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Stabbymcappleton t1_j7ylb04 wrote

Reply to comment by Rekt_itRalph in WA DNR pulls no punches by BenjiMalone

Their working conditions are complete shit as well. Imagine working 18 hour days in 105° heat only to come back to some shitty tent, get served a tray full of army slop, and then head back out to the fire line at like 3am. For all. Summer. Long.
Guess who gets all the budget money? Hillary Franz and her ass-kissers.

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Itchy-Cartoonist1808 t1_j7yelu2 wrote

Reply to comment by WashingtonPass in Seattle Times: Washingtonians buy Sno-Park permits in droves. Who decides how the money is spent? by WashingtonPass

Wait. So no more 50$ a year permits it will be per person entry?

This winter, the WRAC funded the Cle Elum Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest to provide additional enforcement. Rangers go out first thing in the morning on weekends to Gold Creek Sno-Park with a QR code so the unaware can buy a Sno-Park permit on the spot with their smartphone. This change could offer a glimpse into the future of winter recreation around the increasingly busy Mountains to Sound Greenway.

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janewp t1_j7ydbe3 wrote

Reply to Oregon's beverage industry cooperative pushes to impose Bottle Deposit in Washington... by Ravenparadoxx

In Astoria I wait in line for my turn only to have the machine break down or spit out the bottle because it couldn't be read. And after you finally get the task done you take the ticket into the store to get your $2.40 back. Honestly, it's easier to just leave the cans in the parking lot for a kid to find and make the $$.

Would Washington retailers raise prices on pop, etc. because they will have to devote space to store all the cans and bottles and maintain the machines?

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I_like_boxes t1_j7yclcx wrote

Reply to comment by SereneDreams03 in Oregon's beverage industry cooperative pushes to impose Bottle Deposit in Washington... by Ravenparadoxx

Do you not recycle anything else? We drink a decent amount of cans of soda per month, but most of our recycling is still paper and boxes. Having an extra step in recycling cans doesn't change the fact that we still have other recycling, so it wouldn't really be saving any money.

It's been years since I dealt with bottle returns and the amount you get back just never seemed worth the effort. I would much rather pay an extra $10/mo just to not have to ever go anywhere near a bottle return. When I was a kid, we'd just shove our cans in a bag until a random person would come knocking to ask if we had any cans.

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Remote-Mechanic8640 t1_j7yb3uh wrote

Reply to Oregon's beverage industry cooperative pushes to impose Bottle Deposit in Washington... by Ravenparadoxx

I lived in OR for 1 year and the recycling is bullshit. You have to buy special bags and get a card and collect bags full of cans that you then have to drive to a dirty bin in front of a store. The bins are always full and you have to walk your ridiculous bags back to the car and store them until hopefully someone empties the bin. It is the worst most inconvenient system I have ever experienced.

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Rocketgirl8097 t1_j7y8fpy wrote

Reply to PFML withholding, social security cap by Initial-Mortgage-791

I dont think going over the social security cap means that you also no longer have to pay the state medical leave premium. It does make your net higher, so when they figure the percentage for the medical leave premium, it will be a larger amount than you paid previous. I doubt they are going to see it as you paid too much.

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reppmedlaw t1_j7y7kti wrote

Reply to Tahoma was fierce today by NathanArizona

Ascending twice, I thought, “Our mountain is the one in the Cascade chain that is in communion with the mighty Himalaya.” Tread lightly and with reverence.

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