That's funny - I saw the link in HN and before clicking on it I thought to myself "simple, Corvallis Oregon, where I live." And sure enough, I was right.
When we moved here from California I was struck about how much people in the Willamette Valley love to talk about how the "Big One" will come and how there's going to be a big Tsunami. Well, maybe, but in the meantime it's been the most temperate climate you can imagine. The worst thing we get is the occasional ice storm but nothing like our neighbors in Portland.
When we moved here from California I was struck about how much people in the Willamette Valley love to talk about how the "Big One" will come and how there's going to be a big Tsunami. Well, maybe, but in the meantime it's been the most temperate climate you can imagine. The worst thing we get is the occasional ice storm but nothing like our neighbors in Portland.