Recent comments in /f/Washington

lurker-1969 t1_j1qd2x3 wrote

Opilio shut down too, right? When I was fishing they were considered garbage crab. Our pots would be plugged when we got into those suckers. 1978 Red King quota 125 million pounds for the fleet. We plugged the Nordic Venture, a brand new boat in about 24 hours, 237,000 lbs. Those were the hay days. Bairdi Tanner was a second rate fishery at the time. Personally I like the meat better than King. My buddy who was part owner in Nordic Venture owns Aleutian Beauty. They are Halibut and cod fishing and he is still driving at 66. Pretty grumpy about his King quota shares.

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Plethman60 t1_j1qc4p0 wrote

The question is how much grief you want in your life? What is it worth to be left in peace?

Pay the 700.00 back and he goes away forever........ you gained and lost nothing.

Let it play out, however long it takes, but you have to worry about your stepmother, and have to check on the car. You have to manage your stress and families as you wait for him to do what ever he does.

Or you could be the jerk and hide or move the car and ripe him off, and that could bring reprisal and damage to you and your families property. How much does a window cost to replace?

Pay the guy back and be done with it, just think of it as bonus you got a few a free repairs done.

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lurker-1969 t1_j1qbtzx wrote

My 2 brothers are opioid addicts and alcoholics. They started in the mid 70's. Even during periods of being clean the thought process of an addict dominates their lives. I am an alcoholic and have been sober over 36 years now without a single relapse. I am still an alcoholic.

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xtracheddargoldfishh t1_j1q9yha wrote

Go for a walk! Squaxin Park, Woodard Bay, Burfoot Park or Tolmie State Park. There is so much nature to see.

grab some coffee while you’re here. I would try Dancing Goat, Olympia Coffee Roasters, Burial Grounds and there is a new one called Rythms Coffee that also has live music!

Definitely hit up downtown while you’re here. It’s very walkable and that’s where you find cool shops, coffee, restaurants, bookstores, antique shops and more.

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Dr_Adequate t1_j1q6rv1 wrote

> Nice try though, because last time I checked it was BLM liberals that were burning down cities and American flags

Capping this in case you cowardly delete your nonsensical rant later.

Caroline Orr-Bueno has studied the nutstick far-right for years, and she wrote these good essays about it. Quick answer: You're wrong and full of shit. Longer answer: Read her essays, have a friend help you with the longer words if you have trouble.

White supremacists attack substations, hope to start race war

Violent extremism in America is a far-right phenomenon

And for anyone else out there with more sense than our wingut friend up there, be very worried about this. The far right is using these attacks as practice runs, and it will get worse in the future.

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Phuzi3 t1_j1pbn8c wrote

Infrastructure, like roads, bridges, highways and the like, are about the only places I’ve seen government dollars go to somewhat good use.

Having worked an unsafe, brutal, low wage labor job…yeah, I could have done much more with what money I had if taxes were lower. If sales and gas tax was lower, if property taxes were lower, so those increases weren’t passed on to the tenant. I actually kind of enjoyed that job, but I work a job I rather despise now, despite making over 4x the hourly rate with a union to, supposedly, have my back, and I took it because I couldn’t afford $10 an hour anymore.

Conservatives believe the individual makes their way. Leftists believe the government provides the way. There can be some overlap in how policy is applied, sure, but the worldview between the two camps is so vastly different, this hardly happens any longer.

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