Seattle raises minimum wage to $15/hr

[z31maniac]

Yeah same. 55 is t shirt and shorts weather, lol

There's cheap property you just have to go further east in the county. Obviously property on the coast or in the city would be more expensive.

That said don't move here because i like it and there's too many people already. :p

Hahaha, 57 is hoodie weather!

Oklahoma would be the perfect place to live if it weren't for the fucking extreme right.

Then again, it doesn't really affect life on a daily basis.

[BraveUlysses]

Did you forget where I live, a huge portion of our restaurant, business is Canadians

I know you're in Montana but I don't know much more than that.

Bellingham is just the closest town of 80k+ people to the border and has a pretty good University and community college. I lived there for while I was in school and visited frequently after I was done because my wife was still living and working there. Great city despite the Canadian invasions on weekends,

[Wschnitz]

No, the worst thing about the PNW, is seattle area traffic, its like LA 2.0, mainly because the fucking DOT cant design roads to save their life. Exit only lanes for every lane? sure! 3 lanes merge into 1 off of I5? Lets do it!

[TurboJake]

Hahaha, 57 is hoodie weather!

Lolwut?

(I'm just chiming in and saying this because the people that know where I live, know. I am being serious in my response though. That is all).

Oh, and the only logical answer to whatever else going on here is rob. tl;dr

[mrsleeve]

I know you're in Montana but I don't know much more than that.

Bellingham is just the closest town of 80k+ people to the border and has a pretty good University and community college. I lived there for while I was in school and visited frequently after I was done because my wife was still living and working there. Great city despite the Canadian invasions on weekends,

Right my valley is the 1st place over the boarder with big box stores, our shoping, recreation, lodging is all full of canadianns all the time

[ParsedOut]

Believe it or not, here in AZ we have a huge influx of Canadians every winter. I find myself praying for summer just so these fuckers will leave.

[Dozyproductions]

No, the worst thing about the PNW, is seattle area traffic, its like LA 2.0, mainly because the fucking DOT cant design roads to save their life. Exit only lanes for every lane? sure! 3 lanes merge into 1 off of I5? Lets do it!

LOL, made a good start for this morning.

Believe it or not, here in AZ we have a huge influx of Canadians every winter. I find myself praying for summer just so these fuckers will leave.

Same thing I think about people from Arizona during the summer here in San Diego. Some how 3 parking spots turn into 1. ;)

I agree with Sleeve, no reason to read any more pages. Those jobs are not made to be careers, they are to teach high school kids discipline and money management while living under mommy and daddy's roof. Otherwise, why go learn a skill/ trade or pay for further education just to get paid slightly more than a high schooler? I wonder how many small businesses will get screwed on this deal too, as if they're not getting leaned over enough as it is. Welcome to big business, corporate America.

Idealism vs reality. Down here, a lot of people use mcDonalds as a way to support their families... if you see my location, I live right next to the border. Crazy how everything is connected to everything else. But as I still work at a local owned restaurant, (1 more year to degree!) I was talking to the accountant and even though the restaurant might see a bit of money coming its way the owner never sees more than 2-3%. After insurance, rent, utilities, fix wages, repairs, food items they're crunching to save on which kids cups are cheaper by the penny marks here. If the dishwasher was making 15$ and the rest of the FOH made that much it would break their back. (I didn't read some of the restaurant convo here admittedly :( )

[BraveUlysses]

No, the worst thing about the PNW, is seattle area traffic, its like LA 2.0, mainly because the fucking DOT cant design roads to save their life. Exit only lanes for every lane? sure! 3 lanes merge into 1 off of I5? Lets do it!

It's nowhere near as bad as LA :rofl: seriously you're reaching here. The aggressive driver aspect of LA traffic is the absolute worst.

[MF DOOM]

Ive never been to Seattle but Im having a hard time imagining that theres somewhere out there that could be worse than LA...

[z31maniac]

Ive never been to Seattle but Im having a hard time imagining that theres somewhere out there that could be worse than LA...

Go to Houston.

I hate that city with the fire of 1000 suns.

[nando]

Atlanta isn't fun either

[mrsleeve]

I have never had to drive in Huston but dfw has got to be right up there for me with Philly and chicago

[mrsleeve]

[nando]

This thread sucked anyway, lol. Its better now.

BTW my company also has a Billings, MT location. ;)

[Dozyproductions]

so how many of you have driven in L.A.?.... Like stop n go traffic at 3 AM on a Sunday? Yeah, have you played football on a gridlocked freeway on a 'nothing the fuck special tuesday' "after" rush hour?