doppelgänger - Supermod (mystic, attend, myth, preach, church)

[Ðanisty]

How much snow is there...lol? I've lived in southeast Georgia my whole life. I haven't got a clue about snow. Will I need chains for my tires? I also read somewhere that there are emissions tests for the car. Where do they do these tests? Will they cost me a lot of money? I'm thinking about just selling our cars and buying when we get up there. Honestly, I don't know the first thing about Washington (other than the fact that I haven't yet seen a picture that doesn't have Mt. Ranier in it...apparently it's so big you can't avoid it). You haven't been there for awhile, so you probably don't know much about the job market. Just anything you've got that a person moving 3000 miles away should know before they get there.

[doppelgänger]

One thing to look forward to in Western Washington is the wild berry season. You'll have no trouble finding blackberries, marionberries and blueberries to pick fresh. The blackberries are particularly ubiquitous and oh so delicious. They are a feared weed, actually.

[Ðanisty]

Originally Posted by doppelgänger

One thing to look forward to in Western Washington is the wild berry season. You'll have no trouble finding blackberries, marionberries and blueberries to pick fresh. The blackberries are particularly ubiquitous and oh so delicious. They are a feared weed, actually.

OMG...that will be awesome! I love blackberries...that's a weed I'll accept. Better than all the useless weeds we have in Georgia.

[doppelgänger]

Originally Posted by Ðanisty

How much snow is there...lol?

You won't get much snow in Ft. Lewis. That's near Tacoma at the South edge of Puget Sound. Most years you'll only have a few days with snow on the ground. Unless you plan on going over the mountains or skiing (the Cascades are about an hour and a half drive away) you won't have much snow trouble and won't need chains or studs probably.

Originally Posted by Ðanisty

I also read somewhere that there are emissions tests for the car. Where do they do these tests? Will they cost me a lot of money?

They do them and certified auto repair places. It only costs if your car can't pass and unless they've raised it, that requires you to have at least $50 work put into repairing the system (even if that doesn't fix the problem to the point where you'll pass).

Originally Posted by Ðanisty

You haven't been there for awhile, so you probably don't know much about the job market. Just anything you've got that a person moving 3000 miles away should know before they get there.

The job market is very much on the rebound after a really rocky few years (the Internet bubble and all). Real estate is expensive. Hiking, kayaking, fishing, canoeing, camping . . . all awesome. I don't know about Tacoma, but the public bus system in Seattle is very good and reliable. And I hope you like coffee . . .

[Ðanisty]

Originally Posted by doppelgänger

You won't get much snow in Ft. Lewis. That's near Tacoma at the South edge of Puget Sound. Most years you'll only have a few days with snow on the ground. Unless you plan on going over the mountains or skiing (the Cascades are about an hour and a half drive away) you won't have much snow trouble and won't need chains or studs probably.

So I might move as far north as possible and still not get my white Christmas...lol.

Originally Posted by doppelgänger

The job market is very much on the rebound after a really rocky few years (the Internet bubble and all). Real estate is expensive. Hiking, kayaking, fishing, canoeing, camping . . . all awesome. I don't know about Tacoma, but the public bus system in Seattle is very good and reliable. And I hope you like coffee . . .

I love coffee and my hubby's a coffee fiend. It's just about the only thing he drinks other than water.

[CaptainXeroid]

Congrats on the Super-Duper-Dom!

As for the question to which we all want the answer...in the world of Star Trek, they loaded all the lawyers in a rocket and shot it into the sun. Nothing personal, but Shakespeare said 'kill all the lawyers'. Now that you know it's going to happen, what steps will you take to stop it from happening?

Thank you.

[doppelgänger]

Originally Posted by CaptainXeroid

As for the question to which we all want the answer...in the world of Star Trek, they loaded all the lawyers in a rocket and shot it into the sun. Nothing personal, but Shakespeare said 'kill all the lawyers'. Now that you know it's going to happen, what steps will you take to stop it from happening?

Why, get an ex parte temporary restraining order, of course.


They say the meek will inherit the Earth, but I bet they'll have to sell it to pay the legal fees from the will contest.

[Willamena]

Originally Posted by doppelgänger

Oh, I could tell you stories! May 18, 1980. I'll never forget it. Darkest sky I've ever seen, before or since. We got about a foot or so of ash.

Where did the ash go?