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EL PRESIDENTE said:
I've found Tom Douglas restaurants, overall, overrated. I've been to Dahlia, Serious Pie and Lola.

I do like Ivar's though.
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I just have to point out how random it is that you go from caps to regular seemingly every other post in this thread. lol.
 
perhaps i'll make this a weekly thread where we get a new city, make fun of it, then ask for travel recommendations and suggestions on where to go.

:MARIS61:
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
perhaps i'll make this a weekly thread where we get a new city, make fun of it, then ask for travel recommendations and suggestions on where to go.

:MARIS61:
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I nominate Chicago next. That always seems like a polarizing city.
 
CHICAGO IS AWESOME AS FUCK. (except for the burbs which is literally hell on earth)
 
No basketball team muhahahaha


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No football team in LA. muhahahaha

Go Blazers
 
oldguy said:
I thought the N-S bus routes were excellent, from the HOV lanes that got you there quickly to the free bus rides in downtown.

Go Blazers
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Buses got cut way back due to funding. My commute is not bad and I don't have to deal with N-S bus routes. I know people in my office do, and that works well for them, but sometimes when I have to be somewhere for work, the traffic is atrocious. I remember one time recently it took me almost 2 hours to drive to Tacoma. The city just is not designed that well, and there are water hazards so to speak that funnel people on to bridges, etc. The billions of dollars being wasted (in my opinion) on the viaduct tunnel are ridiculous. The tunnel is not even going to have downtown exits. The pontoons on the floating bridges are not designed properly. WSDOT just seems to be cursed up here. I guess I would say I am used to Portland traffic and Portland's transit system is light years better than Seattle's. But Portland's is pretty damn good imo.
 
Natebishop3 said:
No basketball team muhahahaha


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I went to the Sounders/Timbers friendly in Portland the year before the Timbers went to MLS. I got a big kick out of Timbers fans chanting "Oklahoma City Sounders" lol

Edit: Also technically not correct. The Seattle Storm! :)
 
Strenuus said:
That's weird. I don't understand hate for other cities based on where one lives.

I also don't understand why people don't like other people that go to a college that they are rivals with (I.E. Oregon/Oregon State)... makes no sense. They didn't go to that school because of the football team unless they are on the football team.

One big thing the NCAA forgets is that it's about an education. And sometimes the fans forget that. I'm surprised more people don't boycott the NCAA athletics. It's a joke and they shouldn't be making this much money. Now their priorities are all fucked up.

But that's a whole nother rant.

Back on topic: I like both cities.
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have you attended uo or osu?
 
I got to ride the Seattle transit system a year or two ago. I literally laughed out loud to my Seattle buddies how Shitty it was.
 
I dig Seattle. Just a short drive away and a fun place to spend a weekend. Downtown is pretty cool for eating, street walking, culture, art taking ina ballgame and the place is alive at night (try waling around downtown LA at night).

San Juan islands is just a boat ferry away. Don't think I would want to live there given the congestion (terrible city planning) and the cost of living. But great place to visit for me
 
Hated driving in Seattle and the suburbs (I used to drive to/from Microsoft a ton in the late 90s to mid-00s). The city itself is nice - and way back in the days there used to be great Asian restaurants in downtown (maybe there still are), but my time there has been pretty limited since 2008.
 
I love Seattle's high-rises but man do their low rise/infill projects suck. In this regard, Portland is in another stratosphere. Just take a look at what's going up in the North Williams Ave. and SE Division neighborhoods. I love urban design and some of their infill projects in the heart of the city are mind-boggling bad. Ed O., you don't live in the 4-story grey and beige box a few blocks from the Space Needle, do you? If they aren't building a glitzy tower this is what they build.
 
I'm in Seattle right now, actually mercer island, where my brother lives. I come here often and like Seattle a bunch except for the super shitty traffic. But just about everything is better in portland in my opinion. Well, the nightlife might be a tad better in Seattle for youngsters, but for a 40 year old I'd take the more relaxed and less pretentious atmosphere of PDX. But I love all the water in Seattle, grew at views all over the place. Living on mercer island is a bit more expensive, but it's a great way to cut down on the traffic problem.
 
I like Seattle. I like LA, too, at least certain parts. I like San Francisco and Vancouver BC.

Fresno and Sacramento I can do without.

barfo
 
Seattle is awesome if you want to visit (Seahawks, Mariners weekend homestand, etc.). Living there would be another story probably. I wouldn't mind living near Seattle though, somewhere like Olympia/Tacoma (Tacoma mainly for the GREAT people watching).
 
barfo said:
I like Seattle. I like LA, too, at least certain parts. I like San Francisco and Vancouver BC.

Fresno and Sacramento I can do without.

barfo
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Well than why did you impregnate women in those crap towns?
 
Seattle's alright. Seems a bit overrated. I dunno. I'm going up there to watch the Mariners on Sept. 13th. That's generally the only time I go up to that city. I might have to check out some asian food while I'm up there.

I dunno. I think LA sucks too. Portland, San Diego, Boston and Chicago are the best cities I've been to. At least where I'd consider living.
 
Every big city sucks. People are more pleasant and polite in the Northwest than California. I last lived in Seattle 33 years ago, and Los Angeles 10 years before that. I managed to avoid being knifed, so I can impart my profound wisdom to all.

As for the classiest places to eat, Wendy's has the best dollar menu. But right now Burger King is introducing 2 new $5 sandwiches at half-price. You get 2 for $5. They are built like a Big Mac (2 pieces of meat with a 3rd bun between them). One has a lot of mushrooms.

http://www.bk.com/en/us/menu-nutrit...icken-221/chicken-big-kingtm-m2728/index.html

http://www.bk.com/en/us/menu-nutrit...ushroom-and-swiss-big-kingtm-m2741/index.html
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
I dig Seattle. Just a short drive away and a fun place to spend a weekend. Downtown is pretty cool for eating, street walking, culture, art taking ina ballgame and the place is alive at night (try waling around downtown LA at night).

San Juan islands is just a boat ferry away. Don't think I would want to live there given the congestion (terrible city planning) and the cost of living. But great place to visit for me
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Agree! and Go Seahawks!
 
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