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[JayDee]

Todd:

You would be missing a great opportunity if you didn’t visit the West Seattle Farmer’s Market and talked with Wade of Rockridge Orchards, one of the vendors.

Rockridge sells Bamboo, and Wade is a great resource. Now, he may not have some with him right now, but he can bring them on the truck if this is the right time to plant. I’ve been sharing my bamboo stories with him for the last couple of years and with his advice about mulching, mine have reached their species height.

Secondly, look into “Clumping” rather than running bamboo. A great resource is a local distributor’s brochure “Discovering Bamboo” by Boo-Shoot Gardens. It is $16 ordered off their website, and it is a great, up-to-date reference if you are looking to buy (Well, in addition to Wade.).

Good luck – A Bamboo “Foamer” (rabid about them)- JayDee.

[Aim]

<i>Can anybody recommend a good bottled salad dressing that isn’t $14 a bottle or loaded with sugar, HFCS or MSG?</i>

Kayleigh, we use balsamic vinegar. Get a hig quality one and heat it in a saucepan for just a few minutes, until it just barely begins to thicken. It will still seem too “thin” but it will continue to thicken, so take it off the heat earlier than would be instinct.

As it cools it thickens more, and you will end up with a nicely textured dressing that’s got all the sweetness of balsamic and no “vinegary” taste. If you like the vinegary taste, add a few drops of uncooked balsamic back in.

You can cook up a couple of teaspoons at a time, and it’s so easy and delicious.

Lower-effort alternative: extra virgin olive oil and balsamic. Go half and half in an empty glass jar, put the lid on and shake. Add salt and pepper to taste.

[Michell]

My son is about to turn 5. He really wants to play baseball. I understand there is both little league and a peewee baseball league in West Seattle. Does anyone have any advice/comments/suggestions to share (good and bad) regarding the two groups?

And does anyone know the 2008 registration information for the little league? I can’t seem to find it.

Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

When I was looking for something unique I went to every nursery in the greater Seattle area. The choices were slim and not that healthy looking. A friend sent me to Bamboo Gardens of Washington. It’s between Redmond and Fall City, but if you have an afternoon, it is so worth the drive. They have a complete forest almost, of full grown (some are 30+ feet) bamboo. You really get a feel for what they will become. I thought I was looking for black, like everyone always is. But when I saw all the choices, many were much more attractive. Look at their website and you’ll see what I mean. Everything from shrub to timber varieties.

[SA]

eigenwijs,

I recently joined ASF in my quest for triathlon glory. :) The price of $50/month is accurate and is even cheaper if you pre-pay for the full year as they give you an extra three months free… thus 15 months for $600.

I’ve had the chance to try 24HF a couple of times and much prefer ASF. I’m a big fan of the pool, the spin classes (Ed and Stacy are great instructors) and the weights/strength equipment although I think the cardio equipment is old and mostly crap… my tennis club has better cardio equipment.

Other than for spin classes I rarely use the club during peak hours so I can’t tell you how busy all the equipment is. However, parking is limited during these times so you can expect to park on the street.

Hope this helps. :)

[credmond]

I love Peet’s in Fremont and forever rue the day that Starbucks bought Seattle’s Best since the Caffe Torrefazione (also at Fremont) was such a wonderful place to sit and sip and as soon as Starbucks completed the acquisition, that location and the other one in Occidental Square disappeared. One more reason I try diligently to never grace the threshold of a Starbucks store. Having said that, I would like to say that the only decent Starbucks in the entire city is the one at 23rd and Jackson – very cool and very hip baristas. But, that’s the ONLY Starbucks I ever enter.

[credmond]

Julie, I’m on the”rapid” ride advisory board, as are 24 other West Seattleites. From what we’ve learned so far, the California routing would go at the same speed the 54/22/128 go now and would basically stop all traffic when the bus stops because they would build bulb-outs from the curb to meet the bus in the travel lane. This makes for easier and faster ingress/egress but definitely will stop traffic on California because it has only one travel lane. On Fauntleroy it wouldn’t stop through traffic since that arterial has two travel lanes per direction. The time savings would be on the order of a few minutes to as many as 10, depending on time-of-day and day-of-week. The safety factor is one we have only previewed and is clearly one thing folks should bring up at the scheduled “rapid” ride meetings.

[Julie]

The California alignment would be better for me personally, but I’d support the Fauntleroy alignment for speed improvement, depending on how much speed. credmond, do you know the differential? One of my concerns about this “rapid” ride is safety of pedestrians, bikes, and cars sharing the road with these buses. (That grade-separation problem, again!) Seems to me this need for safety will surely slow the buses down. How would the safety compare California vs. Fauntleroy? I have a hunch California has fewer accidents, and if that hunch is correct, I’d guess it has to do with the lower speed on California. How would the “rapid” (I plan to keep quoting it to remind everybody that this is NOT a Rapid Transit solution) buses affect both streets? Would it make less difference on Fauntleroy because it’s already faster?

[WSB]

Hi, Todd – before we moved RRRs here to the forums, we had a dentist discussion, with recommendations, here – if you haven’t seen it yet, maybe there are some ideas:

https://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=3657

[eigenwijs]

I’d be interested in hearing more about All Star Fitness. I belong to 24 Hour Fitness and am considering a switch. I currently pay about $21/month at 24HF and was quoted $50/month by ASF. There are way more options at ASF, which makes the extra $$ almost worth it – pool, women’s only workout area, climbing wall, etc. The 24HF facility is small, and at peak times (5 PM – 7 PM) is VERY crowded – members are asked to limit their time on the cardio equipment to 20 minutes when it’s busy. I’m sorry – but if I am going through the effort to get to the gym, I want to work out for how long I want to work out and 20 minutes just isn’t worth it!

Some other things I am not satisfied with are the temperature – it’s very warm at 24HF. Often I am sweaty before I even get on a machine! They also don’t seem to have any cell phone policy, and I have had to listen to someone’s lengthy conversation about what they did last night a few too many times. With the demand on equipment, you can’t really just pick up and move to another machine, so you are held hostage listening to the phone call.

So any input on ASF and whether making the switch is worth it would be appreciated!

[CoffeeGurl]

Jason Durante, the owner of Durante and Associates. He’s been my personal and business accountant for 5 years. He’s smart, has a frightening encyclopedic knowledge of taxes, saves me money and he’s easy to talk with! His office is right here in the West Seattle Junction too.

Jason Durante

206.933.7839

Lora Lewis

Owner Hotwire Online Coffeehouse

[deepak]

Not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but PCC doesn’t carry any items that contain HFCS.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/341888_fructose01web.html

[GenHillOne]

Methinks you saw a coyote too. As I understand though, there are indeed (red) foxes in Schmitz Park, sometimes families. Thus…the Schmitz Park Elementary mascot. “Smart as a fox!”

[JanS]

I just received this..thought maybe someone out there might be interested:

Greetings graduates and students!

I am hoping you can assist me in locating 20-22 women to be models for an upcoming Introduction to Pregnancy Massage class. Models will receive a one-hour full body massage from a current Cortiva Institute – Seattle student under supervision of an instructor. Massage will take place in a classroom setting. Clients will be draped at all times for modesty.

The massage will take place on Sunday, January 13, 2008 from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM at the school – 425 Pontius Ave N., Seattle WA 98109.

All models must be at least 14 weeks pregnant and in good health. Women who are carrying multiple pregnancies, under 18 years of age, over 35 years of age or experiencing gestational diabetes may be considered with physician/midwife release.

If this description fits you or someone you know, please ask them to contact me at 206-282-1233, ext. 102 or khollowood@cortiva.com.

Thanks for your help!

Kelly Hollowood . Continuing Education Coordinator

Cortiva Institute – Seattle

425 Pontius Avenue North, Suite 100

Seattle , WA 98109

t 206-282-1233 x102 f 206-282-9183

khollowood@cortiva.com http://www.cortiva.com/locations/seattle/conted/

[marybethsc]

I completely agree with adding a Stumptown to WS. Caffe Ladro and Coffee to a Tea are my personal favorite places, and I only go to Starbucks when I receive gift cards, and I very rarely order coffee.

[Keith]

John, that’s what really burns me the most about the monorail fiasco – not that it wasn’t built but that all the land was sold off immediately, making it so much harder (impossible?) to ever have decent public transportation here.

[Al]

We order from Luciano’s a couple times a month and only once had a problem (and that was with a teenage attitude taking the order). We’ve never been over-charged for anything there, ever. We’ve also always received a repeat word-for-word of our order and a price, with tax.

[WSMom]

I’d like to see a crossing light at Dawson and Fauntleroy. Trying to cross the street to get to Fairmount playfield for soccer games is scary, especially in the dark.

[JanS]

well, Chas…if you ever get a hankerin’, just go to Philadelphia Fevre Sandwich shop near 23rd and Madison….scrapple imported from the east coast and Tastykakes, too…

http://www.phillysteakshop.com/pages/2/index.htm

[JohnM]

Too bad Metro didn’t buy all the property intended for monorail stations. Then they could have had the route all aligned, and wouldn’t it be great if they built an elevated busway from Morgan to the Junction to 35th. I’m sure the schematics and designs could be found somewhere.

[thrasher]

I am also looking for a contractor for a small job (heated flooring/framing/drywall). I’ve checked out most of the contractors mentioned in other threads but they won’t touch jobs under $15K. If anyone has any recommendations for individuals or companies that work on small jobs I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

[thrasher]

About 18 months ago I had to have all of water service lines replaced – from the meter on forward. I ended up going with Collier Plumbing and have been very satisfied with their work. They installed all new PEX water service lines and installed an outdoor shut-off (which I didn’t have). I’ve since learned more about plumbing and have double-checked their work and am still impressed. Everything is to code (as it should be) and they pulled necessary permits. I recently called them for a blocked sewer line which they said they don’t do but they referred me to Rapid Rooter who were very prompt and reasonable. I was pleasantly surprised by their promptness and reasonable price.

I know this isn’t water heater related, but that’s my $0.02.

[WSB]

We saw one run across Admiral during our first few years in West Seattle … and haven’t seen one since. Did wonder about foxes during a nighttime walk down the Thistle staircase earlier this week, when we heard something rustling loudly in the greenery nearby … Thanks for sharing!

[credmond]

Jan, – Ah yes, Tastykake – I think they were out of Philly and everyone I knew wanted the three-pack of caramel icing-covered cakes. You could eat the whole package in – like – six bites. Perfect for teenagers with no sense of diet (that was me, btw). I used to work in the Harrisburg Farmer’s Market and sold souse, scrapple and tons of other “exotic” items. Scrapple wasn’t that bad if you fried it and poured real maple syrup on top of it. But then, Spam wasn’t that bad either if you sliced it thin and fried the dickens out of it. Almost had a bacon (cheap, albeit) taste and with the addition of maple syrup was totally edible.

[credmond]

I know the option I mentioned is presently not on Metro’s list, that’s why a number of RapidRide advisory members are trying to get a sense of which would be better. Metro never did a route analysis, merely mirroring the existing route of the 54 (not the 54X). A strong showing from residents for the entire alignment being on Fauntleroy would go a long way toward convincing Metro to take another look.