Fleeced In Seattle

[shrapnel]

Holy Crap, this isn’t cheap…

 

[Wildabeest]

Tourist trap.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Something's fishy.

 

[Hem]

I bought halibut at Four Corners for $30 something a lb. It was an awkward purchase...bumped in to an old girlfriend i hadn't seen in 30 years.

 

[marshman]

King crag season in AK has been closed a couple of years now, it is not cheap by any means.

 

[marshman]

...but, them extra small oysters on the right are damn good!

 

[shrapnel]

Bookstore with some good titles…

 

[Hem]

How was traction with the vette going over Snoqualmie ?

 

[Irrelevant]

You know what would fit in real well in Seattle? A tesla...

 

[FairWeather]

Yeah, that’s a “look, don’t buy” place. Great fun people watching, though, and the few times I’ve been there, there were buskers who were actually worth listening to for a spell, too.

 

[ismith]

I bought halibut at Four Corners for $30 something a lb. It was an awkward purchase...bumped in to an old girlfriend i hadn't seen in 30 years.

So, was halibut really involved?

 

[Hem]

So, was halibut really involved?

Absolutely...dinner for my wife's birthday.

 

[ismith]

You know what would fit in real well in Seattle? A tesla...

Coil?

 

[dan.kirkpatrick]

looks like the market down towards the seahawks stadium,,went to a game there last year.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Holy Crap, this isn’t cheap…

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Expensive yes, but cheaper than the last "crabs" I got in Seattle.

 

[thomas89]

Of all the bad things to deal with in Seattle, some overpriced seafood is probably one of the better ones.

Last time I was at the Pike Place Market, summer of '19 IIRC, I was able to witness junkies, homeless camps, needles, and surface sh*tters...all in one afternoon! If there was a Seattle bingo card I bet I woulda won. I'd be curious to see if it has improved at all, but not enough to go back.

 

[BigHornRam]

At least you didn't get hit in the head by a flying fish.

 

[buckbull]

The tent cities under the interstates were not there last time I flew into Seattle. That was spring of 2024.

 

[wa_archer]

It's pretty sad but a great example of what can happen. Portland is the same. When i was younger it was a gret trip to go over to Seattle did it a lot in high school. Now I don't even want to think about going there. Last time i was there maybe 4 years ago you had to keep corssing back and forth on street to avoid people having mentalbreakdowns or on some kind of high, pass an ally and it smelled like piss and garbage, and people sleeping in evey doorway. Sadly its only been the last 15yrs or so that it really go this way.

was pike and the waterfront better than like the stadium district. It normally was a little better at least and the prices have always been higher. But when you have a 20 dollar minimum wage you have to make money.

 

[RckyMtn]

Goddamn. I'm landlocked in Alberta, 1000kms from the coast (615 miles for you Yanks) and King crab is $40/lb. Can get a sablefish for $30 if you know where to look. That is crazy.