skeeter..
ask and you shall receive …
all those years thumbing through card catalogs really helps when diving the google dumpster
http://www.oecd.org/gender/data/genderwagegap.htm
the short answer as to what most affects the gender wage gap is collective bargaining.. though this author has thrown plenty of other variable in as well.
i am sure you will find some place in this to hang your hat.
http://ftp.iza.org/dp8603.pdf
thanks wake..
but i still want to let you know that i know i earned more than 73% credit for that post…
even if i didn’t write a single original word ;-)
Yeah, I got one too, and wondered where they got my address.
Can’t say for sure but you should try the Mexican restaurant in White Center at the 16th st bus stop, La Rostaria. (sp) Right across the street from Bartell’s.
I say that because one evening a couple of years ago we went in there for a bite and the place was absolutely packed. We were too hungry to be discouraged and found a couple of chairs.
Turned out there was a major boxing match on their PPV and the whole neighborhood had crowded in to watch it. More people outside watching through the window too.
Their food is good, they have beer, and that was actually quite an unexpected treat to be a part of the action. Fun.
The lady who owns the place is a real hoot. Esmerelda? She’s super.
Go there.
skeeter, They probably deal with it without much consideration of American exceptionalism given that sets such an impossibly high standard to achieve.
Did anyone else get an email from “Neighbors for Tony Provine” yesterday? I got one in 2 of my (3) email addresses. I am not even in his District. I don’t know how his ‘friends’ got my email addresses.
“There are a lot of issues facing Seattle during this exciting time in our history.
For the first time ever, Seattleites are going to the polls to elect their District City Council representatives!
We want to know what YOU think.”- with a link to a survey.
Somehow the emails were more annoying than robocalls because I least I know how people get our landline.
I wonder if other countries have a pay gap and how they deal with it.
I’ll give you 73% of the credit for that post, JoB! ;-)
Change long past due…
Or watch hockey instead. Playoffs are just starting so you know there will be a few dust ups!
Try the Westy. I know they show ufc stuff.
Jan … I did actually try to walk calmly through the law with both Spaulding and the Secretary. The former overtalked me the entire 5ish minutes and the latter went to accusations of harassment about 1 minute into the 2-minute phone call. Because I didn’t want to harass … or demean or curse or lose my cool … I chose to just be sorta gob-smacked.
KBear … That is what an adult would do, but I’m not feelin’ it. *lol* Seriously, though, I really don’t want these folks to target me as “their enemy” and it was a reaction of hostility and condescension when I spoke with them years ago, so … not pleasant. So I guess like all rants here, I’m purging through griping.
Kgdlg … I briefly weighed what you are saying. I disagree this qualifies as a rule-breaking rant. Spaulding has been “in charge” of this neighborhood for well over a decade; he is consistently shown, quoted, self-promoting, and recognized by the Delridge Council as a “leader” of this community; and my complaints are very much honed into his and the Gang’s decisions and actions (all documented on their website, the Delridge Council’s site, and the WSB) as they affect the neighborhood, not who sleeps with whom, who sleeps off hangovers til noon, who runs around in their underwear to mow the lawn, ala the Harper Valley. I know zero about any of these people’s personal lives, with the exception of Spaulding’s birthday, because his party was featured on the Gang’s site as of interest to the neighborhood. While their volunteer time is to be commended, they are also sanctioned and supported by a city department (too lazy to go look it up right now) and receive taxpayer funding at times for some projects here and there. They’re political figures.
I have tried in the past to find a place in West Seattle to watch the last couple Pacquiao fights but had no luck.
wow……just wow….speechless….well, not entirely…
did you quote them the law, give them a link, about not putting flyers in your mailbox? I find spelling it out to be most helpful…
West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day was created by an organization called Megawatt 11 years ago, in the vein of Greenwood Garage Sale Day, which was at the time the biggest such day in the region. WSCGSD was an immediate success but they decided to call it quits after a few years and asked if anyone wanted to take it on. We did. We cut the fees they had charged and made some other changes such as adding an online, clickable, etc. map to the printable one and maintaining a website. We also promote it around the region with as many paid and unpaid ways we can find. We have not raised the fees since setting them at lower rates in 2008, even as it’s grown. (And the basic $12 fee is less than the $15/$20 basic Greenwood fee.)
Anyway, yes, the fees cover the costs of coordination, map creation, promotion (including the time we spend on it on our site). The map is available to, and promoted to, people from far beyond West Seattle as we have adjusted the deadline over the years so that it will be done one week in advance (more typical for community garage sale days is for it to be ready a day or two ahead). People have told us they’ve had shoppers from as far away as Wenatchee.
Anything left over from costs supports continued WSB operations in covering and publishing community news 24/7/365, as well as our efforts to support the community via paid sponsorships of multiple events each year.
But if you don’t want to support WSCGSD, no law says you have to pay to have a garage sale on May 9th. While we’re driving around on WSCGSD with “as-it-happens coverage” every year, we notice some here and there that we know weren’t on the list/map. We don’t stop and wag a finger. Maybe they didn’t know.
P.S. We also offer free garage-sale listings (and job listings) here in the forum year-round, and have for years.
Thanks for asking – TR
First let me say that I think the Garage Sale Day is a fantastic thing, and I have found some great deals. My question is, why am I paying to “register” something that occurs on my own property that I can advertise for on the side of the main streets like everyone else on any other given Saturday/Sunday during the year? Is it to benefit something or pay for the printing of flyers? I’ve never used one of the flyers and had no trouble finding yard sales, thanks for helping me understand!
Car2Go communicates a lot via Twitter so I just tweeted the link to this thread at them & asked if any advice (maybe too late for this car but at least for the future) – they advised e-mail, so you pretty much did all you could – this was the e-mail they mentioned: seattle@car2go.com – and the same # Sue found.
They’re “looking into it,” anyway (I guess there can’t be too many reports in their system of a C2G in West Seattle with a radio playing). Thanks for trying so hard just to do a good deed! – TR
Thanks, Sue. I tried that number, with the plate number and location, and haven’t heard anything. It’s not a big deal to me, I just don’t want to see a user end up paying for a car with a dead battery.
I tried logging in and looking for a phone #, but was shocked that they did not have one listed! I did find one in the car2go app though: (877) 488-4224. It would probably be helpful if you had the license place # as well as the location when you call.
Anyone know of a venue in West Seattle that will be showing the May 2nd Mayweather and Pacquiao boxing pay-per-view? Westside Public House is not showing it. Was curious if anyone knew of somewhere in the neighborhood that plans to have the fight on. Thanks.
So there’s a Car2Go parked in front of my house, since yesterday afternoon, and the radio is on. I can only hear it outside, so it’s not a nuisance, but I’m sure the battery will be dead soon.
I’ve emailed them and not heard back. Does anyone know of a better way to contact them? (I’m not a subscriber)
Hi Jeanie, I can set it all up for you for a flat fee of $50, plus the cost of the equipment that you want to get. I can make some recommendations depending on your needs and television connections, etc., and you can purchase it from Amazon.
I will be in West Seattle for at least another 3-4 weeks, so we have plenty of time if you need me to make any adjustments.
You can reach me at 206-939-2811.
Please go see recommendations. I’m a designer and my go-to vendor has retired. WS, Sodo or any location Looking for quality vendor and fair market pricing thx so much. Allison design dot seattle at yahoo dot com
My upholstery go-to person has retired. I have client who needs two skirted swivel chairs redone. Quality workmanship at fair market prices. West seattle client however if I can’t find someone in WS or Sodo I am willing to travel. Thx ❤️ Allison design dot seattle at yahoo dot com
I would start with a good contractor who can tell you what needs to be done. Cotact Bill Babb at Better Builders (http://betterbuilders.com). He can give you a quick assessment of what would have to be done and, if a designer is desired, he knows a very good one. His number is 588-2075. He did the cabinets for our kitchen and, if it weren’t for his team, the Spokane company that built the cabinets would not have known how to fix a thorny fit problem.
