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

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   Paul Johnson to Bill Shatzer   
   Re: Oregon golfers suck   
   21 Jun 06 17:52:05   
   
   XPost: or.politics, or.general   
   From: baloo@ursine.ca   
      
   Bill Shatzer wrote:   
      
   > And they offer considerable ancillary benefits - trip planning, travel   
   > discounts, very competitive rate auto insurance, a good travel agency,   
   > and the like - at least some of which is useful to most folks.   
      
   I would count "discounts almost anywhere you see the AAA sign and free maps"   
   much higher than "competative rate auto insurance," which is not something   
   AAA offers.  Auto insurance, yes.  Reasonable rates for auto insurance?   
   Maybe on Mars.   
      
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