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[West Coast Nomad]

A landscaper delivered more wood chips than I need. First come, first served; they are next to the sidewalk / street on 30th Avenue SW between Kenyon & Elmgrove.

Here’s the posting on Craigslist: https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip/d/free-wood-chips-west-seattle/6466021868.html

[WSLight]

Lots of furniture, rugs, dishes, tables, lamps, dressers and much more!

This Saturday 11am – 2pm.
1529 45th Ave SW

To view some of the items visit link below, or better yet, just come see for yourself!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/339953416206061/?multi_permalinks=784036001797798&notif_id=1516411441160481&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic

[WSLight]

Some items include couches, tables, bookshelves, mirrors, dressers, rugs and much more! You can find some of the items on Facebook’s West Seattle Furniture & home decor buy, sell, trade.

Time: 11am – 2pm
Address: 1529 45th Ave SW

Hope to see you here!

Brad

[PangolinPie]

So are you planning to pay less than minimum wage? Is that legal? Also, it’s “piqued” your interest (as I mentioned when you posted this in September – not keeping employees?).

• This reply was modified 8 years, 6 months ago by PangolinPie.

[J Lickey]

Office assistant with Word & Excel experience needed for an in home business
(South End of West Seattle)

I am looking for a DETAIL oriented person to help with a 22 year old company. This candidate must possess knowledge of Word documents, Excel and have good typing skills.
This person must be reliable both in attendance and with work to be produced. This a flexible part time job that works well for someone with another part time job or going to school. Day time, weekends or evenings can be accommodated. There would be about 6- 8 hrs. a week min until May/June then 9-12 hrs. per week, possibly more depending on your availability and skills.
There are 2 small fun dogs in the office. A part time book keeper and myself.

There will be little to no client contact in this position and no telephone answering necessary.
Work is: Invoicing, paperwork to be sent to customers and internal paperwork along with some filing. All of which need to be done quickly & correctly the first time (after the learning period of course). This is a Non-smoking office & No telecommuting. Pay will depend on skills but will start at $11.00 for training period then in increments up to $13.00 per hour. There would be about 6- 8 hrs. per week min until May/June then 9-12 hrs. per week.
If this role has peaked your interest, please call me and we can speak about this in more detail.
Please contact Janet Lickey at 206-248-2290 cjlickey@comcast.net

[TSurly]

I agree Ed. Having a helmet camera on while I ride my bike is the best way to capture license plates and faces when drivers do dangerous things. It’s amazing how fast a driver’s behavior changes when they realize they’re being recorded.

[EdSane]

Only advice I can give is to invest in a dash cam. Best thing I’ve installed in my car. Bicyclist are liable if they cause damage to your vehicle because they failed to follow the law and having video evidence helps.

[seaopgal]

Did you notice that several people have responded to your other post, Bruce? You might find their suggestions helpful and maybe get more response and “traction” if you keep the discussion in one place.

[mark47n]

I’m with AJP on this one.

Look, all cyclists want is to not be hit by cars. Often, in my experience, when I have a close call with or have been hit by a driver I’m riding exactly where I’m supposed to be, as far as the law is concerned, and doing all of the things that I’m supposed to.

Yes, I’ve run lights. I’ve run stop signs. I’ve ridden on the sidewalk if it’s more convenient or right in the lane, like under the viaduct. Many drivers simply don’t like cyclists and it’s that simple, either because we zip right by to the front of the queue, exercise the rights that we do have, such as taking up space on the road, or because we violate traffic laws.

As for attitudes; cyclists tend to be assertive about where they can go, even aggressive, because their a bit wound up. Road riding requires your full attention and, because of angry drivers, is rather dangerous. I won’t excuse rude cyclists but there are simply more rude drivers. Rude, angry, aggressive, ragey drivers.

The other point that AJP makes is right on the money. Drivers of cars don’t get cited when they hit bikes. Even when it’s egregious. Cops hate cyclists too, so you’re in good company. If they didn’t they’d cite more drivers. I did see one ragey driver get pulled over. It was right after a BMW cut me off with a left turn on 4th. A cop saw it and pulled him over. I’ve never seen a cop pull over a driver for cutting off a cyclist.

[Michael Waldo]

Gatorade is colored sugar water. Many better ways to get electrolyte drink. Use the Google machine. Nobody is trying to kill cancer patients.

[AJP]

Do you make similar rants when you see people driving cars who do this kind of stuff? Cause I see people driving cars do this every single day. And they’re in control of thousands of pounds going much faster than a cyclist can go. And you don’t have to worry about hurting a cyclist and getting cited. Drivers are very rarely cited for hitting a cyclist, even if the cyclist is killed.

[BeckyjOE]

You could report them but how is it to go any further…unlike a vehicle a bike has no license plate…

[kgraham3131]

As I drove home from work yesterday I found myself in quite a bit of traffic, while driving through Pioneer Square I witnessed several bicyclists running red lights and otherwise traveling VERY unsafely.

It is frustrating to me as a driver who in no way wants to hit anyone however when you come up in my blind spot after running a red light and I don’t see you because I have the right of way I don’t see how it would be my fault that you got hurt. After this cyclist turned LEFT on a RED LIGHT I watched as he rode his bike through a coned off construction area and then again ran another red light.
HOW CAN CYCLISTS WANT TO BE ‘TREATED’ LIKE CARS ON THE ROADS IN OUR LANES OF TRAFFIC YET YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THE LAWS OF THE ROADS (STOP SIGNS, LIGHT LAWS)
I even had a cyclist hit my side mirror one day due to him insisting on cutting in front of the line of traffic at a light down by the stadium.
Is there a way to report unsafe bicyclists?
-concerned driver

[brukeste]

Good Morning,

If you have ever dealt with cancer, then you know the stresses it can cause. I am asking…no begging, please contact your city council and mayor about this very important issue.

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/soda-tax-impact-on-cancer-patient/

They have essentially told me to “go screw myself as the revenue is more important” (Bruce Harrells office).

Seattle has taxed many residents to fund the pet projects of downtown and everyone knows this will go straight to the general fund….like every other tax they push. Don’t believe me, ask the schools where all the money is, that supposedly we were taxed to support!!

PLEASE help a loved one or maybe just support a good cause. This is not about being able to buy a 20 oz bottle of coke for $3.00 but to correct the City Councils opinion of sick people and their plights.

Here is a real life effect for my partner: Case of Gatorade at Costco went from $10.39 to almost $30. Really?

Mayor Jenny Durkan – jenny.durkan@seattle.gov
(Mayor Durkan won’t even acknowledge and appears to stuck her head in the sand)

Bruce Harrell, President of City Council – bruce.harrell@seattle.gov
(Bruce Harrell, his office told me they were not interested in addressing this)

Lisa Herbold, West Seattle rep – lisa.herbold@seattle.gov
(Lisa voted to tax diet soda, but that didn’t go through, so although she didn’t support the tax, its only because it did not include her “add-on”)

Thanks for reading and feel free to provide thoughts and comments or suggestions to help give this traction.

Bruce

[jissy]

This is an excellent alternative to Gatorade.

http://www.vitalyte.com

[dhg]

Further research suggests Gatorade is total crap. Think organic, think healthy.
https://foodbabe.com/2012/07/10/the-secret-behind-gatorade-how-to-replenish-electrolytes-naturally/

[dhg]

So, have you given any thought to saving money, saving plastic waste and making your own electrolyte drink?

How to Make Gatorade

[waynster]

here is a little more on the subject…

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/is-seattles-homeless-crisis-the-worst-in-the-country/

[WSB]

No, it’s not the stolen phone. I saw this last night and pinged its owner to ask. Different case, she says.

[KBear]

I agree that no one should be tailgating a bus (or any other vehicle, for that matter), but if the bus driver was forced to miss a stop because of a tailgater, then they were driving unsafely as well. It’s incumbent on the bus driver to slow down enough in advance of the stop to be able to stop safely. Had they done so, the tailgater would have relented. You absolutely should complain to Metro.

[BeckyjOE]

We had our power go out last night around 930 – 945pm for just a minute or so we’re in the North Shorewood area just above Seola Beach, no boom or anything but it was weird it was like a rolling effect, and the whole neighborhood went dark even the street lights went out.

[savoirfaire]

Or at all, of course, but tailgating buses, which by definition make frequent stops, is especially pointless.

This morning my bus driver had to leave me behind because someone was following him so closely that he couldn’t safely stop at the bus stop.

I get it that our streets, even some of our arterials, are pretty narrow, and it can be frustrating to be behind a bus. That person had other options, though: they could have passed the bus when it was legal and safe to do so; they could have diverted a block and gotten ahead of the bus; or they could have just observed a safe and legal following distance knowing that they were behind a bus that was going to need to stop.

Instead, I’m late for work, and that bus driver is probably going to be worrying all day that I’m going to complain to Metro. And for what? I doubt the tailgating driver got where they were going any sooner.

Let’s please remember that we all have places to get to, the roads exist so that we can all get to those places, and when we’re out there on the roads we have a responsibility to take each other into account.

[seattleklkl]

I will put this phone on my front porch. That way if the owner has a phone finder function, they can come get it.
if it is still here at the end of the day, I’ll take it to an Apple Store tomorrow.

[Beckyjo]

Could that be the stolen phone from last night?

[brukeste]

Mayor Durkan
Please this is not a form letter or spam.
* Lisa Herbold is kind of our rep.
* Spoke with Bruce Harrells legislative asst.
* Spoke with Sally Bagshaws asst., who was oddly interested in telling me how the legislative process works??
This is about TAXES vs DYING PEOPLE, not Saturday School House Rock.
PLEASE ignore the rhetoric, but I am sad and angry.
Before you read this I would ask that you think about any person(s) you love the most….and read it from that place in your head.
Your soda tax just ensured a more direct and painful experience for my partner who has incurable cancer and diarrhea so bad, we have to ensure he keeps his electrolytes balanced and now you have added more stress to an already heartbroken partner….or if it makes it easier, tax payer.
I ask you to read this all the way through, but I will be honest, I need to vent, but I will be respectful (as best I can)…I just ask that you read this all the way through….PLEASE!!
Let me state it right off the bat…been a Democrat my entire life, I have zero belief in god and I have been with my partner for 24 years, what hopefully will be, 25 years just like any other couple.
Please keep reading…PLEASE!!
This is me…
• I am no saint but I believe if we all stopped and talked to one another, the decisions we make could be more thoughtful…but it’s not that way.
• When I go out to eat, I only eat 1/2 my meals and package the other 1/2 and give it to a homeless person. They are gonna maybe eat from a trash can, so why not try to make sure its ok? And I avoid unnecessary overeating…win/win
• I have not eaten meat and never fish for almost 30 years now…I love animals but I don’t push my belief on others. Although I hope if there is a god, he/she is an actual cow, that would be justice :)
• I acknowledge homeless people as they are people, but I don’t randomly give my money…but I will buy you a burger
• I will do random acts of kindness like buy $2500 annually worth of dog food from my local pet store and ask them to give them to anyone who needs the help. We have a lot of people over here who can barely take care of themselves and it bothers me their animals could suffer as well, so I just try to take the stress off. (PetPros in Westwood village)
• And yes, I am the a**hole who reads the fine print on contracts at Apple Computer counter making others find another register. Not trying to be an a**, but if you are going to put a contract on 30 sheets of receipt paper, then I am going to read it before I sign.
• I help random people out and ask that, at some point in their life, pay me back by doing one kind selfless thing for another person. Only they know if they will ever pay me back…but that’s not what it’s about.
• I have lots of faults, but that’s not going to help my letter.
My best asset though, I wake up each day and reflect on the day before and make sure to address any regrets. I am not perfect at this, however if I can at least try…then I am a better man. I don’t need to believe in a god to try and be a good person.
Now that you have a picture of me….let me paint a picture of my partner who has been GRAVELY affected.
• Lived here his whole life
• Has NEVER bounced a check although he at times had no food. His bills came first because he promised to pay back debts before himself. Even in his challenged health he makes sure his bills are paid before he lays down for his frequent naps.
• His credit score is 802
• In his 25 years at the Seattle Times, he missed 12 days of work. Even when he had to drive from W. Seattle to Bothell he was the man you could count on …..and I have counted on him to be my friend and partner for the last 25 years.
About 5 years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer. Group Health unfortunately did not follow up with him, and it spread and now is incurable. He went from 145/150 lbs, to a low of 115 (today 121).
The new chemo is kicking his a**, but he is trying to fight. He loses so much water due to his upset stomach, so we use electrolytes to keep him balanced.
Soda Tax
So now not only do we have the expenses and stress of cancer on a single income:
Strike 1: Cancer
Strike 2: House collapsing…ask Lisa Herbold, and now
Strike 3: Taxing Gatorade…THE one thing he can stomach. So now you have doubled a cost effective “medication”. He can’t do pedialyte and its $5.00….it was not designed for adults who can drink much more especially when they are sick.
Maybe your plan was “So what, they can drive to another city or county and buy all the pop or gatorade they want…as long as we get our cut for those who don’t”. Let’s be honest, you can say it’s all for a specific pet project, but it will routed to the general fund before the first tax hits the tax collectors.
I am not fundamentally against making it a luxury that is taxed because of the damage it does, but I am sure the council thought heavily about, instead of punishing tax payers, they could incentivize businesses to carry products from companies who think about humans, health and the environment?? The magical image Seattle likes.
Maybe tax breaks for
• Smaller packaging – less landfill crap
• Healthier and properly portioned products
• Recyclable products (yes Seattle is working on this but again in a weird revenue way)
• Sustainable products
Reward a business that is willing to do that. At the end of the day in this scenario, doesn’t everyone win?? Seattle prides itself on these ideas, so why not encourage the people who bring product to sell in Seattle, to participate??
So the point of this story was to tell you that your tax has effectively put my family in ration mode again to TRY and save the one I love.
I am not interested in having to get a doctor’s note to be tax exempt, but if that’s what has to be done at least do something. City Council did not think this through except to only address a council pet project for the downtown core, but we are real people tax payers.
Please Fix this! He should not have to suffer any more at the hands of Seattle City Council, destroying anything that does not improve downtown…
If you made it this far, I hope you understand my only concern is my partner. I need to fight for him and every other person who doesn’t know how or have the energy.
Please pretend this was your family on a modest means and do the right thing.
Bruce
P.s Congrats on your victory to be Seattles Mayor. I wish you success and hope you are a thoughtful and strong leader….I don’t think I wasted my vote!