KN6ZZV on Nostr: I hitchhiked to Astoria Oregon on a whim when I was about 22. I had stopped through ...

I hitchhiked to Astoria Oregon on a whim when I was about 22. I had stopped through Portland to see my grandparents and for whatever reason, felt some sort of attraction to the Astoria area.

It took a few hours, but I made it to town around 2pm. I had no plan, so I stopped at a bar under the bridge (Astoria has a bridge that goes over the Columbia Gorge into Washington).

Anyway. The place was full at 2pm, which I found odd.

I was immediately called to the bar by a guy who went by the name Rick the Roofer.

The conversation was brief and went something like this:

'You looking for work?' He asked.

'Yeah'

'You need a place to stay'

'Yeah'

'Finish your beer. Let's go'

Long story short, I spent the summer tearing shingles off of multi-story buildings that overlooked the mosy amazing estuary I've ever seen.

To Rick - cheers bro. Great memories. 🍻