"Seattle Freeze" In Portland?

[Leisesturm]

Originally Posted by pdxMIKEpdx

I for one like to see some of these old zombie posts resurrected.
Especially if they are really old ones.
Interesting to see how perspectives on things can and will change.

The issue isn't that zombie posts are resurrected. It is that they are ressurected as if they are current. So someone starts reading back in the thread because its bumped to page one. They see some incorrect fact and post a polite rebuttal (or an angry diatribe) at some poster who likely doensn't live in the state anymore, because they quoted gas at $3.50/gal or pick your own obsolete factoid. Of course they aren't going to stop to check that the post is 5 years old before they light off. Who does? I like to at least know that the poster I am writing to/about is still in earshot. Does that make it clearer?

How does it happen though... aren't you curious? The how of it? Forget the why or why not. We are finished as a species if we lose the need to know how. Shakespeare wasn't born knowing how, but he got hold of some John Donne and said... "how the #@$%^", and aren't we all better for that?

[pdxMIKEpdx]

I tend to not sweat the small stuff.
To be honest, I am not curious at all.

[Metlakatla]

LOL. I already told you that many of these old threads are bumped up by bots. Look it up. They self-post spam that the mods remove as soon as they can. Even if some people do reply to old posts now and then, I hardly think the downfall of the human race will occur as a result.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by CanuckInPortland

Sorry, the "Seattle Freeze Ice Cream" location closed in Portland years ago and was replaced by a new condo building...you'll have to try a local chain.

Salt and Straw is a good option.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by Leisesturm

The issue isn't that zombie posts are resurrected. It is that they are ressurected as if they are current. So someone starts reading back in the thread because its bumped to page one. They see some incorrect fact and post a polite rebuttal (or an angry diatribe) at some poster who likely doensn't live in the state anymore, because they quoted gas at $3.50/gal or pick your own obsolete factoid. Of course they aren't going to stop to check that the post is 5 years old before they light off. Who does? I like to at least know that the poster I am writing to/about is still in earshot. Does that make it clearer?

How does it happen though... aren't you curious? The how of it? Forget the why or why not. We are finished as a species if we lose the need to know how. Shakespeare wasn't born knowing how, but he got hold of some John Donne and said... "how the #@$%^", and aren't we all better for that?

I like to blame the "similar threads" suggestions at the bottom of each thread. They sometimes have really outdated suggestions or suggestions that have nothing to do with the topic you are posting on.

[Yankeemama]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

Salt and Straw is a good option.

I just had the yummiest ice cream there and the staff was above and beyond wonderful! I went to the NW 23 rd location.

[CanuckInPortland]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

Salt and Straw is a good option.

The line is always too long!

[Mini-apple-less]

Originally Posted by Leisesturm

I am fascinated by the actual mechanics of finding six year old posts to respond to. How does it work exactly? I mean... most posters here say the Search function does not work. That is their justification for starting another "why can't you pump your own gas in Oregon thread". I don't use the search engine because I like to respond to current posts. My main area of concern is: does the respondent to a dead thread know that it is no longer in active use or not? If not, why not, and if yes... why not at least acknowledge that fact in the response??

It was one of the related, suggested threads. I'm sorry, just thought it was a good and interesting topic! Why do people get so upset at bumping old threads when they'd get on someone's behind even more for starting a new one?

[Mini-apple-less]

Originally Posted by pdxMIKEpdx

I for one like to see some of these old zombie posts resurrected.
Especially if they are really old ones.
Interesting to see how perspectives on things can and will change.

Exactly. Portland has changed a lot in the past six years. Even in the past three.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by CanuckInPortland

The line is always too long!

I went to the one on Division, though it was the middle of the week, but there was no line and we sampled a bunch of flavors.