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   Message 5,687 of 6,995   
   jawod to gatt   
   Re: Permits turn dream into nightmare   
   29 Mar 07 10:17:25   
   
   XPost: pdx.general, or.politics, alt.politics   
   From: jawod@fuse.net   
      
   gatt wrote:   
   > "Paul J. Berg"  wrote in message   
   > news:24253-460803B0-1006@storefull-3233.bay.webtv.net...   
   >   
   >   
   >>When it came time to leave the sheriff's department in Nevada, my wife   
   >>and I looked in Oregon for a place to retire.   
   >   
   >   
   > First mistake:  Expecting Oregonians to give a damn about an immigrant who's   
   > whining because we don't do things the way he wants.   
   >   
   >   
   >>Having come from a rural county in Nevada with fewer than 4,000 people, I   
   >>was somewhat surprised that the permit was not issued right over the   
   >>counter along with a small fee.   
   >   
   >   
   > I-5 exits the state to the north and to the south. If ya can't hack it,   
   > don't move here and then bitch 'cause you don't like the way things are   
   > done.   
   >   
   > Oregon has a word for people who come up here with an idea of what's what   
   > and then bitch because we won't bend the system to suit their expectations.   
   > We call 'em "Californians."   Is "Nevada" a code name for "Los Angeles" now?   
   > "Tijuana"?   
   >   
   >   
   > -c   
   >   
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   >   
   GATT,   
   6hours   
   What took you so long to reply?   
   Do you have these "Leave Oregon" messages in a macro or somethin?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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