Why I Dislike Living in Seattle
How would you like to live in a place where it rains more days than it doesn't? Even on the days when it doesn’t rain it’s usually overcast. Do you like snow? You won’t see more than a day of it here.
If you like political power, Seattle has it. This city drags around the rest of the state by its nose. Did you know that Washington State went solidly for Kerry in '04 despite the fact that he lost in 37 of 39 counties? A liberal bastion in every sense, Seattle is the only city in the country that I know of that has a statue of Lenin displayed prominently in the center of the city.
Would you like to pay the highest gas taxes in the country? If so, move to Washington. High gas taxes goes with the theme here. All of the taxes are high here putting Washington in the top 5 most taxed states in the country. Minimum wage is also near the highest in the country. The combined effect is a cost of living significantly higher than the national average and an economy that still isn’t recovering.
The poor business climate and high labor costs are driving away our hopes of long term prosperity as Boeing leaves for Illinois and Microsoft shifts more and more jobs to programmers in India.
If that doesn't get to you, how about the anti-Christian sentiments of many Seattle area government officials? It’s gotten so extreme that government workers can be fired for saying "Merry Christmas."
The representation of an area often shows a picture of the culture. Seattle is primarily responsible for the votes needed to consistently elect Democrats. How would you like to be represented by Jim "Baghdad Jim" McDermott or Patty Murray, who is voted dumbest senator in the U.S. Senate almost every year?
Wouldn't you be frustrated if for the first time in decades a Republican was elected as governor, and then have a series of court rulings and recounts slowly tip the balance until the Democrat won? Do you know where the almost all of the Mystery Votes during the election came from? I’ll bet you guessed right: Seattle.
Does this sound like the kind of place you want to live?
NOTE: There are positive things about Seattle but this is a post about "Why I Dislike Living in Seattle."
8 Comments:
I used to live near Seattle. I heard the suicide rate is one of the highest in the nation because of the weather. Isn't that a nice thought?
My older sister got hit on by a shirtless man in a park while visiting Seattle. Of course, that doesn't happen to be an unusual thing for her...
Maybe I'm just strange, but I like rainy and overcast days.
There is a statue of Lenin?!?
We used to live in the Tri-Cities which is much uglier than Seattle! In spite of the city's beauty, I don't think I could handle the mind-set you described! I prefer our small town atmosphere-a little behind the times but generally friendly and somewhat conservative!
I heard gas went up like 50 cents in Seattle. :(
Know what, I am not even going to challenge the false things you said about Seattle, because frankly I don't mind if you leave. And don't slam the door behind you. :))
Btw, yes, there is a statue of Lenin in Fremont, the Center of the Known Universe, but it's really kind of campy. It's not as if people worship it or anything. More like something to bug the Pat Robertsons of the world.
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Know what, I am not even going to challenge the false things you said about Seattle, because frankly I don't mind if you leave. And don't slam the door behind you. :))
Btw, yes, there is a statue of Lenin in Fremont, the Center of the Known Universe, but it's really kind of campy. It's not as if people worship it or anything. More like something to bug the Pat Robertsons of the world.
http://www.homesteadbook.com/blog
Everytime I've passed the Lenin Statue there were either flowers or candles at its base. Seattle's basically a haven for pot smoking hippies who haven't realized that the 60s have been over for more than 30 years now. The day they enact the income tax (like they've been trying to do for years) is the last day I'll ever work legitimately in Washington. And this David T. dude isn't going to challenge the falso things you said about Seattle because there weren't any that I could tell; although I think Cantwell has pushed Murray out as being the dumbest Senator.
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