Things I’ve Seen:
- a girl walking topless around town
- a cop shot a raccoon in the head and then waited for the body to stop flailing long enough to pick it up and dispose of it
- a guy on a bike got hit by a car in the middle of the street and then got up and walked away
- homeless people making a good living by collecting all of the discarded cans and plastic bottles in trashcans around town, but mostly at the bus station
- children climbing 5.8/5.9 runs on skinners butte without breaking a sweat
- snakes in my front yard, deer next door
Lessons I’ve learned:
- it is legal in lane county for women to be topless, as to not discriminate against them since men can go shirtless
- if you hit a raccoon with your car on a busy morning, don’t pull over and wait around for help to come or you will witness a brutal yet merciful killing
- always where your helmet and look both ways when on your bike on the street, and always drive prepared to dodge bikers
- if budget cuts get REAL bad, plan B includes a lucrative can and bottle collection agency
- mentally prepare yourself to handle defeat and embarrassment at the hand of children when climbing
- watch your step
- business casual in Eugene means jeans with no holes and no flip flops
- there are more stray cats in Eugene than there are people in the state of Montana.
- if there is any kind of Fair or Faire going on proceed EVERYWHERE with caution, because there is no telling what you may see or smell
Moral of the story: life in Eugene is like a box of chocolates….
And I love it here.
