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This post got removed and got me banned from r/seattle , so let’s try it here. I am a contractor and I work in many government funded housing complexes, shelters, and low or no income housing. I have been working in this area a little over a year and I have become fed up with mainly the open air drug use, but also the crime that comes with it. I am regularly in SHA and KCHA complexes as well as city run shelters and I have encountered first hand how bad the drug use in this city is. I have had a resident blow what I assume was fentanyl smoke in my face (mystery drug that was being smoked off of tin foil), I’ve been pricked by a needle before (luckily tested safe from any blood diseases), I’ve lost track of how many improperly discarded needles I’ve found it’s got to be in the 750-1000 range, I’ve found pills, crystalized drugs, everything you can imagine and the worst part is that a lot of the government funded properties staff allow this behavior on the property. Multiple buildings have dedicated “drug rooms” where tenants can smoke anything, shoot up, and get high and staff is on call with narcan when they OD which I have seen a handful of times. Don’t get me wrong I have empathy for addicts, I’ve battled addiction before and it is a dark road. My gripe is with how our city and state governments are handling the drug use epidemic we’re facing. I am disgusted by the fact that government employees are allowing and borderline encouraging drug use inside of government funded housing facilities. Most of the government funded properties give out needles upon request, tin foil, lighters, narcan, anything needed to keep addicts getting high. Everything except the drugs which you can find on every other street corner. Whenever you see a group of 3 plus people huddled around on the sidewalk it’s a drug deal, or a drug session. And police drive right on past. I don’t know how to make it better, and I wouldn’t know where to start. But what I do know is that the ignorance from the citizens and the government has led the drug issue to a point where I will never bring my kids around Seattle again. I haven’t spent time in Seattle recreationally since I started working mainly there. As a matter of fact, I am desperately trying to find work on the other side of the state or possibly in another state because of this issue paired with the crime. I haven’t witnessed as much of the crime as I have the drug use but I’ve seen a stabbing and a shooting. I’ve had my life threatened by violent drug abusers living in these city or county run complexes, I’ve had tools stolen while I was working, I’ve had equipment destroyed, I’ve had my work truck attempted to be broken into in broad daylight on 3rd Ave, and I am fed up with the way our government isn’t doing anything about it. And if they are then I’m not seeing it. Hopefully I’m not the only one who sees this. I really hope something can be done and this city restored to how I remember it growing up. But more fancy parks and construction isn’t going to solve the fact that once these nice spaces are built they will immediately be moved in on by drug dealers, abusers, and criminals. I hope this post leads to positive discussion and I hope it raises some awareness as a first hand account of how bad the drug issues are in this city

Hi there, I'm doing some long term planning/dreaming. A lot of my friends have, in the last 5 years, moved to the PNW and I was looking at jobs and houses and such and Everett is gorgeous looking. I'd love some more information on neighborhoods, what to look for, any areas to avoid, and the like. Also, I own a crafting business I'd be bringing with me - how is the market for hand made crafts and nerdy things? Good Nerd Culture sort of stuff?

Looking for someone to practice with. I haven’t played in over 10 years and haven’t really played in 20 yrs but looking to get back into it. Let me know if you’re interested!

If you had your rental property managed by Dwellings Seattle, Inc. (Roland Gonzalez, President/CEO), please read this. As of September 4, 2026 , Dwellings Seattle has ceased operations. Since then, no owner in our group has been able to reach Roland Gonzalez — not by phone, email, or any other channel. Several of us believe he may have left the country. This has left many of us without access to: Records for our properties Security deposits and/or rental income that may have been held in trust or operating accounts Basic answers about the status of tenants, leases, or maintenance issues We believe roughly 130 owners used Dwellings Seattle for property management , but so far only 43 of us have connected and organized. If you're one of the other owners, there's a good chance you don't know this happened yet — which is exactly why we're posting here. What we're doing We are a group of affected owners currently: Consulting with attorneys about a potential lawsuit against Dwellings Seattle, Inc. and Roland Gonzalez personally for breach of contract and violations of property management/landlord-tenant law Looking into filing complaints with the WA Department of Licensing and a police report, given that funds may be unaccounted for Trying to reach as many affected owners as possible, since a larger group means better legal options and shared cost for representation If this affected you If you had a management agreement with Dwellings Seattle, or are missing funds/records because of this, please comment below or send a DM. We're keeping a list of affected owners so everyone has visibility into what's happening and can decide whether to join the group. We know this is stressful — happy to share what we've learned so far with anyone dealing with the same situation. https://dwellingslandlordimpact.com/

Recently I've noticed that, while I get pretty good speed test results and I can do bandwidth-intensive things like streaming video, loading web pages was horribly slow, and sometimes things like a store redirecting me to a payment service just wouldn't work half the time. I recalled someone here mentioned Quantum Fiber has bad DNS service, so I checked into it a little, and it's true! Sometimes it would take several second to resolve a domain name, and that's something that needs to happen at least once, and usually many times, when you load a web page or access almost any kind of internet-based service. The good new is it's pretty easy to fix with a little tinkering. Your setup might be different than mine because they have different generations of hardware in the field, but I'll share what worked for me. First, visit myrouter.q.com from a desktop browser. You'll probably get a warning that it's using a self-signed certificate; just ignore that warning and proceed to the site, and log in with the credentials printed on the modem/router. From there, click "Advanced Settings", then "WAN Settings" from the menu at the left. Look for an option that says "Select DNS type", which is probably set to "Dynamic DNS". Change it to "Static DNS" and you'll be prompted to enter the primary and secondary DNS servers. I used 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 for use Cloudflare's DNS service, but you could also use 4.4.4.4 and 8.8.4.4 for Google's. Finally, click "Apply", and your internet experience should improve dramatically!

Ik alot of ppl talk abt this, but in winter are there any games casual/beginner friendly that occur? Where at?

My wife owns a small interior design business & I can't always figure out why her computer or printer won't work. Or potential issues with her security camera system that she bought. Can anyone recommend a local, reputable IT person/company that does small ala carte stuff like troubleshooting why her printer won't print today when it did yesterday?

My wife is getting a job in lakewood and may only need to be in the office 1 day/ week. She doesn’t mind commuting up to 3 hours one way if we find the perfect place. the perfect place -ocean view/bay view or views in general -live in redwoods with city close by or vice versa, live in the heart of the city with redwoods nearby. -we lived in Seattle for a while and we love the freedom. “What do I want to dress like today? Boy, girl, butterfly, or unicorn.” (Where is this within greater Tacoma area?) -Nudity is mandatory.. live near nude beach, nude resort, or have a private home yard for nudity or find the part of town that people are comfortable with nudity. Thanks y’all

I recently moved out of university and am cooking for myself more regularly. I love seafood and want to start making seafood as the main meat in my diet but I’m not from Tacoma so I’m wondering where y’all’s favorite places are. I’m not looking for anything super specific just places that are doing something right, whether price, convenience, freshness etc..

Where i live theres vb games in the summer, are their any in bellevue during the winters, where are they?