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[WSB]

Hi, LLLL.

Thanks for your post. We have worked really hard in WSB discussions to refute the incorrect and inaccurate stereotypes some cling to regarding eastern West Seattle. Crime, for example, happens everywhere. Both of last year’s West Seattle murders happened west of California SW. And in all contexts (though a few commenters have tried vehemently to disagree), on WSB, West Seattle is ALL of West Seattle – from the Duwamish shores to Elliott Bay to open Puget Sound on the west, to the city limits on the south. And in the southeast, that means all the way to Nickelsville, to Myers Way …

Not to try to refute any of what you write about … I am white and have only experienced racism while living as a teenager in a city (Honolulu) where my ethnicity was in the minority, so I can’t pretend to have any firsthand idea what it is like here. But there were two things I wanted to react to:

There is only one local garden club that I know of, and they send us meeting announcements every month all but begging for members of the public to come participate. In fact, they’re meeting tomorrow. It’s on our calendar:

https://westseattleblog.com/ai1ec_event/west-seattle-garden-club-meeting-3?instance_id=152454

Second, regarding Pagliacci: We wrote about that here years ago. It’s not a race thing. They draw a line that has still after all these years advanced only as far as Holden – it used to be Brandon – and that cuts off a whole lot of the peninsula, period, regardless of residents’ ethnicity or economics. I live in one of the neighborhoods they won’t deliver to. While we’re not rich and don’t have an even remotely fancy house, we are across the street from expensive view properties on two sides. No Pagliacci for them either. (While the neighborhood is not entirely white, of the people I’ve met, I’d call it 90 percent.) The company insists they couldn’t get pizzas to this neighborhood in deliverably hot condition … only 1 1/2 miles away … seems silly since we’ve done it ourselves many times, but oh well, we just call Zeeks (WSB sponsor), which has a wide delivery area, Pagliacci’s loss.

Tracy (WSB editor)

P.S. to Rich: That is an inaccurate description of our policy. Racism itself is not necessarily off-limits as a discussion topic – if it avoids any blanket (racist) description of any ethnicity, any gender, any (other birth trait here) as having a particular negative quality, for example, or something else offensive.

[DaveB]

A slight thread hijack here, but if anyone is looking for some free landscape rocks (not near as big as mentioned in the OP), we have some we’re looking to get rid of. See my wife’s post here: https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/landscaping-rocks-free-get-by-225

End of hijack.

[redblack]

i just saw the closed thread about road rage. i live in the same general area as elizabeth/elaine.

about 6 weeks ago, my wife was driving home on evening commute across the bridge. she checked her mirrors, signalled, and changed lanes. then she heard honking. to her surprise, a late-model black BMW sedan filled her rearview mirror.

she doesn’t know if she inadvertently cut him off (blind spot), if he was doing 90 across the bridge and she didn’t notice him in her immediate area, or if he was behind her and moved to pass before she did.

my wife is not an ignorant driver, nor is she malicious. why risk your property and your health on a drive home?

so the story goes that at the next opportunity, this guy cut back in front of her and slammed on the brakes in the middle of the bridge, which she anticipated. so he speeds off. she catches up to him at 35th and fauntleroy and is not happy about the prospect of seeing this guy again. he starts flipping her off – again – then crosses two lanes of traffic once the light turns green just to tailgate her and begin the road-raging/menacing again.

so she whips a hard right into taco time/starbucks and locks the doors, preparing to lay on the horn, call police, attract attention, etc., thinking he might follow her. she thought he was attempting the avalon entrance for that confrontation, but may have been foiled by traffic turning in/out, so he sped off westbound on avalon and toward the junction.

i urged her to file a police report to get it on record, but she refused. and no plate nummbers. (and if i had them, i wouldn’t attempt to post them.)

anyone else encounter this guy?

[Sue]

The parking placards come from the Department of Licensing, so you can probably call them at (360) 902-3770 or drop it off at one of the offices: https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/dolprod/vehoffices/DisplayOffices.aspx?County=17 Each pass has a # on it, so they’ll know who it belongs to.

If someone does contact you to say it might be theirs, when the placards are issued you also get an ID card proving that it’s yours. So make sure you get a match on that card. Mine has my name, date of birth, expiration date of the placards, and the ID #s on both of my placards, so along with my license to prove that the name/DOB are me, I’d be able to prove whether it’s mine or not. (It’s not mine, by the way – both of mine are accounted for – just letting you know how to ID it in case somebody contacts you.)

[Lena]

What are you grateful for?

My husband Adam and his business partner Robert put together an app that helps you to appreciate what you are grateful for based around the idea that if you write down three appreciations a day for a month it significantly impacts your sense

of appreciation, positivity, and satisfaction.

It’s free, easy to use and fun. No catch, this project was developed so they could start working together with a small project that would positively impact people, before moving on to a larger project.

Please check it out if it sounds interesting to you. https://artofgratitude.com/

And let us know if you have any feedback. We are local to west seattle.

[cdickerboom]

Join the West Seattle Nanny Network as we ramp up for summer!!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/242095842591099/

[funkietoo]

When you chose to purchase a puppy or dog from a pet store or online ad,(e.g., Craigslist), you are more than likely supporting the cruelty of a puppy mill. Ignorance is not bliss folks.

Adopt…don’t shop. Petfinder lists adoptable dogs from all over the Country. We have dozens of great dog (and cat) rescue groups in Washington!

If the ‘demand’ for pet store/online ad pups and dogs goes down, then the number of puppy mills will decrease. It’s simple economics–supply and demand. Each of us has the power to help put these folks out of business by withholding our dollars. Exercise your economic POWER!

To see which local pet stores sell puppy mill pups, please see this Facebook link and if so inclined, ‘share it’.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=586161621411982&set=a.125363824158433.17670.108823625812453&type=1&theater

[furryfaces]

Thanks again to everyone that helped with Kismet’s Vet bills.

As promised, here is an update photo of Kismet…in his new foster home (which we hope will be a ‘failed’ foster ;0)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=604108059614805&set=a.194967473862201.56489.190071791018436&type=1&theater

[JanS]

I just saw a story on the local news about this. It’s called Care Simple, and is only available in WA and CA right now. You have to have a webcam, and can stay home, talk to a physician, get treated for lots of things – like cold, flu (who wants to go out to a doc when you have the flu?) Yes, it costs, but not as much as a doc visit, and there is a months subscription with a 5 buck deductible, they said. Maybe be something some people want to check out.

https://www.caresimple.com/home/index

[ghar72]

We’ve used Mark Kessler for a couple of small jobs. Great guy! Affordable too. He doesn’t charge you to come out and assess the job, like other companies do. Recently I had a freak out moment about electrical wires and I called Mark to ask his opinion. He was happy to chat with me, no charge of course.

206-409-7046

Here are a few of the many threads that mention him:

https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/rave-mark-kessler-mark-electric-inc-206-409-7046

https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/need-electrician

https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/west-seattle-electrician-needed

[Sue]

This is an older thread, but there are some recommendations here for clock repair: https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/clock-repair

[DBP]

I hope this doesn’t get busted as stealth advertising, but Full Tilt Ice Cream is on the move again. I think this is relevant because it shows how you can make it big and still stay local.

It’s also a good way to start a juicy rumor that Full Tilt might be thinking about doing burgers.

Here’s an excerpt from a press release:

Seattle ice cream impresario Justin Cline is taking the Full Tilt franchise to a new level. On March 1st, Justin will be teaming up with entrepreneur Gorman Eng to open Highscore Burgers in Redmond, Washington. Highscore takes everything that made Full Tilt famous – ice-cream, pinball, culture – and rounds the menu out with a selection of classic burgers.

Not just any burgers either. Every Highscore hamburger will be made with local, healthy ingredients. The beef will be locally sourced and grass fed. Buns will be baked locally, and sauces and other toppings will all be house made. Even the french fries are going to come from potatoes grown here in Washington!

After dinner, there will be plenty of legendary Full Tilt ice cream flavors to choose from for dessert. And of course there will be plenty of pinball and vintage arcade games.

Come in on opening day and bring the kids. On March 1st we’ll be giving free kids’ scoop of Full Tilt ice cream to all kids under 12!

Highscore Burgers

8440 160th Ave NE

Redmond, Washington

Phone (206) 963-5039

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighscoreBurgers?ref=nf

[sam-c]

Hello Kayo- I don’t know if your FIL is in the market for another Volvo, but we were planning on selling our Volvo, and haven’t yet.

It’s a 2001 V70 T5 with ~ 140,000 miles.

we were going to ask $2,200.

we did get 4 new tires a year ago, and we did have the timing belt replaced at the recommended time. if you want more details or have questions, my email is:

pugetridge (dot) resident (at) gmail (dot) com

https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/car-shopping

you can see from this previous forum thread that it needs a new computer (which controls the right turn blinker)

[JanS]

First world problems read by third world people:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151692702876258

[furryfaces]

Hi Andrea,

Thank you for asking. We know that Kismet will need to be kept quiet, calm and his ability to move around needs to be limited while his repaired hip continues to heal. This means that as much as he loves other dogs, he will need to be kept separated. He will also have to be transported to South Seattle Vet 2-3 times for the remaining injections he needs to receive.

Please contact AARF to chat with them. And thanks again for being interested in wanting to help this cute boy. Here is AARF’s FB posting on Kismet:

https://www.facebook.com/animalaidandrescuefoundation?ref=ts&fref=ts

T

[JanS]

the shelters were built so they could be flattened and moved to wherever the camp goes. I think that’s already been covered earlier in this thread.

Interesting that you are concerned about a back up plan for the animals, but not for the humans there. IMO, no one really seems to care very much, just shut the place down.

The goats were supposedly brought in by the woman who supposedly runs the place with Mr. Morrow. She has a home away from NV. I would guess/hope that she would provide for the goats. And I am only guessing, but there are quite a few volunteers who have helped out a lot with NV. Perhaps they will come up with something for the cats and dogs there. The residents won’t be kicked out overnight, so perhaps there will be time to figure all that out. Now, if someone could only come up with a real solution for the humans there. I fully expect some of them to just scatter and end up back on the streets. That’s sad…there are more homeless people out there on the streets than ever before. And they are dying on the streets, too: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10151236263087015&id=184372257014

[furryfaces]

Remember Kismet. The injured dog that was found by the side of the freeway? He needs a foster home because the one he is staying at only allows two dogs and Kismet makes three.

Kismet has had his surgery and is recovering nicely. [AARF’s] Kismet’s foster home does need to find a different foster home for Kismet to continue his recovery. They are only allowed two dogs and cute little Kismet has started barking (he has to stay in a crate so he doesn’t move around a lot), to get the other two dogs attention.

Please see Kismet’s video and request for a foster home at https://www.facebook.com/animalaidandrescuefoundation?ref=ts&fref=ts

Thanks again to every one that helped Kismet. Both AARF and F3 are forever grateful.

[Lena]

Try https://www.airbnb.com/ We have stayed in some wonderful places from air b and b . Easier to navigate than vrbo IMO and lots of reviews.

[DBP]

>>See how I answered your question and then elaborated on my answer? that’s called “discussion”.

Passively-aggressively spoken, Grasshopper. You have learned well . . .

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Speaking of Clinton, yes, debt did not go up as much under him. But I’m not sure what you mean when you say “tools of debt and revenues.” Is that a high-falutin’ way of saying “the government collected more tax money?”

Oh yeah, I’ll grant you that. The government made more money during Clinton, all right. And there were more jobs to go around, too. [Sigh] Yeah . . .

I’m afraid that was all on account of the Great Tech Bubble, though, rather than anything the government might have done.

And that bubble done popped, my friend.

Just like your argument.

Your Humble & Obt. Servant,

–DB P-A

[Raynorcustom]

Hi CrepeLady,

I’m a local contractor, fully licensed, insured and bonded and I’d be happy to come take a look and give you a free estimate. I’ve done lots of work for local people and businesses (most recently-

https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/recommend-local-gc-raynor-custom )

please feel free to contat me at raynorcustom@gmail.com or 206.370.2388

My website has reviews and samples of my work:

http://www.raynorcustom.com

I hope to hear from you soon!

Chris Raynor

[Kevin]

I posted the following link in the thread that Somoma started.

https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/health-insurance-for-freelancers?replies=4#post-398547

[Sonya]

I don’t know if many of you are on G+ (news this week has it that it’s now bigger than Twitter), but I am and I love it. They recently rolled out the “Communities” feature so I started a few; one specifically for West Seattle, since there weren’t any yet. Here’s the link:

https://plus.google.com/communities/117490686587899267238

I hope that other G+ers will join me there!

If you’re not on Google Plus and are curious, you’ll find it’s not like Facebook; as someone said, FB is about WHO you know and G+ is about WHAT you know. It’s more of a world-wide forum than a way to keep in touch with your real-life friends and family. It looks empty until you start participating and then circling interesting people. I’ve met some fascinating people from around the world there.

[celeste17]

According to Heather from AARF her is the correct link to we pay.

https://www.wepay.com/donations/aarf-angel-fund1

[furryfaces]

Thanks luckymom30. We hope so too.

An update from AARF:

If you’d like to make an on-line donation, you can donate to AARF’s Angel Fund that is set up for cases like this. Please notate that it is for Mijo’s surgery. That link is: https://www.wepay.com/donations/aarf-angel-fund

[nerolabs]

Here is a pic of where it snapped my picture. I can’t quite tell how close it was that it clocked me, but that’s when it took the picture. I assume it needed 10s of feet to gauge my speed.