Category: Sad

This would probably be something more appropriate for Bubble Boy, but I didn’t have his email address (comment here with your email address — nobody will see it but you and me). But OPB has a series on their site about affordable housing, ton of jobs and lack of employes, and the promise of Juniper Ridge. Interesting series, but not really news to locals. Affordable housing is going by the wayside (the city council certainly isn’t helping things), especially now that many of the area’s mobile home parks are closing down. The job postings in Central Oregon are generally full of two kinds of jobs: entry-level monkey jobs that pay minimum wage, or upper level jobs that don’t pay nearly what they’re worth. And I personally don’t know enough about Juniper Ridge to make an educated opinion about it.

I’m actually not going to allow comments on this entry, instead requesting that you post in the thread over at Bend Forums about this, just so I can get some discussion going over there (and I think it’ll be far easier for people to get their point across, as the forum software there is far faster than my comment system here).

Thanks Kina for the tip.

Sorry to say, but Jon and his wife have you beat. First their daughter had to have eye surgery (which will cost a pretty penny). Then, Jon’s wife had to have her gall bladder removed (which will cost a pretty nickel). Then Jon’s goes to work this morning, and gets in a three-car accident on Franklin, bashing up his car pretty good (which just sucks). He came out OK (at least he says), but it still is a lousy way to start the day. They have insurance, but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to drain them.

Our thoughts are with you, Jon (we old-time original bloggers in the area watch out for each other). If you or your wife need anything, you know how to get ahold of me.