I could have placed this in the Break Room, but I know it will turn political so might as well start it here.
My wife had business meetings in Portland so we went early and stayed at a place on the beach before heading to the city. The coastline is absolutely stunningly beautiful. Rocky, steep cliffs, usually foggy in the morning. The high each day was only 65 in mid-August! I absolutely loved it, I could easily be talked into living there.
I also visited a WWII era Navy blimp hanger that is now a museum. It is entirely made out of wood and could hold 8 blimps at once!
Portland, on the other hand, is absolutely overrun by the homeless living in tents. They often block the sidewalks. I walked past a guy with a lap full of needles shooting up at two in the afternoon across the street from the Hyatt that we were staying at. There is a great light-rail system that goes all around the city, but very few people use it. I used it extensively at all hours and there were never more than 6 other people on a train with me, and half of them appeared to be the homeless/addict type.
The people were actually very, very nice, at least the ones not yelling at imaginary people.
I did enjoy touring a post -WWII submarine that was decommissioned in the 90's.
My wife had business meetings in Portland so we went early and stayed at a place on the beach before heading to the city. The coastline is absolutely stunningly beautiful. Rocky, steep cliffs, usually foggy in the morning. The high each day was only 65 in mid-August! I absolutely loved it, I could easily be talked into living there.
I also visited a WWII era Navy blimp hanger that is now a museum. It is entirely made out of wood and could hold 8 blimps at once!
Portland, on the other hand, is absolutely overrun by the homeless living in tents. They often block the sidewalks. I walked past a guy with a lap full of needles shooting up at two in the afternoon across the street from the Hyatt that we were staying at. There is a great light-rail system that goes all around the city, but very few people use it. I used it extensively at all hours and there were never more than 6 other people on a train with me, and half of them appeared to be the homeless/addict type.
The people were actually very, very nice, at least the ones not yelling at imaginary people.
I did enjoy touring a post -WWII submarine that was decommissioned in the 90's.
