Friday Night Cocktail Party

I only attend the weekly cocktail party at the American Plaza about once a month but it's an important way to stay in the network (gossip). Tonight Roger is cooking chicken kabob and rice so it was an excellent opportunity for me to join in with the group. There was an interesting cross-section of residents and I met some new people so it turned out to be a lot of fun. The major topic right now is the upcoming MAX train that will be coming down Lincoln Street (right next to my condo). It's considered to be a "good thing / bad thing" depending on how you look at it. The bad being about four years of construction noise, loss of some property right outside my unit and trees that will have to be sacrificed. The good news is that if you fly into Portland, you can take the train directly to the condo, plus we will have access to even more of the small towns that circle Portland by just walking outside our door. TriMet will be compensating us for the property loss and potential noise so we'll just be patient and wait to see how this all works out.