What don't you like about Seattle? (Spokane, Lynnwood: transplants, how much, house)

[ST CRoix To Seattle]

There is more new development than needed,townhomes and condo's are going up everywhere,I should not be complaining since it keeps me busy.
However it just seems to me that no one is paying attention to the underlying issue-it's unsustainable on so many levels. Now that I live here it's time to make my money from some other line of work.

Everything else is perfect

[wannabeaTexan]

Originally Posted by Deep_Vee

3. Cost of Living. It is EXPENSIVE to live here, period. The biggest issue is the cost of housing, most of us HAVE to move away from the city in order to purchase a home - and then spend huge amounts of time in our traffic trying to get anywhere. Food, Gas, and other infrastructure items also seem to be quite a bit more expensive than the rest of the country. Just do your research thoroughly...

And sometimes you have to go ahead and move out of the STATE because of the cost of living.

[springshades]

1. Cost of living.
2. Traffic.
3. One of the most regressive tax structures in the country.
4. Snow driving is difficult compared to many other places (even some places that get far more snow).

[tada]

Traffic is terrible. I-405 is a parking lot from about 3pm-7pm weekdays. Public transportation is routinely late on some routes.

People here suck too. True story, and I am not the only one who has experienced this. I applied for several places for a part-time job two summers ago, and they said they'd call me back "soon". For the first week or so, I watched the phone like a hawk. It's been two years, and still have never gotten a call back. Apparently this is exclusive to the Seattle area. I'd rather just have them call me back and tell me that they don't want me. That's probably what would have happened in any other place that doesn't suck.

Weather... you just have to experience it first-hand to truly know how godawful it is. There is no substitute for experience. Come sometime between October to March for a few weeks to see if you can handle it.

I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone except my worst enemies.

[jwb123]

cost of living. weather. traffic.

The rest is pretty good.

Oh, one more.... generally not as family friendly and/or down to earth and/or laid back as some other places may be. more geared towards the "thirty something" hipster-still-single or dual income workaholic yuppie types.

My opinion.

[toughguy]

1. Backwards looking residents that decry growth and density (St. Croix this is not necessarily a swipe at you).

2. Too much "governing by consensus", which has the net effect of nothing ever getting done.

3. It would be nice to have another month or two of sunnier weather.

I don't really care about the traffic because I mainly use public transportation.

Tada, you sound like some bitter divorced person that only focuses on the negatives of their former spouse. Welcome to the world of working people. Newsflash....People don't always get back to you, especially regarding presumably low paying part time jobs..."We'll get back to you" is code for "Thanks but no thanks". I highly doubt it is unique to our city. Why would you still waiting for their call 2 years later? Wouldn't you figure within a week or two that it's time to explore other opportunities?

[woodinvilleguy]

Originally Posted by tobester

Actually the weather is the reason I live here. It is never oppressively hot (no need for air conditioning), never bone numbing cold (you can be active outdoors year round). And then there's July, August, September - no prettier place on the planet for those three months - it's the reward for living with gray skies.

Never bone chilling cold? I remember plenty of days in the teens and low twenties. You have much thicker blood than me. I would love to have a summer house in Seattle and a house in austin the rest of the year...:-) But I'm not Bill Gates.

[toughguy]

Teens and low twenties is exceedingly rare. Maybe once a year, I doubt even that.

[PencilMeIn]

Well, we weren't supposed to mention the weather.....but it seams like it has reared its ugly head again. And yes it does feel cold....even in June....which I keep forgetting it is.
That's why I'll be leaving.

Other than that, I guess it's an ok place to live.

[mayfair]

The weather gets to me. It's a personal preference of course. I come from a colder place but the sun shone in winter more often. I wish the lonnngg gray winters/falls/springs (summers) didn't bother me- Seattle is a great city. I think as people get older, Vit D deficiency can kick in from lack of sunlight and make the gray a downer.