Portland: A splendid city... (Beaverton, Dallas: to live in, move, food)

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by Nature Girl

Thanks for asking about the beach? No prob. But really, why "should" we call it the coast opposed to the beach? Still wondering,,,

When one thinks of the beach, they think of warm water swimming. Lots of water sports. The coast has sand but its more of a place to walk along. Alot of times there are large rock formations. Its cool most of the time. Ture there is a "Beach", but people just don't say "hey lets go to the beach" around here. The water is much too cold unless you wear a wet suit. IT very romantic. Cannon beach is my favorite. We like to stay at bed and breakfast spots there.

[sdmlions]

Originally Posted by sberdrow

Don't worry when it gets too bad, we start up the lies about it raining for 9 months a year and it scares people away.

LOL. I was a little skeptical about the climate untill I got up here. While sometimes it IS a little cloudy, mostly it has been beautiful. Not too hot, not too cold, plenty of sun but some rain mixing in as well. Today is a perfect day, bright sunshine 80 degrees with a cool breeze. Magnificent!

[Dave99]

Originally Posted by sdmlions

LOL. I was a little skeptical about the climate untill I got up here. While sometimes it IS a little cloudy, mostly it has been beautiful. Not too hot, not too cold, plenty of sun but some rain mixing in as well. Today is a perfect day, bright sunshine 80 degrees with a cool breeze. Magnificent!

In a nutshell, that's Oregon weather. It's never too hot nor too cold for any length of time. When you read the forecast, one can be sure that the weather will often change and be more mild than the forecast.

The Oregon coast is incredibly beautiful on a summer day.

[Nature Girl]

Originally Posted by sberdrow

When one thinks of the beach, they think of warm water swimming. Lots of water sports. The coast has sand but its more of a place to walk along. Alot of times there are large rock formations. Its cool most of the time. Ture there is a "Beach", but people just don't say "hey lets go to the beach" around here. The water is much too cold unless you wear a wet suit. IT very romantic. Cannon beach is my favorite. We like to stay at bed and breakfast spots there.

"Cannon beach is my favorite." See, it's called "beach" hehe. No honestly, I see what you mean. I just pictured a beach a place with sand and ocean. Coming from California, I still have to call it that,,,sorry.

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by Nature Girl

"Cannon beach is my favorite." See, it's called "beach" hehe. No honestly, I see what you mean. I just pictured a beach a place with sand and ocean. Coming from California, I still have to call it that,,,sorry.

well I have to admit, I don't know "exactly why it called the "coast" but we can tell your from cali if you call it the "beach". Good point about Cannon Beach. Im moving from back to Oregon or Wa from Texas and the "Coast/Beach" is a very strong reason. I boarder on depressed when I thought I would never see those trees and mountains. That coast (beach) put me over the top.

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by sdmlions

LOL. I was a little skeptical about the climate untill I got up here. While sometimes it IS a little cloudy, mostly it has been beautiful. Not too hot, not too cold, plenty of sun but some rain mixing in as well. Today is a perfect day, bright sunshine 80 degrees with a cool breeze. Magnificent!

well....Ill defend it to the grave, but you will need to prepare yourself for overcast skys starting in October/Novermber.

[Nature Girl]

Originally Posted by sberdrow

well I have to admit, I don't know "exactly why it called the "coast" but we can tell your from cali if you call it the "beach". Good point about Cannon Beach. Im moving from back to Oregon or Wa from Texas and the "Coast/Beach" is a very strong reason. I boarder on depressed when I thought I would never see those trees and mountains. That coast (beach) put me over the top.

Yeah we have so many beaches in California, it's hard to refer as anything else. What part of Texas are you in? Our friends recently moved to McKinney (suburb of Dallas) and they just love it! They are trying to get us out there, but like you, I cannot live without the trees, mountains, hills, and beaches,,,Um, I mean coast. I am totally with ya!!

[sberdrow]

Originally Posted by Nature Girl

Yeah we have so many beaches in California, it's hard to refer as anything else. What part of Texas are you in? Our friends recently moved to McKinney (suburb of Dallas) and they just love it! They are trying to get us out there, but like you, I cannot live without the trees, mountains, hills, and beaches,,,Um, I mean coast. I am totally with ya!!

Im holed up in Austin....Don't do it, I mean the Texas move. Its Horrible. Dallas is flat, the coast is the Gulf with is a very very long drive, and an ugly one at that. Miles and miles of flat bla bla. Damn good Mexican food though.

Looking forward to staying at a place called Stephanie Inn at Cannon Beach. You should check it out. Real nice, just google it.

[Nature Girl]

Originally Posted by sberdrow

Im holed up in Austin....Don't do it, I mean the Texas move. Its Horrible. Dallas is flat, the coast is the Gulf with is a very very long drive, and an ugly one at that. Miles and miles of flat bla bla. Damn good Mexican food though.

Looking forward to staying at a place called Stephanie Inn at Cannon Beach. You should check it out. Real nice, just google it.

No, I won't make that move. I do think Austin is one of the nicest places in Texas though. Isn't it the nations capital for bats?

I did hear lots of wonderful things about Cannon beach! I will check out that Inn, sounds great! Thanks for the tip.

[PortlandNative]

Originally Posted by sdmlions

Hello All,
There is no real threat of any natural disaster, outside of a possible Volcano, and the summer has been perfect so far.

We are due for a major earthquake at any time. While they definitely are not as frequent as California, we are due for a 9.0 earthquake

Oh...just rain a little on the "Portland's great parade", the commuting traffic in Portland is getting to be brutal. No, it's not LA, Seattle, Bay Area or Washington DC, but it's gotten way worse than the "good ol" days of the 1990s. I even hit slow traffic at 8:00 pm on I-5 today. Sheesh! At least I could see Mt. St. Helens from the freeway once I was in Washington.