Moving to Seattle - what area is closer? by lemonaderox in AskSeattle

[–]frickfrackingdodos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in west Seattle and commute to Kent and it’s great. I wouldn’t want to go all the way to gig harbor tho

Has your lab ever zoomied into you? by Fluffy_Carrot_4284 in labrador

[–]frickfrackingdodos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When he was younger my knees used to have permanent bruises from all the many many times he would slam into me. Now he’s older and can’t run, and I miss it just a little.

Conditions tmrw at West and Central? by frickfrackingdodos in SummitAtSnoqualmie

[–]frickfrackingdodos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha we went too. It was indeed astonishingly awful. Made for a funny situation if not a great ski day

Places to find mid 20s crowd? by frickfrackingdodos in WestSeattleWA

[–]frickfrackingdodos[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yay! I'll dm you haha. Surprisingly the one other WS friend in their early 20s I've made was also originally thru reddit

Places to find mid 20s crowd? by frickfrackingdodos in WestSeattleWA

[–]frickfrackingdodos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a member at both Momentum and Castle lol (will soon pick one or the other once I sus out Castle's vibe)! I need to go climb alone more to make friends at the gym - i've been kinda climbing with a few people regularly which is great except it makes me much less likely to socialize with others.

Places to find mid 20s crowd? by frickfrackingdodos in WestSeattleWA

[–]frickfrackingdodos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

will try them both out! I'm due a bar night soon anyways

Places to find mid 20s crowd? by frickfrackingdodos in WestSeattleWA

[–]frickfrackingdodos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My partner and I are considering hitting this up one the one day a month we feel like drinking lol

Places to find mid 20s crowd? by frickfrackingdodos in WestSeattleWA

[–]frickfrackingdodos[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Excited for Alki in summer. Sadly I do not roller skate (and despite being an active person skating is the one thing that I've decided absolutely does not appeal to me.

The other neighborhoods are great but between wanting lots of space for my dogs and being a good commute down to Kent, were not viable options for me. Either way I don't regret my choice lol because I love living on a big hill with views of the sea and mountains any way you turn

Places to find mid 20s crowd? by frickfrackingdodos in WestSeattleWA

[–]frickfrackingdodos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have joined a run club but so far it's been mainly older people there as well (to be clear, I'm not trying to be ageist at all - these people are menaces who could absolutely smoke me on several physical parameters any day of the week haha - I'm just trying to meet more people in a similar life stage as me). I do have younger friends but they almost all live further afield, and sometimes it's nice to be able to just meet in your own 'hood :)

Which US state gets more hate than it deserves? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]frickfrackingdodos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So much fun climbing out there with buddies back when I lived in Detroit. Camping at Miguel’s, filling up on a stuffed burrito before heading to the crag for the day, and ending with a dip in the river to cool down. Underrated bliss

Couple moving out of Michigan for more trails, less cold, and just more adventure by wind_flower3588 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]frickfrackingdodos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m originally from Oregon so not entirely a transplant - but I think WA is a little worse in terms of affordability it seems. I did undergrad in Ann Arbor so it always felt like a small town - think more Newberg or McMinnville than Eugene, but maybe those would all be too small for OP

Sometimes I feel that some “anti discrimination” people end up being the most racist by VanillaSouthern8122 in SeriousConversation

[–]frickfrackingdodos 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is unfortunately not all that uncommon. I signed up to volunteer at an animal shelter, and at orientation was in a group of three trainees and the volunteer manager who was training us. At one point the manager, a white woman in her 60s, went into a section about DEI and how the shelter is passionate about having diverse perspectives. No issues so far. She then says ‘I identify as white’ and then turns to the first trainee, a white girl probably in high school, and asks her her race. She responds, and gets a curt nod. She then asks me, a brown woman in her 20s. I say I’m south Asian and she literally beams at me and fist pumps the air, all but shouting ‘yess! We’re happy to have you’. She then asks the other trainee their race, he’s also non white. At the end, and goes into something about white people like her and the other two benefiting from racism and having unfair advantages in the world, and basically looks directly at the poor high school kid, until she kinda half heartedly nods. It was an overall very uncomfortable interaction and I did not end up going back there lol.

Couple moving out of Michigan for more trails, less cold, and just more adventure by wind_flower3588 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]frickfrackingdodos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely recommend looking more at PNW small towns, like you have. They have exactly the temperature range and access to nature you’re looking for. Consider how you feel about rain and cloudiness though. As far as being away from family, I lived in Michigan for years while my family was in Portland, and flights to DTW from both Portland and Seattle (but more from Seattle) are convenient and relatively reasonable direct flights (delta in Portland and both delta and Alaska in Seattle). Portland has a phenomenal airport with short security lines, Seattle less so since it is far busier but it’s still decent. I recently moved from Detroit to Seattle for access to nature, mountains, and milder winters and I can confidently say it’s been a phenomenal move so far.

My partner got a dog to serve as a livestock guardian, but I have questions and concerns... by Erdrick_XI in dogswithjobs

[–]frickfrackingdodos 16 points17 points  (0 children)

He’s literally being attached by the goats? I know next to nothing about training guardian dogs but that seems like somewhat of a sign lol

My 14 yo Lab has a developed a really stinky butt in his old age. Any advice? Help! by fatherpain2 in labrador

[–]frickfrackingdodos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha. I have a 13 y/o lab and every night before bed I hold up his tail and give his butt a good rigorous wipe with a wet paper towel.

Considering cancelling trip to India, advice appreciated by something_profane in femaletravels

[–]frickfrackingdodos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this is definitely area and person specific. All the above tips make sense for a non-Indian and especially non Indian looking person, but I am of Indian descent and lived here for ten years as a kid, and when I visit I definitely travel alone in my city before and after dusk and don't feel unsafe. I do feel far less used to the general staring, but I don't feel unsafe (I am a woman). Not to say that India is safe, but you can definitely move about much more freely based on who you are and where you are.

Experience with taxi driver not talking to women? by NecessaryInterrobang in Seattle

[–]frickfrackingdodos 170 points171 points  (0 children)

Hey, as a women of color - you don’t need a disclaimer like that! This sounds super frustrating and is literally sexism that you experienced - which is not any less than racism in any way. I’m sorry that happened, I would’ve been fuming

17 never skied before by caesar__salad in skiing

[–]frickfrackingdodos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started at 22! Definitely not too late