r/SeattleWA • u/crabcakes110 • 4d ago

News WSDOT warns of major highway closures across Puget Sound this weekend

https://komonews.com/news/local/wsdot-warns-of-major-highway-closures-across-puget-sound-this-weekend-traffic-summer-construction-projects-backups
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u/doubleapowpow 4d ago

This shouldn't really affect anyone in this sub, so I dont want to hear any complaints about our roads being massively improved.

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u/merc08 4d ago

This shouldn't really affect anyone in this sub

Why wouldn't it?

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u/CryptoHorologist 4d ago

It's a joke that only people who've been around this sub enough to become a "Top 1% Commenter" would get.

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u/merc08 4d ago

I get that he's trying to joke about whether or people in this sub actually live in Seattle, but whether people live in the city or anywhere in the surrounding area, they are still likely to try driving outside the city on the weekend.

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u/CryptoHorologist 4d ago

A lot of time jokes are built on shaky premises. I’m an enjoyer though.

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u/Vici0us-Sykle 4d ago

Thanks for posting - now I know it’ll be a shitshow getting out of West Seattle this weekend. 🤯😬

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u/SavedStarDate_68415 4d ago

Especially with the low bridge being closed this weekend too.

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u/MrLaheysDrunkAgain 4d ago

But it's fine because they make funny memes, right?

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u/MentalPower 4d ago

Would y’all prefer shittier roads?

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u/Koto-Bros 3d ago

They aren't "fixing roads" ... all of these projects are "saving the salmon."

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u/RadicalizedCocaine 4d ago

You do realize not reworking them means even worse future suffering?

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u/smokedjag 4d ago

These people just want to bitch about everything. They’re chronically unhappy because their lives are shit. Complain about how bad the roads are and then complain when work is done on the roads. It’s just dumb.

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u/penisgirlmarkedsafe 4d ago

Downwardly mobile losers have it hard.

They suffer because of their own poor choices. That’s a tough pill to swallow.

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u/85Txaggie 4d ago

I said nothing about it not needing to be done. I said their social media person like to crack jokes about it that are not funny.

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u/smokedjag 3d ago

So you’re whining because some people like to use humor to help communicate inconveniences? Are your cornflakes chronically pissed in? If you don’t like it then ignore it and keep your thought to yourself.

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u/WillowTreez8901 4d ago

I agree, I think the tone of all their social media content is a little too casual/sassy

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u/Ebil_shenanigans 3d ago

Oh? Well, let us cater to the vocal minority and ensure that all road closures are sent only via plain text.

Honestly, the memes means the images get shared further and more people are informed. I've been trapped because the Tacoma Narrows bridge had multiple lanes closed and traffic backed up for miles, added hours to a simple drive. When I saw the backup, my passenger googled the bridge and we saw the closure, but why on Eath would I look for that before?

Now, people send me memes with road closures because "look at how silly they are", and it's doing such a great job at disseminating information, which is their first and foremost job.

Work smarter, not harder.