HEY OREGON, WE'RE JUST AS WEIRD AS YOU ARE!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yep. Portland was cheap as shit to live in for me when I was there (at least, compared to Seattle or New England), I just had to make my money in a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STATE.

You can totally buy a house for $300k, but GOOD LUCK PAYING FOR IT. That's Portland.

Also, very very Portland is that FEMA looked at our floodplains and was like "You're on your own".

[East Coast Hustle]

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140317/NEWS01/140319323/1049/Evergreen-Way-in-Everett-reopens-after-grenade-threat-

The incident began with a 4 a.m. traffic stop in the 10800 block of Evergreen Way. A 26-year-old Everett man was riding a motor scooter that had been reported stolen, Everett police spokesman Aaron Snell said. The bomb squad was called and all but one lane of the road closed to traffic after the man said he had a grenade strapped under the seat.

OK EVERYBODY, YOU CAN PROCEED SLOWLY ONE-BY-ONE, JUST KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT GET BLOWN UP BY A GRENADE.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140317/NEWS01/140319323/1049/Evergreen-Way-in-Everett-reopens-after-grenade-threat-

The incident began with a 4 a.m. traffic stop in the 10800 block of Evergreen Way. A 26-year-old Everett man was riding a motor scooter that had been reported stolen, Everett police spokesman Aaron Snell said. The bomb squad was called and all but one lane of the road closed to traffic after the man said he had a grenade strapped under the seat.

OK EVERYBODY, YOU CAN PROCEED SLOWLY ONE-BY-ONE, JUST KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT GET BLOWN UP BY A GRENADE.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

As far as I can tell, nothing much happened in Portland today.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Jesus, ECH!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/helicopter-crash-in-downtown-seattle

[East Coast Hustle]

Yeah, one of my good friends that lives in Belltown woke up to it. Sounds like it's all blood and chaos down there today.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I can't imagine being the poor dude in the hospital after a HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO HIS CAR.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I can't imagine being the poor dude in the hospital after a HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO HIS CAR.

There's precedent.  In a sick sort of way.



Southwest flight 1248:  Never sing Christmas carols until you get to Granny's house.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I can't imagine being the poor dude in the hospital after a HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO HIS CAR.

There's precedent.  In a sick sort of way.



Southwest flight 1248:  Never sing Christmas carols until you get to Granny's house.

Aww.

Portland had one of those, but it was a long long time ago.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_173

I was 7 when this happened, and I remember grown-ups telling me that it was totally normal for airplanes to land on city streets when they run out of fuel.

THANKS GROWNUPS, FOR INSTILLING A TERROR OF INCOMING AIRPLANES THAT LASTED FOR YEARS.

The lot where the house was destroyed is still owned by United Airlines, so I hear.

[East Coast Hustle]

I feel like this SHOULD have happened in Oregon, only it couldn't have because you wouldn't even get pulled over for that in the first place: http://www.myfoxmaine.com/story/25607292/pantless-driver-says-manzilian-irritated-skin

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I feel like this SHOULD have happened in Oregon, only it couldn't have because you wouldn't even get pulled over for that in the first place: http://www.myfoxmaine.com/story/25607292/pantless-driver-says-manzilian-irritated-skin

So true. In Oregon, pants are optional.