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brakos t1_j300evy wrote

So this one is a little older and it's fading with all the new transplants, but the E in "egg" (and less commonly the A in "bag") are pronounced with a long A, so "Bacon and Eggs" have the same vowel sound.

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rourobouros t1_j3001ih wrote

Broaden your search a bit, include Port Angeles and Sequim. I'm pretty sure you'll find something. Forks is a very small town. Also post this question to the Sequim group in Facebook - assuming you're not concerned with the beans spilling. LGBGT is not that unusual here..

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brakos t1_j2zz61n wrote

I'd suggest looking at the Midwest honestly. Low cost of everything, and a lot of manufacturing jobs. Wisconsin and Michigan are the first two states I'd look at.

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Emu_Fast t1_j2zz28q wrote

Yeah my wife and I go every few years. It's way more accessible than the San Juans too. Hoping for acreage and or proximity to the sound because we've farmed the hell out of our half acre in Black Diamond and nothing beats the seafood win rate of crabbing. All these lowland lakes are empty of anything bigger than perch.

We're stuck for another few months because of our newborn though. We keep seeing really good properties show up and disappear quick.

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Spokenfortruth t1_j2zxh25 wrote

There is no company going to pay to move an entry level person anywhere. We received a paid relocation but my husband has 10 years experience. Its incredibly expensive to move someone. Our package was valued at 100k. He's also locked into contract to work for 2 years or we have to pay back a prorated amount. And we aren't in Seattle. Seattle is incredibly expensive. I don't recommend moving to somewhere so expensive on an entry level salary without a degree

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grby1812 t1_j2zvm97 wrote

You're right, I was thinking of Chelan. I always take the ferry to the other end of the lake. Chelan has 300 sunny days per year and receives a little over 11 inches of rain per year. Arid deserts are areas which receive less than 10 inches. Semi-arid is 10-20in. Steheiken gets 32.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j2zpz23 wrote

Bad time to just be up and moving to Seattle without a solid plan lined up. And from the sounds of it it is unlikely you’ll find help with relocation

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AnIrishMexican t1_j2znhvx wrote

If you're open to warehouse or office work my job is always hiring. It's not hard or demanding and they pay really well. It's in SODO which is kinda like the industrial part of downtown Seattle. Moved up here from Vegas and I'm doing waaaaay better.

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aratoutwest t1_j2znass wrote

Reply to comment by werd_matrix in changing my life by foxycornn

Used minimoves cause I was only taking two larger furniture pieces, a small family table, and a couple boxes. So the movers were only 2,300 (2,000 once they showed a week late)+ a couple hundred for tips on either end. Plane was 700~ cause I was flying a family member and my cat out with me and flying said family memeber home. First + security was 3000~. Got furniture from goodwill, ikea, and a used furniture store in Seattle totaling 1,400~.

Start up cost of getting all the like base ingredients for everything (love to cook and bake) was pretty high, feel like my first couple grocery bills were 100-150 but have leveled off to about 50-70. Plus getting misc things for my cat like scratching posts, cat trees, litter box, food, litter ect. Was probably like 200 all told? Got a massive cat tree off Craigslist for like 20 bucks.

Am I in the nicest apartment with the best furniture? No my apartment is a little small (1 bedroom though) and some of my furniture is a mismash of two pieces to create a piece that’s useful to me, but it works and I got out here! That’s all that really matters.

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