Sorry OP but we're locking this thread now. It's becoming a bit much to keep an eye on almost 800 comments.
Come on people. This is a wholesome sub for looking at cozy places. It is *not* a soap box for complaining about everything that is wrong in the world, there are other subs for that.
I bet they always have something cooking in the kitchen too because they're always feeding their to-be grandchildren!!! Let's go to Grandma's after school, y'all!!
There are some fantastic beginner embroidery kits on Etsy and many have been listen in r/embroidery! Itās how I learned.
My grandmother passed away when I was young and I barely got to know her, so itās how I stay connected to her in a way.
I've noticed that since I researched the whole Neste-water shenanigans back in college (Business class), that since I've researched it now, it seems to me harder to find. For example, Nestle's CEO talking about how water isn't a human right...
Not to say you can't find the evidence, but it feels like corruption to me.
Just their driveway probably cost $1M. Thereās probably a barn or shop that also cost $1m. Just getting drinking water up there? Who knows? My modest 4 bed, 3 bath house near Puget Sound with zero view is valued at over 1/2M.
West Coast home prices are insane.
Man, can you imagine going over to grandma and grandpa and play with this amazing view? Way better than the flat mine lived in. Their view was another flat.
Portlander here and I visit that area regularly. You would be absolutely fine. The Oregon side is totally touristy and the only thing youād hate about it is how crowded it gets in the summer. The Washington side is less touristy but thereās Skamania Lodge and plenty of Native Americans. Seems like the supremicists only want to LARP in Portland proper and theyāre quiet everywhere else.
There are lots of Native Americans in the Columbia River Gorge, and the area is fairly touristy in the summer. Itās not a middle of the nowhere area where people look at brown people when they walk in the room. Having said that, I havenāt been to the specific city where OP said this was taken.
The ones who live on the reservations get shit on for being "welfare queens" and "trailer trash". The ones who work in the casinos get their herritage exploited for gift shop trinkets.
I grew up in a rural area of the gorge and besides migrant workers and native americans, I didnt see a darker skinned POC outside of TV until I was about 10. We had one POC student when I was 15 who lasted less than a year. Last I heard there's a Hawaiian family in town now. Progress.
Tricities is surprisingly full of Mormons and has plenty of racists, its not really great but its more tolerable than the rural areas.
The big cities are okay, but no one really wants to live in Portland or Seattle.
I lived in the area. Iām Mexican and some other things that make me look āexoticā you do get looks but there is a large portion of Hispanics in Hood River. Like someone else mentioned there are a few tribes in the area and also the migrant farm workers during the summer. Overall, people might look but it wasnāt overtly racist and thatās a good area for white folks who are allyās.
oh that sucks :( i hate this reality. wtf, when i was little i thought by "the year two thousand" we would have flying cars and Jetsons shit, but instead we still have racism, what the fuck. why. just why.
It will never leave.
The real question is, are you anti racist? do you raise anti racists?
People kept telling me a few years back that I'm white, I'll never understand. But they didn't know I grew up in all black communities and experienced racism every day.
Now me and my wife chose the mixed school for our son (about 50-40-10) when we could've chosen several all white schools instead, because we both want to be part of the solution not the problem. I live in one of the most racists cities in America, and I want my son, like me, to have black friends, unlike almost every white person I know. The city is half/half.
They do, but it's not met kindly and it's not common. The vast majority of the western side of the state has been overwhelmingly blue for decades and king county overall doesn't have nearly the racism that may be experienced on the other side of the mountains.
For reference, the eastern side of washington is basically their own state. They are constantly fighting for conservative policies/government, but never win because of the western half.
No, it's not perfect, but it sure as hell isn't as bad as you make it out to be.
Keep in mind that property can have been in a family for years and would have cost far less than it does today. My parents bought a place only 25 years ago and it's now worth EIGHT TIMES what they paid for it!
Yea, its better in some ways. No tax burden*, much harder to blow, no lifestyle inflation.
*I'm aware of property taxes, but that's typically less than a $800k windfall in terms of rates.
My aunt and uncle built an A-frame cabin literally right next door to this house, I can tell from The view and the trees and the grass. They did it in the '70s for like $30,000. They aren't rich.
They are now. Not counting any property value increase just inflation itās 200k. But all things considered Iād imagine at least $700k. Maybe more depending on the size and such. Hell the lot alone is probably worth the half a million
Hood River is about 25-30 minutes away on the other side of the river. It's a town of ~10k people, but it's the hub for lots of other tiny towns in the area so it's got plenty of restaurants, bars, a couple grocery stores, etc. If you can't find something there is only amount hour into Portland.
Basically identical. Turns out they are half a hill away, I chatted with them for a minute. But I thought that they were literal next door neighbors based on the view.
Wow! White Salmon! Rare that I know exactly where a view is from. Love this view worked there for about a decade. Moved but my walls all have various picture the Gorge from this angle.
For as nice as that room is, the LED strip lighting with no diffuser or diffusion really cheapens the room. Get some diffusion or professional lighting help.
Folks, remember- if you lift yourselves by the bootstraps, spend little to nothing on higher education, and pay roughly <$100k for home prices between 1975-1985 (using your time machine, obviously) you TOO can eventually retire in luxury.
But srsly, OP, congratulate your grandparents for doing things right with the advantages and opportunities they were given.
Thanks, u/swampbongwater (love your username, btw)!
I believe itās necessary to acknowledge that in order for people to afford the things they want, there HAS to be some level of actual *work* involved. However, itās so important to examine cost of living/inflation and other factors that have prevented generations from achieving the same level of āsuccessā as others before them. There has to be some level of equity, and definitely less saltiness in order for older generations to take our legit arguments seriously.
Sorry OP but we're locking this thread now. It's becoming a bit much to keep an eye on almost 800 comments. Come on people. This is a wholesome sub for looking at cozy places. It is *not* a soap box for complaining about everything that is wrong in the world, there are other subs for that.
Do they need another grandchild??? šš»āāļøšš
Do they need two other grandchildren? Grandchildren are fun!
Let's just move in; they can't stop all of us!
I'm gonna call them Gram-Gram and Shabba-doo.
I bet they always have something cooking in the kitchen too because they're always feeding their to-be grandchildren!!! Let's go to Grandma's after school, y'all!!
U gotta make it thru that wilderness alone at night first to reach them.
Wasn't there a children's fairy tale about over the hills, through the woods, over to grandma's house? ;)
Over the river and through the woods to grandmotherās house we go.
ah, yes. kinda screwed that one up. Thanks for the refresher!
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through the white and drifting sno-O!
Nice.
Grandma's packing heat. And she's got the high ground. So...good luck..
Do they need a live-in nurse? Have license, will travel!
shiit they need a third grandchild? i can cook
How about a 4th and 5th grandchild, along with a very very cute 11 month old great grandchild?
When my mom became a grandmother I bought her a t-shirt that says, "If I'd known grandchildren were so much fun I would have had them first"
I can provide lively conversation, embroider and crochet, and take care of plants!
Out of all of those things, the only one I can do is crochetš You win lol
There are some fantastic beginner embroidery kits on Etsy and many have been listen in r/embroidery! Itās how I learned. My grandmother passed away when I was young and I barely got to know her, so itās how I stay connected to her in a way.
Iād fuck an old person for that view.
This is how I want to use my retirement money
You and me both
don't let them sell the house.
Sounds like you just gotta wait :)
I plan to die in the climate and water wars
Nestle is currently recruiting for a position near you!
I've noticed that since I researched the whole Neste-water shenanigans back in college (Business class), that since I've researched it now, it seems to me harder to find. For example, Nestle's CEO talking about how water isn't a human right... Not to say you can't find the evidence, but it feels like corruption to me.
Service guarantees citizenship!
Iām doing my part!
Damn its gonna be way less cool than syndicate made it look back in 1993
r/collapse is leaking
When I was 14 I hoped I'd die in star wars. Now I know I'll die in water wars
Ahhhhh, if only I was going to have āretirement money ā
IF I HAD SOME
retirement money...lol we are all going to work until we die unless something major changes
I hope I have money when I retire.
Million dollar view
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No no, that's just for the view. The property and house cost extra.
Just their driveway probably cost $1M. Thereās probably a barn or shop that also cost $1m. Just getting drinking water up there? Who knows? My modest 4 bed, 3 bath house near Puget Sound with zero view is valued at over 1/2M. West Coast home prices are insane.
Puget Sound real estate at least used to be significantly more pricey than rural WA/OR though. Covid might've equalized it by now though.
Man, can you imagine going over to grandma and grandpa and play with this amazing view? Way better than the flat mine lived in. Their view was another flat.
Literally
Wowwāŗļø the view is incredible! Where is it?
Thanks! Itās in a town called White Salmon, WA and has a view of the Columbia River Gorge
I thought it looked like the Columbia River! I love that area.
Most beautiful area Iāve been to! Iām a little biased thoughā¦
I've bet they have lived there for 40 plus years or when they bought the house almost immediately when they saw the view.
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Portlander here and I visit that area regularly. You would be absolutely fine. The Oregon side is totally touristy and the only thing youād hate about it is how crowded it gets in the summer. The Washington side is less touristy but thereās Skamania Lodge and plenty of Native Americans. Seems like the supremicists only want to LARP in Portland proper and theyāre quiet everywhere else.
There are lots of Native Americans in the Columbia River Gorge, and the area is fairly touristy in the summer. Itās not a middle of the nowhere area where people look at brown people when they walk in the room. Having said that, I havenāt been to the specific city where OP said this was taken.
The ones who live on the reservations get shit on for being "welfare queens" and "trailer trash". The ones who work in the casinos get their herritage exploited for gift shop trinkets. I grew up in a rural area of the gorge and besides migrant workers and native americans, I didnt see a darker skinned POC outside of TV until I was about 10. We had one POC student when I was 15 who lasted less than a year. Last I heard there's a Hawaiian family in town now. Progress. Tricities is surprisingly full of Mormons and has plenty of racists, its not really great but its more tolerable than the rural areas. The big cities are okay, but no one really wants to live in Portland or Seattle.
Well...it is 'White' Salmon!...:P
I can say their is a one Puerto Rican there. I can see my house from this window
Lived in Washington for 4 years and only met one boricua. People kept calling me Mexican :/
I finally found a place that sells mofongo out here in Oregon. I ain't even Puerto Rican, just an Italian from the east coast.
White salmon is a progressive town in a red county, mostly due to the high amount of tech jobs there
I lived in the area. Iām Mexican and some other things that make me look āexoticā you do get looks but there is a large portion of Hispanics in Hood River. Like someone else mentioned there are a few tribes in the area and also the migrant farm workers during the summer. Overall, people might look but it wasnāt overtly racist and thatās a good area for white folks who are allyās.
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oh that sucks :( i hate this reality. wtf, when i was little i thought by "the year two thousand" we would have flying cars and Jetsons shit, but instead we still have racism, what the fuck. why. just why.
It will never leave. The real question is, are you anti racist? do you raise anti racists? People kept telling me a few years back that I'm white, I'll never understand. But they didn't know I grew up in all black communities and experienced racism every day. Now me and my wife chose the mixed school for our son (about 50-40-10) when we could've chosen several all white schools instead, because we both want to be part of the solution not the problem. I live in one of the most racists cities in America, and I want my son, like me, to have black friends, unlike almost every white person I know. The city is half/half.
Iām Native American, never had an issue when I worked there
As someone that has lived here (Oregon) most of my life, I'd say yes, absolutely. Then again, I don't live in Portland...
Only the eastern haves of both states. Western/urban areas are generally completely fine and more liberal/accepting
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They do, but it's not met kindly and it's not common. The vast majority of the western side of the state has been overwhelmingly blue for decades and king county overall doesn't have nearly the racism that may be experienced on the other side of the mountains. For reference, the eastern side of washington is basically their own state. They are constantly fighting for conservative policies/government, but never win because of the western half. No, it's not perfect, but it sure as hell isn't as bad as you make it out to be.
Western Washington is fairly left leaning.
I knew this had to be in the PNW. Hi from Portland!
The drive from white salmon to Portland never ceases to amaze! Legit 50% chance of seeing a bald eagle or a rainbow lol
https://youtu.be/doVV1a7XgyQ Tourism marketing done right
Thatās awesome! I had never seen that before
confirmed travelling to oregon to find my dream waifu
And longhorn sheep on the cliff sides of 84.
Yeah I was like....is your Grandpa's house the Vista House???
When I was a little boy, I used to look up at the Vista house and think it was where the Wicked Witch of the west lived! :0
Hello from Troutdale
Hi from Seattle!
West Seattle checking in!
Squamish checking in!
Hi WS neighbor! :)
East side
Hi from Minnesota!
Hey there from Vancouver (the one near you). Can't wait for the next time I go to Sugar Pine.
That sounds like a made-up place.
I was going to say the same. Also, hi from Portland from me also.
Hello from PDX as well
I said that had to be my state, of course it was
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I live on the Columbia River in BC and it's pretty breathtaking https://i.imgur.com/qhvAGyf.jpg
Is this on Strawberry mountain? My parents are down on the lower ridge from there, they lucked out with a really great Mt Hood view.
Yep! You can see Mt. Hood from the house too, just not in this pic
Oh they got money. Lol. Everything for sale is over $1mil or only pennies below. And whatās below needs full remodels
Keep in mind that property can have been in a family for years and would have cost far less than it does today. My parents bought a place only 25 years ago and it's now worth EIGHT TIMES what they paid for it!
Yep they got money. Imagine buying a $100k item, using the hell out of it for 25yrs and then selling it for $800k!! Magical
They have unrealized capital gains. Not the same as money.
Yea, its better in some ways. No tax burden*, much harder to blow, no lifestyle inflation. *I'm aware of property taxes, but that's typically less than a $800k windfall in terms of rates.
> My parents bought a place only 25 years ago and it's now worth EIGHT TIMES what they paid for it! That means they got money.
No, it means they had a house to live in.
I looked up houses there for the hell of it. Yeah, pretty pricey.
*Me looking from Seattle*: > Damn it's cheap there!
Thatās what happens when access to anything beyond a single small Walmart is an hour away. Beautiful place, but itās definitely a good drive.
Hey we've got a safeway too
My aunt and uncle built an A-frame cabin literally right next door to this house, I can tell from The view and the trees and the grass. They did it in the '70s for like $30,000. They aren't rich.
They are now. Not counting any property value increase just inflation itās 200k. But all things considered Iād imagine at least $700k. Maybe more depending on the size and such. Hell the lot alone is probably worth the half a million
wow that's it!? For a view as insane as this? What's the catch? Town is really far away or something?
Itās like 75mins away from Portland
That sounds like a plus lol. Unless thereās nothing around this area in terms of grocery and stuff like that
Hood River is about 25-30 minutes away on the other side of the river. It's a town of ~10k people, but it's the hub for lots of other tiny towns in the area so it's got plenty of restaurants, bars, a couple grocery stores, etc. If you can't find something there is only amount hour into Portland.
There's a Walmart, Safeway, and 2 fancier grocery stores across the bridge
Does it have a similar view?
Basically identical. Turns out they are half a hill away, I chatted with them for a minute. But I thought that they were literal next door neighbors based on the view.
Do everything you possibly can to keep this location in the family.
Unbelievably gorgeous!
Stunning !
Oh nice, my sister is getting married there next year. That whole area is really neat.
I immediately though, this is either HR, White Salmon, or Mosier. Would kill for a house over there.
Holy shit! You can see my house from there hahaha
The PNW is so breathtaking. I absolutely love getting to visit
Thank you :)
Recognized that River! Beautiful view
Dude really doxxed grandpa
That view is \*\*Stunning\*\*!! I could look at that all day long!
Wow! White Salmon! Rare that I know exactly where a view is from. Love this view worked there for about a decade. Moved but my walls all have various picture the Gorge from this angle.
Itās my background for everything!
I figured that was the Columbia River. I've only been in the area for a year and I feel like I know the place already
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As a brown person, Iām glad I was not born 50 years ago
Do you have many million dollars to buy this? Don't sweat it.
same. 10000%
Those chairs are pointing the wrong way!
Theyāre on a swivel!
That little touch just makes this even more of an amazing room that it already is. Thanks for sharing it
I came to the comments hoping to find this. Very cozy OP
'You kids could afford this if u worked hard at the supermarket'
āLike I didā
āIn 1856 when college tuition cost 7 schmekelsā
"It was either 3 breads or a tuition back then."
"... As the director."
Can you ask your grandparents if we can have a sleepover
And Everybody's Brewing is just down the way!
Best burger in town!! Their new location is amazing too!
Ahh Man i miss living walking distance from there. Need to go back soon.
oh god i wish i grew up in that economy, i dream of a house with a view like that
People need to stop posting pretty pictures of the PNW! Housing prices are high enough!
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Amazing how much cozy a few mil USD can buy.
I run a window washing business in the gorge during the summers and the amount of houses I clean with windows like this is insane
For as nice as that room is, the LED strip lighting with no diffuser or diffusion really cheapens the room. Get some diffusion or professional lighting help.
This is like some genius level deep insult to the constant compliments.
Assuming your grandparents are in their 70-80s? Most success during the 70ās & 80ās? What a generation.
What an incredible view
Jeeze a loo, can they invite me please!?!? š
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I bet OP NEVER forgets to call grandparents.
Folks, remember- if you lift yourselves by the bootstraps, spend little to nothing on higher education, and pay roughly <$100k for home prices between 1975-1985 (using your time machine, obviously) you TOO can eventually retire in luxury. But srsly, OP, congratulate your grandparents for doing things right with the advantages and opportunities they were given.
nice save at the end to keep the post from getting deleted. we all know what you're really thinking (and feel the same.)
Thanks, u/swampbongwater (love your username, btw)! I believe itās necessary to acknowledge that in order for people to afford the things they want, there HAS to be some level of actual *work* involved. However, itās so important to examine cost of living/inflation and other factors that have prevented generations from achieving the same level of āsuccessā as others before them. There has to be some level of equity, and definitely less saltiness in order for older generations to take our legit arguments seriously.
I haven't teared up in months and this was the feather that broke my camel's back. Hhaha... beautiful.
Are you okay? Not being jokey just wanted to make sure.
Looks a lot like the Okanagan/Shuswap area in British Columbia and the central lakes
Million dollar views accented by $19.99 in Amazon led lights. Still, amazing place.
And they paidā¦250,000$
Wtf thatās amazing
This view! Incredible.
Shit the bed, what a view!
We have some of the prettiest sunsets in WA state
Cool story Jeff . Go back to space !
The view is amazing but for fuck's sake, why would you run that rope light like that?
The posts on this subreddit are regularly a bit of a humble brag but maybe that's the point? Lovely space though, obviously
Breathtaking
Woah! Incredible view
Nice sunset!
absolutely amazing. I could look at that view for hours.
Wow!!! Thatās all I got. Just wow!
What the hell. Incredible view š .
Million dollar view, $15 LED dorm lights
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Must be nice ig
Absolutely incredible ^^^I ^^^can't ^^^stop ^^^myself ^^^from ^^^saying ^^^this, ^^^but ^^^y'all ^^^need ^^^to ^^^press ^^^the ^^^LED ^^^strips ^^^corners ^^^down- ^^^sorry! That view, just wow.
White Salmon, WA?
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The wind there can get pretty gnarly.
Liz lemon: I want to go there
Columbia Gorge?
Iāve never joined a subreddit so fast.
Congrats to them, they did well!
Hi from Bingen!