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 Posted - July 3 : 1:56p
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You'll notice this is in the Northwest Forum. If you still want to read this and you're from somewhere else, great. If not, fuck off.
1. The Seattle SuperSonics
Well, ladies and gents, they're finally leaving town. Owner Clay Bennett, an Oklahoma City business man, has purchased the team and, after many lawsuits and legal bullshit, is moving them out of town. To Okla-fucking-homa City. Can you imagine a bigger shithole? Half the fucking state gets knocked down by tornadoes every year, yet those waterheads keep building their trailer parks and grain silos. Now I admit that Seattle doesn't do well supporting sports teams, especially the Sonics, but how in the hell are those yokels going to afford basketball tickets if their ain't no crop goin' ta markeet? Fuckwads.
I hate the NBA just about as much as anyone. Its populated by a bunch of former (and current) gangster thugs engaged in a Bentley buying contest. But this fat businessman has been lying throughout this whole deal, saying he'd try to keep the team in town. And it does some good for the economy. Even now, local rim shops are closing their doors because their primary customers were Sonics players.
2. Christine Gregiore
I've never liked this fuckin' bitch. She sucked as attorney general, and she's sucked even more as governor. Although I still don't admit that she is governor. For the out-of-towners, when she ran against Dino Rossi (a *gasp* Republican) in 2004, it was as close a race as Gore v. Bush in Florida in 2000. Like, dozens of votes. Rossi came out ahead in the general election, but because it was so tight, state constitution required a recount. Rossi won the recount, albeit with a fewer number of votes. They counted again. Rossi won AGAIN.
Here's where it gets fucking frustrating. After the second recount, which is enough according to state law to certify the election, the Democrats had a certain amount of time to PAY (with money) for an additional recount. But this time, for the FIRST TIME, Gregiore won the recount. A Democratic judge suspended the recounts, certified Gregiore, and she's been fucking up the state ever since.
We're taxed higher than we've ever been. The Alaska Way viaduct and the 520 floating bridges are an earthquake away from being piles of rubble and what-ifs. And now she vetoed a deal that would have put $140 million of tribal casino gambling money into the state fund, and who do you think contributed $250,000 to the Democratic party? THE TRIBES! And where did $200,000 of that money go? TO GREGIORE'S RE-ELECTION FUND! Did she think we weren't paying attention?
The good news is, Rossi is running again this year. I hope he beats her to a bloody, scandalous pulp.
3. The Weather
I write this on July 3rd, and we have thundershowers and its raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock. What the fuck? Where's this fucking global warming I've been hearing so much about? Stupid scientists don't know shit. They have their agenda, which is getting grants from places like the Sierra Club and Ed Fucking Begley Jr., and they find only facts that fit their hypotheses. That's not science. That's pandering. And I think we have enough pandering from people without PhDs.
4. Traffic
Seattle is kinda fucked as far as this goes. We're hard up against Puget Sound, then a little way over is Lake Washington, then a little way over is the Cascade Mountains. As far as topography goes, its a beautiful fucking city. As far as traffic, there ain't a whole lotta places to build roads. That, and since the surrounding area is so beautiful and peaceful, nobody lives within 45 minutes of where they work. Combined with the fact that our public transportation system is somewhat in its infancy, and you've got a recipe for a traffic mess. Its actually a great place to live if you don't have to drive certain places between 6-8am. But fuck almighty, build a god damn train track!
5. Canadian Drivers
We're about 1 1/2 hours from the Canadian border, and every time I see a car or truck swerving, tailgating, driving way too fast or way too slow, it most likely has a British Columbia plate on it. Long haul truckers are the worst, though. The CDL requirements in Canada must be really lenient, because those assholes will cut you off and ride 1/4 inch off your ass. Fuckfaces. It doesn't help that most of them belong to another group that *ahem* has a reputation for poor skill behind the wheel.
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- July 3 : 2:53p
| | Scott. I love you. You need a hug, but I still love you. Your passion fires me up. Good stuff mister. | |
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- July 3 : 3:31p
| "because those assholes will cut you off and ride 1/4 inch off your ass. Fuckfaces"
You mean Greg in his black on black on black Jeep? | |
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- July 3 : 4:25p
| Right on! Here's something I have opinions about as well AND it's local!
Sonics? Screw 'em. Overpaid, subsidized by tax dollars and the money spent on overpriced 'licensed' NBA goods. And the new owners actually tried to blackmail the city of Seattle by saying that they needed a new stadium built. Well - after falling for that twice now (once for the Mariners and once for the Seahawks) I think everyone knew that wasn't going to be stood for another time. Good-bye, good riddance!
Christine Gregiore? Here's were we differ. She doesn't suck any more or any less than anyone else that held that office. She's better than the previous governor (what was his name again? Locke? Oh yeah - 'him'). Dino Rossi? I trust him as far as I can throw him and his State Patrol security detail. I suppose Mort's and my votes will cancel each other out on this one...
The Weather? What's the beef? Summer doesn't start here until July 5th. That's not until Saturday. Remember?
Traffic sucking? (insert a high-5 here!) As much as I've traveled the country I still maintain that the greater Seattle area has the worst traffic in the nation - by far! No wonder there's so many tail-gaters (seen next topic)
Canadian drivers? Right on brother! But then I suck at driving in British Columbia too. But I don't tailgate them on their turf only because I'm too busy trying to get myself un-lost!
I'll add one more that's driving related if I may - People that feel obligated to wave their hand fanatically in the air in an attempt to say thank you for letting them change lanes. Idiot! If you planned ahead for the lane change it wouldn't be such a source of stress for you that you feel so relieved when somebody "lets you in".
Okay - somebody elses turn... | |
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- July 3 : 5:17p
| I don't belong in this forum but regardless here goes.
Windsor doesn't have an NBA team. What is the NBA anyways? I think Toronto has a basket ball team named after a bird. Red bird? Blue Jay? That's it Blue Jay....
Politics, Sorry I can't help as we have our own àssholes but good luck with yours.
Windsor set a fücking record for the most rain in June. Buy an umbrella. 
Canadian drivers. I don't remember much about BC drivers. Last time I drove in BC we were using CBs to pass going around curves.
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- July 3 : 5:20p
| 1. The team formerly known as the Sonics can go away.. no problem. Maybe Seattle will get smart and ditch Key Arena and build a nice multi-purpose facility and work on getting a damn NHL team.
2. They're politicians.. they're all self-serving, I don't care who it is.
3. Tom is right. The nice weather has been nothing more than some atmospheric pre-gaming. July 5th is the official start of Summer in the NW.
4. Traffic sucks, I'm glad I don't have to drive in it often. But I used to, and I will have to do it again soon.
5. Canadian drivers? You only get very limited partial credit here my man.. try ANY and ALL out of state nimrods. They don't know where they're going and they sure as hell can't go with the flow. Sure, Seattle and its love affair with one-way streets can be a bitch to understand, but that's still no excuse for the excessive rubber necking and general stupidity found on downtown streets. I was impeded no less than 5 times in a 3 block stretch of Downtown Seattle by out-of-state drivers. | |
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- July 3 : 8:41p
| 1. Oh * em. We've already paid enough on two facilities for two teams, we can't be arsed to pay for a third. Let Oklahoma shoulder the cost. Perhaps we can get an NHL team out of the deal.
2. Like Tom said, she isn't Locke for which we should be thankful. And I'll be thankful that my vote for her will count since Tom has already canceled Mort's out.
3. The weather? Seriously, you're pissed off about the weather? It isn't the fourth of July here if it isn't ruined by the weather. And given the weather at the start of the month I think we should be thankful it has managed to hit 70 at all.
4. It sucks. Moving on.
5. I honed my motor vehicle skills while living in Canada. The reason none of them can *ing drive is because the licensing system is corrupt, not lenient. Add in roads that are too narrow and a highway system that blows ass in the lower mainland and it isn't hard to figure out why they all ride your ass. My personal favourite is still the morons who slow down on I-5 every time they come to a parked car. Newsflash, morons. We don't use photo cameras like that down here.
And JMC, you STILL HAVE an NBA team. They're the Toronto Raptors, eh. | |
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- July 3 : 9:05p
| | (...I think I just figured out who Shirley Temple is...) | |
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- July 4 : 12:13a
| I couldn't agree more, I hope Dino beats the living shit out of Gregoire. I'm really tired of the high taxes that seem to pay for nothing! You would think that the damn bridge would be free to drive on with all that we fork out... sadly not the case!
The weather... well shitty weather is to be expected in this state. Really makes me Miss Arizona. Honestly though, I'd rather hear the thunder and lightning than the punk ass kid who decided to light fucking morters off under my bedroom window at 1:30 this morning. Fatherless rodents.
What's the huge deal with the Sonics anyways? They sucked! Good ridence!
As always, stimulating read! Thank you Scotty!
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- July 4 : 12:21a
| | mortars? lol wtf | |
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- July 4 : 7:30a
| I never can understand why a bunch of grown folks get all worked up about professional sports teams. Why should I give a flying fuck about ANY of them, in any city or state?
Let's see, I can pay $100+ (after tickets, parking, $5.00 beer) to see a group of overpaid men run around after each other for a few hours. Then I can spend another $100+ on shirts, hats, etc. to "support my team". And what happens if they win? Do I get a refund, a bonus, a better job, increased standards of living? Do any of these fuckers wear a shirt with MY name on it to show their support for ME?
No, all you get out of professional sports is an empty wallet and a bunch of drunks roaming the streets and lighting shit on fire if they win some major title. If the team is REALLY good, you eventually get to pay more taxes for new stadiums or other bullshit, plus increases in ticket prices.
Pro sports ranks right behind organized religions in one of the biggest scams on mankind. | |
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- July 4 : 11:11a
| A few clarifications:
Gentleman Jack - Bravo about the NHL team. The Everett Silvertips have shown that hockey can be viable in the Northwest.
And I have never cared for the Sonics. The last time I went to a game was 1995 or something like that. My beef with the whole situation is how poorly this was handled. Professional sports teams are good for the local economy, simple as that. Do you think the restaurants and shops around Seattle Center aren't going to feel the sting when, 41 nights out of the year, there are 13,000 less people in the area with money to blow? That's just the tip of the iceberg as far as economic impact.
Tom - You could put one of those ballistic gel dummies from "Mythbusters" in as governor and he would do a better job than Locke. Didn't Boeing move to Chicago under his watch? Gregiore, though, seems to talk a lot and do nothing. "I'm going to tear down the Alaska Way Viaduct in -- years if no decision is made about a bridge or a tunnel!" Are ya really?
The weather - I guess its because I now have a weather-permitting job that it irks me so much. Well, that and the economy, but it still sucks.
Shirley Temple - I actually don't have a problem with people slowing down for cars on the side of the road. As a concrete mixer driver, sometimes I have to park so close to traffic that I have to wait for cars to go by to fold my ladder down to clean the truck out. Most of them just whiz by, putting my life in danger, all the while jabbering on their cell phones not paying attention. So I'm a bit more lenient as far as that goes.
JMC - Toronto Raptors = Basketball. Toronto Blue Jays = Baseball. | |
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- July 4 : 5:30p
| Ya, it is a shame that the economic impact around the Center / Key Arena is going to be impacted. But it really doesn't need to last long if they act now. Unfortunately I think they're asleep at the wheel.
The biggest problem with the viaduct is that you have Mayor Nipples wanting one option.. Exec Sims wanting another.. and then the state wants another. Basically someone needs to come up with a plan to appease everyone or they'll continue the political blame game. Because that's what politicians do :) But in terms of lesser evils.. Gregoire wins. Rossi is a douche-nozzle.
I still love when out of state drivers fail to realize that its legal to turn right on red. | |
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- July 4 : 10:07p
| Well, seeing how I live in North Carolina which is in the Southeast the last time I checked and I know nothing about the State of Washington I should stay away from this thread....
I live 5 minutes from South Carolina and we have the same problem with the driving habits. They come over the line to work & Shop and own the Roads. Of course if you'd like you can get on I-85 and have the Georgia drivers run you over.
It's raining and thundering here Today
Sport Teams, Actors, singers and the rest of the "Stars"
I agree who cares about them, they don't give 2 Shits about anyone but themselves.
Canada may become an option come Nov if a certain Chicagoian gets elected. I wonder if Chicago has problems with Canadian Drivers???? | |
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- July 4 : 10:37p
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Change a few names, roads, sports team, and Vancouver and BC isn't much different than Seattle and WA.
We had the Grizzlies, now somewhere else
We have coruption in the Provincial Legislature
We have the same weather. What comes after 2 days of rain? Monday
Traffic is similar because of the same factors
Out of Province drivers. We complain about you guys the same way.
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- July 5 : 11:45a
| | Betaracer - no personal slight intended. You can come on down to the Seattle area and drive 10-mph along with the rest of us. One more ain't gonna change a thing! | |
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