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My wife and I have been looking in south Skagit county (Mt Vernon.) She works in Everett and I am out of the Navy soon. The commute into Seattle will be pretty brutal, but living and working north would be a great thing. Lk Stevens is pretty nice, but as was pointed out the trestle traffic is a nightmare. There are only a couple of paved roads into and out of the city, so one knucklehead can screw it up for everyone REALLY easy.

Otherwise, you couldn't pay me to leave. The Navy sent me here from Utah, and I intend to stay until I die.

One more plug for Skagit county is the taxes. You aren't paying for Seattle and its myriad social problems (like those effin stadiums.) Gas is quite a bit lower, property taxes are lower, sales tax is lower. Just my .02

Micah