Your boss only said hi once a morning when he walked by twice? That sounds like a personal problem. I have never had a problem using pot in public. The traffic here is not a problem. It is nothing like Seattle or other cities. Low traffic is one of the reasons I live here.
Amanda | Bellingham, WA | Report Abuse

Oh my, oh no the “dope” smoke. Bahahaha! Now you live in one of the least desirable places I have ever had the misfortune of traveling to, Lake Charles LA. A city blasted by two hurricanes in the past year so now it’s a bigger dump than before. Hope fully there’s no “dope” smoke there to offend you. You do realize there are professionals that smoke marijuana. I know many & I trust them far more than somebody so uptight they, roll up their windows when they smell “door”. Bahahah!
Eric | Aurora, CO | Report Abuse

"...my boss that walked by my office door twice every morning to get coffee actually said "good morning" only once." Honestly how many times do you expect someone to say greet you or say good morning? ?? sounds like you're grasping for straws to complain aabout.
Brandi | Rocky Face, GA | Report Abuse

Betcha Lake Charles was glad you left. Actually you left just in time since Hurricane Laura smashed thru it a week back!
Kirk | Baton Rouge, LA | Report Abuse

Agree on 2 points - people can be rude here, and it does have a high cost of living. But seriously, bad traffic? Only someone from a town of less than 5000 and one traffic light would agree. This is Washington, yes people smoke dope especially in a university town. But I've never had to roll my windows up like you said, and no, I don't smoke dope. I don't know where you are going back to but show me ANY city in the US that doesn't have homelessness. We happen to have a number of large, highly respected social service programs that address issues surrounding homelessness. B'ham does a very good job of helping out those less fortunate, we also use tax money to support our schools because we like having an educated community, we take excellent care of our many beautiful parks, trails, shoreline and have a lot of high quality cultural events - music, theatre, restaurants, arts etc. What awful neighborhood were you living in?
Emma | Bellingham, WA | Report Abuse

The county government by no means stiffles growth. The planning department will sign off on a ham sandwich and they want as much density and business as possible. The real problem is the failure to protect habitat, wildlife, wetlands, shorelines, etc. It is all about those manure stinking cows. Farmers and developers get whatever they want and the public is expected to pay for it and shut up. There is a very politically active community here and it is split 50/50 on their values. Things get heated. So we have all kinds of people. I have been here 13 years and have lived in Bellingham and the county and have not seen the stoners you describe. The big problem here is wood smoke. It is worshipped like a religion and the government will not enforce the laws to protect the regular public. I lived in Las Vegas for 20 years and never saw the level of corruption that I see here. The housing is insane, as you note and you can not find a decent skilled person to do work at a reasonable price. However, it is beautiful and there are many parks, mountains, and water to play. To many really, because there is not enough restraint in protecting the environment. People here are very active and into outdoor recreation so do not buy all the greenwashing that goes on. They choose parks and land for human use above all else. I have never seen such self-entitled people and there is strong bully culture but also a sense of community I have never seen anywhere. Oh, and racism. It is worse here than anyplace I have ever lived. This is a land of highs and lows. But it was a way of getting into your heart even if you were not born here.
Wendy | Birch Bay, WA | Report Abuse