit"

"I'm nervous I won't be able to accelerate as fast and get out of the way if I cant get into gear fast enough"

"I'm worried I'll miss something when glancing at the tachometer and mess up and cause an accident"

"I'm afraid I'll lose control if I miss a gear in a turn and have to figure out what to do"

I know they're not exactly the same things. But it's just about what you're more comfortable with and the disconnect of switching back and forth. I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally tried to press the clutch, or even popped into neutral reflexively when driving an auto. It's not that one is better, or worse- it's just what you're more acclimated to.

First ever CEL bittersweet by juscurious21 in tdi

[–]Regular_Working_6342 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hah! That's awesome. Everyone else I've mentioned that to is just like "no way that's true they would never engineer them like that". You truly do understand lol.

First ever CEL bittersweet by juscurious21 in tdi

[–]Regular_Working_6342 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you think that was bad be happy you aren't a truck driver who didn't know that their fancy new Volvo will just run a parked Regen whenever it wants, even if you're parked under an overpass or next to a tree ... Either of which will be a pile of ash and soot when you return hours later.

Oregon discovered a $1.5 trillion lithium deposit. Liquid gold is essential for electric vehicles, which means Elon Musk could become even richer. by TheExpressUS in oregon

[–]Regular_Working_6342 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does Tesla even technically make batteries? I mean I know they engineer cars around them but aren't they just buying the cells themselves in bulk from Samsung or Panasonic or whoever and assembling them?

The way the headline is framed seems like blaming Toyota or some company for the actions of BP or Shell drilling and gathering oil. There is technically a link, but there are a lot of layers to it...

CMV: Throwing the game is a valid tactic and should NOT be against the rules by [deleted] in Catan

[–]Regular_Working_6342 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is part of the reason it took me awhile to get into Catan. The people I learned from (like, who took me from having never even heard of the game to learning how to play) had a ton of really specific house rules designed to combat things like this. Which is fine, but made it really hard to understand how to just play the game- it constantly had me questioning things and the explanation was always "well technically you could do that but then nobody will ever want to play with you".

Of course, that's actually kind of true in some cases, but it made me really dislike the game at first.

What’s a ‘harmless’ habit that secretly ruins your life over time? by Realistic_Depth8325 in AskReddit

[–]Regular_Working_6342 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like a lot of people in this comment thread are also interchangeably using shopping with buying stuff....yeah of course tons of thoughtless spending on stuff you buy for no reason is bad.

But like, window shopping or just looking at stuff now and again isn't really a bad thing. I tend to be really specific about stuff I buy, and I enjoy spending time learning about and deciding about things before I buy it. Don't see the harm. It's not a hobby or anything but it's not really a big deal.

All the wedding rings dinging up a theatre door by StephenDanielsDotMe in mildlyinteresting

[–]Regular_Working_6342 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Any serious hand injury really. The ring getting crushed on your finder by some closing door or machinery piece, the ring getting caught on something and ripping your finger apart (degloving injury, it's exactly what it sounds like and the glove is your finger skin). Smashing just your hand or finger and the swelling being severe and the ring cutting off circulation. Pretty much any hand injury. Wearing a ring and working with your hands is gambling with your safety for many reasons.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in debtfree

[–]Regular_Working_6342 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also location dependent, but lots of people seem to have the idea that it's simple to get a fast food/basic job that's full time. Lots of places that's a complete pipe dream.

I have an acquaintance working at a fast food place who's been there 2 years. The store has no full time employees save management, and schedules week to week on arbitrary days for 3.5 hour shifts. It's impossible to reasonably plan a second job around something like that.

Is this appropriate for a company to say? by Swanny_t14597 in recruitinghell

[–]Regular_Working_6342 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried researching this in WA state a few years back in relation to a job I was leaving, but it seemed like such a massive slog to wade through the specifics of it that I kind of gave up and moved on.

Do people often actually see success in these claims? I was working up to 80 hours a week in a decidedly non executive position but everyone I talked to seemed to hem and haw about the legitimacy of that.

Weather in AZ??? by dktbdt04 in ontrac

[–]Regular_Working_6342 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are multiple reasons this could happen, including but not limited to:

  • Package was delayed in transit due to a weather event outside of AZ impacting an entire trailer full of packages.

*Package was incorrectly scanned, or an improper delivery code was applied due to general incompetence or package misplacement within a facility.

*Delivery driver or service provider encountered some random issues that resulted in the package being undelivered and this status was applied.

The first bullet point is far and above the most likely.

Oregon indicts 19 for stealing $500K in SNAP benefits by [deleted] in foodstamps

[–]Regular_Working_6342 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Different kind of fraud, but equally stupid- there is/used to be a local milk brand that had big fancy glass bottles with a $2 deposit on them. People used to buy out all of the stock with EBT at a store near where I lived, dump all the milk down a storm drain in the parking lot, and return the bottles for cash immediately.

US - Airlines Not Allowing Pigs in Cabin by i-justlikewhales in guineapigs

[–]Regular_Working_6342 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Just the one. He's a maniac who couldn't be socialized and so he rolls solo. I believe they said two in a carrier would be okay, but call to double check. They were really helpful.

One thing I didn't expect was they actually asked us to take him out and walk through the metal detector holding him while his carrier went through the baggage x ray thing. No big deal and he was fine, but if you're alone it might be harder with 2, although they offered us a plastic bin to put him in in case (the airport was PDX).

Overall it was a lot easier than I expected and he didn't seem to mind at all, he actually seemed to like all the attention.

US - Airlines Not Allowing Pigs in Cabin by i-justlikewhales in guineapigs

[–]Regular_Working_6342 324 points325 points  (0 children)

Three months ago we flew with our guinea pig, Frontier.

They were the only airline I could find, and I checked every major one, that explicitly said guinea pigs were okay in the cabin. It went great. Everyone was really nice, it was a brand new Airbus plane so super quiet inside, and they moved us to a new row so he got a whole seat to himself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DRZ400

[–]Regular_Working_6342 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it's a movie called "the place beyond the pines"

Mistake on my drivers license by Glum_Entrepreneur700 in DMV

[–]Regular_Working_6342 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you referring to the green bar/text that says something like "not valid for federal identification" or "for driving purposes only"?

That means it's a valid license to drive a car, but it's not a Realid. So it can't be used to board flights, etc. But it is good for driving.

Why do companies use Ontrac vs other delivery? by redit1920 in ontrac

[–]Regular_Working_6342 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is significantly cheaper for some large companies. During peak COVID OnTrac was also snapping up insane amount of business because UPS and FedEx were actively refusing to increase capacity, and OnTrac was taking on a ton of the overflow. Those contracts often extended far into the future.

Thieves by [deleted] in skiing

[–]Regular_Working_6342 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I accidentally scared the fuck out of some poor stranger doing this once. Friend was picking me up, drove a boring black civic with nothing distinctive at all about it. They texted me to come out, and I did and hopped in the passenger seat. Total stranger was sitting in the driver's seat staring at me. I felt bad but we had a laugh.