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[alki_2008]

@dhg/duckitude – what about when only one side of the street has parking, and there’s barely more than one lane of traffic in the “street”. In that case, is there really a “correct” side of the street to park on? It would mean going all the way to the end of the street and then pulling into someone’s driveway to turn around in order to park on the ‘right’ side of the street in such cases. And since there’s essentially one lane of traffic, then pulling out either way poses the same danger (traffic can be coming from in front or behind you no matter which way your car is parked).

@duckitude – the issue I can foresee with ticketing that type of parking would be situations like…you park 20 inches from the car in front of you, that car leaves and another car parks and reverses to only 6 inches from the front of your car…who would the parking officer ticket? Your front is only 6 inches from the back of the car in front of you. Do you get the ticket, or the car in front of you? Parking enforcement would have to witness the parking job to know who to ticket.

[KatherineL]

The Washington Native Plant Society has Fritillaria affinis listed in its plant sale this Saturday. http://www.wnps.org You need to get there at or before start time. The choices thin out fast.

[Duckitude]

Hi: I don’t personally see a big problem with parking on your own strip, no matter whether it is paved or not… other people’s strips, yes, yours, no. I suppose that wouldn’t be a good idea of there are water meters or other city or state equipment located there, so that should be taken into consideration…

Some strips aren’t big enough and sidewalks should not be blocked for anyone, even if you are parking in your own driveway but parking across the sidewalk part of your driveway, because it makes for safety hazards for walkers, kids, wheelchairs, scooters for the disabled, etc.

But, then, I missed some really good points about parking the wrong way earlier, so I may not have much credibility here…

Take care, Ron

[alkicafe]

A year has gone by since we took over Alki Cafe last spring. What a great year we have had!

John and I would like to thank ALL residence of West Seattle for welcoming us with open arms making our first year of ownership easier. We have met so many great people last year as a result of owning Alki Cafe. It’s truly been a bless to John and I.

As many of you know, we worked hard all year trying to better serve our customers. We painted interior walls, added outdoor seating, upgraded equipments, all the table surfaces have been refinished, but most important of all, we focused on giving quality service to our customers. If there had been any time where you were not happy with our service or food, John and I would love to hear from you. We will make sure that your next visit will be a pleasant one.

We have received endless requests to open for dinner. John and I have been also working on that. We are adding draft beer and happy hour menu, and we will announce the starting date for that as soon as possible. There are so many ideas that we would like to implement for our Cafe, so please be patient with us as we slowly reach our goals. Your input is appreciated. If you like to communicate with us, please e-mail us at http://www.alkibeachcafe@comcast.net.

We hope you can join us this weekend and celebrate Mother’s Day. We will be offering some new menu ideas as “specials” during this weekend. Thank you to everyone once again.

Warm Regards,

Sharon Bang

[luckymom30]

We tried Adborable Pet Lodge in Burien afew years ago, it was nasty. dirty, dogs left in crates no daily exercise. Then we tried Pet Care Center on Avalo Way the staff was very professional and friendly. Our dog cried so loudly at Pet Care Center the police were called because her cry sounded like someone was abusing her! That said we still refer friends to Pet Care Center. And we also used West Seattle Animal Hospital they staff is great, Dr.Johnson is the best and they kept our furry friends happy, well-fed.

[Mrs.Mom]

I know that REI would likely take it back, but it would not be right to return it when it was Corry’s that ruined it and not REI who failed to provide a quality product – especially after so long. I did take it into another cleaner’s earlier today and they stated that although the waterproofing can wear out on GORE-TEX, causing you to need to re-spray it with a waterproofing product such as Scotchguard, the fabric itself should never fail. They suggested that Corry’s had likely used too high of a heat to dry it, causing the fabric itself to fail. :(

[carterbiosea]

AS a reminder that karma works both ways, I will probably be enrolling our puppy Dory (and maybe our 4 yo dog Lola for a refresher) in Mary’s puppy class after seeing the link from this post.

[hoffanimal]

What about parking on a “green” strip bewteen your house and your neightbor’s when the said strip is paved? I don’t get why this is a problem. I got a warning from parking enforcement on this. I sometimes park on it when my kids are playing basketball in our driveway. We live at the bottom of a hill on Trenton near 16th and westbound cars come roaring down it. The way I figure it’s safer for the car to be up on the strip than out in traffic. In theory the car on the street slows traffic down, but in practice that doesn’t work.

[Duckitude]

dhg – yep, I think I get it now. You are absolutely right. Review mirrors are better in the parking situation than trying to see through a vehicle. Conclusion: Parking in the wrong direction should be an offense from a safety standpoint.

[pixel pusher]

Big second for Seattle Home Maternity. They are amazing and helped my wife and I the whole way through our first birth. Heather was our mid-wife, but we also saw Marge for some of our visits. Both were excellent!! They are very knowledgeable and actually train many of the mid-wives in the region. And we discovered, after our baby was born, that Heather had delivered three other babies just on our block!!! They know what they are doing!!!

[lilith]

Once again, I think the signs on school grounds apply to school hours / after school activities. I can put up a “No Parking” sign next to my house, but that doesn’t mean it’s against the law to park there. Also, the Genesee Hill school is no longer used, so I’m not sure exactly when that law would apply. Signs or no signs, the law is the same, and it’s NOT clearly stated on the signs.

I’m not advocating for illegal off-leash usage, or people allowing their dog to poop in the wood chips around a play ground, but just want people to understand that if I want to take my leashed dog up to the old school grounds while my kids play, it’s not against the law. (And no, I don’t let him in the play area, because that is disgusting, but there is a large amount of space at the old Genesee Hill school that is not play area or sports field.)

[dhg]

Duckitude: I don’t have any data, no stats. But when you park your car on the left side of the road and there’s a car in front of you (esp. for instance, a ford f250), you absolutely cannot see what car is travelling straight towards you. If you park on the right you can (if you must) stick your head out the window to see oncoming traffic.

[Briana]

I absolutely hate when people park extremely close! Recently a car parked in front of my fiance’s truck leaving about and inch of room and the person who parked behind him actually ran into his tow hitch, denting their license place and remained pushed into it, didn’t even back up. And there was a driveway behind them, which they were too close to as well.

I agree that there should be a minimum distance, possibly not a random ticketing offense, but one that can be ticketed when reported. So a traffic cop can’t just drive down the street and hit all cars, but if it is called in than a ticket can be given.

Overall, leaving another car enough distance to get out should just be common sense… unfortunately, many people lack that…

[DP]

Needless to say, the commercial signs (College Pro Painters, 1-800-GOT-JUNK, etc.) are nearly ALWAYS above the 7-foot line and they are NEVER dated. I suppose you could ask the city to remove them, but I think you’d be wasting your time, because city staff have better things to do. In this case, I don’t feel bad about “taking the law into my own hands” and removing illegal signage myself.

Frankly, I don’t even like the NON-commercial signs, because people can be very sloppy with them. It makes the neighborhood look trashy when people put up lost pet, tent revivial, or hip-hop concert signs on utility poles with gobs of tape and never bother to remove them. After a couple of weeks the signs start peeling off and local punks start throwing trash around. Urban blight sets in . . .

Maybe this kind of behavior is acceptable on Capitol Hill, where it’s part of the grungy charm. But here in West Seattle? I don’t think so . . .

[Duckitude]

On the damage issue: Yes, there was a scratch, but, it has to rise to $750 worth of damage to constitute the kind of damage that would be considered “hit and run” or a towable car, according to the official personnel who showed up after my call.

I called 911 because I did not have the other non-emergency number. They routed it to parking violation, parking violation showed up first and thought it was towable and damage, and they called the police. Then the police showed up. It was all very faster than I had ever experienced such assistance, but, just must have been that kind of day.

This was a slam dunk as to who got there first. In the video, you can see the person inching right up as close as they could. So, they didn’t do it fast, or even move the van at all when they put it where they did. They did it, of all things, purposefully. Never seen the car before, never seen it since, but they were clearly visiting somebody close by. Oh, and they left more than ten feet behind them to the driveway behind them.

[Duckitude]

Ooops… sorry about the parking on someone else’s green strip. I wasn’t very good on that one. I forgot about that concept — I was thinking in terms of parking on your own green strip. Duh… time for another cup of coffee…

I was thinking more about ticketing that occurs without a call from a resident. Sometimes, parking enforcement just goes through a neighborhood and tickets without a complaint being registered.

Yah, parking on someone else’s green strip to be “safe” would not be so cool… sorry…

More coffee please…

On the parking in the wrong direction thing… okay, it would be a head on, but one could argue it would be very unlikely to happen, since while facing forward you would have even a better view of oncoming traffic than facing the other way. I am just saying, I think it is a wash from a safety standpoint. Got any data on that?

[dhg]

We differ a lot on this, Duckitude. First: parking on the wrong side of the street is a very bad thing. It is difficult for the driver, when pulling out, to see oncoming traffic and any accident with a car going in the same direction would be a head-on collision rather than a glancing side blow. It could be the difference between a fender bender and whiplash. 2nd: for those who consider themselves heroic for parking their truck on my green strip: Get a smaller vehicle. I don’t maintain the green strip so you can safely plant your tires in it. If your vehicle cannot fit safely on the street then move along and come back when you’re driving something smaller.

[Duckitude]

Yes. Between the police person and the parking enforcement person who showed up, they decided to give a ticket for parking the wrong way…

To me, the parking the wrong way infraction is the one that needs to be off the books for residential areas. Makes no real sense.

Yes, people argue that parking the wrong way can be a safety issue for reentering the street because you will, for a brief time, often be in the wrong lane while you cross into the right lane, etc., etc., but it still makes no real safety sense. I doubt there are any statistics that show more accidents take place from “parking the wrong way” than otherwise.

And, that particular infraction is open to heavy abuse by people who just want to make pain for you in your own neighborhood.

It is as “ridiculous” as ticketing people who have parked their large trucks with “safety” as the most important issue, by putting the inside wheels up on a curb. For residential streets such as found in West Seattle, such parking should be lauded, not ticketed. It allows for much safer passage in most areas than would otherwise be possible. Yet…

Rationality seems to not reign in the traffic citation world…

[Semele]

So, maybe parking like that isn’t an infraction at this time, but isn’t parking the wrong way a street illegal?

I know your pain, someone did that about a month ago to my husbands vehicle, we didn’t recognize the car so knew it wasn’t one of our neighbors and bad enough after we were able to drive off we were able to see the damage the other person’s car did with his license plate on the bumper. I am completely with you on this one.

[ws4ever]

Guess I feel a strong reaction to the “love to see (Petco) go” statement above. We are not an European village with all independent business owners. We love individuality, but need the convenience of Safeway, Petco, Home Depot for non-specialty items, but love the diversity of local places such as Village Green, Husky Deli, Bakery Nouveau and places in-between. Why target Petco?

[furryfaces]

Hi Everyone. Lora Lewis, Hotwire Owner [and F-Cuber], has provided two free space to Furry Faces Foundation(F3)and Animals First Foundation (AFF)in her Courtyard. F3 will have organic veggies and tomatoes; annuals, such as dianthus, petunias, and pansies; perennials, such as columbine, solomon’s seal, geraniums, shasta daisies, lychnis and more; plus ornamental grasses. AFF will have a wide selection of dog ‘n’ cat toys and accessories, plus lots of donated garage sale items. We hope you will stop by, share an animal companion story or two with us and possibly, make a purchase. Remember: It’s Hip, To Be Snipped

[jissy]

4 tickets available to this Saturday’s game at Qwest Field, 1:00 p.m. in the Cadillac Reserve Club. We’d be happy to sell the tickets in pairs, or all 4 together. Each pair of tickets includes a Parking pass for the North Lot.

You’ll want to go early because the Cadillac Reserve club experience includes a gourmet meal, appetizers, snacks, pizza & hot dogs, beer/wine & Jones Soda, dessert & coffee bar, coats, blankets, private restrooms and full service staff (sorry, scarves not included!)

Tickets are $125.00 each and we can accept credit cards.

206-910-2234

[moxilot]

Actually, Mrs. Mom, if you bought that jacket from REI and are a co-op member, you can take it back to REI and they will refund your money. They have a true ‘Satisfaction Guaranteed’ philosophy and I’ve seen folks return boots after several seasons of wear with the reason being “hurt feet”.

[DP]

You know those garish plastic signs for commercial painting services, junk removal, house flippers and what-not that we constantly see on utility poles and parking strips all over town? Well, a couple of years ago, I started noticing how someone in my West Seattle neighborhood has been going around slicing them right down the middle. Whoever it is that’s doing this, he (she?) works stealthily (probably at night) because I’ve never seen him at work. And quickly, too. Sometimes it’s just a matter of hours between when a sign goes up on a pole and when the Mad Hacker slices it in two.

I’ve noticed that the Mad Hacker doesn’t bother taking these signs down; he just mutilates them and leaves them in place. At first I wondered why he does this, especially if his complaint is (as I assume) that the signs are ugly. Then it dawned on me. In the first place, it’s too much trouble to climb up every utility pole that has a sign on it. Unsafe too. And besides, if the point is just to disable the sign, it’s so much easier just to cut it and move on to the next one. This guy must be thinking: Why should I waste as much of my time taking these signs down as some clown took putting them up?

In the second place, the Hacker probably wants the person who put up the sign to come by later and see what happened to it. So the Hacker’s message to the businesses uglifying our public spaces is this: Hey Mr. “Got Junk,” Mr. “College Pro,” etc.! . . . If you put up one of your crappy signs in my neighborhood, I’m going to slice it immediately, and I want you to see that so you’ll know you’ve wasted your time and money. Eventually you’ll learn not to do this in my neighborhood again. Because I live here. And I care what people do to this place.

Bravo, Mad Hacker! Bravo! Based on your fine work, I have been inspired to imitate you. Only for now, I’m doing a slight variation on your theme. Instead of hacking these unsightly signs to shreds and leaving them in place, I’m going to remove them first, then hack them, then photograph them in my trash. Then I’m going to send copies of the photos to the perpetrators, just to make SURE they get the message: It is illegal to put up non-dated, commercial signs on Seattle utility poles, and if you do that in my neighborhood, I will gladly undo it for you.

Please see the text below, which I’m using as a template to send out to various companies that put up these signs. Following that are sample photos of signs I’ve recently taken down.

Dear CollegePro Painters: Someone from your organization has been tacking up signs on utility poles in my neighborhood. I need to let you know that this is illegal activity according to Seattle signage laws. Whenever I encounter such a sign in my neighborhood, I remove it immediately.

Please discontinue posting your signs on utility poles in Seattle. It is illegal and just plain unsightly. If you continue doing it, I will be forced to contact the police, file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, and take other action as necessary.

Thank you.

–Me

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[alki_2008]

@JoB – no, the kids aren’t better off when some parents behave badly…but that wasn’t the issue I was addressing. Sure, the parents SHOULD resolve their differences and work things out like proper adults…but just because they SHOULD doesn’t mean they WILL, so if some parents are nervous about their kids playing in games where other parents can’t behave like adults, then I’m not going to chastise them for opting to cancel the games.

Kids SHOULD be able to go out and play by themselves without the dangers of some strangers, but that’s not the world we live in and I’m not willing to risk my kids’ safety for what I’d HOPE the world to be.