Wow, best wishes for that guy. I thought this was gonna be another stupid thread about condo gentrification when i saw the picture... This tends to put things like that in perspective for the time being.

aw shit. i live at 30th and burnside and we're supposed to have dinner guests. damn. vote for computers

oh geez. i didn't realize he was hurt. really, i hope things are ok.

shake hands with danger!

That must be why all the traffic lights were out along Glisan earlier. Scary!

He is okay? Yay!

And this year's Darwin award goes to . . .

We will sacrifice thousands of workmen for trendy design! You don't want all the White People (from Stuff White People Like) abandoning your neighborhood, do you?

"We will sacrifice thousands of workmen for trendy design! You don't want all the White People (from Stuff White People Like) abandoning your neighborhood, do you?" I always find it amazing the so much of the anti-gentrification folks on this blog (not to mention the moron or morons that insist on using the word "po-piggies" several times per post) manage to make my occasional trolling sprees look insightful and constructive... here's a pro-tip for them: if you stop acting like braying 10-year-olds, you'd win a lot more sympathy from those that already agree with your basic views, and maybe even make some converts.