Community Chat

[Pqfan]

T a f f y. I don't like it but I used to eat it anyway.

[Junebug54]

Yankee candles, clam chowder, baked beans....

[shoekitty]

California is the home of Hewett/Packard, Wells Fargo, Cisco, Facebook, movie studios, Google, Yahoo, Netflix and ME, MGM, Warner Bros,

California mines all the Boron in US (whatever that is) lol!

We have one of the largest commercial fishing industries.

If California were a nation we would rank 8th in the world

I love my state, warts and all

[brewhaha]

smog

[luvmyteddy4]

Kansas City Steaks

Russell Stovers

General Motors

Harley Davidson

Fuller Brush

Cessna Aircraft

[KLevineFan]

Made in Oregon:

Tillamook cheeses, Reser's fine foods (dips, salads, etc), Harry & David fruits, etc, many wines & beers, filberts (hazelnuts to you), Voodoo Donuts, Brigittine (monks) many varieties of fudge, Moonstruck chocolates, Pendleton wool blankets/clothes, Nike shoes, clothing, etc, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, myrtlewood carved items (bowls, etc), Margaret Furlong Xmas ornaments (look like white shells, some w/angels, etc), Cranberry Sweets candy, Portlandia items & Portland Timbers & Trailblazers items (soccer & basketball). I'm sure I forgot something! Used to be White Stag swim suits, clothing, not sure if they still exist here.

[JustJules]

Tornadoes and Tumbleweeds

Actually we make lots of good stuff... apples, corn, wheat, sunflowers, and wineries. Even though it didn't start here, Russell Stover Candies has a factory here. We also have the "Barbed Wire Capital of the World", and can't forget the best sliders from The Cozy Inn.

[RainCityGirl]

Airplanes (The Boeing family started it all here in Seattle)

Washington State Apples (big export)

Cougar Gold Cheese (WSU)

Geoducks and Penn Cove Mussels are fished here, as well as lots of other seafood and fish

Wine

Microchips and other hard and software (Microsoft)

Boats

[tansy]

Amazon was started in a Bellevue, WA garage, selling books.

[Pqfan]

Wish sandwiches. I wish I had some meat to go in the bread.