That's a good tip! I bet it's beautiful up there

I have a theory that as more folks move from Olympia it is cleaning up but there is still a sizable number of people that think that environmentalists ruined the lumber mill. Which runs 7 days a week. It was mechanization that killed the easy job of being a tree cutter. But it has its moments

Did this as a sunrise hike in the summer, only 4 other people total the entire hike at 4am, so that was cool

My grandpa lives there, it's a nice town.

Your HR is going to be the best contact. There’s too many unknowns. But maybe YES, in some form.

For example, my normal sick time states I can use it for me, spouse, or immediate family member. But after XX days they need more information and/or push me to apply for Paid Family or FMLA. One time? Sure. Weekly? Maybe adjust your work hours. On demand? Likely not.

Is there a reason you won’t ask HR? Or reference your handbook.

Don't have to live where you work 😉

Regular sick leave Would be biological son

What?

So it’s not very progressive :/. Ok

Job opportunity

What’s wrong with the place?

Regular sick leave, Paid Family and Medical Leave, or FMLA? Sometimes the relationship of the family member to you makes a difference too. More info is needed.

If you have an HR person at work I’d start with them.

FMLA requires that they at least give you time off.

Thank you

They were, hadn't seen that in awhile, thank you.

Interesting

If you're looking for a bit more rural, Rainier OR is just over the bridge from Longview, a lot of hobby farms and multi-acre lots.

I second Olympia. I moved out to Olympia from MD last April and absolutely love it. In the center of lots of hikes and outdoorsy things. Very accepting and welcoming crowd.

Those winds last evening were crazy.

We have 50 foot pine that was honestly borderline.

I'm sorry you're tree caught the brunt man... Damn

It’s just really an impoverished town. Sad really.

Any particular reason for Longview? Do you like bigger towns or very rural? Olympia might be a better spot as its still super central to outdoors but there will be way more going on.

As a former tree climber, I feel this loss.

Thank you, unfortunately I don't, it was 35 years ago and my folks didn't care .

Yes it was bad in the hole.

Now wife and I looked into it a while back. It seemed like the kind of place that would be nice if we wanted to put effort into changing a community that had issues with racism and a lot of backwards maga values, or otherwise didn't want to relate to the majority of the cities residents according to the data we had seen. We decided we don't have time or energy to be proactive in a community like that.