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[austin]

My favorites are the ones who don’t want to wait in the line off the bridge to northbound I5, so they ride the right lane to almost the front of the line, put on their left signal and come to a complete stop, blocking all traffic to southbound I5 and beacon hill. I don’t even drive and those people get in my way.

[sunshine]

There is no way of knowing why they do, really. But when I used to drive to work, I decided to believe that they were cutting because they were having just one of those days. MAybe thier kid puked up on them at breakfast so they had to change clothes, or thier dog ran off and they had to chase them down, or they couldn’t find thier car keys. And they had a morning meeting or a job interview or a report due by 9, etc.

So then instead of being all irate and indignant I would remind myself that I wasn’t having one of those days. The traffic inconvenienced me, but I didn’t usually have anything big at stake.

So I would cheer them on and hope the day turned out ok for them. And I admit that one or two times I was having THAT DAY, and I will admit, I cut the line.

It was a mind game, but one that got me to reflect on how lucky I was to not be having a crappy day.

[WSB]

Actually his number and e-mail are currently both on the home page since he’d e-mailed us today with a posting request regarding upcoming food/beverage server training! 2nd story down right now.

[defenestrator]

When it’s a situation of two lanes merging into one, it seems to me the logical and fair way to do it would be for everyone to use both lanes equally, and then take turns merging at the end.

Instead, most people line up in one lane WAY earlier than they need to, and they get annoyed when others use the 2nd (mostly open) lane totally legally to get ahead of everybody.

[beth]

We have an ’08 Outback that we purchased from a dealer we won’t name in Renton. We are nearing 25,000 miles and have taken the car to the dealer for all the required maintenance, but we’ve had less than stellar service from them. It’s not that they do a poor job, it’s just that they have zero customer service skills. So we are looking for an alternative shop in West Seattle that services Subaru’s. Any good recommendations?

[DP]

MargL: I’m giving this one to you, because you were the most explicit. (ellenater was almost there, but she was a bit speculative.)

Yes, it was “photoshopped.” I felt I had to do that or it would have been just a little too easy.

Here are some other views of the same piece:

Here’s another one of the sculptures, which together comprise a set of, I think, five:

Here’s an example of the engraved words you mentioned, MargL:

I thought about using one of those, but I didn’t have enough time to do it right, with a tripod and all.

– David

[DP]

Permission to play devil’s advocate here, please . . .

The profit motive stimulates innovation in medicine just as it does in other sectors of the economy. So, by rights, everyone who is for taking profit completely out of medicine should be willing to tear up their Viagra prescription — along with all their pharmaceutical stock — because without profit we probably wouldn’t have Viagra and a host of other “miracle drugs.”

Having said that, I’m still for universal health care. But that doesn’t mean I think everyone who believes, like Smitty, that profit has a place in medicine is a villain.

If we took our current system, cut out the red tape, price gouging, and waste, I bet we’d save ourselves enough to give everybody free baseline coverage. Beyond that, anyone who needed Viagra, and could afford to for it themselves, could do that, with part of the profits earmarked to subsidize those who couldn’t afford it on their own.

Sound far-fetched? In fact, many drug companies already have cost-sharing plans like this in place. And I salute them.

— David

[hopey]

For those of you taking or familiar with the Floradix tonic, I would still like to understand which formula you are taking.

I am scheduled to see my GP soon anyway, and plan to ask for a check of my Vit D level. I would like to be able to discuss the tonic with my doctor if my levels are low, but in order to do that I need to know which one!

[ellenater]

Definitely a library. Not sure which one. SW has that sculpture set in the front but I can’t remember what exactly is there.

[blackwatch]

To be fair….drivers in this city have a politeness disease. I don’t like cutters either, but by lining up the way the merge is on the WS bridge, if people didn’t wait to merge the line would be all the way to Delrige & the Junction. It also makes it dangerous. Within reason.

[yeah-me]

Having owned a Springer Spaniel for 14 years, one of the positives about them is that while they are super cute and super friendly and most strangers love them — they are so nutty that most people (after finding one) will probably want to send them back to their owner after a day or two! :-)

[JoB]

Smitty…

Let’s start with the basics.. that 3% you mention… if it is accurate … must be for a very narrow band of the health care industry…

there are at least 3 profit centers between you and your health care dollar.. and generally more.

Hubby just had two emergency surgeries and so far we are getting bills from 4 medical centers for the same surgery… each with their own overhead and processing firms and insurance brokers and …

this pig is suckling a lot of piglets.

Second.. what makes you think healthcare is a luxury?

Could you remain living without your healthcare?

People waiting for transplants..

or needing dialysis..

or what we now call the chronically ill..

you know people who used to die prematurely from illnesses like diabetes…

who depend on daily medication can’t.

has it escaped your attention that access to preventative health care (which now includes procedures such as dialysis and transplants and …) just might be the reason that the poor have such a shorter life expectancy?

if they are about to die our hospitals must admit them.. but the indigent are not entitled to the kind of care that actually saves lives… and our current economy is stretching that word indigent to include some of the nicest people you know.

The program in Washington that did that for healthcare just “downsized” so you didn’t have to pay more taxes.

there is no public or private fund stepping in to keep those who were cut from the safety net health care program alive.

there are both public and private programs that make it possible for people who can’t afford most basic necessities to at least get the basics covered … the utilities have indigent programs and there are many food banks and meal programs…

but even they can’t keep up with the demand.

this winter as we face weather that Cliff Mass says will be a very good bet for a seasonal ski pass… cold and snowy.. too many will be sleeping in cars and tents because there simply aren’t enough beds available for the growing population of homeless people.

those programs are barely adequate…except of course for housing. Neither public nor private resources for housing can keep up with the current rates of homelessness…

Wake up and smell the roses Smitty before some shark eliminates the security you think separates you from them and you find yourself relying on the kind of services you don’t think people need.

3 million more foreclosures are expected in America this coming year:(

how’s that for facts?

[sunshine]

And increased social costs and decreased revenue don’t make a policy right, either.

Liquor is legal, it’s a part of the social fabric and it gives people a great deal of pleasure. And the vast majority enjoy it safely.

Washington state simply must re-work the way it raises revenue.

It’s a shame that a person who makes 20 grand a year and enjoys a bottle of whiskey once a month is contributing the same to the state revenue as a person who makes 200k a year and enjoying that same whiskey. This is regressive taxation at it’s ugliest.

There are all kinds of social problems that could be “cured” by regulating and marginalizing pleasurable activities that a minority of people enjoy to excess. Sure – drinking can and does have negative consequences some of the time. See also: compulsive shopping, motorcycle riding, eating a lot of bacon, driving fast, mountain climbing, scuba diving, having unprotected sex with multiple sexual partners, allowing your son to be an alter boy, playing football, backyard pools and trampolines.

[JayDee]

Similar behavior on Admiral drives me up the wall (I’m talking ’bout you, yellow trike driver). I heard about Burma Shave signs from an older relative…and I wanted to put these signs in the shrubs:

“Why Cheat?”

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“Its only your Friends and Neighbors…”

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“Your are trying to beat.”

I have gotten PO’ed at the backup on 99 southbound to jump in the middle lane thinking it was some slow-boat or stalled car only to discover, no, really the backup is that long.

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In this event I drive over the 1st South Bridge and wend my way back to Alki from Delridge because it was my own fault and won’t cheat back in. But then I “don’t walk” when the “don’t walk” sign flashes at crosswalks.

[emeraldgirl]

Thanks to all for their posts. Kudos to Northwest Botanicals, who were very professional, prompt, and easy to work with. They provided an estimate within one day, and didn’t need me to be on site (much easier!). JanS, to answer your questions, Walter called 5 minutes AFTER my scheduled appointment time, and it was a time HE suggested… that would be best for his schedule, and I made it work for me. Yes, he offered to reschedule for Saturday (the next day), but I would be working again. That Friday was my only day off. Our appointment was at 4:00pm, and his other appointment was at 5:30pm. When he called at 4:05pm and I asked where he was, he said the West Seattle Bridge… Now, I understand being late due to traffic or an accident, but completely canceling??? Even if it took 30/45/60 minutes on the bridge, he still could’ve made it out to my house AND his 5:30 appointment in time. Both of us are located near Fauntleroy. My guess is that his 5:30pm canceled, and so he opted to take the afternoon off, thinking it would be no big deal to reschedule… but it really was. I would’ve had much more respect for the guy if he would’ve been honest about taking the afternoon off… instead of blaming it on something to do with the bridge. Providing good customer service involves trying to best accommodate the customer… especially when you’re trying to earn the business of a new customer.

[Diane]

ditto; have seen this in drive by many times; looks cool; especially in my favorite colors; also curious

[Smitty]

“I know reading comprehension is difficult, so I’ll try to simplify once again. The reason their tax payment went up even tho the tax rate went down slightly is because they made a LOT more money”

EXACTLY! Lower rates CAN AND DO result in HIGHER collections! Supply side at work – in an article from a well known Libtard!

Welcome to the club dobro! Smitty/dobro 2012!

[dobro]

“How on earth can their tax rates go DOWN from 17.17 percent to 16.62 percent yet they paid more in taxes – 57 MILLION vs 45 MILLION? I thought tax cuts resulted in lower revenues every time? And only 57 million in taxes – the jerks!”

I know reading comprehension is difficult, so I’ll try to simplify once again. The reason their tax payment went up even tho the tax rate went down slightly is because they made a LOT more money- their income rose 399% (to simplify,that’s almost 4 times as much). And they pay millions in taxes because their income is millions of dollars. See, poor people can’t pay millions in taxes because they don’t make millions of dollars.

Still confused?

[Smitty]

I’m so confused (get JanS back in here please). How on earth can their tax rates go DOWN from 17.17 percent to 16.62 percent yet they paid more in taxes – 57 MILLION vs 45 MILLION? I thought tax cuts resulted in lower revenues every time? And only 57 million in taxes – the jerks!

“In a single year, between 2006 and 2007, the income of those top 400 taxpayers rose by 31 percent — from an average of $263.3 million to an average of $344.8 million per year. Meanwhile, Johnston writes, “Their effective income tax rate fell to 16.62 percent, down more than half a percentage point from 17.17 percent in 2006”

[jellis]

In all fairness, some of “us” waiting in that line enable this behavior. When its time to finally go and you are sitting there petting your dog, texting, or putting on your make up…you are leaving ample space and time for this.

It doesn’t make it right but if I’m sitting there picking my nose and you have the space/time to get over…go for it!

Also, like voodoo says…some people may not know they need to be in that lane. Then you have this last minute ” oh crap” moment.

[BigPhil]

Anyone have any places nearby that they’d recommend for this type of physical/bloodwork? I’d really like to just get everything possible tested since I’m in my mid 20s and they say it’s a good predictor of what I’ll be looking at when I’m twice that age. I just don’t know what you can really get tested without an actual medical justification outside of curiosity.

[inactive]

First of all. Here’s to John Lennon’s Birthday today. Gone but not forgotten.

Back to Fistful of Mercy. It’s been just over a month since the band Fistful of Mercy debuted at Easy Street. After that singularly Big Event, the band changed their hometown on Facebook to Seattle (hey, some people care about such matters).

Their CD went on sale on the 5th. They had an appearance on Jimmy Fallon last night. If you haven’t heard them? Check this out:

http://bit.ly/aOY7hx

They have a website with other tracks and on youtube, fyi. Have a listen to other tunes and enjoy the nimble versatility and layers of giftedness.

Thanks again Easy Street Records – one of the Top 25 Record Stores in the country! We are so lucky to have this force of culture in the neighborhood. And, we’re lucky for the New Wavo’s Rancheros too. :]

[waterworld]

I have hypothyroid issues as well. I’m curious whether those of you who have Hashimoto’s or hypothyroid are also taking thyroid supplements (things like synthroid). If so, can you comment on how much improvement you think is due to the Vit D and how much is from the supplements? I haven’t been taking Vit D supplements, and I haven’t been tested, but this thread makes me think I can almost assume I’m deficient. How much additional improvement over the thyroid supplements could I anticipate?

Time to visit the endocrinologist!

[redblack]

ken, it would probably be difficult to borrow most of the things on your list, except for a step ladder, which i have never heard referred to as an a-frame. if it’s a tent frame, the OP stated one specific date, so my assumption would be that he would probably not need a tent, unless he’s maybe doing something nefarious in camp long and wants to remain unseen. also, an unpaired saw horse has limited use, and the OP specifically requested an a-frame.

i was thinking practically, but practically not thinking.

[redblack]

i’m from the e.e. cummings school of typing.

no disrespect intended.