Re: Washington netscum?Rick Begeman wrote:
> I may not be layed off! My current position has been "outsourced" and
> the 30 day clock has begun to tick. Shirley bring me a double, and
> whatever they're havin'!
> Here's the scoop...
> I may be offered a position in Wash, I may have a choice of the
> following locals,
> Marysville, Kirkland, or Lynnwood.
I'm not in Mukilfuckingteo anymore and haven't been for maybe four years
and there are other folks around here who are still in that area,
predate me there, and know everything there is to know about it far
better than I do.
With that caveat, and working from my often-fallible memory, I'll just
add some comments. Feel free to, in fact I'd advise you that you
should, trust other's local knowledge above mine.
Kirkland and Lynnwood are so close together that they may in fact border
each other. They're more like neighborhoods in the Seattle metro area
than really distinctive towns. Marysville is just a bit up I-5 from
them and is a more distinct town.
Having said that, when I was there Kirkland and Lynnwood were
economically quite different, with much of Kirkland being considerable
upscale from Lynnwood. Marysville is an older town, probably undergoing
(or was undergoing, depending on the local economic situation) growth
and a lot of renovation/remodeling.
> I don't have any contacts in the company yet, so....
>
> Which is just a notch above scuzzy?
Of the three, I'd guess probably Lynnwood. But that whole area, in my
opinion, is kinda spendy but interesting.
> Motorcycle freindly?
In what way? Here in Florida there are gated communities that ban
motorcycles and people that own bikes are forced to either keep them
outside of the community or literally push them to the gate before
starting them. Really. No shit. I never saw that in the Seattle area.
I never got the sense that any place I was interested in going wasn't
motorcycle friendly, or at least motorcycle tolerant.
> Better working conditions (I'd be installing and repairing residential
> fiber optic service to the home)? This one may be the hardest answered
> as newer housing is prewired and easier but the upscale owners are
> harder to work with. On the other hand older facilities can be more
> difficult there is probably a more flexable customer (this is more
> desirable). All of these areas would be confined within their urban
> boundries as fiber has not extended past them.
Lynnwood and Kirkland are, I think, pretty well built out, so I would
guess you'd be installing in existing buildings for the most part.
Dunno for sure, of course, but I don't remember there being much in the
way of vacant lots in either of them. Marysville has more land around
it and could go either way, I think.
>
> I'm thinking Marysville although the weekend commute home to Cornholio
> would be farther. Yahoo says the difference is only 20 min, I'll bet
> not on a Friday PM.
I've got no idea what or where Cornholio is, but I'm guessing it's south
of Seattle from what you said. I-5 traffic sucks. All day. Every day.
All night. Every night. Being in Marysville is going to put you I
don't know, maybe 35-40 miles north of Seattle. Getting from Marysville
to Seattle isn't going to be the time-eater. Both Lynwood and Kirkland
are on the north side of downtown. Gonna take you probably an hour to
get through Seattle going south anyway. I'd think Marysville wouldn't
be that big a deal in addition.
>
> Maybe the distinguished gent from Mukilfuckingteo could drop a clue my
> way (if'n he still lurks this dungeon).
>
> I've still got to weigh the ramifications of spending a week away from
> home, but options are better than none.... Timing really sucks for a
> move (not a good time to sell) and I'll have to stay there for two years
> should I accept. Hmmmmmmm.
When we were looking at moving to that area, I asked Brother Snarl a ton
of questions about it. The thing he told me that was the most succinct
and memorable thing was this: 'It's the most beautiful place you'll ever
hate."
It was, and it is, and I'd move back in a heartbeat, all things being equal.
As I said, other folks will have more recent and better knowledge than mine.
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but not at all bitter