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[sam-c]

comcast is our provider at work and we had issues all day yesterday.

re:Qwest DSL- they told us they couldn’t provide DSL service at our house which seems ridiculous; it’s Seattle after all. we make do with Clearwire at home.

[redblack]

jo: today, i heard that the idiot from mt. vernon claimed that your local chamber of commerce was the same as the u.s. chamber of commerce. wtf?? do i laugh or cry?

he then implored his listeners to contribute to the u.s. chamber of commerce forthwith, because they are you.

speaking of “they are you,” i heard the twit from delaware claim that the u.s. was fighting the u.s.s.r. in afghanistan in the 1980’s – despite the fact that that particular covert war has never been u.s. foreign policy and no one in the u.s. government has ever admitted giving aid to pakistan to fund the mujahadeen – who actually were fighting the russians, and who then turned their ire, stolen stinger missiles, and u.s. taxpayer dollars against the u.s. in the late ’90’s.

dawsonct: spot on.

i wonder if any of them will ever acknowledge that the central district really is a part of the u.s., despite its proximity to broadmoor and madrona.

edit: here on the wes’ side, we all rub elbows, no matter your income or political stripe. i blame the bridge commute.

[EmmyJane]

Something to consider- What is the government’s purpose? To have a monopoly over certain markets? NO. For me, all of the negative effects of not having the government control the liquor market are just scare tactics, because they shouldn’t be in the business in the first place. We accept it because we are used to it so it doesn’t seem silly, but what if the government decided to take over another market. Guns? They can be dangerous, how about only government stores can sell them. Cigarettes- man, they can KILL you and most places can sell them. If we were used to a society where liquor could be sold anywhere, I think most of us would think the government taking over liquor sales would be just as ridiculous.

If the government is worried about minors having more access to buy and all the other scare tactics being put out on television, they are welcome to step up their enforcement of laws, which is their business.

[hollyplace]

If it keeps escalating I would think about getting a restraining order and a security camera.

[JayDee]

Sorry DP, I gotta call BS and Photoshop on this story. Would you hold a case or more of wine above your head?

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I suspect the photo was of pirates surrendering and someone pasted the photos of the supposed wine boxes into the photo.

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That being said, I will say I plan to vote No on both liquor initiatives. Why? Both are self-serving perversions of the public initiative process. Yes, I’d like better choice, and lower prices at the liquor store. I love visiting Bev’ Mo’ in California, but I don’t want 1000’s of outlets selling booze. The state liquor stores offer limited selection, moderate pricing, and somewhat less than stellar customer service (due to the monopoly, no doubt). Costco’s proposal is the least worst one, the other one is a horror–let the middlemen control things? I prefer state control and limited outlets to poorly crafted measures meant to further specific private interests.

[lizru]

JoB, I still think you’re barking up the wrong tree if you’re looking for accuracy. These are the same people who sold us cigarettes!

[JoB]

lizru..

i am not asking for impartiality in TV ads…

but even minimal accuracy would be greatly appreciated.

[lizru]

OK folks, please. Do not count on TV ads for impartial election information. Really the wrong place to get information.

What’s your favorite place for accurate, unbiased information for making decisions in a democracy? In particular local decisions?

[Diane]

so I started this thread, wow, it’s been 7 mos ago already; very helpful info from everyone; I was still a bit stumped and sat on it for awhile; then learned from JanS about Virgin Mobile in another thread about cell phones/plans; I was very excited about the VM unlimited $25, but alas, no budget for the good phone that goes with that plan; then digging deeper on the VM site, learned about the prepaid PayLo plan ($20 for 400mins) with super cheap phones ($20); I’ve been with Verizon for 10 yrs and VERY unhappy with reception, cost, and service; and very nervous about quality of switching to super cheap VM PayLo; so far it’s been fantastic, same Sprint network as Credo; perfect reception everywhere that I’ve tried so far, but it’s only been a couple weeks; most important is it works in my home; with Verizon, more than half my calls would drop or horrible reception; and I’m on top of Admiral hill; the prepaid thing is new for me, so that was biggest adjustment, along with learning how to use a new phone with very limited features, and very limited customer service; the cs folks are very nice, sometimes hard to hear or understand (they’re in Nicaragua) and only have live help from 5am to 9pm; but my biggest concern, the reception, has been no problem at all; huge relief for me to have phone/service that works well, at less than half of what Verizon charged me

[JoB]

carson…

contrary to what seems to be current popular opinion… winning isn’t everything.

there was a time when Americans demanded that even their sports teams play fair.

[inactive]

Well, in the five minutes since I b*tched @13, it’s picked up.

But.

It has been doing this in cycles for *days*. And I couldn’t get to email/login page or even to the speed test thingy…such a p*sser when people pay so much. I mean really, *what* is their excuse?

Grumbling and spitting with frustration.

Grrrr.

[hollyplace]

We use bento boxes for lunches. It is a real hit with the toddler in my home. We use these cool egg molds to mold hard boiled eggs into shapes. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=egg+molds&x=12&y=22

There are also great books on bento lunches for kids. The Diaso stores have lots of cool shape cutters, paper trays, picks and separaters for the boxes with fun characters or designs on them. Uwajimaya has some stuff too.

[hammerhead]

Here Here Jiggers. I agree with everything you said. My outdoor ferals coexist with the raccoons and possums.

I am sorry the lady lost her cat and that any human gets attack by a bear, especially the one that was protecting her cubs. Now the cubs are god knows where. Wouldn’t you human moms go to any lengths to protect your kids?

Interesting thing, feral cats tend to better with coyotes around than, friendly cats. I have noticed that in my rescue.

[JanS]

I have used Credo mobile, and now Virgin Mobile. Both use the Sprint Network. Credo was great, just didn’t like their selection of phones, frankly.Always seemed to be refurbished phones, and no smartphones unless you want a Blackberry. Or offered last years models. The Sprint coverage was terrific. The only place I really had a problem was north of Admiral District, around 44th-45th, just north of College St. and on the top of the hill over Me-Kwa-Mooks Park on Genessee Hill – 55th and Genessee, and along Hillside Ave, where it cuts back from 55th and Genessee…I always got dropped calls there. Other than that, I have never, ever had a problem with weak signals or dropped calls. Not ever.

Map your address here:

http://coverage.sprintpcs.com/IMPACT.jsp?covType=sprint&id9=vanity:coverage

[JoB]

Dr Moxie..

rhetoric driven solutions are seldom cost effective…

this one is no exception

[JoB]

Smitty…

defense numbers are one thing..

but Bush’s military numbers have to be more accurately labelled offense :(

smart of Clinton to pull the peace card

wasn’t it:)

[herongrrrl]

We’re considering switching to Credo and were curious about WS coverage; in doing the research I stumbled across this thread. Can anyone comment about Credo/Sprint coverage along the western shore of WS? Say, Alki/Beach Drive areas?

[Dr.Moxie]

Well put, NicNDub! What bothers me the most about the cuts to pharmacy benefits is that they are supposed to save the state money, but I strongly believe that eliminating coverage for maintenance medications will end up costing DSHS much more in the long run than they realize. If people have to choose between food, shelter, or medications, most of them will choose the first two. DSHS might save a few hundred dollars a month by not covering a patient’s medications, but if that patient’s non-compliance puts them in the hospital, a 2-3 day stay could cost $10,000 or more.

I don’t really have a solution to this – the system is broken in many ways. We need more money for social programs, but where that money will come from is a mystery. The truth is even if prescriptions are covered by Medicaid, at the current reimbursement rates more and more pharmacies (especially independents) will follow Walgreen’s and Bartell’s lead and stop filling Medicaid patients’ presciptions. The state pays pharmacies far less than it actually costs to obtain a drug, to the tune that on average, each Medicaid Rx loses a pharmacy $20-$40 or more. If small pharmacies (or even big ones) continue to lose this much money, EVERYONE’S prescription prices will go up.

But again, although I wish I had the answer, I don’t. I just think it’s sad that the healthcare of our community is considered such a commodity, when it should be a basic human right.

/sorry for rambling!

[dobro]

From Rich…” No wonder his approval rating is near the previous Prez).”

This demonstration of math ability is telling about the right-wing way of thinking…Obama currently at 43% approval according to Rassmussen

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

GW Bush, the previous president, final rating according to a CBS poll…22%

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/16/opinion/polls/main4728399.shtml

So, according to Rich, 47 is almost 22. you can see why some of those other figures don’t quite add up.

[DBurns]

As I made what felt like my 50 billionth school lunch for my kids this morning I started thinking it would be cool if I could hear what other people make for their kids that is new and different. Dinner too for that matter – I get SO tired of thinking about what to make for dinner every night!

I was thinking of a cookie-exchange format meet up where everyone came with a dozen ideas – we could pick the ones we liked and each walk away with some new great tricks and ideas!

Or if that sounds too much – share here??

Today’s lunch was open faced bagel with cucumber herbed cream cheese (pretty much all I had in the veggie bin), sliced oranges and a yogurt. I’m not talking complicated – my kids are older but kind of picky – nor am I only interested in super healthy, though I am pretty opposed to junk food at school…maybe I’m just so sick of it I’m goin a little cRaZy!!

[JoB]

it really makes a difference if the information they are getting is accurate

[JoB]

HMCRich…

FYI..

as to the actual attendance at the Beck rally..

a link exploring the politics behind crowd estimate vs reality..

http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/08/30/glenn-beck-rally-attendance/

another stating the actual numbers where what Glenn Beck expected…

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5736202/glenn_beck_rally_attendance_estimates.html?cat=9

both using actual body counts based on this CBS report of the numbers…

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20014993-503544.html

who based their estimate on actual empirical photographic data… and rounded it up to 100,000.

while Fox based their reporting on Freedomworks CEO Matt Kibbe’s projection aired on ABC’s Top Line prior to the march… 400,000 to 500,000 people.

the attendance at the One World march is more difficult to pin down.

i could find satellite photos.. but it turned out that the two photos were taken at different times of the day.. the Glen Beck rally photo showing full attendance.. the one nation photo taken early in the day before the rally was in full swing.

objective reports would indicate that the One Nation rally was smaller than Glen Becks’s but not by the margin that FOX reported.

I would link you.. but after going through 20+ similar reports without finding the evidence i was looking for i can only suggest you do the search yourself.

the litter issue was as difficult to nail down. the news coverage on that seems to have originated with right wing pundits and while there are photos of the mall as people are leaving the One Nation march.. there are no photos of the mall showing litter after the march was over.

there are no photos at all of litter or lack of litter for the Glen Beck march.

Did the liberals litter more than the conservatives? Who knows.. there is no objective evidence one way or the other.

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What i can’t understand after looking into this more deeply is the comparison between the two marches.

Glen Beck’s was announced well ahead of time and heavily promoted by the entire FOX news organization.

The One Nation march was not well publicized until a week before the event and backed by 400 or so political organizations that are loosely united at best.

The march to watch will be the Stewart/Colbert march.. media personality to media personality and both heavily promoted on national media.

I’m laying bets that by any count.. in any weather.. the Stewart/Colbert march will win the body count.

anyone silly enough to take that bet?

[JoB]

nice joke…

but to someone who gets the minimum social security disability in this state.. just under $800 a month.. the small change that COLA increases generate matter.

[JoB]

and there’s the rub..

rhetoric translated into programs often kills people.

[redblack]

“vixen?” interesting word choice.

she scares me because she wants to take us down the same path that bush did – and she can’t articulate why. we bash because all she knows how to do is bash, wink, and bash. and there’s really no debating her policies beyond her platitudes: she has none.

but please, by all means, split that ticket and vote for palin. 80-85% of your party doesn’t agree.