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Old Mon Dec 31, 2007, 05:10pm
Mark Padgett Mark Padgett is offline
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Originally Posted by rainmaker
And the hottest political issues are land use planning, water rights, land use planning, smokers' rights, land use planning and let's see, oh yea, land use planning.
Juulie is correct about land use planning. I was a volunteer for four years on my county's Planning Commission and twelve years on my city's Planning Commission, the last five years as President. Compared to the screamers I had to put up with at public hearings, coaches are a piece of cake. We call those people NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard). It seems everyone here wants to live on a cul-de-sac backed up to a national forest. Oh yeah - and with gates.

Frankly, it's a good thing you're not moving here from California. You'd be tarred and feathered. Our official state motto is: "Don't Californicate Oregon".

Juulie's also right about Perry Mason. A local channel has been running it M-F at noon for about 40 years. Whenever anyone asks them when they'll stop, they say "when people stop watching". Actually, it's pretty comforting to have something like that you can rely on every day. And...the acting wasn't half bad.
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