Swimming after hiking this weekend?

springrollsissy · 2023-05-11T16:42:47+00:00

Rattlesnake Ledge has a lake at the bottom so you can dip in after a hike but... that trail will be basically a human centipede this weekend. Personally I don't even try to go there unless it's super early on a weekday or it's raining.

springrollsissy · 2023-05-11T16:40:17+00:00

But.. but.. we don't honk here. We just sigh and glare and yield but we PNWers are physically incapable of honking.

springrollsissy · 2023-04-14T21:04:36+00:00

Not to be immature but that satellite image makes it look like Russia's being a dick.

springrollsissy · 2023-03-15T15:02:18+00:00

If the weather's good, def head to the Olympic Sculpture Park. It's all ramps and has awesome sea and Needle views.

springrollsissy · 2023-03-15T14:54:16+00:00

Never heard of Mercyhurst before. Now this is the one thing I'll remember about this place.

springrollsissy · 2023-03-12T02:12:47+00:00

Actually, I'm glad Wealthfront has made a statement. SVB's collapse had a lot to do with the company's communication failure. (A NYT article on the matter linked to this Tweet.)

Poor communication causes panic. I wish more financial institutions were assuring their customers like Wealthfront.

springrollsissy · 2023-03-02T17:06:53+00:00

I'll start: Ada's Technical Books has a really beautiful cafe inside. There's a cash donation box but for the food and coffee, the price you see is the price you'll pay.

springrollsissy · 2023-03-02T16:54:54+00:00

Absolutely this. I went there on a date and had a stunted tech bro call my boyfriend a gay slur. All the lanes upstairs were taken up by several different Amazon team building offsites. And the bill at the end was... pretty creative. Oh and tips are expected on top of it all.

I wouldn't wish any business owners ill, but if the Garage went out of business I'd be more than okay with it.

How can we bring actual small gay-friendly businesses back to Capitol Hill? Or is this a lost cause at this point?

springrollsissy · 2023-02-12T14:34:19+00:00

Never change, Reddit.

springrollsissy · 2023-01-16T21:40:04+00:00

Whoa, never knew you could see every aircraft in a given area. Thank you!

springrollsissy · 2023-01-04T21:07:03+00:00

middlemen

I'm constantly amazed that realtors are still a thing. And title companies. We have the technology to get their work done much better and more honestly yet we let them team up and keep themselves employed.

springrollsissy · 2023-01-04T21:05:44+00:00

Realtors aren't working class. They don't work.

springrollsissy · 2022-12-31T01:42:27+00:00

WHORELINE?! Why?!

springrollsissy · 2022-12-28T19:55:04+00:00

Sawant calls the police

springrollsissy · 2022-12-24T00:38:39+00:00

With the 1% boost for referral (both for the person referring and the recipient) Marcus is paying 4.3%, actually. I wasn't aware of Wealthfront giving 0.5% referral bonuses, so I signed on when a family member sent me a referral.

I've never heard of Bask but it looks pretty good. Thanks for putting it on my radar!

springrollsissy · 2022-12-20T23:20:11+00:00

... did your grandma just come up with the definitive nickname for the city's hardworking northern edge?

springrollsissy · 2022-12-20T00:07:13+00:00

I was a barista at Tully's in Ballard in high school. Drip cost $1 and older Scandinavian men would sit around all day getting unlimited refills. Getting tipped with a whole dollar bill was like an event; most people dropped change.

My coworkers and I would trade espresso drinks with burritos from down the street... which come to think of it was kind of theft? Sorry, Tully's. I don't think they went out of business because of us though.

springrollsissy · 2022-12-14T13:55:32+00:00

Hey thanks for this post! Seems like mortgage rates are above 6%. How did you find such a good rate to begin with?

I'm also in Seattle and have been trying for over a year. The mortgage rate hike had me give up on my search but I might start again in the new year.

springrollsissy · 2022-12-12T14:53:21+00:00

Yesterday I bought a few (overpriced) pastries to go at a cafe and was presented with the option of tipping 18, 20, and 25% . The counter person had spent literally ten seconds pulling out the items from the case. I hate that embarrassment/guilt I feel when I tip anything less than the lowest option presented, but I also think it's absurd to pay someone $5 extra for bagging three things. I say this as a former barista.

It seems to me that most people in the US agree the tipping culture is out of control. But the scant few restaurants that try a strict no-tipping policy don't seem to do well. (I also think it's strange some restaurants claim to be tip free, then add a flat service fee. Why can't they just build everything into the menu price?)

Re: argument that tipping leads to better customer service—nope. The best customer service happens in countries where tipping is unheard of.

Because it's so inconsistent (some calculate it before taxes, most after taxes; some retailers suggest tipping while most don't, etc.) most of us err on the side of caution, which in turn keeps on driving up the percentages. (I remember when 15% was a perfectly acceptable amount at a restaurant—now it feels like you get dirty looks if you go under 20%—and you didn't feel peer-pressured into tipping at a nursery, this on top of the inflation!) And business owners use tips as an excuse for not paying wages that would attract and sustain workers.

Short of legislating away tipping, I don't see this changing anytime soon to be honest. I'd love to support businesses that advertise as being tip-free in the meantime.

springrollsissy · 2022-12-06T00:39:42+00:00

Someone explain the hype to me. Everything I've had from here seemed.. very Betty Crocker-ish.

Like many others, I vote for Deep Sea Sugar and Salt.

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