Seattle Washington Area Information?

[Bawanna]

Oh yeah, no big deal. You have to be here like 30 or 60 days to establish residency. Then like 60 bucks at application. No class, no puffed up instructors, and as long as your not a felon or convicted of domestic assault your good to go.

Snohomish county usually delivers under a week. We're around that in the city of Monroe.

Seattle proper I'm sure would take longer. Any of the outlying areas would be pretty quick.

[Barth]

Rain - maybe not.
Grew up in SE South Dakota.
Snow and cold - definitely not.

I lived in Portland OR, very near Seattle WA, for three years.
It rains like crazy.
You won't see the sun for weeks at a time.
Plus it gets cold and snows.
Get ready.

I currently live across the street from the Paradise Valley Mall Phoenix AZ.

[DavidS]

Looks like some real advantages to living east of the mountains. If this all happens, will seriously be looking for any possible way that would work. May not be too far fetched of the kids find a place somewhat east of Seattle, like the towns Bawanna mentioned then we could still be across the mountains but still pretty close to them.
No, I am not a people person and city life is not for me. Grew up in and around towns of 400 people or so until I went to college. Visited the kids in LA a couple times while they were there. I couldn't live like that!

[Alfonse]

If east of the mountains is an option, check out Wenatchee, and Lake Chelan. https://www.google.com/search?q=lake...ed=0CAcQ_AUoAg

By the way, Chelan county is a democrat free zone as far as elected officials go.

[Alfonse]

Bawanna hit some areas to look at on the west side. Its been a few years, but there were some acreage north of Bothell too off highway 9. He'll probably straighten me out, but it they haven't been all built up, that might be nice too. Near Maltby is the area I'm thinking about. Watch out for areas that flood in the spring, like some areas around Snohomish.

[Alfonse]

One more thing, all the areas you are looking at are on one MLS system, except for Wenatchee that I mentioned earlier. You can search it from any real estate agency's web site. It will be much more accurate than Trulia or Zillow for how current the information is. RE/MAX, Windermere, Coldwell Banker, etc. will all have the same information on homes for sale.

[DavidS]

Thanks everyone. I think I have enough information to keep me busy planning for "what if".
Something to do while waiting for final confirmation on yes/no from our daughter. Not looking forward to a relocation, but wishing her the best of luck. She is a wonderful daughter, a super mom and a great architect and the nicest person I know on the planet. I fully expect her to get the job, she deserves it.

[AJBert]

Best advice I can give you is the advice I got when I got stationed in Seattle. Do not live in King County. Highest taxes in the entire state. Ended up living up north in Snohomish County in Everett but that was 20 years ago. Leavenworth is a nice little Bavarian tourist town that my wife loved and isn't too far down Stevens Pass if you like skiing. The best salt water taffy I've ever found!

[O'Dell]

Oh yeah, no big deal. You have to be here like 30 or 60 days to establish residency. Then like 60 bucks at application. No class, no puffed up instructors, and as long as your not a felon or convicted of domestic assault your good to go.

Snohomish county usually delivers under a week. We're around that in the city of Monroe.

Seattle proper I'm sure would take longer. Any of the outlying areas would be pretty quick.

Hey Bawanna, didn't Washington pass a law this week requiring a background check on person to person gun sales?

[RRP]

Yep. I-594; the toughest background checks in the country. Passed by 60% of the votes.

[Bawanna]

Yeah stupid wins again. I'm hoping the law is contested and a common sense judge throws the whole thing out.

It won't change a thing. Media is in a frenzy at our gun show this weekend. I missed last month, just forgot. They are predicting record crowds. Me and crowds don't do well. Not sure I'll even go now.

I so wanted to see all the rich bastards that infused millions into the campaign watch it all circle the drain when it failed but alas..........


I have no idea how they will enforce such a law. Still parts that aren't clear too such as gun range rentals, family gifts etc.

I plan to just ignore it like all other stupid laws.

At the gun show I'm sure they will just have the FFL table holders process non FFL table holder sales. Maybe even some areas in the membership area that just do transfers.

Just gonna cost a few more bucks, nothing really changes.

All members already have back ground checks and we don't allow dirt bags in the show.

[DavidS]

Just gonna cost a few more bucks, nothing really changes.

There ya go!

[whiskytango]

Another Seattlite here. I live on the Eastside of Seattle in Kirkland. It's not ideal, but for me it works. I'm close to work at that one obscure software developer in Redmond. I don't really have much to add to the post but if any more questions pop up that I can answer I'll be more than happy to help.

[DavidS]

Looks like it is a done deal and we will be moving to the Bothell area. Starting the search for a place to live.

[Bawanna]

Bothell is a good area. I had a house there for a few years. A lot or rural around there.

Kind of built up like every where else in the last 5 or 10 years. Lots of options around that area.

Only about 20 minutes away from me.