Technobarbarian wrote:
>
> We made another trip to the coast, with lovely gray weather, and
> managed to fit in some attractions we hadn't seen before. We have
> been past the Tillamook Forest Center many times without stopping
> to see this free attraction. When they are open, they are only open
> on a limited schedule. They closed early in the pandemic and only
> opened again recently. The Tillamook Forest is the result of a
> series of wildfires and the depression. During the depression a lot
> of people couldn't or wouldn't pay the taxes on burned over forest
> land. After several counties foreclosed on that land it was
> consolidated into the Tillamook Forest and generates income for
> several counties--and a museum.
>
> http://tillamookforestcenter.org/
>
> If you dig through it the website does a pretty good job of
> explaining the Forest. One of the odd things the museum mentions is
> that during the "Jim Crow era" the logging camps in the area were
> not segregated. People lived, worked and played together without
> regard to race.
>
> Oceanside is an odd little town that has been there pretty much
> forever. There are still a lot of older structures in the middle of
> town, including the old post office and a series of small cabins
> that has been a motel since motels were invented.
>
> https://visittheoregoncoast.com/cities/oceanside/
>
> The big point of land on the left side of this panoramic view has a
> tunnel that has been blasted through it so that people can walk
> from one beach to another.
>
> "Explore the Unique Tunnel Beach on the Oregon Coast"
> https://thatoregonlife.com/2023/05/tunnel-beach/
>
> Over the years it has been opened and closed several times. I have
> never walked through there.
>
> Their website doesn't do the Ocean Front Cabins in Oceanside
> justice. this website does a better job:
>
> https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g52003-d1469219-Reviews-Ocean_Front_Cabins-Oceanside_Oregon.html
>
> So, what makes Oceanside a bit odd, even by Oregon coast
> standards, is that the small old part of town is surrounded by big
> expensive homes covering the hillside around town. This time of
> year there are probably more of those big houses than residents.
> The town supports a number of small businesses, including several
> restaurants. It's unlikely that many of the people who work there
> also live there.

Je*us H Ch*ist. Now you're starting to use "so".

> I had read that the beach there is an excellent place to collect
> pretty rocks. I had been skeptical because this is a popular beach.
> We happened to be there at an ideal time, when the tide was going
> out. As it's going out the ocean mixes the rocks up a lot. So, even
> though there were a number of people looking for pretty rocks,
> everyone found something. Along with some nice agates we found a
> lot of small jadeite stones and some rocks that would be ordinary,
> except that they had small bit of jadeite or other rocks imbedded
> in them.
>
> One of the things you see from the beach is a big blue house a bit
> inland from the tunnel, on top of that big point of land--with a
> big red for sale sign on that side of the building. Where that
> place sits I suspect that you would need to be able to finance it
> yourself. It's unlikely that you could buy landslide insurance for
> anything less than the value of the property. The website says the
> monthly mortgage payment would only be around $14K.
>
> https://www.movoto.com/oceanside-or/1816-maxwell-mountain-rd-oceanside-or-97134-491_22137300/
>
> So anyhow, I learned a bit more about beach crabbing on a beach
> just a bit south of Oceanside. I saw someone who knew what she was
> doing catch a keeper and a red rock crab. The red rock crabs are
> all keepers if you're into that sort of thing. I did catch one nice
> sized keeper from the dock in Garibaldi. I figure that wasn't too
> bad, since we only spent a few hours there, mostly during an
> unfavorable tide. It has been raining, so crabbing in the bay is
> slowing down. It looked like everyone was catching a few nice
> keepers and a few that were just a little too small.

Je*us H Ch*ist. You used "so" again.
How long before you start using "like, you know", and start
uptalking?........umm...you're not uptalking yet are you?

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

Technobarbarian wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 3:59:23 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
>> Technobarbarian wrote:
>>>
>>> We made another trip to the coast, with lovely gray weather,
>>> and managed to fit in some attractions we hadn't seen before.
>>> We have been past the Tillamook Forest Center many times
>>> without stopping to see this free attraction. When they are
>>> open, they are only open on a limited schedule. They closed
>>> early in the pandemic and only opened again recently. The
>>> Tillamook Forest is the result of a series of wildfires and the
>>> depression. During the depression a lot of people couldn't or
>>> wouldn't pay the taxes on burned over forest land. After
>>> several counties foreclosed on that land it was consolidated
>>> into the Tillamook Forest and generates income for several
>>> counties--and a museum.
>>>
>>> http://tillamookforestcenter.org/
>>>
>>> If you dig through it the website does a pretty good job of
>>> explaining the Forest. One of the odd things the museum
>>> mentions is that during the "Jim Crow era" the logging camps in
>>> the area were not segregated. People lived, worked and played
>>> together without regard to race.
>>>
>>> Oceanside is an odd little town that has been there pretty
>>> much forever. There are still a lot of older structures in the
>>> middle of town, including the old post office and a series of
>>> small cabins that has been a motel since motels were invented.
>>>
>>> https://visittheoregoncoast.com/cities/oceanside/
>>>
>>> The big point of land on the left side of this panoramic view
>>> has a tunnel that has been blasted through it so that people
>>> can walk from one beach to another.
>>>
>>> "Explore the Unique Tunnel Beach on the Oregon Coast"
>>> https://thatoregonlife.com/2023/05/tunnel-beach/
>>>
>>> Over the years it has been opened and closed several times. I
>>> have never walked through there.
>>>
>>> Their website doesn't do the Ocean Front Cabins in Oceanside
>>> justice. this website does a better job:
>>>
>>> https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g52003-d1469219-Reviews-Ocean_Front_Cabins-Oceanside_Oregon.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
So, what makes Oceanside a bit odd, even by Oregon coast
>>> standards, is that the small old part of town is surrounded by
>>> big expensive homes covering the hillside around town. This
>>> time of year there are probably more of those big houses than
>>> residents. The town supports a number of small businesses,
>>> including several restaurants. It's unlikely that many of the
>>> people who work there also live there.
>> Je*us H Ch*ist. Now you're starting to use "so".
>>> I had read that the beach there is an excellent place to
>>> collect pretty rocks. I had been skeptical because this is a
>>> popular beach. We happened to be there at an ideal time, when
>>> the tide was going out. As it's going out the ocean mixes the
>>> rocks up a lot. So, even though there were a number of people
>>> looking for pretty rocks, everyone found something. Along with
>>> some nice agates we found a lot of small jadeite stones and
>>> some rocks that would be ordinary, except that they had small
>>> bit of jadeite or other rocks imbedded in them.
>>>
>>> One of the things you see from the beach is a big blue house a
>>> bit inland from the tunnel, on top of that big point of
>>> land--with a big red for sale sign on that side of the
>>> building. Where that place sits I suspect that you would need
>>> to be able to finance it yourself. It's unlikely that you could
>>> buy landslide insurance for anything less than the value of the
>>> property. The website says the monthly mortgage payment would
>>> only be around $14K.
>>>
>>> https://www.movoto.com/oceanside-or/1816-maxwell-mountain-rd-oceanside-or-97134-491_22137300/
>>>
>>>
>>>
So anyhow, I learned a bit more about beach crabbing on a beach
>>> just a bit south of Oceanside. I saw someone who knew what she
>>> was doing catch a keeper and a red rock crab. The red rock
>>> crabs are all keepers if you're into that sort of thing. I did
>>> catch one nice sized keeper from the dock in Garibaldi. I
>>> figure that wasn't too bad, since we only spent a few hours
>>> there, mostly during an unfavorable tide. It has been raining,
>>> so crabbing in the bay is slowing down. It looked like everyone
>>> was catching a few nice keepers and a few that were just a
>>> little too small.
>> Je*us H Ch*ist. You used "so" again. How long before you start
>> using "like, you know", and start uptalking?........umm...you're
>> not uptalking yet are you?
>>
>> -- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
>
> ?????? I have no idea what you're talking about. As usual, I'm
> mostly just faking it, because I'm mostly writing for myself. You
> guys are sort of like accident victims. You just happen to be in
> the way.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you're not as on top of
things as you might like to think you are.

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

Technobarbarian wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 4:21:55 PM UTC-7, bfh wrote:
>> Technobarbarian wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 3:59:23 PM UTC-7, bfh
>>> wrote:
>>>> Technobarbarian wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> We made another trip to the coast, with lovely gray
>>>>> weather, and managed to fit in some attractions we hadn't
>>>>> seen before. We have been past the Tillamook Forest Center
>>>>> many times without stopping to see this free attraction.
>>>>> When they are open, they are only open on a limited
>>>>> schedule. They closed early in the pandemic and only opened
>>>>> again recently. The Tillamook Forest is the result of a
>>>>> series of wildfires and the depression. During the
>>>>> depression a lot of people couldn't or wouldn't pay the
>>>>> taxes on burned over forest land. After several counties
>>>>> foreclosed on that land it was consolidated into the
>>>>> Tillamook Forest and generates income for several
>>>>> counties--and a museum.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tillamookforestcenter.org/
>>>>>
>>>>> If you dig through it the website does a pretty good job
>>>>> of explaining the Forest. One of the odd things the museum
>>>>> mentions is that during the "Jim Crow era" the logging
>>>>> camps in the area were not segregated. People lived, worked
>>>>> and played together without regard to race.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oceanside is an odd little town that has been there pretty
>>>>> much forever. There are still a lot of older structures in
>>>>> the middle of town, including the old post office and a
>>>>> series of small cabins that has been a motel since motels
>>>>> were invented.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://visittheoregoncoast.com/cities/oceanside/
>>>>>
>>>>> The big point of land on the left side of this panoramic
>>>>> view has a tunnel that has been blasted through it so that
>>>>> people can walk from one beach to another.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Explore the Unique Tunnel Beach on the Oregon Coast"
>>>>> https://thatoregonlife.com/2023/05/tunnel-beach/
>>>>>
>>>>> Over the years it has been opened and closed several times.
>>>>> I have never walked through there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Their website doesn't do the Ocean Front Cabins in
>>>>> Oceanside justice. this website does a better job:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g52003-d1469219-Reviews-Ocean_Front_Cabins-Oceanside_Oregon.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>>>>
So, what makes Oceanside a bit odd, even by Oregon coast
>>>>> standards, is that the small old part of town is surrounded
>>>>> by big expensive homes covering the hillside around town.
>>>>> This time of year there are probably more of those big
>>>>> houses than residents. The town supports a number of small
>>>>> businesses, including several restaurants. It's unlikely
>>>>> that many of the people who work there also live there.
>>>> Je*us H Ch*ist. Now you're starting to use "so".
>>>>> I had read that the beach there is an excellent place to
>>>>> collect pretty rocks. I had been skeptical because this is
>>>>> a popular beach. We happened to be there at an ideal time,
>>>>> when the tide was going out. As it's going out the ocean
>>>>> mixes the rocks up a lot. So, even though there were a
>>>>> number of people looking for pretty rocks, everyone found
>>>>> something. Along with some nice agates we found a lot of
>>>>> small jadeite stones and some rocks that would be ordinary,
>>>>> except that they had small bit of jadeite or other rocks
>>>>> imbedded in them.
>>>>>
>>>>> One of the things you see from the beach is a big blue
>>>>> house a bit inland from the tunnel, on top of that big
>>>>> point of land--with a big red for sale sign on that side of
>>>>> the building. Where that place sits I suspect that you
>>>>> would need to be able to finance it yourself. It's unlikely
>>>>> that you could buy landslide insurance for anything less
>>>>> than the value of the property. The website says the
>>>>> monthly mortgage payment would only be around $14K.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.movoto.com/oceanside-or/1816-maxwell-mountain-rd-oceanside-or-97134-491_22137300/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>>>>
So anyhow, I learned a bit more about beach crabbing on a beach
>>>>> just a bit south of Oceanside. I saw someone who knew what
>>>>> she was doing catch a keeper and a red rock crab. The red
>>>>> rock crabs are all keepers if you're into that sort of
>>>>> thing. I did catch one nice sized keeper from the dock in
>>>>> Garibaldi. I figure that wasn't too bad, since we only
>>>>> spent a few hours there, mostly during an unfavorable tide.
>>>>> It has been raining, so crabbing in the bay is slowing
>>>>> down. It looked like everyone was catching a few nice
>>>>> keepers and a few that were just a little too small.
>>>> Je*us H Ch*ist. You used "so" again. How long before you
>>>> start using "like, you know", and start
>>>> uptalking?........umm...you're not uptalking yet are you?
>>>>
>>>> -- bill Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
>>>
>>> ?????? I have no idea what you're talking about. As usual, I'm
>>> mostly just faking it, because I'm mostly writing for myself.
>>> You guys are sort of like accident victims. You just happen to
>>> be in the way.
>> If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you're not as on
>> top of things as you might like to think you are. -- bill Theory
>> don't mean squat if it don't work.
>
> I recently mentioned that I'm essentially living under a figurative
> rock. Almost anything that I'm not doing myself comes and goes on
> the internet. I'm collecting rocks and eating crabs. My most recent
> conversations with people other than my wife were about collecting
> crabs. How "on top of things" can I be?

That explains a few things.

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.