u/FangornLeghorn

It’s 85 degrees, clear and sunny with air that finally cleared up, on a Saturday afternoon and the fancy new splash pad they gave us to replace our pool is shut off. This is the absolute perfect time for kids to be splashing in the park to cool down and play, and they turned off the water?

WTF is up with this city anymore. In nearly fifty years in this area I have never known Camas to be so broken and careless about its people. Even in the 80s when it was a tiny working class town, the city seemed to care more for its people. If it weren’t for the heroes at the Downtown Camas Association keeping some activity and life in this town it’d be a lifeless wreck.

ETA: My sincere apologies to all the newcomers who don’t (won’t) understand why longtime Camas residents are frustrated with the city. We get that everyone who just moved here from California thinks our town is your perfect little Hallmark movie setting and you recoil at even the slightest hint of criticism, but lots of us who lived here long before you all discovered Camas have a long list of irritations with the city and eventually enough becomes enough. There is an old proverb about straws and camels’ backs that some of you should look up.

also remember that Camas isn’t Disneyland. This is a real town with real people living here. Don’t block our driveways because parking is scarce, and definitely don’t park in our driveways. Our yards aren’t your kids play areas, nor are they your trash bins. We have to get to and from our jobs and lives so please drive with your eyes open and be respectful and patient as you drive around our neighborhoods.

We love Camas Days, we love our town, and we love having you all visit us! But we don’t love being blocked in, or picking up litter and/or dog poop from our lawns, or finding strangers in our driveways. I’ve lived downtown for more than two decades and Camas Days is a highlight of my year, but also can be a headache, so please be kind and respectful of our downtown and those of us who are “playing host” this weekend.

Also, we don’t know why they insist on making it Friday and Saturday instead of Saturday and Sunday either. The weekend makes more sense to us too. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Inspired by the other post of “Return of the Quack” I thought I’d pose to the sub what your gameday playlist looks like? For the drive down to Eugene and tailgating or hitting a basketball game, this is our playlist that we hit shuffle on and quack out to:

• Return of the Quack
• I Smell Roses
• Mighty Oregon (Oregon Marching Band)
• Mighty Oregon (Jazz cover by Green Garter Band)
• Joker and the Thief
• Coming Home
• Shout (Alumni video version)

Anyone got anything quackin’ to add?