Hey guys! I recently accepted a job for IT. It’ll be WFH (has to be in WA near Olympia) and I’m trying to maximize the value living in WA. I was born and raised in WA but moved out to St. Louis 5 years ago. (I lived in Lake Stevens, Snohomish, Falll City and all that)

I’ll be coming back with a wife and 2 kids that is almost 4 and 2. How is the school district? I heard it is getting better. Is there lots of activities and parents we can try to mingle with? I have never truly experienced the Olympic Peninsula other than Sequim.

We are looking to buy a house as well, seems to be pretty good. Granted the city is more isolated from everyone. From my take, it looks like the city is sort of going through gentrification school and crime wise?

Wanting to see all of your thoughts. I’m not afraid to try something new for us!

I saw the city's post on FB, today, about a job opening after Joe Schmidt, the Deputy Mayor, resigned. I've heard absolutely nothing about this. Does anyone have any more information on what happened (or know where I can find out more)?

Stop leaving your dog in the car while you go gamble. It’s not nice

Gee, it would be GREAT if drivers in Shelton learned how a damned traffic circle works. Almost got hit again today on First St.

For the uninformed, if you’re entering the circle, you’re supposed to give way to traffic already established on the circle. Works that way world wide. Except for a couple in New Jersey, but you could figure they’d fuck it up there.

Today was the last day for Deputy Mayor Schmit as he stepped down. Being an elected official is a time consuming and often thankless job. In this case, it also brought a much needed vision, progress and stability to the City. Thank you Deputy Mayor Schmit for a job very well done!

Anyone know where to get one locally? I’ve seen people have them around town but haven’t been able to find a plant

I keep seeing people parked at logging road gates, shooting under or over the gate toward logging land. Please don't do that. Those are active roads. People work, walk, ride, and recreate back there. Even if there's no one else at the gate, there are usually multiple entrances to the same road. Anyone could pop around the corner at any minute, and be in your line of fire.

The trees and bushes easily mask trails and roads. While you think you're shooting a safe direction, you can't tell what's beyond the visual barrier. There are several times I've come around a corner, and realized I can pick out someone's house behind the trees, or there's another trail back there.

Open roads behind the gate aren't safe to shoot down either. I've come across firing lines drawn across roads, and casings from mag dumps directly behind them. If you've done that, thank you for the brass, but please stop doing it.

Here is a map of Green Diamond's east Mason County land.

• https://nwpermits.greendiamond.com/files/Map_East_Mason_County.pdf

The red lines on the map are documented roads. There are many more trails and roads which cut through the woods. Also notice that there are multiple gates which lead to the same logging roads. People can and do enter on foot, horseback, or dirt bike through most of those gates.

If you want to shoot on Green Diamond land, it is allowed, but they require that you find a berm to use. Good sense says the berm has to be high.

Target shooters should know and understand that discharge of a fire arm or bow by them is a potentially dangerous condition that is their own responsibility and subject to their control. Target shooters assume all risk and liability associated with their activities on Green Diamond land including injury to themselves or third parties or property damage arising from their discharge of a fire arm or bow.

Targets may be set up and used on Green Diamond land using a safe, bermed backdrop with no possibility for escape of bullets, arrows, or shot. No exploding targets or incendiary ammunition, as defined in RCW 76.04.005, may be used at any time. Users should be acutely aware of their surroundings and should set up targets to ensure safety. Users should clean up after themselves and leave no trace. If a Green Diamond rock pit or other area is posted with “No Shooting” signs, shooting is prohibited.

• https://nwpermits.greendiamond.com/FAQ/

There are several great places in walking distance with very high berms. You can find them using satellite maps, and some knowledge of the area. They're the light spots. With a little practice, you can become pretty good at picking out the areas which are good for shooting. Scouting those spots is half the fun. Please take your trash with you.

I know this is probably a bit of a long shot but figured asking can’t hurt. I'm on the lookout for a small parcel of land in the area (Shelton or Thurston county) to make my home. If anyone happens to know of something available, I'd be mighty grateful! Preferably something with relaxed CCR as I’d like the ability to either go manufactured or stick built depending on budget. I’m not a realtor or investor flipper. If also be open to fixer upper if anybody has any leads that are not on the MLS. Thanks

I have brought our subreddit into the late twentyteens with the addition of FLAIR! For both you, and your links. Feel free to use them, and if you want custom flair added to your name, please let me know by either posting here, or sending me a message or replying to a random comment of mine.

Bob Land is a record store. Or is it only that? No matter what it is, it's a great place to check out, and walk on the weird side.

It has 58 reviews. And 5 stars.

Check out Bobland.

Hi Everyone!

I am trying to budget a fairly major project of "Fill some holes on my property without killing trees" and I need to source fill dirt. I would prefer unscreened due to the nature of the holes needing filled but since I will be doing it by hand, I would also prefer unscreened that doesn't have two man rocks or bigger in it. If that means I need to use screened, okay, I can do that.

I see BCP has screened, but no online pricing. Has anyone done some dirt work recently and can toss me some ballpark costs of yardage and delivery?

Thanks in advance for any answers!

I just finished my time as a juror in Judge Steele's court. I have a few observations.

The acoustics in the courtroom are abysmal. Most of the witnesses could not be heard without straining. Judge Steele seems a decent man (I am not familiar with his reputation), however he is very soft-spoken and seems to mumble. If I hadn't had a written copy of Juror Instructions to follow along at the end I wouldn't have understood him.

Both attorneys were loud and clear. Both also irritated me at different points in the trial.

Sometimes security just takes your word that you're a safe person and let's you beep through the detector without placing your metals in the scan bin.

As the randomly decided alternate juror I didn't get to deliberate with my fellow jurors. They reached the verdict which wasn't the one I was leaning towards. I would have liked to have been in the discussion, either to hear the arguments solidifying why I should change my mind, or to have offered my point which they might not have yet considered.

I came by recently, it looks like the mill (or a new one) is running full steam. It also sounds like it’s highly automated so not so many jobs? Not a lot in the news.

I had family in the area many years ago. I keep hoping we’ll see quality jobs return.

Moving there from out of state and have been trying to look up any pages for it. No luck, so I figured I’d just ask here

Mason PUD3 - 34,278 customers of which 1,602 are experiencing an outage

At 3pm, it looks like most of the original outage is over, with a new outage being reported in Kamilche. There are a few customers in a lot of areas without power.

Xfinity is reporting over 2000 customers in Shelton are out.

There was a power bump around 3 am.

Be careful, this snow is heavy, and some lines are low across the street.

Check on your elderly neighbors, and be careful out there.

Hi everyone!

If you notice something that is a concern to you about one of Shelton's properties (telephone pole, roadway, stuff like that), there's some things you can do to help Shelton resources investigate easily and with minimal effort (as far as I know! Actual Shelton resources, please correct me if I give incorrect information here). Many of these can be reported online, and that form will walk you through what you would need.

1. On each telephone pole there is a number. Collect that number and provide it to the PUD. If the issue is between two poles, provide both poles.
2. lines need to be 19 feet up - but that would actually be power lines. Cable or telephone lines can be under 19 feet (or rather the PUD doesn't particularly care about them, though that isn't what they would say, I don't think). Power cables usually are braided and live at the top of the poles.
3. In the case of the road (handled by the Shelton Public Works department), use google maps to see if you can get a GPS location (for example 47°12'40.1"N 123°06'37.3"W is where an area of concern is - the hillside is slipping and the road has been steadily dropping for years on both sides of the roadway). You can also ask about proper signage and drainage if you contact the public works department.
4. Water issues. The county assessor has a map with all waterlines marked, so you could use https://masoncountywa.gov/assessor/ to find the water lines, and give as much information to the water dept as possible. That's a courtesy, since they probably know more about the setup just from saying the streetname, but it could help you figure out if the fire hydrant is supposed to burble like that or not.
5. Fiber issues - the PUD3 cannot repair fiber connectivity issues for you directly. It's EXTREMELY rare for an issue to be backbone related (though it happens) but if you do see a fiber cut or something along those lines, grab the telephone pole (or underground pole) info and give 'em a call. Worst case scenario, they take the info, and still direct you to call your provider.
6. Non emergency police calls - I always feel weird calling about non emergency issues, such as wildlife acting oddly, or possible road hazards or even the good old, "Is that a house fire or a really smoky chimney burning really green wood or trash?" If you can, grab as much information as possible for dispatch and keep it concise. I would think, and any dispatcher can verify, that it is best to report a non issue than it would be to non report an actual issue. Once. Unless you can verify that the issue has escalated, in which case call 911 instead of non emergency to say the oddly acting wobbly raccoon is now on fire.
7. In case of fire, evacuate. Stay visible, stay safe, and let the responding firefighters know what to expect. People, pets, and dangers they wish to know - such as where the propane/cutoffs are. It is very stressful to watch your stuff burn, especially if loved ones are still inside. Do NOT return to your house/car/rv/spaceship, no matter how wrenching it is.
8. A more difficult one, socially, is what to do with public land and litter/squatters. The best that can be done is to alert the property owners if you are concerned. Most recently, it appears a small camp/dumpsite was cleaned up by WSDOT over by Walmart. From what I understand, WSDOT works with local communities to handle such things with as much grace and responsibility as possible. Shelton's website has this: https://www.sheltonwa.gov/residents/homelessness.php and the city regs have this: https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Shelton/html/Shelton20/Shelton2047.html. There is no place top report possible concerns, so if you have a concern, I suggest contcting the non emergency number for MACECOM dispatch.

https://www.pud3.org/service/contact-us/pud-3-locations

https://sheltonwa.gov/government/departments/public_works/water/index.php (Mr. Albaugh is a great public servant, if you have questions and email him)

https://www.sheltonwa.gov/government/departments/public_works/streets/index.php (Mr. Albaugh is a great public servant, if you have questions and email him x2)

I hope this helps.

Curious to see if anyone’s been to this nudist resort recently, and if it’s worth visiting at some point in the future.