OMG! OR in the NYT, and it's not all good!
The Times crew chronicles bust times in Bend, particularly as they hit the equity émigrés from Ahnoldland.
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Comments (5)
Love your new Berry header, we have been gorging ourselves on Hoodies for the last week.
Posted by swimmer | June 22, 2009 5:57 AM
Well, we have to import our Hoodies....
But we have unemployment numbers that are nearing 20%....
And Deschutes County has sold zero houses in the $1M range so far this year, and only half a dozen over $500K. You used to sell a hundred a month.
And suicides are the order of the day, from drowning yourself in Dillon Falls (doctor who owned The Shire), to hanging yourself in the RV showrooom floor...
Life sux in the land of Poverty With A View....
Posted by Harry | June 22, 2009 8:46 AM
I am so old I remember when Bend had one stop light....pre Sun River.
Posted by portland native | June 22, 2009 9:21 AM
I am so old I was born there ... before it got Bend'ed ... when it was Straightarrow ....
When Rajneeshees, and now SoCal-ees roll in and park, it doesn't bother me a bit because I know a secret about the place: psst! there's only so much water in the desert. Bone-dry is Nature's way of keeping the population down ... -hill, where water flows.
Posted by Tenskwatawa | June 22, 2009 12:22 PM
I left Bend in the early 70's to return to college. I could see no way to make a living there without being a servant to the MPA's at Sunriver. Years later when working for the State Eco Devo guys I toured Bend looking for firms interested in export sales. Basically found no one. Most companies seemed only interested in a no growth capital retention strategy. The only successful business I have seen in Bend has been real estate and tourism. Kind of like Costa Rica without water...
Posted by Dean | June 22, 2009 1:11 PM