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I have been throughout Washington many times. I could drive to Vancouver, WA in about 15 minutes time from where I live now.
I like Washington, but it's a big state. What area were you thinking about? For neighborhood communities, I like Bellevue and Fisher's Landing.
Were you guys considering relocating?
I like Washington, but it's a big state. What area were you thinking about? For neighborhood communities, I like Bellevue and Fisher's Landing.
Were you guys considering relocating?
Half way between Seattle and Tacoma, Suburban community perched on the Sound known as Des Moines (the s's are silent). It's on the water but not in danger of flooding. Temperate climate. Nice people, mostly.
Commuter traffic through town sucks. The Port Authority (AKA SeaTac Airport), the city of Seattle and King County think we are dupes who should tolerate thier traffic and aircraft noise because it brings so much revenue to the rest of the state. I say if the rest of the state is benefitting so much let them share the pain. We need a North County airport. I suggest Bellevue or Redmond. Eat s**t and die, NIMBYs.
Commuter traffic through town sucks. The Port Authority (AKA SeaTac Airport), the city of Seattle and King County think we are dupes who should tolerate thier traffic and aircraft noise because it brings so much revenue to the rest of the state. I say if the rest of the state is benefitting so much let them share the pain. We need a North County airport. I suggest Bellevue or Redmond. Eat s**t and die, NIMBYs.
Nicole, I got a lot of useful info on this site: www.city-data.com/forum
Why don't you all consider moving to TN to be closer to Renee and I?
Why don't you all consider moving to TN to be closer to Renee and I?
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Boy is she gonna love the snow 
heheh.. here we come snow! Thanks for the site, Barb! We've thought about moving to other areas of the country, but I think we'll stick with earthquake zone and stay away from hurricanes, tornadoes and the like, lol.
Yeah, I've been house hunting to just get a general idea with all this free time I have, lol, and I'm amazed. Something that we would pay over 1M for here is like 400k there....
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Why wouldn't you want to move to Kansas City?? Screw Washington! *cough*
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Honestly, I like it, but the rain/misting really get's to me sometimes. It rains too much and doesn't snow enough. Otherwise I like it! A bit expensive though, but seems you're use to MUCH higher prices!
lolI'm in the Tacoma area if you want to visit! Though I'd have to say definitely don't live there!! lol
Where in Washington do you live? What do you like about it? What do you dislike about it? Would you recommend it as a place for someone else to live? Why or why not?
I'm in Spokane, on the east side of the state. We have COMPLETELY different weather than the west side. The west side = a lot of rain, mild winters. The east side = hot, dry summers, snowy winters. Not extremely cold winters compared to a lot of places, though. The summer weather is great, but be prepared to spend lots of money on water for the lawn. We're basically a semi-arid desert.
Spokane is the second or third largest city (after Seattle and sometimes Tacoma.) So it does have all the big-city amenities . . . movie theatres, shopping malls, lots of parks, etc. Riverfront Park, in the middle of downtown, is the "crown jewel" of the city. We have lots of festivals and events: HoopFest, a large 3-on-3 basketball tournament; Bloomsday, a huge road race where everyone of every speed is welcomed; Pig Out in the Park, where various restaurants set up booths in Riverfront Park with nothing costing more than $7.95.
There are a lot of opportunities for fishing, hunting, hiking, skiing, etc, not far from town. Also, we have a great bus system in town.
On the downside, our police force is inept. Some areas do have a pretty significant crime rate . . . If you move here, look for a place on the upper South Hill or the nice parts of the North Side. Avoid most of the East Side and the lower South Hill. Basically, the nice parts of town are REALLY nice and the rundown parts are REALLY rundown.
Also, for such a large city Spokane has a small-town attitude and an inferiority complex. While the small-town attitude is sometimes a positive, charming trait, at times it just drags our city down. Both the politicians and voters are afraid to try new things, even when they would improve the city in the long run. (For example, the monorail system that was voted down, like, five times.)
With regards to the inferiority complex, you'll find that people here tend to have negative attitudes towards the west side of the state in general and Seattle in general. (Also, the west side is more liberal and the east side is more conservative, politically speaking.) In terms of attitude, my favorite city is St. Paul, MN.
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Some Spokane pictures:
A horse from the hand-carved, almost 100-year-old Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park:
Bloomsday! This is at the starting line. There are six or more starting sections each year, each one a few blocks long. The clothes on the side of the road is being discarded as the morning warms up.
Riverfront Park, showing two Spokane landmarks: the clocktower and the Pavilion (the white "spider-web" building in the background, top left.) The Spokane River flows right through the park.
A horse from the hand-carved, almost 100-year-old Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park:
Bloomsday! This is at the starting line. There are six or more starting sections each year, each one a few blocks long. The clothes on the side of the road is being discarded as the morning warms up.
Riverfront Park, showing two Spokane landmarks: the clocktower and the Pavilion (the white "spider-web" building in the background, top left.) The Spokane River flows right through the park.
Why wouldn't you want to move to Kansas City?? Screw Washington! *cough*
*cough*
And our tornados are vastly overrated. The ice in the winter is a PITA, but that's about the worst thing weather-wise.