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  • Cat0703a
    Cat0703a Posts: 17,577 Member
    @ReenieHJ, the traditional tourist spots that I enjoyed were the Pike Place Market, the Ferris wheel over the water, and the bubble gum wall (all within walking distance of one another). The space needle I did when I was young; didn’t get there last time. I’m sure others that live in the area can give you advice. Oh yeah and wave at me across the ocean!! 👋
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,650 Member
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  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    :D
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,650 Member
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    The way it should be imo.
    A sight most don’t see anymore.
    Reading the box, not a phone or pad.
  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,398 Member
    honey_honey_12 wrote: »
    Cows, pigs, chicken and a couple fish, that’s it for me.
    At 61, I’ve tried quite a few kinds of meat in my life.
    No to venison, no to lamb, no to crustaceans, mollusks, most fish, no to buffalo, no to rattlesnake, no to octopus.
    Don’t tell me alligator tastes like chicken coz it doesn’t.
    😂

    Wow. For a person that has travelled and possibly eaten an alpaca, you sure have some strict "no's" on your list, and you are missing out on a lot of good food. I could live without buffalo myself, but the rest of your list is all well worth trying.

    And at the end of the day, you like it, or you don't. I've eaten reindeer in Norway, squid ink seafood paella in Portugal, some unknown mystery meats in several places, and often went to the off the beaten trail reaches in Mexico when NOTHING was close to sanitary.

    Having lived near an ocean most of my life, I can't imagine life without crustaceans or mollusks. Those two alone have so many delicious foods it's hard to describe. If you ever visit an area with good fresh well prepared seafood you might find out what you've been missing all of your life. I'm not kidding.


    ReenieHJ wrote: »
    Posing a question.....it's official, I'm flying out of Boston to visit my dd in Seattle the end of May. I've never been further west than N.Y. and it may be the only trip I make, IDK, out there. :/
    Suggestions of top things to see/do?
    I really want to visit a coastal area but everything she's told me sounds like it's quite a road trip. But I read Port Townsend is only 60 miles away. So....here I am, asking you all.

    Thanks!!!

    I've never been that far north on the west coast, but if it's anything like a couple hundred miles below it should have some amazing views along the coast. If you can wave down @NorthCascades he must be fairly close to that area. I'm not sure he does anything in particular that's not outdoor related, but he might at least have some ideas.
  • ReenieHJ
    ReenieHJ Posts: 9,724 Member
    Thanks for all the Seattle ideas, everyone. :) Dd mentioned a few of those as well. She also said we're going on a gondola ride, with great views of Mt. Rainier. They're safe, right? :s
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,650 Member
    robertw486 wrote: »
    honey_honey_12 wrote: »
    Cows, pigs, chicken and a couple fish, that’s it for me.
    At 61, I’ve tried quite a few kinds of meat in my life.
    No to venison, no to lamb, no to crustaceans, mollusks, most fish, no to buffalo, no to rattlesnake, no to octopus.
    Don’t tell me alligator tastes like chicken coz it doesn’t.
    😂

    Wow. For a person that has travelled and possibly eaten an alpaca, you sure have some strict "no's" on your list, and you are missing out on a lot of good food. I could live without buffalo myself, but the rest of your list is all well worth trying.

    And at the end of the day, you like it, or you don't. I've eaten reindeer in Norway, squid ink seafood paella in Portugal, some unknown mystery meats in several places, and often went to the off the beaten trail reaches in Mexico when NOTHING was close to sanitary.

    Having lived near an ocean most of my life, I can't imagine life without crustaceans or mollusks. Those two alone have so many delicious foods it's hard to describe. If you ever visit an area with good fresh well prepared seafood you might find out what you've been missing all of your life. I'm not kidding.


    I said no to those things,
    never said I haven’t tried them.
    Why would I not like something I’ve never tried? 😊

    I’ve traveled/lived in some other countries and tried some weird looking stuff, lol. 😳

    You’re fortunate that you enjoy so many foods.
    I wish I did but I don’t. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 😊



  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,398 Member
    ReenieHJ wrote: »
    Thanks for all the Seattle ideas, everyone. :) Dd mentioned a few of those as well. She also said we're going on a gondola ride, with great views of Mt. Rainier. They're safe, right? :s

    Well MOST of the time they are safe... I think. I'd guess they are probably much safer than being in the car to get there. Most these days are fairly heavy and don't sway either, so unless you have a heights thing it should be a breeze. I've been on a few and the views are usually well worth the trip.


    honey_honey_12 wrote: »
    I said no to those things,
    never said I haven’t tried them.
    Why would I not like something I’ve never tried? 😊

    I’ve traveled/lived in some other countries and tried some weird looking stuff, lol. 😳

    You’re fortunate that you enjoy so many foods.
    I wish I did but I don’t. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 😊

    My bad. I assumed you had a phobia to certain types of foods, and I've met quite a few that do. They just won't even try certain things.



    Which brings me to my random thought. At what point does our brain decide what is a reasoned concern and what is a phobia, or for that matter what is tasty and what isn't? I think both @ReenieHJ and @honey_honey_12 have reasoned responses. One is a simple question on safety and one is a subjective thing of taste preferences. But there are people that can take either of those types of things simple to most of us to an extreme phobia. What triggers such an emotional response in some people?
  • Thoin
    Thoin Posts: 961 Member
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  • Singingbanshee
    Singingbanshee Posts: 25 Member
    What if I just don’t eat for a week 🤷🏻‍♀️
  • honey_honey_12
    honey_honey_12 Posts: 14,650 Member
    Singingbanshee wrote: »
    What if I just don’t eat for a week 🤷🏻‍♀️

    It doesn’t work, I’ve tried it! 😀
  • ___Soundwave___
    ___Soundwave___ Posts: 1,190 Member
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
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    Most organic poisons breakdown over time and become less effective. So, old, expired, insecticide or rat poison would need a bigger dose.

    They wouldn't be "safe", though. It would take like years for your poisons to go rotten.
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    ___Soundwave___ wrote: »
    slimgirljo15 wrote: »
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    Most organic poisons breakdown over time and become less effective. So, old, expired, insecticide or rat poison would need a bigger dose.

    They wouldn't be "safe", though. It would take like years for your poisons to go rotten.

    Thank you.. 🙂 you're very knowledgeable

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