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Arugula Latte

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51. We had a California-type summer in Portland this year.

Sun Sep 6, 2015, 07:18 PM

Sep 2015

HOT. And DRY.

I kept thinking: "Wow, I remember one reason I wanted to get out of Cali." Everything was parched, brown, dusty, and dying, just like I remember California summers. The rain came back though -- hooray!

But, ya know, different strokes ...

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Oregonians putting 'No Californians' stickers on for sale signs [View all] Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 OP

I've heard that some people in Oregon and LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #1

The "Don't Californicate (State)" slogan has been used for decades Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #2

Yup. I remember the Californicate thing icymist Sep 2015 #3

Actually started late 1970's..... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2015 #14

When visiting Utah I saw a sign there that stated.. yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #62

Hatred of Californians has been going on in Washington for years. cpwm17 Sep 2015 #4

They can shove their state CountAllVotes Sep 2015 #29

the reason for the signs make no sense dsc Sep 2015 #5

Sellers aren't putting the stickers on 1939 Sep 2015 #9

oh that makes sense then. dsc Sep 2015 #12

The sellers are not leaving OR. former9thward Sep 2015 #45

25+ years ago in western Colorado kiva Sep 2015 #6

Problem is 1939 Sep 2015 #7

San Andreas will be like a hiccup compared moonscape Sep 2015 #15

Yeah. I've lived in both states. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #48

I also was in Loma Prieta - very moonscape Sep 2015 #64

It won't slide into the Pacific... JHB Sep 2015 #26

CA used to be an island, it will be again Gormy Cuss Sep 2015 #27

Masshole is used by many in the Northeast dorkzilla Sep 2015 #61

they're not popular in the northern front range fizzgig Sep 2015 #37

It's not our fault that all those Oregonians and Washingtonians chose to petronius Sep 2015 #8

when people in the other 49 states want a fresh start they head to calif Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #39

The placement of the stickers is vandalism. virgogal Sep 2015 #10

deliverance hillbillies reddread Sep 2015 #11

when the Juan de Fuca plate slips Californians will help even those with hater stickers lol nt msongs Sep 2015 #13

Aw, isn't that cute? Iggo Sep 2015 #16

Housing is a huge issue in Portland right now. Elad Sep 2015 #17

growth is not inevitable... grasswire Sep 2015 #18

It's the anti-growth nimbys that's causing rents to skyrocket taught_me_patience Sep 2015 #20

no, it's not grasswire Sep 2015 #23

Interesting. Elad Sep 2015 #21

Here in my state teach me everything Sep 2015 #31

Portland is where the loser rejects from LA move to taught_me_patience Sep 2015 #19

The funny thing is when I think of Portland I don't think of hipsters Sen. Walter Sobchak Sep 2015 #22

Inferior to Los Angeles? LoveIsNow Sep 2015 #32

Portland is a beautiful city with really progressive programs in place Cleita Sep 2015 #34

PORTLAND DOESN'T HAVE ~~FREE~~ PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. Tri Met costs $$ trueblue2007 Sep 2015 #58

Don't you? I haven't been there in fifteen years but it seems you once did. Cleita Sep 2015 #60

Yes, that is correct. There was a free zone downtown. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #40

I live in Portland. I've been to LA several times...You can keep it. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #49

Fuck Californians davidpdx Sep 2015 #24

Oh, yes. Please do. Iggo Sep 2015 #25

Now be nice... yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #63

Except you davidpdx Sep 2015 #65

aww yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #66

Heard Oregon says in one way or another No to many types of people lunasun Sep 2015 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #41

I live in Oregon and don't feel that way CanonRay Sep 2015 #30

thanks Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #38

sacramentans shanti Sep 2015 #70

The salmon are running right now in the Siuslaw at Florence CanonRay Sep 2015 #71

Nothing new. Back in the nineteen nineties the bumper Cleita Sep 2015 #33

people everywhere are sick of other people olddots Sep 2015 #35

Too bad Oregon can't move south Politicalboi Sep 2015 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #42

I agree. Seems like almost half of the people I know here in Oregon (myself included) Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #50

Some VERY fragile California egos on display in this thread. pa28 Sep 2015 #43

Growing up in the west and living in many places I can say that this anti-California thing is as old Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #44

Oregon's beloved Gov. Tom McCall shared the "don't move here" sentiment oregonjen Sep 2015 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author MerryBlooms Sep 2015 #56

I'm a Southern Californian who went to college in Portland. ellisonz Sep 2015 #47

We had a California-type summer in Portland this year. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #51

I tried to stay in Portland one summer. ellisonz Sep 2015 #54

Humidity? Really? Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #59

I was going to say, 'fuck them-- how dare they generalize us'... but then I realized... Marr Sep 2015 #52

So Oregonian realtors dislike high prices on houses they sell? delrem Sep 2015 #53

It's not the realtors putting the stickers on the signs. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2015 #55

OK - that makes more sense. delrem Sep 2015 #57

When the houses in Reseda (just an example) tripled in value in the late DiverDave Sep 2015 #67

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #68

I'm sorry, Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #72