Recent comments in /f/Washington

BathrobeMagus t1_j5zww71 wrote

Reply to Anyone else get mildly annoyed when people/news refer to '...in Washington', but they really mean Washington, DC? by Nixx_Mazda

IIRC - The story goes that originally Washington State was going to be named Columbia, as the Columbia river denoted the Southern border. Canada was like "yeah, that makes sense, we'll name our province above the U.S. Columbia "British Columbia."

But then the people from the U.S. side were concerned that people would mix up the state of Columbia with the District of Columbia (D.C.). So they decided to ditch Columbia and go with Washington. But then for some reason I don't remember the District of Columbia started calling itself Washington District of Columbia, which became Washington D.C. Leaving the situation just as confusing as what the Washingtonians were trying to avoid in the first place. With Canada saying "Well damn, now we have an entire province named British Columbia that is neither British nor part of Columbia".

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Winter-eyed t1_j5zpg4h wrote

Reply to Headed to Seattle for seven days… by momentmaps

The glass museum is cool. A day walking around Pike place market and the aquarium is fun. The superwheel is pretty iconic and of course the space needle. Visit the Freemont Troll. There is a pop culture museum that was fun and there is a tour of the tunnels… make sure there is nothing in your vehicle to tempt thieves and be prepared to pay for parking, admission fees and for goods at the market. Enjoy the coffee and the wine and the local microbrews. Seattle has great fusion cuisine and friendly people. I always buy an umbrella when I visit Seattle even though I grew up in the PNW and almost never use it. It’s just a thing in my family. Take lots of pictures and talk to the locals.

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craptastical214m t1_j5zjkyd wrote

Reply to comment by TheRealRotidder in Calling all Washington Motorcycle, Moped, and Motorscooter riders! We need your support to pass Motorcycle filtering this year in Washington! by SquidTips

> California, which is often cited as a ‘successful’ example of lane-splitting, has had no-fault insurance for over 30 years (source: me - I lived in CA for a time).

This statement is incorrect, I also lived in California for a time and did a quick sanity check Google search to back up my memories of the insurance situation there. My rates in the SF Bay Area vs my rates in Vancouver, WA were not notably different. Maybe a bit higher in CA, but not by much. The rates may be high in some parts of California, but it's not because of no-fault insurance and motorcycle lane-splitting.

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upleft t1_j5zhuqh wrote

Reply to comment by momentmaps in Headed to Seattle for seven days… by momentmaps

All assuming you’ll have a car:

  • Take a ferry a drive a loop around the peninsula. A few of the many good places for a stop: Hurricane Ridge, Kalaloch, Port Townsend.
  • If you’re here after April or so, do the cascade loop (https://www.cascadeloop.com/).

We have a handful of scenic byways, take your pick! https://stateofwatourism.com/scenic-byways/

If you’re here in April, consider visiting the arboretum for all kinds of beautifully flowering trees.

Also think about walking on to a ferry downtown, going to Bainbridge and walking into Winslow. Go have fish and chips at the Harbor Public House.

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momentmaps OP t1_j5zeyv5 wrote

Reply to comment by upleft in Headed to Seattle for seven days… by momentmaps

Coming from the south of the US. I’m in my late 30’s. Don’t drink but don’t mind the night life. I will be traveling with my partner. I’ve been to Seattle once before but I want us to really explore what Washington, in general, (willing to take a day trip somewhere exceptional) has to offer. Would love to immerse ourselves in some way.

EDIT : Might have access to a car, but outside of that, we’ll probably be moving around as tourists do. We’ll be there next week!

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