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wryter2000

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34. The hubby and I used to live in Montclair

Tue Apr 26, 2022, 02:43 PM

Apr 2022

The folks there threatened to form their own town, Tuscany, lol. The idea was if there could be a Piedmont, there could be a Tuscany. It never happened. I knew one person who lived there and told people she lived in Berkeley because she wouldn't admit she lived in Oakland.

I moved from there in 1997 to around 109th and MacArthur, definitely not a wealthy area. Now, I live in one of the new apartment buildings downtown, close to Chinatown. We're no longer considered the armpit of the Bay Area. Most people can't afford to live here any longer. But we still have the same spirit.

Great music, great food, great people.

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The Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy Made One Crucial Error in Messing With Oakland [View all] Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 OP

Jus' how we roll in the biggety-O baby! Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2022 #1

They were in Rockridge?? OMG. What were they thinking? vanlassie Apr 2022 #9

+1 Auggie Apr 2022 #16

Yeah, that convoy made a wrong turn in going to the Bay Area. brush Apr 2022 #2

That's been their strategy for a while now gratuitous Apr 2022 #8

They left town with multigraincracker Apr 2022 #3

LOL!!!! CaptainTruth Apr 2022 #14

Good one. wnylib Apr 2022 #19

OUCH!!! calimary Apr 2022 #20

The arms get way better as the video goes on. bottomofthehill Apr 2022 #4

Who in the hell is paying those truckers and their supporters?? niyad Apr 2022 #5

Exactly. This is not concerned citizens spontaneously protesting injustice. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #18

An event that basically failed. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2022 #40

The truckers got off LIGHT with just getting flipped off and egged jmowreader Apr 2022 #6

Well Rockridge is well-known as a wealthy liberal enclave Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2022 #11

These truckers and their supporters are pretty clueless, whining about freedom PA Democrat Apr 2022 #7

Watching that video gave me great satisfaction - wish I'd been there to toss a few myself :) chia Apr 2022 #10

Me too! That was great! love_katz Apr 2022 #13

Here's the video in all it's glory RainCaster Apr 2022 #12

I Delphinus Apr 2022 #27

I was thinking the same. But rotten vegetables are a bit messy to handle. niyad Apr 2022 #38

Must see wryter2000 Apr 2022 #31

Funniest part Alien Life Form Apr 2022 #15

Poor trip planning on part of these "truckers". mwooldri Apr 2022 #17

Seriously, Oakland probably has the highest per capita of experienced protesters NullTuples Apr 2022 #21

Deciding to take their convoy to Oakland was as dumb as it gets. The most radical... keep_left Apr 2022 #22

Barbara Lee is our congresswoman wryter2000 Apr 2022 #32

rebels without a cause. barbtries Apr 2022 #23

After that video, Habibi Apr 2022 #24

I nasty trick to play on someone is to get egg down their cabin air intake - it rots erronis Apr 2022 #25

Eggs cause lasting damage screamcheese Apr 2022 #26

You are correct , eggs will damage paint, I've seen it. KS Toronado Apr 2022 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #29

Oaktown! wryter2000 Apr 2022 #30

There's kind of this image that Rockridge is more conservative Sympthsical Apr 2022 #33

The hubby and I used to live in Montclair wryter2000 Apr 2022 #34

That's so funny Sympthsical Apr 2022 #35

My dentist is across the street from Fenton's wryter2000 Apr 2022 #37

What's really funny is they thjink they are saving people, but then they add, maybe they FSogol Apr 2022 #36

E-g-g-g-cellent!!! Blue Owl Apr 2022 #39

Batman's Egghead? Jimbo S Apr 2022 #41

You think tomatoes would have left a bigger mark? Jimbo S Apr 2022 #42

Only if still in the can. Which would be my recommendation. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2022 #43

Why just rely on eggs? Wednesdays Apr 2022 #44

Are these truckers worried their moms would have aborted them? IronLionZion Apr 2022 #45

Spousal unit said Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #46