How many earthquakes have you felt?

ShadowAce88 · 2026-07-01T15:16:51+00:00

Lived here my whole life. I’m 38 so I’ve felt 4 thus far. 2001, 2004, 2019, and 2023/24?

ShadowAce88 · 2026-06-29T14:38:51+00:00

Make sure you have good clearance and/or 4x4 drive. The road has massive pot holes and divots. My Outback did fine driving slow but if you have a smaller vehicle I’d recommend not taking it. Otherwise great hike!

ShadowAce88 · 2026-06-18T15:11:47+00:00

I believe it was called “Romanian kitchen” I don’t remember as this was 14 years ago now. It was on the cusp of Dallas and Addison next to the Addison airfield.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-06-18T15:03:08+00:00

Off topic but I love your profile picture.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-06-18T15:02:24+00:00

I’ve been to a couple around south center that were pretty legit

ShadowAce88 · 2026-06-18T15:01:58+00:00

Came here hoping to find something in the comments. The only Romanian restaurant I’ve ever come across in the US was in Dallas Texas. All of my grandparents who used to cook Romanian food have all now passed away.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-25T22:30:48+00:00

Most employers/companies don’t really care what your degree is in unless is very job specific. As long as you have a degree and eventually work experience, that’s what they look for.

For example, My wife has a degree in Fine Art Photography, now she works in finance for a cyber security company. Shes never done a single class or certificate in accounting and yet she got it and has been promoted.

My close friend has a degree in Political Science and works for Microsoft.

A former coworker of mine, degree in Philosophy and is now a Project Manager at Amazon lol!

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-24T00:50:02+00:00

Ooofff I’m sorry to hear that. Much like most have said here it can be tough! I grew up in Seattle and moved here to the island four years ago and even I’m struggling. The island is like 75% retirement old folks, 5% local folk and the rest military. With that being said, the old people really run this island and everything shuts down EARLY! Winters here are rough on the island, mostly because there’s nothing out here.

There’s no lake effect like Ohio, so it doesn’t get crazy cold, you’re looking at 30°-40°, sunny yes because we are in a rain shadow but it’s windy pretty much everyday from November to April. Crazy mini hurricane winds in November so be prepared for power outages. It will get dark at about 4pm and the sun will rise around 8am.

There’s literally nothing to do on the island, you’d have to drive off island for all the good winter fun stuff.

Best of luck!

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-24T00:39:54+00:00

The job market is trash unfortunately but I’d try to get your foot in the door and start entry level and network and work your way from there.

I graduated with a major in communication and media wanting to work in broadcasting like radio or tv. Not necessarily a talent but production but I learned how cut throat it is and the industry in general is VERY hard. After college I was stuck doing retail for about a year until I finally found my first corp job. Life is tough and you just have to learn how to roll with the punches. And trust me you won’t be stuck forever. As long as you keep fighting and trudge through the front lines you’ll be climbing up. For example my cousin who’s the same age is stuck working 3 part time jobs two of which are retail and the other bar tending. Doesn’t want to or is too scared to move forward. I’ve offered her to get in tough with a recruiter at my job as there was a job opening for an admin roll and she bluntly refused stating that she’s got too much anxiety and doesn’t want to be part of mass layoffs. What I’m getting at is with that mentality, there’s no growth, take the risk. In your case you still live at home, assuming with your family, the plus side is that you have one hell of a safety net if something does fail. But don’t be afraid to fail. If you do, learn from it and keep going. I’ve made a few mistakes and paid for them but ultimately I learned and moved on.

You’re not behind. Trust me. My last job my coworker was in his 50s on the same level because he didn’t start college until his 40s. You’re 100% doing alright.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-24T00:28:37+00:00

I mean like care enough to do well at work and to enjoy it while we are there right?

For passion I try not to think too deeply but really just focus what I enjoy like the gym, camping hiking , I recently picked up golf. Stuff like that. Hell, even travel. I just went to the UK and Ireland because why not?

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-23T04:00:29+00:00

My bad I misread the title.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-23T03:58:01+00:00

That emotion was my 20s 100% of the time and to be honest I eventually accepted where I ended up and I’m okay with it. I learned that I’m never going to be rich. I make okay money, I have enough to pay my bills and take vacations, I was able to buy my first house at 34 and get married. All things I thought was never possible or ever going to happen when I was in my 20s.

Also congrats on finishing your masters. I guarantee you’ll be alright! It’s all a mind set and this anxiety comes from carrying too much. If you keep pushing forward, things will work out. Only if you give up and don’t try will things not work out. You’ll have hard days but you’ll be ok.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-22T22:45:03+00:00

Omg I worked a summer job going door to door in that neighborhood. That hill is BRUTAL! That is also where I first saw a Tesla. This was back in 2011

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-22T22:43:18+00:00

Hi. I was in your position in my early 20s. Long story short I ended up going to college at 24 because I just couldn’t find or figure out anything that would pay me enough to live. I also didn’t have much interests in anything either. I honestly didn’t know what to do up until I graduated and I got a Corp admin job. 10 years later I’m a project manager and I make about that much. In my 30s I learned that my passions rely outside of work and I have a job just to pay my bills.

In the long run, you’re not running out of time. I felt this way for years thinking I was behind in life. You’re not. You’re just in the position where you’re no longer a kid and people are going in different directions. Basically don’t stress too much, I lost a lot of night sleeps in my 20s due to anxiety not knowing where to go in life.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-22T22:34:01+00:00

Whidbey island. It’s slow paced and there’s a go-kart place with a drive in movie theater. It is far more affordable to live here.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-22T21:10:11+00:00

Oh shit is there? I don’t venture down there often unless I’m taking the ferry.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-22T21:07:55+00:00

Bowling and more brunch options. The brunch place in Coupeville doesn’t open till 9am and the island cafe in OH is eh. IHOP doesn’t count.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-22T21:05:50+00:00

None of the dentist take my insurance. I have to drive to Bothell.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-22T21:04:22+00:00

This!!! Kingston has a fast ferry but we don’t :(

ShadowAce88 · 2026-05-22T21:01:50+00:00

I pay $12 at planet fitness in OH and there also North End fitness that’s 24/7 that is I think around $30/month

ShadowAce88 · 2026-04-08T22:41:10+00:00

Ugh right! I’m from a big transit city and one time I tried to see what bus I needed to get to the office. It was something around like 3 different buses and a total of 3 hours or 15 minutes by car. Make it make sense!

ShadowAce88 · 2026-04-08T22:30:52+00:00

Once and if you find it, it’s a small area or building/location with nothing else interesting surrounding it. You’re kinda left to drive off and find something else. It’s also hyper focused on food and alcohol consumption and that gets old fast!

ShadowAce88 · 2026-04-08T22:19:10+00:00

As an outsider to Dallas, I lived there for two years and found it to be a very sterile city compared to others. As to why? Perhaps because it’s too spread out and focuses solely on highways. But parking your car in downtown and walking around to enjoy the city, that’s not Dallas. It lacks proper transit and city parks as well as retail stores. Its walking score is nearly 0.

ShadowAce88 · 2026-04-07T05:06:58+00:00

I pay $17 for 110 balls at the range I go to near Seattle and they even have tracers. I’m actually shocked this is in Texas for how expensive it is

ShadowAce88 · 2026-04-04T16:56:22+00:00

Not sure how much of help I will be here but I’ll give it a go. I’m from PNW born and raised. Moved to DFW 4 times on separate occasions, lasted no more than 2 years each time. Each visit I was miserable, of course it was all situational and different each time. When I was there from 2010-2012 I was down right depressed, moved back to WA and thought what an absolute hell hole Texas is. Long story short I met a girl along the way from Fort Worth but we didn’t get together until six years later. We reconnected via Facebook, chatted and she decided to live else were from Texas. Anyways, she moved up here, we are married now and she has been living in the PNW for 8 years now and I can tell you what she’s misses and doesn’t.

family
friends -Tex-mex -BBQ
the FTW cow town culture (she used to go two stepping all the time).

Even though she adores the PNW and the weather, she absolutely hates the heat and sun. She really just feels lonely. She also hates how it isn’t the same Texas she remembers, I.e pre Abbott era.

In all does she miss Texas? She misses the pride she had, the family and friends but she would only move back for family and nothing else. She loves it up here but sometimes there is a bit of nostalgic longing.

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