As a competent and responsible couple who will be available for a long-term housesitting or caretaking job (anywhere in the American West, BC or SE Alaska) throughout next winter and beyond, what are the best venues for us to both search for options and advertise our skills and availability?
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posted by AnOrigamiLife
on Feb 27, 2013 -
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Cross country move: Charlotte to Seattle. Help make sure this banker-type doesn't die of dysentery on the way there.
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posted by Blue_Villain
on Nov 7, 2012 -
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I'm thinking of relocating to the Pacific Northwest USA for the climate and scenery, though I've never been before. I have 4 days to visit next month, and am having trouble deciding between Portland and Seattle as a base of exploration.
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posted by iamisaid
on Sep 25, 2012 -
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I'm looking for a biwa expert in the Cascades region. Portland is best, Seattle is fine, northern California is doable.
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posted by curious nu
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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Looking for recommendations for a quiet, affordable writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest.
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posted by Tsuga
on Aug 9, 2011 -
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I'd like to explore the local web/tech nerd and geek scene in small cities and towns between San Francisco and Portland. How and where do I find the right folks?
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posted by polexa
on Aug 1, 2011 -
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I'm looking for a cheap-as-basic-as-dirt cabin, yurt, tipi, et cetera in the Pacific Northwest to hang out in for a week or two on a writing retreat.
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posted by curious nu
on Jul 2, 2011 -
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Pacific Northwest parents of small children: how do you survive the long rainy winters with your sanity intact?
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posted by gottabefunky
on Mar 18, 2011 -
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Help me find a weekend retreat somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. I'll be by myself and ideally, but not necessarily, would like to learn some sort of new skill.
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posted by halogen
on Mar 10, 2011 -
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I'm going to be starting a little sabbatical from work around Thanksgiving time, and we want to take a vacation trip to kick it off. It'll be approaching winter, and I've always been fascinated by the idea of cold northern oceanfront places with fantastic storms and windswept beaches. Something like the setting of The Ghost Writer, beautiful and austere landscape, cozy house right on the water.
Can anyone recommend a town or place to look, maybe pacific northwest or new england? My experience with VRBO-style rentals in California has been good, and dog-friendly would be a big plus.
posted by migurski
on Oct 8, 2010 -
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Starting from Portland, what giant seminal or small amazing event could I travel to in early August by bus or car somewhere near the west coast of the USA?
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posted by Potomac Avenue
on Jul 17, 2010 -
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Does anyone have any parks, roadside attractions, and Must-Sees for a Saturday day-trip from Portland to Mt. St. Helens?
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posted by haplesschild
on May 22, 2010 -
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Please recommend ski slopes for my family to learn to ski and snowboard in the Pacific Northwest this winter.
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posted by bluedaisy
on Dec 2, 2009 -
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I desperately need music suggestions for a slide show featuring the Pacific Northwest. It can be anything-- vocals, instrumental etc. Please help.
posted by lanita333
on Oct 31, 2009 -
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What plants are suitable for putting on our deck in Seattle? There's no yard/soil, so they must live in containers. The deck is quite large so I was thinking about large decorative plants like small trees or some form of bamboo. Climate-wise, we have the typical PNW weather of moist winters that only fall below freezing a few days out of the year. Also, we are completely ignorant of gardening and would rather have something that can survive with a minimum of attention.
posted by matildaben
on Nov 18, 2008 -
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What should I do in Seattle, Portland, and points between, during the first week of December?
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posted by vytae
on Nov 28, 2007 -
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In late May, I'll be driving with a bunch of friends in an RV from
Sacramento CA to George WA and back for the Sasquatch Music Festival. I've only driven as far north as the Oregon border before, so I'm looking for recommendations of interesting places to stop - your favorite diners, pie shops, waterfalls, hot springs (improved or not) and other oddities of northwest highway culture. I'm familar with many Northern California hot springs (I really like the one in
Sierraville), and would love to find other very inexpensive and informal places like that.
posted by luriete
on Apr 25, 2007 -
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Dinnerfilter: Help me decide what my girlfriend and I should cook for her birthday. We live in Seattle and prefer things the are Seasonal and Local (tm) and are not averse to digging around the market and fishmongers.
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posted by stet
on Sep 13, 2005 -
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I'm having a bit harder time adjusting to winter in the pacific northwest than I initially thought I would. It's not the rain so much as the shorter days -- I find I really have a hard time getting out of bed in the mornings, even when I get a full 8 hours the night before. I'm investigating something like a
progressive wake up alarm clock, which is supposed to simulate sunrise. Anyone used anything like this? Are they worth the $50? Is there someplace other than Hammacher-Schlemmer to pick one up?
posted by jimray
on Dec 21, 2004 -
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