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   alt.culture.oregon      Meh, I hear Portland is a tad overrated      6,995 messages   

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   Wow. A MAX fan.   
   02 Jun 06 15:57:47   
   
   XPost: or.general   
   From: LiveFromTheClocktower@gfy.com   
      
   Somebody posted this today in rec.aviation.piloting:   
      
   > My wife and I were in Portland just last month for a business trip.  It is   
   > a   
   > beautiful city, and the public transportation is unbelieveable.  From PDX   
   > you can take a "MAX" train into town, and get to Troutdale via MAX to   
   > Gresham then jump on a city bus which will get you within a block or two   
   > of   
   > the airport.  Tickets for both the trains and busses  for two hours were   
   > $2,   
   > and an all day pass was $4.  It's an incredible bargain, and the trains   
   > and   
   > busses were some of the cleanest and best maintained I've ever ridden on.   
   > We didn't have time to get checked out and rent a plane, but we are   
   > planning   
   > a return trip someday.   
      
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