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I was there for the entire event, Seattle WA and will report my observations and thoughts but...

 

if you've never been to Seattle, don't bother.  Seattle has a problem that is getting WAY out of control.  It's a beautiful part of the US that has been overtaken by the homeless, many actually quite violent, bold.  They toss excrement, confront poor folk just trying to go about their lives.  They are EVERYWHERE.  They're also where tourist congregate, the city does nothing to protect citizens, no cops anywhere.  There was even an event in the lobby of the Doubletree at SeaTac, the hotel where the show took place.

 

Then there's the addicts, young, male and female, mostly white.  Strung out on either meth or heroin or glue.

 

It will be a cold day in Hell before I go there again.  

 

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9 minutes ago, John Warren said:

I was there for the entire event, Seattle WA and will report my observations and thoughts but...

 

if you've never been to Seattle, don't bother.  Seattle has a problem that is getting WAY out of control.  It's a beautiful part of the US that has been overtaken by the homeless, many actually quite violent, bold.  They toss excrement, confront poor folk just trying to go about their lives.  They are EVERYWHERE.  They're also where tourist congregate, the city does nothing to protect citizens, no cops anywhere.  There was even an event in the lobby of the Doubletree at Sea-Tac, the hotel where the show took place.

 

Then there's the addicts, young, male and female, mostly white.  Strung out on either meth or heroin or glue.

 

It will be a cold day in Hell before I go there again.  

 

Jeez! That sounds absolutely terrible. 

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Seattle was a beautiful town once. I live in Eastern Washington and dread traveling to Seattle. It's gotten so bad that people are finally just barely starting to wake up to what's going on there. Portland, same story.

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The Doubletree by Hilton in SeaTac is adjacent to the SeaTac International airport, it's a large, somewhat dated hotel.  There was a reduced rate for show attendees ($179/night + $22.38 room tax/night + $2 tourist assessment fee/night).  Wife and I stayed four nights = $814 which, for a large city, isn't bad.  SeaTac the city is the airport, airport support services, hotels and a few small businesses.   There's nothing really to do there but public transport is available, light rail, and it's at the airport and it takes you directly into downtown Seattle.   You can walk to the airport too (it's that close) from the hotel or you can ride the hotel shuttle to the airport.    

 

The light rail is not expensive either (compared to Boston's rail service into the city, the MBTA aka the "T") and it's clean and on time.  It's a 45min ride into downtown.  Along the way you're traveling thru a few sketchy parts and there's always addicts and homeless to keep you company. 

     

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1 hour ago, John Warren said:

 

if you've never been to Seattle, don't bother.  Seattle has a problem that is getting WAY out of control.  It's a beautiful part of the US that has been overtaken by the homeless, many actually quite violent, bold.  They toss excrement, confront poor folk just trying to go about their lives.  They are EVERYWHERE.  They're also where tourist congregate, the city does nothing to protect citizens, no cops anywhere.  There was even an event in the lobby of the Doubletree at SeaTac, the hotel where the show took place.

 

Then there's the addicts, young, male and female, mostly white.  Strung out on either meth or heroin or glue.

 

 

You had me at 'toss excrement' !!!  💩  🤢   🤮

 

 

 

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I live about 30 miles north east of Seattle in beautiful Snohomish but have worked downtown almost exclusively for the past 15 years on various projects it seems to have gotten a lot worse in the last 5 years or so people will piss and shit right in front of you on the sidewalks or in the alley ways open drug use tents everywhere and yeah no cops in sight. 

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Loudspeaker Enclosures 

 

MDF, Particle Board, Plywood enclosures are gone (thank goodness!).  The top tier suppliers today have transitioned to composite structures including mineral casting, structural laminates and, of course, Aluminum plate.  The enclosures materials are where the engineering is most intense and where the distinctions will be made. 

 

The small speaker below, made by Kroma (a German supplier) was an example of what a mineral cast enclosure provides.  $16k/pr with stands, this little speaker was outstanding.  The woofer surround is specifically designed to break-up standing waves that ripple along the cone.  This wasn't my favorite at the show, it was the one I was most impressed with.   Great reproduction at very high volumes.  

 

Upper mids and HF handled by the AMT.  Many suppliers are transitioning to the AMT as well.

 

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14 hours ago, OO1 said:

they are around but you dont see them  

 

Recent article on the matter:

 

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/the-police-arent-coming-but-now-in-seattle-they-have-a-name-for-that/

 

 "It’s well known that Seattle police are struggling to respond to 911 calls in a speedy manner. But the notion that “the cops aren’t coming” has become such a routine of city life that they’ve created a new way of tracking their nonresponsiveness.

It’s called the “Z protocol.”

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15 hours ago, jjptkd said:

I live about 30 miles north east of Seattle in beautiful Snohomish but have worked downtown almost exclusively for the past 15 years on various projects it seems to have gotten a lot worse in the last 5 years or so people will piss and shit right in front of you on the sidewalks or in the alley ways open drug use tents everywhere and yeah no cops in sight. 

It is our socialist paradise Comrade.

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59 minutes ago, jjptkd said:

 

Recent article on the matter:

yeah seen it ,   it's an article that can apply all over the Nation , they forget to say that Federal  and State agencies operate alongside the Seattle PD , so there are added LE numbers on top of  the 1800  in Seattle PD  that no one talks about   .

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