Pacific Northwest Thread Mk. II: Crossing the Duwamish

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What regions belong in the Pacific Northwest?
	Alaska, US
	British Columbia, CA
	Washington, US
	Oregon, US
	Idaho, US
	Montana, US
	Wyoming, US
	California, US (MODS PLEASE BAN ANYONE VOTING FOR THIS OPTION TIA)

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DR FRASIER KRANG: Feb 4, 2005; "Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

Everyone knows chicks can't go fully auto.

# ? Oct 19, 2019 06:12

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# ? May 10, 2024 21:39

therobit: Aug 19, 2008; I've been tryin' to speak with you for a long time

poo poo POST MALONE posted:

Everyone knows chicks can't go fully auto.

The males should be air rifles because you need to pump them a bunch of times before you can shoot and you only get one shot before you have to start over. The women should be full auto because they have a giggle switch and can go off more than once.

# ? Oct 19, 2019 07:01

pseudorandom name: May 6, 2007

Oh, hey, are we doing cars now?

# ? Oct 19, 2019 18:16

MrKatharsis: Nov 29, 2003; feel the bern

GMC mudflaps on a Ford? Lazy Photoshop, never happened.

# ? Oct 19, 2019 18:54

mweb: Mar 14, 2019

Chanan Suarez is a socialist running for Bellingham City Council and is pretty solid imo I knocked on a few doors for his campaign so not unbiased

# ? Oct 21, 2019 02:15

1glitch0: Sep 4, 2018; I DON'T GIVE A CRAP WHAT SHE BELIEVES THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS CHANGED MY LIFE #HUFFLEPUFF

pseudorandom name posted:

Oh, hey, are we doing cars now?

GOD, TRUMP, PENCE, COPS, PUTIN, GMC! WHOOO!!!

# ? Oct 21, 2019 20:39

Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

thank you grandpa

https://twitter.com/berniesanders/status/1187407146574647296?s=21

# ? Oct 24, 2019 18:06

silicone thrills: Jan 9, 2008; I paint things

This is why Bernie is the best. Calling out and helping down ballot elections is the best.

# ? Oct 24, 2019 19:14

Teabag Dome Scandal: Mar 19, 2002

I must have missed Ansel Herz being hired as Digital Director

# ? Oct 24, 2019 19:26

Hyrax Attack!: Jan 13, 2009; We demand to be taken seriously

Let�s see how the 10th largest trump donor and richest man in Mukilteo�s campaign for city council is going:

https://www.mukilteobeacon.com/story/2019/10/23/news/zieve-caught-with-forum-questions/19131.html

# ? Oct 25, 2019 00:46

TheShadowAvatar: Nov 25, 2004; Ain't Nothing But A Family Thing

This won't be a controversial statement but I really loving hope this new Eyeman initiative is destroyed

# ? Oct 25, 2019 14:35

Solkanar512: Dec 28, 2006; by the sex ghost

TheShadowAvatar posted:

This won't be a controversial statement but I really loving hope Eyeman is destroyed

I wonder what how high his contempt fines are now.

# ? Oct 25, 2019 15:06

seiferguy: Jun 9, 2005; FLAWED
INTUITION; Toilet Rascal

The advisory votes on the ballot are a loving nightmare this year. I was half tempted to skip them. Thanks, Tim!

# ? Oct 25, 2019 16:40

Space Gopher: Jul 31, 2006; BLITHERING IDIOT AND HARDCORE DURIAN APOLOGIST. LET ME TELL YOU WHY THIS SHIT DON'T STINK EVEN THOUGH WE ALL KNOW IT DOES BECAUSE I'M SUPER CULTURED.

seiferguy posted:

The advisory votes on the ballot are a loving nightmare this year. I was half tempted to skip them. Thanks, Tim!

The advisory votes are anti-tax propaganda. They have no legal weight; their only purpose is to get voters mad at the idea of taxes while they're thinking about how they'll vote on eyman's initiatives.

Vote "maintain" on every single one and put your mental effort towards the rest of the ballot.

# ? Oct 25, 2019 16:46

therobit: Aug 19, 2008; I've been tryin' to speak with you for a long time

LOL the Battleground, WA school board just scrapped the requirement to teach sex ed in high school. If you ever drove past the private Confederate flag display park there and wondered if the town was full of cousin fuckers, you have your answer.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 01:08

FRINGE: May 23, 2003; title stolen for lf posting

therobit posted:

LOL the Battleground, WA school board just scrapped the requirement to teach sex ed in high school. If you ever drove past the private Confederate flag display park there and wondered if the town was full of cousin fuckers, you have your answer.

Isnt Battleground basically a town-sized commune for some christian "breed a lot" anti education church?

# ? Oct 30, 2019 08:12

Ardennes: May 12, 2002

So yeah, there has been a mass die-off of Brewpubs/restaurants in Portland recently.

Following Bridgeport, Lompoc just went under along with Henry's, and has Laurelwood closed its Sellwood location. The Rock-bottom in Downtown Portland also went out. There are probably more closures coming. Part of it is probably just the sautration of craft breweries in Portland, and the fact, leases have become unmanagably expensive. That said, we will see it is the first tremors of a recession.

Residential rental prices have largely flatlined but are still punishing Also, if a recession is coming, I could see Portland being pretty hard hit considering how reliant the economy is on hospitality and services.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 15:26

Solkanar512: Dec 28, 2006; by the sex ghost

Ardennes posted:

So yeah, there has been a mass die-off of Brewpubs/restaurants in Portland recently.

Following Bridgeport, Lompoc just went under along with Henry's, and has Laurelwood closed its Sellwood location. The Rock-bottom in Downtown Portland also went out. There are probably more closures coming. Part of it is probably just the sautration of craft breweries in Portland, and the fact, leases have become unmanagably expensive. That said, we will see it is the first tremors of a recession.

Residential rental prices have largely flatlined but are still punishing Also, if a recession is coming, I could see Portland being pretty hard hit considering how reliant the economy is on hospitality and services.

Are these locations being filled with other businesses? How do you know if it's regular churn or not?

# ? Oct 30, 2019 15:36

Ardennes: May 12, 2002

Solkanar512 posted:

Are these locations being filled with other businesses? How do you know if it's regular churn or not?

It has all happened recently, in the space of a month, but that said I have slowly been noticing more spaces staying vacant.

I know Laurelwood at least straight out said they couldn't stay in business because their lease was eating them alive. Lompoc, Bridgeport (which was earlier this year), and the company that was running Henry's (and also Stanford's) both went into bankruptcy. I assume Rock-bottom was just cutting their loses.

It seems stronger than a normal churn to me.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 15:44

Solkanar512: Dec 28, 2006; by the sex ghost

Ardennes posted:

It has all happened recently, in the space of a month, but that said I have slowly been noticing more spaces staying vacant.

I know Laurelwood at least straight out said they couldn't stay in business because their lease was eating them alive. Lompoc, Bridgeport (which was earlier this year), and the company that was running Henry's (and also Stanford's) both went into bankruptcy. I assume Rock-bottom was just cutting their loses.

It seems stronger than a normal churn to me.

Hmm, that's really disappointing. I wonder where you can find localized occupancy rates and what not because now I'm curious about my own area.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 16:13

Lazy_Liberal: Sep 17, 2005; These stones are precious

death to all bars

# ? Oct 30, 2019 16:27

Teabag Dome Scandal: Mar 19, 2002

Ardennes posted:

It has all happened recently, in the space of a month, but that said I have slowly been noticing more spaces staying vacant.

I know Laurelwood at least straight out said they couldn't stay in business because their lease was eating them alive. Lompoc, Bridgeport (which was earlier this year), and the company that was running Henry's (and also Stanford's) both went into bankruptcy. I assume Rock-bottom was just cutting their loses.

It seems stronger than a normal churn to me.

A well known restaurant in Seattle closed recently and the owner explicitly said it was due to his lease renewal. I think this is going to be really common especially in recently gentrified areas. I keep reading that a lot of people are expecting a significant food service downturn soon. Maybe Portland is getting hit with it first.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 17:04

The Puppy Bowl: Jan 31, 2013; A dog, in the house.

*woof*

St. John's main drag on Lombard is having a pretty substantial amount of buisnesses closing and each one has sited landlord issues. Mostly rent increases but I think Annna Banana's has something to do with a property repair shutdown.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 17:11

Ardennes: May 12, 2002

I wouldn�t be surprised, like I said, I think Portland has a cyclical economy with marginal wages considering its cost of living. Commercial rents have climbed with the rest of the property bubble in Portland but there may not be the retail sales but them sustainable.

Btw, most of those places did a pretty steady business from my experience, and I wouldn�t be surprised if other bars and restaurants would be caught in a similar situation.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 17:13

silicone thrills: Jan 9, 2008; I paint things

A local favorite pub in my area that's been around for a while just got kicked out by their building owners and has to find a new location. They're doing a go fund me because they only got a months notice.

Watched like 3 businesses close with in a few blocks of each other and have been vacant since in north seattle as well.

I think the recession started and no one wants to acknowledge it. My company has laid off 1/3 of our work force in the last 18 months as well.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 17:30

Helter Skelter: Feb 10, 2004; BEARD OF HAVOC

silicone thrills posted:

I think the recession started and no one wants to acknowledge it.

For a lot of people, the last recession never really ended.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 18:01

DevNull: Apr 4, 2007; And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky
A human being that was given to fly

Helter Skelter posted:

For a lot of people, the last recession never really ended.

I don't know what you are talking about, all the software developers at my tech company is making over $200,000 a year and their stocks are doing great.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 18:25

DR FRASIER KRANG: Feb 4, 2005; "Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

I run the new hire orientations for my union at Boeing.

Zero hires this week. Last week was 12.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 20:25

Teabag Dome Scandal: Mar 19, 2002

poo poo POST MALONE posted:

I run the new hire orientations for my union at Boeing.

Zero hires this week. Last week was 12.

I think you guys might have a slightly different situation to blame but I'm sure a recession won't make it better!

# ? Oct 30, 2019 20:37

DR FRASIER KRANG: Feb 4, 2005; "Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

You'd think that but the IAM and Teamsters orientations are loving packed.

# ? Oct 30, 2019 20:50

Ham Equity: Apr 16, 2013; The first thing we do, let's kill all the cars.; Grimey Drawer

poo poo POST MALONE posted:

I run the new hire orientations for my union at Boeing.

Zero hires this week. Last week was 12.

You guys will be fine as soon as the bailout check clears.

# ? Oct 31, 2019 03:34

Kerosene19: May 7, 2007

FRINGE posted:

Isnt Battleground basically a town-sized commune for some christian "breed a lot" anti education church?

Yep, it�s the Apostolics.

# ? Oct 31, 2019 17:46

Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

anyone else got seattle city council predictions?

1. herbold likely
2. tammy a lock
3. kshama in a nail biter (god fuckin willing)
4. pedersen by a bit but really pulling for shaun
5. juarez
6. strauss in a close one
7. i have no idea

would love to see a strong progressive/socialist majority able to pass some major things but idk there�s so much money in this, i�ve been getting like 2-4 mailers a day for the past 3 weeks it�s nutso

Wraith of J.O.I. fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Oct 31, 2019

# ? Oct 31, 2019 22:05

DR FRASIER KRANG: Feb 4, 2005; "Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

You're a traitor if you have a chance to vote for Dick Swaab and you don't do it. Protect your water rights!

# ? Oct 31, 2019 22:27

Freakazoid_: Jul 5, 2013; Buglord

dick swaab lmao

# ? Nov 1, 2019 00:39

Ham Equity: Apr 16, 2013; The first thing we do, let's kill all the cars.; Grimey Drawer

Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

anyone else got seattle city council predictions?

1. herbold likely
2. tammy a lock
3. kshama in a nail biter (god fuckin willing)
4. pedersen by a bit but really pulling for shaun
5. juarez
6. strauss in a close one
7. i have no idea

would love to see a strong progressive/socialist majority able to pass some major things but idk there�s so much money in this, i�ve been getting like 2-4 mailers a day for the past 3 weeks it�s nutso

1. Herbold, godwilling; the pigs and Safe Seattle are mobilizing hard against her, though, so it'll probably be tight, either way.
2. Morales, in spite of Solomon murdering whole forests to feed his mailer machine. Also, gently caress the firefighter and pig unions for endorsing him.
3. Orion, unfortunately; I think Sawant has a shot based on the Amazon backlash, but I don't think it'll be enough.
4. Pederson; I gave Shaun my democracy vouchers, though, even though I don't live in his district.
5. Juarez, no question.
6. Strauss, but I don't think it'll be as close as 1 or 3. Strippergate will be the decider, I think.
7. Probably going to be Pugel, but I think this is largely a Giant Douche/Turd Sandwich situation.

# ? Nov 1, 2019 00:55

Qylvaran: Mar 28, 2010

poo poo POST MALONE posted:

You're a traitor if you have a chance to vote for Dick Swaab and you don't do it. Protect your water rights!

Will he protect our precious bodily fluids?

(Not actually in Seattle. I'm one of those Eastsiders you all hate)

# ? Nov 1, 2019 01:15

inkblottime: Sep 9, 2006; For Lack of a Better Name

I'm like the perfect example of a bad voter. I have exactly zero idea how I'm going to vote in Tukwila, WA. The first result from Google is "Interested in running for office in Tukwila?" which just makes my city sound desperate.

# ? Nov 1, 2019 02:28

Tulalip Tulips: Sep 1, 2013; The best apologies are crafted with love.

I'm in Auburn and lol. If Inlived a few blocks west I'd be in Federal Way and could at least vote to legalize pot shops.

# ? Nov 1, 2019 15:58

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# ? May 10, 2024 21:39

halokiller: Dec 28, 2008; Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves

How are the chances of I-976 passing? Everywhere I go it's a hard resounding NO, but then there's always that threat of the silent majority with their "muh taxes!" that always worry me.

# ? Nov 1, 2019 17:48

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