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Fife

Jun 20, 2006 19:18

So I dont know if anyone remebers my post about moving up to Tacoma from Portland, but anyway that will be happening this weekend. But Im not exactly moving to Tacoma, I found a place in Fife. What is Fife like? I would really appreciate any info at this point.

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blackshini June 21 2006, 02:40:21 UTC

I hope I dont miss it too much, but if I do its only a couple of hours away.

heller_fly June 21 2006, 02:33:07 UTC

fife? just hire 5 big guys with loaded shotguns to stand next to your car every night and you should be good.

blackshini June 21 2006, 02:39:47 UTC

That is exactly what I wanted hear. Im actuially moving to a gated community so it cant be that bad right? Right?!?

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blackshini June 21 2006, 03:23:35 UTC

Ill be sure to sign the shortest lease possible....

tonygumbrell June 21 2006, 03:56:29 UTC

Fife is a little town just north of Tacoma right on I-5. It used to be country but now it's more developed. It's 5 mi from Tacoma and 25-30 miles from Seattle. The Poodle Dog is in Fife and that's only place I've been to there.

blackshini June 21 2006, 04:15:02 UTC

Thanks. That was informative and unbiased. Though I do appreciate anecdotal comments, I need more of these. Mostly to make me feel like Im not making a huge mistake.

tonygumbrell June 21 2006, 15:30:55 UTC

I don't think you are making a huge mistake at all. Once you get up here though you may scout around and find something more convenient (closer to Ft. Lewis). Parkland, Spanaway, and Lakewood are closer to Ft. Lewis. Lacey, just north of Olympia is also close to Ft. Lewis. You've got lots of options and having a place to live means you don't have to rush into anything else right away. There are little pockets of low rent semi ghetto all over Tacoma together with the kind of petty crime one finds in those areas. It is not a dangerous city however, and it has spectacular views of Mt. Rainer, the Olympics, and Puget Sound.

nightstarlwr June 21 2006, 05:25:22 UTC

There's no grocery store.

nightstarlwr June 21 2006, 05:25:53 UTC

Also, there's a bunch of places to buy a car!

blackshini June 21 2006, 05:35:12 UTC

Well I have a car, and Ill probably be buying all my everything on post at Ft. Lewis anyway.
I looked at the smallish and Im from kind of a smalish town in AZ. I think Ill be OK for 6 months. Im sure the difference between portland and Fife may throw me into a bit of a spasm, but Ill get over it.

blackshini June 21 2006, 05:36:33 UTC

Thats supposed to read
*I looked at the demographics and Im from a smallish town in AZ.

I think my brain has melted from stress overload :(

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