Recent comments in /f/Washington

PurePNW t1_izbbcik wrote

Reply to Snowy driving + BMW 3-series by cs_heisenberg

Winter tires + chains ready to go in the trunk + drive slow and safe for every stretch of road. What constitutes a safe speed for a road changes quickly and constantly, so just plan for a nice slow and steady trip, and take it easy. Bonus: easy on the breaks (even with ABS), gear down if possible instead of breaking when it’s really slick, and if anyone passes you: try to accommodate and let them do it as safely as possible. People in a hurry are all to often the cause of crashes in inclement weather. All the best!

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Future_Huckleberry71 t1_izapwyt wrote

Reply to First Winter. EVER…My basement lost power? by Dzs3xxx

Most residential electrical services in both Florida and Washington meet uniform electrical code. Many Floridians are able to understand residential electrical panels. If a tenant consult your landlord about your failed system. If an owner unfamiliar with how your electrical panels are arranged consult an electrician. Many basements and garages have distribution and breaker sub panels. Some old houses have decommissioned boxes and panels left in place.

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Future_Huckleberry71 t1_izamuiv wrote

Reply to Snowy driving + BMW 3-series by cs_heisenberg

Get a set of mounted winter tires, perhaps studded if you'r going to be in the mountains a lot. Change them seasonally. Less Schwab swaps their tires for free. Alternately get a set of chains and learn how to install them laying in the snow.

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PrimaryWeekly5241 t1_izab3zl wrote

Reply to 13 Dead From Flu In WA State, Activity 'Very High' by cailinloesch

Vitamin C, D3, Zinc are generally cheap supplements and can be purchased online and at Costco. Vit C has a high safety threshold. If you have lots of flem and the 600 mg 12 hr (only) Guaifenesin is now too expensive(!!), go to the Pharma counter, show your WA CDL to get (only) pseudofed (usually 12 or 24 hr) for a cheaper price.

Some of us use Copper-Zinc and NAC supplements as well. Not a doctor, just a survivor.

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Salmundo t1_iz9uc9k wrote

Reply to comment by fishful-thinking in Snowy driving + BMW 3-series by cs_heisenberg

Agreed. Tires are your friend.

If full on winter tires somehow won’t work for you, switch to an all condition tire that has the Three Mountain Peak rating, e.g. Vredestein Quatrac Pro. Not as good on deep snow and ice as a winter tire, but surprisingly good on everything else.

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fishful-thinking t1_iz9pnfu wrote

Reply to Snowy driving + BMW 3-series by cs_heisenberg

I don’t know what your budget is, but if you can afford it, get a set of winter tires. If you buy them from Costco, they’ll then swap your tires for $10 each every time you want to have them swapped out. So you basically, $40 each season to swap them out. You’ll need a place to store the set you’re not using. Or, you can buy a set of stock wheels off Craigslist or Marketplace and mount winter tires in them. Then swap them out yourself. You’ll still need chains for the pass when WDOT mandates them. I got a set of base sedan wheels in great shape for $200, put winter tires on them, and my 325ci is as good in the snow as my Subaru Outback on all seasons.

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Dr_Adequate t1_iz9imbj wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Seattle, WA December/2022 by lennanknight_7

That is awesome. For people downvoting, Emmet Watson was a crusty old Seattleite who founded a fake organization in the 70's called "Lesser Seattle" which had the catchphrase K.B.O. The initials are short for Keep the Bastards Out. He had a weekly column in the local newspaper where he regularly (and humorously) ranted about the influx of Californians.

You see, Californians were leaving by the droves and moving to Washington because their local housing market was skyrocketing while Washington's housing market was still very affordable.

There was a noticeable change in Seattle's culture of laid-back northwest congeniality, and it rubbed a lot of locals, like Mr. Watson, the wrong way. And because there was no Internet, no NextDoor, no Facebook, what he did was he got a newspaper column which he used to troll the invaders from California.

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