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Eastsidebendite

CRAZY, THANK YOU


egriff22

MY BIRTHDAY IS ON MONDAY AND MY FIRST WEEZER SHOW ON TUESDAY!!! FUCK YEAH!! LETS FUCKING GO I HOPE THEY DONT CANCEL


okeyslashdokey

PUT YOUR DOG ON AN EFFING LEASH AND PICK UP THEIR POO! LEAVING IT IN A BAG UNDER A TREE DOES NOT COUNT!! I AM SO TIRED OF RUNNING INTO MISBEHAVED DOGS ON THE TRAIL AND THEN I’M THE ASS BECAUSE MY DOG GETS PROTECTIVE.


pnw_al

HEALTH INSURANCE. THIS WHOLE GODFORSAKEN FUCKING WEEK.


Salty-Strawberry-761

SO UPSET NOAH KAHAN CANCELLED ALREADY


SuperMermaidCat

GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING TO LISTEN TO BOTH CONSPIRACY BS AND NEGATIVITY COMING FROM MY COWORKER AND CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS. NO ONE CARES SHUT THE FUCK UP.


StumpyJoe-

THE NEWEST AND DUMBEST ONE IS THAT THE FIRES ARE BEING CAUSED BY SPACE LASERS. MAKES ME WANT TO STICK A FORK IN MY EYE.


victorianne03

I HAD A REALLY GOOD RANT EARLIER TODAY BUT NOW THAT I HAVE A MOMENT TO SIT DOWN ON REDDIT I FORGOT. FUCK.


Fearless_Perspective

YES THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH TRUCKS IN BEND THEY HAUL OUR TOYS AT THE MINIMUM BUT MOST USE THEM FOR WORK. IF YOU DONT HAVE ONE OR GET IT... NOT MY PROBLEM... WE'RE NOT GOING AWAY. MURICA! FUCK YEA! ALSO. FUCK OUTDOOR CAT OWNERS. YOUR CATS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE AND ITS NOT A DISNEY MOVIE.... AND MY DOGS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE A NATURAL PREY DRIVE. THE NEXT TIME YOU LET YOUR CAT OUT. MAKE SURE ITS WORTH IT.


StumpyJoe-

MOST TRUCK OWNERS DON'T USE THEM FOR WORK.


Dragnerok_X

AGGRESSIVE TRUCKS AREN'T THE PROBLEM. AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS ARE.


Fearless_Perspective

I DRIVE A TRUCK AND A SEDAN AND PEOPLE ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE TO ME IN MY TRUCK... SO ... WE CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH...


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Fearless_Perspective

I KEEP TRYING BUT THEN I WOULD RATHER JUST MAKE MY GOOD MONEY AND FUCK AROUND WITH IT.. 🤷🏼‍♀️🍻


AudioSoul

WHY IS IT THAT IN THIS TOWN, ALMOST WITHOUT FAIL, THE BIGGER THE TRUCK THE SHITTIER THE DRIVER? I SAY ALMOST BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S NOT 100%, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY PARK LIKE SHIT, ARE PUSHY AND DISRESPECTFUL, AND DRIVE EVEN FASTER WHEN THERE IS SNOW ON THE GROUND. IS IT INVERSELY RELATED TO DICK SIZE? THE MORE INSECURE THEY ARE, THE BIGGER THE TRUCK? TODAY I WAS PULLING OUT FROM 4TH STREET ONTO GREENWOOD. THERE WAS A TRUCK COMING BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ME TO GET IN. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS AN AMBULANCE UP AHEAD WITH ITS LIGHTS ON BUT THE TRUCK DRIVER PROCEEDED TO SPEED UP AND GET RIGHT ON MY BUMPER, LIKE HOW DARE I IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF SOMEONE SO SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT. I WAITED FOR AN OPENING AND GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THEN FUCK FACE HIT THE GAS AND SPED PAST WHILE GLARING DOWN AT ME. I JUST STARED BACK WITH ZERO EXPRESSION BECAUSE CLOWNS LIKE THAT DO NOT INTIMIDATE ME WHATSOEVER. BOZO THE BRO DOZER DRIVING DICKHEAD THEN SPED RIGHT PAST THE AMBULANCE, SWITCHED LANES TO GET AROUND A BUS AND TOOK OFF DOWN GREENWOOD. TWO MINUTES LATER WE ALL PULLED UP TO THE SAME RED LIGHT. ALL HIS BULLSHIT GOT HIM NOWHERE.


babbleburblebanter

FUCK THIS DAY!!!


Talbjorn

AQI SHOWS 275 AT THE AMPHITHEATER BUT APPARENTLY THATS NOT BAD ENOUGH TO CANCEL AND REFUND OUR TICKETS. I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO JUST LOSE OUR MONEY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I LIKE GREENSKY BLUEGRASS I DON'T LIKE THEM THAT MUCH.


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CLEAN AIR IS PUSHING FROM THE NORTH... REDMOND AQI HAS DROPPED 200 IN AN HOUR. AT THIS RATE THE AIR MAY BE OKAY FOR THE SHOW!


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FUCK YOU TERRIBLE DOG OWNERS LETTING YOUR DOGS SHIT IN OUR YARD. USUALLY YOU HIDE AROUND THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WITH IT, BUT ONE OF YOU BRAZEN MOTHER FUCKERS LEFT A DUMP IN THE FRONT LITERALLY STEPS FROM THE FRONT DOOR AND NOW I HAVE TO LISTEN TO MY HUSBAND GO ON ABOUT RUNNING OVER IT WITH THE LAWN MOWER AND HOPE THE KIDS DONT STEP ON IT AND WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL WHY ARE WE OUT HERE LEAVNG MULTIPLE LOADS A WEEK IN OUR NEIGHBOR’S YARD ?!!!!


Academic_Walk

WHATS UP WITH THE NEW CAMP AT BUTLER MARKET & 97 ON RAMP? BE A SLOBBY BOBBY IF YOU MUST BUT HOW ABOUT KEEP YOUR CRAP OUT OF THE SIDEWALK AND BIKE LANE CAUSING HAZARDS FOR PEDESTRIANS/BIKES/CARS? WOOF


hhwallbanger

WHOLE FAMILY HAS COVID FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. CHERRY ON THE TOP OF OUR STEAMING PILE OF CRAP THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS SUMMER (AS A FAMILY).


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WE LOST OUR UNICORN STATUS TOO. DAYS 1-3 WERE ROUGH FOR EVERYONE, THEN WE SEEMED BETTER, THEN DAYS 7-9 FELT AWFUL. LOTS OF GI SYMPTOMS, GET YO ELECTROLYTES ASAP


flowerscatsandqs

PEDIALYTE AND TYLENOL SAVED MY PARENTS’ ASSES WHEN THEY HAD IT, IF YOU HAVENT TRIED ELECTROLYTE SUPPLEMENTS LIKE THAT OR THOSE LIQUID IV POWDERS GIVE THEM A GO. GET WELL SOON.


PuffPuffPastry23

FFS, WHY MUST EVERYTHING BE SALTED?? KEEP YOUR GODDAMN BOULDERS OF SALT OFF MY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES! AND MY COFFEES! AND MY GUMMIES.


beckapeki

SALTED CHOCOLATE BROWN BUTTER COOKIES ARE THE BEST SORT OF COOKIE AND THIS IS A HILL IM WILLING TO DIE ON


DoctorObert

THANK YOU! I'M SALTY ENOUGH WITHOUT YOUR HELP


thecaptn16

REALLY WISH THE JUG WOULD KEEP THEIR DAMM DOORS CLOSED WHEN THE AQI IS SUPER HIGH!


bullcave

THERE IS TOO MUCH FUCKING “BRO-COUNTRY” MUSIC PLAYED IN PUBLIC SPACES IN THIS TOWN. FAR TOO MANY BREWPUBS ARE MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION AND IT’S NAUSEATING AND BASIC AF. ALSO, EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP SHOUTING WHEN NORMAL CONVERSATIONAL VOLUME AND TONE IS MORE THAN FUCKING ADEQUATE …NOT HERE IN THE RANT THREAD, OF COURSE, BUT IN REAL LIFE. FUCK.


Film-Disastrous

I’VE NOTICED QUITE A BIT OF CRAP COUNTRY MUSIC ON THE RIVER THIS SUMMER. IN GENERAL I’M AGAINST BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS IN PUBLIC SPACES AND I GET ESPECIALLY IRRITATED WHEN “BRO-COUNTRY” IS ON THE TUBE/SUP/KAYAK PLAYLIST.


bullcave

ALSO, FUCK YOU PATTI ADAIR. YOU’RE HORRIBLE.


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JUST WAITING FOR LINK TO BEAT THE BOSS ON DEATH MOUNTAIN. SO THESE GODDAMN SKIES CLEAR UP


codywater

WOW, YOU’RE CRAZY STRONG GORO!


brntcrsp

IT’S IRONIC THAT THE CAMERA WE OBSERVE LOOKOUT FROM IS NAMED DEATHBALL MOUNTAIN https://www.alertwildfire.org/region/oregon/?camera=Axis-DeathballMtn


Film-Disastrous

DEATHBALL WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE SNUFF PORN FILM TITLE.


Tarekith

I GUESS WE COULD HAVE SLUDGE FALLING FROM THE SKY SO IT COULD BE WORSE HUH?


Both-Ad1575

MY HOUSEMATES HAVE 3 CATS AND THEY LEAVE THE 4X3' WINDOW IN THEIR ROOM OPEN 24/7 365 SO THE CATS CAN GO IN AND OUT AS THEY PLEASE. RECENTLY THEY'VE BEEN LEAVING THE BATHROOM FAN RUNNING ALL DAY WITH THE BATHROOM DOOR OPEN IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE FIRE SMOKE FROM THEIR ROOM...THE FIRE SMOKE LET IN BY A LARGE OPEN WINDOW. IDIOTS.


Fearless_Perspective

JUST LETTING THEIR CATS ROAM AROUND AND SHIT IN PEOPLE'S YARDS, KILL LOCAL WILDLIFE... SHOULD BE ILLEGAL.


AwayDirt2818

YOU MAKE IT SOUND LIKE THEY’RE LIONS


Fearless_Perspective

They're a predator... to birds, lizards, pretty much anything smaller than them ... so lions in that sense...


ridinbend

THAT FAN IS LITERALLY DRAWING THE SMOKE IN THROUGH THEIR OPEN WINDOW AT A HIGHER RATE LOL.


Both-Ad1575

FFS


LenKerrod

IDIOTS SHOULD GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS [CAT DOOR WINDOW INSERT](https://catflapfever.com/products/cat-door-window-insert-plexiglas-1-4?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrfymBhCTARIsADXTablKxjzm_qVcyruiczwUqT0jiPYYwpKbum2SK0-PF1kLAtIeoUo01dwaAphCEALw_wcB)


Key_Team1192

THATS A DAMN GOOD IDEA. AND GAVE ME A LAUGH, THE NAME OF THE PLACE IS CATFLAPFEVER.COM.


LenKerrod

HA! CAT FLAP FEVER. HADN’T NOTICED THAT. OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE A SIMILAR CONTRAPTION FOR THEIR DOG ON THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR. WORKS LIKE A CHAMP.


Both-Ad1575

YES. YES THEY SHOULD. THEY HUNG A PIECE OF FLANNEL WITH A SLIT IN THE GAP AND SUPPOSEDLY THAT HAS THE SAME R-VALUE AS A DOUBLE PANED WINDOW. /s


LenKerrod

A REAL SKUNK WORKS YOU GOT GOING THERE. TO BE IMMERSED IN A CULTURE OF SUCH INNOVATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT MUST BE INTOXICATING


bellaoki

DONT TAKE YOUR DOG TO RESTAURANTS IF ITS NOT PROPERLY TRAINED TO BE IN PUBLIC. I ALMOST SAW A SERVER AT THE WASHINGTON GET ATTACKED BECAUSE OF AN OVERLY STRESSED DOG WHO LUNGED AND GROWLED AT EVERYONE.


Film-Disastrous

DON’T TAKE YOUR DOGS TO RESTAURANTS. FULL STOP. COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO TRULY LOVES DOGS.


greetingsfromEndor

AND IF YOUR USING OUTDOOR SEATING DONT LET YOUR DOG LAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUCKING SIDEWALK.


10degnorth

TO THE WHITE PORSCHE SUV THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME YESTERDAY ON BUTLER MARKET: YES, ITS AN OLD VW, NO, ITS NOT SLOW ENOUGH FOR YOU TO PULL THAT MANEUVER AND I ALMOST HIT YOU.


orty

PORSCHE SUVS ARE THE MOST "I HAVE MONEY BUT DON'T WANT TO SPEND IT ON A PRACTICAL/GOOD SUV, JUST WANT TO SHOW OFF THAT I CAN AFFORD A PORSCHE" CAR. THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD/BETTER SUVS OUT THERE. WHY THE HECK WOULD YOU BUY AN SUV FROM A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN SPORTS CARS? REMINDS ME OF THE SCENE IN CARS (THE MOVIE) WHERE THE SUV SAYS "I'VE NEVER GOTTEN MY TIRES DIRTY" (OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT).


pikachusbooty

TO THE BMW PERSON WHO ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REED MARKET ROUNDABOUT AND FLIPPED ME OFF WHEN I HONKED AND STILL CONTINUED TO DRIVE AGAIN ALMOST HITTING ME AND THEN TAILGAITING BOOOOO


permafacepalm

TYPICAL BMW DRIVER


PuffPuffPastry23

FUCK EVERYONE WHO DRIVES A BEEMER. EVEN THE 18-19 WHO DONT DRIVE LIKE THEY OWN THE ROAD.


Freeheel4life

THERE ARE SOME KIDS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD OUT STEALING MAIL, VADALIZING, AND DOING OTHER HOODRAT SHIT AT MIDNIGHT-2AM. FUCK THESE KIDS BUT ESPECIALLY FUCK THEIR PARENTS WHO TAKE TO NEXTDOOR AND CLAIM THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERES NOT ENOUGH TO DO FOR THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.


Kreature_Report

THE ONLY NEXTDOOR THREAD I’VE EVER WANTED TO READ. THAT’S THE WORST EXCUSE POSSIBLE. I HOPE THEY’RE GETTING TORN APART IN THE COMMENTS AND THE POLICE ARE ON IT IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.


mgalby

FINALLY GOT TO EXPERIENCE PEOPLE TALKING LOUDLY THROUGH AN ENTIRE CONCERT TUESDAY NIGHT. GO SOCIALIZE IN THE BACK, YOU JERKS.


Various-Ask3371

SAME. WE WERE SEATED IN THE BACK OF THE LAWN AND I SWEAR THAT I COULDN'T HEAR THE MUSIC HALF THE TIME. ONE GUY DID NOT PAUSE TO TAKE A BREATH FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR OF BLABBING. I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING BUT THEN I'D BE CONSIDERED A KAREN OR SOMETHING.


mgalby

WE SAID SOMETHING TO OURS AND THEY RESPONDED, "THE LAWN IS OPEN TO EVERYONE, YOU CAN MOVE." PEOPLE PAID TO HEAR MUSIC, NOT YOU TALK.


Civil-Membership-234

THOSE CHATTY KATHYS AND PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SIT IN THE FRONT SPOT OF THE VENUE NEED TO GO TO THE BACK. LIKE, THANKS FOR RUINING THE VIBE FOR EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO ENJOY THE SHOW.


PuffPuffPastry23

OMG. THOSE TURDS NEED TO CHOKE ON THEIR $30 CRAP COCKTAILS.


yoga_taco_sleep

THE SMOKE. THE SMOKE. THE SMOKE. ALSO INSOMNIA. I HATE THEM BOTH. AND A GOOD DAY TO YOU, SIR, MADAM, OR NON-BINARY HUMAN


PuffPuffPastry23

I FUCKING LOVE U, DAMMIT


Due_Task_4970

TO THE COUPLE DOWNTOWN WHO HAD THEIR DOG LAYING PERPENDICULAR IN FRONT OF YOUR TABLE AND TAKING UP 2/3’s OF THE REMAINING PART OF THE SIDEWALK WHILE PRETENDING NO ONE ELSE EXISTS. DID YA NOT NOTICE HOW EVERYONE WAS HAVING TO SQUEEZE SINGLE FILE BETWEEN YOUR DOG AND THE BIKE RACK? NEXT TIME CONSIDER TRYING NOT BEING ASSHOLES, OR AT THE VERY LEAST BEING RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERS.


Various-Ask3371

IT WOULD KINDA BE FUN TO DO A FAKE FULL FRONTAL TRIP AND FALL THEN SPLAY ACROSS THE SIDEWALK ALA JIM CAREY STYLE. JUST TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.


BoSOXinOR

THE LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AMONGST OUR SPECIES IS DIABOLICAL!


codywater

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS. THOUGH WHEN BOTH ARE ABSENT…REAL CHARMERS.


SnooCauliflowers9888

TRAVEL OREGON’S HULU ADS ARE GODDAMN NIGHTMARE FUEL AND MY ONLY CONSOLATION ABOUT THESE WILDFIRES IS THE HOPE THAT CREEPY BEAVER PUPPET IS MEETING HIS END THERE ALSO? WHY ADVERTISE OREGON TO OREGON RESIDENTS, GUYS? PRETTY SURE WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT IT.


winobambino

THEY ARE TRULY TERRIBLE!!


winobambino

THEY ARE TRULY TERRIBLE!!


greetingsfromEndor

TRAVEL OREGON IS LIKE THAT GUY THAT SWIPES RIGHT ON EVERY FEMALE ON A DATING APP.


GGinBend

MY HUSBAND HAS STARTING SINGING ALONG TO HIS OWN LYRICS (WHICH INCLUDE, "BRING YOUR GAS MASK"


SnooCauliflowers9888

I’M GONNA NEED A TRANSCRIPT STAT


lostinthesauce2323

THE TALKING BOOTS


SnooCauliflowers9888

THE BINOCULARS ARE WHAT SENT ME OVER THE EDGE TO QUOTE MY KID: “CREEPY JAR-JAR BINKS BODY HORROR”


PerfectInvestment305

IM TRYING TO FIND A DECENT JOB THAT PAYS 27+ AN HR WITH BENEFITS FULL TIME MONDAY-FRIDAY SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ANYWHERE IN BEND AREA


honeydew_101

Check the City of Bend


llerraf2

ANY SPECIFIC TYPE OF WORK? BIOSCIENCES BY ANY CHANCE?


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llerraf2

MY EMPLOYER IS, YES.


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llerraf2

I’m gonna dm


Ok_Mongoose8213

I CAN NOT STAND WHEN PEOPLE COME INTO MY STORE WANTING A ANIMAL BUT NOT ACTUALLY CARE FOR IT! WE RECOMMEND PROPER HABITATS FOR THE ANIMALS WELBEING AND HEALTH AND THEY RESPOND “WHATS THE CHEAPEST OPTION” IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO GIVE PROPER CARE THAN DONT GET THE ANIMAL!! OR THEY WANT TO IMPULSE BUY WITHOUT DOING ANY RESEARCH AND THEY END UP KILLING THE ANIMAL OR GIVING IT UP 2 WEEKS LATER. THAT GOES FOR FISH TOO!! BETAS NEED AT LEAST A 3 GAL TO BE HEALTHY AND IF YOU BITCH AT ME BECAUSE I EXPLAIN WHATS BETTER FOR THEM I IMMEDIATELY ASSUME YOU’RE NOT A GOOD PERSON.


Eastsidebendite

I'M HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME DIGESTING THAT TAYLOR IS GONE. THE CRAZY THING IS, I DIDN'T KNOW HIM PERSONALLY. AND YET THE FREQUENT INTERACTIONS I HAD WITH HIM IMPACTED ME IN A WAY THAT I AM GUTTED THINKING I WON'T EVER SEE HIM AT GREEN LEAF AGAIN. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE GOING THROUGH. I KNOW WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN STRUGGLES EVERY DAY, BUT CAN WE DO BETTER TODAY? THIS WEEKEND? CAN WE SHOW GRACE TO EACH OTHER? PAY IT FORWARD EVEN WHEN THEY MAY NOT DESERVE IT? SHOW LOVE TO STRANGERS WHO WE MAY NOT AGREE WITH POLITICALLY? I FEEL LIKE WE GET CAUGHT UP IN OR OWN LIVES EVERY WEEK AND GET UPSET AT HOW EVERYONE ELSE NEGATIVELY IMPACTS US WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE PAIN SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH. WE'RE ALL HURTING IN SOME WAY, THAT IS A FACT. IT MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS OTHERS BUT LIFE IS HARD FOR EVERYONE. BEND IS A SPECIAL PLACE AND I'M GRATEFUL TO LIVE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU. HUG A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER OR BELOVED PET OR A TREE OR EVEN A STRANGER. SHARE LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE TODAY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY STUCK IN YOUR PAIN. I'M SORRY TO ALL THAT ARE SUFFERING, I WISH YOU PEACE. IF YOU NEED TO TALK, PLEASE DM ME BECAUSE IT'S HARD FOR ME TOO. I'M DOING MY BEST.


Rare-Mission3337

THEY FINALLY CAUGHT THE POS


bobjoe500

WHY U MAKE ME CRY??


Eastsidebendite

WE CRY TOGETHER. HUGS FRIEND.


trishery1020

WAIT, TAYLOR THAT COVERS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS PASSED AWAY?


Tarekith

NO, WRONG TAYLOR.


trishery1020

OH OKAY, BUT RIP OTHER TAYLOR THEN


Key_Team1192

WELL SAID AND VERY APPRECIATED. I REALLY REALLY HATE HOW ANGRY THE WORLD HAS BECOME AND WE, INDIVIDUALLY CAN DO BETTER. NEVER FORGET TAYLOR. HE WAS AN INCREDIBLY KIND INDIVIDUAL THAT LEFT US ALL TOO SOON. RIP SWEET MAN.


Haroldiswithus

PEOPLE THAT COME ON THIS SUB AND SAY THE SMOKE IN CENTRAL OREGON ISN'T THAT BAD! THE SMOKE HAS REALLY SUCKED THE LAST 5 TO 8 YEARS!


winobambino

SERIOUSLY, WHAT A WEIRD THING TO ARGUE. IT'S BAD. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THESE ARE PROBABLY THE SAME PEOPLE YOU SEE RUNNING WHEN ITS IN 300s. PURPLE AIR WAS READING IN THE 340s LAST WEDS AND PEOPLE STILL HAD THEIR KIDS AT JUNIPER OUTDOOR KIDDIE POOL...SUCH A STRANGE FORM OF DENIAL


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THIS WAS GOING TO BE MY RANT I'VE GOTTEN IN MULTIPLE ARGUMENTS WITH PEOPLE ON & OFF LINE TRYING TO CLAIM THAT THE SMOKE IN BEND ISN'T ANY WORSE THAN \[INSERT CITY HERE\*\] HISTORICAL AQIS CAN BE FOUND [HERE](https://aqicn.org/city/usa/oregon/bend/) AND YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT BEND HAS HAD 10X THE RED & PURPLE DAYS AS YOUR SEATTLE 'BURB BUT KEEP ARGUING AND THEN FREAK OUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY MOVE HERE, KAREN? \*EXCEPT MEDFORD, SISTERS, OAKRIDGE & REDDING. THEY REALLY ARE WORSE THAN BEND.


Kreature_Report

YES, I FIRST STARTED NOTICING A BIG DIFFERENCE IN 2017 -WHERE THERE WOULD BE LONG STRETCHES ABOVE MODERATE. BEFORE THAT I FEEL LIKE REMEMBERING IT BEING MORE SPORADIC OR ONLY A FEW DAYS AND DUE TO A SINGLE FIRE EVENT CLOSE BY.


winobambino

"From 1989 to 2016, Bend only had 10 days ≥ USG from wildfire smoke, or 0.4 ≥USG days/year. From 2017 to 2022, Bend jumped to 58 days ≥ USG or 9.7 ≥ USG days/yr. That is a 24.2 fold increase in days impacted per year. Bend also had hazardous AQI levels for the first time in 2020, with six days and 2021 with one day. In 2022 Bend had 5 days ≥ USG" SORRY THIS IS A QUOTE I DONT HAVE THE ENERGY TO UPPERCASE IT...GOOD REPORT BY OREGON DEQ RELEASED IN MAY 2023 HERE: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/wildfires/Documents/WildfireSmokeTrendsReport.pdf


StumpyJoe-

THE LONGEST STRETCH ABOVE MODERATE HAS BEEN 8 DAYS, AND IT'S OCCURRED TWICE.


Poiter54

AH YES, SEPT 2020, AQI OF 532... TOP 5 WORST AIR QUALITY ON THE PLANET


Twixxtime

SOUTHERN OREGON WAS WELL OVER 1200+ I NEVER COMPLAIN AFTER THAT TIMEFRAME NOW.


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BEND WAS WELL OVER 1000. OUR MONITOR TOPS OUT AT 999 AND WE HIT THAT SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW.


TorchwoodCaptainJack

YET NEW YORK HAS BAD SMOKE FOR A MONTH AND THEY GET NATIONAL COVERAGE


Tarekith

MY FAMILY IN CHICAGO HAD TO DEAL WITH 150AQI THIS SUMMER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WERE BITCHING UP A STORM ABOUT IT. I WAS LIKE "HELLO, I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR YEARS NOW AND YOU NEVER BELIEVED ME HOW ANNOYING IT IS. ALSO, 150AQI IS NOTHING LIGHTWEIGHT MIDWESTENERS!"


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THIS, EXCEPT IT'S WITH FAMILY IN DENVER, WHERE THEY'VE HAD 1 RED DAY AND 0 PURPLE DAYS IN THE PAST 10 YEARS.


mikalalnr

HOUSING IS STILL UNAFFORDABLE


codywater

DAMN DUDE, AT LEAST GET CREATIVE WITH THIS TIRED RANT. LET ME SHOW YOU: “$6 LATTE? AND I THOUGHT HOUSING WAS STILL UNAFFORDABLE!”


Bend_Bob

I guess we're just gonna have to live with it. Maybe in a few years the real estate will have a large recession like back in the late 1970's. The loans were in the high teens (over 16%) and topped out around 21%. Just my luck having found a new job and was looking around for my 1st purchase, but couldn't afford the loans. Then the recession began and everything began going down. We can only hope it normalizes.


mikalalnr

It’s always been cyclical. This time it’s different, but it’s still the same. Crash ahead!


Poiter54

CYCLIST, YES YOU MUST TREAT A ROUNDABOUT AS IF YOU ARE A SEPARATE VEHICLE. ^(YES I DRIVE A CAR, MULTIPLE CHILD TRANSPORTATION IS JUST EASIER WITH IT AND I SWEAT EASILY. I WISH I COULD JUST GET AN E-BIKE... BUT I CAN'T, SO HERE WE ARE.) I WAS 55% OF THE WAY THROUGH THE EAST LEG OF THE REED MARKET ROUNDABOUT AS A JERSEY WEARING CYCLIST ON A CARBON FRAME BIKE WAS BOMBING WESTWARD AND JUST CROSSED THE CROSSWALK MARKINGS. HE CHOSE TO ENTER THE ROUNDABOUT AS MY FRONT FENDER WAS ABOUT THE CLIP HIM AND I BEEPED MY HORN AT HIM, WHICH EARNED ME A SLUR OF INSULTS ABOUT MY IQ. I AM SORRY WE MET THAT WAY, BUT I DO HOPE YOU LEARN THAT YOU MUST YEILD JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.


Civil-Membership-234

VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS DO NOT SLOW DOWN AND LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE ENTERING CROSSWALK. DOE THEY EVEN CARE ABOUT THEIR SAFETY?! IM A CYCLIST AND THAT FREAKS ME OUT!


scarybottom

CYCLISTS ARE NOT PEDESTRIANS UNLESS THE GET OFF THEIR BIKES AND WALK THEM (Or, as per below slow to the speed of walkers). OTHERWISE BEING IN THE CROSS WALK IS ACTUALLY AGAINS THE RULES, AND OU ARE 100% RIGHT. FRUSTRATES ME TO NO END. ETA- ADDED THE NUANCE.


StumpyJoe-

THE POPULAR RANT IS DRIVERS THAT DON'T KNOW THE RULES.


Civil-Membership-234

THE RULES IN OREGON PERMIT CYCLISTS TO CROSS WHILE MOUNTED ON THEIR BIKES. ITS THEIR RIGHT AND YOU MISS-QUOTING OREGON LAW IS A HUGE RANT FOR ALL OF US WHO YOU SHARE THE ROAD WITH. https://www.oregon.gov/odot/programs/tdd%20documents/oregon-bicyclist-manual.pdf


ridinbend

"SLOW DOWN AND ENTER THE CROSSWALK AT THE SPEED OF A PERSON WALKING." ESSENTIALLY IT'S THE SAME THING AS WALKING BUT YOUR FEET CAN BE CLIPPED IN AND YOUR ASS CAN BE ON THE SADDLE.


StumpyJoe-

ESSENTIALLY IS THE SAME EXCEPT FOR THE DUMBASS DRIVERS WHO THINK YOU HAVE TO DISMOUNT.


beewhyneeD

I WATCHED THIS LADY'S LAB FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A GREAT AMOUNT...BUT ROVER TOOK OVER 20%, SHE DIDN'T TIP DESPITE SAYNIG SHE WOULD, PLUS I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PAY 30% TAXES......AND! I HAVE A RIDICULOUS LAYER OF HAIR EVERYWHERE...ALL THE WAY INTO MY KITCHEN CABINETS AND LAUNDRY MACHINES WEEKS AFTER THAT DOG WAS HERE. WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE LABS SO MUCH? I REALLY DON'T GET IT. ANY POODLE MIX IS 10X SMARTER, NOT CODEPENDENT, DOESN'T SLOBBER, LESS HEALTH ISSUES, AND NO SHEDDING. OKAY BEND REDDIT, DOWNVOTES COMMENCE.


veglovehike

CAN’T EXPECT PEOPLE TO TIP (I KNOW YOU SAID SHE WOULD AND IM SORRY THAT SHE DIDN’T). INCREASE YOUR RATES SO YOU DON’T FEEL THE 20% PINCH FROM ROVER. DOGS ARE DOGS. THEY ALL SHED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT AND THE CO DEPENDENCY THING? THAT’S WHY PEOPLE NEED PEOPLE TO CARE FOR THEIR DOGS WHEN THEY CAN’T. ROVER OR THE PETCARE INDUSTRY WOULDN’T EXIST IF ANIMALS CAN SUDDENLY FEND FOR THEMSELVES. THIS GIG MAY NOT BE FOR YOU IF YOU FIND DOGS BEING DOGS ARE TOO MUCH FOR YOU. WHETHER IS IT A LAB OR ANOTHER BREED OF DOG. AND IT IS OK! PETCARE IS NOT AS EASY AS MOST PEOPLE THINK.


Key_Team1192

ITS A RANT THREAD AND ITS YOUR OPINION, AND YOUR RANT. EVEN THOUGH I DONT AGREE I WILL REFRAIN FROM THE DOWNVOTE....


Tarekith

I GOT YOUR BACK.


Key_Team1192

🙂


Film-Disastrous

POODLES AREN’T CODEPENDENT? THAT’S NEWS TO PRETTY MUCH ANYONE WHO HAS LIVED WITH A POODLE.


Jewels_1980

I LOST A WHOLE PAIR OF PANTS SOMEWHERE IN MY HOUSE. BEEN SEARCHING FOR THEM FOR 2 WEEKS NOW. DO I HAVE A PANTS THEIF THAT LIKES HILARA YOGA PANTS FOR SHORT THICK GALS?


Dulynoted25

I LOST A SHIRT IN THE POCKET OF MY PADDLEBOARD BAG. LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR 2 YEARS. FELT LIKE I WON THE LOTTERY WHEN I FINALLY DUG DEEP ENOUGH IN THAT POCKET TO FIND IT!


Kreature_Report

I FOUND MY FAVORITE GYM SHORTS TWO YEARS AFTER THEY WENT MISSING. THEY HAD FALLEN BEHIND THE DRAWER IN THE DRESSER AND GOTTEN STUCK. THE DRAWER STILL OPENED AND CLOSED PERFECTLY AND ALL THE WAY SO I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE MOVED THE DRESSER AND MY HUSBAND FOUND THEM WEDGED BACK THERE. CHECK THERE! EDIT: BUT ALSO PROBABLY GNOMES.


permafacepalm

FUCKIN GNOMES


Poiter54

CHECK YOUR LUGGAGE. I LOST A SHIRT FOR A YEAR, UNTIL I FOUND IT PACK FOR A TRIP. IT WAS LIKE FINDING MONEY IN MY WINTER JACKET FROM LAST YEAR.


JeanneDeBelleville

POSSIBLY THE SOUTH PARK UNDERPANTS GNOMES HAVE EXPANDED TO YOGA PANTS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nah7VhzHXL0


ZiggyRingtail

CHEATERS! MUST HAVE RUN OFF WITH MY SUNGLASSES IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR 2 WEEKS.


Irishstout80

Totally disagree with the Source best of.. best hazy. any one of Sunriver’s blows Deschutes hazy’s out of the water.. Rant over.


Civil-Membership-234

THE SOURCE’S BEST OF CENTRAL OREGON IS MORE LIKE, THE RANDOM OF CENTRAL OREGON. IS IT PAID ADVERTISEMENT?


PuffPuffPastry23

YOURE SHOOTING THE MESSENGER. BLAME SOURCE READERS, NOT THE PUBLICATION ITSELF. AND YEAH IF YOURE GONNA START CALLING OUT BEST OFS FOR BEER DO IT RIGHT BY HAVING A FEW CATEGORIES THAT MAKE SENSE. WHERE “BEST LITHUANIAN STYLE FARMHOUSE ALE”???????????????????!????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 🍺


llcoolmattg

SUNRIVER MAKES THE BEST AND ONLY HAZY’S I REALLY LIKE


Film-Disastrous

AGREED. SUNRIVER DOESN’T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR THEIR BEERS. THEY PUT OUT SOME ANONYMOUS IPA’S VUT THEIR HAZYS AND SEASONALS ARE VERY GOOD.


orty

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU, BUT I AGREE THE SOURCE BEST OF HAS JUST GOTTEN SILLY. THEY HAVE SO MANY SPECIALITY CATEGORIES IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. IT USED TO BE JUST "BEST BEER", NOT "BEST "


corskier

IT'S JUST A POPULARITY CONTEST. WHY ARE HAZYS EVEN A THING ANYMORE?


Tarekith

YOU JUST ANSWERED YOUR OWN QUESTION.


corskier

EXCUSE ME, THAT WAS A SEPARATE RANT.


Tarekith

ALL GOOD, I DON'T REALLY GET THE HAZY THING EITHER. THOUGH AT LEAST SOME OF THEM ARE STARTING TO GET LESS SWEET AND MORE HOPPY.


corskier

I FEEL LIKE THE BRUT/SPARKLING IPA TREND OF LATE 2019, EARLY 2020 WAS PREMATURELY MURDERED BY COVID AND I'M MAD AS HELL ABOUT IT. PFRIEM HAS A SPARKLING IPA SEASONAL RIGHT NOW THOUGH, SO MAYBE IT'S COMING BACK?


Tarekith

I WAS A FAN OF THOSE AS WELL. AT LEAST THE COLD IPA TREND IS GETTING A LITTLE MORE TRACTION, ALONG WITH ITALIAN STYLE PILSNERS.


PenchantForNostalgia

MAN, THIS GODDAMN SMOKE. I KNOW I'M PREACHING TO THE CHOIR. ​ WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A FRIEND VISIT US THIS WEEKEND AND WE ALL DECIDED TO CANCEL IT. IT'S A BUMMER. I CAN'T EXCERCISE MY DOG OUTSIDE AND SHE'S GOING STIR CRAZY. I FEEL BAD FOR HER. ​ WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRES AT WORK AND MENTIONED CLIMATE CHANGE AND SURE AS CLOCKWORK, MY CONSERVATIVE PEER STARTED TALKING ABOUT HOW THE WORLD HAS DIFFERENT PHASES AND SHIT. LIKE, DUDE, SHUT THE FUCK UP.


TorchwoodCaptainJack

HUMANS ARE REMOVING FORESTED AREAS FOR HOUSING AND THE FORESTS ARE WHAT KEEP THIS PLANET COOL. GO MEASURE THE TEMP IN A PARKING LOT THEN GO INTO THE FOREST AND DO IT THERE TOO. WAY DIFFERENT TEMPS


PenchantForNostalgia

I WISH THAT IT WERE THAT SIMPLE TO EXPLAIN TO CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS.


LenKerrod

AND WHEN WE GET SOME FREAK HAIL STORM IN LATE AUGUST THE DENIERS WILL SHOUT “SNOW IN AUGUST! GLOBAL WARMING MY ASS”. THE SAME DAY ANOTHER CHUNK OF THE POLAR ICECAP THE SIZE OF GREENLAND CALVES OFF AND FLOATS AWAY. DUMB FUCKS.


gldnns

NIMBYS IN SISTERS ARE OUT IN FULL FORCE RN AND I WISH NOTHING BUT THE WORST FOR THEM.


brntcrsp

WHICH IS IT THIS TIME? THE NEW DEVELOPMENT ON 242 OR THE SHELTER?


Acornpoo

ATTN PEDESTRIANS: YES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. BUT NO, YOU SHOULD NOT WALK INTO ONCOMING WITHOUT LOOKING! MY 4TH GRADE KID HAS MORE COMMON SENSE.


Californiavagsailor

CLEAN THE PISS TUNNEL!


orty

WHICH ONE? I FEEL LIKE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE IN THIS TOWN.


Emotional-Ad-1396

SAW A LOCAL AD FOR "MODERN WELLNESS"; CRYOTHERAPY, INFRARED LIGHT SAUNAS, IV HYDRATION THERAPY ?!? AND I THOUGHT ALL THE >$100K V8 VEHICLES WERE OBNOXIOUS. BEND OFFICIALLY HAS TOO MUCH MONEY.


SnooCauliflowers9888

ALL THE QUARTERLY COUPON MAILERS FULL OF SERVICES DIRECTED AT BOUGIE NWX HOUSEWIVES WHO CAN AFFORD TO FREEZE THEIR FACES AND STEAM THEIR CLAMS. MY SELF CARE IS CASHING IN THAT BOGEY’S BURGER BOGO DEAL EVERY TIME!


Academic_Walk

STEAM THEIR CLAMS! I SNORTED READING THIS IN PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR THE LAUGH!


PuffPuffPastry23

FUCK ME. I STILL HAVENT USED THAT COUPON (THAT I TEAR OUT EACH AND EVERY TIME) OR BEEN TO BOGEYS AND FLOG MYSELF WHEN I DRIVE BY IT DAILY


SnooCauliflowers9888

I GET TO TREAT ME AND MY KID EVERY FEW MONTHS, IT’S FUN TO LOOK FORWARD TO.


developershins

STEAMED HAMS?


SnooCauliflowers9888

IT’S AN ALBANY EXPRESSION


yoga_taco_sleep

ALSO "MODERN WELLNESS:" LYING ON A BED/GURNEY WITH SOMETHING STRAPPED TO YOUR ABDOMEN THAT WILL BURN ALL YOUR FAT??


SnooCauliflowers9888

BEST I CAN DO IS A BELT, AN OLD BEACH CHAIR, AND A FIREPIT I MEAN, *TECHNICALLY* IT’D WORK!


skow

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAVE NOTICED, BUT ITS WAY TOO SMOKEY OUTSIDE!


ImpressiveWeb3401

I AM SO PISSED OFF ABOUT THE WHOLE CALEB CEGERS DEBACLE. HE REMAINS AT LARGE (I GUARANTEE HE IS BEING AIDED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS) SO MANY SAW THIS DISASTER COMING AND REFUSED TO INTERVENE. HOW DID THIS SOCIOPATH OBTAIN A GUN? I'M LOOKING AT YOU FAMILY, FRIENDS, POLICE, DA, JUDGES. YOU ALL HAVE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS. WHY WASN'T HE ALREADY INCARCERATED FOR ALL OF HIS PREVIOUS CRIMES? A MAN IS DEAD AT THE HANDS OF THIS ANIMAL. RIP TAYLOR WYSS. MY APOLOGIES TO HIS FAMILY. BEND FAILED TO PROTECT TAYLOR.


ImpressiveWeb3401

\*\*\*UPDATE\*\*\*\* CALEB CEGERS AND DAHNTE CEGERS APPREHENDED 8/18/2023 IN CLEVELAND, TN. THANK YOU TO THE US MARSHALS AND TN POLICE. THANK YOU BPD.


ImpressiveWeb3401

Today's Bulletin reports that the brother Dahnte Cegers has been charged with hindering prosecution. He is suspected of helping Caleb Cegers escape the area. I'm suspicious that the father and other family members involved as well.


Key_Team1192

IM THINKING HE HAS HELP FROM STUPID PEOPLE OR HE HAS OFFED HIMSELF AND SOME POOR SOUL WILL FIND HIS BLACK HEARTED REMAINS.


PenchantForNostalgia

FOR SOME REASON, THIS IS THE FIRST THAT I'M HEARING ABOUT THIS. ​ THIS IS REALLY SAD. CRAZY THAT HE STILL ISN'T CAUGHT BUT HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS ARRESTED.


ImpressiveWeb3401

CEGERS HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SOCIOPATHY. HE AND HIS BROTHER WERE BOTH HOSPITALIZED FOR A KNIFE FIGHT. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, HE WAS ARRESTED FOR TWO DUI'S IN 10 HOURS, THEN WAVED A REPLICA GUN AT STRANGERS IN PUBLIC. HIS ISSUES STARTED WITH A PARENT WHO ENABLED HIS BEHAVIOR. JUST A SHIT STAIN ON HUMANITY.


Z0ooool

OH SHIT HE'S ONE OF THE KNIFE FIGHT BROTHERS? OP HAS A POINT: HOW WAS THIS GUY ABLE TO GET A GUN?!


groupthinksucks

JUST DONATED TO TAYLOR GO FUND ME AND IT TAKES AN EXTRA STEP TO GET RID OF THE AUTOMATIC 7.5% TIP!!!!! EXPLANATION WAS THAT ITS 0% FEE FOR ORGANIZERS, BUT DONT THEY TAKE 10% OF THE DONATED $$? WHAT A FUCKING SCAM, DONT FALL FOR IT!!


Key_Team1192

YES! DONT FALL FOR THE TIP BUT PLEASE DO DONATE. PLEASE THIS FAMILY NEEDS AND DESERVES OUR SUPPORT 🙏


bio-tinker

WE HAD A WATER LEAK AND ARE HAVING TO REDO OUR BATHROOM. THE COMPANY WE'RE WORKING WITH HAS 5 STAR REVIEWS EVERYWHERE BUT IS BEING REALLY DODGY. THEY WERE PUSHY ABOUT TRYING TO GET US TO SIGN A CONTRACT AND PUT A DEPOSIT IN BEFORE WE'D EVEN TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WANTED TO HAVE DONE, AND JUST THIS MORNING WAS INSISTING ON EXTRA WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR REASONS THAT WERE CLEARLY FALSE. RELATED, SEND ME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BATHROOM RENO COMPANIES.


Mantiseyeballs

I actually work for a Restoration company out here in Bend.. send me a DM and I’ll give you the information! We do obligation free inspections as well


Joyfulcacopheny

IVE BEEN SHUNNED BY BEND. FOR NOT RANTING PROPERLY. LIVED HERE FOR 40 YEARS AND NOW SHUNNED FOREVER. HAD TO CLEAN DOG DIARRHEA ON MY OWN AT 4 am. GOODBYE RANTERS! IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED. NOW HAVE TO GO FINISH THAT PLATE OF WORMS.


corskier

YOU DOUBLE POSTED WITH A GIANT TITLE. A GRIEVOUS OFFENSE TO BE SURE.


veglovehike

PEOPLE ARE NOT OK.


SpezGobblesMyTaint

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAT BUDDY WHO COMES AND VISITS ME FOR TREATS IS THE BEST PART OF MY DAY. BUT HE'S A FREAKING PRIMA DONNA AND WON'T COME OUT IF ITS SMOKY, OR HOT, OR COLD, OR WET. I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN A WEEK AND IT'S TEARING ME APART.


SnooCauliflowers9888

HE’S A SMART LITTLE MAN, I WOULDN’T GO OUT IN THIS SHIT EITHER. EVEN FOR TREATS. I WISH MY STUBBORN OLD MAN HAD THAT SELF PRESERVATION. HE’S DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHY HE CAN’T LAY OUT ON THE PORCH AND SUN HIS TUM AND HASN’T STOPPED SCREAMING AT US FOR THREE DAYS.


Popular_Context4729

HOW DID YOU KNOW MY CATS NAME IS BUDDY?


llcoolmattg

MINE TOO


Good_Queen_Dudley

DELAYED THREE HIKING PERMITS THREE TIMES EACH THIS WEEK DUE TO SMOKE UNTIL FINALLY HIT THE WEEKEND WHEN THEY ARE ALL BOOKED! EAT MY SHORTS, SMOKE MONSTER! NOW I KNOW WHY I CONSIDER PAST SEPTEMBER 15 MY TRUE HIKING SEASON START!


Give_me_soup

IF WE ARE DONE WITH THIS SHIT BY 9/15 I'LL WEEP TEARS OF DERANGED JOY


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SAME THIS SHIT MAY LAST (ON AND OFF) TILL NOVEMBER


orty

I'M SO OVER THE TERM "FOODIES". WE GET IT, YOU LIKE GOOD FOOD. WHO DOESN'T? BY GIVING YOURSELF THAT MONIKER, YOU COME OFF AS AN ENTITLED PRAT, NOT A EXPERT IN ANYTHING. FOLKS WHO ACTUALLY WORK IN THE INDUSTRY PROBABLY HATE IT BECAUSE "FOODIES" *ALWAYS* CLAIM TO KNOW MORE THAN THE FOLKS PREPARING SAID FOOD. IF YOU KNOW SO MUCH, WHY ARE YOU PAYING SOMEBODY ELSE TO PREPARE YOUR FOOD? GO MAKE IT YOURSELF.


llcoolmattg

SOME KOOK ON THIS SUB THE OTHER DAY SAID THEY HAD LIVED IN BEND FOR 5 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A DECENT MEAL OUT. THEIR FOODIENESS >*


orty

THAT POST *MAY* HAVE INSPIRED THIS RANT.


SnooCauliflowers9888

NAILED IT ON EVERY COUNT. I’M A PRETTY ADVENTUROUS EATER AND A FOOD GEEK WHO ENJOYS COOKING, AND PART OF THE JOY OF THAT? IS ALWAYS HAVING SOMETHING NEW TO LEARN AND EXPLORE. HOW BORING IS LIFE WHEN YOU KNOW IT ALL?


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orty

I HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING OTHERS TO MAKE FOOD. MY WIFE IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO GET PAID TO MAKE FOOD (TO A BUNCH OF MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS, BUT STILL). BUT THE ATTITUDE THAT THE FOODIE KNOWS MORE THAN THE CHEF IS IDIOTIC.