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he was quite strict at first but over time we developed mutual respect and the job was better because of his advice. So, my advice is - ask around, see if the policy is still in conflict with state law, raise a bit of a stink, and see if you can get your permit. [End]

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but I did get my permit. They demanded that I sign a letter stating the ADU would not become a rental property for 3 years. Shouldn't be required, but as this was for our own family, and not a rental, I agreed. They also assigned the head inspector to check my work...

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wire their own residence. (I'm not a lawyer, consult one, of course). When I looked into the city's policy, it was not part of the city code or local code amendments, it was just a memo-based policy. I insisted state law superseded a memo that was never codified, and threatened to sue...

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Unless things have changed from 2018 when I got my permit, it is actually legal to wire your own ADU with inspections. I had to threaten to sue, but the city's policy is based on a false assumption that all ADUs will be rental units. If you're not renting, under Oregon law, a homeowner can...

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This was the subtext of Sausage Party.

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Hot Dogs are the logical unstated conclusion of Animal Farm.

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Reminds me of the time that someone at a party vehemently insisted that light rail lowered property values and just a few sentences later insisted it made housing unaffordable.

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 05/10/2026

I thought the image that socialism had to shake off was over-regulating everything. But pass laws that allow more freedom for what you can build on your own private property? The self-styled defenders of capitalism suddenly squeal.

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Every conservative becomes a bleeding-heart civil rights champion shortly after their arrest. Never before.

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 05/10/2026

Now that our home is two units as far as the post office is concerned, I've updated my registration to add the unit number, just in case after-the-fact they try and disqualify ballots based on the tiniest of mismatches between postal lists and registration records.

Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 05/10/2026

Hahah, I hope they accept it, then I can put it on my tombstone that I got into the urban dictionary. 😀

Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 04/10/2026

Maybe social media could use another acronym to help in these cases, but it'd be a long one: IAWYAIFCTATFWYPAK - "I Agree With You, And I Feel Compelled To Add The Following (Which You Probably Already Know)"

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 02/10/2026

Not countering the stereotype that billionaires are fundamentally cheap when it comes to paying for things.

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 02/10/2026

A deflated, folded basketball nicely fits a 9x12 envelope. It'd be a shame if his staffers had to waste their time sifting through hundreds of mailed-in deflated basketballs. Best to slash the basketball first so it doesn't inadvertently inflate in the mail. (I should've posted this idea sooner)

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 02/10/2026

You can't tell from the headline, but if you read the article, about halfway down you learn that the delays are primarily attributed to funding shenanigans instigated by the Trump administration.

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 01/10/2026

Double the downtime? Count me in!

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 30/09/2026

Just re-watched that classic last month!

Should've gone with "You went through the mirrorless looking glass."

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PS... Before someone comments on Nest alarms sharing data about you, just set them up and change your WiFi password. They continue to work, just no push notifications. (Can you imagine a detector that wouldn't work if you didn't grant it 100% Internet access? These days it wouldn't surprise me!)

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Our final 2 units (we used to have 5 throughout the house, now using the regular kind) expire in less than 5 years and I'm hoping someone will come up with a decent detector again by then.

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Nest developed the perfect smoke detector, but then Google killed it off. (The 3rd-party Google-endorsed replacement has terrible reviews.) One of it's nice features is that it knew the time of day, and would test its batteries before nightfall, so no "low battery" chirps while sleeping.

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Alma Avalle @goodbyealma.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That's why mirrorless cameras don't have mirrors, so you don't get a bunch of broken glass in your dream suitcase when that happens.

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i know this TIME cover might seem bleak but in my experience this means that AI won’t be allowed in the bathroom within 5-10 years

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 16/09/2026

I don't know what a full glass of wine looks like either. Or at least I forgot after having a few too many. 😀

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To be fair, it *would* be my first step if I only had the room and the time. I'd put them right next to the 3D printer and laser cutter that I don't have yet either.

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 06/09/2026

Either that or he took a very wrong turn on the way to Burning Man. 😀

cee @cee.wtf · 04/09/2026

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throng.cee.wtf i've invented a new way to browse bluesky

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 04/09/2026

I'm officially a published author. 🎉

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 03/09/2026

Please do post about what alternatives you find.

Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 02/09/2026

Can we all get together and settle on an arbitrary new name for Cupertino? What if everyone started calling Apple's new CEO by an entirely different name? 😆

The Asphalt Uprising is upon us!

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I posted about it to the project's FB group today and the first commenter defended the slop, saying the attention it garnered was good for awareness or whatever. (Awareness of something false!) Sigh. /END

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I've been working for over 32 months on my project, visited 11 states, and have collected reams of archival material, much of which I've posted. And then someone just writes a few prompts and gets widespread attention flogging a completely distorted view of the subject... /2

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 31/08/2026

I'm currently making a documentary (one to which I'd love to have your input but haven't been able to reach you, FYI!), and just this morning a Facebook reel was posted about the subject that I'm covering and it was 100% AI slop, fake photos, and somewhat inaccurate text... /1

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Impressive, but I feel sorry for the artist. To even gaze upon those images for five seconds is harmful to mental health. But to spend hours creating them? Must be devastating. I hope people are checking in with them to make sure they're OK.

Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 31/08/2026

As evidenced by my food cart Nirvana of Portland, restaurants can and do open their own food carts. If the food carts are where the money is going, there is nothing stopping a brick & mortar restaurant operator from operating a few satellite carts of their own.

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 28/08/2026

You would first use it for water storage and purification, with large plastic liners holding the water. Later, you would convert it to a commode, using the same plastic bag to gather, well, you know. (Be careful not to mistake the barrel for the wrong purpose at the wrong phase in its life cycle!)

Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 28/08/2026

My father was involved in the civil defense program. I have that very water barrel shown in the bottom left of the photo. It was in his garage for decades, used as a trashcan, and I have continued the tradition...

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 28/08/2026

Is the sloping driveway with retaining wall part of this property? Curious if parking mandates added a hundred k or more to the cost of the development (also deleting what could have been outdoor greenspace). Or if it wasn't mandated, the developer though it was necessary to appeal to the market.

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 26/08/2026

This is good news, actually. If history is a guide, toilet paper supply chains are always disrupted in the final year of a Trump presidency.

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John Hudgens @johnhudgens.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Wanna rename the damn place? Let's add someone who effin' deserves it... Rest in Peace, Dolly...

A photo mockup of the renamed "John F. Kennedy and Dolly Parton
Memorial Center for the Performing Arts"

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Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 25/08/2026

I'm inclined to accept the hypothesis, but a street tree map alone isn't convincing. There are several moderately-to-heavily wooded residential areas east of I-205, which don't include formal "street trees" because they lack sidewalks, planting strips.

Contrafagotto32 @bobrichardson.com · 25/08/2026

There are bollards if approaching southbound, but none if a motor vehicle is driving eastbound in the protected bike lane. My memory is fuzzy, but I seem to recall that bollard-free access is maintained so emergency vehicles can use the viaduct, which is more seismically sound than Grand/MLK/12th.