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Lol, here in Washington State...

Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:19:45
by SHMIV
I don't know how folks tell each other apart in this state.

Every man that I see is sporting a massive bushy beard, tan plaid flannel shirt, black skull cap, jeans and work boots.

TBH is yelling and cursing loudly about hipsters. She hates hipsters.

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Re: Lol, here in Washington State...

Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:48:06
by MarcSpaz
hahaha! Sounds like you're in a foresting area.

Re: Lol, here in Washington State...

Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:28:53
by Reverenddel

Re: Lol, here in Washington State...

Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:55:54
by SHMIV
Heh heh.

Yeah... Spokane. I guess everyone here has an actual reason to be dressed like lumberjacks.

What's really funny, though, is that TBH assumes that full beard = hipster. As a matter of fact, since I haven't shaved since my wedding day, she is accusing ME of hipsterism.

Watching her rant about it is hilarious.

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Re: Lol, here in Washington State...

Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:36:37
by FiremanBob
You won't find many hipsters among the Eastsiders, at least until you get over to Missoula. Spokane is full of the guys the hipsters are trying to copy.

Re: Lol, here in Washington State...

Posted: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 07:28:20
by AlanM
You're talking about my home town.
I graduated from high school in Spokane fifty years ago.
Fifty year reunion was this summer.
A few years later, after I'd seen some of the US thanks to the Navy, I started describing Spokane as the most populous small town in the country.

Re: Lol, here in Washington State...

Posted: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 08:10:29
by SHMIV
As with most towns that I pass through, I can't speak to much outside of the warehousing part of town. And the local truckstops.

The truckstop, which was a Flying J, had a locally operated restaurant, which is rare. Usually, Flying J has a Denny's, so that was a nice change of pace. Considering the layout of the place, I guess that it started out as a local operation, years ago, and struck a deal with Pilot/Flying J for the fuel brand. Seems to be a survival tactic that's been used by a few other truckstops in the Northwest.

I like the area; just can't deal with Left Coast politics.

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Re: Lol, here in Washington State...

Posted: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:01:37
by Swampman
Uh-oh. Better stay away from TBH. I have a really full beard! :hysterical:

My niece once accused me of being a hipster. I asked her what the hell is that? She said it's someone with a full beard who wears very casual clothes (jeans, sweatshirts, flannels, etc.). I told I was dressing like that before it was fashionable. Jeans and t-shirts (sweatshirt in cold weather) are my BDU's. Never had a job that I had to "dress" for.