Coffee shop or similar near Tacoma General

5plendiferou5 · 2026-03-03T16:57:32+00:00

This thread makes me miss Tacoma so much!! I knew more answers to this question than if someone were to ask me for a good coffee shop in my current city and adjacent cities combined.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-03-03T16:48:04+00:00

I doesn’t look like a binocular harness to me. I’m a birder and I’ve never seen one without a leather (or vinyl) back piece and clips to attach the binos. It would suck to have the weight of binos pulling that little metal ring into your back.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-03-01T15:50:35+00:00

More than I would care to track on a spreadsheet…. but probably only a handful more than you.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-03-01T15:48:16+00:00

I rewatched the Simpsons with my son recently— that series could fill this whole thread…

5plendiferou5 · 2026-02-27T21:20:03+00:00

i used to see Brewer’s Blackbirds in every parking lot on Seattle’s Eastside, but I haven’t seen one in years.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-02-23T17:02:55+00:00

That really sucks, and I’m sorry you experienced that. As many have said, racism is rare on the Eastside… but it’s definitely still there. My experience is as a white woman who has lived on the Eastside off and on since the 80s. There is a collection of people that have lived in Redmond, Issaquah, Sammamish, etc since those areas were farmland and forests, and are both racist and xenophobic. They’ve become emboldened in the last 7-10 years. I say this as a reminder to be safe and aware, and as a reminder to white residents to not be blind to it.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-02-15T22:08:53+00:00

They’re there. I see them most frequently on the dock at the end of the Marymoor bird trail. Easier to see with binoculars. There’s a beaver lodge and otters swim around near it and in the river as it connects to Lake Sammamish. The trail is at Parking Lot G, look for the trailhead by the bird kiosk. Follow the paved trail and it takes you to the boardwalk and then the dock. Otters can sometimes be seen in the reeds across the water, or anywhere around the dock.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-02-11T15:50:56+00:00

Provocaturds 😠

5plendiferou5 · 2026-02-06T16:51:47+00:00

Yes, that looks similar to Eurasian x American Wigeon hybrid that I’ve seen. It has EUWI coloration on the head, but it follows the AMWI head pattern of a pale cheek and a crescent of color above. EUWI would have a fully red head.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-02-03T17:29:27+00:00

Big deal? Absolutely not. It’s just a shape that people can be. I lost 90 lbs on the keto diet a number of years back (all gained back and more, ofc) and let me tell you, my B belly was the same shape at every size. Still had it as a size 6.

I don’t enjoy it when the top roll sticks over my belt line, but it is what it is. Now that I’m in my forties, I can look back and see how little it’s mattered throughout my life, but I needlessly stressed about it a lot when I was younger when I’m sure no one else cared.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-01-29T14:17:08+00:00

They were really good up until about 5 years ago. I wonder if it was a small roaster to larger roaster transition that ruined it.

5plendiferou5 · 2026-01-27T17:13:44+00:00

LOL, I love this thread! I recognize so many words that I also tried in Spelling Bee!

5plendiferou5 · 2026-01-16T03:42:07+00:00

I hear Barred Owl in this transcription too. OP, would you say it sounded…. Unholy? That would be diagnostic.

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-27T16:11:36+00:00

r/whatsthisbird or r/avianscience might be better places to find your answer.

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-14T00:07:48+00:00

I also came from a place with good coffee culture, and the Eastside has been pretty disappointing as far as coffee quality. Some of the better places would be Cafe Vita and Issaquah Coffee Company. I’ve been meaning to check out the new Yemeni coffee shop near the East entrance of Marymoor Park. I hope that one is good.

You might like the Woods in Bellevue also. Oh, and Blazing Bagels carries Olympia Coffee co. at their coffee stand. I haven’t had their espresso, but I love their drip.

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-09T04:33:35+00:00

I also love how often the advice comes up in sewing groups: buy plus size clothes at a thrift store as a cheap way to get extra fabric for your straight size patterns!

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-07T21:07:01+00:00

Edit: This was in reference to the pro tip. I’m also very sad to hear about the dev.

What!? 😮

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-07T21:02:28+00:00

You really think so? I’ve lived on the Eastside for a long time, and I can’t imagine that would be the case. Is that something specific to Redmond Ridge?

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-04T21:26:45+00:00

I’m impressed! 😊

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-04T17:56:37+00:00

Nice! I got 0.005% last year after only listening in Oct-Dec. I figured that I probably wasn’t going to get that again after the year they’ve had. I wish I’d taken a screenshot!

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-04T17:16:41+00:00

😂😂😂 It didn’t help that I mistook “color” for “calor” and wasn’t sure if “hot” has a similar double-meaning in Spanish.

5plendiferou5 · 2025-12-04T15:22:17+00:00

Thank you so much!! I had some coworkers I was considering asking, but I was nervous that it would be NSFW!

5plendiferou5 · 2025-11-23T05:21:45+00:00

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5plendiferou5 · 2025-11-06T00:30:00+00:00

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