Recent comments in /f/Washington
WorldlyWiseWeary t1_j1km80e wrote
The Makah Museum out in Neah Bay is fascinating, from both the historical and cultural perspective.
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bernyzilla t1_j1kg5av wrote
Reply to comment by Lost_Sasquatch in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
I still don't agree that one side advocating for fascism and the other for universal healthcare is the same thing. At all. Conservative media is a pox on our democracy. Fox news is only good at it because propaganda is easy when you are able to lie continuously. There's a middle ground between censorship and not giving a platform to hate speech that encourages violence, or at the very least regulating what is able to be called "news"
Fine let's leave the electoral college behind for now. Hopefully you can agree it is an outdated institution. A thousand years ago 200 miles was a long way, and people can have a very different culture too much away. Fast transportation and instant communication have changed that. Things aren't really that different across the country, at least not more different than say racial and religious differences between people that could live next door to each other.
But I'm willing to hear you out, You've been some what clear about what you don't like. What do you advocate for?
midgethemage OP t1_j1kff0m wrote
Reply to comment by spanishmasquerade in I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
Nah, I don't really speed a lot going through the city, maybe keep it to 5-7mph over max depending on driving conditions. But this sentiment is common in the Portland subreddit.
OwnedByBernese t1_j1kf2iu wrote
Reply to I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
You regularly cruise that at 85-90 mph huh. Maybe you should post this in AITA.
TVDinner360 t1_j1kd7gg wrote
Reply to I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
For me the worst part of I-5 has always been that section around Federal Way. I feel like I’ve never encountered more dangerous drivers in a concentrated space than around there.
WikiSummarizerBot t1_j1kcsiz wrote
Reply to comment by JustNilt in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
>Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: 'after this, therefore because of this') is an informal fallacy that states: "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." It is often shortened simply to post hoc fallacy. A logical fallacy of the questionable cause variety, it is subtly different from the fallacy cum hoc ergo propter hoc ('with this, therefore because of this'), in which two events occur simultaneously or the chronological ordering is insignificant or unknown. Post hoc is a logical fallacy in which one event seems to be the cause of a later event because it occurred earlier.
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JustNilt t1_j1kcrcy wrote
Reply to comment by andthedevilissix in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
Post hoc ergo propter hoc is a pretty shit take on anything. The vast majority of people don't base their personalities around politicians. They support politicians who support things they also support.
riannaearl t1_j1kc549 wrote
Reply to comment by intention-and-focus in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
Exactly.
El_Mastodon t1_j1kb1mw wrote
Reply to comment by midgethemage in I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
Exactly this, I’m usually a “slower driver” in Seattle (AKA I go the speed limit or a little faster) but when I lived in Portland, I felt like a speed demon since everyone drives 5 under the limit lol.
spanishmasquerade t1_j1kay43 wrote
Reply to comment by midgethemage in I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
Okay no offense but the fact that it’s happening to you in Portland too does seem like your speeding and driving is suspect! You shouldn’t be having this many incidents!
andthedevilissix t1_j1k910m wrote
Reply to comment by mr_jim_lahey in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
Truly think about it a bit more, though. The president doesn't make the laws which is why I'm concentrating on senate representation. Having each state with 2 senators makes sure that states can look out for their own interests rather than be subsumed by larger states. If the very large states like California and NY etc all became very Trumpian, and we had a Senate that was population-based, would you feel like Washington had much input?
This is important because people in Washington have different needs, priorities, and concerns than people in New Mexico...right down to natural resource management.
It may help to think of US states the same way that you'd think of individual EU countries.
islandlalala t1_j1k8vkg wrote
Reply to comment by midgethemage in I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
I agree with this. Daughter travel nurses, worked in Aberdeen so you know what we went through. We’ve talked about this shit for years in my family because we liked to day trip to ocean shores and knew we had to grit teeth and hang on from Tacoma on south. And I agree with poster who said pandemic seems to have worsened it. Daughter turned down the job extension from staff that really liked her and treated her well, primarily due to having to drive that stretch when she’d head home. Oh, and landlords in Aberdeen are black toothed robbers so there’s that. Sketchy damn area with some really nice people there 😕
andthedevilissix t1_j1k88ef wrote
Reply to comment by banjokazooie23 in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
If you decide to look at news again in the future I'd recommend something with an obvious, but minimal, bias. So, for instance, The Economist is obviously pro-business as is The Financial Times - but their reporting is factual and reliable. They may point out the downsides to a unionization drive they cover, but you already know going in that they're coming from that perspective.
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mrlunes t1_j1k5flv wrote
Reply to comment by phizool in [OC] Snoqualmie falls today by phizool
I live 2 hours away. Always wanted to visit
ev_pnw t1_j1k3yix wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
Completely agree on the change since the pandemic.
midgethemage OP t1_j1k3gqq wrote
Reply to comment by El_Mastodon in I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
Portland drivers are definitely different, but in some ways act similarly. With them, it's more like a "social justice warrior" thing where they don't think you should speed, so they'll do everything in their power to prevent you from speeding. Less brake checking, and more speed matching other cars to keep you from getting around them.
In my opinion, Seattle drivers are much better than Portland drivers. Seattle drivers are more conscious of driving etiquette and at least act like they have somewhere to be.
intention-and-focus t1_j1k2wt2 wrote
Reply to comment by andthedevilissix in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
The outcome will not be decided by persuading right wing voters to vote left.
it’s won by persuading non-voters to vote. That, and waiting for the youth to outnumber the old.
El_Mastodon t1_j1k02k9 wrote
Reply to I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
Never experienced that. I will say the drivers in Portland are much worse than in Seattle
mr_jim_lahey t1_j1k02bh wrote
Reply to comment by andthedevilissix in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
I like how you ask us to hypothetically imagine a thing that already happened except at least in your hypothetical the president would have won the popular vote instead of losing it by 8 million
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threeleggedspider t1_j1jyq5p wrote
Reply to I'm wondering if anyone will get what I mean when I say... There are a lot of truly psychopathic drivers on I-5 between Vancouver to Olympia. by midgethemage
Growing up in Lewis County, I can confirm that many think it’s Mad Max out there.
CheckmateApostates t1_j1jynja wrote
Reply to comment by AnchorJG in A population density map of Washington by Pecners
Pullman is a liberal-leaning city without the migratory students
amberjasminelee t1_j1knd4p wrote
Reply to SR-14 road conditions? since i84 is closed I was wondering if anyone in here has taken sr14 today so I can figure out my route driving east. Thanks by RS4_12
https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/cameras
These are WSDOT'S cameras. They refresh every 2 minutes. A couple of them show SR14.
Drive safe!!
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