Comments on: To Portland and Back https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/12/14/to-portland-and-back/ forget about today until tomorrow Sun, 15 Dec 2024 01:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Janet https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/12/14/to-portland-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-102749 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 01:10:00 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=8613#comment-102749 In reply to Georgina Lawrence.

Haha I believe it. I call that season “sprinter” and it runs from February 14 when the daffodils come out until July 5 when the cold rains stop. Then 8-10 weeks of summer, which seduce visitors into thinking they’d like to live here. But now I just call that “smoke season.” You’re missing nothing, trust me. Am glad you escaped before you started putting down roots!

]]> By: Georgina Lawrence https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/12/14/to-portland-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-102747 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:01:27 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=8613#comment-102747 We had the year’s worth of seasons in one week. Even England is more predictable than that week in Portland. If I remember correctly it was April when we came. Probably Spring Break…spring my **** :).

]]> By: Lucie Johnson https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/12/14/to-portland-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-102745 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:00:07 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=8613#comment-102745 Glad you took the start-up, Ragged!
And apparently Mrs. Clown was OK with it…
That took some guts as well as foresight!

]]> By: Janet https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/12/14/to-portland-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-102744 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:41:25 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=8613#comment-102744 Hahaha I love Mrs. Clown. And you sum up the west-side PacNW climate dilemma perfectly. It’s like living with a charismatic, fickle, untrustworthy lover. When things are good, it’s so good! But how can it betray me so?!? Over and over again. How lucky for you that she saw its true colors on that first visit.
I’ve spent my whole adult life with it! I also can relate to your remote work tale. I earned my library degree via one of the first programs to offer a fully remote option. My first year I had no job so took close to a full load of classes and planned to finish in two years. My husband and kids trotted off to work and school each day and I sat in the family room in front of the family PC (it was dial-up then!) all day, then again after everyone went off to bed in the evening. It took a similar toll on me and I found a .75 job before the next school year started. It took six years to finish but being out in the world again was fantastic! I am glad you were able to get out of that grind.

]]> By: Claire ATX https://www.raggedclown.com/2024/12/14/to-portland-and-back/comment-page-1/#comment-102742 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:15:10 +0000 https://www.raggedclown.com/?p=8613#comment-102742 Thank you, Rian!!

Thank you for taking the pay cut, Ragged!!

From a happy SmartPatients.com member

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