tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post7971548884011210928..comments2022-03-25T11:34:51.232-07:00Comments on Bend Sux: How Does Bend Stack Up for Retirement? Truly Sucktacularly.H. Bruce Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post-70411847214553122542011-02-16T19:56:02.444-08:002011-02-16T19:56:02.444-08:00"If you are a human being, we want you to mov..."If you are a human being, we want you to move to Bend."<br /><br />Hasn't that always been the policy?H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post-40666536502936331492011-02-16T11:07:44.300-08:002011-02-16T11:07:44.300-08:00I would also note that there's been a change i...I would also note that there's been a change in policy / direction at Visit Bend: they are now officially asking all people who come as tourists to move their families and businesses to Bend. What kind of tourists -- what kind of businesses -- are we selective? No. If you are a human being, we want you to move to Bend. Not a marketing campaign that inspires confidence.Bend Economy Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444426668314688251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post-14367703660148484692011-02-04T18:38:48.999-08:002011-02-04T18:38:48.999-08:00"If meth were legal, Bend would be marketed a..."If meth were legal, Bend would be marketed as a meth destination."<br /><br />HA! Watch out -- you might give the Chamber of Commerce an idea.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post-59153433503860524542011-02-04T17:45:01.300-08:002011-02-04T17:45:01.300-08:00My grandparents retired here from the Valley ... t...My grandparents retired here from the Valley ... to be close to family (us). They never complained too much but they weren't the complaining types. I think they were surprised by the winters though. They lived out near Sunriver for a while and basically that whole area turns into a bog in spring (and in a warm winter) which SUX, I saw it with my own eyes. Standing water everywhere. Which is why a lot of C.O. would be nearly uninhabitable without mosquito spraying.<br /><br />My grandmother eventually died (at age 95) from complications from a broken hip suffered on an icy sidewalk in Bend. Clearly you can't complain too much if you live to age 95 and you're up and around enough to break your hip, but anyone of hip-breaking age should be aware that icy sidewalks are a distinct possibility in Bend about half the year.<br /><br />But as to the question of why Bend is marketed as a retirement destination: I think that's the wrong approach. Bend is marketed as a destination, period. Then they stick a word in front of "destination" based on what people might plausibly come here for. And it's been that way for at least 75 years. I have an old newspaper ad from the '40s or '50s that has pictures of an Ozzie and Harriet family fishing and camping saying "come to Bend". If meth were legal, Bend would be marketed as a meth destination. It's like that the world over with wide spots in the road.Bend Economy Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444426668314688251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post-77167102828391317892010-12-21T12:10:54.235-08:002010-12-21T12:10:54.235-08:00Right, welcome to Brigadoon.
Still, however '...Right, welcome to Brigadoon.<br /><br />Still, however 'pleasant' the weather might be in Austin etc. ( I really can't see any point in spending your retirement surrounded by people that utterly DESPISE you! ) Or having to keep your opinions to yourself for all of your remaining years? )<br /><br />I respect you'd prefer keep the politics OUT of BendSux and I'll abide by that. <br /><br />It is encumbent on all of us to find a ret. place that's as close to our 'ideal' template as possible. No one 'else' will do that 'for' us. Controversely, I understand Cincinnati is -very- conservative friendly!?<br /><br />So like it or 'not', it IS a balancing act! I've seldom if ever heard a pol. ref. as applied to Bend as I'm told money is all that's on the mind of newcomers? I will say this though, I for (1) have had about enough of feeling isolated. Bad Weather, closed-minded people! What's not to like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post-65962031337080489872010-12-21T08:26:06.928-08:002010-12-21T08:26:06.928-08:00"you'll be surrounded by people that walk..."you'll be surrounded by people that walk, talk and THINK just like you do!"<br /><br />I can imagine few fates more horrible.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post-64621223253987464262010-12-20T16:56:32.322-08:002010-12-20T16:56:32.322-08:00True, but nobody touts MN and WI as retirement hav...True, but nobody touts MN and WI as retirement havens.<br /><br />The problem with Bend is that since its timber is gone it has nothing to produce and sell but bullshit.H. Bruce Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613347512240617956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474160715782044453.post-77972616583900771662010-12-20T15:17:54.214-08:002010-12-20T15:17:54.214-08:00To be fair, much the same could be said of the Upp...To be fair, much the same could be said of the Upper Midwest. MN/WI etc. have dreadful winters. The difference is, there's very little in the way of boosterism and... you can still buy a 3 bd home without having to pay thru the nose?<br /><br />Another major difference is, MW's tend to "bloom where they are planted" and you'll be surrounded by people that walk, talk and THINK just like you do! Not to say what they are walking or talking is in any way correct ( just similar, that's all )<br /><br />They tend to be much more social. Joining bowling leagues and all kinds of group activities. <br /><br />My biggest concern though, is for my wife. Maybe the Beach Boys can release a follow-up album called "Endless Winter". There's no way this can be good for you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com