It just so happened that those vacation days in July hit when it was so hot out that I probably would have taken the bus. Funny, I did the same thing when it sleeted in December. It's like magic.
Heidi's report and her quotable last line made a big impression here.
Funnily enough, I met a New Yorker this morning on my way in to work. We had both stopped for coffee on the bridge, and struck up a conversation. He was a voluntary transplant from Manhattan and said that after four years, he's still enjoying the easy bike-riding (and cleaner air and cooler summers) here.
He did say, though, that Portland is a very hard place for making friends. I couldn't argue with him, being myself one of the insular natives.
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darkemeralds) wrote2010-07-30 12:59 pm
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Funnily enough, I met a New Yorker this morning on my way in to work. We had both stopped for coffee on the bridge, and struck up a conversation. He was a voluntary transplant from Manhattan and said that after four years, he's still enjoying the easy bike-riding (and cleaner air and cooler summers) here.
He did say, though, that Portland is a very hard place for making friends. I couldn't argue with him, being myself one of the insular natives.