Hi everyone.

My wife and I are coming down to Bend this weekend to visit and are wondering if anybody has day passes to Mount Bachelor they would like to trade?

I work at Whistler Blackcomb and have day passes for Winter and Summer (Bike Park).

Looking to swap 2 for 2.

Thanks for the help!

Turn your lights on.

Go a bit slower.

Leave a bit more space between cars.

Clear snow from your hood and roof, not just windows. (So it doesn't freeze into a brick and fly off and kill someone later)

So maybe it’s the weather but it seems like this new intersection closure as of today is going to cause havoc especially with the lane modifications to Greenwood. It’s 2 pm and Greenwood is even worse than before.

Passed them on my way down as it was getting pretty heavy and snowed in up toward Bachelor, I sure hope they make it back down ok!

If you see em stuck though, send pics.

Hey friends--my kid's ipad (that thing has lived a rough life) is struggling to charge and probably needs the charging port replaced or serviced. Can anyone recommend a place that does reputable work on tablets here in Bend? Thanks! =)

Is this you?! I was checking out Mt. Bachelor’s cameras this past weekend and this person happened to catch my attention. Thought it was kinda cool and they’d might enjoy! Happy Monday folks! Keep bringing on the snow dances 🤙

First time flying out of RDM, I generally drive to PDX and fly out of there. With the snow forecasted this week, I’m curious how RDM holds up? I’d imagine they expect it and are prepared and able to operate just fine?

Every First Thursday of the month enjoys a different presentation

For acoustic guitar and Travis picking?

What's the easiest way to get from the Oxford hotel to Mt. Bachelor? Gonna be going on a weekday. Should I just use the public transportation shuttles? Does it work well?

I have driven over both passes in the snow 30+ or so times but have never driven to Bachelor when there’s snow. This group and other social media posts and comments have me completely spooked. I have the correct vehicle, with the correct winter tires that are 3 peak mountain rated. Am I over cooking it or is driving up there that sketchy?

Taj Palace is turning 22! Times have changed so much since I first moved to Bend as a wee child and it was a rural town! Today we got to have the best ever chili chicken at their buffet and the wonderfully spiced cabbage and potatoes and finished with a dessert of the wonderfully creamy rice kheer flavored deliciously with cardamon. The buffet is always a wonderful treat and the family that runs it is so friendly and kind thus the shout out! Thanks for being one of our favorite places here in Bend ❤️

Hi all First off - love the barbers I have been to in town. I just want to change my hair "style" and need someone who can cut it to style, then show me how to actually style it on my own.

Any recs appreciated.

I couldn't figure out why my indoor aqi sensor was consistently showing an unhealthy indoor air reading of around 70 during the winter, even with my indoor air purifiers running on low. A quick internet search revealed that using tap water in my humidifiers can increase pm2.5 and aqi to unhealthy levels due to mineral dust/white dust being evaporated into the air by the humidifiers.

I turned off the humidifiers, and the indoor aqi dropped to 8 within an hour.

I still need the humidifiers to keep my house's humidity tolerable. Potential solutions include using distilled water, demineralized water, or water run through a reverse osmosis filter. I'm a renter (no reverse osmosis system) and I don't want to drive to the store to buy water to feed my humidifiers (no distilled), and (edit) chatgpt estimates the cost of annual zerowater filters for feeding the humidifiers to be $500-$1,000, so now that's out too.

So, it looks like I'll be acquiring some wicking humidifiers instead.

(Edit: As others have pointed out, it's helpful to know that this applies only to vaporizing/atomizing humidifiers. This does not apply to wicking humidifiers, which is why these will likely be the solution for me.)

Anybody have recommendations for shops in town that would work on outboard boat motors? A quick google search didn't turn up much. The little boat i got came with a 6.6 hp 4 stroke Yamaha. Previous owner stated it hasn't been used in over 6 years so I figure getting it tuned up before heading out on the water might be a good idea. I don't have a water drum, so I haven't even tried firing it up.

After work yesterday, my wife and I went on a date to the new Dogwood location. The new spot/service/drinks were excellent (I got their first wine pour ever!!) but not the topic of this post. We were browsing the food carts in the courtyard outside when a woman in the window of a blue food truck with “The Dominican” written on the side waved us over. She said, paraphrased, “I want to give you each a no-pressure, no-obligations sample.” Although neither of us thought we were in the mood for Dominican food, we were too polite to refuse. And it was a good thing we didn’t, because the sample of “La Bandera” we received was absolutely delicious. We asked about the rest of the menu. The woman, whose name turned out to be Trisha, recommended a few things and her husband (Robert) offered us another sample. 

We ended up ordering the Carne Frita, with high expectations. Those expectations proved to be far too low. I’m not shitting you Bend, that dish has to be one of the top three things I have ever eaten in Bend. It’s hard to compare every memory over the past 10 years (we’ve had a few meals at most places in town), but there is just no way it can’t be in contention. I literally told my wife as we ate in Dogwood, “with the exception of some rare steaks we’ve had over the years, this has to be the best meat I have ever tasted.” The onion, beans, and yucca were all super tasty and also very unique in flavor. 

So really this post is just a shout out to our new favorite food truck in Bend and a recommendation: If you’re in the market for something new and delicious, we couldn’t recommend them enough. We noticed afterwards that they do the food courier services (e.g. Grubhub, Uber Eats) until midnight, which is pretty awesome in a city that doesn’t have a lot of good late night options. They are certainly hustling to make their new food truck work and we will definitely be back to enjoy it.

Have a relative looking to sell a house for her elderly father so she can move him closer to her in AZ. Recommendations?

Talk to your queer/trans neighbors right now. We are waking up every day to terrifying new developments, executive orders, and plans that are seeking to erase us.

There are multiple directives explicitly targeting trans individuals. Research on sexual orientation and gender identity is being scrubbed from the CDC. States are already pushing for the Supreme Court to topple Obergefell v Hodges. Lawrence v Texas and Bowers v Hardwick are two more cases that are in their sights. Without those protections, your friends, your family, your neighbors are open to criminal charges simply for being who they are.

What we need now is assistance and support. We need people speaking out. We need to stand in solidarity with other communities being targeted, and most of all we need people who are not being targeted to speak up where we cannot.

We need allies to truly be allies. Don't ask if you can help, ask How you can help.

Slow and steady wins the race

Ok yall. Feel like I’m going crazy. The service fees for VTP tickets are over 20%. When did this happen!!? I don’t remember it being this bad. Anyone know where I can buy the tickets without paying the stupid inconvenience “service” fees?

We're new to gardening and looking to put together a beginner friendly and hopefully prolific garden in our backyard this year.

We have grow lights and are planning to grow from seeds - I know everything starts at slightly different times based on how long the growing is, and have a good idea as to how long things take, all that good stuff. Mostly we're just wondering about 'when' we should start getting it all up and rolling.

What do you use as an anticipated hardening off/outdoor planting date (obviously subject to change)? Are there any 'musts' that do really well here, and is there anything that grows well together or helps each other grow?

On the list we're either planning or really considering: Bush Beans, Tomatoes, Sweet and Hot/Super Hot Peppers, Hyssop and Basil, Cauliflower/Broccoli, Radishes, Carrots, Celery, maybe some other herbs if we have time and space.

We're planning on doing above ground containers for most everything, and maybe using our fence for some climbing edible flowers. Any and all help/support is appreciated!

I found two white sliding doors in the street at Hill and Franklin. Leaned them up against a tree. Jan 31st.

Title says it all, looking to make music with people and branch out. I'm cool with experimenting with other genres just want to keep it rooted in grind. Been listening to a lot of Wormrot, Six Brew Bantha, Narc, and Spazz. I'm on the east side with a small practice space, hmu let's see what happens.