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[Duckitude]

Hi Alki: Like I noted earlier, I think there are situations in which parking the “wrong” direction is safer than otherwise, or, at least equally safe. However, as noted by other comments here, those are somewhat rare situations. Hopefully, and, as far as I can tell from this last experience and other sitings of parking enforcement in our neighborhood is that they are loathe to ticket “wrong” way parked cars. They could have ticketed several cars for that in our neighborhood and have chosen NOT to. In this instance, they really wanted to ticket the driver who parked into my front bumper, but couldn’t for anything but parking the wrong way.

Would I have called in the car for parking the wrong way? No, no one does that in our neighborhood, even though we get tons of that going on here since we live right at Lowman Beach Park. However, locking you in, and essentially kidnapping your car is another issue entirely. Making you late to work is another thing. Screwing up important appointments is another thing.

On the issue of ticketing such in your face parking carelessness, in this day and age of video surveillance, we now often have the evidence of who parked when and how. In fact, there are now video cameras that are so small and mountable on your dashboard that you can pretty much record most of the day as you drive along, park, etc. In fact, I don’t know if it is standard equipment on any cars yet, but I bet continuous video recording will be an option you can get on a car pretty soon, if not already available.

In this particular case, as noted above, I had the video that showed the exact time, the exact parking style, etc. Slam dunk ticket or tow as far as I am concerned.

People who are so careless won’t likely learn from a minor parking ticket that that kind of parking can really screw things up for someone unless the get towed, car impounded, or a large fine.

In fact, this person was so oblivious, they got back in their car later, with a ticket on the driver’s side windshield, under the wiper, and drove off not even noticing it. Ummm… not sure what they are smoking or drinking, but it must be powerful stuff…

[AdmiralRob]

OK. Here’s exactly what happened! It happened to our 5 year old daughter.

No one on our WSLL team is elitist, or racist because we are in the WSLL. We have all genders and races on OUR TEAM.

The SWLL team we were playing was being extremely aggressive towards our players. Blocking the base paths as our kids were attempting to go by. The SWLL team also fielded a catcher in FULL GEAR. WSLL teams do not field catchers for Tball games. There was a coach instructing the catcher on how to be a “big league” catcher. Standing behind home plate “teaching him”. As our players reached home base, the catcher would block home plate and apply a hard tag. A number of times the tag was in our player’s face. Their coach encouraged this as the proper way to play catcher. Our parents were dismayed as the players were getting hit in the face!

One of our parents approached the coach and said things were getting out of hand, and suggested that it wasn’t very good sportsmanship. This coach came over to the backstop and said “Hey, you want to fight Mother F-er?” Unbelievable behavior in front of kids. Another one of their coaches yelled at our parents saying we were a bunch of whiners and told us to “shut up”.

The final straw was when our daughter was coming to home plate. The catcher who was much bigger than our 5 year old, blocked the plate and slammed her to the ground onto her back. The coach behind the plate jumped up over our daughter who was on the ground and yelled “YOU’RE OUT!”… Then congratulated the catcher on a great play as our daughter lay shaken on the ground. They never even attempted to help her up or see if she was OK. The game was halted after this… She was shocked and scared for quite some time with lots of tears. She cried pretty much uncontrollably the entire drive home.

I can’t believe this has happened at a Tball game. It is unbelievable to me. FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS, our team isn’t playing against any SWLL team again, and my understanding in talking to other WSLL Tball team parents is this specific SWLL team has been fully removed from playing any WSLL teams. However, the other SWLL games are still scheduled. I feel real bad for the SWLL kids, especially this team. It’s not the kids’ fault their coaches reacted in this manner, and it’s too bad they are being punished.

[Ken]

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I usually use ubuntu live or clonzilla but I have several other tools that can recover data even from damaged, erased or lost partitions.

I work for donations only and if you’re unemployed, on SS or SSI or on public assistance of any kind I can do the work for free.

If you want to learn how to do it yourself, I can talk you through it over the phone, but you will need another computer with a cd drive and a connector like the original drive.

My email address is linked to my name above and my google voice number is:

8010fix

(206) 801-0349

I am up early. Real early. So you could drop it off before work and I could have it ready by afternoon.

Chances are I could fix the pc also. I like the ones other people say are dead :) If it’s really dead I can recycle the parts for others or pull them to add to your replacement.

Clark5080: Hard drive standard op temp is pretty high. Max temp will boil water pretty quick. Most of the time heat damages the CPU. Next most likely is ram, GPU/videocard and power supply. Some mainboards will survive the overheating of the cpu but not a power supply failure.

If the magic smoke got out then the board, chip and often ram, are toast.

[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