by "someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
Published 05/23/2017 at 12:37
by "someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
Published 05/23/2017 at 12:37
Tags: Dc sucks
STARS: 2
This is not helpful.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
05/23/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 3
Don’t worry, I’ll take your place in the good Washington
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/23/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 2
There are pluses...easier access to international destinations, tons of museums, crackheads and traffic everywhere, lifelong politicians and consultants with no grasp of reality, hot summers AND cold winters, and...what were we just talking about?
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 12:47, STARS: 0
You should check out Moran State Park on Orcas Island (last two pictures). The drive up to the top is awesome (would make an amazing hill climb course). Even with a 20 mile an hour limit and tourists.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
05/23/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 2
Well Tacoma has plenty of crackheads and traffic, so that won’t be new at least.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/23/2017 at 12:49, STARS: 1
hot summers AND cold winters
Based on your tone it sounds like you think this is a bad thing. This is not a bad thing.
"McMike" (mcmike)
05/23/2017 at 12:50, STARS: 1
Come for the work*, stay for the Cars & Coffee.
*Assuming that’s why you’re headed to the Nation’s Capital.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
05/23/2017 at 12:57, STARS: 4
The Smithsonians being free is pretty sweet. And walking the National Mall at night is epic.
"McMike" (mcmike)
05/23/2017 at 12:59, STARS: 1
The humidity here is absolutely miserable.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
05/23/2017 at 13:00, STARS: 1
Mostly I want to see the Fremont Troll
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"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/23/2017 at 13:03, STARS: 0
Heat I can handle. Cold I can handle. Humidity is brutal.
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
05/23/2017 at 13:04, STARS: 1
Crackheads and Politicians, redundancy
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
05/23/2017 at 13:05, STARS: 0
Wat
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/23/2017 at 13:06, STARS: 0
Hot summers and cold winters are good
"McMike" (mcmike)
05/23/2017 at 13:09, STARS: 1
We rarely get in the teens in the winter, but the summers can be just brutal.
Rarely hits 100, but the humidity can ruin anything.
"fintail" (fintail)
05/23/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 2
And as a bonus, plenty of people in the Seattle area with no grasp of reality, so there will be less culture shock.
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
05/23/2017 at 13:15, STARS: 1
Couldn’t disagree with you more.
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 13:25, STARS: 0
Yep the museums are about the only redeeming feature.
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 13:26, STARS: 0
Conveniently located on Troll Ave N.
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 13:28, STARS: 1
Ugh I wish, wife’s job is moving us, which means I gotta find something new. Hoping to find something that’s not boring as $&/* and actually contributes something to the advancement of humankind. These are tough requirements in the DC area.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/23/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 1
Sorry to find out that you’re so wrong
"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
05/23/2017 at 13:43, STARS: 1
Hey D.C./ northern VA isnt all that bad.
"Carsbikesscooters" (carsbikesandscooters)
05/23/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 0
Unless you are an attorney, there’s more jobs in DC and the pay is generally higher
"wiffleballtony" (wiffleballtony)
05/23/2017 at 13:47, STARS: 2
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/23/2017 at 13:49, STARS: 0
+1 for Rob Ford but you’re still wrong
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/23/2017 at 13:56, STARS: 1
More like “if I wanted to sweat my ass off, I’d move to Florida” and “If I wanted to freeze, I’d move to New England.” From a West Coaster’s perspective on what they call weather, wide fluctuations in temps can be a shocker.
"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
05/23/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 1
What, you’re moving to Vancouver?
OH you meant DC!
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
05/23/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 1
I ripped up that road in my FoST last year with my soon-to-be fiance because the sun was setting and I wanted to propose at the top of the tower around sunset. It’s a ridiculously-fun road.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
05/23/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 0
Dry cold is easier to deal with than humid mild cold though. And likewise with heat. Just don’t look at the thermometer and you’ll be fine.
Seriously, one of the most bitterly uncomfortable temperature related times of my life was in San Francisco. Temp was around 7-12C. In other words, the temperature when you start to think about going without a jacket in the spring around here. And it cut through me like a knife. My abs were actually in pain from the constant shivering.
By contrast, I can be comfortable in Manitobian -18C with a light jacket and a pair of skates.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
05/23/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0
We have homeless heroin addicts in the streets in all the cities here in the “good Washington”, along with shitty lifelong politicians with no grasp of reality, too. There are a lot of negatives to this place (not the least of which is the insane cost of living and lack of housing), but the one that annoys me the most is how far it is (and how expensive flights are) to get to just about anywhere else except a few major cities in the US.
We do have much better weather (I love the constant rain/drizzle), outdoor recreation, and scenery, though. I’d much rather live here than most places.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
05/23/2017 at 14:29, STARS: 0
Seattle does, too. Heroin and homelessness are absolute epidemics from Everett through Olympia.
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 0
No saltwater or big mountains nearby is a problem
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 15:09, STARS: 1
[rimshot]
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 0
Luckily IANA Lehto.
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 15:11, STARS: 0
Awesome, congrats as well. I should do a separate post on tbat road and a few other good ones around here.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
05/23/2017 at 15:15, STARS: 0
*chuckles* We’ve been married over 7 months now, but she wasn’t yet my fiance at the time of the fast drive up it...
There are a lot of great roads around here, although my favorites are mostly on the Olympic Peninsula or up in the mountains. Would love to hear which your favorites are in Western WA.
"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
05/23/2017 at 16:13, STARS: 1
I live in NoVa. 1.5 hours from ocean city, around an hour from Shenandoah, like 25 minutes from great falls. Also only 20 minutes outside of D.C.
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
05/23/2017 at 18:33, STARS: 1
Yeah we are going to be in Burke, so getting to the coast is not so bad. I’m mostly bummed about not having a bunch of 2-3000 ft mountains in town and a massive lake within walking distance.
"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
05/23/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 1
Burke? We’ll almost be neighbors haha. Really nice area, hope you enjoy it when you come out here.