# Pacific Northwest Dopers-Is anybody there? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185 "2000-06-02T03:30:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/1 "2000-06-02T03:30:09Z")
I am new to this, but I see no evidence that there are any Pacific Northwest people here. Am I wrong? (i hope) Please weigh in with your suggestions for a meeting in this area of the world if you are interested. I live in Bellingham. And, WE ROCK! Or at least, we grow mold on the rocks. And frogs. And rain forests- and, well if you are here, you know. Is there anybody out there from here? Scotti ---
**Author:** ![CandyBoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@CandyBoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandyBoi)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/2 "2000-06-02T03:54:02Z")
Yeah I live in the PNW too. Mt Vernon to be exact, bellis far is a nifty mall, for its size. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/3 "2000-06-02T03:58:25Z")
Iā€™m down in Olympiaā€“the wacky capital of our fine state. There was a thread a few weeks ago about NW Dopers and it got fairly longā€“so we so exist. I exist anyway, you may all be figments of my imagination. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/4 "2000-06-02T04:26:07Z")
hi kallessa- could you give me something to search for, so I could find the PNW thread I missed? Thanks, Scotti ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/5 "2000-06-02T06:09:20Z")
Itā€™s under Puget Sound roll callā€“and there were only 18 responses, so we are a rare breed. ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/6 "2000-06-02T06:13:45Z")
I started the earlier threads. Hereā€™s the most recent one: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=21102](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=21102) We are growing in number. From another thread **Scarred** confessed he was local and actually works very close by where I do. We did try to have a gathering last fall but the turnout ( **BurnMeUp** and I) was minimal. If we want to have another you can count me in. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/7 "2000-06-02T06:33:22Z")
[hijack] I just wanted to day that **Scotticher** is a cool username. [/hijack] I loved being stationed in the PNW. I was aboard the USS Nimitz when its homeport was changed to Bremerton. AFAIC, the only downfall to the area was the interminable ferry ride across the sound and the abomination known as the Kingdome. I relished the video footage of the domeā€™s implosion. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/8 "2000-06-02T15:33:17Z")
Thanks, Chief. Wait until your next visit to Seattle, when you should get Mariners tickets and visit Safeco Field. It is truly awesome. And thanks to all of you for letting me know I am not all alone up here. Pluto, please add me to your list-maybe we can all get together sometime-doesnā€™t look like we would need to rent a hall! Scotti ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/9 "2000-06-02T15:46:39Z")
Can Northern California play, too? I promise not to mention my actual whereabouts, which is around Redding California. Just how far North is the Northwest??? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/10 "2000-06-02T16:05:32Z")
There is a post in ā€œGeneral Questionsā€ asking ā€œWhat the heck is the Portland Trail Blazersā€™ team logo about?ā€ Do any of you Pacific Northwest type folks know? ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/11 "2000-06-02T17:26:16Z")
I donā€™t know if you consider it PNW, but I hangout in Boise. Let me know if you want a shindig! ---
**Author:** ![Frankie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@Frankie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankie)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/12 "2000-06-02T17:28:28Z")
I am the only PNWā€™er in Seattle properā€¦ We have a bunch of Suburbanites though! So scotti what clan are you and do you ever make it to the highland festival in Enumclaw? ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/13 "2000-06-02T21:50:03Z")
Is this about Puget sound or NW? In Eugene (no, not a hippie). I know there are some other Oregon people. Redding counts, 'cuz it aint California, is it, really? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/14 "2000-06-02T23:40:41Z")
> [@](#): > > **I am the only PNWā€™er in Seattle proper** Um, did you pack up my house and move all the stuff out to Bothell when I wasnā€™t looking today? šŸ™‚ Trust me, Iā€™m a longtime Seattleite as well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2000, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/15 "2000-06-03T01:30:40Z")
**Scotticher** , As it happens, Iā€™ll be in Bā€™ham next week. Weā€™re shooting a pick-up for a friendā€™s (who lives there) film. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2000, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/16 "2000-06-03T03:22:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Redding counts, 'cuz it aint California, is it, really? > \*\* All right M.K.! I feel the same way after being raised in the SF Bay area. Count me in!!! ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2000, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/17 "2000-06-03T04:32:08Z")
Damn, and just think, I was missing out on ou guys when I was living in Tacoma, WA! I left Jan 99. I canā€™t say I miss the rain, but I wish I wouldā€™ve been in on a PNW meeting or two before I left! ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2000, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/18 "2000-06-03T06:32:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > **Scotticher** , > As it happens, Iā€™ll be in Bā€™ham next week. Weā€™re shooting a pick-up for a friendā€™s (who lives there) film. šŸ˜ƒ > > \*\* So when will you be here, why in the world are you shooting a film in Bā€™ham (I love this town, but donā€™t know why you would want to film here) and maybe at least the Mt. Vernon doper can come up and we can all get together! Cheri ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2000, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/19 "2000-06-03T06:35:55Z")
OOPS-Iā€™m Cheri IRL, Scotti to you. Also, I should have referred to you, CandyBoi, by name. Itā€™s late and I just got home from a family BBQ. Iā€™m tired. Scotti ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2000, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185/20 "2000-06-03T06:47:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > So scotti what clan are you and do you ever make it to the highland festival in Enumclaw? > \*\* Frankie- My grandmother was of the Robertson clan, and my grandfather was of the Henderson clan. My mom diluted my bloodline by marrying a Fin-my dadā€™s parents emigrated from Finland before he was born. I adore my father, but my momā€™s parents were much more present in my life, so I identify completely with my Scottish heritage and very little with the Fin side. I have never been to Enumclaw, but tell me the details and I will certainly try to make it this year! The Highland games in our area are tommorow. Thanks for your input-I assume you must also be Scottish? What clan are you from? Scotti [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pacific-northwest-dopers-is-anybody-there/21185.md?page=2)