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Posted by: rhodyguy Jun 24 2008, 08:32 AM
have WI-FI access. usually free cookies and coffee/hot choclate too. insta updates!!
Posted by: SirAndy Jun 24 2008, 11:46 AM
have WI-FI access. usually free cookies and coffee/hot choclate too. insta updates!!
we were thinking about doing more or less live updates along the way ...
Andy
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 12:05 PM
Fun Facts?
Eugene was named for Eugene Skinner. Skinner's Butte Park in Eugene is named in his honor.
Posted by: SirAndy Jun 24 2008, 12:11 PM
Eugene was named for Eugene Skinner. Skinner's Butte Park in Eugene is named in his honor.
is that him?
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Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 12:14 PM
Fun Facts: Albany Oregon
Albany is the home of the Oregon State Police
Albany lies in two counties. Albany is the largest city in Linn County, and is the second largest city in Benton County! Albany is Oregon's 12th largest city.
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 12:16 PM
Eugene was named for Eugene Skinner. Skinner's Butte Park in Eugene is named in his honor.
is that him?
An amazingly close resemblence!!!
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 24 2008, 12:20 PM
Looks like Ted Bundy.... Also from Washington 
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 12:28 PM
Fun Facts: Salem
Salem is Oregon's second largest city and the State Capital. The film :One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. (The book was written by Ken Kesey, whose younger brother I went to school with in Eugene. The younger brother died in a farm accident during his junior high years). ;-(
Other than the State Mental Hospital and the State Capital (if you can tell them apart) I've got nuthin else...
Salem is just...... Salem.
Posted by: KELTY360 Jun 24 2008, 12:44 PM
Fun Facts: Salem
Salem is Oregon's second largest city and the State Capital. The film :One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. (The book was written by Ken Kesey, whose younger brother I went to school with in Eugene. The younger brother died in a farm accident during his junior high years). ;-(
Other than the State Mental Hospital and the State Capital (if you can tell them apart) I've got nuthin else...
Salem is just...... Salem.
Salem also marks the mid point between the equator and the north pole. But everybody knows that.
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 12:45 PM
Fun Facts: Portland
Since I grew up in Eugene, I never really understood Portland. It was the evil "BIG CITY"!
But let's get to some facts:
1. It always rains in Portland. This is true. If you do not see rain during your visit, it is probably because of a mental block. Believe me, it's raining.
2. Portland has the worst traffic of any city in the western hemisphere! This is also true. It's not that there are so many cars as there are so many bad drivers!
3. Skid Row (Skid Road) is associated with the part of town characterized by bars and flop houses. Skid Row is a magnet for poor, often alcoholic, transient workers, said to be "on the skids." Not true. It is now not politically correct to call this area "Skid Row". Correct young Portlandinians now call this "Burnside Street". Burnside street is now Portland's busines street (YAY for bars and flophouses!)
4. Portland is an especially beautiful city. No one really knows the answer to this. Between the fog, rain, bars and flophouses, it's pretty hard to get a good visual of the area. Besides, you'll be fighting traffic too hard to be able to look around anyway.
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 12:51 PM
Fun Facts:
Well, that about does it for me. Growing up in Oregon really let's me take a clear and fair view of the exciting cities of which you'll be traveling. I'm sure every Oregonian will agree with each of my fun facts, especially the folks from Portland!!! 
Anyway, I leave you here for some Washingtonianm, Washingtonington, Warshingtonian, err... person from Washington to assist you with Fun Facts as you travel ever northward toward your teener gathering.
Blue skies and green lights to all of you! 
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 24 2008, 12:51 PM
Seattle actually has the original skid road. It was down Yestler Street and is now know as Pioneer square where it was termed Skid row.
Posted by: Root_Werks Jun 24 2008, 12:51 PM
As you guys pass up through into WA, just before Olympia there is the Great Wolf Resort. New and some sort of HUGE indoor water park. We swung by there just to check it out. Pretty neat place for a rest stop. But you cannot play in the water park unless you're a guest. Sucks, but if you have to stop and happen to see it, cool place to check out nontheless.
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 12:55 PM
Seattle actually has the original skid road. It was down Yestler Street and is now know as Pioneer square where it was termed Skid row.
Like Portland, it was actually where they would "skid" logs down to the waterfront. Hence the original term "Skid Road".
If anybody has the chance to spend some time in Seattle, the "Underground Tour" is really cool!
Posted by: r_towle Jun 24 2008, 01:15 PM
Seattle actually has the original skid road. It was down Yestler Street and is now know as Pioneer square where it was termed Skid row.
Like Portland, it was actually where they would "skid" logs down to the waterfront. Hence the original term "Skid Road".
If anybody has the chance to spend some time in Seattle, the "Underground Tour" is really cool!
Portland Oregon...
Fun fact, look it up.
Highest per capita number of strippers in any US city.
Rich
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 24 2008, 01:18 PM
So you're saying a lot of women in Portland work for their dad? 
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 01:19 PM
So you're saying a lot of women in Portland work for their dad?
At least they're keeping it in the family...
Posted by: andys Jun 24 2008, 01:21 PM
And Portland smells terrible (or it did when all those pulp mills were there). Of course if you live there, "what smell?"
My Brother lives in Sheridan (30 miles NW of Salem), and my Dad had a small farm in Grand Ronde.
Andys
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 01:24 PM
The only stinky pulp mill there is between Portand and Eugene.
Cottage Grove, OR "Covered Bridge Capital of the West"
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 01:24 PM
And Portland smells terrible (or it did when all those pulp mills were there). Of course if you live there, "what smell?"
My Brother lives in Sheridan (30 miles NW of Salem), and my Dad had a small farm in Grand Ronde.
Andys
You probably remember the paper pulp mill in Albany, and, of course, the Wa Chang minerals plant. STINKY!!!! But us Eugenians (University of Oregon) always assumed it was just the unwashed student-body of Oregon State University that created that smell from nearby Corvalis!!!
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 01:28 PM
The only stinky pulp mill there is between Portand and Eugene.
Cottage Grove, OR "Covered Bridge Capital of the West"
I had an Uncle that was of mostly Indian decscent that lived above Cottege Grove. Built a three-story log cabin up there - it was pretty incredible. Had a water drinking fountain that was always active in his living room - it was fed from a mountain spring.
Cottege Grove was also the home of the "Village Green". They had an annual Concours de' Elegance that was pretty fancy-schmantzy for Oregon.
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 01:36 PM
I have several friends from cottage grove, and a girl I dated that must have been the craziest girl in the county 
Let's not forget the Oregon Country Fair between Eugene and the coast. The fairground is a maze of trails cut out of the dense forest. Tons of hippies, the aroma of BO, Patchouli,pot and if'n yer lucky you will see some 300lb women that don't wear shirts.
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 24 2008, 01:42 PM
And Portland smells terrible (or it did when all those pulp mills were there). Of course if you live there, "what smell?"
My Brother lives in Sheridan (30 miles NW of Salem), and my Dad had a small farm in Grand Ronde.
Andys
You probably remember the paper pulp mill in Albany, and, of course, the Wa Chang minerals plant. STINKY!!!! But us Eugenians (University of Oregon) always assumed it was just the unwashed student-body of Oregon State University that created that smell from nearby Corvalis!!!
Ah.... they will be going through Tacoma
There's a reason people reffer to the Tacoma arroma. 
Sorry guys that live there but even you must admit that the mill does make it smell awefully bad at times 
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 24 2008, 01:46 PM
..... and if'n yer lucky you will see some 300lb women that don't wear shirts.
I think I'll pass on that. Sounds like Hemp Fest or Bumbershoot in Seattle. Then there is the Bite of Seattle which features every 300lb+ person within 40 miles of Seattle. 
Posted by: 6freak Jun 24 2008, 01:47 PM
And Portland smells terrible (or it did when all those pulp mills were there). Of course if you live there, "what smell?"
My Brother lives in Sheridan (30 miles NW of Salem), and my Dad had a small farm in Grand Ronde.
Andys
You probably remember the paper pulp mill in Albany, and, of course, the Wa Chang minerals plant. STINKY!!!! But us Eugenians (University of Oregon) always assumed it was just the unwashed student-body of Oregon State University that created that smell from nearby Corvalis!!!
Ah.... they will be going through Tacoma
There's a reason people reffer to the Tacoma arroma. Sorry guys that live there but even you must admit that the mill does make it smell awefully bad at times not anymore Jon the pulp mills are all gone ..but anyway heres something fun too think about .if you leave washington go`n north bound your in a foreign country
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 01:48 PM
..... and if'n yer lucky you will see some 300lb women that don't wear shirts.
I think I'll pass on that. Sounds like Hemp Fest or Bumbershoot in Seattle. Then there is the Bite of Seattle which features every 300lb+ person within 40 miles of Seattle. Yeah, there's something about a 300 pound, sweatty, naked girl rolling around a field that'll put the fear of God in you.
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 24 2008, 01:49 PM
Well maybe you still have the ghosts of the pulp mills that still stink
Posted by: 6freak Jun 24 2008, 01:52 PM
Well maybe you still have the ghosts of the pulp mills that still stink
Low tide .is what most call it ..but yes if the wind is just right and the stars are line up you can still get a slight wiff of pulp mills of the past
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 01:54 PM
Geeeeeez!
I would have thought by now someone from the Pacific Northwest would have signed on with some rebuttals???
Anybody???
Any redeeming qualities whatsoever???
It must be true that outside of California, there really isn't much on the West Coast to look at???
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 01:58 PM
Redeeming? I dunno about that.
However, I grew up in Issaquah, WA and lost my innocence in the same Motel 6 that some people will be staying at back when I was 16.
Posted by: 6freak Jun 24 2008, 02:01 PM
Redeeming? I dunno about that.
However, I grew up in Issaquah, WA and lost my innocence in the same Motel 6 that some people will be staying at back when I was 16.
did they leave the light on for ya ..so you could see if the 300 lbs girl was not taken it in the arm pit
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 02:02 PM
Sheddapp, it was the best 30 seconds of my life - LMAO!!!
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 02:06 PM
Redeeming? I dunno about that.
However, I grew up in Issaquah, WA and lost my innocence in the same Motel 6 that some people will be staying at back when I was 16.
did they leave the light on for ya ..so you could see if the 300 lbs girl was not taken it in the arm pit
Let's be a little more sensitive here. He never said anything in his post about being with a girl...
Posted by: 6freak Jun 24 2008, 02:18 PM
Redeeming? I dunno about that.
However, I grew up in Issaquah, WA and lost my innocence in the same Motel 6 that some people will be staying at back when I was 16.
did they leave the light on for ya ..so you could see if the 300 lbs girl was not taken it in the arm pit
Let's be a little more sensitive here. He never said anything in his post about being with a girl...
he told me he told you not to tell some friend you turn out too be
thats why you both left the beautiful northwest so witch one of you was the 300lbs chick with the sticky arm pit
Posted by: 6freak Jun 24 2008, 02:38 PM
Redeeming? I dunno about that.
However, I grew up in Issaquah, WA and lost my innocence in the same Motel 6 that some people will be staying at back when I was 16.
did they leave the light on for ya ..so you could see if the 300 lbs girl was not taken it in the arm pit
Let's be a little more sensitive here. He never said anything in his post about being with a girl...
he told me he told you not to tell some friend you turn out too be
thats why you both left the beautiful northwest so witch one of you was the 300lbs chick with the sticky arm pit Mount saint Helens...has a really big hole in it too and its only 20 miles off I-5 they dont call it johnson ridge for nut`n.....or is it get n`a nut on Johnson ridge
Posted by: rhodyguy Jun 24 2008, 02:44 PM
ah...yes. eveROTt never had that dubious stench factor 
. perhaps you're too young to remember jon but the reek covered marsville and all the way to meadowdale when the wind was just right. contrary to popular belief the old Amour (hygrade) meat packing plant and the associated byproduct rendering plants contibuted a great deal to the smell one USED to experience while driving thru tacoma. the simpson pulp plant now scrubs the odiferous emissions. if you spent any time in tacoma you would realize this. sorry to point out your ignorance.
k
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 03:02 PM
Redeeming? I dunno about that.
However, I grew up in Issaquah, WA and lost my innocence in the same Motel 6 that some people will be staying at back when I was 16.
did they leave the light on for ya ..so you could see if the 300 lbs girl was not taken it in the arm pit
Let's be a little more sensitive here. He never said anything in his post about being with a girl...
There aint nuthin wrong with livestock....
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 03:08 PM
So other than the Motel 6 where Travis lost his "innocence" ( ), are there any other "Fun Facts" in Washington?
Anybody?
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 03:19 PM
The Northwestern most point in the contiguous U.S. is Cape Flattery on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 03:23 PM
The Northwestern most point in the contiguous U.S. is Cape Flattery on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
Should we ask what you "lost" there???
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 03:27 PM
Not advisable..
More facts: It is illegal to display a hypnotized person in a store window in Everett
Posted by: 6freak Jun 24 2008, 03:34 PM
ah...yes. eveROTt never had that dubious stench factor
. perhaps you're too young to remember jon but the reek covered marsville and all the way to meadowdale when the wind was just right. contrary to popular belief the old Amour (hygrade) meat packing plant and the associated byproduct rendering plants contibuted a great deal to the smell one USED to experience while driving thru tacoma. the simpson pulp plant now scrubs the odiferous emissions. if you spent any time in tacoma you would realize this. sorry to point out your ignorance.k
Well i guess if we were as old as dirt we would know some more about places that have been shut down longer then we been alive
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 03:39 PM
In Wilbur, it is against the law to ride an ugly horse.
The Ginkgo Petrified Forest is the largest in the world.
In Seattle, women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.
Long Beach, Washington is home to the world’s largest frying pan.
Hells Canyon is the deepest gorge in North America at 5,000 feet deep.
In Washington , you may not buy a mattress on Sunday.
A law in Washington states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town."
Posted by: rhodyguy Jun 24 2008, 03:42 PM
that's why it's said "there's wisdom in age" youngster. as you grow older perhaps you'll grasp some knowledge. hopefully.
Posted by: 6freak Jun 24 2008, 03:45 PM
In Wilbur, it is against the law to ride an ugly horse.
The Ginkgo Petrified Forest is the largest in the world.
In Seattle, women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.
Long Beach, Washington is home to the world’s largest frying pan.
Hells Canyon is the deepest gorge in North America at 5,000 feet deep.
In Washington , you may not buy a mattress on Sunday.
A law in Washington states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town."
thats funny i just looked up wilbur on the net today...hunting prospect.......long beach girls have the world biggest clams... hence the big pan
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 03:45 PM
By the turn of the 20th century, Aberdeen had the distinction of being "the roughest town west of the Mississippi" because of excessive gambling, violence, extreme drug use and prostitution (the city remained off-limits to military personnel into the early 1980s).
During the Great Depression, a series of hydroelectric dams were constructed along the Columbia river as part of a project to increase the production of electricity. This culminated in 1941 with the completion of the Grand Coulee Dam, the largest dam in the United States.
The oldest operating gas station in the United States is in Zillah
Everett is the site of the world's largest building, Boeing's final assembly plant
Seattle is home to the first revolving restaurant, 1961.
The forests of the Olympic Peninsula are among the rainiest places in the world and the only rainforests (such as the Hoh Rain Forest) in the continental United States
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 03:46 PM
bearded clams? lol
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 03:48 PM
Northgate shopping mall, built in 1950, became the world's first fully enclosed shopping mall.
The Pike Place Market in Seattle is said to host a bevy of ghosts and just might be the most haunted place in the state of Washington .
Harbor Island is the largest man made island in the nation.
Destroying the beer cask or bottle of someone else is illegal.
It is against the law to walk about in public if you have a cold.
In Bremerton, it is illegal to shuck peanuts on the street.
Posted by: rhodyguy Jun 24 2008, 04:03 PM
the Grey Wolf Lodge, located convienently off I-5, costs only $324 per night for a family of 4.
Posted by: championgt1 Jun 24 2008, 04:36 PM
Not so fun fact. The WSP loves to pull over fast moving packs of sports cars.
DRIVE CAREFUL!!! 
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 04:58 PM
In 1979, the square dance was designated as the official Washington state dance
Eighty percent of the glacial ice in the U.S is found in Washington State.
In Seattle it is illegal to carry a fishbowl or aquarium onto a bus because the sound of the water sloshing may disturb other passengers.
The Farmer's Market at Pike Place Market, since 1907, is the longest continuously operating farmer's market in the US.
It is against the law to set fire to another person's property without prior permission in Seattle.
Vancouver, Washington requires all motor vehicles to carry anchors as an emergency brake.
Seattle's houseboat population is the largest east of the Orient.
The Washington State Ferry System is the largest Ferry System in the US and the state's number one tourist attraction.
Snoqualmie Falls plunges 100 feet further than Niagara Falls.
At low tide, there can be up to 786 islands in the Puget Sound.
The Mercer Island Floating Bridge (now I-90), built in 1950 was the first floating bridge in the world.
Posted by: greenie Jun 24 2008, 05:14 PM
In 1979, the square dance was designated as the official Washington state dance
Eighty percent of the glacial ice in the U.S is found in Washington State.
In Seattle it is illegal to carry a fishbowl or aquarium onto a bus because the sound of the water sloshing may disturb other passengers.
The Farmer's Market at Pike Place Market, since 1907, is the longest continuously operating farmer's market in the US.
It is against the law to set fire to another person's property without prior permission in Seattle.
Vancouver, Washington requires all motor vehicles to carry anchors as an emergency brake.
Seattle's houseboat population is the largest east of the Orient.
The Washington State Ferry System is the largest Ferry System in the US and the state's number one tourist attraction.
Snoqualmie Falls plunges 100 feet further than Niagara Falls.
At low tide, there can be up to 786 islands in the Puget Sound.
The Mercer Island Floating Bridge (now I-90), built in 1950 was the first floating bridge in the world.
Travis,
I'm hanging with you! I've lived here my entire life and didn't know half this stuff!
A few fun Washington residents:
Ted Bundy "what a guy"
Gary Ridgeway " Green River Gary" as known by is co-workers at the Kenworth plant in Renton
Robert Yates He tore up the folks in Spokane for a few years.
Maybe something in the air/water brings out our best?
Greenie
Posted by: ericread Jun 24 2008, 05:51 PM
GREAT STUFF!!!
I am so tempted to carry a fishbowl on a bus next time I get to Seattle!!!
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 06:00 PM
Here's a few more. I admit Google did help me on these. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WA-Facts.html
Mount St. Helen's lost 1,131 feet of elevation in the May 1980 eruption and spewed forth about one cubic mile of dust, ash and debris. The blast leveled over four billion feet of usable timber, enough to build 150,000 homes.
The highest point in Washington is Mount Rainier. It was named after Peter Rainier, a British soldier who fought against the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
On the afternoon of July 4, 1947, Frank Ryman, an off-duty U.S. Coast Guard Yeoman, snaps the first photograph of an alleged flying saucer from the yard of his home in Lake City, north of Seattle.
In Washington , lollipops are banned.
A badly worded law in Washington states that when two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed.
Washington is the birthplace of Jimi Hendrix in Seattle and Bing Crosby in Tacoma.
Here's a couple that I know:
Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Lee are buried in the greater Seattle area methinks.
Seattle's chinatown is the 2nd largest asian neighborhood 2nd to San Francisco.
The wetest place in Washington is La Push Washington with the highest annual rainfall.
What other state where you can have coastline, mountains, high desert & rain forest within about a 2 hour drive from each other.
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 24 2008, 06:41 PM
K, Last one.
If you need a pick me up on the way to the WCC, you can always stop for a cup of joe in Tukwilla - now that's a cup-o-cofee!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003535398_coffeegirls22e.html
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 25 2008, 02:59 AM
So more yet. You can visit bohems candies and maybe if you are lucky you can help pack fudge.
Visit the salish lodge at the top of snoqualmie falls (15 mins away). Ride the sucker train in snoqualmie. Hit the outlet mall in noth bend (which is the town where my dad lived so I guess that was me half time) that was the theme town for “twin peaks tv show“
Over the pass in rosalyn that was the theme place for the tv show, hell I can't remember
Hit jay berrys piizza and pasta, it used to be in issy now in north bend, I was a cook there for about 4 years. Turned down a job at the salish lodge, a 4 star restaurant-would have changed my life
I spent a couple years at the kirkland roaster but I am not sure they are still there. 100 beers on tap.
Fun roads in issaquah? Plenty. Pine lake plataeu cougar mountain and tiger mountian. 212th going from eastlake sammamish road commonly known as “snake hill“, the backside of the plataeu to the redmond duvall road I think. The bottom of 212th going into redmond.
Sammamish state park where bundy preyed, still a great park, pine lake, beaver lake and..... 20 min away from issy there is snoqualmie pass with 3 bavarian ski villages are, good for mountain biking in the summer
History, right next to the holiday inn used to be the biggest drop zone in western wa, skydiving. And pickering farms.
Hit ballard with the giant troll under the bridge, seattle center, on the watewrfront- the aquarium and the “ye old curiosity shop“ where you can see a real life mummy. Ride the ferry to shaw island where a bunch of nuns run the country store.
Posted by: Root_Werks Jun 25 2008, 09:03 AM
Travis, very cool stuff! I hadn't heard of many of those.
Too bad the Kingdome is gone. That was another world record holder as well.
There is also the Seattle underground tours. Most folks probably don't know that most of downtown seattle use to be on full story lower than it is now. They simply rebuilt streets "up" a level with many buildings basements still having elaborate store fronts under ground!
Posted by: 6freak Jun 25 2008, 09:36 AM
Travis, very cool stuff! I hadn't heard of many of those.
Too bad the Kingdome is gone. That was another world record holder as well.
There is also the Seattle underground tours. Most folks probably don't know that most of downtown seattle use to be on full story lower than it is now. They simply rebuilt streets "up" a level with many buildings basements still having elaborate store fronts under ground!
been here all my life and didnt know half of that stuff tooo cool.But I do know that rosalyn was the town of twin peaks and that goffy painting is well keep for tourist...Jimmie and Bruce are at the Renton highlands cemetary when i was young man me and some buddys set next to jimmies grave and sparked one up.
.long time ago...there so much cool stuff around this state why would anyone want to leave it ....O and the biggest octipus in the world is under the narrows bridge...whats the king dome record beside the biggest joke for tax payers
Posted by: JRust Jun 25 2008, 03:01 PM
I'm not sure I want to come now! Your not going to be spouting off these WA facts the whole time are you 
Hell who cares! I can't wait to make the trip. It is coming quickly
Posted by: mstein95 Jun 25 2008, 03:09 PM
Over the pass in rosalyn that was the theme place for the tv show, hell I can't remember
Northern Exposure is the show you are refering to.
Posted by: Todd Enlund Jun 25 2008, 03:21 PM
You can visit bohems candies
Boehm's rocks! I love the Scotch Treats and the single bean Criollo chocolate.
Hit ballard with the giant troll under the bridge, seattle center, on the watewrfront- the aquarium and the “ye old curiosity shop“ where you can see a real life mummy.
Sylvester is the most well known of the oddities at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, but there are lost of other freaky things there...
Posted by: Travis Neff Jun 25 2008, 03:26 PM
I'm not sure I want to come now! Your not going to be spouting off these WA facts the whole time are you
Hell who cares! I can't wait to make the trip. It is coming quickly
Nope, I pulled out all the silverware from the drawer on that one.
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 25 2008, 07:26 PM
ah...yes. eveROTt never had that dubious stench factor
. perhaps you're too young to remember jon but the reek covered marsville and all the way to meadowdale when the wind was just right. contrary to popular belief the old Amour (hygrade) meat packing plant and the associated byproduct rendering plants contibuted a great deal to the smell one USED to experience while driving thru tacoma. the simpson pulp plant now scrubs the odiferous emissions. if you spent any time in tacoma you would realize this. sorry to point out your ignorance.k
I actually remember when I was very young. My parents house sits on the bluff between downtown Everett and the Mukilteo Ferry looking from downtown all the way ovewr to Whidbey Island. You could see the sticky plants from there. However, after the early 80's the smells stopped and Everett started to change. I still don't admit I was raised in Everett as I was always associated with Mukilteo.
I do spend some time in Tacoma, and it does still have a smell to it. I have not noticed anything for the past 6 months, but last September I was down seeing a friend and it stank.
Maybe it's not my ignorance but rather your getting used to it
Posted by: effutuo101 Jun 25 2008, 11:22 PM
You have to go see the VW eating Troll!
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2236
always good for a laugh, then down the hill for greek food. Walk the Locks, stroll around the park, watch the salmon swim up the ladder, what ever you want.
Posted by: rhodyguy Jul 1 2008, 08:39 AM
effective today use of a hand held cell phone while driving is considered a secondary offense. you can't get pulled over just for talking. but...make an illegal lane change or any other offense and i'll cost ya an additonal $124. they'll be looking for any excuse.
k
Posted by: ericread Jul 1 2008, 08:52 AM
effective today use of a hand held cell phone while driving is considered a secondary offense. you can't get pulled over just for talking. but...make an illegal lane change or any other offense and i'll cost ya an additonal $124. they'll be looking for any excuse.
k
Effective today use of a hand held cell phone while driving in California is considered a PRIMARY offense. You CAN get pulled over just for talking. First vialation $20.00, raising to $50.00 after that.
Posted by: LS6/914 Jul 1 2008, 10:24 PM
Winlock, WA is the egg capitol of the world....Largest egg is displayed at the rail crossing grade in town. Kelso has the 10ft tall kelso kangaroo and her young son forbes.......
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