Hate to say this......But Fox is an idiot when it comes to Seattle. Its the most beautiful city in the U.S. in my opinion. The highways suck, but what do we care, we don't have 9-5 jobs anyways. There are parts of Seattle that are extremely clean, and parts that aren't. People don't get shot or stabbed everyday in the south side. (I'm sure he's probably talking about the Pioneer square area). But MLK up by Rainer you might want to stay away from late at night (during the day your fine). There are bumms on the streets in some areas, but aren't there in every major town? If you want to look at the bad, you can find it, but it will be much easier to see the good of Seattle than find the bad. The roads suck, but guess what, it ain't going to change. You have water on the east and west sides of Seattle, so no matter what they do, simple demographics will keep the roads crowded. I sometimes question the politics, but I do enjoy the laid back liberal attitude that many of the people have ( and I am by no means a hard core liberal). In general, the people are friendly. You will be hard pressed to find better restaurants in anyother city. Seattly has some wonderful seafood. BTW..For those that think T-Town is a pit, well, the city has done a ton to fix the problems of the past, and they are doing a great job. The UW Tacoma area is nice as well as Ruston and Old town. The hill top area isn't what is used to be and you can still get housing at a reasonable price. (in 20 years we will probably all wished we would have invested in T-Town since I think that's where the money will start going). Its people like Fox, that probably have a bad attitude about everything, that ruin it for people who can look at the bright side. BTW....Seattle gets less rain than NY or ATL. BTW...Fox, if you would have invested in Microsoft like all those who live in Bellevue, you would be able to easily afford one of those big houses in Bellevue or Redmond! If you thought being an airline pilot was going to pay your way, your sorely mistaken!