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[littlebrowndog]

Along with foolish consumerism as one possible reason for insufficient funds in lat years, I think there are life circumstances that are virtually unimaginable to some. For example, not just personal illness but also raising a medically fragile child whose care needs are so great that from birth through adulthood they require that a parent is a continuous caregiver 24 hours a day, not for the first 18 years but for the first 50 years. The Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid funds don’t begin to cover cost of care to the point that the parent can work outside the home in many cases. Or what about the Veteran with a lifelong major disability. Most don’t have the happy ever after life we see on the news when the Wounded Warrior Project provides an accessible new home. I could go on and on about the virtually unimaginable circumstances. Planning and saving are fantastic and should be strongly encouraged, far more than they currently are. We should just know that for any one of us there can come circumstances that can rip those plans to shreds. So I wou ld also like to see more planning for creative options.

[JoB]

JayDee.. a huge amount of America’s wealth is fleeing America’s shores to find somewhere where the cost of living allows them to maintain their lifestyle on dwindling funds

we have not yet decided whether to be part of that move… I suspect it may depend upon my swiss cheese brain’s ability to learn spanish .. or portugues.. or french :)

i have enough trouble finding words in english :(

[JoB]

JTB

“the American expansion myth assumes we can indefinitely use whatever resources we wish and that the notion there might be limits actually threatens the very concept of America”

in a nutshell..

moreover, you can change the myth to read sexual or race or sexual identity equality or …. and it still accurately describes the mindset…

that i/we can’t continue exploiting forever challenges our right to exploit :(

i understand the anger. but that doesn’t change the facts.

[miws]

Yep, and Gil’s was also the KFC franchise at the time. I actually found out maybe in the last 10-15 years, that the Dad of a High School (Sealth, Class of ’76) friend of mine whom I have kept in touch with, is that his Dad managed Gil’s back in the early-mid(?) ‘60’s. I told him that my Dad may likely have yelled at him, if there had ever been a problem with an order. My Dad was not really tactful at……ummmmmm….“complaining”. ;-)

I’m drawing a blank on a more specific time for Shakey’s coming in. Late ‘60’s-early’70’s, I believe. KFC moved to the structure that last housed Groucho’s; where Starbucks Drive-Thru is. I think it was built new then, and then, of course, KFC eventually built and moved into their present location, where one of the corner gas stations had been.

Also, on my mention above about the wedding announcement; now that I am showered, coffee’d and awake, I recall that the bride’s family were actually family friends, rather than the bride’s Dad and mine simply being buddies.

They lived two doors down from us, at the house on 38th, but since they moved in around ’60-’61, when I was an early toddler, I don’t remember them as neighbors, but friends that occasionally visited.

Mike

[wsmama3]

Looking for a general for a small bathroom project (plumbing, possible sub floor work, retile) – any recent recommendations welcome!

[Gina]

For some mom and pop store reading and viewing fun if you have a SPL card:

http://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2890808030_independent_america

http://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2600532030_the_mom_amp_pop_store

The mom and pop store that I was allowed to visit alone at the age of 4 was on 47th and Admiral. Mom would want an ice cream bar or peanut candy bar, but it was too hot out. Alki Mail and Dispatch is the current occupant.

The S&Q Market (Skoog’s), currently occupied by Alki Bike and Board, was where my mother did her marketing. They had a spike that the cashier stuck the bill on, and at the end of the month would mail the total spent to the home.

Everywhere my mother shopped operated in this way, charge plates were in their infancy, and most women did not have their own checking accounts. This led to the better than watching tv event called “Dad signs the checks.”

Dad would ask Mom to fill out the checks with everything but the signature, so that she would have a concept of what things cost.

And I would be looking out the window at the trees, just in case there was some money growing on them.

[happywalker]

With Gil’s on the corner where Taco Time is now…19 cent hamburgers and 25 cent cheeseburgers

[wakeflood]

Hey, this is a great thread Mike, et al. Thanks for feeding my nostalgia appetite. :-)

I’m not sure when it opened but the Shakey’s Pizza (now Taco Time) at the top of the bridge was one of the hangouts during the High School years…

[wakeflood]

How dare he ask us to be introspective and thoughtful about our motives and actions?? I’m outraged! Lemme’ guess, he’s a filthy liberal intellectual from NY. Where’s my gun???

[miws]

You’re welcome, tricky!

And thanks for the link to that page. Looks like the excessive speeding and red light running isn’t such a recent phenomenon!

On a side note, the page also shows the wedding announcement of the daughter of a friend of my Dad’s from back then!

Mike

[gmabetty]

Sounds like there is an appetite for Hondas. There’s no sure prevention for theft but we’ve been told the easier the more likely. Interesting items left in cars and unlocked doors, keys stashed in cars, even change left in cars is an invite. Any quick “grab and go”. So sorry for the hardships the owners have to endure.

[angelescrest]

I tried again. Wah–it’s not bouncing back, but not going through.

Could you try emailing me at

Angelescrestk at gmail dot com

Thanks!

[JayDee]

I am a early 1960s boomer hoping I can make it last. I heard last week that the US workforce loses 100K boomers to retirement (or leaving the work force by choice) and I thought that was a revealing number. It used to be that a “jobs” report with less than 150K new jobs was considered treading water.

I hope I can work to 65, but that is riding on many things out of my control (random health luck, and the vagaries of consulting). I cross my fingers and hope our economic system of endless growth finds a solution without rapid deflation.

[miws]

JayDee, Beck’s was on the SE corner of Belvidere & Hinds (3402 Belvidere).

Haven’t searched the Muni Archives yet, will probably do that in the next day, or so.

Thanks for the reminder of the KC Assessor’s Office. All that Parcel is now showing, is the vacant lot, no “historic” images of the site.

Mike

[JayDee]

MIWS:

What was the intersection? Have you searched the municipal archives? There is always the King County assessor if you get desperate and have spare $ or so. A friend gave me copies of my own property records from the Assessor and it was pretty reasonable.

And like never stepping in the same river twice, and being borne like boats against the current these stores and memories will be increasingly divergent from real life. I felt bad enough seeing a picture of an earlier self in the “Historic West Seattle” book…

[madtat]

Yes! Big E Auto Rebuild in Burien. Our new car was damaged to $6000.00 5 months old and they were the 2nd shop to work on our car. A twist of fate got us there. Bill the owner was awesome! Got on the phone with my insurance company. The rest was history. Will never consider another shop. They were straight up and on task all the way.

[Myr-myr]

FreeRangeAuthor. I do appreciate your recommendation. I met with Michael Atkins this morning and received valuable advice and really good questions. Thanks, neighbors!

[JTB]

Bill Moyers has a great interview with Richard Slotkin on the American myths that incorporate exploitation of natural resources ( including Native Americans and Blacks who were not considered people), use of violence, and guns as distinctive components of the expansion from a settler state. It’s pretty informative about the mindset behind gun ownership and violent solutions to whatever you don’t like as having some distinctively American features. But Slotkin says the American expansion myth assumes we can indefinitely use whatever resources we wish and that the notion there might be limits actually threatens the very concept of America ( to those who don’t question our myths, that is). So this perhaps accounts for some of the resistance to climate change as something we need to respond to in addition to the distaste for any government regulation that characterizes this crowd.I’m limited in my computer resources as the moment, but you can find the interview on Bill Moyers PBS website and either watch it or read the transcript.

[waynster]

hmmmm who said that must be a idiot… gee I’m only a idiot not bad…. smitty lots of republicans have denied the global warming facts including some in our own state…. couple come to mind does Cathy Mcmorris Rogers and oh the big one Doc Hastings ring a bell ding ding ding need more…..we could go through who’s who in the house and senate here and in D.C. of those who think global warming is voodoo science…..and here is the GOP platform on the environment and EPA and energy…..read it it tells the story..

http://www.gop.com/2012-republican-platform_America/#Item8

[Krystal]

We are a small packaging firm operating out of a home office in West Seattle. The position requires a detail-oriented, flexible and enthusiastic individual with strong computer skills. The ideal candidate also has exceptional customer service skills and the ability to handle project management, administrative, and bookkeeping duties (will essentially be able to run a small business). Benefits include 401k and profit sharing after one year of service. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Please send resume to krystal@intel-pack.com if interested.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Required Skills

Computer Skills: Excellent command and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Quickbooks and Internet Explorer

Other Requirements: Excellent grammar, punctuation and letter writing skills

Professional and enthusiastic telephone manner

Responsibilities

Project Related Duties

• Generate the following for all projects:

o Request for Quotes

o Quotes to Customers

o Purchase Orders

o Acknowledgements

o Follow-up w/Suppliers regarding deliveries, freight issues, pallet information, etc.

o Sales/Inventory Tracking Reports

o Project Spreadsheets

• Supplier Development

• Maintenance of “Samples” File

• Weekly Project Schedule Update

• Internet searches for new ideas/customers, backgrounds, etc.

Administrative Duties

• Primary person to answer incoming calls

• Office machine (fax, copier, phones, etc.) Troubleshooter

• Maintenance of all project files

• Minute taking during meetings

• Internet searches for new ideas/customers, backgrounds, etc.

• Monitor/purchase office supplies

• Miscellaneous pickup and deliveries

Finance/Accounting

• Invoicing

• Accounts Payable/Receivable

• Financial Reporting

• Budgets

• Financial Projections

• Cash Flow Projections

• Buy/Sell Profit Margin Tracking

• Payroll

• Preparation of Quarterly/Annual Taxes

• Asset tracking and reporting (Property Taxes)

• Preparation of Year-End W-2’s

• 401K Tracking

• Preparation of Accounting related documents and schedules for year-end closing w/outside Accounting firm

• Maintain business licenses updates/records

• Investigate potential customer credit background/references

• Banking and reconciliation of accounts

• Collections

Projected Related

Folding Carton/Misc. Special Projects

• Quotes, PO’s, acknowledgements, tracking and invoicing for new projects

• Usage Analysis and Forecasting

• Inventory Tracking

Other Miscellaneous Projects

• Work with corrugated, folding carton, rigid box, and ribbon suppliers when smaller orders are placed by customers including RFQ, quotes, acknowledgements, etc.

• Act as Project Manager on smaller order requests, i.e., stock items such as boxes, ribbon, tape, etc.

Sales

• Network, develop leads for new sales

• Internet searches for new ideas/customers, backgrounds, etc.

Other

• Provide assistance for general correspondence and spreadsheet preparation when needed

• Responsible for maintenance/problem shooting for phone, voice mail and computer systems

• Maintenance/repair of office equipment.

• Maintain/update personnel files

[linda]

Can anyone recommend a body shop in West Seattle? I need to get an estimate, provided my car is drivable.

[amalia]

I much rather go without gadgets and “nice” cars and have money to do what I want. So I went to a college I could afford until I starting getting scholarships, got funded for my graduate degrees, and used my education to get a good job where I exceled but worked too hard and began not to like it. BUT because I have always been thrifty and never had debt (mortgage aside), I was able to put enough money aside (a modest amount, not a fortune) to leave the $$$ job and work under research grants only, essentially paying the bills and doing what I love and leaving a positive legacy. I realize that I’m lucky to be healthy, but I also work at that and have bought insurance for myself now that I’m grant-funded only.

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I will never regret driving a 1989 Camry and wearing second-hand clothes and riding a bike and eating in – and hey, I have a flip-phone now! Living large! So that was MY retirement strategy.

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Those young ‘uns with new Macs every year, new phones, iPads… wouldn’t you rather travel, learn, volunteer, and know you’ll be able to take care of yourself when you’re old?

[rico]

Mel, do you still need to borrow the cans? I messaged you at the melaniecreel eddress.

[WS Born]

I have vivid memories of visiting Frakers (recently shown on the blog) and Askies in the Genesee Hill area regularly as a child!

[miws]

Okay, we’ve had a few “Nostalgic West Seattle” threads here over the years, they may get a ton of comments, then lay dormant for months or more, until someone discovers it for the first time, or specifically searches for it, to add something new.

Anyway, inspired by this thread…

https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/what-happened-to-cherie-of-cheries-grooming

….in which someone took it off topic, *shuffles feet, and whistles innocently* with his memories of Beck’s Grocery in that location. I started a search, after Diane asked for any old pictures of Beck’s, and I found this one, from 1939, at the Small Town Papers website (please note that anywhere from one, to a few, simple survey type questions need to be answered to access):

http://tinyurl.com/m3xdnpm

Also, in searching STP I found that news media has been inundated with Spam, going as far back as 1942:

http://tinyurl.com/jw3tqn8 ;-)

The link immediately above, also is an unintentional Treasure Trove of the Corner Stores of the era. (I need to go back and study it, and picture where each of them were!)

So, anyway, I thought this new thread would not only be good to move any Beck’s info and history to, but to also share more of our own memories of WS “Corner Stores” and other stuff!

Mike