It’s hard to go wrong with a flannel shirt in Washington

Used to go down there back then to shop at American stores

To real, I went to Glacier NP & it’s not as good as getting a pass to the JBLM training areas in Thurston County. There’s some beautiful driving through Montana & stopped in Hot Springs, MT to soak, that was quirky & great

State Constitution drives a lot of the differences. Washington entered the Union in the “Progressive Era” so features the will of the people more directly than original States. This is why there are initiatives & referendums every election cycle. If elected politicians are to frightened to act, the people take things into their own hands. See for example how Washington banned indoor smoking when politicians were afraid of the restaurant lobby. Also a minute percentage of Mass-holes out here

That smell reminds me of lacquer so I wonder if drowning them in vodka would make a nice finish for a woodworking project

Check out the eastern Pierce County town like Frederickson. Lots of Manufacturing jobs out there and cheaper to live, closer to wilderness.
Alternatively look north to Everett and Monroe. Western Washington is reliably blue until you get out of the urban area. So this will be more politically red than a city location. You probably need to look for a job at least 25% more to get a similar standard of living.

“It’s obvious” means “it’s common”

Chico? Are you thinking of Chino?

Look for the outlet in places like your bathroom or kitchen area. If there is an outlet outside, it could be there too. GFCI outlets are the safest kind in locations that could get wet

GFCI outlets look like regular outlets with a couple of buttons in the middle that say “test” & “reset” When they trip (too many things plugged in that draw too much juice), every single outlet in the line goes out too It happened to me at Thanksgiving. Air fryer going & then plugged in a space heater & pop goes half the kitchen. I found the GFCI on an outside outlet, punched “reset” & all good

Come as you are

You don’t have to look or go too far to find magic at every turn

The rising sun casts a shadow on the sky

Contact the Education Center on JBLM or Kitsap

Harvest fires are a thing. Lucky they were able to save the crop from burning.

No idea what a “seed” combine is though…

Just waiting for the insurance adjuster to find the coordinates

Indeed perhaps I should say but who is discouraged or made more apathetic about voting by the messages Does an ad influence ballot return rates?

But who returned their ballot? The person motivated by Tiff’s bs or you?

I was at a rural meeting & 1 old gent said he “packs heat” for any visit to Seattle, Tacoma or Olympia (Lacey is OK tho)

I go back farther than 2017, but the vibe for evening/weekend students is not the same as the daytime

The circus museum is legit

Immediately: Turn the thermostat down to 60 or 62 for 8 hours at night, turn down another 6 hours if you leave during the day. Wear socks & slippers & house hoodie around the house & stay busy. Then 66 is warm enough. A heated mattress pad makes you toasty in a cool room. Next: Research hvac contractors & rebates & system choices. Don’t be in too much of a hurry to cut your bills this winter with a new heating system. It could be far more expensive long term to make a hasty decision with the wrong outfit