Give me 10 reasons NOT to move to Bend (Portland, Lake Oswego: houses, to live in)

[NW4me]

Nobody goes to Bend anymore.... it's too crowded.

[gray horse]

Originally Posted by slowlanes

Ok, here's ten reasons
1-smoke
2-smoke
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10-Smoke
when you find yourself constantly checking the smoke particulate level outside for 4 months of the year due to state fires, makes one realize that clean air cannot be over valued. And for that reason, we're moving.

where are you moving to?

[ejisme]

Kind of funny, sort of, that the complaints at the start of this thread in 2012 are pretty much the same complaints in 2021 and throughout. I guess not much, of the bad, is changing in Bend :-)

[roneb]

Alright, this thread is very old. But I am shocked at how many posts claimed the winters in Bend are LOOONNNG and the growing season is short! Compared to where? Hawaii? This is a ridiculous observation. Try Alaska for long winter and short growing season!

[texasdiver]

On the other side of the equation, I can't think of 10 good reasons to move to Bend. But I guess that is a subject for another thread.

[steiconi]

I don't have ten reasons, just two.
1) it's too far from the ocean
2) it's too dry. I currently live in Tucson, I'd like something different!

[Wile E. Coyote]

Originally Posted by roneb

Alright, this thread is very old. But I am shocked at how many posts claimed the winters in Bend are LOOONNNG and the growing season is short! Compared to where? Hawaii? This is a ridiculous observation. Try Alaska for long winter and short growing season!

I am really curious about the weather in Bend. I know how radically the weather has changed NW of Portland (and Portland Metro Area in general).

I am wondering about their water source and how secure that is (since the Willamette Valley has the big rivers). I am thinking long term to the next 20-25 years.

Curious about Bend as a retirement move from Portland Metro in 5-7 years.

Bumping the thread to see if we can get some updated opinions.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Water in Bend? At this point, the city of Bend is just taking water away from the farmers, regardless of grandfathered water rights.

Water in Bend is fairly unique in that the snow melts and does not run down in rivers, it sinks down through the volcanic soil and comes out lower in springs, or simply goes into the water table to be pumped out.

And yes, there is fighting over water and there most likely isn't enough water to support the growth of the Bend area. Its desert and not enough water to support hundreds of thousands of people and all the water hog breweries that the government is encouraging to set up in the Bend area.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Water in Bend? At this point, the city of Bend is just taking water away from the farmers, regardless of grandfathered water rights.

Water in Bend is fairly unique in that the snow melts and does not run down in rivers, it sinks down through the volcanic soil and comes out lower in springs, or simply goes into the water table to be pumped out.

And yes, there is fighting over water and there most likely isn't enough water to support the growth of the Bend area. Its desert and not enough water to support hundreds of thousands of people and all the water hog breweries that the government is encouraging to set up in the Bend area.

How many breweries does a moderately-sized town need?

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

How many breweries does a moderately-sized town need?

One or two. Anything more than that attracts Californians.