grylnsmn
Regular Member
Due to changing family situations (i.e. child #4 due in April and we need a bigger house), my wife and I have decided to abandon the DC area and head to the "other" Washington. I have family in the Spokane area, but the jobs for me (as a Linux admin) are primarily in the Seattle area.
I've secured an in-person interview with a certain major online retailer named for a South American river for next month (dates are still being worked out), and so it's starting to look more and more like we will be moving in the next few months.
Any good advice for someone coming from Virginia to hopefully settle long-term in the Northwest? Our oldest should be starting school next year, and we're thinking long term, so that our kids don't have as many schools as I did growing up.
I currently hold both a VA resident CHP (not recognized in WA), and a UT non-resident CCP (recognized in WA), although I generally prefer to OC over CC. I know that WA requires a permit to carry in a car, and I've read that I might need to wait up to 90 days after establishing residency to apply for a WA permit (I've read differing accounts based on where you apply for the permit). Anything else that I should be aware of? Any suggestions of good places to look for a home and/or what communities to avoid? (I know WA has preemption, but I also know that Seattle is trying to circumvent it with their ammo tax.)
I've secured an in-person interview with a certain major online retailer named for a South American river for next month (dates are still being worked out), and so it's starting to look more and more like we will be moving in the next few months.
Any good advice for someone coming from Virginia to hopefully settle long-term in the Northwest? Our oldest should be starting school next year, and we're thinking long term, so that our kids don't have as many schools as I did growing up.
I currently hold both a VA resident CHP (not recognized in WA), and a UT non-resident CCP (recognized in WA), although I generally prefer to OC over CC. I know that WA requires a permit to carry in a car, and I've read that I might need to wait up to 90 days after establishing residency to apply for a WA permit (I've read differing accounts based on where you apply for the permit). Anything else that I should be aware of? Any suggestions of good places to look for a home and/or what communities to avoid? (I know WA has preemption, but I also know that Seattle is trying to circumvent it with their ammo tax.)