OT: Kraken OT Lounge: No Calamari allowed

[sigma six]

Damn man, move outta the boondocks!

 

[PocketNines]

Greetings, I've been on this site 20 years (Blues fan) currently living in Ukiah CA the last 8 years and we are selling our house and moving up to the Olympia - Tacoma - Seattle area, probably more on the Olympia-Tacoma side. We both will work remotely, middle aged couple, no kids (quality of school not a factor), two decent sized dogs. We love nature & access to trails/water but want to be within an hour of SEATAC (she is an international cannabis expert who travels) and near a 24 hr vet.

Where should we be looking?

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Greetings, I've been on this site 20 years (Blues fan) currently living in Ukiah CA the last 8 years and we are selling our house and moving up to the Olympia - Tacoma - Seattle area, probably more on the Olympia-Tacoma side. We both will work remotely, middle aged couple, no kids (quality of school not a factor), two decent sized dogs. We love nature & access to trails/water but want to be within an hour of SEATAC (she is an international cannabis expert who travels) and near a 24 hr vet.

Where should we be looking?

- The budget and requirements would dictate the best area options for you. Depending on which area you pick, you could get a 5-acre parcel for what a condo/townhouse would cost in another.
- We are a very dog-friendly state, and I would think that no matter which area you choose, a 24 hour veterinarian should not be an issue.
- Nature access and trails are another thing you are unlikely to have much of an issue finding in Western WA.

I want to say that Issaquah may be good area to start at. It's closer to Bellevue than Seattle but you could make it to Seatac within half hour or so, but that is very traffic dependant.

 

[Scomerica]

- The budget and requirements would dictate the best area options for you. Depending on which area you pick, you could get a 5-acre parcel for what a condo/townhouse would cost in another.
- We are a very dog-friendly state, and I would think that no matter which area you choose, a 24 hour veterinarian should not be an issue.
- Nature access and trails are another thing you are unlikely to have much of an issue finding in Western WA.

I want to say that Issaquah may be good area to start at. It's closer to Bellevue than Seattle but you could make it to Seatac within half hour or so, but that is very traffic dependant.

East side (Bellevue-Issaquah) was what I was thinking too if you have no kids. Lots of great trails off i-90 and still close to the airport. Everywhere feels dog friendly here, lots of dog parks, vets etc.

 

[PocketNines]

University Place. There's a Kraken flag on a flagpole a few doors down. Love the new house. Just need our stuff to show up lol. The first game of the NHL season is, naturally, a game between my Blues and the Kraken at 1:30pm on a Tuesday.

 

[rypper]

I'm going to a show in your neck of the woods at the end of July right by T-mobile/Lumen etc.

Where should I go eat? Where should I go grab a pint?

 

[The Marquis]

I'm going to a show in your neck of the woods at the end of July right by T-mobile/Lumen etc.

Where should I go eat? Where should I go grab a pint?

Depends on the venue are you going to. It makes a difference, since the walk would be considerable for something north of Lumen if your venue is south of T-Mobile and vice versa. Some good places around that are though.

South of T-Mobile:

Fast Fashion Brewing
Paseo

Right in the middle:

Gantry
Hatback

North of Lumen:

Elysian Fields
Sluggers


Generally speaking if it's a place you've never heard of down there, it's probably pretty good. There might be a couple of exceptions south of T-Mobile, because I haven't been to them all. That's in that area at least. It's not the densest restaurant area of town by any definition, plenty of better areas to just show up and pick from a swath of places.

 

[rypper]

Depends on the venue are you going to. It makes a difference, since the walk would be considerable for something north of Lumen if your venue is south of T-Mobile and vice versa. Some good places around that are though.

South of T-Mobile:

Fast Fashion Brewing
Paseo

Right in the middle:

Gantry
Hatback

North of Lumen:

Elysian Fields
Sluggers


Generally speaking if it's a place you've never heard of down there, it's probably pretty good. There might be a couple of exceptions south of T-Mobile, because I haven't been to them all. That's in that area at least. It's not the densest restaurant area of town by any definition, plenty of better areas to just show up and pick from a swath of places.

Thanks for the reply. The show is at Showbox sodo, but we're staying a little closer to T-Mobile so I'll look into your recommendations.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I really hope we get some fans on the forums who live on Whidbey Island. Would absolutely love to watch a game together.

 

[Scomerica]

Lynnwood ORCA Landing Page – Just One Trip

They are giving out $25 orca cards as part of the light rail opening in Lynnwood until Monday. Just an fyi

 

[PocketNines]

I really hope we get some fans on the forums who live on Whidbey Island. Would absolutely love to watch a game together.

I was thinking similar and I remember looking up where your island is. I'm rowing now, so a scull would probably be faster than I-5. Need to get a couple more people so we can sweep row up there

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I was thinking similar and I remember looking up where your island is. I'm rowing now, so a scull would probably be faster than I-5. Need to get a couple more people so we can sweep row up there

The highway is indeed terrible. And getting worse by the day. I would also be open to coming across to somewhere close like Mukilteo, Edmonds, Lynnwood. Really don't want to deal with the traffic to Bellevue or Seattle ..

 

[PocketNines]

What we really need is someone with a big yacht who posts here to host all season. Then it becomes a thing. That's the goal toward which we should collectively strive

(ie, why even have a yacht if not for this?)

 

[LuckyDay]

Almost Live!'s Guide to Native Seattle References
forgive me if this has ever been posted before

 

[The Marquis]

It’s been taken down

 

[LuckyDay]

It’s been taken down

if you are talking about the video it's still up. the owner, for some reason, is blocking it from being viewable from anywhere but YT.