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krispykremessuck posted:Character is a quaint way of describing Bremerton. Yeah, $400k should get him pretty far, but Seattle's already hosed up real estate situation is loving up the west side of the sound, too. Couldn't be anything nearly as bad as the Bay Area CA. My folks will be getting 1mil+ for a 4 bedroom on a tiny lot in Menlo Park when they stick it on the market next month.
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LingcodKilla posted:Couldn't be anything nearly as bad as the Bay Area CA. My folks will be getting 1mil+ for a 4 bedroom on a tiny lot in Menlo Park when they stick it on the market next month. The west sound isn't nearly that bad, but Seattle side is certainly trying to catch up. You're gonna be fine with your budget, and you should even have plenty left over. The point I was making to SedanChair is that Bremerton's supposed character likely won't make it an attractive proposition to most people, unless you're gonna live in the more affluent parts of Illahee, Madrona Point, Manette, or Tracyton. Downtown Bremerton is a mess in every sense of the word.
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Oct 25, 2015 21:23
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mod sassinator posted:I'm really curious, why is there a little paper stub you need to rip off the top of a WA election ballot? Is it something to trip people up and give an excuse to throw out ballots? Ballots need to be tracked as they're printed and shipped out to voters, but people are justifiably nervous about ID numbers and 2D barcodes on their secret ballot. So, all that data is printed on a separate tear-off stub, that you can remove before you send in the ballot.
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Oct 26, 2015 00:06
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krispykremessuck posted:The west sound isn't nearly that bad, but Seattle side is certainly trying to catch up. You're gonna be fine with your budget, and you should even have plenty left over. The point I was making to SedanChair is that Bremerton's supposed character likely won't make it an attractive proposition to most people, unless you're gonna live in the more affluent parts of Illahee, Madrona Point, Manette, or Tracyton. Downtown Bremerton is a mess in every sense of the word. Just move to Tacoma and make your coffee from the street grit. There actually is a downtown and it's still affordable. .
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Oct 26, 2015 16:38
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If he moves to Tacoma he will become desensitized to the aroma and be one of those people who claim they can't smell anything odd when they drive through.
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Oct 26, 2015 16:41
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Tigntink posted:If he moves to Tacoma he will become desensitized to the aroma and be one of those people who claim they can't smell anything odd when they drive through. They got rid of the mill that was the primary producer of that odor in the late 90s / early 2000s. While there's still a scent, it's nothing like it used to be. Also, I just checked housing prices in Port Orchard and  the house across the street from where I grew up is $300k? I didn't realize people still wanted to live there.
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reading posted:What do you think about their support of Gonzalez over Bradburd for the at-large council position? Gonzalez takes money from the police union and gets endorsed by the Seattle Times and sounds like a conservative in liberals' clothing. Bradburd is a single-issue candidate, and unless you own a single-family craftsman with a yard and use street parking to drive to and from work, you're on the wrong side of his single issue. The best candidate, Alon Bassok, lost in the primaries so you can at least be satisfied by someone who will serve you if you don't qualify for the above or are darker toned than a paper bag.
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Oct 26, 2015 18:09
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seiferguy posted:They got rid of the mill that was the primary producer of that odor in the late 90s / early 2000s. While there's still a scent, it's nothing like it used to be. Puget Sound is expensive now even in really weird places. The neighborhood I grew up in is a weird mismash of 1960's houses and 2000's era McMansions side by side it looks really loving weird.
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Oct 26, 2015 18:36
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I didn't even bother suggesting Tacoma, because I have never been able to persuade people to live in Tacoma.
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Oct 26, 2015 21:09
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mod sassinator posted:
I can see my house from here!
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Tigntink posted:If he moves to Tacoma he will become desensitized to the aroma and be one of those people who claim they can't smell anything odd when they drive through. It smells like home. You only get it once a year now anyway 
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Oct 26, 2015 21:24
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First time I visited out here about 11 years ago, we drove from Seattle to Bremerton and as we passed Tacoma (I didn't really know at the time) I said out loud in the car "What the gently caress is that smell" and my friend in the car says "Ahhh the Tacoma Aroma" I've always driven by with my windows up and the car on recirc ever since.
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Oct 26, 2015 21:38
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Is the smell just coffee? We get the pungent odor of the bay mud flats every low tide. I'd kill for the odor coming from the Gilroy garlic processing factory compared to that.
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Oct 26, 2015 21:50
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The current mayor of Portland, Charlie Hales, just announced that he has changed his mind about running for re-election making him the third mayor in a row to not seek a second term. There must be something awful about being mayor here which is strange because Portlandia makes the job seem like so much fun. 
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Oct 26, 2015 21:52
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Yesterday a woman came to my door with her two grown children to show them her childhood home. I obliged because they seemed nice enough. She told me her parents bought it for $12,000 in the 70s. That isn't even closing costs anymore.
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Oct 26, 2015 22:27
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smg77 posted:The current mayor of Portland, Charlie Hales, just announced that he has changed his mind about running for re-election making him the third mayor in a row to not seek a second term. There must be something awful about being mayor here which is strange because Portlandia makes the job seem like so much fun.
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Oct 26, 2015 22:33
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Cicero posted:So does that mean Wheeler is a shoo-in? He was the other serious candidate right? Still time for another candidate to enter but Wheeler has serious name recognition. Rest easy, he's still a business-before-everything-else capitalist.
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Oct 26, 2015 22:53
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smg77 posted:The current mayor of Portland, Charlie Hales, just announced that he has changed his mind about running for re-election making him the third mayor in a row to not seek a second term. There must be something awful about being mayor here which is strange because Portlandia makes the job seem like so much fun. Voodoo Doughnuts has a terrible secret.
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SyHopeful posted:Still time for another candidate to enter but Wheeler has serious name recognition. Rest easy, he's still a business-before-everything-else capitalist.
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Oct 26, 2015 23:51
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anthonypants posted:How does he feel about nazi cops though Hire more.
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seiferguy posted:Also, I just checked housing prices in Port Orchard and If it's within 5 miles of a ferry terminal[Kitsap side], the prices are completely wacky. If it also happens to be newer construction (within 15ish years) tack on like $100-150k. Add to it that there's an extremely limited inventory of high density apartments, and you're quickly pricing people that work in the county right out. Kinda neat to watch shipyard workers commuting from Port Angeles and Lakewood.
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Oct 27, 2015 05:05
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foobardog posted:Voodoo Doughnuts has a terrible secret. I knew it! They've been mistreating their workers, just like that loving sandwich shop.
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Oct 27, 2015 05:35
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smg77 posted:The current mayor of Portland, Charlie Hales, just announced that he has changed his mind about running for re-election making him the third mayor in a row to not seek a second term. There must be something awful about being mayor here which is strange because Portlandia makes the job seem like so much fun. Wheeler got a bunch of support nods the other day, so it would've been close. I kind of respect Hales decision if it means he's going to get some poo poo done.
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Freakazoid_ posted:I knew it! They've been mistreating their workers, just like that loving sandwich shop.
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quote:... praying I'll get a large family of rotund tourists from Dallas next. We're always hoping to spot XXL Cowboys jerseys, as visiting Texans tend to gorge themselves on fritters and the hemorrhoid pillow-sized Tex-rear end, Voodoo's most expensive offerings. The Tex-rear end, which is the size of six regular doughnuts, is free if you finish it within 80 seconds. I've only seen one person do it without puking into the white bucket we provide them. The two most predictable things in food indusries: bad treatment of workers and reliance on Texans and sports fans to be stupid and fat.
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Oct 27, 2015 07:49
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Got my ballot. Why in the world would I vote for lower taxes? That's literally the only thing in here, aside from school district positions.
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The good ol' Eyeman rule, where every tax gets automatically whined about on the next ballot. I like the pot tax one, where the wording breaks down since we don't really know how much it'll generate, but after that they still have to tack on "for government spending" at the end making the whole thing even more transparently silly.
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Like what else can a government even do with tax money? Spend it, or ... ? This tax isnt for spending, no. It's for making a money pit.
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Ditocoaf posted:The good ol' Eyeman rule, where every tax gets automatically whined about on the next ballot. I thought that one was particularly funny. My expectation that most of the tax whiners would be upset that certain people get tax free purchases of anything, much less pot.
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Where's my vote for taxes eyeman? Where is my government taxes eyesman 100% initiative?
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Only 100%? Come on we can go for 150%, we need reparations.
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Tigntink posted:First time I visited out here about 11 years ago, we drove from Seattle to Bremerton and as we passed Tacoma (I didn't really know at the time) I said out loud in the car "What the gently caress is that smell" and my friend in the car says "Ahhh the Tacoma Aroma" it still stinks. Some people in this thread have in the past tried to argue otherwise, but I think they're probably just used to it. It is a lot better than it used to be, but when the wind blows certain directions its still gross. Also Seattle has its own KillDozer in the form of GarbageTruckDozer now so thats something to be proud of.
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Crimson Harvest posted:Like what else can a government even do with tax money? Spend it, or ... ? This tax isnt for spending, no. It's for making a money pit. it's what responsible elder wyrms do
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Ernie Muppari posted:it's what responsible elder wyrms do We've all read the literature. Wake up, America!
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anthonypants posted:This, but unironically http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21767-the_hole_story.html god drat it, is nothing sacred?  I swear if you tell me the pizza nazi also treats his workers badly, irony is dead. Freakazoid_ fucked around with this message at 09:21 on Oct 28, 2015 |
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Freakazoid_ posted:god drat it, is nothing sacred? All food service work is a soul grind. Yes, even your favorite restaurant. Especially your favorite restaurant.
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inkblot posted:All food service work is a soul grind. Yes, even your favorite restaurant. Especially your favorite restaurant. 
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I predict Tim Eyman's next initiative will be that all sales taxes collected in WA State will be evenly distributed among all WA state citizens. It will pass 70/30, only to be foiled by that dastardly WA State Supreme Court for being "unconstitutional."
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seiferguy posted:I predict Tim Eyman's next initiative will be that all sales taxes collected in WA State will be evenly distributed among all WA state citizens. It will pass 70/30, only to be foiled by that dastardly WA State Supreme Court for being "unconstitutional." Can we do this exact thing but with an income tax please
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