Perfect shot!

I've been to that very spot. It's always beautiful no matter the time of year.

I'm old enough to remember watching the movie when I was a kid. I really need to go back and give this another watch to see what I think about it. As for the designs I do remember them being much better than the original. I like the darker look for Oz.

My father in law says it rains there a lot more than other places because the mountains act like a wall holding back weather fronts moving eastward.

You are making me want to stop by and try these breweries. Also, I have listened to a podcast about Billy Gohl. I didn't realize this area of Washington had a criminal history like that.

Yeah, I wouldn't get your hopes up on that! 😂

And this is my concern as well. If a hospital can't afford with regular staff and/or travelers then what will it do?

I find that very suspect, but admittedly I don't know. Also, each hospital may be different in terms of where they stand with a budget. As far as travelers being more than just temporary I would also doubt that from what I have been told. Again, this could be a hospital by hospital basis.

Exactly. This is what my family members have told me.

Oh I agree with you about the management issues. More often than not management, especially middle management, is oblivious to anything that is not staring them directly in the face (and even then that's not always the case).

Which is your right. And, yes, I am well aware of the use of travelers. That doesn't change the financial impact on the medical in system. It still isn't sustainable.

There are those staff members who have family and therefore cannot travel. You can't do that if you have kids and a partner who also works.

I have mixed feelings about the travelers. I have family that works in the medical field and I am constantly told how muc more they make above the regular staff. Not only that, paying them so much more is draining the budgets of hospital departments. At some point the hospitals will need to end the use of travelers or, at least, cut down on the amount of time they are used. It simply isn't sustainable to employee such people at high rates.

It's freezing down here in SW Washington. Not enough to snow, but it's cold.

What happened to him?

SW Washington is a strange place politically. Parts of it a try deep red, but the influx of people moving in from Oregon, California, and elsewhere, changing the voters. It is a competitive district.

I was in Boring, OR and I can barely see Mt. Hood through the smoke.