Portland Moment #4: Long Hours

Overheard, an earnest conversation:

     Person #1: It's kind of an adjustment ... I haven't had a full-time job in a while.

     Person #2: Yeah, 35 hours a week is a big time commitment.

Portland Moment #3: Working Late

This afternoon, on a lovely 78-degree day, I was one of 2 people remaining in my 10-person office at 5:10pm.  As the other guy got up to leave, we had this little exchange:

    Me: Oh, you're leaving?

    Him: Yep.

    Me: I think I'm going to go too. I'm not nearly busy enough to be the last one out of here.

    Him: Even if you were that busy, have you seen how nice it is out?

It's a different world out here...

Portland Confessions #1

Our under-counter compost bin makes me feel happy, responsible and, yes, just a little smug.

Portland Composts!

Portland Moment #2: Portland Recycles!

It's no secret Portland is a "green" city. So much so that, every week, we have 3 different bins to take to the curb.

Oh, except for every other week, when we have FOUR.

WHY?! Green for compost, Blue for recycling (cardboard, metal, plastic), Black for other garbage - every other week - and Yellow for recycling (glass).

Add to this that Oregon is a deposit state, so we separately collect soda cans and beer bottles inside and take them for refunds separate from our weekly trash ritual.

And, of course, Portlandia nails it:  http://www.ifc.com/portlandia/videos/portlandia-sanitation-twins