From: gpsman on
On May 5, 10:44 pm, Glen Labah <gl4...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> How many Oregonians does it take to change a light bulb?
>
> 43.  1 to change the bulb and 42 to keep the Californians from moving
> here to "share in the experience".

What's the largest city in NorCal?

Oregon.
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From: Glen Labah on
In article <84etioFgciU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5/5/2010 22:53, Glen Labah wrote:
> > What? And you don't remember Governor Tom McCall and his "Fine, come and
> > visit, but whatever you do don't move here!" speech from that era that
> > got some national attention as well?
>
> I am old. I have forgotten much.
>
> Or somehow missed that.


I think everyone else did too.

A few weeks ago I was out with some friends, and someone asked me where
I was from. I told them that I was from here. I was then asked when
did I move here. I told them I was born here. They told me they had
lived in Oregon for 7 years and I was the first person they had met here
that was actually born here - almost everyone else was an ex-Californian.

So, all those people who you saw welcoming Californians to leave? Most
likely, they were ex-Californians themselves.

The joys of the hypocracy of the human nature!

In any event, if teleportation becomes a reality, it is really going to
make for some interesting adjustments for those who view certain groups
of people as undesirable, and put whatever group you care to name in the
"undesirable" bracket.

It would also mean for some other interesting adjustments.

For example, you could work in San Francisco, and do your shopping here
in Oregon (because our local politicians haven't yet figured out how to
institute a sales tax) and live in Wyoming, because the housing is cheap
and the neighbors a long way off.

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From: Glen Labah on
In article
<372938ed-af90-4f26-ab89-a28eb0e517c9(a)p2g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
gpsman <gpsman(a)driversmail.com> wrote:

> On May 5, 10:44�pm, Glen Labah <gl4...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > How many Oregonians does it take to change a light bulb?
> >
> > 43. �1 to change the bulb and 42 to keep the Californians from moving
> > here to "share in the experience".
>
> What's the largest city in NorCal?
>
> Oregon.


I've seen a few airline schedules and at least one travel tour itenerary
for a private entertainment group that listed a Portland, California as
a destination. So there, is some truth to that.

Though, in reality, during the last 50 years or so we have become more
of a suburb of the Boeing corporation.

In fact, Boeing has become so much a part of life in Portland, common
directions to several major landmarks include such instructions such as
"Turn left at the striking Boeing plant workers" since Boeing workers on
strike have become a permanent fixture in one or two locations.

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From: Glen Labah on
In article
<6baadd1e-33d5-45a0-8171-a5359d0dcfbe(a)q30g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
jgar the jorrible <joel-garry(a)home.com> wrote:

> On May 5, 7:44�pm, Glen Labah <gl4...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> > 43. �1 to change the bulb and 42 to keep the Californians from moving
> > here to "share in the experience".
> >
>
> 9. One to change the bulb, and eight to protest about the nuclear
> power plant that generates the electricity that powers it.


Trojan had so many defects in its construction that PGE finally shut the
place down - not that it was really producing much power in the end
anyway, since they were only able to get it to function about two months
of the year.

So, the latest thing they are protesting are the fur sellers.

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From: spsffan on
Glen Labah wrote:
> In article <84etioFgciU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 5/5/2010 22:53, Glen Labah wrote:
>>> What? And you don't remember Governor Tom McCall and his "Fine, come and
>>> visit, but whatever you do don't move here!" speech from that era that
>>> got some national attention as well?
>> I am old. I have forgotten much.
>>
>> Or somehow missed that.
>
>
> I think everyone else did too.
>
> A few weeks ago I was out with some friends, and someone asked me where
> I was from. I told them that I was from here. I was then asked when
> did I move here. I told them I was born here. They told me they had
> lived in Oregon for 7 years and I was the first person they had met here
> that was actually born here - almost everyone else was an ex-Californian.
>

snip

I've lived in California 48 years (born in downtown Los Angeles). It is
rare to meet people (well, adults over 30) who are born here. Heck, we
have 2 major party candidates for governor who are from out of state,
acting like they know it all. And the current governor....well you know!

D.


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