Posts Tagged “scum”

Bad Portland Customer Service: the REI Files

The wife and I have expe­ri­enced an inor­di­nate amount of bad cus­tomer ser­vice in Portland lately. The most glar­ing and recent exam­ple occurred at the REI store in Clackamas a cou­ple weeks ago. The skinny: I went to REI (a store I’m not ter­ri­bly fond of to begin with; it’s mostly over­priced, urban backpacker/adventure-wear for well-to-do […]

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How to Set Race Relations Back 30 Years: the Story of Alexis, Jorge and Benito

It’s been awhile since I’ve dis­cussed my favorite home invaders, Alexis, Jorge and Benito. You may recall that these young men — inno­cent until proven guilty, of course — recently (and allegedly!) trau­ma­tized a 12-year-old Troutdale girl while attempt­ing to bur­glar­ize her home. Oh… And lest I for­get, these Three Stooges were arrested just down the street from my place — 30 min­utes after […]

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Are These the Creatures That Took My Bike?

The ani­mals in the photo above were recently busted by a brave 12-year-old girl in Troutdale. The skinny: The ter­ri­fied girl placed a 9−1−1 call while she hid inside her room under the bed. She described the men to the dis­patcher and what kind of car was out­side. She said she could hear the suspects […]

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