Probably.

As others have posted, seems like there are more ads - I wonder if that has to do with there being more choices (satellite radio, streaming services) so radio needs to sell more ads cheaper since they're not reaching as many people.

I bet there is a huge chunk of the population that just streams from their phone and doesn't bother listening to the radio at all. I'd probably do this for the most part but my phone->car audio has barely tolerable sound quality.

EDIT: Yeah, try KEXP. I like a lot of their genre specific shows, they match what I typically listen to.

This describes radio for the last ... 4 decades? Longer? It's just gotten worse as a smaller number of companies own a larger share of the stations.

This building is still there!

My city just added more fees for licensing. Maybe it's time to register my 10 year old Ford in Montana.

Wash the car a couple times a month, more if necessary. Soap and water work pretty well and will be safe. Even if it's already built up, soap, water, and a sponge will be fine. I find it's easier to remove if it's wet, so soak it a while if it's dried.

And that's when you knew he was "the one"?

(I'm the same way, just a bad habit from working in restaurants where you had to eat fast because you never knew when you'd get a chance to get a real break to eat)

Supply and demand and commute times. There are other places to live if the weather makes you miserable. Different strokes for different folks.

Thank you so much for this insight, this is exactly the type of info that I was looking for. I assumed that it would be a lot of work, but it sounds like it's a lot more than I thought.

I understand the part about signature gathering but didn't want to focus too hard on that at the moment because I know what a challenge that would be. My goal with this post was to get an idea of how hard it is outside of signature gathering or whether that is the biggest obstacle. Sounds like it could be the biggest obstacle, but the rest of the process isn't a walk in the park either.

Not discouraged yet, but I think it would be good to take some time to do some research and determine if there are others with the same ideas and collaborate.

Really appreciate you taking the time here!

Thank you for this. It's going to be my go to reply next time some dipshit opens their mouth within my earshot.

Wow, I don't do D&D, but if this was a book or series of books I wouldn't be able to give you money fast enough. Absolutely love what you've got going on here!

If you can be hand-wavy about location there should be some good places to riff on. As far as I know, caves aren't a big thing here. They exist, but aren't as common as they are in places like Missouri where I grew up.

However, check out the Ape Caves near Mt. St. Helens for a good example of the types of caves we have. I think it's a pretty popular hiking destination, but I think it's called Ape Caves because a tribe of Sasquatch used to live there.

You could also check out the Big Four Ice Caves. But that's a pretty popular hike and having been there, doesn't lend itself very well to anything spooky or magical, especially circa 2014.

But there are plenty of old mines and towns that grew and died around them. Check out Monte Cristo Ghost Town for an example. Mines leave behind toxic waste - this is documented on government geological surveys (or whatever official documents track this kind of thing). But who's to say these government documents haven't been falsified to cover up something more sinister?

The Snoqualmie Tunnel is a 2.3 mile tunnel through a mountain. It was used by the railroad in the old days, but now it's on a popular "Rails to Trails" type of hike. The tunnel is completely dark. Pretty easy to hide a secret portal that leads somewhere else.

I don't know about British Forts, but I'd bet they existed based on some other things I know about like the Pig War - which reminds me about something else - huge bodies of water and islands, and big things that live in large bodies of water.

Check out Highway 2 in google maps/earth. There are a few smaller towns along it, and I'm sure you could find something that could fit. I'm more familiar with that area than south King County, but there are quite a few smaller logging towns all over.

The aforementioned Sasquatch is the most popular cryptid around these parts, but the lesser known Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus shouldn't be forgotten. They're pretty tame though, and relatively harmless. They are a favorite snack for Sasquatch.

Finally, you could check out Native American legends for ideas about other types of animals and stories about them. Speaking of which, the true name for the big volcano near Seattle is Tahoma. Some people call it Mt. Rainier, but IMO that's just the name of a local beer.

Depending on how far down this rabbit hole you want to go: /r/DumbRestlessPod

And lots of crows. I'm more in the Seattle area, but where I live we have 10s of thousands of crows living nearby. Crows are magical, right? ;)

Good comments here.

Are you looking for general ideas to make the story realistic based on the setting or some very specific details?

General - you may be able to weave some of this into the story just to provide some feeling of the area:

• As stated, trees and moss. It's very green here, year round. Then you also have real mountains, so you'll have higher altitudes with lots of snow.
• Wet. Not much hard rain like in the midwest, mostly drizzle and always damp (Generally. This will depend on the season)
• The evergreen trees and moss and dampness combine to give a pretty distinct forest smell if you want to add that into your story. Sorry, not good at describing it, maybe someone else can help here. It's pleasant though.
• In the summer, we have very long daylight hours. In the fall and winter, we have very few daylight hours.
• The light here is different. Yes, when it's cloudy it's gray, but we have times where it looks like you're wearing blue tinted glasses. Best captured in photos, but when you see it, it's pretty striking.
• Visuals that give that PNW feeling is neon lights reflected in puddles at night. So, maybe if we're talking about magic or magical items, they could look the same way as neon light reflections.
• Coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Drive through espresso stands, even in the middle of nowhere.
• The forests are very quiet, it can be spooky.
• King county is huge. Not sure how precise you're looking for regarding location, but there are plenty of very isolated places in King County.

Maybe if you give some prompts about the story we can help with some details. Or, if you see a specific location on google earth and point it out, maybe someone is familiar with it.

It's before your timeline, but check out some episodes of the old show Twin Peaks to get an idea of the rainy season and some of the gloominess.

Edit: Check out the Dumb and the Restless podcast. I haven't listened to them, but the description says they discuss strange and apocalyptic things in Washington State. Last episode was a few years ago, but the episode descriptions look like they may interest you.