Do you think the younger generations will eventually shift?

Anyone have experience with self-storage in the Shoreline area? I am looking for a location near the Richmond Beach Road and Aurora area. Need to store about 10' x 15' of things between moves for a year or so. Price is important, but so is safety. Thoughts?

I am extremely angry that we don't fund schools in WA.

However, I would urge my fellow citizens to vote no on Prop 2.

The capital levy includes plans to build more mega elementary schools (650 kids) at the same time they are trying to close schools under the guise of having too much capacity. Building new schools just to close old ones? That's a huge waste of tax payer money. Additionally, huge schools have worse outcomes for students, and will make our city far less livable by putting thousands more cars on the road and kids on buses, because far fewer kids will be able to walk to school as local neighborhood schools are forcibly shuttered in favor of these monolith elementary schools.

To illustrate this point: when they greenlit the 650 student Viewlands elementary school (current enrollment, 273 students), several years ago, concerns were raised at the outset of the project that they didn't have enough student demand in the local area and the presence of this large empty school would later be used as a justification to close schools. Assurances were made that the extra space would be used for preschool or special programs. Fast forward several years, and the district is trying to close the nearby very well enrolled (400 kid) North Beach Elementary and fold them all into Viewlands - noting that not a single one of these 400 children lives within walking distance of Viewlands and all would need to be bused or driven down one-lane roads to get there - but they have a brand new building that they want to fill up. They also plan to leave North Beach empty rather than sell it or rent it out, so there's no financial upside there.

Does this sound like a good way to care for our youngest students? Or a good way to spend taxpayer funds?

They'll do this again and again if we don't send a clear signal that this path is not the right path.

There are several more opportunities to pass modified BEX levies in 2025 (April 22, August 5, November 4), so they will have more opportunities to put forward proposals that make sense - this isn't the only bite of the apple. They need to get it right.

Please join me in voting no.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I was a patient at this hospital ithe 2000s. Just outside one of the main entrances on the right side was a large fake jungle display with fake plants, running water (or at least the sounds of running water), and a chameleon (or maybe some other kind of lizard) on a branch. It was all very large and went into the ground a bit. Sunken in. I thought it was by the ocean entrance, but that wouldn't make sense. After looking at pictures of the forest building, I don't remember it at all. Maybe it got a complete rebuild, IDK. I haven't lived in Seattle in awhile (😢). Do anyone have a picture of this?

Just wondering since im a tourist here ty

Has anyone done the tasting menu as a vegetarian? Considering going after getting married…so wanted people’s opinions on if it’d be a fun experience as a vegetarian (eggs/dairy acceptable, no fish)

If not Altura, any other recs?

Protesting is in my blood. I have been protesting for as long as I can remember. I protested as a teenager. I protested as a teacher. I even protested in Paris during the pension reform manifestations. I have been pepper sprayed, tear gassed, and threatened with violence by the authorities. I used to have no fear, but I have a kid now. I have a burning need to fight for my child's future, but I also have a responsibility to keep them safe. Anyways, I would love to attend or even help organize child/parent friendly protests (in regard to current political machinations). I am talking about daylight protests in places where one could push a stroller while holding a sign. Near public facilities where one could feed or change a small child. A protest that is clearly for parents by parents. This is just an initial feeler I'm putting out there to see if there is any interest or advice. I feel like I have done just about everything else I can do, but it doesn't feel like enough. L'ennui est contre-révolutionnaire.

For the past 6 weeks, Waste Management has only picked up our garbage (Greenwood) every second week. Seems deliberate. I doubt I’ve missed a memo because the adjacent streets and neighbours all have their garbage out too… even the ‘binfluencers’ that can be relied on to know what’s what.

Anyone know what’s going on? If they have swapped to bi-weekly then I’m looking forward to paying the reduced rates

Tub and tail is good etiquette come Valentine's day. But the roads have been salted, you want to get that off your car's nether regions ASAP.

For added context, I'm a recent transplant from Indiana and found a job making $60k a year, with annual raises. My fears about moving up here before making the jump primarily centered around the horror stories I've heard of the COLs: "rent, groceries, insurance, etc. are all prohibitively expensive unless you make six figures."

Ok, I'm living in a microstudio apt in the middle of the city with all utilities included, rent is about $775 a month for the next year. It's a promotional deal so it's gonna jump to $1000 a month after my current lease is up - I'll likely find a new place with roomies (which is actually something I wanted to do anyway), likely averaging me around $850-900 a month. Ok, this is fine.

I have no car and exclusively use public transit to commute or go out for the night, saving me tons alone. I can easily get some very filling breakfast/lunch meals from Uwajimaya for $7 max. I have the $6 7-11 pizza deal for my work lunch too. Maybe I'll the the trolley up to QFC and stock up a bit too once every 2 weeks.

My point? Perhaps I lucked into a very particular situation, but I've found that if you're willing to make some sacrifices, do your research and have a bit of patience, you can definitely make do pretty easily up here. Adding up all my expenses together (plus blowing money on stupid bs sometimes lol), I'm banking around $1,500 a month.

Not to downplay the COL fears entirely, in many situations it can be truly rough, and yeah I likely won't be able to buy property out here but that's not something I really care about at this stage. Who knows how mortgages/rents will look up here in the not-implausible scenario that Amazon leaves Seattle proper.

I notice that here in seattle at places like target, qfc, safeway, ivars, mod pizza ballard and other places the hourly workers seem grouchy and angry toward us customers.

Why is is this way??

I ruins my day when people are rude to me.

If these people hate their jobs they should quit.

Anyone else have the same experience??

For some strange reason when im in Bellevue or Lynnwood ita the opposite where the employees seem happy and like their jobs.

Is seattle city limits an unhappy place??

Help! I’m moving out of state and have so much to sell before April 1. We’ve been posting on marketplace, offerup, etc but it’s moving slow (i’m sure the current state of the world isn’t helping lol). Having a yard sale in a few weeks. Anyone have any other ideas for us to get things selled quickly? We don’t want to donate everything and could use the money to purchase things when settled in :(

Also, feel free to message me if you want to purchase anything - great deals

I plan on booking a meal at the pink door this wedensday or saturday. But after for something cute like a little event I cant find anything happening that seems interesting. Please help with recommendations. It would be a pm thing.

I’m looking for an attorney that specialize in construction defects to sue my builder. Any recommendations would be appreciated

Started a new job, I'm looking for a place to park my car everywhere I go is around $40 for more than 8 hours.

Is there any suggestions where I can find some affordable or free solutions?

It's the game for horrible people, and, well, if you are single on Valentines day, society says that you are horrible - and so you should join us! If you are a couple, and you are thinking of coming with your significant other as your valentines day date? Well, it's pretty clear you are horrible - and so you should join us! Lastly, if you are a couple, and you are planning on NOT coming (because you want to do traditional valentines day date night things)? Well, >WE< think you are horrible, and so you might as well join us.

Thats right, we are all going to get together and play Cards Against Humanity - Friday February 14th starting at 6:00PM, and ending at 10:00PM, at Joyale on the West side of Jackson Street just East of the Freeway on Westlake at 900 S Jackson, Seattle, WA 98104. It's a gigantic building called The Pacific Rim Center Spelled out with giant green letters at the top, and it's on the North side of the street. Parking there can be super easy as the two floors of the building above the center is parking which is free if you are there for 2 hours or less. And then the top three floors are apartments. And the first hill street car has a stop at 7th (2 blocks west), and 14 bus has a stop at 5th and jackson. If you have problems locating the place, you can call my friend Steve (who is co hosting) at (347) 879-5953. When you enter the building from the front go a bit straight (till you see the elevator on your right) then to the left to get to the entrance of Joyale.

The location: Joyale. It's a very large space and they are giving us the banquet room of the restaurant for playing with no loud background music to interfere with the game. They have great 8-top or 10-top tables. This is both a restaurant and a bar, but I would request that if you are going to eat (and please do) that you do it at a non game table before playing (simply because of the logistics of having food and cards at the same table. But you can have drinks at the game tables - just PLEASE use napkins or coasters.) Because this is a restaurant we can invite EVERYONE regardless of age to this event. It's also a family style menu, so it will be best to arrange to trade off with a few others to get variety! It's a rather open ended event, don't worry if you are a bit late, just show up when you can, we will have room for you.

The game we choose to play? Cards Against Humanity! This is a game that has become a phenomenon. It has been the top selling game on Amazon for the last few years running. For those that don't know, it's like Apples To Apples but with all the cards replaced with dirty, politically incorrect, racist, sexist, religiously heretical cards that are guaranteed to offend everyone. It is possibly the most offensive game ever created, and yet EVERYONE laughs their ass off while playing it. I think this event taps into a deep seated need to stop being politically correct all the time. All in all, it's an amazingly fun time, and it serves as a great ice breaker for all the people you will meet that are pretty much - not uptight.

One important note: This event is crossposted to a wide diverse set of groups and people, and it will not be a small event, (I expect to have about 50 people, but broken into groups of 8 or 10 per game) so please feel free to come, and bring all the friends you want, and take off the social mask and let everyone see just how damaged, freaky, crazy, honest and fun you really are.

I have hosted these events in the past, and I have some additional house rules that we will be using: 1: If you own a copy of the game: BRING IT! Every time I have done this, we have needed, almost EVERY copy of the game that showed up. (This also implies: no taking cards from one table to another!)

2: These are NOT your cards! Don't set them in the drink sweat from your glass, treat them as the precious source of laughter that they are. We want people to bring their games again, not to have ruined cards meaning that game owners go home unhappy.

3: When you become the judge, to let others know something about you, give a "fun fact". This is a 10-15 word fact that is both true and about you or something that has happened in your life that can tell the table what to expect from your judging. NO long stories, no explanations are needed. Simple somewhat outrageous statements that induce more questions than answers are the best. I'll give a few examples as I introduce the game as we start.

4: When you are the judge read the cards as loudly as possible. You WANT the next table over to hear the fun you are having.

5: When someone wins three black cards, they are deemed to have ruthlessly crushed the pathetic competitors at the table they are at, and they MUST change tables (to meet and crush some new competitors!). Everyone at the table is encouraged to make sure they tell that person just how horrible they are as they are leaving.

6 When a card calls for multiple blanks: The first card to be read from your entry will be the bottom one.

7: There will be a donation jar that is completely voluntary, the money raised will spent on buying expansions to the game. And while the donation is voluntary, it doesn't mean that we are not allowed to insult you in varying Monty Pythonesque ways if you choose NOT to donate.

And with that, I look forward to seeing you all there! May the odds be ever in your favor!

Does anyone have more info about these cuties?

This photo is from November when we got a Christmas tree from the little ‘farm’ on that intersection. There was a sign saying they were for sale.

Tonight I dove by, and they are all still out in that yard. No coats or anything. I could see the white one’s ribcage, and saw it eating a foam truck bed liner. There are also crates out there. It’s way too cold for them to be sleeping out there! Though of course I don’t know if they do.

I think I’d just sleep a little better if I knew they were in fact well taken care of, if anyone knows.

While driving on I5, I noticed a giant inflatable rubber ducky by the Stadiums today… What is it for and how long has it been there?

Let's be honest, this has been a problem for a while now, but it has been extra bad this winter. I step outside my door and dog shit is not just littering my front lawn, but the long stretch of grass by the apartment next door. I don't know what exactly is going on right now that people are just not giving a fuck anymore. Sure everything has been extra shitty this year, and the winter has been pretty miserable, but that gives you no excuse to not pick up your dog shit!

Hi, so I’m close to the Queen Anne area and I was wondering if anyone knows any good nail salons. I’ve been wanting to get claw nails for a long time, but nowhere I’ve called does them or knows what I’m talking about. Does anyone have any suggestions on places to try? Or know anywhere or anyone who would attempt this style? (Photo is just the style I am referring to as there’s lots of different types of claw nails, apparently)

How do I eat this

After doing some Googling, i’m finding it difficult to find a groomer or vet I’d trust with my frenchie. We just moved here from across the country, so I don’t know anyone just yet to ask in person.

Does anyone have recommendations?

He is extremely dog aggressive but loves humans. Doesn’t have issues with grooming either. His vet and groomer back home were extremely accommodating with him, so hoping we can find a great fit here. Given his aggression and issues that he could be prone to due to his breed in the future, I just get anxious and want to ensure I make a good pick. Needing someone who is extremely well versed with bulldogs.

He also really needs his nails cut and allergy shots! Willing to drive outside Seattle as well if needed. TIA.