Comments on: USSM/Lookout Landing Event Announcement

By: Curt_rocks_my_sox

Curt_rocks_my_sox — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:39:56 +0000

When is the deadline for registration?

By: DiamondDave

DiamondDave — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:32:43 +0000

I just wanted to note/ask that I reserved for Thursday and then had to cancel. I sent mail to the address link above but wanted to make sure that that was going to be enough.

I have a conflict. I wish I could make it and put some faces (and personalities) with the handles on here. Maybe next time.

David

By: Adam S

Adam S — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:11:51 +0000

Traffic is bad. You want to carpool if you can. Dave, thanks for helping arrange them.

Personal experiences. The year the Sonics played in Tacoma, I went to 7 games. We were a carpool and traffic was still awful. Of course, there were 6000 cars driving down from Seattle those nights and I hope they’ve improved the HOV lanes since then. I used to date a girl who lived in Everett when I worked in Seattle (Fremont). Took me 25-30 minutes to get to work from her place in the AM and an hour minimum to get to her place after work; Fridays were the worst.

By: JMB

JMB — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:37:31 +0000

We’re flying me up from Calistoga, CA? I’d actually consider driving (I can be in Tacoma in ~12 hours) if I thought there was any chance I could get the time off.

By: David J. Corcoran I

David J. Corcoran I — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:46:48 +0000

When’s the confirmation email coming out?

11: Ironically, I was stuck in Idaho traffic at the time of your post.

By: Joe Bag o' Doughnuts

Joe Bag o' Doughnuts — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:38:30 +0000

Friday can be better than you think, because (a) many people take Friday off if they’re doing a three-day weekend; and (b) everyone else leaves at 3pm.

By: dw

dw — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:18:41 +0000

Seattle-Tacoma is a longer drive than Seattle-Everett, but I-5 south of the brewery usually moves pretty well during rush hour. Seattle-Everett always has a slowdown somewhere.

Friday night is very hit-or-miss in terms of bad traffic. First week of August is vacation season, though.

I’d say if you live/work north of the Ship Canal or north of downtown Bellevue, Everett is a no-brainer. South of the airport and Tukwila, Tacoma is a no-brainer.

There’s an M’s game on Friday but not on Thursday, so factor that into traffic.

By: Oly Rainiers Fan

Oly Rainiers Fan — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:05:50 +0000

Honestly, why is it so hard to keep straight?

Tacoma = Aug 2 = $1 beer, $1 (tiny) hot dog, $1 (tiny) soda, $1 coffee, $1 ice cream sandwich night. Games in Tacoma start at 7:05pm, but if Dave has pre-game event, that’d be at least an hour earlier. At least.

Everett = Aug 3 = no $1 beer. However, Everett on 8/3 does = youth bat giveaway night (first 1K kids under 15), scratch ticket giveaway (first 1K adults) plus the zooperstars. Game starts at 7:05, if Dave has pre-game event, that’d back up start time at least an hour.

I don’t know this for a fact, but I think the commute to Everett OR Tacoma originating from Seattle during rush hour would be about equally hellish, though my experience generally shows Friday traffic to be almost exponentially worse than Thursday traffic.

By: Joe Bag o' Doughnuts

Joe Bag o' Doughnuts — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:56:44 +0000

The $1 hot dogs in Everett are… well, they’re the kind of hotdogs you buy in an eight-pack at the store. They may even be chicken dogs.

But they ARE a dollar.

If you go to Everett, take a light jacket – the breeze starts coming in at night and it can get chilly.

One question I have is about the carpools: I don’t mind Everett since it is close to my home anyway and I deal with the traffic. Tacoma is another matter entirely. I’d go if I knew there was a carpool going from Bellevue. Is anyone else interested from leaving, say, the Eastgate P&R?

By: etowncoug

etowncoug — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:43:44 +0000

Nick Lachey is a part owner of the Rainers.