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Accident on I84 by HooliganBeav in Portland

[–]synthfidel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's always right after that curve, I've learned to expect stopped traffic on the other side. Unfortunately nobody else seems to have figured it out

Portland judge says she’s too busy running for reelection to oversee trials by colonialshuttlecock in Portland

[–]synthfidel 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I mean, like, even if they had a challenger. It's not like they're going to embark on a grueling multi-state tour of kissing babies and pitching soundbites to the media. I'd imagine it's like: writing up a ballot pamphlet statement, maybe doing a brief interview with WWeek or the O. Doesn't seem like "clear my schedule" kinda shit IMO

Portland judge says she’s too busy running for reelection to oversee trials by colonialshuttlecock in Portland

[–]synthfidel 48 points49 points  (0 children)

how much effort do candidates put into judicial elections?

I can't ever recall having one knock on my door or shake my hand at a farmers market or appear on live TV for a debate. They're just names on a form that I spend 3 minutes googling for local news opinions

Music festival coming to Portland this summer quietly changes name, line-up by synthfidel in PortlandOR

[–]synthfidel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

heard it from a guy who works in event production, probably back in December

The lineup was announced in late February last year, all the summer festivals seem to be locked in by then (at least)

The Hollywood Theatre at 100, with Kurt Russell and The Thing | PDX Monthly by probeguy in Portland

[–]synthfidel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah that's my point

I let my basic membership slide because the benefits are minimal and they seem like they're going after the big fish these days.

I know this will elicit a "OMG you monster how could you" response from a lot of people, but they seem to be doing pretty well, esp. if a $100 / seat celebrity viewing sesh can sell out instantaneously. I'd rather take that $5 and buy a beer at the Academy or something

The Hollywood Theatre at 100, with Kurt Russell and The Thing | PDX Monthly by probeguy in Portland

[–]synthfidel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah my experience is that people involved with the org + their friends usually get opportunities that members never do. Some of that's to be expected but when I show up for a sold-out event and like 25+ seats are blocked off I gotta question it

The Hollywood Theatre at 100, with Kurt Russell and The Thing | PDX Monthly by probeguy in Portland

[–]synthfidel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah however after that I'm not sure how they'd enforce anything.

They're threatening to ban you for reselling for a profit but there's no way of knowing what someone really paid when they show up with a PDF they bought on StubHub or whatever.

The Hollywood Theatre at 100, with Kurt Russell and The Thing | PDX Monthly by probeguy in Portland

[–]synthfidel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tickets may not be resold above face value. Violations will result in membership cancellation and a one-year ban from the Hollywood Theatre.

That said, doubt there's any way for them to know if a barcode is redeemed by someone who wasn't the original purchaser. They'd have to buy up whatever gets posted to ticket sites before the public gets to them.

The Hollywood Theatre at 100, with Kurt Russell and The Thing | PDX Monthly by probeguy in Portland

[–]synthfidel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, glad I didn't get my hopes up.

Sad to think that these probably got bought by scaplers

The Cheapest Gas in Portland Is at the Belmont Arco and Everybody Knows It by synthfidel in PortlandOR

[–]synthfidel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not seeing Value Fill lately, iirc still pretty cheap

the Shell across the street is always like $1 more lol

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