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10-05-2005, 07:43 PM
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Re: Seattle folk
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Seattle and Portland are both great places to live if you can handle the weather. Portland is a little more hippy dippy. [/ QUOTE ] It also doesn't have a bullshit city council that is actively trying to ban lap dances... 
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#12
10-05-2005, 07:52 PM
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Re: Seattle folk
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[ QUOTE ] Seattle and Portland are both great places to live if you can handle the weather. Portland is a little more hippy dippy. [/ QUOTE ] It also doesn't have a bullshit city council that is actively trying to ban lap dances... [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, that is just bad. I haven't been to a strip club in years, but I liked having the option open if needed.
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#13
10-05-2005, 07:54 PM
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Re: Seattle folk
It's not like Seattle hating night life is a new thing. They've tried to close every 18 and over club or any club that smelled like black people might go there for years.
The city manages to be progressive and hella repressed at the same time. Remember, we're the city where you can't wear "Yankees Suck" t-shirts at ballgames.
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#14
10-05-2005, 07:57 PM
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Re: Seattle folk
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Seattle and Portland are both great places to live if you can handle the weather. Portland is a little more hippy dippy. [/ QUOTE ] It also doesn't have a bullshit city council that is actively trying to ban lap dances... [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, that is just bad. I haven't been to a strip club in years, but I liked having the option open if needed. [/ QUOTE ] Atlanta apparently has 3 dozen and we have 4. Cracking down on these degenerates is definitely of the utmost priority.
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#16
10-05-2005, 09:48 PM
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I've lived here for three years now, and I like it. I moved here from new england, fwiw. The good things: <ul type="square">[*] The summers can be amazing. The first summer I was here was pretty close to perfect - very little rain, the temperature was about a constant 78 or so, and it doesn't get dark until about 10:30pm[*] If you go one city north or south, there are lots of places to play pinochle, up to about $10-$20. The rake is generally $3+$1 which seems to be about as good as you can find. If you drive for a bit there are also a couple tribal casinos with higher limits.[*] Most people here are transplants, so you'll meet lots of people from lots of different places.[*] There are lots of asian people here, and not just clustered in chinatown. This means lots of good food (awesome sushi) and lots of hot asian chicks to look at.[*] For the most part, its an extremely tolerant city. Probably one of the few places where its not strange at all to see two men walking together holding hands.[/list] The bad: <ul type="square">[*] The winters can be really depressing. The tradeoff for the long summer days is really short winter ones. Especially when its overcast, its often pretty dark by 4:30pm. If you work a 9-5, you may not see the sun at all during the week (since its dark when you go to work, dark when you come home). The rain doesn't tend to be a hard rain (although it can be) but more of a constant drizzle. It doesn't get nearly as cold as new england (and virtually no snow) but it can get cold enough to be really unpleasant, especially when its wet out as well.[*] The general personality type here is passive-agressive. Strangers won't be mean to your face (like in NY) but they aren't very warm either (as I've heard is more common in the south). Lots of fake smiles and people pretending they don't hear you.[*] Food here is almost universally over-priced (at least in the more popular parts of town). There is lots of good food, but its generally not worth what people charge (true for sandwhiches up through gourmet meals). There are very few greasy spoon type places where you can get simple cheap food. Everybody wants to charge you $9 for a burger or $8 for an omlette, so they do something fancy to it (like serve your burger on panini or some bullshit) to make it seem worth it.[*] Propery costs are outrageous. I think I heard that the median home price in king county (where seattle is) is like $350k. Considering that houses in seattle are going to be much more expensive than in the outlying towns, you can imagine how bad it is. I actually this might be in part to blame for the lack of cheap food.[*] Traffic just blows. If you commute in or out of the city it just sucks, especially if your work hours aren't flexible enough to schedule around rush hour.[*] Its an oddly segregated city when it comes to black people (reminds me of boston).[/list] [/ QUOTE ] And the new strip club rules, should they be signed, suck! b
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#17
10-05-2005, 10:05 PM
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Re: Seattle folk
One of the reasons I moved from the Seattle area to the Portland area is because the cost of living in King County is outrageous. Really, it is guys, you will notice it if you ever move. That being said, Seattle is an awesome city if you like sports, beer, and poker. yeah I said it. Portland is like Diet Seattle, and its much cheaper. Traffic is horrible in both cities as well.
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#18
10-05-2005, 10:14 PM
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Re: Seattle folk
You gotta get out more bernie. It's not like it used to be for sure, but there is a lot of local talent. And numerous venues to see out of town bands, and not just the bigger ones. I saw some great punk rock from Chicago just last week.
KJS
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#19
10-05-2005, 10:49 PM
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Re: Seattle folk
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It's not like it used to be for sure, [/ QUOTE ] That's for damn sure. I was kind of spoiled back around '92. Damn it was fun. Then around '94+, it started to suck. The fun atmosphere changed to the brooding 'too cool for the room' types. I'm actually going to be down in Pioneer Sq on the 12th watching a bud of mines band at The Central Tav. The people watching is still good. But parking still sucks. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] b
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#20
10-05-2005, 11:48 PM
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Re: Seattle folk
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Seattle and Portland are both great places to live if you can handle the weather. Portland is a little more hippy dippy. [/ QUOTE ] It also doesn't have a bullshit city council that is actively trying to ban lap dances... [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, that is just bad. I haven't been to a strip club in years, but I liked having the option open if needed. [/ QUOTE ] Atlanta apparently has 3 dozen and we have 4. Cracking down on these degenerates is definitely of the utmost priority. [/ QUOTE ] Oh yeah. I think I read an article on Fark about how Oregon has the 2nd most strip clubs of any state. The article referenced a T-shirt that says, "Oregon: Come for the fishing, stay for the strip clubs."
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