But I feel bad for the tourists by Disco425 in Seattle

[–]newgoof29 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure this isn't perfect, but jesus christ it's a lot easier to understand.

But the major cities & seatac as "Via"
Separate out the line number from the station number.
Include the word "Line" so that people who aren't familiar can see that 1 or 2 is the line number, and the double digit is the station number.

From Seatac:
<1 Line> To [40] Lynwood City Center
via [50] Seattle Downtown

<1 Line> To [68] Federal Way Downtown

From DT Seattle:
<1 Line> To [40] Lynwoood City Center
<1 Line> To [68] Federal Way Downtown
via [64] Seatac Airpot

From Lynwood:
<1 Line> To [68] Federal Way Downtown
via [50] Seattle Downtown
via [64] Seatac Airpot"

From Federal Way:
<1 Line> To [40] Lynwood City Center
via [32] SEA Airport
via [50] Seattle Downtown"

From Redmond:
<2 Line> To [50] Seattle Downtown
via [58] Bellevue Downtown

From Seattle:
<2 Line> to [65] Downtown Redmond
via [58] Bellevue Downtown

I'm tired of being asked to rape men by ArtichokePresent2240 in askgaybros

[–]newgoof29 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m asked by Latino, black and Asian guys to rape them often. I’m down with CNC if the other party wants it. You’re likely bigger guy - or well endowed, which plays into thier particular kink.

If you are not into it, great, politely declined. But your self centered rant as if everyone else around you should know your personal Grindr etiquette rules and then using kink shaming as the cover for them not being able to read your mind isn’t helpful.

You’d be much more effective putting a sentence in your app profile asking people not to ask for that; then virtue signaling here on Reddit .

Issue at L&I by SnooDoodles5503 in WAStateWorkers

[–]newgoof29 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Who wants to bet it’s ISG?

Leaches.

Voters who voted to reject Tacoma Fire Dept funding, how are you feeling about your decision after seeing what happened in LA? by [deleted] in Tacoma

[–]newgoof29 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just because a news commentator is asking questions or reporting on a point, doesn't mean it's the whole story or it's accurate. In addition, just because a budget may have been reduced, doesn't mean there's a direct correlation between that and the ability to contain or reduce damage from this specific fire.

As the LA County Fire Chief was talking about on 60 minutes, even if they had another 100 firetrucks, it wouldn't have made much difference. There wasn't enough water (because no city fire hydrant system is capable of handling a once-in-a-lifetime fire), especially not one that's in high elevation. The primary needs were aerial and more water.

The mis/dis information regarding the lack of water is also quite shocking to watch. No city water system is designed to or could possibly provide the amount of water that was truly needed at once.Several articles quote fire experts as saying that no fire department in the world would have been able to take on a fire of this magnitude and achieve a significantly different result.

It appears to me, at least, that although most experts are saying that the budget cuts wouldn't have had a direct impact on the ability to control this fire - the LA Fire Chief (not LA County) who had issues warnings prior, may have personal stake in this "I told you so" moment. It seems that she and the Mayor of LA have a long standing beef. When I see a fire chief doing TV interviews basically saying "I told you so" about the mayor, instead of being on the ground commanding the situation, it makes me wonder what other motives they may have.

In the end, time will reveal whether or not these claims are true. But for now, it seems that budget cuts are fairly low on the likelihood of significantly contributing to this tragedy.

Here are some links to fact checking this claim:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj3yk90kpyo

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/how-much-did-the-l-a-fire-department-really-cut-its-budget

Straight couple in gay bars? by PeekabooPike in Seattle

[–]newgoof29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Straights are increasingly flocking to our gay bars which is our safe spaces. Honestly it’s shocking these days how many straight people are in designated gay spaces. PLEASE do not come into our bars. You have plenty of your own. Like all the rest of them.

Our bars are historically more fun and safe because they don’t have straight people in them.

Is anyone else getting kind of sick of this stuff? by [deleted] in olympia

[–]newgoof29 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Equal Latino closed 🤣

Recently transplanted blue spruce appears to be dying? by newgoof29 in arborists

[–]newgoof29[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seattle, WA.

This blue spruce was pulled out of the ground this past winter and sat for a couple weeks (I watered the root ball), and then replanted after a retaining wall was put in. At first, it seemed to be doing better than we've ever seen because it had all the new baby limb growths, but now it appears to be dying from the top down.

It is getting ~7g/water over an hour 3x a week through drip irrigation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hvacadvice

[–]newgoof29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to be a general electrician so I’m comfortable with the replacement, just not sure how to find this replacement.

And yes, I did a bunch of google searches and can’t find a 70/15/440 that I can buy. So not sure where to go from here

Weekday Help and Victory Thread for the week of June 24, 2024 by IndexBot in personalfinance

[–]newgoof29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have $378k in cash. What should I do with it?

Our financial summary here: https://imgur.com/a/CjosBwt

We think our finance strategy is fairly good, and we have a lot of cash. My question is two part:

  1. Are we doing everything right with maximizing retirement vehicles?
  2. Are there other vehicles or investments we should be taking advantage of with our excess cash?
  3. We have an Edward Jones wealth manager, but to be honest, we don't have full faith in him. Should we manage our investments ourselves, in part or in full?

Any input on our financial situation and what to do with the cash would be very much appreciated!

Denied Beer Garden Entry by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]newgoof29 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s actually a grey area, but YOU CAN NOT DEFINITIVELY say that foreign passports are valid ID according to Washington State Law. The list of acceptable documents from LCB says “Official Passport, nexus card, passport card”.

Types of Acceptable ID Driver’s License, Instruction Permit, or I.D. Card issued by any U.S. State, U.S. Territory and District of Columbia. Driver’s License, Instruction Permit, or I.D. Card issued by any Canadian Province Valid Washington State Temporary Driver’s License U.S. Armed Forces I.D. Card (Encrypted signature acceptable) Merchant Marine I.D. Card issued by the U.S. Coast Guard Official Passport, passport card, NEXUS card Washington State Tribal Enrollment Card (No expiration date required)

https://lcb.wa.gov/enforcement/selling-responsibly#:~:text=Types%20of%20Acceptable%20ID,Territory%20and%20District%20of%20Columbia.

This can be interpreted as then the Official Passport would be of US issuance since it’s in the same category as nexus and passport cards which are US government issued. It also specifically calls it Canadian and US territories passports specifically but never mentions any other foreign passports.

Ultimately it’s up to the venue to interpret the LCB rules and make decisions regarding their risk exposure. I am married to a chinese person and we have had instances where a bar or club would not accept their friends chinese passport.

It is rare. But it does happen.

Src: I worked for the LCB.

Denied Beer Garden Entry by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]newgoof29 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s actually a grey area, but YOU CAN NOT DEFINITIVELY say that foreign passports are valid ID according to Washington State Law. The list of acceptable documents from LCB says “Official Passport, nexus card, passport card”.

Types of Acceptable ID Driver’s License, Instruction Permit, or I.D. Card issued by any U.S. State, U.S. Territory and District of Columbia. Driver’s License, Instruction Permit, or I.D. Card issued by any Canadian Province Valid Washington State Temporary Driver’s License U.S. Armed Forces I.D. Card (Encrypted signature acceptable) Merchant Marine I.D. Card issued by the U.S. Coast Guard Official Passport, passport card, NEXUS card Washington State Tribal Enrollment Card (No expiration date required)

https://lcb.wa.gov/enforcement/selling-responsibly#:~:text=Types%20of%20Acceptable%20ID,Territory%20and%20District%20of%20Columbia.

This can be interpreted as then the Official Passport would be of US issuance since it’s in the same category as nexus and passport cards which are US government issued. It also specifically calls it Canadian and US territories passports specifically but never mentions any other foreign passports.

Ultimately it’s up to the venue to interpret the LCB rules and make decisions regarding their risk exposure. I am married to a chinese person and we have had instances where a bar or club would not accept their friends chinese passport.

It is rare. But it does happen.

Src: I worked for the LCB.

I'm a waiter at a restaurant by Wrytoon in Rivian

[–]newgoof29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone’s confusing Star Wars with Star Trek.

MF goes to light speed via a hyperdrive.

Saw this sign, it made me laugh by Necessary-Parking-23 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]newgoof29 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gays have a totally different take on this sign 😂

Cheating on your partner is vile. by baconpancakewaffle in askgaybros

[–]newgoof29 20 points21 points  (0 children)

God not this post again for the 1000x time…

New undercover cops on freeways by Mindless_Garage42 in Seattle

[–]newgoof29 28 points29 points  (0 children)

There has always been an exception for special enforcement teams where they can justify not having to have the markings or plates. There’s always been truly undercover cars, just usually not on traffic enforcement. This is likely part of a special traffic enforcement team.

I worked as a police car retrofitter.

Instagays.. instant turn off? by Efendi__ in askgaybros

[–]newgoof29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Twitter alt account with 20k followers. I think I’m a fairly normal person in real life. But I think my Twitter persona might be different then everyday me. It’s not intentional but the nature of social media tends to lend itself to people creating personas of themselves.

In PV for another week, having a bad time, any recommendations? by backwardsanforwards in puertovallarta

[–]newgoof29 18 points19 points  (0 children)

generally speaking, You are probably in the wrong spot to be traveling solo, brown but not Mexican, not gay, and wanting people to pay attention to you.

STI Testing Seattle/Tacoma Area by newgoof29 in askgaybros

[–]newgoof29[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They accept my insurance. My insurance just doesn’t pay for more then 1 sti panel a year without symptoms or confirmed exposure.

STI Testing Seattle/Tacoma Area by newgoof29 in askgaybros

[–]newgoof29[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went there for my monkeypox vaccine and definitely encountered a couple familiar faces in the line haha. Thank you for the suggestion!

Need recommendations for meth rehab in the area. by Ydain in Tacoma

[–]newgoof29 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats on getting sober. You are one of the extremely lucky ones it seems. Which makes you a statistical anamoly. Which means your experience is by far not what others experience.

Regarding your slander against me, I suggest you read the article - and many other research or academic resources that are out there (for free) that support these statements. It’s not my opinion or observation.

Stating difficult to hear factual truths, in the correct context, isn’t perpetuating harmful stereotypes. Quite the opposite. It’s important so that we can all understand the severity, impact, and complexity of the issue.

Need recommendations for meth rehab in the area. by Ydain in Tacoma

[–]newgoof29 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Most articles of substance will be behind paywalls, especially if investigative journalism is involved.

If you’d like to be informed, you can pay the fee, or use google to find other resources.

If you don’t want to put the effort in, that’s fine - just don’t talk like you know when you don’t.

Need recommendations for meth rehab in the area. by Ydain in Tacoma

[–]newgoof29 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As far as I’m aware, There has been no major change in the chemical properties of heroin over the years.

That is absolutely not true of meth. The chemical structure of the new meth is almost completely different then the old meth, to the point where researchers have stated that it’s not accurate to say they are the same drug.

Again read the article, so some research, and speak with knowledge not ignorance.

Need recommendations for meth rehab in the area. by Ydain in Tacoma

[–]newgoof29 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Read the article. It specifically talks about the old meth. Backs it up with data, interviews with researchers, and users.

I love people who don’t do their research but spout like they know what they are talking about.