Dottleshead ★ Posted January 2, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 2, 2020 Discusss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 2, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dottie said: Discusss. I LOVED IT! It's where I picked up cycling again. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted January 2, 2020 Just now, Razors Edge said: I LOVED IT! It's where I picked up cycling again. Good times. Oh? Maybe I need to go out to Washington D.C. so I can re-pick up cycling again. Burke-Gilman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 2, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Dottie said: Oh? Maybe I need to go out to Washington D.C. so I can re-pick up cycling again. Burke-Gilman? Yep. Was often a nice weekend ride. From Kirkland, I'd ride up to the Burke-Gilman, and head west. Matthews Beach, UW campus, Gasworks Park, and eventually would turn-around at Chittenden locks where I would have a lunch/snack break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted January 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Yep. Was often a nice weekend ride. From Kirkland, I'd ride up to the Burke-Gilman, and head west. Matthews Beach, UW campus, Gasworks Park, and eventually would turn-around at Chittenden locks where I would have a lunch/snack break. That stretch essentially is what go me into long distance riding. I have ridden it from Golden Gardens to Redmond several times. Albeit heavily trafficked, it's still worth it. I got the point I was riding from downtown into Woodinville every other night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 3, 2020 Share #6 Posted January 3, 2020 I live in the Canadian version of Washington State, does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted January 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, Zephyr said: I live in the Canadian version of Washington State, does that count? In my book -- sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted January 3, 2020 So tell us what you liked? Didn't like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Share #9 Posted January 3, 2020 Just now, Dottie said: So tell us what you liked? Didn't like? Are we still on this???? Seattle was very well positioned with relation to the water, mountains, Canada, beaches, and wooded hiking. It was great for weekend day trips when my wife (GF at the time) would come visit. It was also post-Nirvana/Pearl Jam but pre-MEGA-Amazon, so Seattle was bustling, but not yet over-revved. I was not a big coffee drinker, yet, though, so I missed out on that. We did have our office in Kirkland right next to the Marina Park (briefly of Tom Green fame), and had a great Greek and a nice burrito restaurants across the street, so it was a good place to work. Lunch time walks could be along the lake or wandering in the neighborhoods, or just hanging by the boat ramp. I didn't mind the rain too much, but it did seem perpetually wet, but the winter was at least mild, so that was a fair trad-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted January 3, 2020 Santorini Greek Grill I used to live on that corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Share #11 Posted January 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dottie said: Santorini Greek Grill I used to live on that corner. By the Sur La Tablet? I liked my time in that hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted January 3, 2020 23 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: By the Sur La Tablet? I liked my time in that hood. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 3, 2020 Share #13 Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Razors Edge said: Are we still on this???? Seattle was very well positioned with relation to the water, mountains, Canada, beaches, and wooded hiking. It was great for weekend day trips when my wife (GF at the time) would come visit. It was also post-Nirvana/Pearl Jam but pre-MEGA-Amazon, so Seattle was bustling, but not yet over-revved. I was not a big coffee drinker, yet, though, so I missed out on that. We did have our office in Kirkland right next to the Marina Park (briefly of Tom Green fame), and had a great Greek and a nice burrito restaurants across the street, so it was a good place to work. Lunch time walks could be along the lake or wandering in the neighborhoods, or just hanging by the boat ramp. I didn't mind the rain too much, but it did seem perpetually wet, but the winter was at least mild, so that was a fair trad-off. And you never mentioned the Seattle Sonics, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted January 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Kzoo said: And you never mentioned the Seattle Sonics, huh? No. Underneath all that doltiness is a smart man. Nobody cares about the Sonics. We just don't like David Stern. OK, one of the last 3 statements was a lie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Share #15 Posted January 3, 2020 23 minutes ago, Dottie said: No. Underneath all that doltiness is a smart man. Nobody cares about the Sonics. We just don't like David Stern. OK, one of the last 3 statements was a lie. My boss had season tickets to all the assorted Seattle pro teams. He'd give you tickets if you asked. Baseball was usually the only one I asked about - lots of games so you didn't feel like you were muscling in on a football game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted January 3, 2020 22 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: My boss had season tickets to all the assorted Seattle pro teams. He'd give you tickets if you asked. Baseball was usually the only one I asked about - lots of games so you didn't feel like you were muscling in on a football game. Over the years I became less interested in basketball but grew up loving the Sonics. The NBA doesn't play any serious defense anymore -- and the ticket prices can jam it. I find most professional sports to be that way now. Basically, it's all diluted so fan bases can see more scoring -- even if it is with the dive bar chick at 3 a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 4, 2020 Share #17 Posted January 4, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 12:27 PM, Dottie said: Discusss. We were in Seattle for 1.5 days almost a wk. ago. Went to a baroque music concert, before that Tilalook restaurant near Space Needle, Nice place with good vibe. then REI where I bought a cycling jacket, Elliot Bay Bks. where I got a book, had a coffee at some bakery called Parisienne (?) and for supper, Rhein Haus. Dearie was curious how they would treat German food. Amtrak train returning back to Vancouver was over 4 hrs. delayed because the broken compressor for train from Portland to SEattle, had to be replaced. (People on train couldn't use washrooms for 5 hrs.). We got home to sleep at 4:00 am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted January 4, 2020 37 minutes ago, shootingstar said: (People on train couldn't use washrooms for 5 hrs.). At that point, I'm opening up the doors and pissing onto the tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted January 4, 2020 Share #19 Posted January 4, 2020 I have never lived there but was a visitor there a lot when I audited branch offices for Navy Federal. First trip there, we flew into SeaTac, rented a car and headed north to the downtown ferry over to Bremerton. Merging into I-5 N, I checked the side mirror for traffic and exclaimed, “whoa”. My coworker asked, “what”?. I replied “check your mirror”. She repeated, “whoa” and turned around to get a better view. Mt. Ranier was right there the whole time and we never saw it until then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 4, 2020 Share #20 Posted January 4, 2020 I lived there for a weekend, I wasn't impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 4, 2020 Share #21 Posted January 4, 2020 I may be there in February for a few days. I have been to Seattle about a thousand times. It is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted January 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Wilbur said: I may be there in February for a few days. I have been to Seattle about a thousand times. It is ok. Well I am not going to beg you. I barely have enough class for underwear some mornings. Yellow in front and brown in back. It's got me through. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted January 4, 2020 Share #23 Posted January 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Dottie said: Well I am not going to beg you. I barely have enough class for underwear some mornings. Yellow in front and brown in back. It's got me through. I don't make requests until I know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted January 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Wilbur said: I don't make requests until I know for sure. My experience is always yellow in front. It seems to work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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