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[Kayleigh]

I fell while running one day, and spent 7 (!) hours in the Highline Hospital ER, nearly all of it waiting my turn. They told me it was unusually busy that night, but let me tell you, with a raging infection spreading through my abrasions and cuts, I was in a lot of pain for a long time.

I did get good care once I was seen. But my advice in an emergency: go to Swedish Cherry Hill (formerly Providence) or one of the hospitals on First Hill. That way, if you happen to be triaged behind lots of others, you have the option of a quick drive to another hospital (no guarantee it will less crowded at another hospital, but there’s at least a chance.)

[Franci]

They stopped sending coupons a few years ago. I inquired and was told that they were offered as part of a grant that had expired.

[DJSonsteng]

These are my opinions and my opinions only. They do not reflect the views of anyone other than myself. I do not intend for any of this to be taken as medical advice.

I think that there is such a huge biased towards Swedish is that it has the most individual hospitals spread around the county. You have First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Issaquah. Rumors have it that they are building at least one more hospital in the general area. Out in the issaquah highlands. They also have the West Seattle Clinic and Swedish childrens physcians, which my son is seen at. Swedish is a good hospital. They have a variety of specialties the only problem is that they are spread out around the city.

I think the key is finding a Primary Care Provider (PCP) that you like. I wouldn’t necessarly worry about what hospital they are connected to. You can go to whatever hospital you want in an emergency. You aren’t going to see your PCP at the er so it doesn’t make a huge difference. Even if you PCP works for the hospital ER you go to it doesn’t mean that they will be able to pull your records out of thin air. Personaly I have had bad experiences at several hospitals around the area. I’m talking off duty I was there for me or one of my family members. They are all good ERs some better than others, but I’m not sure that my opinion on which are better than others should make a difference.

Now I don’t mean this to sound mean or anything of the sort but: In an ideal world only truly Life or Death emergencys would go to the ER. That being said we don’t live in an ideal world. Heres how I look at the local hospitals.

Harborview- I would ONLY go here if I had a severe burn or just chopped off a limb or had a major traumatic injury.

Childrens- They don’t just treat the kid they take care of the whole family. I would try to see my regular peditrician before I went to childrens. But if my 1 year old NEEDS to go to the ER you can bet I’m taking him to childrens.

For me or my wife I would probably go to Swedish Cherry Hill Its a more low key ER. I would probably go to First hill as well, Its busier than cherry hill but still a good choice. I’ve only ever dropped off paitents at the UW but it seems like a good ER from everything that I have seen. In the end it all really depends on what your are going to the ER for. Hopefully none of you have to use my advice to frequently or at all.

Sorry about all the rambeling its 1215am and I just got home from a 14 hour shift. So if I just babbled and it doesn’t really make a complete thought just let me know and I’ll see if I can try again.

D.J.

Just a reminder if you feel that you are having a life threatening emergency please don’t hesitate to call 911.

[Anonymous]

hlywdsm:

I am fully aware that you can take your own photo when applying for a passport, but we were in a hurry, wanted to beat the rush since we needed the passports reather quickly for an upcoming trip and besides you have to have the picture size exact. For our family the phots that the U.S. Post Office Customs Rep took were great, the color was great and we were all smiling nice, unforced smiles so it worked for us. Maybe not for everyone, especially for people watching the money they spend but for us it worked.

Everyone does what is BEST for them, just because we didn’t take our own photos you don;t need to come down on me so hard. Loosen up!!

[afrikando]

Check out the local website ubersquare.com. You can post your project and get bids on the work. I just completed a small bathroom upgrade this way and couldn’t be happier with the result. There are all sorts of jobs posted—not just contractor type stuff. It’s a great resource!

[JoB]

This is frightening. Not the he said/he said, but the idea that someone thinks it is necessary to put a house resolution like this together and that our legislators are more likely to pass it because they don’t want to seem unchristian than because they actually read it and agree with it. We are becoming too much a nation that worries about what something will look like instead of one that concerns itself with the actual facts.

This country was settled on economic principles, not religious ones. Religious communities took advantage of the situation to resettle where they would be free of religious persecution. The excesses of some of those religious communities prior to the declaration are what guaranteed the inclusion of religious freedom as one of the basic tenants of our nation.

“One nation under god” does not exist in our constitution… it was not assumed that every man worshiped his god the same way… thus the need for the inclusion of words on religious freedom. It is unlikely that the framers of the constitution were trying to guarantee the freedom of atheists, Mormons, Muslims, Buddhists or even Catholics as they weren’t present in large enough numbers to note. They simply realized that even Protestant Christians did not agree on how to worship their god.

If we are to pass a resolution stating that this nation’s history has been based on religious principles on such little evidence, we might as well pass one that states that we never really intended freedom to encompass women or blacks as they weren’t mentioned in our constitution or our voting history until much later. Now that would rise some hackles.

An educated man/woman is one who reads both sides of an argument and then reads all the references each side used. In any disagreement, by definition both sides are biased. The only way to sort through that bias and decide what you believe is though careful examination of the evidence… not the commentary.

And dismissing an argument simply because of it’s source is equally foolish. Amazingly, intelligent comments are made on both sides every day. In these days of polarization, they are few and far between… but they are still there for those of us who like to sort through the rhetoric in search of the truth.

gosh.. sound just like a schoolteacher, don’t i? I’m not, but I’ll post this anyway.

thanks ken for alerting me to this.

[JoB]

Ok, i admit i have lived here 3 months now and have yet to make a friend… but i have to be honest, i am generally behind two very active and noisy dogs and have yet to follow up on the couple of overtures that were made before Christmas. Beyond that, i have yet to join anything except a book club… and that with my hubby… i am not making much of an effort yet.

Having just spent the last 4 years in the twin cities, i am tickled to be back in the land of people who will actually talk with me if i initiate conversation and who aren’t too polite to answer a direct question. Freeze ? I haven’t noticed it!

[bookbiz]

Just a quick note recommending West Seattle’s only auto ‘detailing’ outfit … Auto Buff on 36th just off Admiral. I needed to spiff up my 5 yo car for sale, and Auto Buff made it look like it just came off the showroom for a fair price. Sorry for making this sound like a commercial. They really did a terrific job and I want to pass it on.

[Aim]

Hopey, you are ON with a board game.

My partner and I have talked about doing a “game night” to get various groups of friends to meet one another (we have the work friends, the online friends, the old friends, the new friends, the friends we rarely see, etc etc, and none of the groups know one another but would get along famously.)

We just keep getting busy, or one of us gets sick, or whatever. We’re both transplants, but in that way I guess we’ve both become very “Seattle.”

I smile at folks I pass on the street, but often if they say hello, I’m so surprised it takes me a moment to react, and by the time I squeak out a hello in return they’ve already passed.

On the other hand, I get teased at home because in every place we go I make a new friend. Maybe not a “let’s hang out” friend, but I end up chatting with folks and in 3 minutes know their life story. It’s odd, and according to my partner, a talent. It’s almost annoying to me at times, because occasionally I just want to go to the store and go home, but everyone talks to me. :-)

[flipjack]

heck maybe smalltown papers will want them.

I already tried selling them on craigslist…no takers. It’s pretty fascinating stuff: coverage of The first lunar landing, world war 2, vietnam, kennedy assn.,

Seattle Earthquake in 65, I think..

just interesting to read the journalistic style and see that blatant propaganda hasn’t really changed much over the years.

[JanS]

hehe…jo…true…when they come here, I suppose they shouldn’t expect things to be just like at home. I certainly miss some of the “delicacies’ of where I grew up, but, really, Seattle is it’s own place, with it’s own special things. Smiles matter, asking if people need help, as you do, matters. I see clients everyday, sometimes new ones, and I have to be able to be friendly and welcoming, to be interested and a listener. After 33 years in West Seattle, I’ve made a few friends, and a lot of acquaintances…you just need to make an effort, and not wait for the other person. Life is too short for it to be otherwise :)

[Jo]

I called Ho Win last weekend and the food was good. I live at Alki, quite a distance from the restaurant, and I still had my order within a half an hour.

[hlywdsm]

Lattemom,

Your right in that you still have to apply for the passport…But you don’t have to pay to have your picture taken. You can take your own picture, and then resize it to the requirements. Why exactly would you pay (get ripped off) to have someone snap a picture of you if you own a digital camera and at the very least the basic software that comes with Windows or that Mac thingy? If you are like (I think) most people you want your picture to be decent, and if you take your own you can make sure of that.

[Sue]

Squareeyes, I’ve never had a hotel deny me the right to see a room beforehand, so that’s a good idea. When my friend wanted to stay at the Moore downtown, she asked me to check it out since it seemed like the price was too good to be true. They made me leave my drivers license at the front desk in exchange for the key, but they did let me go up and take a look.

[natinstl]

We are using Thompson for a wood stove install and I’m questioning some of the install process. Has anyone ever used them before?

[WSB]

FYI all – I am closing this topic at the request of the user who initiated it. The user also has requested that the content of their posts be deleted, which is a request we as editors can grant but do not guarantee to anyone; I have chosen not to delete the entire topic as there has been a lot of participation. Obviously if anyone else wants to continue a discussion on this general concept they are welcome to open a new topic. Sorry and thanks. We will be writing a separate forum policy (our comments policy is on the second half of the “about” page linked from the top navigation) as soon as possible and also posting it here so everyone is clear.

[Kayleigh]

Lattemom, that’s an interesting, derisive (presumptuous and wrong, also) stereotype of people who swear. Would you like me to offer an equally derisive and presumptuous stereotype of stay-at-home moms?

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[Erik]

Wes –

Of course we can and sometimes will be swayed in our thinking by what we hear, read, see. But individually we all have to run this information through our own contextual filters to see if it’s something we want to influence our lives. Just because so and so says I must believe such and such doesn’t necessarily mean I will. I’m quite skeptical by nature and will want to do my own due diligence. It doesn’t mean that what the other person told me is wrong, I just haven’t bought into it yet. I guess that’s why we love having discourse on this forum…lol.

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[credmond]

I’m in awe of lattemom’s ability to command authority and act. Irrespective of one’s opinion of the merit of the phone call, lattemom showed that active, involved, citizens can and do get the attention of the city. That’s a really good thing and a really good thing to know. Take heed, call in if something seems not right. I do. I’m also of the “heard more bad stuff than that before” so usually that kind of foul language goes in and out the same ear. Agree that the guy in question seemed to be having some severe electrical storms inside his head. That’s both sad and worrisome on so many levels. And, I’m a real fan of Ken’s standard of ethics. Reminds me of that French standard – Liberté, Fraternité, Egality. Anyway, a really rousing discourse. Also, in lattemom’s defense, the south end of West Seattle can be and is somewhat of a freezone. This was a bit too “wild west” for a family neighborhood.

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[GenHillOne]

I think we’re all in awe that the city would move this quickly on ANYTHING :)!