Story Time AKA Dear Diary

AZDuck

Dear Diary,

I am a person living near a large state university in the Midwest, and I never thought this would happen to me.

But recently I was informed that my next assignment will be at Fort Lewis, WA.

What neighborhoods in the South Sound area should I consider? I would like to keep my commute time low, but if possible it would be neat to live in a neighborhood with some character. Does anyone on the bored have any knowledge about cool places to live in the South Sound?

As contrived as this may sound, this is actually true.

oregonblitzkrieg

How about here:

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

AZDuck said:

Dear Diary,

I am a person living near a large state university in the Midwest, and I never thought this would happen to me.

But recently I was informed that my next assignment will be at Fort Lewis, WA.

What neighborhoods in the South Sound area should I consider? I would like to keep my commute time low, but if possible it would be neat to live in a neighborhood with some character. Does anyone on the bored have any knowledge about cool places to live in the South Sound?

As contrived as this may sound, this is actually true.

Shortest commute time is DuPont but no character there. Tilicum has lots of characters, very interesting characters, the kind we make fun of here mostly. Well, here or the Tug.

If you enjoy a left-leaning crowd, there's Olympia and girls that like to get run over by Israelis driving American-made bulldozers.

If I was a single guy at JBLM with no kids to worry about, I'd go with downtown Tacoma.

PurpleBaze

Kent is right up your alley. They have a WinCo to boot.

doogsinparadise

East Queen Anne is always nice, and I hear there's a certain butthurt Cuog that lives there that you can talk shit with.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Obligatory #wheretolivewhenstationedatJBLMsuperiorityguy

AZDuck

I'm married and have small kid... was looking at Steliacoom or maybe some hipster areas of Tacoma?

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

AZDuck said:

I'm married and have small kid... was looking at Steliacoom or maybe some hipster areas of Tacoma?

Steilacoom is a good option but find out which side of poast you'll be on or just suck it up and live with the commute.

DuPont is also a good choice if you can live with a lack of character.

PostGameOrangeSlices

Hilltop, Spanaway, Parkland


all lovely villas with lovely scenery

RoadDawg55

AZDuck said:

I'm married and have small kid... was looking at Steliacoom or maybe some hipster areas of Tacoma?

Steliacoom isn't bad. There is at least a lake, the sound, and some ferries. (the boats). Decent, friendly neighborhood watering hole there too down by the ferries. Dupont sucks and is one of those newer towns where all the houses look the same, are fairly nice, but cheaply made. It really sucks there. Tacoma has some nice areas. Look into the North End or in the area by the Narrows Bridge.

With a kid, my guess is the wife will choose Steliacoom or University Place. I'm sorry you got stuck at Fort Lewis. I used to go out there for work and the soldiers I talked to seemed to hate it.

PostGameOrangeSlices

RoadDawg55 said:

AZDuck said:

I'm married and have small kid... was looking at Steliacoom or maybe some hipster areas of Tacoma?

Steliacoom isn't bad. There is at least a lake, the sound, and some ferry's (the boats). Dupont sucks and is one of those newer towns where all the houses look the same, are fairly nice, but cheaply made. It really sucks there. Tacoma has some nice areas. Look into the North End or in the area by the Narrows Bridge.

With a kid, my guess is the wife will choose Steliacoom or University Place.

Plus Curtis doesn't suck epic ballz.

PurpleJ

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Hilltop, Spanaway, Parkland


all lovely villas with lovely scenery

Hilltop is actually quite nice these days. You can thank gentrification for that.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

PurpleJ said:

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Hilltop, Spanaway, Parkland


all lovely villas with lovely scenery

Hilltop is actually quite nice these days. You can thank gentrification for that.

Fun fact: I worked with one of the Rangers who got in a firefight with the gang bangers on Hilltop back in the late 80s/early 90s.

RoadDawg55

PurpleJ said:

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Hilltop, Spanaway, Parkland


all lovely villas with lovely scenery

Hilltop is actually quite nice these days. You can thank gentrification for that.

It's nothing compared to what it used to be. I still wouldn't want to walk down MLK at midnight though.

PostGameOrangeSlices

PurpleJ said:

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Hilltop, Spanaway, Parkland


all lovely villas with lovely scenery

Hilltop is actually quite nice these days. You can thank gentrification for that.

"quite nice" is pushing it

SweatpantsGeneral

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

Obligatory #wheretolivewhenstationedatJBLMsuperiorityguy

Bullshit. Didn't you commute from White Center or some shit?

PurpleJ

RoadDawg55 said:

PurpleJ said:

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Hilltop, Spanaway, Parkland


all lovely villas with lovely scenery

Hilltop is actually quite nice these days. You can thank gentrification for that.

It's nothing compared to what it used to be. I still wouldn't want to walk down MLK at midnight though.

Pussy.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

koopdog said:

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

Obligatory #wheretolivewhenstationedatJBLMsuperiorityguy

Bullshit. Didn't you commute from White Center or some shit?

Ewww, White Center is gross.

I commuted from West Seattle.

#hipster

MikeDamone

Did you try google?

This thread us up there with "I'm coming in for the game, what should I do when I get there?" posts.

doogsinparadise

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

koopdog said:

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:

Obligatory #wheretolivewhenstationedatJBLMsuperiorityguy

Bullshit. Didn't you commute from White Center or some shit?

Ewww, White Center is gross.

I commuted from West Seattle.

#hipster

White Center is cool now, didn't you hear?

RaceBannon

Olympia

Not Lacy

Olympia