Portland's city gov during the 50s was notoriously corrupt.
― Aimless, Thursday, 3 January 2013 19:20 (eleven years ago) link
prob gonna be in pdx on the 17th for this http://www.facebook.com/events/549176155095577/?ref=ts&fref=ts
― hemioblock (The Reverend), Thursday, 3 January 2013 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
oh for FUCKS sake. two fucking 22-year-olds from Gresham and Medford went wandering about Sellwood openly carrying their assualt rifles(doesn't mention if they were actual Bushmasters or not), causing normal people to freak out and at least one school to go into lockdown.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/01/second_amendment_supported_car.html#incart_m-rpt-2
Police say no crime committed by men strolling through SE Portland neighborhood with assault rifles By Everton Bailey Jr., The Oregonian on January 09, 2013 at 5:02 PM, updated January 09, 2013 at 8:00 PM PrintPolice say two men who were openly carrying assault rifles in Southeast Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood Wednesday were trying to demonstrate their Second Amendment rights and “educate the public”.And while their actions were legal, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman said such a demonstration can divert officers away from possibly more urgent emergency calls.It can also frighten people.Steven M. Boyce, of Gresham, and Warren R. Drouin, of Medford, both 22, were spotted by officers about 1:50 p.m. near Southeast Seventh Avenue and Spokane Street.But both have concealed handgun licenses, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman. They were not arrested because the rifles remained slung over their shoulders, he added.Officers warned the duo that the sight of their rifles would generate 9-1-1 calls, but neither man seemed concerned, Simpson said. No shots were fired.ORS 166.173 gives Oregon cities the authority to regulate possession of loaded firearms in public places. Portland is one of several cities that have imposed such a ban. However, people who have concealed handgun licenses are exempt from that regulation under that same law.Similar cases of people openly displaying firearms are rare in Portland, Simpson said. And when they do, it’s usually a handgun.“We support everyone’s constitutional rights, but we ask that they exercise them responsibly,” he said. “Anyone walking around with a visible firearm is going to generate calls from concerned citizens that we have to respond to. That takes resources away from potentially more serious incidents.”Boyce and Drouin did, in fact, generate several emergency calls and caused at least one school to go into lockdown.Creative Minds Learning Center in the 7700 block of Southeast 13th Avenue went into lockdown and sent an email to parents informing them of armed men in the neighborhood.“We’ve been keeping the kids away from the windows,” said Meredith Cone, the school’s director. “It sounds unusual, but everyone here is safe and happy.”Karl Janiak, who lives in the 1000 block of Southeast Spokane Street, said he was home with his wife when Boyce and Drouin were passing through, but did not see them.He said he supports the Second Amendment, grew up in Alaska using guns to hunt and take target practice. He also owns a firearm, but said he was upset by the duo’s actions.“Someone could have spotted them, felt threatened and the situation easily could have escalated because someone felt they had to make a statement that’s already in the Constitution,” Janiak said. “When you purchase and own a gun, you owe it to the community to be responsible with it.”
By Everton Bailey Jr., The Oregonian on January 09, 2013 at 5:02 PM, updated January 09, 2013 at 8:00 PM Print
Police say two men who were openly carrying assault rifles in Southeast Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood Wednesday were trying to demonstrate their Second Amendment rights and “educate the public”.
And while their actions were legal, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman said such a demonstration can divert officers away from possibly more urgent emergency calls.
It can also frighten people.
Steven M. Boyce, of Gresham, and Warren R. Drouin, of Medford, both 22, were spotted by officers about 1:50 p.m. near Southeast Seventh Avenue and Spokane Street.
But both have concealed handgun licenses, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman. They were not arrested because the rifles remained slung over their shoulders, he added.
Officers warned the duo that the sight of their rifles would generate 9-1-1 calls, but neither man seemed concerned, Simpson said. No shots were fired.
ORS 166.173 gives Oregon cities the authority to regulate possession of loaded firearms in public places. Portland is one of several cities that have imposed such a ban. However, people who have concealed handgun licenses are exempt from that regulation under that same law.
Similar cases of people openly displaying firearms are rare in Portland, Simpson said. And when they do, it’s usually a handgun.
“We support everyone’s constitutional rights, but we ask that they exercise them responsibly,” he said. “Anyone walking around with a visible firearm is going to generate calls from concerned citizens that we have to respond to. That takes resources away from potentially more serious incidents.”
Boyce and Drouin did, in fact, generate several emergency calls and caused at least one school to go into lockdown.
Creative Minds Learning Center in the 7700 block of Southeast 13th Avenue went into lockdown and sent an email to parents informing them of armed men in the neighborhood.
“We’ve been keeping the kids away from the windows,” said Meredith Cone, the school’s director. “It sounds unusual, but everyone here is safe and happy.”
Karl Janiak, who lives in the 1000 block of Southeast Spokane Street, said he was home with his wife when Boyce and Drouin were passing through, but did not see them.
He said he supports the Second Amendment, grew up in Alaska using guns to hunt and take target practice. He also owns a firearm, but said he was upset by the duo’s actions.
“Someone could have spotted them, felt threatened and the situation easily could have escalated because someone felt they had to make a statement that’s already in the Constitution,” Janiak said. “When you purchase and own a gun, you owe it to the community to be responsible with it.”
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Thursday, 10 January 2013 04:29 (eleven years ago) link
This sort of cluelessness about firearms is the fruit of decades of NRA-induced stupidity regarding gun ownership. What, in the good lord's name, is there to shoot in a city neighborhood, except people or pets?
― Aimless, Thursday, 10 January 2013 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
you know good ideas are comin when they're comin from 22 year old men with assault weapons.
― Clay, Thursday, 10 January 2013 04:53 (eleven years ago) link
Photos and 9-1-1 calls from yesterday:
http://media.oregonlive.com/portland_impact/photo/gun-demonstrationjpg-7bac4ff1319eada9.jpg
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/01/rifle_toting_activist_in_portl.html
...Medford police have received at least 67 complaints about Warren R. Drouin openly carrying a semi-auto rifle or handgun in a wide range of public settings between June 2011 and December 2012, according to agency records. One episode generated more than two dozens calls to police. At least one Medford business barred him from the property because of his behavior.
The 22-year-old Medford man is so familiar to police in the southern Oregon city that top officials in the 103-member police force refer to him simply as "Warren" when describing their interactions with him. Officers receive training specifically on how to approach Drouin and others in the so-called open carry movement, which promotes the ability to openly carry guns...
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Friday, 11 January 2013 01:08 (eleven years ago) link
and he has his own youtube channel, naturally: http://www.youtube.com/user/Markedguardian
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Friday, 11 January 2013 01:10 (eleven years ago) link
crazy. anyway, i'll be in town the 17th-19th.
― The Reverend, Friday, 11 January 2013 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
hey Portland! I'm going to be in you next weekend (prob Thurs-Sun). FAP?
― a solitary sext (sic), Monday, 26 August 2013 03:27 (eleven years ago) link
Portland looks forward to enwrapping you.
― Aimless, Monday, 26 August 2013 05:09 (eleven years ago) link
this is my last week here :(
― one yankee sympathizer masquerading as a historian (difficult listening hour), Monday, 26 August 2013 17:36 (eleven years ago) link
But... but... you'll miss the half dozen most perfect days of the year, those mild sunny ones in September when the temps are in the mid 70s and everything feels mellow and ecstatic at the same time!
― Aimless, Monday, 26 August 2013 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
i'm hoping to pass through in november
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
dlh where u off to?
― s. cloverlandthug (The Reverend), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
scenic hilo, hawaii for a while (hopefully not too much of a while), then "out east"; might get a place w a friend near philly.
― one yankee sympathizer masquerading as a historian (difficult listening hour), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:31 (eleven years ago) link
i'm told there is the occasional job out there? unbelievable-sounding i know but i'm a hoper.
Ahhh, best of luck
― s. cloverlandthug (The Reverend), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
rev are you in portland or seattle?
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
Seattle but I visit portland fairly often
― s. cloverlandthug (The Reverend), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:34 (eleven years ago) link
cool, the plan is to hit both for shows, hope to connect with you!
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:45 (eleven years ago) link
I should be here
― Your Own Personal El Guapo (kingfish), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
^ zen koan
― ᕦ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕤ (sic), Monday, 26 August 2013 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
cool, looking forward to Pac NW people/food/beer/music (not necessarily in that order).
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 26 August 2013 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
when?
― s. cloverlandthug (The Reverend), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 03:35 (eleven years ago) link
november
― ᕦ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕤ (sic), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 07:45 (eleven years ago) link
oh word
― s. cloverlandthug (The Reverend), Tuesday, 27 August 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
ok I'm arriving later and leaving earlier than I previously hoped. anyone FAP Saturday somewhere?
― ᕦ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ᕤ (sic), Thursday, 29 August 2013 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
Why do Portlanders allow their friends to wear Death in June tshirts? I mean, you KNOW where that symbol is from, right? seriously, what the fuck
― Your Own Personal El Guapo (kingfish), Saturday, 14 September 2013 23:27 (eleven years ago) link
I am gonna be there this weekend
any record stores I should check out besides Exile, Everyday, Crossroads, Mississippi, and maybe Clinton St?
― sleeve, Thursday, 19 December 2013 18:10 (ten years ago) link
Why do Portlanders allow their friends to wear Death in June tshirts?
This calumny must not stand! Every time I have seen a friend of mine wear a Death in June t-shirt I have flown into a rage, torn it from their body, shredded it into raglets with my teeth and spit them into my friend's face, along with an injunction never to darken my door again. Every time, mind you! And I am sure most Portlanders can say the same.
― Aimless, Thursday, 19 December 2013 18:25 (ten years ago) link
you have no idea what you are talking about, it's not an appropriate target for sarcasm
― sleeve, Thursday, 19 December 2013 18:28 (ten years ago) link
I was assuming the logo refers to some especially heinous subdivision of the Nazi SS, whose mission consisted solely of committing unspeakable atrocities. No? The appropriation of Nazi symbols by shitheads to prove their outlaw credentials has been going on a very long time.
My sarcasm was directed mainly at the idea that not 'allowing' someone to wear the symbol was an effective response. If they are ignorant, you can cure that and they will choose to stop flaunting the symbol. If they are aware, then your outrage just plays into their desires.
― Aimless, Thursday, 19 December 2013 18:58 (ten years ago) link
stay safe and warm everybody, looks like we're stuck in this for awhile
― Clay, Friday, 7 February 2014 01:12 (ten years ago) link
3 to 6 more inches of snow tomorrow
― sleeve, Friday, 7 February 2014 01:43 (ten years ago) link
Please don't share it up here. My gf is supposed to fly in Saturday morning.
― raggett neds of your summer dress (The Reverend), Friday, 7 February 2014 06:12 (ten years ago) link
Everybody still freaking out
― President Frankenstein (kingfish), Sunday, 9 February 2014 00:47 (ten years ago) link
I just want to keep my electricity. Keep that and it's all good.
― Aimless, Sunday, 9 February 2014 01:18 (ten years ago) link
lots of limbs falling, power is still on for now, rain has stopped
― sleeve, Sunday, 9 February 2014 01:22 (ten years ago) link
haven't been able to leave the house in 3 days, worried i might get Snow Fever
― Clay, Sunday, 9 February 2014 01:25 (ten years ago) link
My brother in law was taking Amtrak between Seattle and Portland today and got stuck for like eight hours in the middle of nowhere
― joygoat, Sunday, 9 February 2014 07:37 (ten years ago) link
Stayed inside except for beer runs, disappointed that the busses aren't reliable to get to the Roseway to see the Lego Movie
― President Frankenstein (kingfish), Sunday, 9 February 2014 07:52 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_68C3N7W9kw
Advertising for some nearby newly erected condos, starring a couple named "Luke" & "Jess", which is pretty much infuriating self-parody verging on Portlandia. As another local pointed out, the people they're pitching at do not live in Portland.
― Purves Grundy (kingfish), Wednesday, 20 May 2015 22:57 (nine years ago) link
i want to move to portland.
but we gotta find my husband a great job first (not me, my career prospects are zilch). he's currently head of operations and sales for a small travel product company, and has had tons of experience with SAP, product management, marketing. he's always the go-to guy when other ppl can't figure out their own stuff. he's also the master of excel and loves data. has also worked in the outdoor industry.
what are the biggish companies in portland? (aside from columbia and keen)
what's the housing market like? i'm only willing to make a big move if buying a house is gonna be on the horizon.
― just1n3, Monday, 28 March 2016 18:53 (eight years ago) link
Housing market is overinflated, rental is tight but that depends on neighborhood.
I'd post a resume on CL and check the job listings there as a start.
Portland big companies: Intel, Nike, HP, Adidas, Daimler, buncha more.
― Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Monday, 28 March 2016 18:56 (eight years ago) link
And as always, I'd recommend visiting here to scope the place as soon as you can.
― Darkest Cosmologist junk (kingfish), Monday, 28 March 2016 18:57 (eight years ago) link
Buy a big enough house for me to rent a room from you!
― Yoshimi P-We's Playhouse (WilliamC), Monday, 28 March 2016 19:01 (eight years ago) link
you can pay your way by cooking!
― just1n3, Monday, 28 March 2016 19:29 (eight years ago) link
xps thanks! i've been to portland only once, but i loved it. i'm just kinda over the bay area and i don't have any ties like close friends. jordan has 1.5 hour commute each way (longer some days, depending on how shitty BART is acting). the housing market is just insane. any raise jordan gets ends up going towards a rent increase. portland just seems more chill.
― just1n3, Monday, 28 March 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
Tempting! But I need to warn you that the humidity there is never low enough to make peanut brittle.
― Yoshimi P-We's Playhouse (WilliamC), Monday, 28 March 2016 19:46 (eight years ago) link
Ok forget it, you're only worth your weight in peanut brittle ;)
― just1n3, Monday, 28 March 2016 21:21 (eight years ago) link