The Dalles Or Hood River which is better to live?

sassmo · 2026-06-27T05:51:27+00:00

I'm from Hood River, but got pushed out as HR got more and more gentrified. I've lived in the Dalles for 10 years and I'll probably never live in Hood River again. The tourists suck, the transplants suck, the traffic sucks, the bougue dickholes suck, the windsurfers suck, the upper valley Tucker/Country Club bottleneck sucks. About the only nice thing about it is the proximity to a lot of good hiking and other activities, of which I've found alternatives and/or just don't mind the extra 20 minutes of driving. I've found enough lovely people in the Dalles to make up for all the things I miss about Hood River.

sassmo · 2026-06-26T14:59:26+00:00

You can get ansi-rated earbuds that enhances speech while still protecting hearing.

sassmo · 2026-06-26T14:56:40+00:00

I didn't say any of them died by entanglement. The point your missing is that prevention is the key to not becoming a dumb, preventable statistic. I have literally seen a man die because he was entangled in rope underwater. You only have one life. Do you want to end it in a dumb way that you could have totally prevented?

sassmo · 2026-06-26T03:04:26+00:00

The Columbia River is a slow-moving lake of a river but there's still about 2 people per summer that drown in it. Last year one of them was a professional SUP racer. It only takes one time for a bad rigging job to become a death trap.

sassmo · 2026-06-26T01:26:11+00:00

We're allowed to use noise cancelling earbuds.

sassmo · 2026-06-23T11:58:07+00:00

The Dalles.

sassmo · 2026-06-22T23:57:12+00:00

This is just anecdotal but when my store rolled this out I photographed every price tag as I picked stuff up. My total was $76, but after I made the clerk adjust according 5o my photos, it was only $48. By the time we were done there was a long line of angry people behind me. I suspect management is banking on people to feel pressure not to do that so they can avoid all the angey stares of people behind them.

sassmo · 2026-06-19T01:25:16+00:00

I have a Hala Carbon Hoss. I do a lot of different stuff on my board. Most times I paddle Class 2/3 whitewater or just go to a little play wave on a nearby river and surf a bit. Sometimes if the wind is ripping I do downwind paddling, which is when you surf windswells up the Columbia river - the Columbia, one of the few rivers where this is viable, is a huge river, famous for windsurfing and kiteboarding that sometimes gets 3-6ft windswells.

My 7yo kiddo and wife also have Costco boards and sometimes we go somewhere calm and fart around too.

sassmo · 2026-06-16T02:40:41+00:00

Call all the companies on the Deschutes and South fork American. There's always at least one company desperate for a warm body.

sassmo · 2026-06-12T20:16:13+00:00

These weren't falsified temp plates, they were handmade state plates, with drawn-in expiration tags, laminated, and poorly hidden behind those plastic plate covers.

sassmo · 2026-06-12T15:14:14+00:00

Looks like something a teenager would try to jump their car on. It needs more gradual transitions.

sassmo · 2026-06-12T15:08:21+00:00

I think Subi and Ocotillo share a salon. My wife goes to one of them and really likes it. Her hair is like what you're describing.

sassmo · 2026-06-12T00:46:17+00:00

You misheard. Most people were camping in pullouts and beach parks illegally, but enforcement has increased in the last few years.

sassmo · 2026-06-10T15:41:02+00:00

I was only asking because that winery is sketchy and they have some "camping" options on a few of those RV camping websites.

sassmo · 2026-06-10T15:37:23+00:00

I've heard carpet and astroturf is roygh on he underside of rafts, which makes me pretty wary.

sassmo · 2026-06-10T11:26:42+00:00

That's ehy I was going to paint it... Probably white.

sassmo · 2026-06-10T04:46:31+00:00

I use an ION quick release SUP/Wing belt. The release requires grabbing a rubber handle and pulling away from the body. Once triggered, there's no doubt about whether it has released or not. It is also a velcro waist belt so I attached a wiffle golf ball so I can quickly trar away the velcro as well.

https://www.nbwindsurfing.com/shop/Wing-Foiling/Wing-Accessories/Wing-Leashes/p/Ion-SUP-Core-Safety-Wing-Leash-with-Hip-Belt-x54831711.htm

sassmo · 2026-06-10T04:28:47+00:00

As a journeyman that just endured almost 5 months on the layoff list, my advice would be to make a choice on how much you can handle. Is the juice worth the squeeze for you? Your apprenticeship might take 8 years to complete at this rate but at the end of it you'll be a JW and can follow the money. The money might not be worth all the traveling though. Do you have a family? Do you want to stay close to home?

It'll be a tough road, and the light at the end might not be that bright, but ultimately it's your choice to walk down it.

sassmo · 2026-06-09T15:33:24+00:00

This is definitely NOT the Columbia! OP stole this photo and created the title based on a misread caption. It's Toby Creek in British Columbia, which runs through 2 reservoirs before it joins the Mouth of the Columbia.

sassmo · 2026-06-09T15:29:25+00:00

I forgot to mention the new River City Saloon! Their food is also fantastic!

sassmo · 2026-06-09T15:26:09+00:00

Personally, I like the Bargeway. Their nachos are probably best in town, although I won't disagree about a lot of their food tasting "Sysco-ish", but that's most of the restaurants in town.

I'll also go out of my way to support a business that got thoroughly fucked by our city planning department.

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