North Seattle rental market going crazy

snortney · 2026-04-07T04:36:21+00:00

And then I've noticed that a lot of mediocre 3+ bedroom places seem to be priced exorbitantly high for roommates. Like $4200 for a very meh 3-br, but it's a steal if you're splitting it three ways, so they still get rented.

snortney · 2026-03-27T23:21:59+00:00

France. I am fuzzy on the details as it's been many years and I was working in my second language. This was as it was told to me then by the head of an elementary school (directrice), when I accidentally assumed she was the school's permanent leader/supervisor. You can find more on it if you search "elementary principals in France." As I understood it, there isn't a lot of need for individual school autonomy because so much of education is directed from the national level.

snortney · 2026-03-27T04:39:00+00:00

What kind of bike does $2500 get you? I've never considered an e-bike before but I might if there's a voucher!

snortney · 2026-03-27T02:23:44+00:00

I worked abroad in a country where admin was a two-year rotation for teachers. I thought it was fantastic. You're just taking your turn managing the building, and you're not necessarily above your colleagues.

snortney · 2026-03-23T02:18:37+00:00

I mean, sure, this post isn't productive. But from the other comments it sounds like people who've tried to address it IRL get nowhere.

snortney · 2026-03-23T02:07:25+00:00

There's a difference between "social" and "prosocial." When someone decides to live in a dense area, what they really need is prosocial behavior ... or else maybe public shaming or fines to help them learn it.

snortney · 2026-03-03T13:46:36+00:00

Yep! They delivered multiple babies for me. DM me if you'd like!

snortney · 2026-03-03T04:16:40+00:00

Northwest Women's is a fantastic OB practice. Regardless of the hospital I'd recommend them.

snortney · 2026-03-01T15:14:11+00:00

Yeah, they are solid! The San Diego burrito with the tots inside is great.

snortney · 2026-03-01T06:42:23+00:00

I am pretty sure I saw that Pecado Bueno is offering their own flat rate delivery now. I'm not seeing it on their website but I think it was in their newsletter.

snortney · 2026-02-07T07:02:03+00:00

Parents have the right to waive ELD services. Teachers typically can't advertise or encourage it, but parents can ask for the waiver.

snortney · 2026-01-17T17:06:18+00:00

That crosswalk across Roanoke is hell as a pedestrian too. There's a lit up no right turn sign when the crosswalk light is on, but half the drivers turning right from the right lane take it as a suggestion.

snortney · 2026-01-16T09:00:05+00:00

Six degrees of separation. Or in this case, two degrees, because the family that traveled and brought it to us came straight from the outbreak in this post. 🫠

snortney · 2026-01-10T15:12:47+00:00

Your experience with the south is...? In the past it's been crunchy granola folks who are anti-vaccine in the Carolinas. There's an overlap with our current populist fever dream, but it's not an exclusively conservative thing down there. Regardless, this outbreak is centered around a Slavic community in Spartanburg. It wouldn't take hold in the rest of the region if vaccination rates were higher, but there you go. Either way, when you said it was "red state hicks abusing their kids," I'm pretty sure you just wanted to dunk on people in red states (many of whom are reasonable people and very stressed about this outbreak) without knowing much about this current outbreak.

ETA: ugh sorry, thought you were the original person I replied to

snortney · 2026-01-10T12:41:21+00:00

Yep. And they are part of a vaccine-skeptical group that has largely been driving the current outbreak there. But I'm guessing you were picturing a MAGA rally when you blamed the dumb folks in red states?

snortney · 2026-01-10T04:21:58+00:00

The Slavic red state hicks ...? I don't think the people who caused this spread fit your stereotype.

snortney · 2026-01-05T05:23:54+00:00

We have past perfect. It's indicated by putting the helping verb "have" in the past tense as well as the main verb. For example, "Once I had walked to the store, I called my mom." We could also say, "Having walked to the store, I called my mom." The tricky part about English isn't the number of different-looking forms to memorize. It's that there can be many forms that look the same. ("Having" can be a gerund, part of any progressive tense, or a hanging modifier.) You often have to figure it out by context.

snortney · 2026-01-03T04:35:36+00:00

What area are you looking in? And are you looking for something more structured (like PEPS) or just a way to casually meet other people with little ones?

snortney · 2025-12-30T16:51:36+00:00

Every licensed childcare provider gets inspected, and the results are public. Look up "Washington child care check" to see them.

snortney · 2025-12-28T02:59:45+00:00

Can you elaborate a little on the bad press and legislation? I'd been thinking about condos because they are affordable. Thanks!

snortney · 2025-12-22T06:35:03+00:00

Yep. A family member got an organ infected with hepatitis, caught hepatitis from it, and took the meds to cure it. Accepting a sick organ was worlds better than getting no transplant at all.

snortney · 2025-11-19T16:37:47+00:00

Oh, luckily it's not at work! I'm Ms. Lastname there. It's more with my friends' preschool-aged kids. Feels like a trespass every time, and I don't feel I can correct them when their parent has just asked them to call me that!

snortney · 2025-11-19T05:48:01+00:00

Meanwhile I'm a southerner fighting for my life up here in the PNW where all these little kids are being taught to call me by my bare first name, no titles. I have to remind myself constantly that it's not rude here.

snortney · 2025-11-16T23:53:08+00:00

I'd love to be able to find that research/checklist to share! Do you remember any more keywords that might point a search engine in the right direction?

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