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It seems that nine times out of ten, when we'd tell people that we were moving to Oregon, they would reply, "Oh, it's nice there."

Now we're in Oregon, and living in a fairly small town. How small? It seems that nine times out of ten, when we tell people that we're renting a house in the Laurelwood neighborhood, they reply, "Oh, you mean that cute yellow two-story house with the apartment and garden in back? That's a nice place."