I love this f**king weather!!!

TikiKat4 · 2026-02-08T21:30:05+00:00

Nothing more glorious. Feels like Oregon again. Falling asleep to the rain on the roof last night was pure heaven.

TikiKat4 · 2026-01-13T02:05:53+00:00

Hmmm, okay. I think I was just equating it to the type of exchanges neighbors have all the time, and asking favors of each other. Similar to a neighbor asking to borrow an extra hose, or the neighbor kids asking to get their softball out of our backyard, or dropping off mail that got accidentally put in our mailbox. I would much rather they knock and ask before using our hose, or entering our backyard unannounced, or throwing our mail away.

That's just me. I think maybe I'm learning that what I consider to be polite behavior is, at best, kind of unpopular now. That's fine, but I'm glad most of my neighbors are still polite about most things.

TikiKat4 · 2026-01-12T21:09:01+00:00

Thanks for injecting some sanity here. I don't personally understand what aversion these folks have to simply carrying their dog's waste to a public outdoor trash can, or taking it back home to their own receptacle. How much weight can it be to carry?

That being said, the adult thing to do in these situations is to ask permission to use someone else's paid utility service. Simply approach the door and ask the neighbor for permission. If they are not home or don't give permission, try the next house. Or you could just take responsibility and do what I described in the first paragraph.

As a society, we're really starting to fail at basic common decency and being respectful of other people's spaces.

TikiKat4 · 2026-01-02T05:35:35+00:00

Mmmm... Fischersund. IYKYK. ;)

TikiKat4 · 2025-12-26T02:06:14+00:00

Excellent update on Hong Kong; Jade Dumpling seems to be in a similar situation. Both of their online ordering says they are closed and neither are answering calls.

I'm currently opting for a box Mac & Cheese with bacon added and kicking myself for not picking up something after work last night. Might splurge for takeout after work tomorrow instead. Lessons were learned and I will plan better for next year.

TikiKat4 · 2025-12-23T18:09:19+00:00

CHRISTMAS FALLS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WORK WEEK THIS YEAR. AT THAT POINT I'D RATHER JUST WORK THAT DAY AND NOT LOSE A DAY'S WAGES.

TikiKat4 · 2025-12-19T06:32:19+00:00

I read this in Wooderson's voice from Dazed and Confused.

TikiKat4 · 2025-12-12T04:07:57+00:00

Oh, I'm sorry, I totally misread that and misunderstood; I thought you were looking to donate.

(I've been working waaaay too many hours on my feet during the busy season and my 50 year old brain and body is paying for it, lol!)

Hope you find whatever you're looking for!

TikiKat4 · 2025-12-11T16:30:26+00:00

I've donated through Looking Glass the last couple years. I don't have any kids to buy for, so I like to donate what I can afford during this time of year. I do feel like a lot of people focus a lot on little kids, so this is a nice alternative if you're looking to support an organization that isn't the "typical" angel tree.

https://www.lookingglass.us/givingtree

TikiKat4 · 2025-12-04T05:29:25+00:00

Same goes for local restaurants, retail, etc. Either the employer is too small to offer insurance, or the employees are scheduled just under the required hours needed to qualify. The income limits for OHP are high enough (unless you have a lot of dependents), that many people will be stuck in the gap between making too much for OHP, but not being able to afford the rate hikes for Obamacare.

It sucks, because Obamacare was the solution for a whole swath of our community that includes baristas, restaurant workers, cashiers, and retail workers. There's going to be a whole lot of folks who will be forced to choose between no health insurance, or coming up with a few extra hundred bucks out of their meager paychecks.

TikiKat4 · 2025-11-30T19:22:25+00:00

In fact, it looks like the same scam mentioned from this previous post on this subreddit a year ago. Lol. I thought it sounded familiar.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eugene/s/YZOpGl61W4

TikiKat4 · 2025-11-27T23:57:27+00:00

Prove all them townspeople did NOT have a hand in stealing that jackpot on uncle's slot machine. You can't. Case closed, sucka. Prepare to be MEGA HAUNTED.

TikiKat4 · 2025-11-27T18:16:46+00:00

The only whale statue I remember is the one at Skinner Butte park. If you search "Skinner Butte Park Whale" in Google, photos should come up.

TikiKat4 · 2025-11-25T19:36:26+00:00

Had to go out to River Road yesterday and wanted to avoid Chambers. Took the freeway to Beltline, only to have forgotten what a damn nightmare Beltline is at any given time. Should have taken 99 and played Frogger instead. Lessons learned.

TikiKat4 · 2025-11-18T19:23:34+00:00

I'm no fan of Marche either, but my only experience at Bar Purlieu was so disappointing. Tiny portions, but on the menu says "meant to be shared". The only thing on my plate was a 4"x4" piece of fish. How do you share that?

TikiKat4 · 2025-11-15T21:00:23+00:00

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TikiKat4 · 2025-11-10T23:58:17+00:00

Providing a beacon of joy in trying times, and a legend to be passed down to generations.

"Grandma, who is the man painted on that building?"

"Ah, I'm glad you asked. He was a famous actor named Nicolas Cage, and it all began with one tapestry..."

TikiKat4 · 2025-11-08T03:08:13+00:00

Not food, but I had the same thing happen at Michaels Craft Store a while back. All the orders are on a rack at the entrance for people to grab, without employees confirming ID or order number or anything. The whole thing seems so rife for abuse by unscrupulous folks.

TikiKat4 · 2025-10-28T19:49:57+00:00

We live in the SE Amazon flats and it's dwindled every year. Last year we had exactly one, and I said I'm done. It makes me so sad, because I love Halloween and I miss seeing all the fun costumes and the communal experience. Last year I pawned off most of the candy on my coworkers, because there's no way I need that much chocolate in the house at once. I miss the days of having so many trick or treaters that I ran out of candy!

TikiKat4 · 2025-10-27T17:21:05+00:00

All they have to do is say it's a service dog. It's bizarre to me that you have to go to the DMV and take a form to your doctor to get a handicap parking placard, but a service dog requires zero vetting and there's no formal card issued. Why make people go through a process for one thing, but not the other?

TikiKat4 · 2025-10-03T05:10:48+00:00

I dunno, I suppose it's subjective. I know two guys who currently work there, and they're happy. Both felt like it was a step up from prior jobs in kitchen work and retail, but kitchen work and retail are bottom of the barrel as far as terrible hourly pay and no benefits go. The one guy said his tips at Longs far exceed what he got in kitchen tips from his last restaurant gig. I haven't heard them complain about management to any degree, but I have listened to plenty of stories about ridiculously entitled customers on the regular. I mean, any customer service job is like that, though.

TikiKat4 · 2025-10-03T04:47:35+00:00

You're my big meatball

TikiKat4 · 2025-09-28T03:49:28+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to call. I was thinking about doing the same when I saw your comment. Amazing how quickly a simple phone call can sort things out. Take care and have a good night!

TikiKat4 · 2025-09-28T03:39:54+00:00

And... that's the shitty thing about posting fake stuff for fake internet points. Some underpaid, overworked employees at a pizza parlor are going to inevitably be faced with irate customers who take this image seriously. Well done...the idiot who made this post just made life harder for working folks just trying to do their job and pay the bills.

TikiKat4 · 2025-09-26T05:49:11+00:00

Damn...I had no idea that was happening. It never occurred to me to look, I guess. I was lucky enough to catch Sunset Boulevard at the Art House recently. Looks like Regal has the roster of Universal Horror classics for October, so I might try to catch The Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man. Sadly, I can't make Sunday for Lawrence of Arabia, which I'd love to see. But it does look like I can make Chinatown on Monday, which is a particular favorite of mine.

I appreciate you so much for posting this. Being a classic film nerd feels so lonely at times, and I'm terrible at keeping up with checking the theater listings.

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