The northwest was a target market for Subarus which I first saw
advertised probably in the 1960s. I had just a front wheel wagon in
1978 but could get around the area when others couldn't after
snowstorms. In fact about the only other cars on the road after those
storms were Subarus. In 1982 there was a big blizzard at the first of
the year and the band had a gig in Moscow, Idaho. I was the only one
who made it across the state in time for the first night. The others
had to turn back and get snow tires (I already had them but the front
wheel drive helped). And the blizzard was over and actually most of the
roads had been plowed.
Most of the time I lived in the Seattle area I rented houses (so I could
practice my music). I had a one and a half bedroom in the Greenwood
area for $119 a month. The owner offered to sell it to me and finance
it for $115 a month. But I was going off to TTC and didn't want the
problem of renting it out. My dad was upset because he would have come
over and remodeled it. I rented a new one bedroom studio apartment in
the U District in 1978 for $275 a month. My rent in Redmond was $600
and the company also had a complex in Walnut Creek so they set up for
one here but at $960 a month. By the time I moved out 9 years later the
rent was $1450 or about $100 less than the mortgage payment for this 4
bedroom house.
On 02/03/2015 12:55 PM, [email protected] [FairfieldLife] wrote:
You were in Seattle when I was there. I used to live in the Magnolia
district. When I got to the city, I found an apartment near the top
of a hill and the living room window was overlooking the Ballard
Bridge. I was paying $600 per month for the place which was a steal
compared to the San Francisco rates for the same view.
But I soon realized that it was dangerous living on a steep hill
during the winter. I found that my car would not stop while going
down the hill. Even with the brakes on, the car would slide down the
icy road. So, I had to intermittently put the brakes on to safely
glide down below.
I eventually moved to Federal Way to find an apartment on flatter
ground and with good vastu. It was cheaper too than the one in the city.
---In [email protected], <noozguru@...> wrote :
My first long term time in Seattle was in the summer of 1962 when the
World's Fair was on and I had a summer job with my brother. It was
really a neat place then and easy to get around on even on a bus.
Then 1965 as UW student through 1969. Then I came back again in 1972
and lived there through 1982. Moved to Redmond in 1989 and split for
California in 1991. I saw a lot of changes over those times but
downtown was still pretty accessible in 1991. It wasn't like SF. In
fact I've seen SF change over time and wondered why they didn't go the
Portland route.
Most of the change I'm talking about would have happened in the
2000s. Downtown is a cluster of very big buildings. Usually when I
visited friends during the 00s we never went downtown but in 2007 just
after Xmas I had some AMC passes so we went downtown to see a movie.
It was a mess! My friends have bought another home on the Oregon
coast and are retiring there this summer.
On 02/03/2015 10:00 AM, jr_esq@... <mailto:jr_esq@...>
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
Seattle couldn't have changed that much since I left in 2004. From
what I've seen on TV, they still have Pike Place Market. That's a
tourist landmark for the city. IMO, they'd leave it the way it is
for tourists and the culture there. I used to eat lunch there, at
least, once a week.
They've gotta have the Pioneer Square, the Downtown Shopping Center,
the ferry boats, and the Space Needle. That's Seattle as I remember it.
---In [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>, <noozguru@...>
<mailto:noozguru@...> wrote :
A lot of Seattlelites have dibelief in the place and are moving out.
It isn't the city I knew in the 1970s. My last visit in 2007, the
downtown resembled something out of Bladerunner.
On 02/02/2015 12:52 PM, jr_esq@... <mailto:jr_esq@...>
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
I predicted for a friend in Seattle that the Seahawks would win
because the city smokes bhong legally. As such, Shiva would help
them win the game. But, as America saw, that was not so.
And Richard Sherman was heartbroken.
Disbelief at final offensive play call reigned on Seattle sideline
<http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/disbelief-at-final-offensive-play-call-reigned-on-seattle-sideline/>
