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[HMC Rich]

Just received an envelope from an official looking business form saying it was the FINAL NOTICE. It said I owed $295. It says it is from the LABOR STANDARDS COMPLIANCE OFFICE from the BUSINESS COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT. There is a Tacoma Address.

Check out what is says in the FINE PRINT … THIS IS NOT A BILL. THIS IS A SOLICITATION YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO PAY THE AMOUNT STATED ABOVE UNLESS YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER. THIS PRODUCT OR SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR ENDORSED BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND THIS OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE BY ANY AGENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT.

Yes indeed. All the L&I information is free from the government.

Scam alert! An unknown entity, the “Labor Standards Compliance Office”, is trying to sell labor posters with letters that look like bills

Because the State and City post business addresses which are easily accessible through the web, it is easy for scam artists to take advantage of certain people.

I thoroughly dislike this type of deception.

[Walker]

I had a friend that got touched by a priest in exchange for a Snickers bar. I think it is just awful that those things are advertised everywhere and obviously promote child rape and prostitution.

[mark47n]

Then why not ban all flashing lights? On police cars, fire trucks, stop lights, RR crossings…

Really?

I’m going to retain my flashing light on my bike. The very fact that people are pissing and moaning about it tells me that it’s working. People are seeing me. As to the whole distance thing, if you are having trouble with judging distances perhaps you should slow down and become the master of your vehicle and, while you’re at it, of yourself. If that’s too hard for drivers then perhaps they should turn in their licenses.

As to the brightness; you can’t tell me that the little light, even a bright one, can compete with some of the xenon powerhouses that are on cars nowadays, flashing or not.

[metrognome]

in fact, *some* people are disoriented by flashing lights, esp. if a) it is fully dark, b) the light is bright, and c) the light is aimed too high. Just because one person isn’t bothered by a flashing light doesn’t mean no one else is. Our brains are individual and don’t function the same way from person to person.

Speaking of which, bright flashing lights can trigger photosensitive epilepsy, even in person’s who have never experienced epilepsy before. Any legislation should address this issue.

http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutepilepsy/seizures/photosensitivity/index.cfm

[JoB]

We considered it for our shiba’s sudden onset glaucoma … but in the end opted for surgery and what seems be the never ending task of trying to balance a slew of medications as his eye slowly heals…

who knows.. we may yet end up trying it

[clark5080]

Brand new video on the tunnel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgIeuSlKQ3w&feature=youtu.be

[HMC Rich]

Yesler or Denny’s secret stash from the Duwamish Tribe

[JTB]

Here’s what the Seattle Department of Transportation has in the Neighborhood Traffic Operations section:

“How do I turn left at a traffic circle?

State Law does not distinguish between a traffic circle and a larger roundabout. Consequently, a driver turning left at a neighborhood traffic circle must proceed counterclockwise around the traffic circle. However, we recognize that there are instances when drivers may need to turn left before a traffic circle, such as when cars park too closely to the right side of a circle or when a driver can’t maneuver a larger vehicle around to the right. Turning left in front of a traffic circle in those instances can be safely performed if the driver exercises reasonable care and yields to pedestrians, bicyclists, and oncoming traffic.”

I’m coming to believe the best thing is not to expect other drivers to follow the guideline/regulation and just see what happens instead. Since that involves slowing down to a crawl I guess the traffic circle is accomplishing its purpose.

[ByeAlki]

We’re moving across the country and do not want to ship a lot of stuff so we are selling most of it!!

* Furniture (Bunk Beds, End Tables, Dressers, etc…) * Toys * Clothing * Kitchen Items * Outdoor furniture * Grill * Bikes * Picture Frames * School Supplies * Art Supplies * Books * CDs/DVDs/VHS

West Seattle

Corner of 60th Ave. SW & Admiral Way SW

Fri, Dec 13th: 10am – 3pm

Sat, Dec 14th: 2:30pm – 5pm

Sun, Dec 15th: 11:30am – 5pm

* It won’t be ready earlier so sleep in, grab some coffee & then head over to find some deals! Thanks!

[wakeflood]

My vote is bricks and concrete debris from the buildings destroyed in the 1889 fire.

And yes, Jan, they do test boring holes over the span to see what they’ll encounter. Obviously, this thing wasn’t encountered in the test borings. The soils they encountered in the borings were pretty consistent with what they expected for this area and considering they tore down many of the slopes in downtown and dumped the spoils into the flats… But you knew all that. :-)

[singularname]

Count me as a pro-flashing light driver FWIW. They are annoying, and annoying things make me slow down and be more alert.

[rockergirl5678]

What’s the link to your craigslist ad? Please post link. Thanks!

[autumna]

I have a 2.5 year old who loves to sleep late. I have to be at work on the East Side by 9 am most mornings, which means I have to get him up by 7:30 and to daycare by 8 am. This results in majorly tough mornings as he hates getting up and is grumpy all through the process. I’m wondering if anyone would be interested in providing morning support which would consist of hanging out at our house from 8 am until my son wakes up around 9-9:30. Then getting him dressed, fed, and driving him to school. I go on maternity leave mid-April so it would be from now until mid-April unless his schedule somehow changes and he starts waking up earlier. If you or someone you know might be interested, please contact me at aarbury@live.com

[wakeflood]

Whine’s categories are perfect. Possible add?

Biggest Troll

Or maybe all you Commie Fascist Freedom-Hating Food Stamp Sponges with your Global Warming Hoaxing Muslim President can’t defend bankrupting America???

[JoB]

that’s a good question

we let ours get slushy last night i think

[JanS]

walker…enough with the unclench. Did you read what JoB said? She doesn’t care if women wax/shave or not..it’s their choice. Obviously, she is not alone about advertising about it, though, on a street in the Junction, since someone thought to start a thread about it. And others commented about it, too. We’re all allowed to have an opinion different than others on here..even you. And what we say has nothing to do with clenching and unclenching, for god’s sake. Believe me, you have no idea who we are and how unclenched we might be…

about this if kids ask thing, then they’re ready to know. Not always. A teacher that my child had in 2nd grade (a private church run school at the time) brought up the question of abortion, in the classroom, which brought up all sorts of questions to me about it…and sex..and what a can of worms. Yes, we answered, as succinctly as we could – not going into depth about it…but, wow, she wasn’t ready. And that was supposed to be my job when I thought the time appropriate. Yes, we left that school after that year.

[ellenater]

Having not read the links… is it okay if it’s slushy but drinkable. I have TONS of hummingbirds and they get really pissed off if I even attempt to move my feeder. It’s hilarious. My feeder is a vintage glass bottle with a copper bottom and it never gets completely frozen, just super cold.

rw, what a great story!

[wakeflood]

HA! Pontificate away, Seop! I obviously do.

And to reply to your embedded questions…

Yes

I don’t know!

Maybe?

Sounds likely

Yup

Um…

Mmm hmm

You’d think, right?…

…

:-)

[Smitty]

Thanks. I read that the poor things can have a heart attack trying to evade capture. We had a blanket thinking one of us could distract it while the other trapped it gently. I think we need to bribe it with some grub……

The other thing that worries me is that area is pretty busy now with the Christmas light show nearby. Please drive slow!

[seaopgal]

Doh … I should know better than to pontificate when wakeflood is on the scene :)

Re. why we don’t “feel” rich: I struggle with this a lot and really just have more questions. Is there something missing in our lives now that we cling so fiercely to material acquisition or place our security primarily (if not solely) in financial wealth? (I’m not talking about people who are surviving on no/low income, but those who have all the essentials of life and more but still do not feel like it is enough … or that it “might be enough for me but only if I don’t share any of it with others.”) If so, what is missing: thought? creative output? fulfilling work? family relationships (kin or chosen)? religion? self-actualization? Why have these long-time human aspirations — most of which are free and within our grasp — lost their appeal or ability to satisfy?

Or do we still value them but are being overwhelmed by the unprecedented commercialization of every aspect of our lives; by advertising that relentlessly forces us to compare ourselves to others, tells us we need to buy something to feel good about ourselves or that we must have a $1 million 401(k) in order to retire well; by corporate interests that frame every human interaction as a transaction and reduce every decision to a cost/benefit analysis?

Or is something else “different” from the past-that-seemed-better? Are we just older now and so experiencing things from an adult perspective that we didn’t have when we were younger? Do we have too much information … does knowing everything that happens in the world help us to understand and cherish our own lives in our own particular place, or does it just make us anxious about all the unsolvable problems? Did our more homogenous culture give people a greater sense of inclusion and security that is missing in our more diverse world?

[JoB]

Cait..

i thought i had said all i had to say on this matter..

but your comment that this is about women shaming women who make choices changed my mind.

this isn’t about women’s choices..

it’s about what we choose to advertise on our city sidewalks…

and shaming feminists for calling the practice of denuding the pelvic area genital mutilation won’t change that.

Nor will “Equating this with genital mutilation trivializes actual genital mutilation in a way that I’m surprised more people aren’t taking issue with.”

shaving the pubic area is genital mutilation… with some pretty ugly unintended health risks that you blithely sweep under the grooming choice rug.

no, it isn’t the kind of genital mutilation that removes body parts that won’t grow back…

but that doesn’t make it any less what it is.

Would you buy the argument that if a woman isn’t severely injured defending herself from rape that it isn’t rape?

nope. the difference in the severity of injuries from so called date rape and brutal rapes that often result in death doesn’t change the essential nature of rape.

Sexually speaking, I have no problem with what consenting adults choose to do in private. If women choose to shave their genital area for any reason, that is their choice to make.

i think it is a foolish choice on a lot of levels, but it is their choice.

i am guilty of making choices that i now consider foolish… You can’t imagine how horrified my mother was when i chose to put not only one but two holes in my ears .. permanently mutilating them.

i don’t regret the mutilation… but i sure didn’t think through the unintended consequences…

for some people there are none, but I set myself up for recurring infections and the necessity of wearing earring whether i want to or not..

but there you go…

Shave, don’t shave, it’s all the same to me. Personally i stopped shaving everything years ago …

for many of the same reasons i object to extreme genital grooming now

but i still find myself plucking the hairs out of my chinny chin chin .. there is no accounting for vanity

i am trying to rethink that one too but the truth is that even in your 60s advertising influences how you think of yourself .. of what you think is and isn’t acceptable

and i am having trouble with a personal image that includes perfectly normal hairs on my chin.

which brings us back to the issue…

What i have a problem with is promoting those private choices on our sidewalks.

because that’s just what advertising is.. promotion..

with the goal of increasing demand by making the product being advertised the expected norm

will today’s girls be struggling with whether or not to shave their nether regions in their 60s because we allowed advertising to make it the norm now?

i so hope not. because being a slave to fashion’s dictates isn’t in line with my admittedly feminist goals…

lastly… you said :

” An innocent mind isn’t just going to ASSUME that this means ANYTHING. Consider it a Litmas test for what your child has already figured out about sex jokes. If they’re asking, it’s a good sign that it’s the right time to tell them.”

which brings us back to the root of why this might not be a “choice” we want advertised on the street..

conversely… your child’s questions could indicate that it is a good time to ask yourself just how much you trust the other adults in your child’s life…

those kinds of questions can be a signal that someone has violated your trust in ways you don’t want to think about.

in ways that will affect that innocent little mind for the rest of their lives.

worth pondering, isn’t it.

[JanS]

Seriously, Wakeflood..at this point I don’t think shaming would even matter to them…they just don’t care…yep..cynical me..

[WSB]

Haven’t had to delete any threads in quite some time. Please don’t make assumptions. Re: the thread in question, I actually was the one who pointed the OP here in the first place after she e-mailed me to mention that she wondered what others thought of the sign. What better place to solicit opinions?

I too had seen the sign quite some time ago; one other person had brought it up in e-mail and I also suggested she post here, though that person apparently did not follow up, but my first question is “what did the business say?” and that person indicated yes, it had been brought to their attention, and they were simply thanked for their concern.

And yes, if you ever see some real tech quirk/problem here, clearing your cache will likely fix it. A long slow process of trying to upgrade continues moving along, something like a triple-tractor-trailer full of boulders going up a 20-degree grade, but we’ll get there. The forum is six years old this month, by the way. And in Internet years, that’s forever.

-Tracy

[wakeflood]

KBear, #9 – that’s a good point and one that bears discussion. (sorry for the pun)

Shame is partially about the shamed and partially for the observers of it. It’s an exercise in lesson-learning. Sure, you may get a Jack Abramoff to decide that buying legislators is wrong (AFTER prison) but you can make an object lesson to those future potential Abramoff’s or Ken Lay’s with societal pressure.

It’s one of the strongest forces we have for behavior modification. To see these guys function with impunity is as powerful a lesson as the inverse would be.

One only has to look at the number of kids who got MBA’s in finance and were stoked to get into hedge fund companies after school. They saw that stuff being glorified and ran to it like bears to a honeycomb.

How many “gotta’ be cool” 20 something’s would aspire to be publicly embarrassed or shamed?

[wakeflood]

Skeets,

I don’t disagree about the non-mutual exclusivity of wealth generation…as a general statement.

But the people you mention AIN’T the people who need shaming. The people who need shaming ARE the ones who don’t want a bigger pie for anyone but themselves and their fellow fiscal elites.

Remember the guys at Enron laughing about jacking the heating costs of the old ladies and lining their pockets at the same time? That’s real, and that’s the general mindset of these Kings of Finance. These Barons of the Invisible Hand. Invisible, my ass. They spend millions to buy legislation to ensure they can make billions.

At least Billy Gates got guilted enough by his mentor Warren Buffet to commit to philanthropy. Good for him. Now how about we unrig the game so the masses have a fair shot?