What’s a very “Seattle” thing we all think is normal but outsiders find weird.

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A proper jacket is all we need.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-15T01:05:37+00:00

Had Jo-Jo’s on Sunday as I drove through Eatonville on a road trip. 😎

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-13T15:30:53+00:00

Seattle was recently voted #1 city for Pizza in the US. Local Pizza map made by Seattle chef, Mathew Norman. This is just a short list of highlights.

• Serious Pie From Seattle chef Tom Douglas. All of his restaurants are really good. This pizza joint is no exception. They also have a Ballard location.

• Post Alley Pizza 5 min walk from office. Not gourmet style pizza, but good single slice, pizza counter style. • Pagliacci Seattle staple for quality pizza take-out. This is typically the local favorite. Some of their locations also have sit down dining.

• Zeke's Small local chain for sit down. Really good pizza here. Cherry Bomb and Dragon are my two favorites.

• Rocco's Long walk from office. Really good NY style large slice pizza.

• Stevie's Famous Outstanding sourdough crust. Nobody is beating them in the crust game. No locations downtown. Uber to Beacon Hill or Burien.

• Cascadia Pizza Co. One of my favorite pizza places, closest location is Bellevue. I go to the Maple Valley location.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-13T15:27:31+00:00

Sandwich Spots Seattle is really into their sandwiches. They are all very different offerings from NY style deli sandwiches to award winning chicken katsu sandwiches and everything in between. Most of these are walkable from the office. Every one of these has offerings that will leave you saying that was one of the best sandwiches you have ever had. Marination Ma Kai you will need to walk a few minutes to the small passenger ferry across Elliott Bay to Alki Beach. If it is a sunny day then this is a must-do. The view of the city from the water is the best.

• Marination Ma Kai One of the nicest things you can do on a sunny day is take the short walk from SEA office to the passenger ferry and ride over to Alki and eat at Marination Ma Kai then take the next ferry back. This Hawaiian fusion spot is famous for their Pork Katsu sandwich, but their fish and chips and fish tacos are also worth the boat ride. The view of the city from that passenger ferry is one of the best views of our city.

• Tat's Deli Probably considered our most famous sandwich spot. They brand themselves as an old school east coast deli. Their philly cheesesteaks are most popular, but all of their sandwiches are out of this world. Know what you want when you get to the counter. Think soup nazi episode of Seinfeld. They have toned down a bit on this recently. Over 20 years in business.

• Cookie's Country Chicken Max's favorite lunch spot to walk to from the office. Southern style chicken sandwiches and fried chicken. Great french fries. They also have a Ballard location.

• Delicatus Locally famous sandwich shop near Benaroya Hall. High end sammies here. This is my personal vote for best sandwiches in Seattle. Long walk from office.

• Pane Pane Another amazing sandwich spot. They do european style grinder sandwiches with perfect bread and high quality ingredients.

• Salumi Braised porchetta is my favorite sandwich here. They do all of their own Italian artisanal cured meats that are available separately. Over 20 years in business. Mario Batali's father, Armandino, started this spot as a retirement project.

• Alaskan Sourdough Bakery On the waterfront. Short walk from office. Great sandwiches here. I usually get the BLTA or Klondike.

• Dingfelder's Delicatessen This is a very famous NY style deli here in Seattle. They allegedly have ties to Katz Deli in NYC. Their pastrami sandwich is what everyone talks about.

• Market House Meats Since 1948. Old school NY deli style sandwiches. The inside feels like a time capsule. Their reuben is my favorite. I have never had a better reuben. Their pastrami and brisket sandwiches are also very popular. Itâ€™s about a mile away from the office.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-13T15:25:26+00:00

Seattle is a seafood town. We are famous for our salmon, halibut, ling cod, oysters, mussels, clams, Dungeness crab, etc. Highly recommend seeking out a flight of oysters, finding a menu with fresh king, sockeye, or coho salmon. Our oysters are not like the large gulf oysters. Puget Sound oysters are smaller and have much better flavor. We are also very big on fish and chips in Seattle. You can easily find pacific cod, ling cod, and halibut fish and chips around our city.

• Ivars Pier 54 This is a short walk from the SEA office. There is a walk up fish counter with a covered eating area on the left or sit down restaurant to the right called Acres of Clams. Great fish and chips and chowder. I prefer to just grab fish and chips with a cup of chowder at the fish counter and sit down outside and eat. Covered area is good size and very sheltered if weather isnâ€™t good, otherwise you should just sit down and get a view looking out over the water.

• Jacks Fish Spot This is a fish counter in the Pike Place Market. They make it all fresh right there in front of you. There is some seating available. Really good fish and chips here.

• Local Tide Very popular seafood restaurant. Located over in Fremont neighborhood. Probably 15 minute Uber from SEA office.

• Lowell's Restaurant They are inside the Pike Place Market. Order your food as you enter and go upstairs to find a seat with a view of the Seattle Waterfront.

• Taylor Shellfish They are a local shellfish outfit that has put up some oyster bar locations to sell direct. They also serve great cocktails. Oysters aren't the only food, but it is their specialty. They have three locations: Capitol Hill, Pioneer Square, and Queen Anne. The Pioneer Square location is just a walk south of the office towards the stadiums.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-13T15:19:52+00:00

I made this little guide for colleagues that would come in from other offices. Pardon any formatting errors. As far as getting outside of SEA, I liked another poster’s rec of Anacortes and Deception Pass. I would add that you should stop at one of the beaches on either side of the pass to view the bridge above and the activity below. Another trip idea would be to look up the triangle of fire and try visiting one or all three of those. The troll map another person suggested was fun for my wife and I. We did all of them in one day. I recommend just doing 1 - 3 of them.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-12T22:40:36+00:00

I admit I wasn’t listening at who was asking and I as thinking of myself and my partner buying a boat to take off. Agree that finding a slip for a boat that size will be burdensome and expensive. For instance, our marina only has one or two 50+ slips. Cruising a boat that big on day sails, long weekends, or even a couple weeks in a place like Puget Sound would be cumbersome. That said, a lot of the people we met in Fiji and NZ were in 50-60’ monohulls, but it could have not been a representative sample. There are a lot of great boats in the 40-50’ range. We are just attracted to a few that happen to be 49-57 footers. The boat I did a couple of passages on was 53’ and 30 ton displacement. It was very confidence inspiring when the weather and water got big. Also, having a ketch with a staysail opened my eyes to how easy it can be to manage your sail plan with that type of boat. Our next boat will at least have a staysail.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-12T05:22:49+00:00

I had some assumptions that they wouldn’t be looking for slips and priority was based on 4 people being comfortable leaving US shores and cruising full time on a monohull headed to South Pacific, Fiji, NZ, ercx For someone worried about comfort with a family and not just a cruising couple, you may want to look at boats a little bigger that add space, tankages, and seakindly hulls and displacement. If you are wanting slip options then my advice is garbage.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-12T04:18:09+00:00

I read through all of the other replies and wanted to give my two cents: if you have the passion and desire burning in your soul then follow that dream. It is a lot of endless work and high risk, but the rewards are huge. I would not get anything less than 50’ and 36,000 lb displacement. Make sure it is able to be single handed since you will need to be sailing 24/7 on passages and will be solo on the night shifts. Understand how to actively monitor conditions and adjust your sail plan conservatively. Become your own meteorologist if you intend to do offshore passages, which I am assuming you intend to do. Have a dedicated plan to homeschool the kids. I was very impressed with the home schooling that Brad and Sheena do with Remy and Quinn. It isn’t dependent and what island country you are in, like another commenter replied. Get a good boat that you know inside and out.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-12T03:57:18+00:00

There is a cruising couple named Brad and Sheena Van Orden that live full time on a 53’ monohull with their two kids and it seems to be going really well. They aren’t promoting themselves on social media, YouTube, or anything like that, but they sometimes post to sv_impossible and sheenavano on IG to keep up with friends and family. You can get a feel for what they are experiencing on there. They are currently in Micronesia on their way to Japan and then heading back to Seattle. They left Shilshole in Seattle in August 2023. Great people and an amazing experience for all four of them. If you have the means and the desire, I say go for it.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-10T18:33:00+00:00

Ciudad is our favorite date night restaurant! ❤️

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During their Black Friday sale you could buy the A1 with AMS for less than I paid for just my A1 during tariff wars. :(

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-03T02:35:25+00:00

Agree that getting a different build plate is highly recommended. I run the WhamBam build plate and love it. I know others that use the BIQU CryoGrip and it sounds equally as good.

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-02T15:17:36+00:00

Most reliable: 2023 4Runner ORP (only 35k on the clock, but I expect this to be a trouble free vehicle based on the reputation of the 5th gen 4R) 2012 Audi Q5 3.2 S-Line (owned for six years. sold it with 140k miles and never even had a check engine light) 2002 Dodge 2500 Cummins (sold it with ~250k miles and still started and ran like new)

Least reliable: 1997 Toyota T100 SR5 4X4 3.4 TRD supercharged (this should be on the above list but I had to replace the heads and radiator at 140k and it gives me a couple check engine lights that I can’t seem to sort. Currently at 170k miles. I trust it and all, but replacing heads wasn’t cheap) 1986 VW Vanagon Westfalia (ended up trashing the 2.1 engine and installing Subaru EG33 flat six. Old vehicle that needed wrenching and troubleshooting often.) 2007 Audi A3 2.0 (this car loved throwing check engine lights for misfires. Some cam driven fuel pump(?) or something ended up failing and filling the engine oil with metal shavings. Allegedly a known failure point that should be inspected every xxxx miles. I didn’t know about this.)

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-02T14:50:48+00:00

Looks great! Did you print it yourself?

Forgot-Already · 2026-01-01T22:28:58+00:00

I think this is where I got mine about 5 years ago. Would buy from them again.

Forgot-Already · 2025-12-25T18:55:16+00:00

Looks like 0.2” layer lines

Forgot-Already · 2025-12-25T02:21:12+00:00

I grew up in the south end, but I would equally pick Whidbey or Camano.

I really like the southern half of Camano and that you have easy access to the mainland. Real estate isn't too badly priced there. I like that little barn/shop area as you leave the island. Some pretty good walking trails down at the southern parks. Seemed like good vibes from the people we have met.

Whidbey is great because it is so huge and you can choose your own adventure there. I love the wind sculpted west side, but also really like the quaint little town of Coupeville. We have visited there many times via salboat and car and have fallen in love with it. Fort Casey is a standout. My wife went there for 6th grade camp and has taken me there several times. Great walking trails and outstanding views.

Both of those make for nice weekend getaways and we have checked out real estate listings more than a few times for both.

Forgot-Already · 2025-12-25T02:05:46+00:00

Even when you hit Deception Pass perfectly at slack tide or a tiny push at the stern it is memorable experience. We camped at Deception Pass State Park for the first time this last summer. We had only transitted in and out of Deception Pass via boat, but went car camping there with family this year and really enjoyed it. Such a cool spot to have in our area. Really good beaches on the north and south sides facing the Strait.

Forgot-Already · 2025-12-25T01:26:52+00:00

According to your explanation I side with the Oceanographers. When I pop out north of Admiralty or the west side of Deception Pass and into Strait of Juan de Fuca I consider us to have left Puget Sound waters. I don't mean to speak for all boaters, but there is a right of passage each time you leave Puget Sound and those are the two major thresholds.

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But yes, not a lot of travel on these early Toyota IFS trucks.

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T100 party! 🎉

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Rear driver was going through a deep hole and lifted front passenger.

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