# Seattle and Eugene Dopefests (yep, short notice) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** vacation-travel\ **Created:** [July 27, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671 "2023-07-27T03:18:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/21 "2023-07-27T23:32:59Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > @penultima_thule, since you’re driving through the area your schedule will likely dictate which option My routing ap indicates 4 1/2 hours from Seattle to Eugene so I won’t cover that ground before noon. Will be going Saturday and need to keep moving south on Sunday. Happy to caffeinate at Theo’s then move for lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/22 "2023-07-28T00:28:58Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > My routing ap indicates 4 1/2 hours from Seattle to Eugene so I won’t cover that ground before noon. Will be going Saturday and need to keep moving south on Sunday Having driven that route many times I can confidently assert that the Seattle → Eugene leg will be much closer to 5 ½ hours as the traffic between Seattle and Olympia can be absolutely brutal. Even on a good day expect 5+ hours to make that drive. For reference, the real-world drive time between Roseburg and Spanaway (10 miles south of Tacoma) is 6 hours on an average day without any traffic jams. If you leave the freeway at any time the drive time will increase significantly. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/23 "2023-07-28T00:47:42Z")
Theo’s on a summer Saturday puts you in the middle of Saturday Market traffic (car, foot, bike, recumbent bike, unicycle, scooter…). Pastini’s might be a better choice. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/24 "2023-07-28T00:49:39Z")
In 2007, Horizon Air had a _very_ funny campaign called [‘The Slog’](http://www.mattmccain.com/#/horizon-air/). Sadly, the video seems no longer to exist. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/25 "2023-07-28T00:51:58Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Having driven that route many times I can confidently assert that the Seattle → Eugene leg will be much closer to 5 ½ hours as the traffic between Seattle and Olympia can be absolutely brutal. Even on a good day expect 5+ hours to make that drive. I’ll also say that when the weather’s really nice, in the Summer, if you are doing that just before the weekend it might be especially brutal. (At least it’s not a _holiday_ weekend though.) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/26 "2023-07-28T00:52:56Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Theo’s on a summer Saturday puts you in the middle of Saturday Market traffic (car, foot, bike, recumbent bike, unicycle, scooter…). Ooofff, that’s a good point. I never go to Saturday Market and didn’t even think of that. I mean, it’s not Seattle, but still. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/27 "2023-07-28T00:57:27Z")
FWIW, my commute to Burien (near SEATAC airport) takes about 2½ hours. Sometimes three. Sometimes more than that. The commute home is usually about three hours. It’s a good thing I only do it once a week. Anyway, I plan on a six-hour drive to get to Portland. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/28 "2023-07-28T01:33:03Z")
Count me in for Eugene if it’s going to happen! Johnny\_LA is right that it takes more time to get from Seattle to Eugene than your maps app claims. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/29 "2023-07-28T01:39:31Z")
I might be able to get down to Eugene on Saturday, if y’all don’t mind. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/30 "2023-07-28T02:51:28Z")
Never mind. I just got word that an old and dear friend died of heart failure this morning. I will attending a small get-together in his honor on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/31 "2023-07-28T06:05:07Z")
Sorry, just saw this. I’m on the eastside across Lake Washington from Seattle in Bellevue. I could possibly be up for a beer or two on Friday (tomorrow). whereabouts are you? My favorite local brewery, serving English ales out of traditional casks, moved and just reopened. Used to be called Machine House, but now I think it is Hillman City. Regardless it’s at this address: [5718 RAINIER AVE S IN SEATTLE, WA](https://goo.gl/maps/6K13BBKA6pF6FDv1A) Let me know if that seems like a decent idea? ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/32 "2023-07-28T06:29:56Z")
SMS sent ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/33 "2023-07-28T17:43:04Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Will be going Saturday and need to keep moving south on Sunday. > [@susan](#): > > Count me in for Eugene if it’s going to happen! > [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I have a cousin in Eugene so I could kill a few birds with one road trip. So how does meeting tomorrow in Eugene at Pastini’s in the Oakway Center sound? Given @penultima_thule’s driving time I figure meeting around 2pm should work assuming **p\_t** leaves Seattle by 8am. That gives him some extra wiggle room if needed. If that time doesn’t work I’m open to whatever works for **p\_t**. It looks like right now it’s @Lancia, @susan, and @penultima_thule for sure with maybe @Jack_Batty crashing the party by and by. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > Have fun and post pics, please!! I think that’s a given 😉 If your plans change and you can make it after all, we’d love to have you join us. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/34 "2023-07-28T18:20:25Z")
Thanks! Sounds good. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/35 "2023-07-28T18:26:43Z")
I’m booked in. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/36 "2023-07-28T19:50:15Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > If your plans change and you can make it after all, we’d love to have you join us. I so wish I could! It’s just rotten timing. The pup is only 10 weeks old, I’ve had him just since Tuesday and I’m struggling to get away long enough to even take a shower. Very needy at this age, and lonely for his Momma and littermates, too. He deserves all my attention at this critical time. Next time for sure! ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/37 "2023-07-28T21:13:42Z")
Any reason you can’t bring him along? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/38 "2023-07-28T21:39:18Z")
I’ll be bringing Bob. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52738167678_b9bc0d7ba1_b.jpg "2023-03-09\_10-44-53") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/183290460@N02/52738167678/) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/39 "2023-07-28T23:21:22Z")
Many, I’m afraid. He’s too young, not yet fully vaccinated and therefore vulnerable to almost every kind of disease. He can’t meet other dogs yet. He’s not yet crate trained. He’s not yet potty trained. He’s very needy at this time in his little life. Routine is everything, and I’ve only had him 3 days. Bob is adorable, but Pastini’s won’t welcome him. Theo’s… they let me bring my last little dachshund into their establishment. In a crate. No idea about the policy for Sunriver Brewing. Have fun and make many excellent memories, whatever you all decide to do!! ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671/40 "2023-07-29T15:26:27Z")
Todays the day! I sent a PM to susan, jack\_batty, and p\_t with my contact info. I plan on being at Pastini’s around 1:30 or so to settle in. I’ll be wearing a bright red and orange Jurassic Park shirt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-and-eugene-dopefests-yep-short-notice/987671.md?page=3)