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tearsofash · Aug 28, 2016

Dany said:
What are some great hospitals? I know I'll apply at UW Hospital and Seattle children's(im a RN)

Harborview and Swedish Medical are pretty cool too.

Also! Century Link or Xfinity? It doesn't seem like our building supports and gigabit options. Any other isp's to consider. We already have a modem and router.

I keep seeing advertisements for Wave. It's gigabit. Century Link is pretty good, has some really good initial deals. I would avoid Comcast as much as I can because they are just a bad company.

distantmantra · Aug 28, 2016

A friend of mine is an RN who now manages nurses for Group Health. I can ask her for you.

Dany · Aug 28, 2016

distantmantra said:
A friend of mine is an RN who now manages nurses for Group Health. I can ask her for you.

I would appreciate that immensely!!

Thanks everyone for the responses. I'm going to see if we can be on Wave, if not then century Link.

Can't wait to arrive.

Speely · Aug 28, 2016

Finally getting some (tiny bit) of rain! Sprinkling over here in West Seattle.

Speaking of which: Just moved over here from Georgetown, and as much as I miss my old neighborhood (which I still work in) it's cool to get to know another as a local.

AEREC · Aug 29, 2016

Anyone having issues with Comcast lately? It's been flakey for me the past week...greenwood/crown hill area.

distantmantra · Aug 29, 2016

AEREC said:
Anyone having issues with Comcast lately? It's been flakey for me the past week...greenwood/crown hill area.

Internet or TV? Haven't had a problem in Green Lake with either.

But now that I say that I'm sure something will stop working.

AEREC · Aug 29, 2016

distantmantra said:
Internet or TV? Haven't had a problem in Green Lake with either.

But now that I say that I'm sure something will stop working.

Internet.

distantmantra · Aug 29, 2016

AEREC said:
Internet.

We've had issues in the past. Called Comcast over and over and they always said it was something with our house or modem. Eventually saw a crew working down the street late at night and called them back and chewed them out.

platypotamus · Aug 29, 2016

Dany said:
What are some great hospitals? I know I'll apply at UW Hospital and Seattle children's(im a RN)

My wife is an Oncology RN at UW, so if you have questions about working there or SCCA/the Hutch in general in oncology, feel free to PM me and I'll play messenger or whatever.

tearsofash · Aug 29, 2016

Does anyone know some homeless shelters that are transgender friendly? I tried DESC, but I don't feel safe there.

NintendoGal · Aug 29, 2016

I've been living in West Seattle for the last month (near a park which is quite peaceful!) with a friend and I don't want to leave. Sadly though my time is drawing to a close with only a week and a half left. I'll miss seeing all the trees of home.

At least I got to finally catch a Seahawks game last week!

I want to go into Seattle this week since I've been avoiding the city proper (always did when I still lived here) and wondered when is the best time of week is for parking and PPM? I've been avoiding the weekends for obvious reasons. Trying to avoid rush hour type scenarios and such.

Thoughts?

tearsofash · Aug 29, 2016

NintendoGal said:
I've been living in West Seattle for the last month (near a park which is quite peaceful!) with a friend and I don't want to leave. Sadly though my time is drawing to a close with only a week and a half left. I'll miss seeing all the trees of home.

At least I got to finally catch a Seahawks game last week!

I want to go into Seattle this week since I've been avoiding the city proper (always did when I still lived here) and wondered when is the best time of week is for parking and PPM? I've been avoiding the weekends for obvious reasons. Trying to avoid rush hour type scenarios and such.

Thoughts?

Parking? I would just take the bus. Honestly. Much easier.

NintendoGal · Aug 29, 2016

As much as I'd like to, I carry with me a cooler because since I'm exploring cheese while I'm here, I tend to buy some. That requires refrigeration or at least cool holding.

jb1234 · Aug 29, 2016

NintendoGal said:
As much as I'd like to, I carry with me a cooler because since I'm exploring cheese while I'm here, I tend to buy some. That requires refrigeration or at least cool holding.

Unfortunately, there are no good times to find parking in downtown Seattle. Parking garages are an option but they're pretty expensive (unless you park after 5 PM, which is certainly an option).

dLMN8R · Aug 29, 2016

If you head to the city early enough on a Sunday (by 9AM for example), you might be able to get lucky and find parking. And on Sunday, parking is free.

NintendoGal · Aug 29, 2016

Sunday is no go too, I go to church with a friend.

I don't mind paying for parking, I just wondered if there was a lull of traffic before certain times of the day. I know it's probably wise to get in there before noon, but what's the latest I can reasonably expect to be able to ditch out quickly on a weekday do you guys think?

(and thanks for the comments so far!!!)

riotous · Aug 29, 2016

Keep in mind PAX is this weekend; Friday to Monday.

Parking will not be easy to find near the convention center, and will be generally worse than normal everywhere downtown as people adjust away from there.

NintendoGal · Aug 30, 2016

Oh crap, I had no idea. I've been totally not paying any attention to the gaming industry at all. Thanks for the heads up!!

Brakke · Aug 30, 2016

This weekend is also Bumbershoot. City is going to be packed all over.

Brawndo Addict · Aug 30, 2016

Comcast has been real bad for me too in the last month in terms of regular service disruptions. They keep trying to pin the blame on my router but my network connection is stable and I lose landline phone service too. A couple weeks ago when it got particularly bad they actually intercepted my call to customer service with an automated message saying it was a network infrastructure issue and that it would be fixed in 8 hours, then automatically hung up on me. Keeps happening though.

Stinkles · Aug 30, 2016

Brawndo Addict said:
Comcast has been real bad for me too in the last month in terms of regular service disruptions. They keep trying to pin the blame on my router but my network connection is stable and I lose landline phone service too. A couple weeks ago when it got particularly bad they actually intercepted my call to customer service with an automated message saying it was a network infrastructure issue and that it would be fixed in 8 hours, then automatically hung up on me. Keeps happening though.

Me too. They're fucking liars.

Stinkles · Aug 30, 2016

tearsofash said:
Does anyone know some homeless shelters that are transgender friendly? I tried DESC, but I don't feel safe there.

No and our shitty Mayor is making everything worse with incoherent policy and developer friendly blaming of NIMBYs.

riotous · Aug 30, 2016

Stinkles said:
No and our shitty Mayor is making everything worse with incoherent policy and developer friendly blaming of NIMBYs.

Will you be at PAX?

Will you sign my copy of Halo CE if I buy you a really hoppy IPA?

Cosmic Bus · Aug 30, 2016

tearsofash said:
Does anyone know some homeless shelters that are transgender friendly? I tried DESC, but I don't feel safe there.

You were on Capitol Hill last week, right? If you're still in the neighborhood, Gay City on Pike might be able to help.

https://www.gaycity.org/resources/

Stinkles · Aug 30, 2016

riotous said:
Will you be at PAX?

Will you sign my copy of Halo CE if I buy you a really hoppy IPA?

I would do anything for love but I won't do that.

However we should probably do an awkward GAF Seattle meet up on holy ground so the kurgan can't attack us. Maybe Latona pub.

leroidys · Aug 30, 2016

tearsofash said:
Does anyone know some homeless shelters that are transgender friendly? I tried DESC, but I don't feel safe there.

That's almost exactly Lambert Houses' mission statement: http://www.lamberthouse.org/
Hope this helps.

pantsattack · Aug 30, 2016

tearsofash said:
Does anyone know some homeless shelters that are transgender friendly? I tried DESC, but I don't feel safe there.

http://www.psks.org/ is very trans friendly. I can't find what their age range is.

If you identify as a woman, there is Hammond House http://www.compasshousingalliance.org/what-we-do-top/emergency-shelter/hammond-house/ It says access is by referral only but you actually can call yourself.

distantmantra · Aug 30, 2016

Stinkles said:
I would do anything for love but I won't do that.

However we should probably do an awkward GAF Seattle meet up on holy ground so the kurgan can't attack us. Maybe Latona pub.

I don't give a shit about Halo, but we should drink copious hoppy amounts of beer. And I love Latona Pub, it and Toronado are my home away from home.

Darth Pinche · Aug 30, 2016

distantmantra said:
We've had issues in the past. Called Comcast over and over and they always said it was something with our house or modem. Eventually saw a crew working down the street late at night and called them back and chewed them out.

Yeah fuckers at Comcast told me the same thing, my house was the issue. B.S.

I recently kicked them out and got Frontier fiber optic, faster, more reliable, and cheaper!
The kicker was that my house has wired for fiber optic for years but Comcast shut any other high speed providers out. It was only recently that Frontier was able to use the old Verizon fiber optic infrastructure. It is worth calling them to see if fiber is now an option for your area. I am in Kirkland by the way.

tearsofash · Aug 30, 2016

pantsattack said:
http://www.psks.org/ is very trans friendly. I can't find what their age range is.

If you identify as a woman, there is Hammond House http://www.compasshousingalliance.org/what-we-do-top/emergency-shelter/hammond-house/ It says access is by referral only but you actually can call yourself.

leroidys said:
That's almost exactly Lambert Houses' mission statement: http://www.lamberthouse.org/
Hope this helps.

Thanks for info. However, most of those are age restricted.

Maybe I'll just stick to my current plan of getting hospitalized and staying at DESC crisis, at least they pay for my bus fair to appointments!

platypotamus · Aug 30, 2016

I'm on crutches, and I leave town Sunday, but if you guys are doing a meet up, I'll try to make it, since I promised I'd go to the next one.

EDIT: I'm not sure I like your current plan, ash.

tearsofash · Aug 31, 2016

platypotamus said:
EDIT: I'm not sure I like your current plan, ash.

They feed me, give me showers, and pay for bus tickets or cab fare to jobs, appts, and church. It's not ideal, but it's better than the streets.

platypotamus · Aug 31, 2016

I meant the whole hospitalization part, as that sounded like you were going to do something dumb to end up in the hospital in the first place.

KRaZyAmmo · Sep 1, 2016

anyone have Sat or Sunday PAX tickets? My cousin is selling them to me for $50.

krae_man · Sep 1, 2016

Remember locals GAF meetup Saturday.

Details in the PAX thread:

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1267191&page=1

MisterNugNug · Sep 1, 2016

krae_man said:
Remember locals GAF meetup Saturday.

Details in the PAX thread:

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1267191&page=1

I finish work at midnight. I'll try to stop by.

cdyhybrid · Sep 1, 2016

krae_man said:
Remember locals GAF meetup Saturday.

Details in the PAX thread:

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1267191&page=1

I'll be at Foundation.

Dany · Sep 2, 2016

krae_man said:
Remember locals GAF meetup Saturday.

Details in the PAX thread:

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1267191&page=1

Oh what! It'll be day two of my move to Seattle. 😂 I'll try to go, barring complex ikea instructions.

krae_man · Sep 2, 2016

Hope lots of you guys come out.

lastflowers · Sep 2, 2016

Forgot about Pax. There's a Wilco concert that night!

pantsattack · Sep 2, 2016

Wish I could have a drink with people. I'm on the road this weekend. Have a hoppy beer or three.

riotous · Sep 2, 2016

I'll be at PAX but not sure of a meet up. Got friends in town, house full of people. On second thought might be nice to get away lol.

Trouble · Sep 2, 2016

What the fuck was that this morning? Had my raincoat on, but my jeans were soaked through just walking the block and half to the bus stop this morning.

distantmantra · Sep 2, 2016

Trouble said:
What the fuck was that this morning? Had my raincoat on, but my jeans were soaked through just walking the block and half to the bus stop this morning.

Rain...

Stinkles · Sep 2, 2016

Trouble said:
What the fuck was that this morning? Had my raincoat on, but my jeans were soaked through just walking the block and half to the bus stop this morning.

Pure bullshit.

My house flooded on Sunday. It was bad, but not really bad. the water damage guys came out, fixed a lot of it. Then when they came to haul away a ruined vanity, they ripped off a valve and flooded the house again, but properly this time. Much of my stuff is TRASHED.

The house is now 110 degrees as they dehumidify the damage and flooding they caused, so I had to sit outside this morning waiting for their dude to come over to inspect. And it started raining hard.

Damned if I did and damned if I didn't.

distantmantra · Sep 2, 2016

Stinkles said:
Pure bullshit.

My house flooded on Sunday. It was bad, but not really bad. the water damage guys came out, fixed a lot of it. Then when they came to haul away a ruined vanity, they ripped off a valve and flooded the house again, but properly this time. Much of my stuff is TRASHED.

The house is now 110 degrees as they dehumidify the damage and flooding they caused, so I had to sit outside this morning waiting for their dude to come over to inspect. And it started raining hard.

Damned if I did and damned if I didn't.

I truly feel your pain.

Our basement flooded a couple years ago now. We had Sound Transit doing a bunch of work on our street in preparation for the Roosevelt Light Rail Station. They had all the drains covered and they had blocked them full of shit, so when this heavy rain came it all rushed down the street, down our driveway and into our basement.

We did a bunch of records requests, got all the emails between WSDOT, ST and the contractor. Took tons of photos and videos of WSDOT pumping after the flooding took place. Two years later they finally paid us for all the work I did to redo it.

Trouble · Sep 2, 2016

Stinkles said:
Pure bullshit.

My house flooded on Sunday. It was bad, but not really bad. the water damage guys came out, fixed a lot of it. Then when they came to haul away a ruined vanity, they ripped off a valve and flooded the house again, but properly this time. Much of my stuff is TRASHED.

The house is now 110 degrees as they dehumidify the damage and flooding they caused, so I had to sit outside this morning waiting for their dude to come over to inspect. And it started raining hard.

Damned if I did and damned if I didn't.

Damn that sucks.

Darth Pinche · Sep 2, 2016

Stinkles said:
Pure bullshit.

My house flooded on Sunday. It was bad, but not really bad. the water damage guys came out, fixed a lot of it. Then when they came to haul away a ruined vanity, they ripped off a valve and flooded the house again, but properly this time. Much of my stuff is TRASHED.

The house is now 110 degrees as they dehumidify the damage and flooding they caused, so I had to sit outside this morning waiting for their dude to come over to inspect. And it started raining hard.

Damned if I did and damned if I didn't.

Fuck that shit! Sorry to hear this. Last year, we had serious water damage to the wall by our front door, so for like month, we had one of those industrial dehumidifiers running constantly. I work from home, so the heat and noise was driving me insane.

Hopefully they will be able to fix things so your house will not flood again. Was it a problem with drainage?

leroidys · Sep 2, 2016

Trouble said:
What the fuck was that this morning? Had my raincoat on, but my jeans were soaked through just walking the block and half to the bus stop this morning.

This is why I opt for water resistant over waterproof.

Stinkles · Sep 2, 2016

Darth Pinche said:
Fuck that shit! Sorry to hear this. Last year, we had serious water damage to the wall by our front door, so for like month, we had one of those industrial dehumidifiers running constantly. I work from home, so the heat and noise was driving me insane.

Hopefully they will be able to fix things so your house will not flood again. Was it a problem with drainage?

No a braided steel hose under the vanity just randomly failed. But then the water remediation guys just said yolo and flooded the whole house.

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