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[Anonymous]

Just curious if anyone has used Fat City for their car service needs.

I would like some reviews of this place. Thanks in advance!

[Froghair]

Thanks to all of you for your advice. This seems to be an interesting topic for a lot of people! Re my circumstance, if I go one or two blocks south on California from Seattle St., I get good reception, or north down the hill, or even a couple of blocks west reception with Sprint is good. It’s only a small area near me that seems to be a problem.

I think I’ll give Verizon a shot, or possibly T Mobile. I work for Wells Fargo, and we get a nice discout with Sprint (-27%), Verizon (-24%), or T Mobile (-12%).

Thanks again!

[cjboffoli]

Bayou: LOL! Well, that and having a succulent crawfish as your avatar.

[cjboffoli]

NewResident: A very good question! Some say that foodies are made. But I maintain that foodies are BORN and that it is predetermined in one’s genetic code. The sooner you figure out you’re a foodie the better. Most figure it out on their own by adolescence. If they happen to be born in states with robust sales of products like Hamburger Helper and Chicken Tonight, odds are that life will be especially oppressive for them when they’re young. Believe it or not, even in 2008 some states have laws against foodies marrying. Craziness, huh? I’m still waiting for the day when a foodie becomes president. Some falsely credit Herbert Hoover as the first because of the whole “chicken in every pot” speech. But I think that’s not likely as a true foodie would have articulated what KIND of chicken and what was going to be served with it.

Generally foodies totally break-out during their college years. As members of an oppressed people they find safety in numbers and briefly eschew non-foodies. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

They eat stinky cheese unapologetically and participate in on campus rallies, marching with hand-painted banners and shouting, “We’re here, we’re foodies, get used to it!” If they’re lucky, they survive the college dining hall experience, meet someone special and have little foodie babies who, even though they’re too young to speak, none-the-less appreciate the flavor nuances of their mother’s milk. Foodie kids are super-easy to raise because they always clean their plates and have absolutely no issues with brussels sprouts. Their biggest problem in life generally comes later in trying to reconcile a fetish for things like bacon and foie gras whilst maintaining reasonable blood cholesterol levels.

If you’re still suffering from a bit of foodie confusion, perhaps you should take a foodie quiz. At this point you should go get something to write with. I’ll wait.

OK. Are you ready?

Question 1: What did you bring back to take this quiz? If your answer is a yellow highlighter, then I’m sorry but you’ve failed the foodie quiz. If you’ve come back with a 8 inch chef’s knife then you don’t need to take the quiz as you ARE a foodie. Otherwise, please continue.

Question 2: Did you ever diffuse a one of your sibling’s tableside tantrums by calmly instructing your parents that if they’d only put some eggy Belgian mayonaise on top of it you wouldn’t have to listen to said sibling whine about eating the broccoli?

Question 3: Have you ever secretly wanted to slap the hand of the person who, without permission, helps themselves to your delicious, golden pile of McDonalds french fries, even though there’s enough on the table to feed a family of four?

Question 4: Do you often find yourself on the phone taking odds from bookies over the outcome of the Food Network’s Iron Chef competitions?

Question 5: Would you sign a petition that would make things like pumpkin pie and egg nog available for the entire year, as opposed to just during the holidays?

If you answered YES to any of these questions you may want to consider coming out of the foodie closet.

[Anonymous]

I’m just curious….. What constitutes a person as a “foodie”?

[cjboffoli]

The Culinary Communion (founded by West Seattle chef Gabriel Claycamp and his wife Heidi) for a limited time is selling pounds of their critically-acclaimed, house-cured bacon made from organic Berkshire heirloom pigs raised on a local farm in Port Orchard.

Apparently they are planning to start selling their products at Farmer’s Markets in 2009. But in the meantime this bacon has been in high demand among foodies and bacon lovers and goes very fast when they’ve offered it in the past. This is nothing like the thin, dull, overly salty factory bacon you might be used to from the supermarket. This stuff is made by hand in small batches, is local and is bursting with full-on bacon flavor.

I’m stocking up to be sure that I have enough on hand for holiday entertaining. I find that it also keeps really well in the freezer too. But this stuff is way too good to keep it on the down-low so I thought I’d throw this out there to all of my fellow West Seattle Blog readers. It’s $10 a pound but worth every penny. You can buy it at their new teaching kitchens in Bacon Hill, er, I mean Beacon Hill (2524 Beacon Avenue South) or you can call them at 206.284.8687 as they might be able to make arrangements for delivery (especially if you buy a whole bunch). I can’t wait to get mine and try it in this new bacon ice cream recipe that I just found! Don’t walk. RUN! It’s BACON!

[WSB]

Maybe I have an iPhone lemon. I’m the person you’ll see all around West Seattle waving her iPhone desperately in the air trying to get the live 911 log page to come up, right after a siren sounded in the distance … The phone part has serious dropouts at our house in upper Fauntleroy (over the south end of Lincoln Park). But those Verizon phones (including our business line, which we originally procured as a pay-as-you-go Virgin Mobile, then transferred!) are golden.

[acemotel]

I don’t know if these folks are still around, but they were very helpful in a similar situation a few years ago:

Geriatric Regional Assessment Team / Evergreen Healthcare, 2414 SW Andover D120, Seattle 98106.

Phone: (206) 923-6300

If you can talk to Karen Kent, she is THE regional expert on hoarding. She occasionally gives workshops about this difficult condition.

[raindance42]

Annaandsusanna, I’m a stay-at-home mom of a 7 month old looking for part-time childcare work where I can bring my daughter with me. If that will fit your needs, you can email me at raindance42@gmail.com and we can discuss details. I look forward to hearing from you and meeting your family!

[Zenguy]

Call APS, undoubtedly they have dealt with this situation before and have experience in aproaching this difficult situation. Since they cannot remove anyone from their home the individual can just say no and no harm done.

It is nice that people care about others they do not even know.

[celeste17]

Hi all, we discussed this get together at the book club tonight and a great idea was brought forth. Please bring a donation to the local food bank or a gift card that socialworker can use for his clients. Also instead of just dessert we can make it a potluck and people can bring whatever they would like to bring.

Does anyone know if we can reserve the banquet area of Big Al’s?

The date of December 14th around 3pm was suggested.

[WSB]

That story originated with KOMO here in Seattle, which is an ABC affiliate –

http://www.komonews.com/news/34851839.html

Anyone who is moved to help, there are myriad agencies here in West Seattle that need you right.this.second. In particular (these are direct links for donating online – I s’pose I should compress the URLs but I wanted you to see they go directly to the donation screens)

West Seattle Food Bank

https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/ExpressDonation.aspx?ORGID2=911464412

White Center Food Bank (which serves part of West Seattle too)

https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/ExpressDonation.aspx?ORGID2=91-1167830

WestSide Baby

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=PcX_tZ_87Vdi3oA8VoCvezfNF3M1l6bMBBzKHBMsxzInKJHbrlZxW-PZFyS&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f9fecf49521b3f5af8500b6262ba08c6a6c42096c47a6d044

West Seattle Helpline

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=0A4q_YFYmvgxT6JQUundRD-bAkgnIISxbfy-SUpjuuo5teaNmYtKW2dcX2S&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f9fecf49521b3f5af8500b6262ba08c6a6c42096c47a6d044

[JoB]

it was a good group and lively discussion.

thanks zenguy for being our public voice and for hanging in there and keeping us on track.

I think this is going to be a great group.

[hammerhead]

I deal with these type of people all the time in my rescue work. Is it a hazard to you and her. In New York, the fire department now goes around looking for hoarders because of the fire hazards. You should probably go to a social services. If elderly contact a senior citizen organization. But with services being cut via the king county counsel. Things will get tougher.

[HeavyMetalConservative]

Hello JoB, I hope you are well. Oh boy, my response warrants a publishing deal. A bit long.

I took Zenguy at his word and addressed his moderation statement. I am honest enough to say that I don’t know what Bush did as Governor.

Zenguy made it sound as if there was not any reaching across and he was partly correct, but not completely. I was actually trying to show some moderation in his record in my post, positives and negatives to the main question that Zenguy stated. I focused on the last 8 years. Bush’s record shows some moderation from his Presidency. I think Clinton was better at that after he got spanked in his early years.

But, no matter what George Bush did, most progressives will not give him an ounce of credit.

Therefore, if I am to infer past performance as a gateway to future performance, then it must be stated that Obama will similarly follow his patterns from the past. Some of those things he has spoken about and sometimes voted on directly contradict what I support.

Realistically, I am going to see what happens. I think Mr. Obama will be more moderate than the campaign rhetoric. I think he will follow through with many of his points, whether I agree with them or not. I will certainly give him a chance. I really have no choice for the next four years :)

To your points:

Deregulation? Give me a break. President Bush stated and John McCain stated that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac needed much more oversight. True, they should have done more. But they were blocked or ignored. De-regulation is a tired argument. Misregulation is a better term.

De-regulation gives people more choices and opportunities. Quite often it is good but not always. Definitely there needs to be good oversight and restrictions put in place. Corporations will not play fairly at times. Are the corporate officers in those companies fit? John Ashcroft (much hated by the left) went after white collar crime during his tenure too. The US attorneys and the DOJ do try to find these idiots. Mismanagement, unfortunately hits in many areas.

I’ll show you one area that includes Barney Frank and Chris Dodd or how about Franklin Raines and Jaimie Gorelich. Definitely not Republicans. The last two made millions while they worked there. Evil Politicians and Corporate thugs. LOL. The intent by the Civil Investment Act, HUD and other GSE’s was good, but the execution was wrong in a lot of areas. Complain about Cheney and Bush all you want but Halliburton (who Clinton used also) has nothing on this bi-partisan (and very democratically supported) debacle.

Gonzalez and Libby might be another story, and may not be a good one for the Bush administration. What Bush should have done was fire all the US attorneys like Clinton did and start from scratch.

Under the Bush Tax Cuts, the wealthy ended up paying more to the government because more revenues came in (at least until a few months ago). If memory serves me, I believe the lowest income earners had a tax break also.

41 Percent of Americans, about 121 million do not pay Federal Income tax, or get re-imbursed so that their federal tax liability is zero. That is a huge number. This number went up dramatically between Clinton and Bush presidencies. The number also went up with the Child Tax Credit from the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts.

Also, poverty declined in almost every area since 1990 except one. Illegal immigrants. The census counts people and not citizens for these figures. Poverty went up overall but for citizens, it went down. Compassion is wonderful but we are getting a bill of goods taking care of people who shouldn’t be here, but they are getting taken care of. Now, Mr. Bush did try to address this but it really didn’t go anywhere.

You might be right that shifting money to the corporations is happening but people in poverty do not hire me or you. I am appalled at the large amount of incompetence from so called experts at these institutions.

No Child Left Behind federalized the educational system too much. There was legislation to help that called APLUS, but as far as I know it never went anywhere. The spirit of the bill was good but had major flaws.

I am guessing that you and I have played by the rules and our representatives and the market now needs a massive bailout from us. Not fair to you and I, is it?

Was Bush and Co, pro business? Absolutely. Are democrats usually pro union? Yes they are. I will say Democrats are not anti business either but they usually tax people more than republicans. Anyway, I see natural constituencies there. Both are needed but they are also at odds with each other. I like the free market but I also do not trust large corporations which try to keep stockholders (and our mutual fund investors) happy. Yes, Bush is pro business and that is definitely his background. Not every market solution will work. That is why many businesses go under but the free enterprise system does work.

Maybe you are right that Social Security was not “privatized” and people were given a chance at using the market. The long run showed a net profit using markets. But I also do think it is too volatile to use taxed money. If that had been implemented right now, that would been disasterous. Mainly people need to take care of themselves. Should there be a opt in clause for Social Security? It can’t happen right now because of the pay as you go status. No one has come up with a way to fix Social Security and its impending problem.

We should use this financial crisis to take a hard look at Social Security. We can’t wait much longer.

The bigger question is, why try to have government support you? If those programs get cut or fail, where does that leave the consumer?

Work, Save, Use the tax system to your benefit but don’t rely on the government. It is not a good investment either. Invest in yourself.

As far as International Policy, we cannot agree. It is dangerous out there and I would rather they respect our strength than our weakness. (here comes Abu Ghraib and Gitmo arguements).

Putin and Medvedev are trying trying to bring back Russia to prominence. Did you know that if you draw a straight line between Moscow and Jerusalem, the Republic of Georgia is in the way?

Russia is getting dangerous again.

Many of the Taliban, and Al Quada have been caught and killed. We will never get them all.

Libya has seen the light to some extent. Talks with North Korea have been troubling but we seem to be getting there. Iran’s theocracy is dangerous, but you know the American presence in Iraq irritates the hell out of them.

Iraq should be a historical footnote in about 3 to 5 more years. Afghanistan is a tough situation. Terrorists have attacked us before Bush and will continue to attack afterwards. I hope Mr. Obama uses our military wisely. We may have new enemies but we and many nations were being attacked before without a response.

Neville Chamberlain meant well. Unfortunately he was dealing with a despot. Saddam Hussein was a despot too. Regardless of how we got there, I support our international policy on most fronts.

Mr. Bush gets huge marks for Darfur. He may not get a lot of credit but here he has been a good leader.

Torture is wrong. These combatants do not play by the Geneva Convention. Their war against us is illegal. They do not deserve the same rights as us but they are getting treated better than they should be in many cases. I do not want to see water boarding used. I do know that any person who used it had it done to them but I was not for it. John McCain knew what torture was all about.

I also know John Murtha and John Kerry have called our soldiers killers and murderers, and they have been proven wrong. They did not help our soldiers with their blatant hypocrisy.

I agree somewhat with most of your final point about a bigger, less efficient government. I too am unhappy with what happened over the last 8 years, but I suspect I am coming at it from a different angle.

I honestly hope the next 8 years are better than the previous 8 politically. Personally, these last 8 years have been the best of my life.

For you and others the picture might not have been good but now you seem to have more hope. I suspect it will take time but some good solutions may just come from this.

Like Energy Indepence?!!

PS – Just so you know, I have always been sober writing my posts:) They deleted the string where I was going to answer. Thanks for listening to me vent. Some of my writings are a bit unhinged but always sober.

Although, I did drink about 6 ounces of a Mike’s hard lemonade on Election night. Mostly I sat with friends and family being taunted for being a Republican. I still love them.

Take Care. HMC

[cjboffoli]

Laurella: I can’t speak to the vintage part. But I recently took a heap of clothes to Mrs. Kim in Morgan Junction (near the corner of California at Frontenac) and I was very impressed with her work. Some of it was fairly technical. She took trousers with frayed cuffs and was able to somehow remove the frayed area and add fabric to make a new cuff. Likewise, she was able to fill in an area where the fabric had worn through, stitching in new fabric that matched perfectly without any obvious seams. It is a tiny little shop packed to the gills with stuff. So while the decor lacks polish there is definitely an artisan at work there. If you have the time I’d definitely recommend taking your dress into Mrs. Kim to discuss whether or not she can take care of what you need done. Best of luck!

[villagegreen]

Oh! How could I have forgotten that detail?! Yes, there are 6, count ’em, 6 flatscreen TVs. Is that really necessary? I didn’t realize they were trying to be a sports bar.

And as for the Matador comparison, I’m not saying it has a similar ‘vibe’, at least not yet, I’m just saying I found the huge curved wooden bar to be similar to Matador’s. Obviously not the same, but similar. And as that’s really the only distinguising character of the bar as a whole now, I thought it was worth mentioning.

[keleeso]

I am not a runner, but I have been video-taping my girlfriends track team…

The track is broken up into 4 sections of 100 meters – each curve and each straight-away is 100 meters. You should see the line across the track that shows the break.

Sorry, I can’t offer any insight on times.

[JenV]

Well, I think it looks lovely. The whole design and execution was Bogie’s – and I think it looks nothing like the Matador. It’s just a nicer space, it’s a lot more usable as far as seating – and the bartenders actually have some space behind the bar now. Oh, and there is a lot more room for more premium liquors – they actually have 5 kinds of tequila now! The people are still the same, and that is what matters the most.

If you go in there, ask Bogie if you can see the photo of the 1/2 way point in cleaning the mural. If that doesn’t put someone off smoking, nothing will. It was covered in 50 years of yellow, gummy nicotine residue. blech.

[mrhineh]

Dave Page is the best cobbler in the PNW. REI has used him for over 25 years and he used to do all of their repairs (too much volume now). He can be rock shoes, hiking boots, casual shoes. You can have 5.11 rubber, Vibram, and original manufacturer (I know he has done Rocsport, Clark and some other vendors). Take the trip to Freemont, he is well worth it and makes your boots brand new (yes, he dones scree collars, tongues and custom work.)

[dustin]

Another vote for Admiral Shoe Repair. The guy is a serious leather master and is meticulous. Don’t be put off by the cash only and up front quirk, the results speak for themselves. He totally saved my favorite pair of dress shoes.

[Annie]

I’ll be there. Thanks for thinking about a sign – will this be in the cafe area?

As for books, are we starting with novels? Considering only novels? Or will that be part of what we’ll discuss. As for current events/activist books, lots of people like Three Cups of Tea. I tend to read books and pass them on, which I did with Secret Life of Bees, Middlesex, and Three Cups of Tea. Wish I remembered who I passed them to.

See you tomorrow night.

[bcollins]

4018 34th Ave SW…first one here gets it. It’s on the curb waiting for a new owner. Work great.

[JoB]

cjboffoli and wingme..

the play of color and light is what interests me about the EMP… from the hill you can see jimmy’s smashed guitar.. which is why i like that perspective…but isn’t that more a matter of material than architecture? I am fascinated with it as a huge piece of public art.. but it fails me as a building.

The art museum by Frank Geahry in Minneapolis is an example of that interplay of light and materials that actually manages to also work as a building from nearly every perspective… though it is definately more imaginative from the outside than from the inside.

http://www.weisman.umn.edu/

The “new” Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is equally impressive both inside and out… for that interplay you mention.. though neither it nor the art museum are colorful. That would be too “interesting’ for the good folks of Minnesota:)

http://www.pbase.com/mmingo/image/49345281

The new library in Minneapolis by Cesar Pelli is an example of the kind of interplay of planes that is the hallmark of our new library.. yet it functions as a library… creating intimate nooks and welcoming public spaces inside.

BTW.. it is far more impressive than the photographs would lead you to expect..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_Public_Library

I use Minneapolis examples because that is where i was last on foot for any protracted amount of time and because architecture was one of the delights of finding myself marooned there:)

BTW.. none of those buildings is human in scale… except that they all manage to pull off the same resonance that the Chrysler building evokes… and i agree it is one of my favorite buildings…

i even like it better than Frank Lloyd Wright’s work … and he produced some architecture that definately meets every criteria for me except human occupation ;~>

Perhaps they are appropriately out of scale?

now there’s an interesting question.. what makes a building appropriately out of scale? Is it something to do with symmetry.. or a homage to nature? I know that is what is working in the public spaces in the Pearl in Portland.

The new Guthrie center in Minneapolis is another one of those public spaces that confuses me. I still don’t know what to think of it. It is intentionally not human in scale nor human in experience.

While at first glance it is approachable enough… once inside the architects choice to make you feel that you had to ascend to new heights to encounter art… through the use of one of the steepest 2 + story escalators i have even been on.. and his intentional evoking of mystery through the use of interior spaces that really do need numerous signs to navigate from one space that to another.. even though you can easily see where you need to go… and his cantilevered structure over the Mississippi.. at the end of an intentionally long journey.. leave me flat… tho the theaters themselves are well done.

but Minnesotans love it.. i think because it invokes just enough of a feeling of grandeur for them without making them unduly uncomfortable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrie_Theater

I don’t know that i want a building to be that much experience… but perhaps buildings that offer novel experiences are the new aesthetic…

i can’t imagine how uncomfortable the sweeping excesses of modern architecture must have made those who first stepped into their cavernous spaces feel….

i can just imagine some woman walking along saying that progress was all well and good but one shouldn’t feel as though they were on an amusement park ride in a building ;~>

[Jill]

Hey, are we not able to edit anymore? I wanted to add a disclaimer that I have not actually been the one with the camera myself. Also, “shouting back” is not accurate, since no one has ever been shouting at me in a burglary situation, lol. Sheesh, never mind… :) Can someone put me out of my misery and tell me where that nice little edit link went?

[um, ok, *edited* to add that I get the link on this post but not the previous one. huh?? Best not to try to understand I guess.]