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[wakeflood]

Agreed, dobro.

Things like melting icecaps get pushed to the front of the media presentation simply because it takes something dramatic to make an impact and change ingrained behavior.

We humans follow the path of least resistance as a general rule and there’s lots of momentum to keep doing what we’re doing, regardless of impacts.

My mother wouldn’t stop smoking until the day she was shown an x-ray with a big mass in her lungs. And even then she struggled.

There’s enough noise to overcome and frankly enough is at stake that if you have a functional way to make a light bulb go on for the masses, use it.

[wakeflood]

Thanks for the generous offer, lbd, unfortunately I can’t make it. But if you care to post something, I’d be sure to read it. :-)

I do think that we’re only partially to blame for our often over-amped and frequently misplaced fear. All one has to do is watch or read any mass media for a short while and you’ll be inundated with a thousand reasons to not get out of bed on any given day.

How often do they tease us with leads fraught with anxiety before the commercial and the actual story is merely confusion or sometimes nothing at all? All day. Every day. Fear. Anxiety. And most of it directed at either your neighbors or people you’ll never come into contact with or situations so random that you couldn’t avoid it if you tried.

Be afraid! Be vigilant! Be concerned! Why? Hang on, we’ll cook something up. But for godsakes, WATCH US!

It’s probably easier to just be paranoid about everything now than to not be.

[Infrequent Commenter]

Just went to Duane’s and found honeycrisps for $1.89 / lb. Plus other great produce mostly from Yakima or the Kent Valley.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Duanes-Garden-Patch/121910194500754

And they are super friendly!

[melissa]

Washington galas are on sale at PCC for $1.99/lb, or were last Thursday when I bought a bunch. They also have Washington honeycrisps, but they were crazy spendy.

[tessconway]

Beautiful dresses for girls 18m-2 yrs.

Davids Bridal prom/bridesmaid dress for teen.

Ladies dresses and suits.

Childrens toys.

Train sets and large Airfix sailboat.

Dartboard and equipment.

Golf bag and suit cases.

Motorcycle gear.

………….and much more!

Please swing by on this awesome sunny afternoon

[metrognome]

unfortunately, the article is incorrect — it is not a ‘federal crime’ to falsely claim that a dog (or miniature horse, in some circumstances) is a service animal. This seems to be a common misunderstanding that won’t go away. Note that the author did not provide a link to pertinent language in the US Dept. of Justice ADA Title III Public Accommodation regulations (Service animals are also covered under USDOJ ADA Title II Local Governments, USDOT Title II and Title III Transportation regs, the Fair Housing Act, the Air Carrier Access Act and likely other federal laws not to mention state and local laws.)

Civil action can be taken by an individual who alleges discrimination by a ‘covered entity’; in addition, the U.S. Attorney General can institute civil action in federal court.

However, the ADA does not provide for criminal action against someone inappropriately using a service animal or a wheelchair or a sign language interpreter. USDOJ did acknowledge the following in the preamble to the 2010 rulemaking clarifying the definition of ‘service animal’:

‘Some individuals who are not individuals with disabilities have claimed, whether fraudulently or sincerely (albeit mistakenly), that their animals are service animals covered by the ADA, in order to gain access to hotels, restaurants, and other places of public accommodation.’

http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/titleIII_2010/titleIII_2010_regulations.htm

(choose ‘Supplementary Information’, scroll down or search for ‘service animal’)

I suppose a ‘covered entity’ could take legal action or file a police complaint alleging fraud if they felt the individual falsely obtained some monetary or otherwise measurable benefit by misrepresenting their pet as a service animal, but I’ve not heard of such a lawsuit.

[acemotel]

Good posts, Katie and LBD. My first thought when I read the original post was autism too. It’s heartbreaking to see these folks labeled “creeps” when they’re trying so hard to fit in, in their own way.

[akaalki]

I agree with the previous poster’s comments about the orthopedic surgeons at Swedish. I have been very happy with Dr. William Wagner, who has seen me for two different conditions and was particularly helpful when I needed a 2nd opinion.

I’ve also heard great things about Elizabeth Joneschild.

For physical therapy, I highly recommend Ande Baker, DPT at Southwest Hand Therapy near 35th & Alaska. She works with Dr. Wagner or you could even ask your primary care physician for a referral to her directly. Phone is 206-935-1215. She helped me tremendously. She’s extremely kind and knowledgeable and a genius at designing and making custom splints and braces. When I broke my wrist, she made me a custom splint to wear until I could get in to see Dr. Wagner. Dr. Wagner praised it highly and told me to keep using it instead of having him replace it.

She worked closely with me to find solutions to unique challenges I faced. Very creative and resourceful.

From the Southwest Hand Therapy website (aka Highline Hand Therapy):

Andelee (Ande) Baker, DPT, CHT has worked as a Physical Therapist for more than 25 years with experience in most settings involving Physical Therapy. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. In 2000, she was awarded her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the Ola Grimsby Institute with an emphasis in manual therapy. Ande earned her certification as a Hand Therapist in 1994 and since that time, most of her clinical practice has involved treatment of hand and upper extremity dysfunctions.

A Certified Hand Therapist is an Occupational or Physical Therapist who, through advanced study and certification, specializes in rehabilitating the patient with conditions affecting the entire upper extremity (hand, arm, and shoulder). CHT distinguishes a therapist as someone with the highest professional credential in the specialty of upper extremity treatment and rehabilitation. A CHT has at least 5 years of clinical experience and has successfully passed comprehensive testing of advanced knowledge in all areas of rehabilitation of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. CHT’s must recertify every 5 years by participation in continuing education courses and presentations.

[bluejayway]

Our yard is pretty large, I think the lot is around 7500 sq feet, but including house. Most of the yard is grass though, the areas with bulbs/plants are not large. Does that help, Seaopgal?

Thanks, I will look into NW Botanicals.

[bluejayway]

I’m looking to have a bit of yard work done and am needing a recommendation. Here’s the deal: we have a lot of plants/bulbs etc. that I don’t want destroyed by someone who thinks it’s all weeds (because there are a lot of those, too). So I want to go with someone who knows a bit about what they’re doing. At the same time, I don’t need like a full-blown “arborist” per se, as this is all pretty easy stuff (pruning hedges, weeding, mowing/edging, etc.) We just want kind of an end-of-summer blitz and clean up.

Anyone have any good companies/people to recommend? Does this fall under “lawn care” companies scope? Or…what exactly should I be looking for?

[nancyld38]

Two free 10″ x 48″ Fluorescent Luminaire ceiling fixtures. Made by Lithonia Lighting, suitable for damp locations. 120V. Plus three free bulbs. Email nldriver@q.com if interested. I’m in West Seattle.

[TanDL]

Oh boy! Tried to stop myself but just can’t seem to… https://westseattleblog.com/2014/09/west-seattle-based-free2luv-joined-by-seahawks-for-anti-bullying-billboard-campaign/

[twobottles]

So I’m 55 years old and have been involved in various electronic billboard, forum and social media pretty much since the concepts began; the problem described here has always existed, regardless of the online location.

The issue is that, unfortunately, is so much easier to be an idiot, jerk, bully, or any other offensive personality when simply typing on a keyboard as opposed to actual face to face encounters. Also, unfortunately, there are lots of people who take advantage of this.

So what to do? I’d rather not have any forum moderator decide who’s who, banning some, allowing others, I’d rather it remained an unrestrained, speak your mind forum location. Regardless of the snark, WSB forums are actually a great place of information exchange.

So my advice? Accept the good posts and blow off the bad. Accept that in this environment, there are lots of idiots that are best ignored. Also accept that there are lots of good people here with differing but equally valid opinions.

Oh, and by the way… this is, in the end, a privately owned website, providing the forums as a courtesy… thus, “Freedom of speech” is not applicable. WSB does not have to allow member comments any more than I have to allow a neighbor to put a political/election sign in my lawn.

[rdsc]

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[trickycoolj]

Not my employer but most employers with badges have instructions on the back to put it in a mailbox if found. Mine does, so does my mom’s employer.

[NWC Recruiter]

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[NWC Recruiter]

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We are looking for a Job Coach to provide support for people of all abilities in their places of employment. This Job Coach will assist individuals to meet the needs of their employers as they grow and develop their careers and meet their professional goals. Northwest Center is working hard to create inclusive workplaces in the greater Seattle area, and we continue to grow. We are currently coaching over 130 individuals in the community in employment and volunteer settings. Come join our winning team.

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• Follow up by gathering information on individuals work performance and developing plan of correction; facilitate natural supports

• Educate employer and co-workers in the supervision, training, communication and support of the individual

• Maintain case records and progress reporting systems in compliance with agency standards concerning progress on goals, vocational training, and behavior deviations

• Record and retrieve program evaluation data as required by the agency

• Compile and complete monthly earning and support reports

• Provide DDD case manager with information necessary for placement and funding

• Compile service information from care providers and DDD for each individual that is placed in a job

• Provide advocacy support services to protect the rights of individuals seeking supported employment

• Strive to create awareness to the training and employment capabilities of individuals with disabilities

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[mark47n]

@PLS – And where do you suggest all of these products are made? Where do they come from? Pivot to what other indusstries that don’t consume resources? Where exactly do you think steel, cement, wallboard, etc come from? These are fundamental building blocks for construction and have been for a long, long time. If you move these industries, because those products will still have to come from somewhere (currently Certainteed Gypsum is bringing their mothballed production line back on line since 2008, Ashgrove is cranking out quite a bit of cement, Nucor is running full tilt and the various concrete batch plants are mixing and selling concrete as fast as they can). Import them and you need a port, don’t want them made here then the facilities will be replaced costing the region jobs and revenue. I can say this, though; I’d rather have the industries that I listed above than a battery manufacturing facility.

I’ve lived a lot of places and have had the opportunity to work in places that range from offshore oilfields in the Gulf of Mexico as a diver, mines, slaughterhouses, to the most remote research bases studying some topics that I can barely understand (Amunsden-Scott Base, Southpole Antarctica, Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detection Array to name one such project). I didn’t have the luxury of always working for clients whose political/environmental ethics line up with mine. Also, having spent so much time in heavy manufacturing has left me able to consider where these fundamental materials come from. When I look at a new device or machine I can see the steel in the frame of a car or in the new building, the silicon, lithium and other minerals, the borosilicate in the glass and the miles of copper even inside a modest house. I’d rather see more of those things were made here, in a union shop rather than always shipped over from some hellhole that require 16 hour days and is little more than a work camp.

[JayDee]

Mayor McGinn was all for turning downtown into Disneyland for tourists, albeit Disneyland with drug deals at 3rd and Pike.

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One of the things I like about Seattle is the active sea port and no, there is no place we can move it infrastructure wise. San Francisco is a tarted up whore compared to Seattle–an expensive one at that. No port, no Fishermen at “Fisherman’s Wharf”.

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Seeing T-5 empty makes my gut hurt. We should merge our Port with Tacoma’s and fight like heck to get the Triple E ships to call here. Let the Port of Seattle be a Port, not a redevelopment agency (see Waterfront Condos).

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Flame off.

[wakeflood]

I haven’t got time right now to throw all my thoughts out but here’s a couple of things that jumped to mind…

There’s a limit to how big things can get and still be profitable/functional. The ULBC’s (Ultra Large Bulk Carriers) that were envisioned in the 1990’s to be the next step in sea transport didn’t pan out. Many are either sitting idle or were cut up for scrap before their usable life was spent.

The Airbus A380 is looking less and less likely to break even and they’re already trying to sort out if they can lease them to secondary markets at a profit, which may not happen and those too may end up in mothballs before their time.

Not everything scales infinitely.

I suspect EEE class will be as big as they can functionally get as well.

Having said that, I’m hoping that the port can be a good and responsible neighbor to the rest of WS, by supporting our shared desires for quality of life and transportation issues. I truly believe there’s some quid pro quo that can involve port space, Sound Transit, Metro, and City DPD that can work. It won’t be easy but it would be worth pursuing for all involved.

Might as well start from a place of cooperation – at least until we find out who doesn’t feel like working toward a solution that benefits all.

[JayDee]

lbe:

If your bad tasting water only occurs after having water sit in the pipes, your problem is likely due to localized corrosion (Galvanized vs. Copper), if it doesn’t go away, call SPU and ask them…The water we have comes from an isolated watershed, and should be the same from West Seattle tap to West Seattle tap.

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JoB: much respect, but the rain gardens will not affect water taste–our water comes from the Cedar River Watershed, not local rain gardens. I have never tasted purer water out of the tap than here; I even used to have galvanized pipe feeding copper pipe. Stray voltages could be increasing corrosion too.

[metrognome]

blbl — it is NOT illegal to bring a dog guide or a service animal* into a store, just as it is not illegal to use a wheelchair for mobility in the store. It is a violation of state and federal law to require a (potential) service animal user to provide proof of their disability or that of the dogs ‘legitimate’ status as a service animal, just as the store cannot require proof that a person has a medical condition that requires use of a wheelchair or scooter.

At most, per Grill v Costco, a federal lawsuit decided in this district, employees can inquire if the animal is a service animal and ask what tasks it performs. The owner can answer in a way that does not disclose their disability, e.g. ‘the dog alerts me to my medical condition.’ Documentation, such as paperwork, a special vest, etc. cannot be required.

*A 2011 change in state law, pursuant to a change in federal disability civil rights regulations, defines a ‘service animal’ as only a dog or in some instances, a miniature horse; no more service monkeys, snakes or pigs.

The problem is that some dog owners who don’t require service animals due to a disability have figured out how to scam the system, just as lots of drivers without qualifying disabilities have figured out how to scam the state disability parking placards and get free parking at meters. Those dog owners know that, if challenged about their dog, all they have to say is, ‘I have a disability and this is my service dog’ and, presto chango, end of conversation.

Here are the pertinent parts of state law regarding service animals; there is much more in other sections of RCW 49.60. I’ll post some other cites in a following comment so as to avoid waking the spam filter.

Use of dog guide or service animal — Unfair practice — Definitions.

http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.60.218

Unfair practices of places of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, amusement — Trained dog guides and service animals.

http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=49.60.215

[JoB]

lbe..

you didn’t say what area of West Seattle you have moved to.. if you are close to any of the proposed rain garden areas.. that could affect water taste..

also.. if the house has been empty for a while you might want to run a tub full of water to clear pipes..

[mehud7]

I tried to talk to you via the phone today, but you just wanted to know how I got your phone number and then hung up on me.

Many people went out of their way to track you down and try to make your cat comfortable until you could be found. But in the end you blamed them in part for your cat’s death. Your cat weighed 5lbs, wasn’t eating or drinking, and was constipated.

Had your cat’s microchip been current or if he were wearing a collar and tag, he would have been returned to you much sooner.

So rather than blaming all of the kind people who tried to help him, you should be thanking them for trying to help him feel more comfortable until the friend that you had left him with was finally able to come get him.

[Arbor Heights Peaceful]

I like Idaho. I was in Idaho a couple of weeks back visiting some rural historic sites and I saw signs that stated “Dogs not allowed in this area.” Very clear that dogs are not wanted in certain areas. Dog privilege, dog entitled people, remember not everyone loves your pet and not everyone wants to be around or near your pet! Leave ’em at home – please! Less stress on your pet and other people.

Last summer I visited Pike Place Market. It was elbow to elbow crowded. I felt something large pushing on my leg. To my horror it was a huge dog on a leash at least, but it was being forced to walk thru wall to wall people and push it’s way thru the legs. If I had been an elderly or ill person I would have been knocked down in a very crowded space – imagine the horror of falling down in an area jam packed with people and you are on the floor amongst the trodding feet….there would have been a chain reaction with other people stumbling over you…The dog person was moving very quickly through the elbow to elbow crowd – just flat out rude to other people. Again – leave your pets at home!