The Worst Things About Living in Ballard | Living and Moving to Seattle Washington

[@BallardBackyardGarag]

I enjoy your videos but you missed the mark on this one. I've lived in Loyal Heights and now Ballard core for 20 years, the real challenges are 1) travelling east-west 2) noise from people partying or in crisis 3) parking 4) sky high rent or home prices. Keep the videos coming.

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

Appreciate the candor. These videos are good, but they might be more helpful if you affix a dash-cam to your vehicle and drive thru some of the areas you're referencing. I say this as someone who is "pro-Ballard." Meaning, if people saw how nice some of the neighborhoods were, they'd be more akin to wanting to move there. For instance, it's hard to describe how nice Golden Gardens Park is to someone who isn't familiar with the PNW. Cheers!

[@LivingandmovingtoSeattle]

Appreciate it - I've tried the Driving Video and was not happy with the results, but could give it another go. Totally agree, Ballard is the best, and Golden Gardens is an "all-time" Park for sure. That's why I've done a few other videos highlighting the area. Have you watched the "Full Vlog Tour" I put together? Here's the Link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYmWnWeOgMmil68. I definitely popped down there to show it off. Super appreciate you watching and dropping a comment 🤙

[@dustinbranham9746]

Seattle is a city of extremes. Extreme goods and extreme bads. Lotta folks focus on the bads and forget about the goods. Homelessness, winter weather, high cost. But glass half full folks enjoy the goods. Ballard is really no exception.

[@LivingandmovingtoSeattle]

100% agree. I try to give balanced information, but to me, the good definitely outweighs the bads. Thanks for watching and Dropping a Comment, I super appreciate it and the feedback🤙

[@ajanislaughter1092]

Interesting that vacuous overpaid brewery bros were not listed here as a detraction from the Ballard experience lol.

[@GiantTalkingTree]

I commute to and from Ballard for work everyday. It's literally the worst divers in the city. 3 lane changes turning left from the inside lane. Nobody knows what yield means. Every single lane that turns into 3 lanes even if its turn only gets people merging in at the last min.It's the most non giving a F area of Seattle. This is why Ballard has been known for the worst drivers even since the days when it was an on going joke on the show "almost live". Because its the truth. Just look up on yt "almost live Ballard driving school" to see my point.

[@orangejacket4551]

I straight up can’t drive in this city. Drivers are so stuck up and selfish in this city it’s crazy. I mainly reside in Oregon but have to head up to Seattle for a couple months each year and I can say there’s a BIG difference in the way the drivers behave. Oregon drivers are very open to letting people go before they themselves go, but for Seattle it’s got the “I go first or no one goes at all” mentality and it sucks..