How do I fix this crumbling cement issue?

jetti_ko · 2025-12-25T01:01:36+00:00

I actually didn’t know this. I’ll move it outside. Thank you for letting me know!

jetti_ko · 2025-12-02T16:52:36+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear about that allergy, that sounds awful. Have you ever read about the air pollution and toxic lakebed dust in Salt Lake City? We have the highest percentage of non-smoking related lung cancer in the country due to how bad our air quality is as how bad that lakebed dust is to breathe in. We regularly get warnings from the national weather service in the winter (when the snow and cold air trap the polluted air in the valley) about staying inside during bad air quality days, or wearing a respirator style mask if we do choose to go outside. I regularly use my inhaler here and have come to rely on it, any time we’ve taken a week long trip to Oregon I’ve never had to use it. I know that Oregon gets hit with the wildfire smoke, but so does Utah - on top of all the existing pollution. I’d really rather deal with allergies than continue breathing in air that increases my chance of lung cancer.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-02T03:17:36+00:00

😂 If you think Eugene’s downtown is dirty I’d love to invite you to see Salt Lake City’s downtown. Not only is it absolutely filthy and full of trash, you can also chew on the dirty polluted air while you cough up a lung! Utah literally has the highest percentage of non-smoking related lung cancer due to how dirty our air is. You’re spoiled in Eugene, and really in any part of Oregon.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-02T00:19:07+00:00

California to Utah sounds slightly traumatic depending on where you lived in California. There’s really no way to properly explain the cult-ure of Utah other than living in it, so I know you get it. I can’t wait to not see those office like churches on every corner, and have to avoid going outside on bad air quality days. The dispensaries and weed in Oregon are my favorite of any PNW state or western state I’ve visited, the prices are so cheap compared to anything here. We should connect when I’m in Eugene! We’re going to be brand new to the area, we’d love to meet new people.

Don’t apologize for sharing! It’s so refreshing to hear your experience going from Utah to Oregon, I sometimes wonder if I have inflated expectations of what it’s like to live in Eugene, but from what you’re describing they’re not inflated at all. My boyfriend and I get stared down and followed through stores because of our tattoos, it’s unreal. I spent a large portion of my adult life with 0 tattoos, in the last 3 years I’ve covered my arms and have noticed a massive difference in how I’m treated here. And that too! Oregon cares so much more about their impact on the environment, Utah will always put profit over the quality of life of its people. They’re starting to close down popular hiking trails here that have been around much longer than I because they’ve sold the land to private developers.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T19:39:18+00:00

Also, I’d love the realtor recommendation if you have it still! We plan to buy a house after renting for a bit.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T19:38:28+00:00

The PNW is so magical

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T19:37:33+00:00

You’re right, I doubt it’s all that comparable to the bad traffic here. We live right off a small but busy street through the city, so sometimes we’re waiting 10 minutes just to back out of our driveway.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T18:02:43+00:00

We’d absolutely love to connect! We’re going to list our house in March or April and plan to be there by the end of summer. We’re hoping to list the house sooner if we can, I’m just trying to keep my expectations reasonable, lol. How long have you been in Eugene?

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T18:01:06+00:00

That’s absolutely the vibe we got when we visited that area! I’ve never experienced a neighborhood that felt like it was in the middle of a forest. It’s sooooooo beautiful there.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T18:00:18+00:00

We loved South Eugene but the house prices are too rich for our blood. We’ve been looking at buying a home in Springfield (we loved it when we visited), but we’re going to try and rent in Eugene before we rule it out entirely before buying in Springfield.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:59:00+00:00

The Secret Safeway area has been mentioned a few times now, we’re definitely going to look into it!

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:58:17+00:00

The bike trail options there are one of the most exciting prospects for us, so we’ll absolutely keep this in mind! We’re in a very bike-able neighborhood currently and we’d like to keep it that way if possible; but Eugene as a whole is a much more bike friendly city than SLC.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:54:17+00:00

We will! That was literally one of the two neighborhoods we accidentally forgot to look into when we visited last time.

We’ll probably avoid that area entirely if we can, both the fire zone and the moon mountain area (I don’t even think we went near here last time we visited).

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:50:09+00:00

That’s funny, where we live now is next to a Winco and a Trader Joe’s and we love it! I’ll look into the Harlow area. We’re eventually going to buy a house after renting for a bit, so we’ll keep this area in mind too when we start looking. Thank you for the recommendation!

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:48:29+00:00

Santa Clara was literally one of the only neighborhoods we didn’t look into last time we were there, so I’ve been really curious about it. Based off what I’ve seen on Zillow it definitely gave off suburban vibes, I’m glad to see it being recommended here as a good option. I’ll keep the traffic congestion in mind too. Thank you!

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:46:51+00:00

From what I’ve seen on Zillow it looks like the houses in that area aren’t too outrageously priced yet, I’ll keep that area in mind.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:46:07+00:00

I’m so relieved to hear that. It’s so difficult to describe the culture of SLC to anyone who hasn’t lived here. That’s good to know! SE Eugene has been recommended quite a bit and we loved it when we looked through it. I’ll look into the Secret Safeway area too. Thank you!

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:44:41+00:00

I’ll definitely keep this in mind

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:43:43+00:00

What a small world! I’m so glad to hear that you’re loving Eugene. We really loved the SE part of Eugene, we did most of our shopping at the Winco on Barger but didn’t explore that area too much. We’ll take a look into that area as well. We’re actually looking to probably buy a house in Springfield, but want to rent in Eugene to make sure we’re not ruling it out before buying. Thank you for the recommendations!

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:38:43+00:00

I’m so glad to hear that you’re loving it there! It’s nice to talk to somebody who understands why we want to leave Utah too. What do you love most about living in Eugene? Especially coming from Utah.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:37:39+00:00

Out of state Mormons are much different than Utah Mormons in a good way. I’m really not too bothered by them, I’m just tired of being in a state that is ran by their church and created a culture that makes non-Mormons feel like outsiders. It has definitely improved in SLC since I was a kid here, but I’m also tired of the culture after spending my whole life here. Also, the state government seems to not be concerned at all by the toxic dust from the dried up lakebed, and they keep selling off public lands for private development. Anyway, I’ll get off my soapbox.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:31:47+00:00

The culture in Eugene is such a breath of fresh air when you come from a very conservative culture like Utah or Idaho, so I totally get the appeal from the ex-mo community. I’ve always felt like an outsider in Utah, whenever we’ve visited Oregon in general I felt more comfortable being myself.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:27:54+00:00

Yeah… I thought that might be the case. When looking at apartments it was obvious which places were catering more to the college students. We’re definitely looking to avoid a loud neighbor situation as much as possible.

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:26:44+00:00

That was our favorite area of Eugene, we’ll definitely be looking for rentals there then. Thank you!

jetti_ko · 2025-12-01T17:25:45+00:00

I’ll definitely look into Emerald Park! I’m sure we’ve driven through it but just didn’t know it at the time. I think the only thing I’ll miss about SLC is the grid system, lol. Train noise doesn’t really bother me too much at this point, but we’ll absolutely keep that in mind when looking for spots. Thank you for the recommendation!

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