What's the Scoop on Prineville?

[Yellow Dun]

I went to Prineville once to buy a horse, stayed a few days and fell in love with it. It seemed very idyllic as a first impression. The people we dealt with were very trusting and honest. Took my word that we'd buy the horse without requesting a deposit. Turned out to be a real good horse, too. As far as the political / religious comments, they seem rather bigoted. I'm a conservative and have been treated rudely by liberals here and there but I don't apply their behavior to all liberals. I just realize that all groups of people contain some short-sighted shallow individuals who cannot see beyond their own ignorance.

The only thing I didn't like about Prineville was the water restriction. Comes with the desert, though. But it would still be high on my list of places to investigate for living for its beauty and friendly people. Property and state income tax is on the high side in Oregon, but they don't have sales tax.

[boodhabunny]

I have never lived in Prineville myself but my sister lived and worked there for more than ten years. She and her husband were city folk (her husband was from New York) who bought property there outside of town. At first, her husband (very liberal) was concerned about fitting in so he bought a pickup truck, and started wearing a black cowboy hat as well as a big belt buckle "to fit in". At the time, I thought this was hilarious.

Her hub was a bit of an intellectual snob and I expected to hear many stories from him about the simple, country, local folk. But no stories came. I believe they made many friends and everyone welcomed them and treated them respectfully. They loved living in Prineville and only moved due to a job relocation. Those were good years and I believe they miss Prineville very much.

[Fiddlehead]

Originally Posted by boodhabunny

I have never lived in Prineville myself but my sister lived and worked there for more than ten years. She and her husband were city folk (her husband was from New York) who bought property there outside of town. At first, her husband (very liberal) was concerned about fitting in so he bought a pickup truck, and started wearing a black cowboy hat as well as a big belt buckle "to fit in". At the time, I thought this was hilarious.

Her hub was a bit of an intellectual snob and I expected to hear many stories from him about the simple, country, local folk. But no stories came. I believe they made many friends and everyone welcomed them and treated them respectfully. They loved living in Prineville and only moved due to a job relocation. Those were good years and I believe they miss Prineville very much.

Most small towns love a "character," meaning anyone who is a bit unusual, so long as that person is not doing annoying things like panhandling, braying on about politics, or bragging about city life. I suspect that if he was meeting them halfway, they got a kick out of him.

[davefr]

Originally Posted by Fiddlehead

I am a pretty typical liberal in some ways (I take pride in paying some taxes to support schools, libraries,etc.), but I am not opposed to rural jobs, religion, hunting, fishing,etc. I am even glad to discuss how much taxes we should pay and what we should expect in return. Such discussions are the bedrock of democracy IMO. I disdain liberal or conservative politicians who make promises of service that that tax base cannot deliver. The knee-jerk entitlement or anti-tax mentalities seem equally brain-dead to me.

You sound more conservative then liberal!!