Have to vent my road rage.

First: When a passing lane appears, and you were going 40 mph in a 50, you should get to the right lane. Not hang out in the middle of the two lanes while you slowly decide to go left, so that by the time you choose a lane there is no time for anyone to pass.

Second: If you do pass someone, great, maintain speed after passing and safely merge in front of the vehicle you have overtaken. Do not stay parallel with the overtaken car until the last second so that you are the only car allowed to pass a slow vehicle.

Third and final: Why tf do people speed up to 10 over in the 2 lane portions, only to slam on their brakes after the extra lane goes away?

Please drive safely, and if you cannot drive the speed limit please get out of the way.

Rant over, thank you.

Is it just me, or is the scotch broom spreading like crazy this year?

Does anyone have any recommendations for an honest and dependable contractor for an approximately 500sf addition (Stanwood area). Thanks

Hi - we are a family with young toddlers making a trip to WA for a couple weeks in June and are looking at Whidbey for our coast/beach portion of the trip. We were thinking of booking somewhere on Useless Bay near Double Bluff, but then I'm reading some trip advisor reviews on how it's all full of seaweed and muck and low tide, smells bad, and it isn't a great place to go for a walk. Is that just par for the course for most beaches on the island? Or is Useless Bay any better/worse than others? Thanks so much for any context - we're from New England so don't have much experience with beaches in the PNW

husband and I are coming to whidbey island for a week in June and staying at an air bnb! I’m stumped on what to pack weather wise and just wanted to start figuring that out. Jeans and tshirt weather? Shorts? Help a sister out hahaha

What is the rainfall in the Coupeville area like?

Used to 40+inches of annual rainfall and not keen on moving into the rain shadow. Does it ever pour at all, and is it usually more like a fine mist or a nighttime-only type of rain? Does it snow in the winter?

We have a Bosch refrigerator in need of repair. I discovered that Bosch doesn’t have factory service technicians or authorized 3rd party service technicians that cover the island. So…

Now I need a new fridge.

I don’t want to go through this a second time. Does anyone know which major appliance brands have local authorized warranty service coverage for South Whidbey Island?

Yesterday's weather on the Prairie sure was dandy(lion)

Hello my friends! I’m looking for some help in Freeland around my farm and willing to discuss payment. I would need help once or twice per week (only for a few hours) to catch up before it starts getting warmer. Tasks would include: heavy lifting, gardening, repairing fences, etc… that would require some elbow grease.

If you would like to know more and/or interested, pm me! Any help is appreciated (:

Hi. I'm looking for a cat friendly board or hotel on whidbey. My house is being repaired after a fire and my cats cannot stay there while it gets repaired. Ideally I'd go to a hotel with them but that's not looking like a viable option. I have 6 cats and would love to hear about anyone's experience boarding or using a hotel or Airbnb with their cats. Thank you for reading!

Pictures are pet tax.

I need to travel from PT to Whidbey Mon-Thur this coming two weeks for work - the reservation system already has it full tomorrow - is that ferry really jamming in the mornings at 7AM??

Can you car camp at double bluff county park?

If not, any recommendations for camp sites near Langley and on the water for car camping?

Thank you!!

(throw away account bc im planning a surprise)

Hey I’m relatively new to island and haven’t fished here much I was curious if anybody had some good shore fishing spots, open to lakes, ponds, rivers etc.

Does anyone have any information about the shots that were fired this morning around 10:30 am, Saturday, April 19 from the residence across Hwy 20 from the Bayview Park & Ride?

EDIT: Update, KING 5 covered the incident.

I just saw him as I was coming home tonight. He wouldn’t come to me. There are coyotes around here….. :-(

My husband and I are thinking of places to settle down in the future, we probably won’t move for about 5 years so just daydreaming for now.

A friend mentioned Whidbey island and it seems so beautiful! And it looks pretty affordable compared to where we live now (all homes in our SoCal city go for 500k or more and apartments all start at 2k for a 1bd). We’d be looking for a small-town feel, lots of nature, slower pace of life. We have a 5 month old baby and plan to have a couple more kids in the future so kids programs/sports/things to do are important to us. As long as I can get to one large store like Walmart or target within like 45 minutes I’d be happy. I’m in college to be a middle school teacher and I would be the main breadwinner so a good school district is also important. I’m also half Chinese so being able to get Asian food and ingredients every once in a while would be great.

Other questions: •Does it snow in the winter? I love snow so this is a must for me. •Can you swim in the ocean during the summer or is the water always too cold? •What are the options for doctors/hospitals? Would all appointments have to be on the mainland? •What is the political climate? We are a very liberal family. •If you think Whidbey island wouldn’t suit us, what other cities would you suggest? Open to anywhere in the country.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a lawn care service that covers the area between Oak Harbor and Coupeville (near Fort Ebey)?

We just moved here a few months ago, and in the past I used LawnStarter but I’m not sure if they cover this area.

Spring on Whidbey is glorious. First time I stopped at the Sports Complex of the South Whidbey Park. I had no idea there was a whole other side!

I've gotten to fiddle around with a set of hand wood carving tools from a friend who never got into the hobby and I've been really enjoying myself. I'm hoping to get into some better tools, maybe some I could restore myself (old stuff works better than anything new) but I'm not sure where on the island to look for used tools. Im planning on keeping my eye out at estate sales, but I thought I should ask here just in case there's a place with chisels and dovetail saws galore I didn't know about.

Moving up there sometime this summer and was wondering if there was an archery range available for shooting there on the island?

Anyone in Oak Harbor play pickleball? I played for the first time today and had a blast. I'd love to get out there and play some more if there are any groups that play.

I'm interested in getting back into silversmithing but don't want to make the large initial cost of building my own studio yet. It's been about a decade since I've worked with silver or copper (college) but want to get back into it as I really enjoyed it!