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I am concerned about portland Oregon's current weather?

well first i was told the summers are mostly upper 80's but this summer seems to be a lot of 90's and 100's,i know this can be a rare occurrence, but i Need to know the truth from some who has lived there for a few years,i'm moving there because of heat induced Asthma and was told Portland was a great city to prevent this,plus there's not many pools or A/Cs where i've been looking so i need help and the Truth. by the way i've been there several times but not during these time of the year,thanks
by the way i'm moving to the Downtown Portland area.

im from portland and here's the basic weather:

winter- cold, rainy, with usually one or two snowdays (although this year there were about 10 snow days and a couple times the only "snow day" was just a sprinkle and then it all melted by the afternoon

spring- rainy with some sun (although once it was a hundred degrees in mid may)

summer- it's USUALLY upper 80's although occasionally there are heatwaves usually in later july, early august, and probably our hottest month is august, so then you might want to go to someplace cooler also, there are some random showers sometimes, too

fall- at first it feels like summer, and then it rains almost as much as it does in the winter (a lot)

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Did you know that people sell unusual items online - especially at online auction sites. My husband sold a small homebuilt airplane for $20,000 on his, and the man who bought it, drove all the way from Louisiana to Oregon hauling a trailer to pick it up. I'm not sure I would have taken a chance like that, but he seemed, and still seems quite satisfied with his buy.

Over the years I have wavered between buying online and buying locally. I have also, through ebay, been involved in buying and selling online.

I first learned about buying online when I set up my auction site on ebay. It is true, you can get real bargains there if you are patient and know just how to bid on items; it is also true that you can end up totally disillusioned with your purchase. Most of the items on ebay are used items and do not always live up to the glowing reports provided by the auctioneer. And, in addition to the ebay bid price, you usually end up paying a fairly high shipping and handling price for the item. You need to decide, BEFORE you bid, whether that shipping and handling price is too high to actually make the item a good buy.

In the same way, it is imperative to study each online purchase you make and compare its basic price, plus shipping and handling fees with what you could purchase the identical item for locally. If the item you would buy locally is some distance from you and would involve renting or borrowing a truck to retrieve it, or paying an additional price for home delivery, the online purchase might be the way to go.

Most people I have encountered online are basically honest, but the possibility of running into a dishonest one does exist. If the stories of online fraud worries you, try setting up a small account at your regular bank to be used only for online purchases. If you already bank online, it is a simple matter to transfer just enough to cover your purchase whenever you find something you want to buy online. That eliminates any possibility of the seller debiting your account for more than the amount of the purchase.

Convenience and time invested is worth more than a few dollars to very busy people, and might be another thing to consider in whether or not to purchase online.

I have several general rules that help me decide.

1. Is the item even available locally? Sometimes, you are lucky to find something online that you have searched for years, and failed to find near your own home.

2. Is the item new or used? If it is used, does the seller guarantee it will arrive in good condition, or do they point out flaws that you may want to consider before making an agreement to buy.

3. How much will it cost, in addition to the purchase price, to get the item from the seller into your hands? (Including shipping, handling, and insurance, if applicable?)

Usually, answering those three questions give me a pretty good idea which way I can get the best return for my investment. In the past, I have tended to consider only small items where the shipping costs would be low, but recently have found more and more big, and sometimes well-known companies offering reduced, or even free shipping --- sometimes as a regular part of their business; at other times, as a special promotion for a limited time period. Dell computers, for example, is one such company. If their shipping price is too high to suit you, wait a few weeks and check them out again. They frequently offer free shipping deals, so you shouldn't have to wait for long.

Another example of the former would be online companies which offer free shipping on all but oversized items for orders totaling a certain dollar amount, like $100 or more. It would be hard to beat that. We recently ordered some floor mats from a company and ended up paying almost $30 for shipping and handling on a total order of only $69. If we had shopped around a bit, we might have ordered a couple of other things we had considered, but declined to buy because of the high shipping cost, to bring our total up enough to qualify for free shipping.

If you do decide to purchase online, shop around for the best possible deal, and carefully check out the company you decide to buy from. If you are satisfied on both points, go ahead and order. I think you will find that the convenience of shopping online is one of the best deals around.

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Land Use Board of Appeals says Hillsboro airport ordinance is unconstitutional
LUBA agrees with a Banks resident who alleged that the ordinance violates the fifth amendment, which prohibits taking private property for public use without just compensation. The ordinance would require property owners within 6,000 feet of the airport to provide an avigation easement -- without compensation -- when they request land use permits.