in terms of cold the winters are nothing compared to boston.
light rail runs til 1. buses til 2ish. there are a few night buses.
next time you visit let us know. it's always a help (and fun) to meet and ask questions of locals before moving. i know the next time i move i will TRACK DOWN the one ilxor that lives there.
― toandos, Saturday, 4 August 2012 03:13 (eleven years ago) link
free trees btw http://www.seattle.gov/trees/treesforneighborhoods.htm
― toandos, Saturday, 4 August 2012 03:26 (eleven years ago) link
jaq u should plant like 10 in that side yard
― toandos, Saturday, 4 August 2012 03:28 (eleven years ago) link
I was going for italian plums last year, but missed the window. I so like the idea of a tree with tiny but persistent fruit.
― Jaq, Saturday, 4 August 2012 04:28 (eleven years ago) link
Seattle! It was cool when I was there a couple of weeks ago. There's a job for me, apparently. In a month, I will move there.
― Infamous dickbiscuits (silby), Thursday, 1 November 2012 06:05 (eleven years ago) link
If you can enjoy a December/January in Seattle, then you will be just fine.
― ma ck ro ma ck ro (mackro mackro), Thursday, 1 November 2012 06:14 (eleven years ago) link
silby, that's great! Can we throw you a welcome fap?
― Jaq, Thursday, 1 November 2012 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
hey man, welcome. it's been decided, there ARE jobs
― ou th (anky), Thursday, 1 November 2012 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
Wah
http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/01/02/easy-street-records-to-close-queen-anne-store-jan-18
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
damn.
― hemioblock (The Reverend), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
okay the chase bank thing is just an added layer of fuck this.
― hemioblock (The Reverend), Wednesday, 2 January 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah exactly.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
General manager of the place will have their office space on the stage or something.
Ned, when are you comin' back here?
― kate78, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 21:25 (eleven years ago) link
Hopefully sometime this year!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
Yay, Ned.
― kate78, Thursday, 3 January 2013 18:02 (eleven years ago) link
fuck the fucking seattle times, seattle will continue to pretend to be a world-class city while not giving a shit about public transportation or the working class in general.
― JoeStork, Thursday, 24 April 2014 02:37 (ten years ago) link
In the meantime, Constantine says he'll be sending the County Council a proposal to cut 550,000 hours of bus service annually.
― brimstead, Thursday, 24 April 2014 03:00 (ten years ago) link
72 routes gone. Goodbye, short bus to my workplace. Hello, 3 mile walk.
― Jaq, Thursday, 24 April 2014 13:08 (ten years ago) link
ugh sorry, that's terrible.
― estela, Thursday, 24 April 2014 13:10 (ten years ago) link
what's biking like in seattle?
― clouds, Thursday, 24 April 2014 13:15 (ten years ago) link
I bike 22miles round trip to work nearly every day. If you chose the right path, it's actually extremely enjoyable. Once you get used to the hills, the whole city becomes accessible. The hills are daunting at first but you'll get used to them after a couple weeks of frequent riding. There are great paved trails, popular biking streets with bike lanes and lots of other bikers out to reinforce your decision to bike. As you can tell, I love biking. My work bag has gloves, rain gear and essential repair tools mixed in with the laptop and pens. The time it takes me to bike to Pioneer Sq from NE Seattle is about 5-10 mins longer than the bus and I go 3 miles out of my way to avoid the traffic and bike on quiet streets and through Interlaken. Biking to and from work is easily the best part of my day.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 24 April 2014 14:27 (ten years ago) link
thanks!
the reason i ask is that i'm considering u of wash. for my grad studies, but never want to own a car/live in a car-only city
― clouds, Thursday, 24 April 2014 14:32 (ten years ago) link
I haven't had a car in Seattle for 16 years.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 24 April 2014 16:15 (ten years ago) link
nice!
― clouds, Friday, 25 April 2014 12:23 (ten years ago) link
So this Gilbert and Sullivan Mikado production thing.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 02:38 (nine years ago) link
are there jobs?
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 02:39 (nine years ago) link
one of the actors in The Mikado is formerly a popular liberal radio host who gave up his show to run for congress on the wealthy Eastside as a democrat and lost
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 03:21 (nine years ago) link
^Seattle, in a nutshell
Oh joy.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 03:28 (nine years ago) link
don't know anything abt it other than Seattle Rep issuing a "clarifying statement" that they have nothing to do with it
― Forks I'd Clove to Fu (silby), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 05:36 (nine years ago) link
feel like my life will be improved if I keep it that way
― Forks I'd Clove to Fu (silby), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 05:40 (nine years ago) link
RIP Paseo. Apparently there were some wage theft issues - http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/11/11/paseo-is-closing-and-now-the-best-sandwich-in-seattle-is-gone
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 20:53 (nine years ago) link
Gonna be in Seattle during Thanksgiving week. I need to find a list of restaurants that are going to be open Thanksgiving Day, among my other research for the trip.
― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 21:01 (nine years ago) link
FAP in Georgetown on Monday 11/24?
― Jaq, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 16:32 (nine years ago) link
very in
― alomar lines (anky), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 16:48 (nine years ago) link
Had to explain the nonsexual usage of FAP to my daughter last night – for a minute or so she thought I was coming to Seattle for...I dunno, privacy I guess.
― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Thursday, 13 November 2014 17:55 (nine years ago) link
looool
― sleeve, Thursday, 13 November 2014 17:57 (nine years ago) link
could you explain the sexual usage to me?
I would move to seattle if i knew i could get a job.
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 November 2014 18:09 (nine years ago) link
Paseo noooooo
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 13 November 2014 18:11 (nine years ago) link
i didn't even make it there when i was in town last year
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 13 November 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
onomatopoeic slang for jerking off -- "fap fap fap"xp to Morbs
― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Thursday, 13 November 2014 18:13 (nine years ago) link
eww, what kinda lube makes that noise?
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 November 2014 18:29 (nine years ago) link
apparently I was the one person in Seattle who had never heard of Paseo also the reason they shut down was cause of some really gross, exploitative, racist labor law violations and they can go fuck themselves
― I Love Makonnen: New Answers (The Reverend), Thursday, 13 November 2014 20:02 (nine years ago) link
There's a labor suit pending against Paseo's owner, but we don't know why they closed. Whenever a cash-only business closes, tax issues are a pretty safe bet.
― kate78, Thursday, 13 November 2014 20:57 (nine years ago) link
Looks like they just filed for bankruptcy: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/11/paseo-files-for-bankruptcy-may-have-tax-problems/
― kate78, Thursday, 13 November 2014 20:58 (nine years ago) link
Just posed to Slog: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/11/13/nine-employees-speak-out-in-defense-of-paseo-owners-as-restaurant-files-for-bankruptcy
― kate78, Thursday, 13 November 2014 21:06 (nine years ago) link
Paseo's always seemed like a case study in how to make an end to end miserable dining experience. Insane lines, long waits, rude staff, botched orders, cash only, minimal seating, and food so sloppy you end up with a lapful of caramelized onions and mayonnaise by the time you're two bites into your sandwich.
The Stranger is getting really bad about posting their poorly researched, overly emotional snap takes on every local news situation.
― Tomás Piñon (Ryan), Thursday, 13 November 2014 22:08 (nine years ago) link
crazy turnover at the stranger lately. buncha favorites gone
― alomar lines (anky), Friday, 14 November 2014 23:04 (nine years ago) link
Gotta get me some dungeness crab next week, gotta gotta gotta.
― Pict in a blanket (WilliamC), Wednesday, 19 November 2014 04:15 (nine years ago) link