Would like to relocate to PDX area

[sqcomp]

Oooh...saying that Vancouver is more Yuppie-ish. Uhhh no. Vancouver is much like the East side of Portland. Yuppie is Lake Oswego, Beaverton, and the West hills.

Portland as a whole is a GREAT city. I've lived on the East Coast as well and I don't want to live anywhere else but here in the NW. Great people, safest drivers according to CNN last year, and great seasons (not too extreme). It is a bit rainy, but hey, green grass naturally. You've got skiing in the morning and a walk on the beach at night. You've also got the Bandon dunes if you like off roading. After that you've got the casinos to play at. Most people slow down a little up here, it's DEFINATELY not the Southern Cali vibe.

As for a house, oh boy. This IS the time to buy up here. I'll leave it at that.

Employment? Well, we have plenty of bio-tech, medical, and related industries up here. You mentioned Estacada? My dad used to live out there before he went to Alaska. I'll tell you this, it is out there. Instead of Estacada, I'd recommend Happy Valley or Sherwood.

You have something in your profile about Subaru...I'm about five minutes away from PDX Tuning. Actually, I was involved with a nice "little" Modified Magazine article last year on my friend's STi. There's a nice SCCA environment around, lotsa dragging...PDX Tuning will be THE hookup if you want to know about rally scene.

So! Live in Sherwood and you'll be about ten minutes away from one of the best Subie shops in the nation. You'll be close to Nike world headquarters, Intel, and many other techie places. There's work around but like everywhere, it's harder to come by these days.

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Originally Posted by sqcomp

Oooh...saying that Vancouver is more Yuppie-ish. Uhhh no. Vancouver is much like the East side of Portland. Yuppie is Lake Oswego, Beaverton, and the West hills.

Portland as a whole is a GREAT city. I've lived on the East Coast as well and I don't want to live anywhere else but here in the NW. Great people, safest drivers according to CNN last year, and great seasons (not too extreme). It is a bit rainy, but hey, green grass naturally. You've got skiing in the morning and a walk on the beach at night. You've also got the Bandon dunes if you like off roading. After that you've got the casinos to play at. Most people slow down a little up here, it's DEFINATELY not the Southern Cali vibe.

As for a house, oh boy. This IS the time to buy up here. I'll leave it at that.

Employment? Well, we have plenty of bio-tech, medical, and related industries up here. You mentioned Estacada? My dad used to live out there before he went to Alaska. I'll tell you this, it is out there. Instead of Estacada, I'd recommend Happy Valley or Sherwood.

You have something in your profile about Subaru...I'm about five minutes away from PDX Tuning. Actually, I was involved with a nice "little" Modified Magazine article last year on my friend's STi. There's a nice SCCA environment around, lotsa dragging...PDX Tuning will be THE hookup if you want to know about rally scene.

So! Live in Sherwood and you'll be about ten minutes away from one of the best Subie shops in the nation. You'll be close to Nike world headquarters, Intel, and many other techie places. There's work around but like everywhere, it's harder to come by these days.

AS far as PDX tuning, i know jarrad, as he has come to tune here maybe 2x a year for the last 3 years. He's like family to most of us. I love my subies, but also can't hide my love for the yaris either. :)