What's a typical day in Portland for you?

[maxiep]

Do you swim amongst the all the turds and human waste floating through the Lake of Oswego?

Yep; they make for tasty snacks.

 

[Trailblazed&Confused]

Wasn't there some really bad (poisonous) algae problem in the lake? I thought I read about that a few years back....

 

[maxiep]

Wasn't there some really bad (poisonous) algae problem in the lake? I thought I read about that a few years back....

Yeah, that was two or three summers ago. There's always an algae bloom at the end of the canals. They're fixing the problem at a pretty high cost. It has to do with phosporous runoff from all the fertilizer spread on yards for all the houses where their wastewater dumps into the lake. Also, they let the dredging go too long.

 

[THE HCP]

i too live in and love the se. in fact, one time i had to venture out and go to the Washington Square mall and i nearly had a breakdown.

i live just off belmont and there really arent too many "dingy" dive bars. i mean they're there and i hang at a few, but it's certainly not what se is about. hawthorne is a bit too busy with a lot of crappy shops, but i find myself there quite a bit running an errand or hitting up powells.

aside from maybe 3 places, the food on hawthorne is horrendous:
Apizza Scholls = the best pizza in town (and the best ive ever had, including grimaldis in NYC)
Por Que No? = the best cheapish/quickish Mexian food in town from a restaurant.
Cafe Castagna = the best burger and fries in town (also a great wine list to boot).

My good friends own Por Que No! Good stuff huh?

 

[THE HCP]

yeah, its hard to love the 'burbs....but in a family environment its pretty convienient and chill. east side just seems so dirty and depressing....

WOW! I'm speechless! As someone who grew up and still lives in inner N.E. Portland, I am insulted by this statement. Such ignorance blows me away. It's too bad!

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

I try to offend one person per day. Its your turn!