The NW would be perfect if:

• if the ferries ran later so I don't have to leave a show early or be sober enough to drive an hour home. 
• if there were decent tomatoes out here. You aren't fooling me with your "vine-ripened".
• If the sinner's tax wasn't so out of control. 30% on alcohol (yikes!). Soda and deep fried foods should help share the tax burden.  
• if there was reason to dress up and there was some culture outside of Seattle.
• if Bremellos would forgo tubetops and if those with muffin tops would buy clothes that fit them.
• if people atleast drove the speed limit and stayed away from the passing lane when driving slow.
• if "the man" quit cutting programs for disabled adults, animal shelters, foster children, schools, the elderly, public transportation, job programs, while spending on cool looking crosswalks and ugly-ass whimsical (shudder) sculptures.
• if snow closures didn't happen when there's a light dusting. I'd like to use my vacation time on a vacation. 
• if this area had respect for it's local history. 
• if Diamond Parking would eff itself. Asshole, monopoly jerk wads.  
• if there weren't so freaking many sexy booby coffee stands. Off the top of my head, I can think of 7 in the area. It would be nice to feel comfortable taking my daughter to a drive-thru for cocoa again.
• if there was clothing or music shops in my town. 
• if there was a variety of live, local  music played. Punk's alright, but a bit played out.
• if we had a professional basketball team. Darn Sonics :(
• if we'd stop with the gentrification of all the good neighborhoods into bland place with no soul.
• if we'd knock it off on sprawl. Not utilizing defunct abandoned areas and tearing down nice afordable housing to add more parking. It is not forward thinking. Build a garage. 
• if our citizens quit spitting chew everywhere & hawking loogies. Stop it!
• if Bremertonians could trust that cab drivers were not trying to rip off, rape, or drive clientele while drunk. Side note...one driver had his hooker in the passenger seat while I was riding. Awkward.    
• if they stopped putting Walgreen's across the street from Rite-aid every few blocks?
• if homophobes, racists, anti-semites & sexists didn't exist at my work. It's amazing how much bigotry bullsh!t I have to wade through daily. Also women who are anti-woman. What's up with that? 
• if graphiti would just go away. Quit tagging old ladies' property. It's NOT art & you're not Banksy. It is just vandalism when it's your stupid initials.
• if tweakers weren't so prevalent here.
• This list was inspired by these four horrible bumper stickers spotted today:
  • "Silly faggot, dicks are for chicks"
  • "W"
  • "Got pussy?"
  • "If you're going to ride my ass, atleast pull my hair"
    • That's not a topic I wanted to broach with my 8 year old. 

Other than that, it is perfect here in the Pacific Northwest.