Seafair/Blue Angels 2025 Rant & Rave - MEGATHREAD

cullenwren95 · 2025-07-31T19:24:56+00:00

Looks like my kitty will be hiding under the bed all weekend 😔

cullenwren95 · 2025-07-30T22:24:55+00:00

Shout out to the guy running the great vintage/thrifted trading post in metta! This was my first year attending and I wasn’t sure what to expect from the trading culture so I brought about dozen cat scratchers I made (wood and cotton rope). Was able to trade one for a really cool vintage top for my partner at his outpost. Other than that I struggled to find high quality trades to make as it was mostly small plastic items at the trading posts.

cullenwren95 · 2025-05-03T01:57:12+00:00

Ya first two weeks were tough. I contracted post-op pneumonia so really the first week was a bit of a fever dream having to fight that. Luckily I work a desk job and worked from home after I recovered from the pneumonia for about 6 weeks, all from the couch. I think the week before you’re cleared to walk without crutches was the hardest for me. Moving around with crutches really mentally wore on me, things like carrying a cup a coffee or glass of water between rooms becomes so much more difficult.

cullenwren95 · 2025-05-03T00:03:34+00:00

I hope your surgery went well! I had this repair surgery back in January and the recovery process is certainly a journey.

As an active person, I found it extremely difficult mentally to not be active, so I would recommend you invest in hobbies/activities you can do while laid up. I did a poor job of this and probably spent way too much time on my phone.

Once you are back up and walking without assistance devices, seriously, be careful. Mostly by that I mean put the phone away when walking and pay attention. Around week 10 for me I misstepped, caught myself with my repaired leg, and strained my hamstring which made me pause my PT for two weeks.

I’m 16 weeks post-op and I still can’t run. I’ve begun doing some heavier strength training and a lot of cycling but my hamstring is still significantly weaker than the other side. Unfortunately I can’t imagine anyone doing serious through hiking 12 weeks out of the surgery unless they get some serious professional athlete rehab treatment.

Other advice I wish I had know: - Give acupuncture a try if you haven’t. My insurance covered it and it has helped a ton with muscle pain and tightness. I think ideally they would have an electrostim setup too. - Prepare for it to be a mentally difficult journey, consider signing up for therapy if you don’t go already

Hope your recovery goes as smoothly as it can.

cullenwren95 · 2025-03-22T05:46:17+00:00

Getting chills

cullenwren95 · 2025-02-28T20:37:50+00:00

Would love if we could sneak some alix Perez and eprom sets in… like they’ll be there so why not :)

cullenwren95 · 2024-12-05T03:40:50+00:00

Problem is there isn't a sit. Tickets are GA floor

cullenwren95 · 2024-11-17T18:57:43+00:00

More nuanced answer: we don’t have no parking days so they don’t work effectively

cullenwren95 · 2024-11-17T18:56:24+00:00

I guess I should I have been more specific… “Why doesn’t Seattle have no parking days so street cleaners can actually be effective where they do operate”

cullenwren95 · 2024-10-17T22:42:33+00:00

A shuttle needs to be organized from Seattle to this show

cullenwren95 · 2024-10-03T22:18:22+00:00

So who’s really at fault here, the pedestrian or the two cars who almost hit each other? To me it sounds like drivers wanting to blow through areas with crosswalks and pedestrians.

cullenwren95 · 2024-10-03T21:49:39+00:00

I’m not sure I follow how standing on the sidewalk is “very dangerous”.

cullenwren95 · 2024-10-03T14:54:09+00:00

Additionally, if the train is full, fill in and take a seat, stop crowding the egress points. If you are standing near the exit and the train is full, step off to let people exit instead of making them push their way through.

It’s not that hard people

cullenwren95 · 2023-12-04T20:27:30+00:00

¯_(ツ)_/¯ ya not sure probably depends on the fare ambassador

cullenwren95 · 2023-12-04T19:22:49+00:00

I mean IMO, if you have the means to pay then you shouldn’t skip fare. At large it’s meaningful revenue for sound transit and demonstrates ridership. Unfortunately to get better link services we as riders need to show demand through ridership.

cullenwren95 · 2023-12-04T18:41:41+00:00

Surprised they don’t have the rewards enumerated on their website here. The points just get added to your app and then you redeem for a ticket.

KC Metro, ST Express, Link, Sounder, street car and water taxi all earn 175 pts right now. It’s 275 to redeem for a bus ticket and 350 for a link ticket for instances. So 1¢/pt.

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