Anyone here been to/lived in Seattle?

[hepcat]

I have a potential job interview there next week and I'd like to hear some thoughts and opinions on the town.  Coming from Austin TX I'm expecting much colder temps and way more rain, but what else can you tell me?

[sharkkiller]

A potential job interview or an interview for a potential job?

 

That is a long way to travel for an interview that may or may not happen.

[PandaPancake]

I've been there a couple times. I loved it. Except for that awful green everywhere, But my experience is tainted by this chick I met there and spent the weekend with

[Datawire]

I've been there a couple times. I loved it. Except for that awful green everywhere, But my experience is tainted by this chick I met there and spent the weekend with

 

If she is from the Everette area I know her.

[Sapper]

I had a place in the Ballard neighborhood when I was at MSFT.

Great place to live.

[PandaPancake]

If she is from the Everette area I know her.

 

She's from NC. We were really close to some Catholic college

[hepcat]

A potential job interview or an interview for a potential job?

 

That is a long way to travel for an interview that may or may not happen.

 

I had a phone interview that went well and I'm waiting to see if they are flying me up there for the in-person.  They we're clear they have a couple local candidates they are considering first to avoid paying the relocation costs.  At least they're being honest.

[Kevin Greene]

Beautiful town, great water front.

Here they play some good football.

[Datawire]

She's from NC. We were really close to some Catholic college

 

I'm confused. You said shes from NC but you originally said you met a chick there and had a weekend. The chick you met in WA was originally from NC? And are you sure it wasn't a Mormon college?

 

 

And to the OP it's a nice area, the people can be standoffish though, no fireworks on the 4th, the left lane of I-5 all par for the course. Then again there is legal weed.

[PandaPancake]

I'm confused. You said shes from NC but you originally said you met a chick there and had a weekend. The chick you met in WA was originally from NC? And are you sure it wasn't a Mormon college?

 

 

And to the OP it's a nice area, the people can be standoffish though, no fireworks on the 4th, the left lane of I-5 all par for the course. Then again there is legal weed.

 

Could have been. Initials AT and she has a beagle?

[sharkkiller]

My brother lived in Puyallup for a few years. He liked it there, but said rush hour traffic was a bitch. 

[Anybodyhome]

Could have been. Initials AT and she has a beagle?

Alice?

[PandaPancake]

Alice?

She was like 90 lbs. I doubt it.

[Chimera]

I used to live in Olympia, WA. The rain is definitely exaggerated (unless by "way more rain" you mean average 6 inches more per year than Austin). However, the grey, cloud covered sky is the real deal and it does mess with your mood horribly. However, when the skies are clear, I'm convinced that particular area is the most beautiful place on the planet.

If you're the outdoors type, Seattle will be great for you. It is literally surrounded by National Parks and the wilderness is so close it will blow your mind. There's just something very appealing to me about deciding if I want to spend a July afternoon at the beach 10 minutes away or go to Mt. Rainier an hour away to play in the snow. 

 

The bad: As someone else mentioned, traffic can (and will) turn you into a homicidal maniac. Seattle is sandwiched between the Puget Sound and Lake Washington so all those commuters do not have very many alternate routes. If you like large lawns, then you will be disappointed there. When I said the wilderness is close... it might be too close for some http://www.grahamlawyerblog.com/2009/09/07/mountain-lion-visits-urban-seattle-park/