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  2 0 where? Rev.Enant answered in Whatever about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  5 0 Wait -- Bainbridge Island has people on it? Fnarf answered in Whatever about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  3 0 It's an entirely different city. Why exactly should they care so much about you compared to, say, Tacoma...or Forks or something. Arsenic7 answered in Whatever about 1 year ago | Report 15 comments by afborwick, e.strange, and Kip Waddle… 0 0 Ok Whoa, I didn't mean that they SHOULD care - I was just wondering. I used to live on Capitol Hill, and I sometimes feel 'disconnected' now that I live on Bainbridge. A lot of my friends in the city say that coming over to the island can be a time suck. Why? We're cool, we're fun, we have great things to do over here. Come visit! afborwick commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 It is a huge time suck. I say this as a person who lives in Seattle who has friends on Bainbridge Island and family in Poulsbo and Kingston. I just can't get over there as often as I'd like. You feel 'disconnected' because you are. You live in a different city, and one that's either an expensive ferry ride or a very long drive away. e.strange commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Many people on capital hill don't even care about other people in SEATTLE (as is evident by the recent tunnel coverage) I don't think they are aware that other towns exist. You may be in trouble if they get the chance to eliminate your best way into town. After all, you can always drive the long way and the ferries are SO expensive. Kip Waddle commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Maybe your friends just suck and you should find new ones? PS It's not that expensive to take the ferry, especially with a free return trip. If your friends are actually friends they won't consider visiting you time suck. Dan Williams commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Kip is right. Not only the tunnel coverage, but many other topics here on SLOG show that Cap Hill people can't be bothered with anyplace in Seattle that's not up there or isn't adjacent to it (Downtown, U District). It could be that getting around town from up there is a drag, what with all the bad traffic and buses that only go to Downtown and U District, but I think a lot of Cap Hill residents are also insular and a bit stuck up. Fremont might claim to be the center of the universe, but that attitude is more clearly expressed in Cap Hill. That said, I think a lot of people exaggerate the distance/trip to Bainbridge. I had friends in Bremerton (the ferry trip takes twice as long) and my wife and I were the only ones who would visit. If you do it occasionally it's not inconvenient, but a lot of people just don't want to set aside half a day to do it. They just want to be able to drop in or call and arrange to meet up someplace. Hard to do with folks who don't live in town. My friends (who commuted to Seattle every day) bummed out on this enough that they eventually sold their house and moved back to Seattle. The commute probably drove them to it, but they also just wanted to see their friends more often. Matt from Denver commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 It isn't a tough trip by any means. I've gone out there just to grab some tasty ice cream and go for a walk. The ferry is also rather cheap. That said, it is a barrier and it's tough to motivate some people to consistently run up against that barrier for your company. Arsenic7 commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Whoa, you're painting with a pretty broad brush, there, Matt. The Stranger editorial staff do not speak for all residents of Capitol Hill. Moving to a different city and then complaining when your friends don't visit you as often is pretty ridiculous. Of course they don't visit as often. IT'S A DIFFERENT CITY. There are plenty of benefits to living on Bainbridge. It's gorgeous, there's lots to do, it's closer to the Peninsula while still relatively close to Seattle. But it's still not Seattle. Some would argue that that's one of its benefits. afborwick, if you want your Seattle friends to visit you on Bainbridge, you also need to make the effort to visit them in Seattle. You're probably already doing this, but I mention it just in case. e.strange commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 @ e., I'm basing my comments on my experiences living in Seattle (not to mention plenty of comments on slog from the hill). Getting some of you to come down from there was like pulling teeth - you thought you'd suggested a trip to Federal Way or something. Matt from Denver commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Funny, I feel the same way about my friends who live in Ballard. I leave the hill all the time, but it seems like they NEVER want to leave Ballard. :) e.strange commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 How is the ferry not expensive? My friends on Bainbridge do not live close to the ferry terminal, therefore I need the car, for a family of four it's around $30 to go there and $11 to come back. Worth it 'cause I love my friends, but not something I can afford to do every weekend. CrazyCatLady commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 For you, sure, but she was talking about friends who live IN Seattle. A round trip ticket costs 6 dollars. Arsenic7 commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 It's $6 if you're walking on and someone is picking you up on the other side. CrazyCatLady is talking about driving on because she needs the car to get to her friends' house on Bainbridge. Driving on the ferry is CRAZY expensive. e.strange commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Yes, what e.strange said. If it was just me I'd ride my bike, but if I did that my kids, my friends and my friends' kids would all be pissed at me. CrazyCatLady commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 I understand what you are talking about, Crazy Cat lady, but the creator of this question expressed no such concerns and all my comments were directed at them. Arsenic7 commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 When I go to Bainbridge, I make my friend there pick me up. vinogatito commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  7 0 How do you mean? The short answer is probably about the same amount as people on Bainbridge Island care about people in Poulsbo. e.strange answered in Whatever about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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