On his Facebook wall, Ryan Collingwood, formerly of Coeur d'Alene and now reporting sports for the East Oregonian in Pendleton, Ore., posts: "Two bad things about Oregon: 1. The Ducks; 2. Getting gas. Everything else is dandy." I'm a default fan of the state or Oregon, after 17 years of my kids attending school/living in the Portland area. I enjoy the weird vibe of Portland -- and the beauty of the Oregon Coast. If I was to pick two things I didn't like about Oregon, I'd put gas attendants as one of them. I'd have to think about the other. Mebbe aggressive panhandlers in Portland.

Question: What don't you like about Oregon?