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karlof1 on July 24, 2006 - 1:09pm

It's been quite pleasent here on the central Oregon coast, getting into the lower 70s when the fog stays away long enough. I expected more folks though. Perhaps the additional 12-30 dollars in gas to drive farther south kept most Portlanders in the Seaside/Cannonbeach region.

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Woilf on July 25, 2006 - 12:44am

Aye, I stayed right at home here in Beaverton, watched my thermometer climb to the century mark and above on three separate days. Enjoyed the heat. Sweated. Cursed. Saw heat waves rippling from the streets. Visited a very crowded Lloyd Center Mall, but couldn't stand that mass of humanity for long, even with the AC. However, I wasn't about to miss one of the sharpest heat waves in Willamette Valley history, and run to the coast. Not me. :oD

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