Bellingham WA. Good place to live?

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6 years ago 07/23/2017 5:31pm EDT

re: pnw

Not sure about the locals (I"ve found them fine and friendly). But a usual the letsrun crowd is overtly hostile.

Been to Bellingham on several occasions, 4-5 days at a time. seems like a good place with some pluses and minuses like anywhere. Great trails to run on. Mountains within an hour, and the coast is right there. If you want culture, Seattle is 90 minutes away, Vancouver an hour or a little more. Weather is generally good, but they get some big storms (wind and rain) in the winter that make outside running dicey.

6 years ago 07/23/2017 7:11pm EDT

re: pnw

pnw wrote:
As someone who's spent a lot of time in PNW "scenester" college towns, resentment of ambition seems to be pretty commonplace throughout the region.

People there aren't ambitious because they're content with their lifestyle and the place where they live. I grew up in Bellingham and would love to move back.

6 years ago 07/24/2017 9:45am EDT

re: want to live in the pnw

want to live in the pnw wrote:
People there aren't ambitious because they're content with their lifestyle

i.e. They smoke a lot of pot.

6 years ago 07/24/2017 9:58am EDT

re: moose

i spent a summer there 25 years ago, and if i wouldn't have had a mortgage back east i'd never have left.

great town...very friendly...including to transplants.

true story: pulled into town looking for the university and somehow made a wrong turn. the first person i asked for directions chatted us up, and within a couple minutes i found out we'd both been born in the same rural town (of 20000) back on the east coast. he married and settled down there- he was there 20+ years by then.

he was like me...came to visit and fell in love with the place...only he was smart and stayed. love the weather, the trails, the laid back lifestyle, the proximity to Vancouver. I cultivated a lust for black dbl epresso and thick hoppy beer that summer that lingers to this day.

i remember working out at the university that summer and thinking, "I hope this Pee Wee Halsell fellow moves on soon so I can apply for his job"....I'm still waiting.

6 years ago 07/24/2017 10:07am EDT

re: pouim;430-

pouim;430- wrote:
i remember working out at the university that summer and thinking, "I hope this Pee Wee Halsell fellow moves on soon so I can apply for his job"....I'm still waiting.

He'll be there another 10+ years. And there's a LONG line waiting for that job to open up.

6 years ago 07/24/2017 10:52am EDT

re: pnw

Second the thought that if you love being around lots of dirty hippies, it is the place for you. Had a cousin that lived there for a while, she was an addict.

6 years ago 07/24/2017 12:24pm EDT

re: joedirt

Bellingham is ranked as one of the top places to retire to in the United States.

Question is how old are you? Just because it's a nice place to retire to does not mean it will meet your needs.

Employment or lack of it in your chosen field needs to be determined.

Some people live in Bellingham and commute to Seattle for employment

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