if you could live anywhere on the sound..?

Porter2 said:
Ah near Oak Harbor. Love the jets flying to and fro….plus…..
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning, it smells like victory.”
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First time a Growler passed by low on the deck it stunned me how much noise they produce.
Divad said:
Fine SurfnFish I'll provide you with some useful info since you don't enjoy humor. Out of those 3 Port Ludlow is going to be a much less crime impacted and peaceful community. Just ask the sound fisherman how much anxiety they get leaving their car at X beach to go fish. Luckily for me if the tweakers see me walking out they'll spot the 4x16 scope attached to my ar that's affixed to my back, modern Legolas.

Ludlow only has 1 small food bank service compared to multiple in the other two (and yes this is a statistical profiling measure for crime). It also has no needle exchange programs (compared to multiple in Poulsbo area and 1 in Anacortes). Although Anacortes only offers once a month so you have to be a pretty planned junky. Median home price is low. One medical clinic and youre split between two large hospitals (Silverdale, Townsend).

There you happy now you grouch! ;)
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Ran Ludlow's crime stats through NeighborhoodScout, about half WA state average, Poulsbo a bit higher, Anacortes much lower, no surprise. Map deeper on those stats and it's always the same story, city/town centers and low income neighborhoods crime rates directly driven by the number of addicts on the prowl..
 
There are some very nice places around the sound. Some can be quite expensive.
One thing to consider is if you like peace and quiet. If so, check to see if shooting is allowed nearby.
The reason I say this is due to one beach I fish. There is a property where guns are shot basically all day. I’ve fished this beach for years and it is always the same. I can fish it both Saturday and Sunday, it doesn’t matter, they will be shooting. They must have an armory of ammo or do a ton of self loading. I’m not anti gun, but damn they start early and it just disrupts the peace and quiet I look for in fishing. It might be white noise to some but there is way would I want to live near them as a neighbor.
Good luck in your search.
SF
 
Stonedfish said:
There are some very nice places around the sound. Some can be quite expensive.
One thing to consider is if you like peace and quiet. If so, check to see if shooting is allowed nearby.
The reason I say this is due to one beach I fish. There is a property where guns are shot basically all day. I’ve fished this beach for years and it is always the same. I can fish it both Saturday and Sunday, it doesn’t matter, they will be shooting. They must have an armory of ammo or do a ton of self loading. I’m not anti gun, but damn they start early and it just disrupts the peace and quiet I look for in fishing. It might be white noise to some but there is way would I want to live near them as a neighbor.
Good luck in your search.
SF
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a shooter myself, the last thing I want to hear when fishing is gunfire..be too damn worried about strays
 
Divad said:
Fine SurfnFish I'll provide you with some useful info since you don't enjoy humor. Out of those 3 Port Ludlow is going to be a much less crime impacted and peaceful community. Just ask the sound fisherman how much anxiety they get leaving their car at X beach to go fish. Luckily for me if the tweakers see me walking out they'll spot the 4x16 scope attached to my ar that's affixed to my back, modern Legolas.

Ludlow only has 1 small food bank service compared to multiple in the other two (and yes this is a statistical profiling measure for crime). It also has no needle exchange programs (compared to multiple in Poulsbo area and 1 in Anacortes). Although Anacortes only offers once a month so you have to be a pretty planned junky. Median home price is low. One medical clinic and youre split between two large hospitals (Silverdale, Townsend).

There you happy now you grouch! ;)
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I'm glad to see someone else uses the food bank metric. I also use the bottle drop metric but that's for Oregon only.
 
jaredoconnor said:
I recently learned that basically all of the nuclear stockpile lives in Bremerton. I think that is a good reason to not live near there.
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With all due respect, due to the proximity to NAS Whidbey, PSNS, JBLM, Keyport, Bangor, NS Everett, Indian Island, Camp Murray, and others I'm sure I'm forgetting, and our prevailing winds, there's no really safe place near saltwater in Western Washington except maybe the coast, Straight, and the San Juans/Bellingham. Having grown up in North Kitsap during the Cold War, you get used to and over that fear fairly quickly. If attacked, it’s a fairly quick way to go, and thanks to the inverse square law unless you’re riding the nukes like Maj. Kong you really don't have to worry about radiation from the storage of them. Even if you tried, the military won't let you near enough (we tried several times on several school field trips because we wanted super powers).

As for the arsenal being stored in Bremerton, that's not entirely the case. JBLM has a bunch, as do other places, which altogether total about 1/3 of what the US admits to publicly. I don’t know recent accounting, but I imagine the subs still only have about 1/4th of our warheads (which is only one part of our nuclear capability). Whether you believe this or not, think tactically. Why would they put them all on one base, and essentially all in one ocean?
 
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If it came down to a global nuke exchange, the sub base and missile storage would be prime targets..if so, prefer going out in the first wave, having no wish to live in the aftermath.
As to radiation leakage, the Navy has their arsenal nailed down...the Handford site adjacent to the Columbia? Not so much, just a matter of time.


"Today, there are 177 underground storage tanks on the Hanford Site, holding about 56 million gallons of highly radioactive and chemically hazardous waste – the byproduct of decades of plutonium production. The tanks range in storage capacity from 55,000 gallons to more than one million."

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Lol
As if worrying about nukes ever changed anything.
I can hear the sub base on a good day if the weather is right.
Can hear the nuke subs fire up, hell we can hear the National Anthem at 8am...and never spend a moment worrying about the nukes.
Not sure why worrying about things you can't control is so high on some folks list of things to do...but carry on.

As to the OP question, Hood Canal is a nice area, Dabob Bay in particular. Bring money, learn to deal with the bridge and lack of retail consumer options close by and you'll do fine. If you are very social, and like to be around people it may not be as easy of a transition, but plenty of groups around if you like that sort of thing.
 
A couple other things worth considering, but you likely already know these from previously relocating.
Water and internet. I’m a member of several groups as I’ve been looking at different location options as well.
Lots of chatter about water issues like wells, lack of water availability and water associations. The same with internet service, in particular with Astound and Wave. It being down and spotty service. Some folks want to cut the cord, but if you need to schedule things such as medical having reliable internet service can be key.
It would be worth joining some groups if there was a particular area you are interested in.
SF
 
Out here, the high speed fiber network roll out has begun. For many it is quite the upgrade, as dial up was the main wired option along with the various satellite services that are not all that great from our experience.
 
Jake Watrous said:
With all due respect, due to the proximity to NAS Whidbey, PSNS, JBLM, Keyport, Bangor, NS Everett, Indian Island, Camp Murray, and others I'm sure I'm forgetting, and our prevailing winds, there's no really safe place near saltwater in Western Washington except maybe the coast, Straight, and the San Juans/Bellingham.
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It was mostly a joke. I basically live in the mountains, though. We are outside the danger zone. 😎
 
SurfnFish said:
If it came down to a global nuke exchange, the sub base and missile storage would be prime targets..if so, prefer going out in the first wave, having no wish to live in the aftermath.
As to radiation leakage, the Navy has their arsenal nailed down...the Handford site adjacent to the Columbia? Not so much, just a matter of time.


"Today, there are 177 underground storage tanks on the Hanford Site, holding about 56 million gallons of highly radioactive and chemically hazardous waste – the byproduct of decades of plutonium production. The tanks range in storage capacity from 55,000 gallons to more than one million."

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Fun fact, a very close family friend worked for the state ecology and tested radiation levels.

Every known Hanford leak he would detect it in Hood canal within 2 weeks😁

As fare as WW targets, dont forget about the NIK site north of Bothel on 228th, supposedly no nukes any more, sure, right, I believe you ;)
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Paige said:
Fun fact, a very close family friend worked for the state ecology and tested radiation levels.

Every known Hanford leak he would detect it in Hood canal within 2 weeks😁

As fare as WW targets, dont forget about the NIK site north of Bothel on 228th, supposedly no nukes any more, sure, right, I believe you ;)
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A soil engineer I know who worked at Hanford on a mitigation study called the site a ticking time bomb, a serious radiation leak incident a matter of when, not if
 
Think it'd help if you could add some of the things that are important to you in order of importance. Lots of amazing places around the Sound but none of them is going to offer everything to everyone.

Risks setting off a bit of a dumpster-fire - but if being around like-minded folks with a similar background is important you'd probably get some helpful feedback if you disclose something about other stuff you're into and the sort of people you enjoy hanging out with. If you're into organic-gardening, artisanal foodstuffs, (etc) and own one or more tie-dyed garments you'll probably find Port Townsend more congenial than, say, Port Orchard.
 
JayB said:
Think it'd help if you could add some of the things that are important to you in order of importance. Lots of amazing places around the Sound but none of them is going to offer everything to everyone.

Risks setting off a bit of a dumpster-fire - but if being around like-minded folks with a similar background is important you'd probably get some helpful feedback if you disclose something about other stuff you're into and the sort of people you enjoy hanging out with. If you're into organic-gardening, artisanal foodstuffs, (etc) and own one or more tie-dyed garments you'll probably find Port Townsend more congenial than, say, Port Orchard.
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Well played...and valid points
Primary driver to the Sound is the water, to enjoy being alongside it as well as boat in it, so a dockside hardtop would need to be part of it.
We like quiet neighborhoods out of the mix, both swim laps so a nearby pool a must, walkable trails or neighborhoods as well. Half hour runs to decent shopping or medical/dentist, hour and a half to an airport max as we do take out of state trips, and our kids/grandkids routinely visit us. Flyfishing obviously.
We're ready to move on from Sunriver to our next hang before the retirement home calls for us at some point. So we have some road trips lined up to check out options, the Sound being one of them.
And we do like Port Townsend, have a 'Thunderpussy' band t-shirt, so would fit right in.. :)
 
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