Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: JB88 on October 21, 2009, 10:47:22 PM
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just moved here.
what's to do?
what's not to do?
any of you folks from these here parts?
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start a grunge band, no, wait, that was 20 years ago
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Ah, welcome to the PNW, (Pacific North West)... Unfortunately, ya got here just as the rainy season is starting...
LOL, it lasts long around here... Ya just missed one of the greatest summers we've had in years... It started early, and lasted long... I'm missing it already, but it just takes a little while to get my duck feathers all lined up... Then I can ignore the rain, (lol, it's a PNW thing).. We've still got a few good days to go tho, before it gets ugly...
Oh, there is lots to do, depending on what kinda person you are.. City boy or Country boy?
Personally, I avoid "Seattle" like a case of Herpes.. Can't stand the congestion, traffic, all that city crap... But if you are a city guy, that place is hoppin all the time... Easy to find events, thru the local media, tons of them...
"Seattle" covers a fairly large area... What area are ya in?
RC
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I'm just south of Tacoma.
Airplane geek stuff:
http://www.museumofflight.org
http://www.flyingheritage.com/
Non-geek (social) stuff:
Out of my domain. :frown:
I hear there's like... coffee and stuff.
I guess there are bars everywhere...
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Hey Wedge, I went to Puyallup High School.. Grew up 2 blocks from the fairgrounds... Still own the house...
You in parkland, spanaway? (Not writin a book, just curious)
RC
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start a grunge band, no, wait, that was 20 years ago
man i feel old now.... Grunge is that "new" stuff that ruined good old kick you in the butt, tops commin' off, arena rock. :old:
Find two hot sisters in Seattle that can rock, and start a Heart tribute band. :rock
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Welcome to the PNW. As mentioned earlier you just missed a spectacular summer. While you may get a tad damp over the next fall-winter-spring season, at least you won't freeze like you would have in the windy city.
Photographic opportunities abound in Seattle, from the better known places like the Seattle Center, Pikes Place Market, Seattle Gas Works Park and miles of waterfront, to less known nooks and crannies specific to the area. A search for "Seattle" on Flickr should give you a lot of ideas.
And if you like sushi, check out Todai downtown for an all you can eat sushi feast.
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thanks guys!
:)
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I just got back from visiting family out in Seattle in July.
It seemed pretty nice, although I'm not much of a city person. I have a 14 year old daughter, so had to suffer through an excursion in a vampire-laden area. Apart from the hype over there, it was a pretty dang cool place! We also made a trip out to St Helens and Rainier, and those were awesome. My sis-in-law works at a nice little zoo right in Seattle. My bro, son, and I had some fun fly-fishing in the nearby rivers for trout. We looked for, but saw no sasquatches, although I did see a black bear.
For a city, it was pretty decent. Especially since you can escape from it without too much hassle, and get out to the "real world".
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Why the hell anyone would want to move to the Pacific Northwest, willingly... is beyond comprehension.
:angel:
Welcome JB!
Do you ski? Skiing the Cascade Concrete will strength your legs. :)
(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL767/2726312/22644817/376534638.jpg)
(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL767/2726312/22644817/376534643.jpg)
(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL767/2726312/22644817/376534640.jpg)
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Hey Wedge, I went to Puyallup High School.. Grew up 2 blocks from the fairgrounds... Still own the house...
You in parkland, spanaway? (Not writin a book, just curious)
RC
wow.. i went to puyallup high school to and just sold some property off Levee and Freeman, lived there 40 years before moving where im at now.
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My son has played for the Puyallup Roughriders for 5 years now. Small world.
:)
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LOL, No doubt!!! Why would anyone wanna move here? Could be, we are just a little south of heaven?
Between the Mountains and the Ocean, nah, you better stay away, its horrible here!!! ;)
Yeah it is a small world, I graduated Puyallup HS in 1970.. Played Varsity middle linebacker 69 and 70..
They called me the "Crusher"!!!
Heres a few pics from around my place...
My backyard, to the south..
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/BackyardSouth.jpg)
And to the North
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/BackyardNorth.jpg)
Close to the cliff, WEST!!! Next land is JAPAN!!!
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/Closetothecliff.jpg)
Or I can go visit the artesians on my back40... Thinking about building a waterwheel for a generator...
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/VisittheArtesians.jpg)
Up on the clearwater..
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/ClearwaterRiver.jpg)
My wife Fly fishin, Oh yeah!!!
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/Diane.jpg)
Nice 8lb Dolly Varden
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/8lbDollyfromthecrik.jpg)
My youngest son on Jackson... See that fence, he'll jump it, with my 225lbs on his back..
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/SononJackson.jpg)
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Coulda moved to the southern part of Illinois if you didnt like chicago. We have corn, beans, corn, cows, corn, trees, corn, tractors, corn, corn, potholes, corn, wheat, corn, and lastly.....corn.
Its like the bermuda triangle of corn here. Once you get south of springfield, you no longer exist to the state of illinois. Its like no mans land here
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A couple pics my wife took while we were in/around Seattle-
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Mtnman_03/Day10SpaceNeedleatnight.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/Mtnman_03/coastalpics281.jpg)
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Graduated Class of 78, before that went to Kallas Jr High, i do miss the Trees and Lush Grass, but don't miss all the Rain
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You'll be back, they always come back!!! :aok
RC
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Heroin?
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I been in seattle for last 15 years. I love it, the weather is nice. A lot of outdoor activities to do. Eastern WA is great for hunting, camp trips etc. If you love skiing etc, this is the place to be. All sorts of activities to do.
If you do fly, the air space is not so bad. When you're near Sea-Tac air port area you can't go above 2k, and fly by Sea-Tac is breath taking. It's fun to see air craft landing below ya and those in the pattern above ya.
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Why the hell anyone would want to move to the Pacific Northwest, willingly... is beyond comprehension.
Do you ski? Skiing the Cascade Concrete will strength your legs. :)
Those pictures would be the main reason for me. I'd rather ski heavy powder than the mix of man-made and ice that we have on the east coast :) My buddy works in Park City now and grew up out east -- says it is a crime to call it snow as we know it.
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Could give me something to do...living on an island with 15,000 old people and strict Christian girls with no car is...awesome... :x