Who the hell wants to live in Seattle? I don't even like working here... You get out to the suburbs and it's nice, but expensive. You have to go either waaay out (like past North Bend or Yelm or something), settle for a crowded apartment complex / condo / townhome, or live in a rat hole in Kent. I'm at 90 minutes average right now if I carpool. The bus is two hours, and I'm still around 90-105 minutes if I try to do the Sounder and transfer to local transit when I hit the city.
I can't tolerate being in that close of a space with that many people, so I'll stick with driving.
That's because Wallingford used to be a low income U Dist granola spillover that has been artificially restricted from development, driving up land and house prices, due to the proximity to SLU and Green Lake and I-5 and SR-520 and the U Dist.
Rezone it 6+2 story MFH and watch prices drop.
Seriously, don't any of you understand basic economics of scarcity?
(aside - there were car townhouses - 3 story - in Wallingford back around 2005 for only $250k - you should have bought then)
Look, 1000 people a WEEK move to Seattle. Get used to it.
Google and Microsoft are steering clear of the city proper in order to attract talent, because people at those skill levels want a life after working hours. And the night life in Seattle isn't that nice either. The two major issues that were raised about life in the city were housing costs and too many homeless people. So enjoy getting grabbed riding your bicycle by one of the hobo camps in the evening.
Um, wrong. It's in city limits. It IS the city proper.
Don't try to tell me about Seattle - the suburbs in other cities have more homeless people per capita, actually.
Look, it's only our suburbs where people drive 2-3 hours some days. If you actually LIVE in Seattle near where you work, your bike commute is maybe 15 minutes and you can walk that in 30 minutes. I do it all the time. If it's raining I hop on a bus and it's 30 minutes.
Only suckers drive in Seattle.
And as for Rent, only suckers pay rent in Seattle. You can buy a 2 bedroom no garage townhouse in Fremont (in Seattle) for like $250k. Your mortgage will be half what rent would be. I pay way less for my mortgage than my friends who rent.
Everyone here uses plug-in hybrids. We get about 1000 eMPG. If you live in Texas (where I was born, btw), why aren't you using cheap wind energy like the rest of the West does? No gas, no guzzle.
I'd rather stick my balls in a vise than live in most inner cities. I'd rather set myself on fire while sticking my balls in a vise than live in Seattle (or Portland, or San Francisco), how you people can stand the level of mental illness that pervades the cities, I'll never understand.
We do studies which do measure self-reports of alcohol consumption over long duration periods (e.g. years).
In general, what most of these studies tend to say is:
A. Don't binge drink.
B. No, seriously, stop.
C. If female, there tend not to be positive effects of drinking more than one drink per day. No, don't add up all the alcohol from the week and drink it at one party.
D. If male, 2-3 drinks a day may have a positive effect. Some of that is because men tend to be bad at socializing. Some of the positive impact and lower stress is from the socializing. Drinking all this alcohol in one sitting by yourself in the dark is probably very bad for you. Get a drink or two with family or friends, especially at a meal. Drinking on an empty stomach tends to be bad for you.
E. Don't drive or operate machinery while drinking or shortly after that.
F. We told you to stop binge drinking. Seriously. Stop doing it. Especially in the basement and then passing out.
G. Stop writing code when you're drinking. No, it doesn't help.
My stats are for the Seattle region. Your mileage may vary. We have fairly quick regional express transit lines from some locations. Parking is like $10 to $20 a day.
No, Seattle is not one of the most affordable cities for tech workers.
Maybe Bellingham or Spokane.
Next fake claim you'll make is that Vancouver BC is one of the most affordable cities for tech workers - and it's always cost twice as much for housing in Vancouver BC as in Seattle, where apparently I can rent my spare bedroom for $2200 a month.
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And almost as if the actual people who created the Internet had told you it was a bad idea, but you ignored them.
Are you happy now?
Out them all.
Everywhere.
No privacy for us == No privacy for you.
When did they say that, last time I checked they did say they could not stay.
Keep up, there's even an Economist article on that, as well as the Merkel announcement and Reuters.
Except the EU has already said they can remain in the EU. The United Kingdom is a conglomeration of countries. Always has been.
Scotland and Northern Ireland aren't leaving.
Who the hell wants to live in Seattle? I don't even like working here... You get out to the suburbs and it's nice, but expensive. You have to go either waaay out (like past North Bend or Yelm or something), settle for a crowded apartment complex / condo / townhome, or live in a rat hole in Kent. I'm at 90 minutes average right now if I carpool. The bus is two hours, and I'm still around 90-105 minutes if I try to do the Sounder and transfer to local transit when I hit the city.
I can't tolerate being in that close of a space with that many people, so I'll stick with driving.
Then leave. We won't miss you.
That's because Wallingford used to be a low income U Dist granola spillover that has been artificially restricted from development, driving up land and house prices, due to the proximity to SLU and Green Lake and I-5 and SR-520 and the U Dist.
Rezone it 6+2 story MFH and watch prices drop.
Seriously, don't any of you understand basic economics of scarcity?
(aside - there were car townhouses - 3 story - in Wallingford back around 2005 for only $250k - you should have bought then)
Look, 1000 people a WEEK move to Seattle. Get used to it.
Wrong. I know where I live.
The fact you don't know about bike-friendly townhouses next to schools and parks is not my problem. In my neighborhood - I walk past them.
You probably think we all live in $1 million houses on Mercer Island.
Google and Microsoft are steering clear of the city proper in order to attract talent, because people at those skill levels want a life after working hours. And the night life in Seattle isn't that nice either. The two major issues that were raised about life in the city were housing costs and too many homeless people. So enjoy getting grabbed riding your bicycle by one of the hobo camps in the evening.
Um, wrong. It's in city limits. It IS the city proper.
Don't try to tell me about Seattle - the suburbs in other cities have more homeless people per capita, actually.
Look, it's only our suburbs where people drive 2-3 hours some days. If you actually LIVE in Seattle near where you work, your bike commute is maybe 15 minutes and you can walk that in 30 minutes. I do it all the time. If it's raining I hop on a bus and it's 30 minutes.
Only suckers drive in Seattle.
And as for Rent, only suckers pay rent in Seattle. You can buy a 2 bedroom no garage townhouse in Fremont (in Seattle) for like $250k. Your mortgage will be half what rent would be. I pay way less for my mortgage than my friends who rent.
You.
Are.
Doing.
It.
Wrong.
It's obvious that patent cases should be heard in the 9th Circuit.
Or at least San Antonio.
What is this gas you speak of?
Everyone here uses plug-in hybrids. We get about 1000 eMPG. If you live in Texas (where I was born, btw), why aren't you using cheap wind energy like the rest of the West does? No gas, no guzzle.
Whatever. Since 2000, urban centers are the new suburban dream. Wake up and smell the 21st Century.
turn off the radio - there, problem solved
I'd rather stick my balls in a vise than live in most inner cities. I'd rather set myself on fire while sticking my balls in a vise than live in Seattle (or Portland, or San Francisco), how you people can stand the level of mental illness that pervades the cities, I'll never understand.
Whatever, grandpa. It's not the 1970s, you know.
We do studies which do measure self-reports of alcohol consumption over long duration periods (e.g. years).
In general, what most of these studies tend to say is:
A. Don't binge drink.
B. No, seriously, stop.
C. If female, there tend not to be positive effects of drinking more than one drink per day. No, don't add up all the alcohol from the week and drink it at one party.
D. If male, 2-3 drinks a day may have a positive effect. Some of that is because men tend to be bad at socializing. Some of the positive impact and lower stress is from the socializing. Drinking all this alcohol in one sitting by yourself in the dark is probably very bad for you. Get a drink or two with family or friends, especially at a meal. Drinking on an empty stomach tends to be bad for you.
E. Don't drive or operate machinery while drinking or shortly after that.
F. We told you to stop binge drinking. Seriously. Stop doing it. Especially in the basement and then passing out.
G. Stop writing code when you're drinking. No, it doesn't help.
My stats are for the Seattle region. Your mileage may vary. We have fairly quick regional express transit lines from some locations. Parking is like $10 to $20 a day.
Only fools move to the suburbs.
My walk to work is around 40 minutes, or I get there in 20 on transit. Or I can bike it in 15 minutes.
In the suburbs around Seattle it's 1.5 to 3 hours. Sometimes it's 4 hours.
Choose wisely.
Buy Apple. It's the American thing to do.
Now just sit back and enjoy the next episode on How the Earth Turns!
Figured.
It was my first guess, after a manual trigger using depressurization switches in plastic tubes.
Secret courts can pry my encryption keys out of my cold dead American hands!
One of the reasons Canadians tend to be happy, is they don't read the comments.
Try it, it works.
Has to do with Russian Nazis destroying our infrastructure and our government at every level.
It will get worse for a few years, as anyone who survived Nixon could tell you.
No, Seattle is not one of the most affordable cities for tech workers.
Maybe Bellingham or Spokane.
Next fake claim you'll make is that Vancouver BC is one of the most affordable cities for tech workers - and it's always cost twice as much for housing in Vancouver BC as in Seattle, where apparently I can rent my spare bedroom for $2200 a month.
I claim Fake News.