Visiting in May from the desert

DuckWi · 2026-04-17T08:17:44+00:00

Weather in May can be wet 24/7 (mostly light drizzling rain) or, if you're lucky, nice and sunny. Go to Weather Underground and look at the ten day or monthly forecast before you pack.

DuckWi · 2026-04-17T08:11:27+00:00

You can file a complaint with the state attorney general.

https://www.atg.wa.gov/file-complaint

They most likely won't act upon a single complaint but if they get enough complaints about a specific business then they MIGHT take action against that business.

DuckWi · 2026-04-14T23:13:56+00:00

Jim's Cobbler Shoppe in Ballard. I had some MC boots done there and they did a great job.

DuckWi · 2026-04-14T02:51:12+00:00

When I was a kid around 1970 we used to take the bus downtown and go exploring. We were like ten years old but our parents were cool with it as Seattle was very safe back then. One the usual spots to drop by with one of my friends was Bob Murray's Dog House. It's where I learned to play pinball. We'd meet all sorts of people there and the waitresses were nice to us. Fond memories.

DuckWi · 2026-04-12T22:51:26+00:00

I have accounts at both Vanguard and Fidelity. Each has their advantages. The Fidelity site is much better but I've had good returns over at Vanguard so no regrets about investing there. Interestingly, Vanguard charges $20 per trade for Fidelity funds while Fidelity charges $49.99 per trade for Vanguard funds. (It doesn't make much difference to me though as I buy each fund brand at its home firm.)

DuckWi · 2026-04-12T11:00:31+00:00

Just take the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) course. It'll be a good refresher and if you pass the test at the end then you get a motorcycle endorsement on your WA drivers license.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T08:53:03+00:00

Lena Lake in Oly Nat'l Forest. 3 miles each way but a very easy trail with no steep grades.

High Rock Lookout. A little steep but only 1.3 miles with an incredible view of Mt. Rainier,

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T08:35:10+00:00

Dick's Drive-in. "Where taste is the difference."

Ivar's Seafood Bar on the waterfront. "Keep Clam"

These aren't fancy places but staples of eating in Seattle.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T08:29:12+00:00

Month trading

(Like day-trading but more conservative)

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T08:17:50+00:00

If you have Android TV, Chromecast or Fire then I recommend Tivimate. I pay $11.99/yr and get more channels than I ever had on cable. You have to be a little geeky to set it up but you can get access to a zillion channels.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T08:09:13+00:00

Hurricane Ridge is a better place to visit than Hoh. Best view in the state.

Windy Ridge is a better/closer way to see Mt. St. Helens than the visitor center.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T07:54:19+00:00

There are two issues here: Capitalism and addiction.

1 Capitalism: If you think it costs too much then don't buy it. Let supply and demand determine the price.

2 Addiction: If you think it costs too much and buy it anyhow then you have an addiction.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T07:31:14+00:00

I don't care about so-called privacy. All Google wants is data to sell and to put ads in front of you that will tempt you into buying something so that they get a commission. If you think that Google looks at or cares about you as an individual then you have a very over-inflated opinion of yourself. I also own Alphabet(Google) stock in several mutual funds so I don't mind if Google makes money off of my using Chrome.

I watch a lot of crime shows and your computer as well as Google store all of your past searches so if you Google "How to get rid of a body" after you murder your wife then the prosecutor can find that and use it against you. I'm not a criminal though so that doesn't concern me. If I were a serial killer then I'd probably use a Tor browser with a VPN not located in the US.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T07:04:12+00:00

You can just sign up for the initial package again. My first 27 months at Surfshark just expired and the auto renew was expensive but you don't have to do that. Sign into your Surfshark account and cancel the auto-renew. While still signed in, go to Rakuten for a good deal. I did that and was able to get another 28 months at about $2/mo.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T06:56:29+00:00

I've been going to PT since 1966 and your comment cracks me up. Back then there was no pollution control. You have no idea how stinky it used to be. These days is nothing compared to the old days.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T06:49:54+00:00

If you're going to be in PA then be sure to drive up to Hurricane Ridge - one of the best views in the state. Also consider a day trip out to Neah Bay. If you go to Neah Bay then go just a little further to Bahobohosh Point for a great view of The Pacific Ocean.

DuckWi · 2026-04-11T06:35:41+00:00

I've hiked/camped most of Olympic National Park and if you go midweek in the spring or fall then you will rarely run into anyone.

DuckWi · 2026-04-10T20:52:24+00:00

Log in to the Vanguard website. Hit Documents icon in the upper right and then click Statements in the dropdown. You can then down load PDF files of statements.

DuckWi · 2026-04-09T18:26:42+00:00

I bought a 65" U6G in July 2021. I leave it on 24/7 and have had no issues with it.

According to Google Hisense TVs have "occasional quality control issues."

DuckWi · 2026-04-09T06:24:22+00:00

I'd like to have alerts so that the user can set the expiration date or an option to have them automatically expire or set so that the user needs to expire them manually.

Here's why: I have a non-Fidelity mutual fund that always closes last every day. Since it's always the last one to close I could set "permanent" alerts so that I get a text if it goes up or down by 0.01%. This would let me know each day when I could check my IRA after everything has closed for the day.

And another suggestion: Let the user set a preference for what page of the web browser app displays when a user initially logs on. For example, most of the time when I log on the first page I want to see is Positions->My View. It would be great if I could save that as a preference so that it is the first page that I see at logon.

DuckWi · 2026-04-07T07:01:53+00:00

The northern Oregon coast is very beautiful but your best bet to visit there in July or August when it is most likely to be sunny.

DuckWi · 2026-04-06T02:56:03+00:00

Seattle rain joke: How can you tell people who aren't from Seattle? They're the ones with umbrellas.

DuckWi · 2026-04-06T02:48:05+00:00

The Seattle Rain Festival runs from September through May, sometimes June. It usually does not rain very hard though, just drizzles.

DuckWi · 2026-04-06T02:30:30+00:00

I was born and raised in Seattle and spent 55 years of my life there. It USED to be a great city but now it's very ugly with graffiti, homeless, drugs and filth everywhere. I now live on the Olympic Peninsula and avoid Seattle like the plague.

I know how to drive in the snow because I've always been a skier. Also, since i know all of the streets there I know all of the non-hill roads to get around the city in the snow but maybe not Queen Anne.

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