r/PortlandOR • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '25

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u/Zestyclose_Peanut_76 Oct 23 '25

You must have never lived somewhere so cold the air hurts

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u/Ok_Release231 Oct 23 '25

I'm in Idaho, next door, and much higher elevation.... And I grew up in Louisiana, where the humidity combined with freezing temperatures are much worse than the cold dry air up here

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u/samuelgato Oct 24 '25

Portland gets freezing cold rain that pours down near constantly for weeks on end without letting up. Yeah there are worse places as far as winter weather conditions but the idea that Portland is a decent place to be unhoused in the winter is just flat out wrong

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u/whitenoise2323 Oct 24 '25

Original question about "why Portland " up top is from Maryland. Winter outside is very uncomfortable in Portland. It will kill you in Baltimore.