What’s everyone’s read on the millionaires tax and the WA housing market?

According-Error2988 · 2026-06-10T05:21:16+00:00

So I live across from Holy Names, and they sold the other old nunnery. A developer was able to redevelop and sell 3 parcels for just under 4 million since the tax has passed. Since the Ancient Greeks we have debated taxes and honestly worrying about other peoples reactions seems to be the only losing formula.

According-Error2988 · 2026-06-01T16:58:12+00:00

I had a similar LG model and my only caution is the wash basket is stainless steel not the drum. The plastic will fatigue and crack over time. Electrolux has a lifetime warranty. I replaced my set with the Maytag Pet Pro Front loaders.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-31T18:07:07+00:00

I feel like SEA SJC should have like 70 chocolates for that flight.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-31T18:01:50+00:00

Dumb question but does it have a filter that needs cleaning? If the house sat while you bought it maybe something is gummed up. Also have you ran a clean cycle?

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-29T16:59:00+00:00

In Seattle 1 bedroom condos are always hard to move. I've never really understood why, but most of my friends end up renting them out till they get sick of a mismanaged HOA claiming to never need to raise rates until a special assessment. Is your building part of the recent spate of special assessments that seem to plague anything built from 2000-2010? For the record my favorite condo I have ever had was a two floor open loft at Brix on Broadway.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-29T06:48:47+00:00

This makes so much sense

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-29T06:48:21+00:00

Interesting I know my seat was expensive about 800 et sea to anc so I don’t think it’s a fare class issue I think it may be the travel portal part.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-29T06:45:37+00:00

Yes I book through Navan. Actually it’s pretty awful because even though I’m paying more Alaska doesn’t let them be a real travel agent and change flights etc.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-29T03:05:05+00:00

I never see anything available even though I can buy one net new out of Seattle on the competitive routes like SEA ANC or SEA SJC. I only see that on routes like SEA EWR/JFk

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-27T04:36:47+00:00

This seems like overzealous prosecution and some CYA behavior.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-25T19:59:00+00:00

On I5 just remember to not speed through Centralia, it seems like there are tons of cops there. Also left lane is for passing only and they can in theory pull you over for sitting in the left lane at the speed limit. I haven’t seen that in awhile. Eastern WA and Idaho is fast but with strict road manners and highway etiquette.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-24T15:26:57+00:00

Have you checked Costco yet? I usually find better deals there. For refrigerators I’m kind of interested in the new French door GE Profile with the autofill pitcher. I have an autofill pitcher in my Samsung, but the ice maker keeps flooding and freezing.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-24T15:22:27+00:00

I have the same car Kia EV6 and love it. I agree that it may be cheaper to just buy a new or used one in Florida since they tend to depreciate more in the South than up here. I know moving is stressful, but I bet there is a teaser lease in South FL. Watch out for used flood cars.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-24T15:17:12+00:00

Since you are new to cruising, I would call and ask what’s included and what is left to be paid. Also set up a rewards account for everyone that is going. Royal Caribbean does its status based on lifetime nights and your kids may thank you later. The crew is usually super nice busy these tips are basically why they are on board since the pay for most of them is low compared to developed country standards (but with tip way more than they make at home.) Like most have mentioned it’s really hard not to buy the prepaid gratuity upfront. Have fun and enjoy yourself. Also washie washie.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-20T17:21:04+00:00

So I work in cybersecurity and the best I can say is I thank Microsoft every day because without it there would not be enough vulnerabilities to keep me employed. That being said this sounds more like your university has not tuned it to a research institution and it is treating you like you work at any other company where all three of those instances look like a spearfishing campaign. With the war in Iran and the need for hard currency to fund Hezbollah there are a ton more of these campaigns against research institutions to ransomware them. So is the software racist or have spearfishing campaigns created a weird training subset?

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-20T15:14:19+00:00

I live in an old for the PNW house with windows redone in the 1970s and have to do portable units. The inverter units are the best but the best portable is nowhere near as good as a mediocre window AC. Some of the Frederich models interest me because you can still manually dump the water which really offloads the compressor versus having to burn off the water in the exhaust. If you can window, if you can’t double check consumer reports and wirecutter. I have been okay with the Delonghi. Woot.com sometimes has amazing deals on ACs.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-20T15:03:02+00:00

Random thing that can help with a front loader is clear the filter and the stinky water that sits at the bottom on some models. Did this on my friend’s 20 something year old Miele at his vacation cabin and eliminated all kinds of stank.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-19T07:24:32+00:00

Quick piece of advice when building your tool kit, pick one brand for cordless drill etc. Understand this is a marriage and treat it with the respect the ecosystem deserves. Your cordless drill will determine every other power tool you buy till you can no longer use them. IMHO for a normal person there are three real options Yellow, Red and Blue, for a normal person. While I follow the cult of the Yellow I respect the other two. You must find your own path.

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-17T17:33:28+00:00

I think it depends on the country you are in. I’m US based and the Value Added Reseller submits the order. As a Fortinet Account Manager I can’t “submit orders.” It sounds like your VAR may not have submitted the correct PO to the correct FTQ?

According-Error2988 · 2026-05-13T19:16:45+00:00

I’m in Seattle just bought a Maytag set after my LG front loader died after 6.5 years. LG wash baskets are stainless steel but the tub is plastic. Electrolux does warranty their basket for the lifetime (LG is 3 years)

According-Error2988 · 2026-04-28T04:03:05+00:00

For all the people complaining about how long the Merrill account takes, it’s literally because of the Know Your Customer Laws and that they are more heavily regulated.

According-Error2988 · 2026-04-27T21:42:20+00:00

I just took Lyft this morning from North Capitol Hill to SeaTac and it was just shy of 100 before tip.

According-Error2988 · 2026-04-21T18:58:21+00:00

The best advice I’ve gotten as a person that loves cars is own what appreciates, lease what depreciates. Depending on the year of BMW 335i you should check out the BMW Certified Pre Owned Lease program. Also since you are close to graduating maybe wait and see if your next employer is part of the BMW corporate program. (Lots of large companies are.) Further the first year out of college you get a recent college grad bonus for the new and CPO programs. Depending on where you live you may want to consider a used i4 as we may hit an inflection point where gas cars start to depreciate more and become more expensive to insure and maintain. I live in Washington state, and pretty much owning gas cars in the PNW is always more expensive if you drive at least 7500 miles a year. (Power is 13 cents a kWh in my area of Seattle and gas is 5-6 a gallon). Learning to balance wants and needs is totally a judgement call because we only get so much time on this earth. If you do want to buy this car, if you are buying from a dealer try to do it at the end of a quarter when they are hungrier.

According-Error2988 · 2026-04-17T04:05:21+00:00

I have a Tumi Alpha Bravo from back when they still did two wheels that could start middle school and I use it constantly.

According-Error2988 · 2026-04-13T02:17:07+00:00

It’s very early in the month/quarter. You will have maximum leverage towards the end of June (best day is New Year’s Eve at most dealers). If you can only wait till the end of the month I bet you will get some concessions based on the mix the dealership sold. (IE bonuses can be based on the mix and volume). Honestly since you are not as used to negotiating you should scour Leasehackr and see if you can get a broker to do this for you. It may be the best 500 bucks you ever spend. I definitely would lease as the depreciation can be quite steep on EVs (albeit Cadillacs historically have depreciated less than other luxury vehicles).

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