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markphil4580 t1_j4yqtd8 wrote

Reply to Wipers on lights on by dualstrombolifeast

For anyone with a newer car: the car decides when the lights need to be turned on.

Even if they know how to manually activate the lights, and it should not be assumed that they do, they will still let the car decide whether it's necessary.

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freckledtabby t1_j4ynfuw wrote

Reply to Any affordable housing by ProdigyofOne

It is very difficult for so many people on fixed incomes. The state is finally beginning to talk about it. Today I read the perfect phrase for the situation "Rent Gouging".

Most the west coast is experiencing a housing shoratage. But common, man! $1500 for a 500 SQFT, one bedroom 2 hours outside of Seattle, landlords insisting your total monthly gross income is three times your rent? People make $4500/mth can't afford homes, now they are stuck in a tiny mold ridden apartment. It is very frustrating and a major factor to our increasing homeless situation.

A few Tenant Unions are forming. No one has the guts to vote in rent control. It works on the East coast and it is overdue on the West.

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Meatformin t1_j4yck8s wrote

Reply to Any affordable housing by ProdigyofOne

Not on SSI, but moved here from Texas in 2021. It’s nuts. I make 6 figs and still have no idea if I’m going to be able to afford a home (currently renting a tiny apartment). I really feel for people on a fixed income, working hard to make ends meet, in SSI, immigrants, etc. I heard that Seattle was accepting Afghan refugees a few years back and was stoked. Then I was like, wait, this is like one of the highest CoL areas in the country…

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