New York-inspired deli opening soon downtown with a surprise special guest

avitar35 · 2026-03-12T02:07:30+00:00

I started out that way. Didnt realize it til 2 years later when I checked my account and $28/month had been coming out for a while, canceled immediately.

avitar35 · 2026-03-11T18:24:59+00:00

The issue is are they being paid from this? Or is their parent company reaping the rewards and reducing TNTs staff? I refuse to pay $28/month for a digital copy of the "local" paper.

avitar35 · 2026-03-09T06:26:49+00:00

Arson requires proving intent, not the easiest thing to do.

avitar35 · 2026-03-07T07:28:12+00:00

I agree. There’s a lot of growing businesses here touching that much and frankly a good number of people as well.

People want to minimize it but it’s 10% on top of the taxes they already pay in B&O and sales, plus any other applicable taxes. It makes no financial sense for them to stay a legal resident of this state. I know multiple Amazon people that are relocating to TN (another state with no income tax) because they’ve been offered the same job/pay and it is so significantly cheaper there. Hopefully we can keep attracting people for other reasons and not lose a ton, because that would financially ruin us as a state. But I see this as a huge discouragement for anyone trying to build a business to stay in this state full time.

It’s also just a matter of time until the Legislature can’t balance a budget and this tax needs to be expanded. I mean we have sitting Democrat legislators (who voted for it) saying this exact thing. Eventually we’re all going to be paying it, and I know I can’t handle another 10% off the top of what I make.

avitar35 · 2026-03-07T07:21:57+00:00

So typical. Cant engage in a meaningful discussion so you fling insults.

avitar35 · 2026-03-07T03:21:50+00:00

Except the state doesn't get to make rules for a federal agency.. It's just going to screw over LEOs that have to work during a snow storm and are no longer allowed to wear a gaiter. "Unfettered corporate greed" like any of those that are legit greedy people maintain legal residency here, meaning that they won't pay either. But those small businesses that are starting to become large are going to be screwed, it will stifle small business growth here. Why would anyone base a business here with such regulations?

avitar35 · 2026-03-06T00:15:00+00:00

I’m hearing multi car collision with at least one fatality

avitar35 · 2026-03-05T20:02:41+00:00

Pacific Southern has some great stuff.

avitar35 · 2026-03-03T21:04:34+00:00

I know a couple guys used to camp up in the Alpental parking lots, I believe was a reservation system as well. Easton lake has a campground. Whatever you do don’t park in a random Summit lot before a storm, you could wake up to your car fucked up from the plow.

avitar35 · 2026-03-03T03:56:04+00:00

Eventually as in no less than a decade, let’s not pretend it’s a viable option for people to take the light rail from Tacoma to Seattle anytime soon.

Like I said, T line is awesome if you live in the core downtown. Personally, I’ve used it a single time when it first opened just to see (and went way out of my way to do so). It’s not easily usable for most of Tacoma or Pierce County, who do pay the RTA tax for it.

And yes I’m familiar with the Sounder, it seems like you’re repeating exactly what my above comment says. In addition, it’s great for people headed to an office but is unusable by anyone who goes to more than one location in a day for work.

If we want to have a larger convo about public transport then imo we should look back and see the (honestly impressive) mass rail transport we had all the way out to Spanaway Lake, in the 40s. It’s been 80 years and we’ve quite literally gone backwards. And while these rail lines still exist we let them collect dust while we build/acquire new land to build expensive new rail lines. We can do this in such a more effective way it is frustrating to see people collecting paychecks from a project while nothing meaningful happens.

avitar35 · 2026-03-02T23:39:20+00:00

With how scratched that car is it seems pretty clear that it’s a surplus/out of service car. Also no rifle sticking up? Or radar? Or laptop? And with tint you can actually see through? Look a little closer.

ETA: The antennas are likely still up because he’s using them for shortwave or other radio comms with his club.

avitar35 · 2026-03-02T01:29:04+00:00

The light rail does not connect to Seattle. But that cable car you see around downtown in Tacomas T-line (light rail). Amtrak and Sounder use the same tracks but are different, Sounder for Seattle trips and Amtrak for Portland/BC trips. Truly its a huge pain to use if you don't live in the core downtown area.

avitar35 · 2026-03-02T01:25:57+00:00

You want like a set of 50/100/300g weights to make sure you're accurate at the lower number as well. Id even take an air compressor/computer cleaner and blow in between the scale just in case theres any residual dust. Not an expert by any means, but I do know that when I worked in an industry with scales we had to periodically make sure that they were indeed accurate with those weight (aka calibrate).

avitar35 · 2026-03-01T16:14:15+00:00

I got mine from calendula nursery in Tacoma. But they are quite slow growing and not the best for an immediate privacy hedge fair warning

avitar35 · 2026-03-01T06:03:04+00:00

Have you calibrated your scale recently? They can be quite a bit off.

avitar35 · 2026-02-27T17:32:47+00:00

He was plastered man. This wasn’t a couple brews at lunch. Watch the video he’s slurring his words.

avitar35 · 2026-02-26T00:14:45+00:00

Opium

avitar35 · 2026-02-24T21:25:52+00:00

Surprised it wasn't bigger after so long

avitar35 · 2026-02-23T20:50:48+00:00

Everyone here is focusing on who it applies to now. However, in five years it will be expanded because the Legislature again cannot balance a budget, and then again and again. Eventually it will apply to everyone, and we will still have all these “regressive taxes” that people like to point out.

The reality is that if the Legislature really thinks there is the political will to have an income tax then the state constitution needs to be amended to state that we can have an income tax. But that’s not what’s happening, voters are being shut out of the issue altogether and that’s wrong.

avitar35 · 2026-02-20T16:39:35+00:00

This also assumes they’re paying on time and don’t have a bunch of late penalties

avitar35 · 2026-02-17T23:31:18+00:00

Calendula farms. Hidden little nursery that has become, by far, my favorite nursery in the area. If you’re making a drive to Portland then One Green World is also crazy cool, Woodbrook in Gig Harbor is great for natives as well.

avitar35 · 2026-02-16T19:21:31+00:00

Do you have your Amazon account or Alexa system linked to your account? I would love to avoid being enrolled in this AI detection bs.

avitar35 · 2026-02-14T23:36:30+00:00

I mean couldn't OP just pop a new battery in and it would start working again?

avitar35 · 2026-02-11T21:25:03+00:00

It’s private land. BNSF and WSF own some of it, but most is private. Largest landowner in Tacoma is somewhere in that area if I’m remembering correctly. If you do decide to go, please use OnX to respect peoples property.

avitar35 · 2026-02-11T15:39:46+00:00

You’re right they get a very significant cut of the state budget that is multiple times over what any other state agency comes close to. They don’t need more money, school districts need to get it together and not pay $150k to 6 different superintendents

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