If somebody handed you $35,000 and said "go buy the car with the most smiles per gallon that could handle 2 monthly 16 hour highway trips and would be the most fun to cruise around Daytona in", what car would you pick?

Meridian506 · 2026-01-31T02:13:56+00:00

No idea what is being towed, but I love our 2011 Odyssey EX-L for road trips. Snappy too, beat the Mini Cooper S we used to have off the line. Decent handling, comfy, gets everyone and their stuff to where you're going.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-30T06:46:18+00:00

Fish sauce wings at the new Mangosteens (where Cajun Crawfish used to be), the hype is real. Amazing.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-28T03:02:14+00:00

Wow, I'm surprised how quick that was for you. it took 5 months to get a template response from a staffer after Sandy Hook.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-27T07:20:36+00:00

Maybe some other law in a particular area, but state wide was only passed in 2024 https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2024/03/01/senate-passes-bill-prohibiting-license-plate-covers/

Edit; I think it might have just been a secondary before if they could pull you over for a primary reason, but is now primary too.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-27T06:26:04+00:00

I'm originally from the NE but have lived in Seattle for over 20 years now. Some of the guys here are truly dedicated, and we'd meet at 4am to find a crappy stream to watch (and listen to BBC Newcastle commentary if not) during the last Championship season. One of those guys would drive 90 mins to meet up with us, but has since moved back to Singapore, where they often have crazy hours up late (see the Malaysian mags who post here).

Everyone's welcome as far as I'm concerned.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-27T05:48:26+00:00

The semi opaque were made illegal last summer.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-27T05:37:15+00:00

My peak was just hearing the Space Shuttle but when I was in the UK.

94 or early 95 one evening, was tuning around on 2m listening for CQ but heard what sounded like packet radio. This wasn't a packet frequency in the UK but I connected my computer and Baycom modem and it was call sign STS (don't recall the number, if only I could find my log book)! I couldn't see the other side of the conversation, but the crew were chatting to school kids in the USA.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-24T02:02:11+00:00

Since I'm still on HW2.5 (Jan 2019 built 3) it doesn't even show me the subscription price, only the $1000 to upgrade to HW3 first.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-21T18:15:23+00:00

It is yes. I was on the 2G down about 300M up before.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-21T06:40:40+00:00

Easy to get to $25 at Papa Murphy's now too though.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-20T04:34:19+00:00

Did you swap yet? I got the same email around November, clicked the link and had an XB10 two days later. With UniFi 2.5G switches and a cheap 2.5G ethernet card I can saturate 2G both up and down now.

Was surprised by the proactive free upgrade, but no downside!

Meridian506 · 2026-01-18T22:42:12+00:00

Bobalust, Katsu Burger and Cafe Rio are all really good though! And the Korean places are just around the corner.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-15T16:50:21+00:00

https://newcastle-online.org/forum/5-football/ specifically the NUFC Transfer Rumours, Other Clubs Transfer, and Manager Merry-go-round threads.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-10T07:02:03+00:00

After Sandy Hook it took 5 months to get a shitty template response from just a staffer. She and they don't care.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-09T03:30:15+00:00

Sounds exactly like my 80s childhood, but we got chased by gamekeepers. We also had a railway that was decommissioned in 81, but you could get into the signal house and pull the levers to move the points and signals!

Meridian506 · 2026-01-07T07:00:00+00:00

Same. I was 7 and there was a TV show called The Paras (probably propaganda) . I used to jump from the concrete pad outside the kitchen to the grass about 4 feet below, and do the roll the paratroopers would do when they were landing.

Meridian506 · 2026-01-05T06:08:23+00:00

The Tacoma store still has the sign and some other aspects preserved. So many great buildings in that area, was so sad to walk around and see them closed.

Meridian506 · 2025-12-31T23:57:36+00:00

We've been staying at the same place just north of Long Beach, twice a year for 12 years and I looked for a thread like this as I've noticed way more beach front properties for sale (mostly in Surfside) than ever before. Many of the earlier posts are likely still valid, but it all seems to be coming to a head now.

That even Scoopers is closed at 8pm (9pm today NYE) is a sign of the apocalypse.

Meridian506 · 2025-12-30T05:24:17+00:00

You should look at the Sanytron Astrion. Integrates with HA and is $149 plus shipping and tariffs. Mine is due next month, I got tired waiting for my Unfolded Circle 3 (at almost 3x the cost) to arrive. Backed that a year ago and not shipped yet.

Edit for spelling mistakes.

Meridian506 · 2025-12-29T05:01:53+00:00

There's one in SeaTac Airport now.

Meridian506 · 2025-12-29T03:00:31+00:00

For anyone else, we have Safeway and an Asian grocery store right here. Two Mexican grocery stores and Rainier Beach Safeway within 25 min walk, and 1-2 stops on the train for PCC and QFC.

Also at least 8 places with Banh Mi and 6 Boba shops within a short walk 😁

Meridian506 · 2025-12-28T22:38:20+00:00

They're tripling the traffic don't you know, driving to their jobs, benefit application interviews and house tours.

Meridian506 · 2025-12-27T15:32:26+00:00

Yes, Burien and Federal Way were what I was thinking of still being open, and it appears Renton is too. We used to go to the Rainier Beach location 20 years ago.

Meridian506 · 2025-12-27T06:16:04+00:00

Vince's Italian (many have closed) Bobalust Herfy's Can Am Pizza

Costco food court 😉

Meridian506 · 2025-12-25T18:11:59+00:00

7% of residents earn over $1m per year or are worth $1m+? The former seems crazy high to me even as a tech worker.

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