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Seattle is hostile to comfort IMO. They deliberately make it hard and expensive to park in the city, even though it’s not really an option for anyone with kids

Seattle is hostile to comfort IMO. They deliberately make it hard and expensive to park in the city, even though it’s not really an option for anyone with kids to live without a car. I wish the owner of this building the best of luck in finding businesses willing to lease the space. Political correctness can’t be sustained if you have to sweat profusely to do it.

loeg 8y ago
> Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.
tangentspace 8y ago
I have kids, and have a car, but take the bus into downtown Seattle so I don't have to park or deal with traffic. It's an option that works fine for me, so I'd hardly say there's no option other than parking. And while I'd say I'm reasonably open minded, I'm not particularly politically correct or making myself uncomfortable to do this. On the contrary, I enjoy the opportunity to kick back and read on my iPad instead of driving.
- h4b4n3r0 8y ago
  How do you drop off your kids to school or do massive runs on groceries? How about extracurriculars? How about picking them up from school? Swim team perhaps (have to drive all over the state to participate in competitions), or even soccer, or math tutor. All of this requires a car pretty much. But that is a tangent, as another HN reader pointed out. What’s not a tangent is that I will not work in an office that’s hotter than about 72F. It’s simply out of the question.
  - tangentspace 8y ago
    Simple, I use the park and ride. I still drive to do all these things on the way to and from the P&R, and it's really quite convenient. I totally understand this won't work out for everyone, though. Just like that office, it may not work out for you to work in such temperatures, but you can't necessarily extrapolate to conclude that others will be miserable. I've lived in Seattle since the 80's and having AC everywhere seems to be a pretty new thing here. Until recently most houses and schools didn't have AC since the climate is so mild, and I never thought it was particularly uncomfortable in the summer as long as a fan was running.

loeg 8y ago

> Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.

tangentspace 8y ago

I have kids, and have a car, but take the bus into downtown Seattle so I don't have to park or deal with traffic. It's an option that works fine for me, so I'd hardly say there's no option other than parking. And while I'd say I'm reasonably open minded, I'm not particularly politically correct or making myself uncomfortable to do this. On the contrary, I enjoy the opportunity to kick back and read on my iPad instead of driving.

h4b4n3r0 8y ago
How do you drop off your kids to school or do massive runs on groceries? How about extracurriculars? How about picking them up from school? Swim team perhaps (have to drive all over the state to participate in competitions), or even soccer, or math tutor. All of this requires a car pretty much. But that is a tangent, as another HN reader pointed out. What’s not a tangent is that I will not work in an office that’s hotter than about 72F. It’s simply out of the question.
- tangentspace 8y ago
  Simple, I use the park and ride. I still drive to do all these things on the way to and from the P&R, and it's really quite convenient. I totally understand this won't work out for everyone, though. Just like that office, it may not work out for you to work in such temperatures, but you can't necessarily extrapolate to conclude that others will be miserable. I've lived in Seattle since the 80's and having AC everywhere seems to be a pretty new thing here. Until recently most houses and schools didn't have AC since the climate is so mild, and I never thought it was particularly uncomfortable in the summer as long as a fan was running.