Ok sounds like summer is the time to go then, thanks!

This is perfect exactly what I was looking for thank you!

Extremely good to know!!

dont go to northern Idaho, Aryan Nations operates there, bunch of inbred hillbillies foaming at the mouth for racism

It’s subtle, but saying “bathroom” feels a little bit crass anymore. I’m not sure why that is or when it started to become this way, but “restroom”, “men’s room”, or “ladies’ room” feel like more polite language to use in public with people you don’t know.

Language is weird that way, I guess.

I didn’t plan to stay in the park (I get cheap rooms from my employer since I work at a hotel) but is it better to stay in the park? The vendor activities sound really fun maybe I should do something else in the spring and plan this trip for the summer. But I’ve never been west of Bainbridge! That’s an interesting idea, Neah Bay looks stunning!

Washington is an at will state. They can fire you because they don’t like your shirt color. Why they did it is anyone’s guess. Your colleague can request a reason for termination in writing and the company is obligated to provide one.

I have no insight on your second question.

Good to know - I’m sure the winter views will still be awesome though?

Cool old houses to oggle up there.

It looked to be a very fine smoking bench!

The 240th St Fred Meyer is disgusting, atrocious, unkempt, and a hot disorganized mess.

The Des Moines one is a lot more modern, clean, and their grocery section is ginormous!

I would say that having heat in a bedroom is a reasonable request so yeah, I think according to the law in this state he would be breaking the law by not providing it. Look into tenant resources and see what you can do to keep your deposit and be able to move somewhere with heat. Here in Seattle, I was able to get a free 30 minute consultation with a lawyer involving a deposit issue that was very helpful

I thought NPS sites didn't open til May for reservations....am I also in trouble? 😅

I randomly saw Taylor ham at the Fred Meyer in University Place a couple of months ago and couldn’t believe it. Relived my childhood summers at my grandparents’ for a few days…

It's fast and easy to write a script or "bot" to do it if you know what you're doing. Many in western Washington do.

I’m a former NPS worker. Once Recreation.gov became the go-to for site reservations this became a problem. People really do reserve any and all dates they might maybe, want to, possibly camp. The severely underfunded NPS should have better control of the site and rules in place to give everyone a fair crack, but contractors and concessionaires are increasingly getting more control of what goes on and they don’t care a bit as long as they get paid. Last I checked, you couldn’t get a walk up reservation at the Olympic NP Wilderness Info Center AT ALL. It’s all on recreation.gov

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/u/pullmantenantsunion may be able to point you in the right direction

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I still live here. I just don’t see the rampant homophobic behavior, but maybe that’s because we surround ourselves with a lot of diverse people. If that happened to my kid, I’d be raging at the school administration and board. I hope they are responding appropriately because it shouldn’t be tolerated.

There are rednecks here, that’s for certain, but there’s also a lot of professionals who love the beauty of the surrounding area.

As for affordability, not so much anymore at least in the nicer areas.

It’s a great resource, and lots of last minute cancellations available if someone is flexible

I don't think it's about building new sites. If anything, the NPS is closing stuff down because they can't maintain what they have. I know of two car campgrounds in Washington state that are now hike in only because the road washed out, and the NPS decided not to rebuild.

Also, if preservation is the goal, why would they build new stuff? Building a bunch of new roads and sites, toilets, power, etc., that doesn't really preserve the natural environment. This is part of why I like the Olympics and North cascades: there are parts available to those who just want to drive up, but the majority of the park is well preserved and has no road access. But I also accept I'm biased as a hiker

Pretty sure you only pay the taxes you are a resident in. I'm wfh with a company out of y state, but am a resident in x state, so I pay taxes to x state.

This is a moot point if you are a WA resident, as everyone has said, WA doesn't have a state tax.

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Maybe it was a real thing and not just all in my head. ;)

I'm back to normal today too.

No, you pay excise tax instead here, some cities charge different tax rates and WA is talking about increasing excise taxes to the point it is like income tax.