I knew it!
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_030209_news_portland_unhappy_city.1c81f7b4.html (http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_030209_news_portland_unhappy_city.1c81f7b4.html)
Is Portland the unhappiest city in America?
04:21 PM PST on Monday, March 2, 2009
By FRANK MUNGEAM, Kgw.com Staff
The Rose City is no Disneyland, if a new survey is to be believed.
Portland is the unhappiest city in America, according to a ranking published in Business Week.
In an article entitled “Recession Takes Its Emotional Toll on Citiesâ€, BusinessWeek.com presents its ranking of the “20 unhappiest cities†in American, and Portland comes out on top â€" or the bottom, depending on how you look at it.
According to the magazine's rankings, Portlanders were even more unhappy than those in living in unhappy cities like Detroit, Las Vegas, and New Orleans.
“We gave most emphasis to suicide and depression rates, crime, and economic factors,†writes Prashant Gopal in the story.
According to the article, Portland fared worst of the cities measured due to high depression and suicide rates.
The story cites a 71% year-to-year jump in calls to Oregon's suicide and drug and alcohol helpline. The suicide data, according to the article, were five years old.
Cities were ranked based on their rates of suicide, depression, divorce, unemployment, job loss, population loss, crime, amount of green space, and cloudy days.
Good! More negative press means more people staying away!
*grump*
;D
it's working
;D
So Mom does that mean business is good?
The only solution is to drink more beer. [drink]
Quote from: JBubble on March 03, 2009, 04:20:59 PM
Good! More negative press means more people staying away!
*grump*
;D
I hope you can make it in the NW longer than I did JBub!
It really is a beautiful place! I especially enjoyed my visit to the PDX. The Ducatisti there are top notch! [thumbsup]
You just have to find things to keep you occupied during those 10 months of rain and gloom!
Quote from: Ducaholic on March 03, 2009, 05:08:58 PM
So Mom does that mean business is good?
It is
the obvious crowd favorite is a rifle or shotgun
but
The participants usually go for the pills
Seconded by the knife
Followed by the rope
and rarely do they succeed
although, the more rare the method, the higher the success rate
Quote from: Mother on March 04, 2009, 03:30:48 AM
It is
the obvious crowd favorite is a rifle or shotgun
but
The participants usually go for the pills
Seconded by the knife
Followed by the rope
and rarely do they succeed
although, the more rare the method, the higher the success rate
A clear business opportunity, you could start a school.
Quote from: krolik on March 03, 2009, 08:51:24 PM
The only solution is to drink more beer. [drink]
but they are about to slap another tax on it!
I'll just brew me some mead ~
JM
Quote from: Mother on March 04, 2009, 03:30:48 AM
It is
the obvious crowd favorite is a rifle or shotgun
but
The participants usually go for the pills
Seconded by the knife
Followed by the rope
and rarely do they succeed
although, the more rare the method, the higher the success rate
I've always thought that must be the most depressing thing of all...
so you're saying ther're depressed AND STUPID!!!!! :P
Kinda like perverted darwinianism!!!
Quote from: JBubble on March 03, 2009, 04:20:59 PM
Good! More negative press means more people staying away!
*grump*
;D
I agree, and if you do come to Portland, stay on your side of the dang river! The North side is my turf, and it's crowded enough as it is.
The Doc
The North side? Are you in the 'couv' Doc?
Quote from: Mother on March 05, 2009, 04:29:34 PM
The North side? Are you in the 'couv' Doc?
Yes, yes I am. However I fear I am not 'cool' enough to call it 'the couv', plus that sounds kinda, well, dumb actually. I just call it Vancouver. My wife and I actually plan on moving northeast about 20 minutes to the Hockinson area. Building my own house on thirty acres sounds pretty good to me.
The Doc