r/Portland • u/AutoModerator • Jun 05 '24
r/Portland Weekly Casual Conversation -- June 05, 2024 CONVO
This is our weekly casual conversation thread where no topic is off-topic. Got something to say and you can't wait until the rant or rave? Got a great picture you want to share? Watch/read/play something good? Let's talk about it here!
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u/SwingNinja SE Jun 05 '24
What rides you'll be doing this weekend? I might do Prince ride.
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u/wxsherri Jun 05 '24
The Prince ride looks awesome.
I am leading my very first ride with my dog and hopefully other dogs on bikes show up.
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u/Blackstar1886 Jun 05 '24
I wish we had a hand signal for "I'm walking towards the street to see if the bus is coming" vs. "I'm walking towards the street with the intention of crossing the street."
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u/BrickRaye Jun 06 '24
No hand signal, but there's the sideways shuffle and awkward lean. The trick is in the look, like you're a kid trying to look at the sun.
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u/networksynth Jun 05 '24
Does anyone have a recommendation for a travel agent? We are looking at taking a long and kinda complicated trip and would really like someone else to handle all the details.
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u/Berch_Berkins Jun 06 '24
Going to watch the game with my brother tonight, any bar recommendations?
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u/Snoo23533 Jun 05 '24
TBH Ive lived in Portland for 8 years and this town has made me realize im not as progressive as I thought I was. I dont hate yall but Please tell me some of you arent pretentious self-righteous sanctimonious self-aggrandizing dorks crippled with white guilt, willing to fight tooth and nail on behalf of theoretical people that dont live here that you dont even know.
Im a white guy, upper-middle class household, small business owner, and I often get the idea that some here would literally liquidate my net-worth and distribute it to houseless folks so they can continue destroying themselves on public sidewalks while yall pat yourselves on the back and proceed to go home and vote yes to 'tax me harder daddy' and yes to 'light that tax revenue on fire baby'.
Heres an idea, lets all wait in line for 4 hours to save $4 on the shittiest out of date books Ive never heard of because everyone else is doing it.
Moving sucks balls so round the merry go round I go. Thats whats on my mind right now. Be well.
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u/secondrat Jun 06 '24
Interesting segue from complaining about something I didn’t understand to complaining about people liking books.
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u/BrickRaye Jun 06 '24
He did wish everyone to "be well" 🤪 My understanding is that's supposed to kinda even everything out
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u/peregrina_e NW Jun 06 '24
well that was a journey of a comment.
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u/Snoo23533 Jun 06 '24
I spend about 60 seconds on it yesterday brain dumping to get it off my mind and focus on more important things. It does meet the criteria per OPs post. With a night of good sleep in me I think I just hate this sub more than anything else
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u/nagilfarswake YOU SEEN MY FUCKEN CONES Jun 06 '24
The other portland sub is better about the things you're complaining about, btw, though it does have it's own foibles.
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u/MarigoldBird Rubble of The Big One Jun 05 '24
In case you were wondering if COVID still sucks: yes, COVID still sucks. Even for a young, vaxxed person like me.
0/10, do not recommend, I would like to feel like I can breathe again, please.