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[Franci]

Informational interviews are fantastic opportunities. Years ago when I was thinking of getting into IT, I did some informational interviews as part of a class I was taking. Those interviews led me to info on a training program that I otherwise would not have known about. It was transformational for me.

Please take datamuse’s advice – you can’t go wrong there.

[datamuse]

Does the college have any resources that might help, like a career office or something like that?

You might have tried this already, but maybe ask the vets at some of the area clinics if any of them would do an informational interview? You could learn more about the field and they might be able to answer some of your questions about mentorships or internships.

[melindachambers]

I’m currently a Running Start Student full-time at South Seattle Community College. I’ve always been interested in Veterinary Medicine, and have wanted to be a Vet since I knew what one was. As I’m approaching my Senior year, and High School Graduation (with my AA), I’ve been trying very hard to get experience, or at least learn more about veterinary medicine.

As some of you might know, it is so hard to find a place where a minor (17 years old) could gain experience in places such as animal hospital. Places I have reached out to in the past have been no help with my curiosity, and never call me back for kennel cleaning job postings (probably because of my age, or lack of experience). I’d love anything from a simple interview with a vet, to a potential mentorship, shadowing, assisting, even a kennel cleaning job.

I’m rather new to West Seattle, and want to go about this in the right way, and don’t know many people who could help me with this sort of thing.

If anyone has any information on how to go about getting this experience, I would be immensely thankful! I feel like it shouldn’t be this difficult to get a shadowing gig, or a cleaning job..I may be doing something wrong– if anybody knows any information or has any connections I would be very grateful for your help.

Thank you!

[TikiMonkey]

We have as many as 10 large landscaping boulders in our garden that we would like to give away. You move them, they are yours. They are anywhere from 2 man rocks to 4 man rocks. We can provide easy access to the garden through a carport.

[jocelynr]

SPU sent out flyers in the mail said nothing to worry about it is fro flushing out fire hydrants /pipes etc

[56bricks]

There’s a little shop at the bottom of Gatewood on the West side. I can’t recall the name but she does great work and is very reasonable.

[kellym]

Looking for a skilled alterations person to alter my daughter’s prom dress. Needs to be able to work with lace embellishments and beading.

• This topic was modified 10 years, 1 month ago by kellym.

[CO2isPlantFood]

While rising carbon dioxide concentrations in the air can be beneficial for plants, it is also the chief culprit of climate change. The gas, which traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere, has been increasing since the industrial age due to the burning of oil, gas, coal and wood for energy and is continuing to reach concentrations not seen in at least 500,000 years.

How convenient for the IPCC WG1AR5 to NOT consider water vapor as a forcing, thus leading NASA to make such silly statements as above.

AR5 Chapter 8

8.3.3.3 Stratospheric Water Vapour Page 23 of 82, Page 681 overall

Maybe by cutting down huge swaths of forests, plowing the land, or covering it with pavement and cities we have fundamentally altered the much, much larger natural carbon cycle.

In the past 150 years humans have gone from using 4% of the lands surface to using 40% of the land surface, so to assume this has minimal effect is naïve.

Or maybe by exterminating most of the plankton eating great wales of the ocean we have fundamentally altered the natural carbon cycle.

Or maybe the warming of the planet since the end of the Little Ice Age has fundamentally altered the natural carbon cycle.

No one really knows the answer to these basic questions, beyond the accuracy of the proverbial WAG. So to assume that cutting emissions will cut CO2 remains at this time just an assumption.

[Molly]

Hello –
We’re seeking a few reliable West Seattle area folk to put on our list of babysitters to call when we need someone for the occasional date night or other appointments. Our two boys are currently in first and fourth grade at Arbor Heights, and will talk avidly about soccer, whales, and/or Nintendo games to whomever will listen. They’re pretty easygoing and energetic, and aside from one food allergy there are no special issues to take into account.

This would be as needed, no particular set schedule; probably an average of two or three times a month, for about three hours each time. It would usually be on evenings during the school year, though in summer and vacation times, daytime slots would be possible. This would be a great side job for a high school or college student looking for occasional extra hours, or anyone else with childcare experience! $15/hour. We live in the Westwood/Fauntleroy area. Please email me (Molly) at molly.winter@earthlink.net if interested. Thank you!

[DaveB]

From the ‘in case you wondered too’ file: What’s going on at ex-Feedback Lounge

[MA20198]

Does anyone know what is going into the spot in between Zeeks and Beverage Place in the Morgan Junction? Sorry if this is already a discussion, I couldn’t find the thread! The work they’re doing on the building looks nice!

[Tatstruck]

Tat’s Deli is hiring…you can be a part of our growing company! Part Time to Full Time Position open now at our West Seattle Commissary Kitchen. Shifts are available MON-FRI 8AM-4PM and Occasional Weekends with our Prep and Dish washing teams Starting Immediately.

Commercial Kitchen experience is preferred, but we are willing to train the right candidate. If you are reliable and have a great attitude, we would love to have you as a a part of our team! Must be capable of lifting 50lbs throughout the day. Parking is available on-site at our location under the West Seattle Bridge.

This is a great entry level kitchen position with much room for advancement as we continue to expand!

Please have active (or acquire) a WA Food Handlers Permit

Interested? Send us an email: info@tatstruck.com

[mark47n]

I woke up this morning and flushed the toilet. The water that came out of the tank was yellow. Wondering if the toilet wasn’t flushing properly I checked the water in the tank and it was yellow. I ran the faucet. More yellow water.

Is anyone else experiencing similar issues? I haven’t contacted SPU yet, my morning has been a little crazy and will in a moment but was curious if it was more widespread than my house.

[TangoCard]

Tango Card is the first company to provide Rewards-as-a-Service, RaaS® to enterprise customers. Just as Salesforce moved CRM to the cloud, Tango Card is moving loyalty and rewards to the cloud – a $50 Billion dollar industry in the US alone.

We’re a dynamic 45+ person team based in West Seattle. Tango Card is a digital incentive provider for engagement. Tango Card’s global catalog of desirable e-gift cards, donations and prepaid rewards is bundled with easy-to-use reward delivery technology and expert support. Deliver in bulk, one-off, or automate via API. Tango Card manages and delivers incentives while their customers focus on what they do best!

We work with top companies to deliver e-gift cards for use cases such as employee rewards, health and wellness participation, marketing incentives, modern customer loyalty, sales incentives, market research incentives, referral rewards, and more.

One of our biggest differentiators is our Enterprise Support team and we are looking for a support rock star! Do you enjoy delighting customers? Do you dig supporting your co-workers? Do you look at issues as opportunities? Are you hard working and independent? If so, we are looking for you.

What you will do:

Communicate with and support our enterprise customers
Fulfill orders via our order management portal
Utilize our CRM system for case management and accounting functions
Assist our customer service team as needed with e-mail and phone support
Work cross-functionally with other departments in order to best support our customers
Adapt quickly to changing systems and processes
Troubleshoot multiple systems on the fly with customers
Think outside the box and help us grow, going above and beyond each day

Please visit our website to apply!

What you will need:

To be truly an independent thinker
You absolutely need to be a quick learner. We are moving fast and growing every month.
You need to be tech savvy
You need to have some basic understanding of accounting and bookkeeping
Comfortable with Excel, Google Docs, Skype, email – Zendesk and/or Netsuite and/or My SQL is a huge plus
Be willing to enjoy the occasional office pot luck or bowling outing or Sounders game!

Cultural fit:

There has to be a strong fit with our culture for you to be successful. Key elements that define Tango Card’s culture are:

We have a positive, can do attitude
We set a higher standard in everything we do
We delight our external customers and keep our focus externally
We have a sense of urgency
We are great at setting and meeting commitments
We win or lose as a team, not as individuals
We are fired up and love winning!

[AJP]

Someone might bike up Delridge because they live there or have business there. Downtown, the Second Ave bike lane is often blocked by construction and delivery traffic. I choose to bike on 3rd because I work at Marion & 4th, and trying to pump my little legs up the hill from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th would probably kill me.

[JayDee]

@gburke:

I hope I can answer your question without literally muddying the waters. Underground, in the geology we have around here, water (or groundwater) exists in the pores or spaces between grains of sand or silt. Think of a swimming pool filled with sand, which is only half-filled with water. The level the water comes up to is the water table. This is the situation for much of West Seattle. The sand is called the Esperance Sand and the bottom of the pool is the underlying clay, the Lawton clay. The surface of the clay is not even, so water pools on-top of it.

So rather than a river, most of our houses sit on-top of a pool of groundwater. At the edges of the pool, where the topography sinks down and encounters the water table and the edge of the pool, groundwater discharges to springs and those give us the surface water creeks like Longfellow Creek and Schmitz Park Creek. Similar springs often discharge to curbs, or to storm drains where it sounds like a creek runs even in summer. Other sand/silt layers in the area behave in the same way.

Actual underground rivers are very uncommon in general but occur in Kentucky, Eastern WA, or other areas where actual limestone, fractured bedrock, or lava flows and lava tubes channel groundwater like a pipe and as such could resemble a river. While it would be cool to have such a underground river here we have no such luck. But on the other hand, you could use that pool of groundwater to both heat and cool your house, but it would involve drilling wells. And that gets expensive.

Parts of West Seattle (Pigeon Point, Delridge) have a three layer geology. The Vashon Till over the Esperance Sand, over the Lawton Clay. The Till is a combination of gravel/sand/silt and clay and it is very tough to dig into–if you have it, you know it. Bad for drainage and water in the crawlspace. I simplify things a bit. Plus we all live in a fault zone.

<http://green2.kingcounty.gov/groundwater/map.aspx&gt; shows boring logs in the area with the very approximate geology and where groundwater occurs in your area.

[Lena]

I had no problem finding a housemate on Craigslist but I put the ad up myself looking for one. I had no luck when I just looked at the housing wanted ads. I got about 50 responses and was able to find a woman slightly older than me (I am mid 40s) who makes my home a better place to live and feels like family after only a few months. There are good people out there for sure!

• This reply was modified 10 years, 1 month ago by Lena.

[katiepearl]

My boyfriend works as a postal worker and his route is in the Alaska Street Junction area. He lost a brown leather wallet with all the good stuff- ID, Credit cards (cancelled now). There are some very sentimental items in it too and would love it returned if found! He works at the West Seattle Post Office, or I am at Flower Lab in the Admiral junction.. please respond via email or bring to either location if found. Thank you!

[ramino]

This wood palette was used to bring building materials to my home. It is in good condition. Let me know if you’re interested. I live in the northern part of West Seattle (Admiral district).

[VicHansen]

Hello! We have a great opportunity to work at an at home family childcare for a few afternoons a week. This position would be a good fit for a high school student or college student. This part time position would require work from 2:30 or 3:00 until 5:00 or 5:30 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays (About 7.5 hours a week at $12/hour). We are located near California Ave & Charlestown Street, within an easy walk of Madison Middle School and West Seattle High School.

Primary responsibilities will include cleaning, reading, painting, playing, singing, etc. Our other two teachers have been working in the field for over 10 years and are happy to help mentor the person in this position. Applicants must be able to do all physical tasks necessary for playing with babies and toddlers including lifting up to 30 lbs. and be able to get down on floor and crawl around. Must be able to read, write and speak English. Must be 14 years old or older and be able to pass a basic background check.

Please contact me at hellovichansen@hotmail.com with inquiries and applications.

Thanks!
Vicky

[campcrockett]

Part time – full time, Experienced Pack Leader needed!

Camp Crockett is a dog day camp, boarding, and grooming company in search of a pack leader. We have an exceptional opportunity for someone with previous dog daycare experience to join our team and meet the wonderful dogs that make up our great pack.

Along with having previous experience, we would require the person taking this position to possess the following skills:

-Unconditional love and understanding for each and every dog.

-Patience with difficult dogs and the ability to stay calm under pressure.

-Respect for people and animals.

-The physical ability to lift 50+ lbs.

-Receive input in a positive and constructive manner.

-Professional phone etiquette.

-Exceptional customer service.

-Self motivated.

-Knowledge of different breeds and dog behavior.

-Reliability.

-Thorough cleaning skills.

-Great references.

If you feel you possess these skills and would contribute to our pack, please drop off your resume in person at Camp Crockett. We are located at 5611 Delridge Way SW.

If you have questions regarding this job opportunity give us a call at 206.327.9301.

[HelperMonkey]

Zephyr – so happy to hear that worked out for you! Did you get to meet Ringo while you were there? :)

[Sunuva]

So, we’re all very much in agreement that it is not okay to block the bike lane. I didn’t really focus on that in my previous posts, but just wanted to make sure that is understood. Hopefully we can have constructive conversations about this so that it is a good learning experience for the OP and any other readers.

I’m also hoping that the construction workers will stop blocking the bike lanes on North Delridge. Yesterday morning, there was a very large construction vehicle not only blocking the bike lane, but also partially out into the vehicle lane. I had to use the center turn lane right at this spot to make a left, but other cars were swerving into that lane to get around the construction vehicle. It was a dangerous situation for cars and bikes alike.

[KBear]

It is not any more OK to block the bike lane for a non-emergency than it would be to block the car lane or the sidewalk. Find a legal place to park, then take your phone call. You have no right to inconvenience others or put their safety at risk.

[zephyr]

Thanks everyone. I took my vacuum cleaner to Best Vacuum in Burien per HelperMonkey above. For some reason we weren’t able to access the motor compartment, but the repairman was able to get it to start up again. So it’s working for now. May be time to start shopping for a new appliance.