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Seattle-ERA!
- Thread starter Trouble
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Turned my ballot in over a week ago.
Man I hope Rossi loses. My parents did their part and voted for Schreier.
Man I hope Rossi loses. My parents did their part and voted for Schreier.
I lived in Kirkland for the last 4 years for work and just came home to SF. I miss it up there.
Also Beth's Cafe is the best breakfast ever!
Also Beth's Cafe is the best breakfast ever!
Filled out my ballot earlier today, will post in the morning.
What car is your avatar?
It's an Nissan Silvia S13 coupe. It's an old Japanese sports car made for modifying. It's car I want most when I get out of school
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Ah, got it. I thought it might be a Silva or Sil-Eighty but wasn't sure.
The carbon tax was not without its issues (I voted for it regardless), but it's a real fucking shame that the soda initiative made it through.
I'm starting to think we need major political finance reform here.
On a car on the way home last night the driver had the radio on and I hear "Dino Rossi has not yet conceded". Gotta love that nice warm familiar feeling, the world might be turning upside down, but you can always count on Dino Rossi to lose and you can always count on him being salty about it.
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Wa Republicans need to dump Hutchinson and Rossi, and find new people, or they can stick with them because I like watching them loose.
They don't have anyone better. Maybe Ron McKenna.
Check with Swansons Shoe Repair in Wallingford. I know they do more than just shoes, doesn't hurt to ask.
I think the single biggest problem was you had to go out of your way to really figure what it was truly about, commercials with the old lady trying to look frail just made it seem like the evil local governments wanted to raise taxes on all of your food.
I didn't realize it was essentially a soda tax until I started to do my research for the election
Went running around Green Lake a few hours ago and there were HUNDREDS of people playing Pokemon Go :-O
Some raid going on or something?
Some raid going on or something?
Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up taking them to a place down on Elliott Ave this morning.
I was wondering the same thing since I live by the lake and was annoyed by the massive crowds. There was a promoted event and a Nintendo rep said they'd be there.
This weather sure is something so far this year. Been dry af. I feel like we got more rain in September than October and November.
My street has a history of drainage/flooding issues related to construction projects. My wife and I took on Sound Transit/City of Seattle/WSDOT/contractor after they blocked all the storm drains and flooded our basement during heavy rains as part of electrical work for the Roosevelt Light Rail Station. After 2 1/2 years WSDOT agreed to reimburse us for half and no one else admitted fault. That sucked.
So now there's new construction on the other side of I-5 (by the 65th Park and Ride) from us and they're dumping the water from their large pit onto the street, but the lowest point is on the other side of I-5 across from our house, and I'm the only one who does anything about keeping storm drains cleaned. We haven't had any rain in what three or four days now, but there was a nice stream of water flowing down my street because it had overwhelmed the storm drain. I already contacted the city last week and they talked to the contractors but obviously they haven't done shit. Ugh.
So now there's new construction on the other side of I-5 (by the 65th Park and Ride) from us and they're dumping the water from their large pit onto the street, but the lowest point is on the other side of I-5 across from our house, and I'm the only one who does anything about keeping storm drains cleaned. We haven't had any rain in what three or four days now, but there was a nice stream of water flowing down my street because it had overwhelmed the storm drain. I already contacted the city last week and they talked to the contractors but obviously they haven't done shit. Ugh.
Wife and I had my early bday dinner at The Butcher's Table tonight. I gave up red meat a couple months ago, but we had a gift card and bday so figured it was a special occasion. Wow! Amazing! By no means cheap but worth it for a special occasion. I wanted a 5lb steak for dessert haha.
I keep meaning to check out the West Seattle location. Those slices look really good!
I was sad to see the U-District Pagliacci go, it's been such a fixture.
This brightened my day last week!
And now I'm hearing the NHL owners voted unanimously to expand to Seattle. Woo!
Sup SeattleEra! I'm here for the next few days for a conference. Any recommendations for things to see/do/eat?
I finally got around to visiting Add-a-Ball in Fremont for the first time today. It's a magnificent dungeon to conquer, lol. I hit up Turtles in Time and some Marvel vs Capcom (I'm terrible at fighting games). 1943 ate my quarter. :(
Anyone up for a meet up in January after the holidays are over? Week of the 21st? Maybe Wednesday (23rd) or Thursday (24th)?
samred, SpartyCrunch, Hail Satan, and I hit up Coindexter's a couple months ago. We could go there again or Add-a-Ball, or somewhere else. Open to any suggestions; trying to get the conversation started. I have young children so I'm not too in tune with the local (b)arcade scene.
Seattle-ERA Killer Queen tournament?
Anyone up for a meet up in January after the holidays are over? Week of the 21st? Maybe Wednesday (23rd) or Thursday (24th)?
samred, SpartyCrunch, Hail Satan, and I hit up Coindexter's a couple months ago. We could go there again or Add-a-Ball, or somewhere else. Open to any suggestions; trying to get the conversation started. I have young children so I'm not too in tune with the local (b)arcade scene.
Seattle-ERA Killer Queen tournament?
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Yeah, I'd be down for another meetup and such.
Have some traveling coming in January so I don't have a definitive schedule as of yet, but more than likely I could be there.
Edit: Also wouldn't mind a get together of some sort for Smash if anyone is interested in that as well.
Have some traveling coming in January so I don't have a definitive schedule as of yet, but more than likely I could be there.
Edit: Also wouldn't mind a get together of some sort for Smash if anyone is interested in that as well.
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Sounds good, I'm thinking later in the month would probably be better for most.
It has a couple weeks left, it's in its swan song.
Called it. As soon as kids know their loser parents think "bud" is "dope" then they "peace out" and go back to "flossing" and wearing "yeezys"
Congrats. Good luck. If it's your first job you'll do just fine if you're mid career be prepared for a huge cultural shift depending where in Amazon. But it's encouraged to compete with each other - colleagues, departments and even products in a way I'd be probably incompatible with. It's definitely a successful model but it has shocked several of my current and former colleagues over the years.
Good luck finding housing. Market for buying has turned a corner but everything is crazy expensive - you can just be less worried about multiple bids and offer price. It's winter so there's not a lot on sale but much less insane than this time last year -
Rental is tough and expensive and winter doesn't help. Let us know what kind of neighborhood you're looking for.
I'm mid-career. I'm used to a 50 - 60 hour grind and office politicking so I'm not too concerned about the cultural shift.
As far as place to live, my base salary is close to Amazon's base salary cap of 160k so I'm making quite a bit. I'd prefer commutable via public transportation if at all possible. Looking for rent in the range of 1500-2000 / mo for single room / bath. I figure I can pocket the money for the first month as I'm staying in corporate housing.