Seattle, WA - Page 10

Lamplighter · 12-17-2013, 01:59 PM

V, Very neat pic../.
Has the building boom tapered out yet ?

Also, is Smith Tower still standing ?
That building has/had the most unique elevators (

)
when I visited there away back when.

BigV · 12-17-2013, 04:31 PM

Thanks!

The Smith Tower is just to the right (cropped out of the frame) of the Columbia Tower, the tall black building on the right of the picture.

BigV · 03-28-2014, 10:15 PM

Twitter sized update:

I won the oyster slurping championships again tonight! That makes ten years in a row without losing a single round.

More info later. :-P

Gravdigr · 03-29-2014, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

I won the oyster slurping championships again tonight!

Uh...are they held at the same venue as the submarine races?

Griff · 03-29-2014, 10:43 PM

Motor boat races...

BigV · 07-09-2014, 12:11 AM

I posted a weather report a little while back, I said it might be 88 degrees. Well, 89 was the record high for this date in this area, and the temperature rose to 94 degrees. Hot. I was extremely happy to be two cars from the bow on the ferry during the hottest part of the day. Though I couldn't feel the snow, Mount Rainier's glaciers made the trip cooler nonetheless.

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This is Mount Baker to the north. Farther away, not as tall, but that is still a LOT of snow!

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Lola Bunny · 07-09-2014, 07:51 AM

Nice...the pix that is. Not the ttemperature.

elSicomoro · 07-09-2014, 01:30 PM

The Mrs is interested in moving to Seattle. She's never been there...I have, and know its evil.

That was 7 years ago and a wife and a world ago...I would enjoy going back to see if my opinion of the city has changed.

BigV · 07-09-2014, 02:39 PM

What kinds of things do you like in a city?

elSicomoro · 07-09-2014, 03:05 PM

It had a lot of what I like in a city...along with things like aggressive and obnoxious people. Not Philly aggressive, which is neat, but more like NY and LA aggressive. And it was horribly expensive, though it probably wouldn't feel expensive if I lived there. I think the biggest problem there is that you fuckers drink too much coffee.

BigV · 07-09-2014, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by elSicomoro

snip-- And it was horribly expensive,

check.

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Originally Posted by elSicomoro

I think the biggest problem there is that you fuckers drink too much coffee.

wtf? is that even possible?

elSicomoro · 07-09-2014, 09:13 PM

Want to see a major American city stop dead in its tracks? Take away all the coffee from Seattle...shit, just take a tenth of it.

Gravdigr · 07-10-2014, 04:44 PM

Didn't Seattle invent the hipster? If that is the case, everyone there should be shot for letting that happen.

But, just a little bit.

Gravdigr · 07-10-2014, 04:45 PM

They did give us Heart, though, so there's that...

BigV · 03-30-2015, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

Twitter sized update:

I won the oyster slurping championships again ~~tonight~~ last friday night! That makes ~~ten~~ twelve years in a row without losing a single round.

More info later. :-P

Same headline, different year.

eta:

I went back looking for a thread dedicated to this topic and found none. But I did find my first entry for this topic and it's in this thread. In it I talk about being the returning champion of the 2004 contest... That makes this year the twelfth consecutive year of eating free oysters faster than those other people.

12-17-2013, 04:31 PM	#137
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Thanks! The Smith Tower is just to the right (cropped out of the frame) of the Columbia Tower, the tall black building on the right of the picture. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-28-2014, 10:15 PM	#138
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Twitter sized update: I won the oyster slurping championships again tonight! That makes ten years in a row without losing a single round. More info later. :-P __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-29-2014, 10:43 PM	#140
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Motor boat races... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-09-2014, 12:11 AM	#141
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I posted a weather report a little while back, I said it might be 88 degrees. Well, 89 was the record high for this date in this area, and the temperature rose to 94 degrees. Hot. I was extremely happy to be two cars from the bow on the ferry during the hottest part of the day. Though I couldn't feel the snow, Mount Rainier's glaciers made the trip cooler nonetheless. This is Mount Baker to the north. Farther away, not as tall, but that is still a LOT of snow! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-09-2014, 02:39 PM	#144
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	What kinds of things do you like in a city? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-17-2013, 01:59 PM	#136
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	V, Very neat pic../. Has the building boom tapered out yet ? Also, is Smith Tower still standing ? That building has/had the most unique elevators ( ) when I visited there away back when.

07-09-2014, 07:51 AM	#142
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Nice...the pix that is. Not the ttemperature.

07-09-2014, 01:30 PM	#143
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	The Mrs is interested in moving to Seattle. She's never been there...I have, and know its evil. That was 7 years ago and a wife and a world ago...I would enjoy going back to see if my opinion of the city has changed.

07-09-2014, 03:05 PM	#145
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	It had a lot of what I like in a city...along with things like aggressive and obnoxious people. Not Philly aggressive, which is neat, but more like NY and LA aggressive. And it was horribly expensive, though it probably wouldn't feel expensive if I lived there. I think the biggest problem there is that you fuckers drink too much coffee.

07-09-2014, 09:13 PM	#147
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Want to see a major American city stop dead in its tracks? Take away all the coffee from Seattle...shit, just take a tenth of it.

07-10-2014, 04:44 PM	#148
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Didn't Seattle invent the hipster? If that is the case, everyone there should be shot for letting that happen. But, just a little bit. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

07-10-2014, 04:45 PM	#149
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	They did give us Heart, though, so there's that... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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