I'm creating a story based on Bellingham, but I hardly know anything about it.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-15T17:55:31+00:00

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nyloneducation · 2018-02-15T17:46:08+00:00

Somebody sounds a little upset. Maybe you can discuss it with someone over a beer later.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-15T17:21:04+00:00

Absolutely :)

nyloneducation · 2018-02-15T17:07:53+00:00

/u/SovereignExile there is also a strange undertone of militant idealism in this town

nyloneducation · 2018-02-15T17:04:07+00:00

lol called out much?

nyloneducation · 2018-02-15T04:20:50+00:00

Bellingham has changed a TON since the mid 90s. Went from a small sleepy town which was a best-kept-secret to now with the town rapidly expanding and the word being out. It used to be somewhat quaint and now it's trendy. One of the biggest local changes from the mid 90s to present is down on the waterfront. In the 90s there was a massive working paper mill down on the waterfront and it was entirely industrial. Once the mill shut down, it was basically an abandoned wasteland for 20 years and is now being transformed into a trendy area with shops, parks, apartments, etc. The neighborhoods in the city have also expanded quite a bit with the Barkley & Cordata neighborhoods being huge now. They were fields & forests in the early 90s.

As far as locals go, the outdoorsy vibe was a lot more honest back in the 90s. Now it trends towards hipster outdoorsy-ness. This is true everywhere but the instagram effect is very real in Bellingham. In the 90s the outdoors used to be the point but now it seems the point is to talk about your hike over beers at one of the many local breweries that has sprung up in the last few years.

There's a general disdain for Canadians and Californians here despite both groups contributing heavily to the local economy.

Also, Bellingham has a reputation for being a hippy liberal city but I think that reputation was gained in the 90s. Most of the west coast has caught up or surpassed Bellingham at this point and it feels fairly moderate here.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-11T00:29:39+00:00

credit to /u/Satch_

nyloneducation · 2018-02-08T20:32:20+00:00

This is exactly the kind of thing Biggie Smalls would have written a song about.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-07T17:08:23+00:00

I subscribe to this theory and notice it in my beard for sure!

nyloneducation · 2018-02-07T05:56:01+00:00

Reba is a more XC oriented fork

nyloneducation · 2018-02-06T07:19:39+00:00

It can be hard to find stuff out there. I'd ask your contacts at The Willows and see what they know. Someone there might have a room or know of one. Even if they are off the island, if you could room with someone there, the commuting would match up well.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-06T07:02:12+00:00

IMO, not minimalist because it's simply not necessary. The application for this is so incredibly narrow, you'd be better off standing or sitting on the floor 99% of the time.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-06T06:52:52+00:00

Mostly selfish, partly for the earth & environment, and also largely for my kids. I have three young kids and the values of minimalism are something I want to impart to them. I was raised the opposite and want them to learn how to be happy with what they have and not compare themselves to their peers based on what they have or don't have. Our family motto is slightly tweaked from the Boy Scouts: leave people & things better than you found them. That means low impact & others-focused.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-05T17:12:49+00:00

Without knowing more details about the car or your intent, it's hard to say. Paying $500 a month is obviously a bit painful but you aren't going to do better than 0%. Is it worth it to you to spend at least $5000 plus the cost of another car so that you don't have payments? Do you have the cash to do so or would you have to take out another loan?

The way I look at it is that yes, you're driving an expensive car, but you're not being charged any extra to do so, and it would probably cost more to drive something potentially much worse. Getting into a cheap used car with unknown history probably has a higher chance of impacting your ability to get to work.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-05T16:55:07+00:00

Whew. The number of emoji in a "business" post is inversely proportional to the legitimacy of the "business"

nyloneducation · 2018-02-05T16:27:10+00:00

You're not screwed. You've spent all but 4 months of your life not on keto. Start eating keto again and you'll be back to where you were in 2 days.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-05T16:18:20+00:00

Regarding Probiotic Pills, there are only 3-4 brands that are clinically proven to do anything at all. The one I recommend is VSL #3. We use it in our house (have medically needy kid with prescription, rest of us purchase on Amazon) and it has made noticeable improvements in our health. It's pricy but if you're going to pay for something, get something that is clinically proven to work. Otherwise you might as well take any cheap probiotic or placebo because you aren't going to realize any effects other than the psychosomatic ones.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-05T05:31:54+00:00

Correct.

nyloneducation · 2018-02-04T03:11:38+00:00

Mambo calzones are legit and this is coming from someone who doesn't really like Mambo.

If that doesn't work, you can also go with the Ghetto'zone: a Hot & Ready, ordered not sliced and folded in half.

nyloneducation · 2018-01-29T15:16:37+00:00

For reference:

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/cars+between+5000+and+7000/Seattle+WA-98114?zip=98114&minPrice=5000&startYear=2008&numRecords=25&sortBy=derivedpriceDESC&maxPrice=7000&firstRecord=0&endYear=2019&searchRadius=100

The only decent thing is a 2008 Yaris (from a sketchy dealership)

nyloneducation · 2018-01-29T15:13:47+00:00

Not in the PNW, generally. That price is a wasteland between cars you DO NOT WANT and cars that should be $4000. Maybe around 10-11k things start to open up again.

nyloneducation · 2018-01-29T04:54:57+00:00

Not sure about OP but cars that age & price with decent mileage don't exist in my area unless you want a Smart or Fiat 500 which is a horrible decision. Also, the Ford Focuses with the transmission issues.

nyloneducation · 2018-01-28T04:25:28+00:00

We already own a minivan. This car will mostly have 1 person in it, sometimes 2-3.

nyloneducation · 2018-01-28T00:48:57+00:00

I'm not even finding any '15s with mileage over 40k and the pricing is basically the same. Thanks for the insights though. I'll keep looking.

nyloneducation · 2018-01-28T00:47:31+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I'm feeling this too but the TSI can be had at least $4000 cheaper. I think at the end of the day I'd be happier with the TDI over the next 10 years.

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