OT: Kraken OT Lounge: No Calamari allowed
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PocketNines
Cutter's Way
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?
Where should we be looking?
Fistfullofbeer
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- 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
Registered User
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
Cutter's Way
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.
The Marquis
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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
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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
Moderator
I really hope we get some fans on the forums who live on Whidbey Island. Would absolutely love to watch a game together.
Scomerica
Registered User
They are giving out $25 orca cards as part of the light rail opening in Lynnwood until Monday. Just an fyi
PocketNines
Cutter's Way
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
Moderator
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
Cutter's Way
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?)
(ie, why even have a yacht if not for this?)
LuckyDay
Registered User
Almost Live!'s Guide to Native Seattle References
forgive me if this has ever been posted before
The Marquis
Moderator
LuckyDay
Registered User
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.
The Marquis
Moderator
Any beer drinkers in this group?
I've been doing a thing all year where I will not drink the same beer twice. Only once. Started at the beginning of the year and I've tried 175 unique beers. I'm actually enjoying it and will probably continue after the year is up. Good thing I live in the PNW... otherwise I'd probably already be done with what's available. I'm definitely getting to the point where I have to check my list more often to see if I've had a beer.
I've been rating them too, out of 10. Might post of a "best of" list after the year is up. Anyway, has been fun.
I've been doing a thing all year where I will not drink the same beer twice. Only once. Started at the beginning of the year and I've tried 175 unique beers. I'm actually enjoying it and will probably continue after the year is up. Good thing I live in the PNW... otherwise I'd probably already be done with what's available. I'm definitely getting to the point where I have to check my list more often to see if I've had a beer.
I've been rating them too, out of 10. Might post of a "best of" list after the year is up. Anyway, has been fun.
Fistfullofbeer
Moderator
I love a good stout or porter but have really reduced my drinking to once or twice a month, outside of December when I do the whisky advent calendar my wife gets me. But once your list is up, I will definitely be interested in trying some out.
Fistfullofbeer
Moderator
@The Marquis I love stouts with chocolate, espresso, etc. I also had a peanut butter one a few years back which was scrumptious. If you have any suggestions for them, I will certainly keep an eye out.
The Marquis
Moderator
I’m a big fan of stouts and Porters as well. A couple I’ve really enjoyed this year:
Backwoods King Size Stout
Backwoods S’mores Golden Stout
Walking Man Cherry Stout
Block 15 Nebula Oak Stout
Backwoods Pecan Pie Porter
If you’re ever in the Gorge, hit up Backwoods and Walking Man. Very good Stouts and Porters. Mastery of them at Backwoods.
I’ve tried 27 different Stouts and Porters this year and so far those are my top 5 and will probably make my overall Top 25 of all beers.
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The Marquis
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I should mention that many of the beers I’ve had were in beer flights, which I generally get when they are available, so I have not had 175 pints of beer this year. Probably 75, with 100 of these had in flights.
