Looking for recommendations for a photographer who can conduct family session in a studio. Hoping for a January session- hence the non-outdoor desire. Thanks!

Okay my fellow eastsiders ... GO!

Don’t wanna drive into the city. What’s good over here? Help me pls ❤️

Just got back from the Factoria transfer station and they aren't taking storm debris for free anymore; it ended yesterday and "they" are considering next steps.

https://kcemergency.com/2024/11/27/after-the-storm-resources-and-services-available-and-survey-to-report-damages/

Just saw two small white planes flying northbound in tight formation over Sammamish. They weren't the same plane, either; one looked pretty standard, but the other had more angular wings. Didn't have time to snap a picture.

Curious if anyone knows what they might have been, if anyone knows!

I’m trying to take a few family and solo photos and wanted some recommendations of a variety of places. I’m willing to drive like 30min. But locations that don’t have too many ppl, smthing more like trees, streets. Honestly anywhere!

Our neighborhood was pretty badly hit by the cyclone and there were trees downed everywhere. My neighbor called Evergreen tree care to remove a tree that fell on her home and they quoted $10k!! On a normal day it would probably cost $2-2.5 k. Finally she found someone from Tacoma to cut it down for $4k.

i understand that capitalism runs and demand and supply but this markup was just too much. Always take multiple quotes, folks, even in this scenario!

Hi all. I just had a strange encounter with a cashier at the Fred Meyers in Kirkland on 120th. It started with yelling at how I had stacked my items on the grocery belt and stacking butter made her nervous (while still assisting the customer in front of me.) I had only heard something mumbled about butter, so I looked at her and asked “what?” She also yelled at me for keeping an over sized item in the bottom of my cart. I tried to make small talk and she was abrupt, which is fine, I was just trying to make it less awkward. I noticed she was grabbing items and scanning them, then putting them back on the grocery belt. I thought maybe she was doing that for packing, but when I got home, sure enough, I had been double charged for several items. This lady also made it seem like a chore to make up grocery bags for me (she was mumbling guess I gotta make you up bags.) She also complained about my cart choice. It was weird. She was just overtly hostile. Maybe I did something? Maybe she was just in a mood. Either way, now I have double charges for several items from this weird ultra-rude cashier. I can’t imagine I’m the only one she does this to. So heads up, check your receipt if you go to this Fred Meyers (I’ve shopped there over a decade without issues.) There is now a passive- aggressive cashier that will double scan items if she’s in a mood.

Hi r/eastside, looking for your input!

My husband and I are considering moving to the east side as I’ve just got a job located in Bellevue.

We checked out the area this week and liked Snoqualmie and Issaquah. Are there any similar neighborhoods that are worth exploring? We didn’t like Snohomish, Kent, nor Renton.

I’ll be commuting at least 3x weekly, but my husband works from home. We currently enjoy a vibrant local business community in Birmingham and are close to lots of restaurants and shops, which we love. Does anything similar exist on the east side?

Might be a pipe dream, but we need to be under $1million house wise. We have 2 medium sized dogs, so a fenced yard is important.

Thanks for any opinions you’re willing to share!

I have a couple boxes of lights that no longer work, but I don’t want to just throw them in the garbage. I’ve heard some stores take them back, but every time I ask they say they aren’t accepting. Does anyone know of somewhere on the Eastside that I can drop off for repurposing, etc?

I have a large lithium battery that seems to be bulging. Any idea where I can safely dispose of it?

I was recently talking to a friend who bought a house on the Eastside. He mentioned that in the closing disclosure, the seller and buyer commission ended up being over 130K. This seems like a lot to me. Are people OK with this? If you were to sell a house today, do you plan to pay 3+3% commission or does it make sense to negotiate it down given that prices are so high?

Edit: this is legit question, I’m not questioning it, just asking what people think.

Is there anywhere I can take batting practice in some batting cages? I saw hittimes in Kirkland but it seems they don't allow casuals to use the cages. Happy to drive to seattle if I need to.

Doesn’t necessarily need to be in the Eastside. Not looking for a hike mainly somewhere you can drive to and park

Looking for divorce lawyer recommendations. We have a house and kids. I expect this to be a long and difficult process, but very necessary to ensure my and my kids wellbeing. Thank you in advance for any recommendations.

For years, I followed r/bellevue, and then r/bellevuewa showed up. It was mostly news articles, where the original was bellevue information. Then I noticed that the original became private and the only option was the WA sub.

I just went to r/woodinville and noticed that nothing has been posted for a couple of years and it says "submissions restricted" where you would make a post.

Anyone know the story of the Bellevue sub change and what's up with r/woodinville (it's the only sub moderated by u/MemesConCarne)?

There may be more like this, but those were two of the most common that I started with when I moved to the eastside.

Currently between my father's family and his brother's family we own every Uno game that has existed. We are always looking for new Uno games to trade between families so that we can play them on Christmas Eve. Also my grandfather is a great puzzler and I need a puzzle shop or something of the sorts to get him a puzzle that is difficult. Since they started counting puzzles at the beginning of COVID he's done like 300,000 piece puzzles I might be exaggerating a little bit I don't know. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated

I had my first encounter with porch pirates after living in Bellevue for two years around the Lake hills neighborhood.

While I can't recover what is gone, I'm wondering if there's any point in filling a report to the police and giving them the ring camera. They were smart kids who hid their faces, but just wondering if it makes sense to file a report at all

I'm looking to go north from bellevue to woodinville around right after 6 pm, I've heard there's always traffic on this highway, is that still true during this time period?

Hello all.

Wanted to take the kids snow tubing / tobogganing during the next few days. We are not into skiing so looking for something more basic.

Would you all have any recommendations. Was thinking of going towards Snoqualmie summit. Appreciate any advice.

Thanks,

Update from the City of Bothell.

An update on the 102nd Ave NE bridge, which has been closed since being damaged by a truck on Oct. 21: A consultant is finalizing repair designs, and a contractor has been secured to start designed repairs on the bridge in December. We expect to share another update in mid-December, including a more detailed timeline for reopening. Learn more: https://bothellwa.gov/2354/33420/102nd-Ave-Bridge-Closure

Any leads on a nice place that would be open on a Monday afternoon that does Omakase? TIA!

First the good news. PSE returned power to our rural portion of Redmond within 36 hours. That was gratifying and impressive. Now the bad news. We are so rural that we have a power pole on our property. A tree fell and wrecked our roof, but then managed to bring down the power line. That in turn wrecked the pole. This means that power was on in the street, but not our property. Because power is on in the street, PSE classifies the problem as solved. No menu options allowed for the case where power is on for everyone in the area except us, and of course they don't have an even remotely documented method for you to talk to an actual person. I am resentful as hell for that.

Once I finally got through to a person--the process is so confusing I actually can't remember how I managed, but I think it had to do with classifying my situation as an emergency--two absolutely amazing crews of cheerful, wildly efficient guys solved our complex problem 6 days after the power went out. It took 2 nighttime visits of about 4 hours each, and meant dragging in a power pole while avoiding my hideously expensive septic mound. One crew was from Montana, the other from Idaho. I am not super accustomed to this kind of competence, especially when the brutally inefficient, inhumane team of robot bureaucrats deployed by PSE is clearly doing its very best to make my interactions fail.

tldr; I hate PSE's menu trees and robots with a passion (that's the asterisk), but when it came down to brass tacks they mounted an expensive, speedy, beautifully orchestrated campaign to fix things. It defied all odds given how much they have on their plates at the moment. and overall I am truly grateful.