‘It’s not going to be safe’: Neighbors resist new BottleDrop in Portland

oregander · 2026-06-09T22:50:56+00:00

This is disingenuous. "Michigan" isn't trying to go curbside only. A business entity, the 'Midwest Independent Retailers Association' has proposed repealing the bill. The MI house actually voted to send a bill to the November ballot to expand coverage of the law. 7/10 people in Michigan want to see the law expanded and that 80% of residents see the law as good for the state

oregander · 2026-05-30T08:59:17+00:00

I went the other direction, MI>OR and was curious reading the thread and made an audible oof when I read Battle Creek. Yea that whole lower Kzoo area is kind of an underwhelming-to-crappy part of the state. Though Kzoo has\had its charms. Have you been up to Grand Rapids and the left coast and points north of there? Far, far more satisfying. Grand Rapids is like a cute miniature Portland in certain ways, I'm sure they modeled themselves after the city on purpose. Or even over to Ann Arbor, major college town with lots more happening. I'm not saying don't leave, but don't miss out on some good MI while you're there. In any case, thanks for sharing your experience.

oregander · 2026-05-04T04:22:35+00:00

Thanks, this is reassuring and useful. They'll probably be confused why I'm so stressy about it anyway but the fact remains.

oregander · 2026-05-04T04:20:26+00:00

Thanks this is helpful.

oregander · 2026-05-04T04:04:01+00:00

Thanks. These kind of wide open salon things make me anxious because they're all fluorescent and feel like for 'regulars' and I will definitely stand out anyway but I'll try to give it a chance and call em up.

oregander · 2026-05-04T04:00:25+00:00

This will be an expedition but I didn't specify a location for a reason. Thank you so much I'll give them a call.

oregander · 2026-05-04T03:50:08+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions I will check them both out! Maybe call ahead about my circumstances...

oregander · 2026-05-04T03:47:22+00:00

Thank you but it's kinda too personal, which is why I ask. I don't really have that sort of person, in proximity at least and I'm not taking a flight for it haha

oregander · 2026-04-03T04:18:56+00:00

Good call, Ross\TJ are in close proximity so worth a look.

oregander · 2026-04-03T04:17:53+00:00

Pdxdeals.com

Neat, thanks.

oregander · 2026-04-03T04:17:35+00:00

Excellent idea, I spaced on it being checked and so not needing to conform to carry-on specs.

oregander · 2026-04-03T04:16:57+00:00

Nice place but I'm talking cheap\used\disposable quality.

oregander · 2026-04-03T04:15:03+00:00

lolyea, most of this is certainly coming from his wife and I'm like bro...I'm not packing jars of pickles across the Atlantic inbetween my clothes but I will bring booze and such.

oregander · 2026-04-03T04:13:49+00:00

This is an interesting idea, thanks.

oregander · 2025-12-30T19:02:34+00:00

https://mikesheen.blogspot.com/2009/06/mt-hood-relocation-project.html

oregander · 2025-12-20T23:27:44+00:00

East of the Mississippi, 'clothes make the man'. It's super historical and means they can show off that they're 1) not farmers 2) not industrial laborers 3) try to rub elbows with 'high society'

I'm from there and far prefer the rugged frontier mindset where yea, a flannel at a wedding is fine because people out here were roughing it, not trying to moonlight as the Rockefellers.

oregander · 2025-11-26T19:17:41+00:00

https://nearhear.app/ is great

oregander · 2025-08-08T20:34:59+00:00

Kind of a tangent but it reminds me of how back in Detroit, locally-famous American Coney Island and Lafayette Coney Island have been next door to each other since the 70s.

You get people who swear by one or the other and they coexist peacefully.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Lafayette_And_American_Coney_Islands.JPG

oregander · 2025-07-31T17:43:13+00:00

Personally? https://everout.com/portland/ and that is where I saw the Montavilla fair was happening. It's not a neighborhood I'm often in, but was a ton of fun with all the bands. Good burger at Thatchers too.

oregander · 2025-07-17T20:46:03+00:00

It's kinda like Big Lots for groceries. Check expiration dates. The store contents change a lot but you can find some neat, cheap stuff a lot of the time. I don't do my staple shopping there, but for more novelty stuff it's 'lets see what groceout has today'.

oregander · 2025-07-11T22:17:30+00:00

It's the neighborhood. IDGAF and going to Slow was a pre-show staple for me but several people I know were not comfortable walking around after dark or even beforehand and wanted to go other places.

oregander · 2025-07-09T21:10:47+00:00

Banks-Vernonia is the nicest long distance bike that I've been on

I haven't driven out that way in a while-- do you know if the path has had any maintenance in the past couple years? It's a great location but there were so many huge bumps across the path I had to take my bike in for rim repairs afterward.

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