What is the downside to living in Oregon? (Bend, Coos Bay: law, shop)

[Johnny Z]

Too many Californians.

[Pretzelogik]

Income tax and you can't pump your own gas.

[Sherwoody]

No sales tax and you don't have to pump your own gas.

[Cloudy Dayz]

Originally Posted by SallyWinston

Anyone remember this? It seems like a parody now, but the commercial was real.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXk1882z5oo

Silly question, but did Oregon ever have Border Protection Stations like that? I find that commercial rather ironic, since I have only ever seen checkpoints like that going into California.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

Silly question, but did Oregon ever have Border Protection Stations like that? I find that commercial rather ironic, since I have only ever seen checkpoints like that going into California.

Yes, there are checkpoints going into California. They are to prevent infected agricultural products from getting into the state and costing millions in agricultural damage.

I don't remember any agricultural checkpoints ever going into Oregon, although there really should be since agriculture is such a major economic factor in Oregon.

Idaho has one where boats coming into the state have to be inspected for invasive species.

Imagine the traffic snarl getting across the Columbia if every car was stopped and questioned about produce

[Johnny Z]

It's the California Fruit Police.

[Nurse Bishop]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Yes, there are checkpoints going into California. They are to prevent infected agricultural products from getting into the state and costing millions in agricultural damage.

I don't remember any agricultural checkpoints ever going into Oregon, although there really should be since agriculture is such a major economic factor in Oregon.

Idaho has one where boats coming into the state have to be inspected for invasive species.

Imagine the traffic snarl getting across the Columbia if every car was stopped and questioned about produce

There is an ag inspection station south of Brookings on 101.

[PNW-type-gal]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Yes, there are checkpoints going into California. They are to prevent infected agricultural products from getting into the state and costing millions in agricultural damage.

I don't remember any agricultural checkpoints ever going into Oregon, although there really should be since agriculture is such a major economic factor in Oregon.

Idaho has one where boats coming into the state have to be inspected for invasive species.

There is a boat inspection station on I5, just north of Ashland at the weigh station. I think it is still seasonal.

[SallyWinston]

Originally Posted by Cloudy Dayz

Silly question, but did Oregon ever have Border Protection Stations like that? I find that commercial rather ironic, since I have only ever seen checkpoints like that going into California.

Not coming into the state. It's a beer commercial that was meant to be entertaining, not a documentary.

[wolfdog]

Originally Posted by SallyWinston

Not coming into the state. It's a beer commercial that was meant to be entertaining, not a documentary.

Zing?