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Lord Waffle Beard posted:Imagine being an adult and riding a bicycle around I don't have to imagine, and it's actually a pretty great form of transportation here in Eugene.
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*builds all infrastructure around cars* How come are country is so fat??
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Space Gopher posted:Maybe, but there are an awful lot of devs out there who leave Amazon on very short notice - quickly enough that they're still on the hook to pay back their signing money. A <1yr stint as an Amazon employee right out of college on a resume doesn't even raise eyebrows. Anyway this kind of negative attention is good. People being more hesitant to take jobs there might force Amazon to improve their benefits and work culture. I read /r/cscareerquestions and there's definitely a common sentiment that you should be careful about accepting work at Amazon because of the potential to get overworked.
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http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/beloved-vern-fonk-pitchman-dies/nnMB5/ *21-honk salute*  quote:Robert Thielke, one of the most recognizable faces in Seattle television advertising, has died. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItWpoUMbqJE
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That's really weird I was just thinking about him yesterday other day. I guess I always thought he was Vern Fonk him self.
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Aug 19, 2015 16:01
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It seems creepy in retrospect since he somewhat recently did a commercial pretending to be heisenberg. Gonna miss that guy.
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Aug 19, 2015 18:16
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Re: bikechat, do you think this guy will be moving to Portland, or to Seattle
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anthonypants posted:Re: bikechat, do you think this guy will be moving to Portland, or to Seattle next portland mayor
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anthonypants posted:Re: bikechat, do you think this guy will be moving to Portland, or to Seattle I see bikes riding along the I-5 shoulder every two or three weeks or so. Not within any of the big cities, but in the suburban areas it's not that rare.
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gohuskies posted:I see bikes riding along the I-5 shoulder every two or three weeks or so. Not within any of the big cities, but in the suburban areas it's not that rare.
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anthonypants posted:You really ought to click that link, so that you can see the pictures, imo Did Oregon legalize lane splitting recently? I've seen a lot of motorcycles using the shoulders to pass in rush hour lately.
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anthonypants posted:You really ought to click that link, so that you can see the pictures, imo Okay he's got some balls.
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Aug 20, 2015 00:25
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Around here, the freeway shoulder is probably the safest bike path between cities, since the shoulder is basically an entire lane of paved width, whereas the backroads have an inch of paved shoulder at best and people are still blasting through at 70. Taking the lane on a bike on a motherfucking freeway, though, should not be a "get off with a warning" offense.
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SyHopeful posted:Did Oregon legalize lane splitting recently? I've seen a lot of motorcycles using the shoulders to pass in rush hour lately. I'm seeing this all over Seattle too.
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HEY NONG MAN posted:I'm seeing this all over Seattle too. How to spot a Californian.
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SyHopeful posted:Did Oregon legalize lane splitting recently? I've seen a lot of motorcycles using the shoulders to pass in rush hour lately.
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anthonypants posted:I'm fairly certain it isn't legal, but it happens way more often every summer It doesn't really bother me, I'd hate to have to handle stop and go traffic on an 800lb Harley turd too, just curious because it seemed to start occuring out of nowhere.
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SyHopeful posted:Did Oregon legalize lane splitting recently? I've seen a lot of motorcycles using the shoulders to pass in rush hour lately. I've seen motorcycles drive between lanes since I was a child, and I'm sure it was happening before then. I don't think it's necessarily a Californian thing, just an advantage people take when available. Used to bother me until I realized it was more "why not me???" than "whatta idiot".
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anthonypants posted:I'm fairly certain it isn't legal, but it happens way more often every summer It's not expressly illegal and there isn't really any case law regarding it either iirc.
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A lot of people in north central washington are going to lose their homes over the next few days; entire towns are being evacuated right now and there's not nearly enough firefighters or equipment to get things under control. Predicted winds of 35-50 MPH for thursday/friday and no rain any time soon. Some of the coolest people I know are from the Methow valley, this is just brutal 
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a rowdy mullet posted:A lot of people in north central washington are going to lose their homes over the next few days; entire towns are being evacuated right now and there's not nearly enough firefighters or equipment to get things under control. Predicted winds of 35-50 MPH for thursday/friday and no rain any time soon. Some of the coolest people I know are from the Methow valley, this is just brutal Dude gets an A for effort.  edit- Holy poo poo I had no idea. I stopped paying attention to fires when I left the SW. I guess this is a little outdated but:  quote:All told, the fires have charred more than half a million acres across Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California
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Isnt that spot on the map where "Paradise" is near the loving rainforest? How is it on fire?
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FRINGE posted:Isnt that spot on the map where "Paradise" is near the loving rainforest? How is it on fire? A rain forest is just a forest in a drought.
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FRINGE posted:Isnt that spot on the map where "Paradise" is near the loving rainforest? How is it on fire? It's been burning since May 15th  Luckily it's burning on mountainsides in the middle of nowhere.
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Yeah I'm going with some friends to a cabin near Lake Wenatchee this weekend. Keeping a drat close eye on the Chelan fires though since they're pretty close. I wonder what it's like in that area, around Leavenworth, etc.
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My friend posted:I was literally one of the last cars to make it through. Passed the rangers zooming off to close the road in the other direction. Passed them setting up the road block on the way out. Got to play swerve around the smoldering road debris haha Here are some pictures he took near Winthrop... pretty harrowing stuff.     
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My brain isn't being tricked right - Seattle smells like smoke right now?
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Was going to go to Leavenworth in a couple weeks but cancelled the trip for other reasons... Might be a good thing, now. I didn't even realize this was going on. I need to read more local news.
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Flobbster posted:Was going to go to Leavenworth in a couple weeks but cancelled the trip for other reasons... Might be a good thing, now. I didn't even realize this was going on. I need to read more local news. The fact that the entire country isn't going holy poo poo the northwest is a fireball is a testament to how much CNN is not a news org and actually an airplane murder mystery program.
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RuanGacho posted:The fact that the entire country isn't going holy poo poo the northwest is a fireball is a testament to how much CNN is not a news org and actually an airplane murder mystery program.
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Was out in Colville last weekend. They were surrounded on both ends of the valley by fires in Addy and Kettle Falls. The whole valley is pretty smokey all the way down to Chewelah and there's a general snow of ash in the air at all times. Luckily the farms in the middle are still well watered and green and the fires are staying on the west side. There were only a few homes in Addy lost, but there's plenty of people under stage 2-3 evacuation. Colville lost power and even 911 service for about a day there, which was eerie. Family on the north side of the border in Midway BC is going through a series of fire refugees staying in their camper while they figure out what they're doing.
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Mrit posted:I like the $15/hour wage, with a few conditions. I'm from Seattle. I have family and friends there now. $15 gross per hour in Seattle is a bare-survival wage.
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NWPR on 89.1 FM in Tri-Cities: "Clear skies except for the smoke, with no forecast on when it will stop"
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Positive Optimyst posted:I'm from Seattle. I have family and friends there now. That post is over a year old but part 3 has been implemented at least.
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3 wildland firefighters died out near Twisp yesterday. They're sending in the National Guard as well to fight the fires. Sounds like it's getting pretty crazy out there, as if it wasn't already.
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a rowdy mullet posted:It's been burning since May 15th Fires in National Parks are generally left alone unless they are causing immediate danger to people.
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My family and I like to drive over the pass to Orondo/Wenatchee/Cashmere/Peshastin/Leavenworth every September to load up on freshly picked apples, fresh cider, etc- we make a full day out of it. I am not sure we will be able to do it this year if these fires aren't under control. And if/when we do it will be sad to see all the devastation. There are still parts of Blewett Pass that are blackened from the last major fire outbreak a few years ago. Nature will make a comeback, but people who lose homes and businesses might not. Very sad.
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Positive Optimyst posted:I'm from Seattle. I have family and friends there now. Jesus, post necromancy. Also, I have changed my opinion on the issue, 15 an hour is needed in Seattle with no exceptions.
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WayAbvPar posted:My family and I like to drive over the pass to Orondo/Wenatchee/Cashmere/Peshastin/Leavenworth every September to load up on freshly picked apples, fresh cider, etc- we make a full day out of it. I am not sure we will be able to do it this year if these fires aren't under control. And if/when we do it will be sad to see all the devastation. There are still parts of Blewett Pass that are blackened from the last major fire outbreak a few years ago. Nature will make a comeback, but people who lose homes and businesses might not. Very sad. Those places are all perfectly safe right now and could use your business  . The dangerous spots are in the Methow valley - the areas around hwy 20 and 97 are where Bad poo poo is going down.
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