Stabbymcappleton

Stabbymcappleton t1_j8t4ll5 wrote

Yep. “Downtown” is just the banking district. It’s a ghost town after hours. The real life of Tacoma is in the neighborhoods. Proctor, Hilltop, Ruston, 6th Ave, Old Town, etc.
back in the 90’s, there used to be a bunch of dance clubs like Drakes and comedy clubs and a huge pool hall/arcade called Jillion’s. There was The Swiss. Oh and a shitty, shitty line dancing redneck hick bar called McHale’s where people liked to stab each other in the parking lot while their cowboy boots slipped around on chew spit.

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j8q6x9w wrote

If you can afford it. There’s literally like one tavern and one restaurant and jackshit for schools. It’s pretty much all retirees that want a view of the water and never have to commute anywhere. Also the main west coast rail line runs right through “downtown.” As if it had a downtown.

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j8pm1of wrote

The cost of living within commuting distance of a Ferry Terminal is absolutely insane. The salary WSDOT pays ferry crews is abysmal. The crews also are required to have TWIC cards and a shitload of other training and certification which pretty much makes them eligible for maritime jobs paying 10x what WSDOT can pay.
The end result is that the ferry system isn’t sufficiently staffed. Also, would you like to stand in the freezing cold, pissing rain at 3am?

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Stabbymcappleton t1_j7ylb04 wrote

Their working conditions are complete shit as well. Imagine working 18 hour days in 105° heat only to come back to some shitty tent, get served a tray full of army slop, and then head back out to the fire line at like 3am. For all. Summer. Long.
Guess who gets all the budget money? Hillary Franz and her ass-kissers.

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