ohoh that smell... spring in the NW

Why is RENT so high? The same reason. The capitalist says "supply and demand", we MUST raise the price. I'm exhausted by it all.

Great news!
Many Scandinavians migrated to Western WA for the fishing industry. It feels good dropping an "Oh-ya" every now and then, sure-in-ya-betcha!

Yes, they are worth it. Driving from Kitsap to Seattle on I-5 would take you twice as long. Also whenever there is an accident (and there always is) it causes a 5-10 mile backup and delays your trip by at least an hour.
A calm trip over the sound is THE best way to travel.

I grew up in King County. I only know three zones, Eastern, Western, and the Olympic Peninsula AKA "the coast".

I hope you get a chance to see the rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula. it is enchanting!

yep---its called erosion, high tides, and storm waves. I wonder how long it has until it just kinda flumbels down onto the beach?

Thank you, I'll read the links. I was confused if they had to report possible abuse by churchgoers only, or clergy abusing churchgoers. Of course it should be any and all. -thanks again

Does it include when the clergy abuses children?

I know some people that live near Spokane. They have jobs in the city. Hot there in the summer!

It is very difficult for so many people on fixed incomes. The state is finally beginning to talk about it. Today I read the perfect phrase for the situation "Rent Gouging".

Most the west coast is experiencing a housing shoratage. But common, man! $1500 for a 500 SQFT, one bedroom 2 hours outside of Seattle, landlords insisting your total monthly gross income is three times your rent? People make $4500/mth can't afford homes, now they are stuck in a tiny mold ridden apartment. It is very frustrating and a major factor to our increasing homeless situation.

A few Tenant Unions are forming. No one has the guts to vote in rent control. It works on the East coast and it is overdue on the West.

I love driving in the early morning or evening and coming across a scene like this---refreshing!

ARe you talking about the famous cherry pie?

I think two scenes were filmed in North Bend WA. At a gas station and a cafe.

Your question reminded me of this old beer commercial about Washington beaches, "the babes are just coming out"

Henry Weinhards

I agree. Would you say for an American middle-class lifestyle a family of 4 in any Western Washington metro area should make $150-250 a year to have the same lifestyle the middle class enjoyed in the early '80s---yearly vacations, sending kids to college, house with bedrooms for everyone, etc.?

hahahhaaaaa! I'm from the Seattle area. For a short time, I lived in Arizona. One time during lunch break at the company's cafeteria, a guy, unknowingly, cracked opened a rotten egg. The smell was as horrible as you can imagine. I said "Smells like low tide" --no one got it.

ya, and don't give it a cookie. Oh wait that's a mouse.

... let's see, how many people said "Alaska" or "Canada"?

I love this and want to marry it

I miss seeing it all the time growing up in King Co.
In Whatcom, we have Mt Baker/Mt Shuksan but Ferndale has the best vantage---who wants to live there?

The only PNW spooky podcast I know of is The Black Tapes.
dudes... the best true-life podcast is The Last Podcast on the Left. If you like investigative stories, humor with your horror, and learning something new. I listen on youtube.

"Last Podcast on the Left barrels headlong into all things horror — as hosts Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski cover dark subjects spanning Jeffrey Dahmer, werewolves, Jonestown, iconic hauntings, the history of war crimes, and more. Whether it's cults, killers, or cryptid encounters, Last Podcast on the Left laughs into the abyss that is the dark side of humanity."