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[wakeflood]

The generation before us won a world war, paid to put themselves through school, took us to the moon, created computers that changed the world and a national highway system second to none.

We made pollution an issue worth paying attention to. But we split the baby every time something major needed to change.

We made consumerism the state religion, not that it needed much help but we sure didn’t divert it. We took faith in what govt could accomplish and tore it asunder just a few years after it took us to the moon and passed civil rights legislation.

We may have worked hard but we managed to leave a humongous mess to clean up. Like I said, huge missed opportunity. And one that leaves me cold.

[sagek]

I thank you for your concern but I am well aware of the dangers of craigslist which is why I have already turned down two people.

This is not his home as sweet a cat as he is. But it will be until I can find the right placement for him, even if it takes a few months.

[2krazy4words]

they sleep at night to conserve energy

http://www.worldofhummingbirds.com/sleep.php

[2krazy4words]

yes, but it’s ‘safer’ than craigslist and they can probably help in other ways. being you can provide a temporary home that helps them, and they can help you make sure Riley gets the loving forever home he deserves. just a thought…it might be worth a call or two to find out…then again, he might grow on you and have actually found his home :)

[seattlesparkle]

We are reducing the price to $800. The price includes both the washer and dryer. View photo on craigslist.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/app/4223135147.html

[seaopgal]

Agree with difficulty of getting up before dawn … and with dislike of teens and twenty-somethings (temps, of course).

[JoB]

seaopgal

i was hoping to avoid that getting up before dawn part.. though i am up every night between 3 and 5 so i could put a feeder out then…

but i am not so sure i could go back to sleep afterwards :(

tried a bigger warmer this morning.. we will see how that works..

if it does i may put one of those 12 hour heavy duty personal heating pad puppies on tonight..

it won’t be this cold forever…. will it?

[JoB]

and while i am at it..

this is a link to the go fund me site for an organization that helps homeless people one need at a time..

i think what they do is worthwhile

i think what they do is changing lives

but link to their slide show and see what you think

there are a lot of ways to help those on our streets

this is just one way

http://www.gofundme.com/FacingHomelessness

and while i am at it

Right here in West Seattle the Westside Interfaith Network ( WIN ) is going about the work of helping West Seattle’s homeless.. with a focus on families..

i am not sure if they have a website to link to but maybe they will beat me to adding their contact info.

i am pretty sure you can reach them through just about any church in West Seattle…

No-one should be alone and cold in this weather

no matter how many bad choices you may think they made.

they are all someone’s brother, sister, mother, father, child, grandchild ….

[JanS]

Thanks, Sue. We have someone who periodically brings a cart back to our bldg. and leaves it sitting by the front steps. It’s sometimes been left there for more than a week. It does make it look like a slum, and is not needed. The store is across the street for craps sake.

[Sue]

I didn’t want to hijack another thread that mentioned this, so thought I’d start my own. I am amazed at the amount of shopping carts that I see all over West Seattle, nowhere near the stores that they belong to. I was taught that shopping carts do not go off the property of the store – except when you might have to wheel it a distance to your car … and then return the cart when you’re done. I used to live on Fauntleroy near Dawson, and several times a week I would find shopping carts in the alley from QFC, Safeway, RiteAid and even Thriftway, which was a mile away. I had the phone numbers of those stores in my cell phone so I could call and tell them where to find their carts, and they’d send trucks to pick them up.

I complained about this once on here, and a day later someone figured out where I lived and actually created a tall shopping cart sculpture directly behind my car in the alley. (I don’t live there anymore, nor do I own a car anymore, so don’t bother repeating it, whoever you may have been.)

Seeing these carts all over makes West Seattle look like a slum. When I moved recently, I actually had to initial a paragraph in my lease that said that I was not permitted to bring shopping carts from stores and leave them on the rental property. Seriously? Who has to tell adults not to do this? Well, apparently we do, but we shouldn’t have to.

I know that not everyone can carry heavy bags home; I’m one of those people. That’s why they sell rolling carts at places like Junction True Value and other stores. They make tote bags with wheels too. Buy one and use it. Or don’t buy more than you can carry for the distance you’re going. It’s really simple. But most importantly, respect the property of those stores, respect the employees that have to take time from their duties to travel all over town looking for carts and picking them up, respect the people whose property you’re littering with these carts, and have some respect for and pride in your neighborhood.

[JoB]

wake..

i agree that we failed.

i don’t know that we sold out so much as were blindsided and disillusioned in our loss

I was old enough to be participating as a young adult when Bobby was killed

and that death more than any other

perhaps because it was the concluding shot

really took the wind out of our sails..

it was too hard .. just too hard

i have never stopped speaking out

i was going to say that i stopped acting out..

but after writing all of my exceptions i realized that i never stopped…

i redirected and focused my efforts ..

but i didn’t stop

One thing i see about us boomers is that as a group we are getting our strength back

our willingness to do battle.. so to speak

refocusing as a generation.. inspiring our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren to demand more

i don’t think we are done.

trashing our pensions was a really stupid move on the part of the powers that be

i am hoping it is a fatally stupid move.

Our kids are really really pissed off ;)

yes.. i still have hope

not for the society that we hoped to build

i think that dream is gone

but for helping the pendulum swing back in the other direction

and perhaps move with more speed than anticipated by all

all you have to do is look around you to see that growing interest in sustainability…

you guys are doing us old hippies proud :)

I think Charla nailed it when she said

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead (thank you, WZ) and, until then, I’ll keep fighting. So will we all.”

so say we all

[JoB]

hubby didn’t see the hummers this morning so i am guessing they were either not attracted to the clear sugar water or the delivery points were too slushy for them to feed…

i got handwarmers today and will be sending hubby out with a warmed feeder before midnight tonight

[funkietoo]

2 Much Whine. OMG! You wrote it! Good for you! Using correct terminology just puts it in a whole new light, doesn’t it! (which by the way, I believe is much harder for people to use, without embarrassment, then slang). Think about it…they would never put the sign out with the correct terminology and if they did, the public would probably go super ballistic.

I too vote this best thread of the year! jannest—thank you for starting it.

[cwit]

Yeah, I’m not bothered by it. It’s fairly small text (1″ high or so?) on the bottom of a wooden laser etched sign. Maybe I’d think differently if it was blinking neon lights or something – who knows.

Let’s see a show of hands for people who were seriously considering going there but decided not to, due to the sign. Just curious.

[funkietoo]

Goodgraces. A big thank you to you and your neighbor for taking care of this girl.

If you haven’t already, please go to Seattle Animal Shelter’s,Lost Pet Page where they have a list of suggestions. http://www.seattle.gov/animal-shelter/lost-pets

Two that would be very helpful are in this situation are:

1. You can list her on ‘Found Pets’: https://web1.seattle.gov/dea/romps/Incident.aspx?FormMode=2

2. Search online Lost and Found listings every day. Especially check the listings on the shelter’s Lost and Found Database and Craigslist.

Thanks again!

[trickycoolj]

Just make something up when the kids ask. They have no idea that you’re lying. I found my mom’s diaphragm once when I was maybe 4 or 5. She said don’t touch mommy uses that to help her sleep. Oh ok. I never realized what it was until I saw the movie Mona Lisa Smile in college since those things are so out dated and not even taught in school. No harm no foul. When I was 10 and watching Seinfeld with my mom she was laughing hysterically about a ménage a trois joke. What’s so funny? Oh it’s a grown up joke. Figured it out some time in high school.

If it’s not age appropriate and not blatantly obvious you don’t have to tell your kids the details.

[charlabob]

Wakeflood, thank you for the reminders. I’m a little bit older but not at all wiser. However, I’ll sleep when I’m dead (thank you, WZ) and, until then, I’ll keep fighting. So will we all.

[Pathfinder Wreaths]

Hey everyone! I am the Wreath Coordinator at Pathfinder. It’s so great to see this string and hear the supportive remarks about our amazing wreaths. We will be at the farmers Market this weekend. We are in a slightly different location around the front of Key Bank. We moved out of respect for a vendor in the market that is also selling wreaths. Our amazing wreaths funds the outdoor education programs at the school! So please come see us in front of Key Bank on the corner of Alaska and California from 10-2 Sunday Dec 8th and 15th. If for any reason you can’t make it up we are happy to take orders for pick up! This is our 20th year making and selling wreaths so I know a lot of you are repeat supporters. To pre-order or if you have questions please reach out directly to me at hpletshcett@gmail.com Huge thank you to WSB for posting pictures of us selling wreaths last weekend too.

[JoB]

i tried the higher sugar content last night

the feeder was still slushy this morning and i haven’t heard whether hubby saw hummingbird activity

am going out for more handwarmers today

i already gave what i had away

[Mookie]

Well, my insurance company told me today that since my car is so old the cost of the repairs tipped the scale toward “totalling” my car, so that’s swell. But it only has 50K miles on it. Sigh.

SPD reiterated that with so many collisions city wide they have to allocate their time on investigating ones where people are injured, and that I could keep the quasi-identifying debris, or have them log it into evidence with unknown (probably slim*) chance of them even contacting Yellow Cab to ask who was in that area at that hour.

The Cunning Coward has possibly fixed his front bumper by now – but in case he hasn’t, I’m pleading with readers to keep an eye out for a Toyota Prius Yellow Cab missing that silver grill piece and with damaged front bumper, if you see it parked looking like it “lives” in West Seattle.

Thanks for the commiseration and advice, it is appreciated. At least I can vent! And then drive around fruitlessly searching for that Menacing Motorist.

* The word “slim” was not said by the officer; it is my impression that he was not sanguine about the odds.

[Green Guy]

I have a lot of cool stuff I’ve been collecting to have a sale. Well now is the time! I need to get rid of it all, I’ll be hookin’ up deals all day.

I have a bit of everything, all high quality stuff. A lot of perfect stocking stuffers!

Fine China (By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen, Lenox, ETC.)

Vintage Tools

Beanie Babies (A lot, including a bunch of Zodiacs)

Crystalware (a lot)

Glassware

Collectibles (Bears, figurines, Norman Rockwell plates, ETC)

Jewelry

DVDs & VHS’s (A lot)

CDs & tapes ( A lot)

Records (A lot)

Dental/dentist tools ( A lot)

Good books

Video Games and systems (Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo, NES, Atari, PS2, ETC)

Silver plated cups

Vintage Photos (all black & white)

Paintings (Nothing special)

Slide Projector

Matchbox Cars in boxes

A used Quest pay-phone – Should work!

Cool kids t-shirts never used in package

And so, so much more!

Sale is Friday(12/6) & Saturday(12/7) beginning @ 9:00AM and ending around 2:00 PM. No early birds please! The stuff will not be ready. Will post more pics tomorrow after everything is set up.

3708 SW Rose

Seattle, WA

Hope to see you there! Keep warm!

[miws]

Don’t worry, no offense was taken, as I understand they were comments about other riders in general, and figured that you, anonyme, and others would allow logical exceptions in your views. Plus, I actually agree with most, if not all of the comments, when speaking of other (presumably able-bodied) riders.

Just thought of another peeve that’s gotta be a common one as well; legs stretched across the aisle, not being moved as others try to get by.

It happened just yesterday, on that 128, coming back Home to Highland Park from Thriftway. A young male, (looked to be one of the school kids) and an adult woman. They were practically across from each other, in the front, aisle facing seats.

Fortunately for me, being in that first spot, I didn’t have to negotiate them on my way out, but I did see at least one person struggle to get around the woman’s feet/legs. (I think the guy drew his legs back in).

Mike

[miws]

Good points, but I do have to say that on the (fortunately relatively rare) occasions that I have to stand, I’ve become one of those that generally won’t go past the area of the first forward facing seat, because I no longer have my “bus legs” that I had for decades of riding Metro. I pretty much need the little divider panel, between that forward facing seat, and the aisle facing seats, to support myself along with a death-grip on the vertical stanchion, to keep me from flying around as the coach stops, starts and turns. But I do try to scrunch up the best I can, to let others by.

I do try to remove my backpack, when I have it, to avoid the very situations described above. But sometimes, if I have packed with heavy stuff, it’s difficult to impossible for me to hold it in my free hand for any length of time, especially if I already have heavy shopping bags to hang onto, and if I try to put it on the floor between my feet, it’s going to be a challenge not to get tangled in it while dealing with the jerks, (inertia, not other passengers) ;-) and trying to keep it from falling over and becoming a trip hazard for other passengers.

Oh, and I’m juggling a cane too!

As far as the more able-bodied folks giving up their seats to the seniors/lesser-abled; Yes! Please!

Now, on the 60 coming back from Harborview, (an average once a week trip) it can be crowded enough that I occasionally have to stand until maybe 12th & Jackson, with a lot of stops, starts, and turns.

Trouble is, with that Route serving at least three Medical Facilities, the other passengers often appear to be no more able-bodied than myself, and sometimes lesser-abled.

It’s not unusual to have at least one, or even two scooters/chairs, and add into the mix, maybe any combination of walkers, and shopping carts, what with the Route also serving the (perhaps loosely considered) upper edge of the International District, with a lot of shopping options.

Now, the 128 is a different story.

I have resorted to trying to make my once per week-ish trips to Thriftway on Sundays, as not only is it a bit quicker of a ride than weekdays, what with the Route not taking that back-tracking jog to the College, but in the early to mid-afternoon on the Runs heading to Southcenter, and even occasionally on the late morning Runs to Admiral, the bus can be rather crowded with College kids.

Add to that, in the early to mid-afternoons kids from Madison and West Seattle High, the 128 can be often packed. I’ve seen the bus barely clear of standees by the time it gets to the College, where it will sometimes once again become packed to the gills. That happened a few weeks ago, and when I got off my regular stop at southbound 16th & Henderson, one you man was actually courteous/bright enough, to step off the coach for a moment, as suggest above.

Yesterday was one of those once a month times that I visited Thriftway on a weekday, after a haircut and lunch in the Junction. I was actually a bit surprised, when I stepped on the bus at 42nd & Morgan, that there were Jr. or Sr. High kids on already, at 1:30 in the afternoon. Not totally packed like before, but a few standees, as I recall. I lucked out that the first aisle facing seat behind the door was just vacated by the guy that got off there, so I didn’t have to ask one of the young people to give me their seat.

And yes, after a few times of not doing so, standing there juggling a couple heavy bags of groceries, a cane, and perhaps the backpack if I made the quick decision that it would be a(n) (admittedly not much) better option to leave it on, while hanging on for dear-life, I need to start asking for a seat from an able-bodied appearing person, if none is offered.

In any case, nowadays, I don’t like to be too far back in the bus (after being a decades long preference of sitting allllllll the way back in the bus), as stepping down off the bus can be a challenge, and quite often is not only risky enough from the front door, but much more so from the back, especially at the stops in both directions on 16th at Henderson; narrow uneven parking strips, narrow sidewalks, and located in such a way that it’s difficult for the Driver to get even the front door close and parallel to, the curb.

Please forgive if this seems a bit convoluted. Just so much to say, and as usual, my brain types way faster than my hands. I’ll be for than happy to clarify any points that may seem confusing.

Mike

[add]

I’ll put in a plug for the Pathfinder wreaths – they are all hand-made from locally gathered greens and other interesting foliage by families, staff, and students. There are some seriously talented wreath-makers in the bunch! All the proceeds support Pathfinders’ outdoor education programs, including camping trips and other adventures. I’ll be buying about 6 of them this weekend! :)

[Seattle Trash]

Beyond important for people to take note, really embarrassing for our community that we have to remind others to be mindful of others, and themselves!

We have absolutely dreadful driving around Westside school during pick up and drop off hours. Today I saw a mom/guardian turn in front of a car, the driver of the other car slammed on his breaks, and then the mom slowed down during the turn to send a text! Had that car not been able to stop, it would have t-boned the car right at the point in the rear where her child was riding.

It’s important to recognize we’re part of a bigger picture than ourselves. Especially when we’re on the road are risking the safety of others with our poor decisions.