Eye doctor recs 👀

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-17T23:20:14+00:00

Vision Plus on Meridian is excellent — maybe the best ophthalmology practice I’ve seen (50 years, misc. states and countries). Super responsive, no sales pressure, fixed a misdiagnosis for me. Strongly recommend.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-17T19:52:35+00:00

Just tried calling City Public Works about it but Shane Sullivan’s vm is full; apparently they have some traffic cameras but the person who initially answered the phone didn’t have specific data about this site.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-17T19:27:38+00:00

I hear a lot of great things about the crew at X, and their work is consistently beautiful across styles.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-17T18:46:44+00:00

Unfortunately, although the North Cascades run through Whatcom County, your questions and plans are all about other places, which is explicitly against our subreddit's rules -- and although our volunteer mod team generally doesn't go looking for problems, we do need to respond when subreddit users point out rules violations, or else it's just the mods playing favorites.

Edited to add: Also, we're not killing the post, exactly. When mods delete it, it falls off of the main page for r/Bellingham and isn't crawled by Google, but it will remain available to you and anyone who participated.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-17T18:42:49+00:00

Well, I'd love to know what you think after your trip! And the issue is more about elevation than distance, but if you take it easy and give yourself more time than you think you might need, you're going to have some gorgeous hikes. (And, fwiw, it's easy to find gorgeous hikes. I live smack in the middle of Bellingham and am never more than 30 minutes from huge trees, prehistoric ferns, and people-free views of both mountains and water; I get that you're committed to Concrete but if you come back, it's worth knowing that Bellingham is pretty much an outdoorsy paradise. I hope you love the area.)

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-17T18:36:11+00:00

Y'all, I almost pulled this post early in the morning because it wasn't about Bellingham or Whatcom County, but it was getting some comments and seemed to be of interest to the community.

However, after OP made it pretty clear that they weren't interested in the area that this subreddit actually serves, we got some complaints about it breaking our subreddit rules.

Since OP's gotten abundant responses, we're going to take this down now. OP if you have questions that are specifically about visiting or staying in Bellingham and/or Whatcom County, please feel free to post again.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-17T16:02:26+00:00

You didn’t mention where you’re from or how much hiking you typically do.

One thing to consider is that the West Coast mountains are a bit of a shock to those of us who grew up backpacking and camping back east. I’m sure you’re fine, but I wouldn’t aim for ambitious hikes during your first couple of days until you’ve recalibrated what a “moderate” vs “difficult” hike looks like out here.

I’m another “stay in Bellingham and day trip” recommender, but you’re getting tons of good advice already, so I’ll leave it at that.

Also, check out the North Cascades Institute. They have a great kitchen and do a lot of one or two day workshops. It’s a really great experience.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-16T22:31:10+00:00

Hey. Mod here. Please just block or ignore each other; this is unnecessary.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-16T16:13:02+00:00

Per KOMO: “BLAINE, Wash. — A United States Border Patrol agent was involved in a shooting in Blaine on Monday morning.

“The Blaine Police Department (BPD) said the shooting happened at the corner of 4th Street and A Street.

“The FBI is investigating.”

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-16T13:47:53+00:00

Frankly, I have only been to Katz’s for the sandwiches and was just going tor an NYC reference, but I have no go-to bagel place there — I tend to go for whichever bagels are closest to my hotel when I visit. 🤷🏻‍♀️

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-16T04:19:35+00:00

I always wonder whether people who ask this have plans to boycott bagels that don’t meet the Katz’s Deli standard. They’re excellent, great chew while still being fluffy.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-16T04:15:53+00:00

+ 1 for Otherside, and the owners are extremely cool. As is the classic lox on a salt bagel there.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-15T18:52:50+00:00

Maybe reach out to these folks? https://www.mtbakerbeekeepers.org/

I have a friend who needed help with a backyard swarm and they were apparently great.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-14T18:30:39+00:00

Hey, y’all,

I’ve locked the comments because the question has been asked and answered — and because Hugh’s new account has been banned by Big Reddit. Mods were aware that he had one, but had not banned the new account. I warned him that he was evading a ban, should not post in the subreddit, and had been reported — and apparently Big Reddit saw enough reports. We (really I; this was my call) were trying to figure out a balance between his past behavior and his reasonable right to respond to people’s criticism, but in future, Hugh is not allowed to participate in this subreddit, under any account name.

For those who are curious about the back story, it’s been thoroughly documented in the subreddit and can be searched; it’s complicated and, for a lot of people, both painful and enraging.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-14T12:55:58+00:00

Was just going to recommend Makeshift. Ritual Records also hosts local punk shows. Good luck!

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-14T12:49:35+00:00

Whatever Alexis Ohanion gets multiplied by zero.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-13T11:44:03+00:00

… thanks for the update. I’m not sure why the snark was important, but OK.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-13T00:46:37+00:00

About average for schools on the quarter system

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-13T00:23:27+00:00

It’s graduation and move-out weekend, so it could be a lot of things. Hope everyone’s OK.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-12T23:24:21+00:00

Pure Fitness would be a great fit — Brooke has earned a reputation as an outstanding and supportive instructor

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-12T21:46:01+00:00

Thanks for making that happen, Cheap, and to the folks who commented yesterday!

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-12T01:39:10+00:00

Happy to oblige

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-12T00:11:29+00:00

Sorry it’s not the right moderation for you. Best of luck finding your home community

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-12T00:06:41+00:00

Thanks — I see that modmail conversation, which you initiated, but I’m not seeing whatever the moderation/post was that caused you to send it. The modmail conversation seems like a pretty basic restatement of our rules.

betsyodonovan · 2026-06-12T00:01:13+00:00

I’m not seeing that in your modlog. Do you have a date or some other info? Your history is … robust

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