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msantoinette
Since 20 Jul 2008
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 Tue Mar 16, 10 10:38 am OT: Relocating to Hood River |
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Good things come in mysterious packages, eh?! Landlord of beloved NoPo home is putting the house up for sale... and we are finally make the move to HR!
Anyone know of any places with enough room for two (plus two well behaved cats)??
Thanx! |
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mcsailor0303
Since 18 Mar 2009
184 Posts
The Dalles
Stoked
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| Tue Mar 16, 10 12:03 pm gorge view condos |
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i live in gorge view condos, 1 or 2 bed places, cats ok, rent is usually between 500-1000.
check out gorge.net or the hr news classifieds.
good luck, and welcome to the hood, see ya on the water!!! |
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
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Hood River
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| Tue Mar 16, 10 6:10 pm |
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U should just move to Stevenson, the wind is better there anyways.
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
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| Tue Mar 16, 10 10:20 pm |
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| Ian, Joby's b-day party was great, I drank a bit to much Whiskey. You should stay in Utah, the religion is better there anyways. |
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
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Hood River
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| Wed Mar 17, 10 10:15 am |
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C'mon bro I was there before you... Mr smith is my boy he said it was chill if I came back to Beer town for a while.
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Spike
Since 13 May 2007
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Alameda
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| Wed Mar 17, 10 10:23 am |
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| Inept_Fun wrote: | | U should just move to Stevenson, the wind is better there anyways. |
I second that, I'd live in Stevenson any day over hood river. The sandbar is one big circus. |
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
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| Wed Mar 17, 10 10:48 am |
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| Spike wrote: | | Inept_Fun wrote: | | U should just move to Stevenson, the wind is better there anyways. |
I second that, I'd live in Stevenson any day over hood river. The sandbar is one big circus. |
Come on Spike. Everyone knows that Stevenson has one of the worst/dangerous launches around. People injure themselves and their kites on that launch. At least the hood has that huge sand bar.
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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
1794 Posts
Doin' The Dalles
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| Wed Mar 17, 10 11:07 am |
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| Spike wrote: | | I second that, I'd live in Stevenson any day over hood river. The sandbar is one big circus. |
Really Florian? Completely disagree amigo......the Sandbar is only a circus because of fools that want to join the circus and get close enough to tickle the elephants balls.
Monday through Friday the Sandbar is a lonely Mecca with wind that turns on daily for an after work session that somedays makes you feel like the candy store hung a "everything is free" sign in the window and I'm just a fat kid needing a fix.
Sandbar gives swell, wake, slider, flat, food, family area to view and kids to play and even a dog park! Let's not forget the self launching and landing ease if you're first in/last out and no killer rock waiting for the next lull/gust to ruin your season.
Sunday it pretty much clears out and maybe a few Saturdays during the peak of summer get's crowed but that's only because every kook and school congested at the north point....which this year will be greatly improved thanks to the CGKA.
The Sandbar is roughly 26 acres and even on busy weekends maybe half of it gets used. Rigging and launching away from the occasional visiting circus is a heck of a lot easier than rigging and launching with 7 kites on the ground at Stevie.
By the time you hit 84, deal with Cascade Locks, pay the toll, cross the bridge and hope somebody can help launch, or land you, it's about a push to have driven the extra 19.38 miles to HR in about 15 minutes for peace of mind. Stevie is boutique and if it's the only place that has wind, it can be really fun with a good vibe, but until they find more real estate that is safe Stevie creates more circus activities IMO. |
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
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| Wed Mar 17, 10 11:09 am |
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| Sella wrote: | | Spike wrote: | | I second that, I'd live in Stevenson any day over hood river. The sandbar is one big circus. |
Really Florian? Completely disagree amigo......the Sandbar is only a circus because of fools that want to join the circus and get close enough to tickle the elephants balls.
Monday through Friday the Sandbar is a lonely Mecca with wind that turns on daily for an after work session that somedays makes you feel like the candy store hung a "everything is free" sign in the window and I'm just a fat kid needing a fix.
Sandbar gives swell, wake, slider, flat, food, family area to view and kids to play and even a dog park! Let's not forget the self launching and landing ease if you're first in/last out and no killer rock waiting for the next lull/gust to ruin your season.
Sunday it pretty much clears out and maybe a few Saturdays during the peak of summer get's crowed but that's only because every kook and school congested at the north point....which this year will be greatly improved thanks to the CGKA.
The Sandbar is roughly 26 acres and even on busy weekends maybe half of it gets used. Rigging and launching away from the occasional visiting circus is a heck of a lot easier than rigging and launching with 7 kites on the ground at Stevie.
By the time you hit 84, deal with Cascade Locks, pay the toll, cross the bridge and hope somebody can help launch, or land you, it's about a push to have driven the extra 19.38 miles to HR in about 15 minutes for peace of mind. Stevie is boutique and if it's the only place that has wind, it can be really fun with a good vibe, but until they find more real estate that is safe Stevie creates more circus activities IMO. |
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shred_da_gorge
Since 12 Nov 2008
1342 Posts
Da Hood & Da Wood
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| Wed Mar 17, 10 11:21 am |
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Hey Sella, well put! I think the Port needs a Marketing Director... 
Forrest... LMAO... thanks for the morning chuckle! With the right whiskey, you can never have too much... |
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
564 Posts
Northern Portugal
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| Wed Mar 17, 10 11:40 am |
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Come on Spike. Everyone knows that Stevenson has one of the worst/dangerous launches around. People injure themselves and their kites on that launch. At least the hood has that huge sand bar.[/quote]
yeah c'mon Spike - what Martin said - Stevenson beach is crowded if two people stand on it let alone try to launch/land at the same time plus rocks,weird back eddies, no swell, no waves, no flat water, kite eating trees, more expensive toll bridge, gill nets right in front of the launch, no kite shops for repairs after the trees eat your kite, clouds, sketchy places to bail if the wind drops or something breaks versus all the beginner friendly launch, space, variety, options, sunshine, kite shops, pubs, Airtime in the 'Hood'. |
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msantoinette
Since 20 Jul 2008
18 Posts
Pacific Northwest
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| Thu Mar 25, 10 5:40 pm |
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| As I suspected, Hood River it is! Now... about finding that place :p |
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