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I’m new to the forum and couldn’t find the rules, so please let me know if I break them!
Since I’ve bought a house on Delridge my car has been totalled 4 times, hit and repaired multiple times and most recently was hit two weeks ago and this morning was hit again! Our utility pole has been hit multiple times, neighbor cars have been hit, and I’ve witnessed or was first on scene to at least two accidents outside of my house. I haven’t gone more than three months without some sort of issue having to do with accidents. 500$ min. For each occurrence.
We used to park on a little strip of land in front of our house until we started getting tickets for parking on city property. It appears on our title as our land but the judge I talked to said that it shows part of it being the city’s. So no go. I asked about the possibility of putting in a legit parking spot there and he told me that I would have to pay a surveyor (2k) to assess who owns what land and either purchase the land from the city or I would have to petition West Seattle to allow construction. Then I might be able to hire a contractor to put in a real parking spot that’s out of the way.
Last year they put in LED street lights, repainted the parking line and of course lowered the speed limit from 35-30, but this doesn’t seem to have any influence over this nightmare damage reoccurrence.
I’m at my wits end and wish it was possible for me to not even own a car. Anyone have any tips or ideas on what I can do? I have a security camera on the way and have been researching the legality of recording the street.
Volunteers Around the World (VAW) is a humanitarian organization and social enterprise devoted to improving the standard of living for those that live in some of the most poverty stricken communities of the world. Our focus is to provide communities with access to medical and dental treatment, medication, nutritional security, clean water and health education. VAW Medical Outreach provides an opportunity to work first hand with experienced local doctors. In Guatemala, we will assist the doctors, perform triage, distribute medications, teach classes on hygiene, nutrition, and first aid. The team is going on the trip during the month of July in the Summer of 2018. Our total fundraising efforts needs to reach $51,000 – however any amount or medical supplies that you are willing to donate would help our cause greatly.
https://www.gofundme.com/volunteers-around-the-world-seattleThere are now three RVs parked alongside the Riverview playfield, and there was one in the parking lot overnight. I feel for the homeless, but I also feel for the people who live nearby and whose kids play there. It’s depressing as hell to see this starting to happen in my neighborhood. I’m sure people will accuse me of being a NIMBY…and you’re right. I’ve seen the piles of trash, the needles, the sewage – I actually don’t want that in my back yard. :(
I am including part of a letter below I sent last night to Laurie Dunlap,
Superintendent For Seattle Parks and Recreation the Seattle Parks Department, Mayor Tim Burgess and both Jenny Durken and Cary Moon. See also below my signature line:[To addressees] This issue could be resolved by a swift phone call to Seattle Parks office, asking for a cease and desist order until a better plan can be implemented under a new administration. Our founders would never have moved to the northwest were it not for the beauty here. Yeah, they were also money-grubbers, unfortunately, which is what is happening now. Cutting healthy trees in our heritage parks for profit (obviously) is not our future. It is our past. And it needs to be our past. Thank you for taking this to heart. See the attached letter below my signature line.
Sincerely,
Suzan Rood Wilson
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Suzan Rood Wilson
Jungian Psychoanalyst and Psychotherapist
Phone: 206.935.4744 – Fax: 206.937.1516“At times, I feel as if I am spread out over the landscape and inside things, and am myself living in every tree, in the splashing of the waves, in the clouds and the animals that come and go, in the procession of the seasons. There is nothing… with which I am not linked.” ~ C. G. Jung, Memories, Dreams Reflections.
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Hello Laurie:
Thank you for getting back to me recently about my concerns about Seattle’s forested lands.
I still have concerns which I will express here.
Our Seattle Parks Department has recently cut down 93 precious trees in Lincoln Park. While telling the environmentalist community that these trees had diseases that were rapidly spreading, they told the public nothing about any diseases spreading in the signs posted around the park. Someone I know who is knowledgeable about the fungi that were reportedly spreading rapidly through a grove of Grand Firs that were cut, has now examined the stumps and fallen wood, as well as the ground around the stumps. It turns out that none of the trees that reportedly were infected with 6 or 7 fungus species showed any evidence of those fungi. The fungi cited were: Ganoderma applanatum; Fomitopsis pinicola; Phellinus pini (a.k.a. Porodaedalea pini); Phaeolus schweinitzii (Dyer’s Polypore); laminated root rot (a.k.a. Phellinus weirii); and Cedar Laminated Root Rot; and Butt Rot (apparently all the same as Phellinus weirii).
The signs posted at the park also warned that the trees they wanted to cut posed a danger to the public. Or that the park was undergoing a “design process” that reflected “thorough” public input. Yet there had been no public meetings about this, in which the public asked for a new “design” of the forest, replacing the old trees with new ones. Nor did any of the trees which were cut pose a greater danger to people using the park than was posed by people crossing the street out on Fauntleroy. We were told that all would be fine because the Parks Department would plant at least two 2 year-old trees for each 100 to 300 year old tree which was cut. This does not equal out in the least. It is the same sort of deceptive spin that Weyerhaeuser gives the public, when they cut down 500 year old natural forests and replace them with unnatural mono-culture tree plantations. In actuality, nothing at all should have been taken down (no fungi) and nothing should have been planted. Nature knows better than any of us how and what to plant, when and where, and that there is no current shortage of wild and natural trees, shrubs and herbs that germinate and grow in this forest.
Also, most of the trees that have been cut so far were Grand Firs, a species which, in Seattle is only abundant in our unique Lincoln Park. Now, there is a big hole in what had been Lincoln Park’s unique Grand Fir-dominated tree top line. A couple of these healthy trees were over three feet in diameter and well over 100 feet tall. There are still taller and thicker Grand Firs that have not yet been cut. But these also had signs in front of them also, indicating that they were being slated for removal. Why would this be occurring, in the absence of disease or fungus?
It appears as well that even older, larger trees, larger than the biggest Grand Fir, including healthy Douglas firs, which are 300 to 500 years old, have also been targeted for removal. These could never be replaced with “two or more new trees.” There are tags on the Douglas firs for potential future removal, which may indeed happen if there is no sufficient response and outcry to the cutting of this first round of precious trees. I have noticed that there is now a neat pile of perfect Grand Fir timber, with no sign of fungus infection, in the materials yard due west of the north ball fields.
It is well known that the Department of Parks and Recreation has always been dominated by the ball park and recreation facility people. There has always been an obvious conflict of interest in their management of both our natural heritage lands and the recreation facility lands. I do not believe that any of the people in charge of the ball park department have ever shown much concern for our precious natural resources, nor have they demonstrated much knowledge about our precious unique local natural parks, where Seattlites, stressed by city life, go to renew their spirits in nature. Most people I have met who use the parks have no idea what has been happening, to remove healthy trees and to alter the natural development of the land. I have never heard of, met or seen anyone hired or retained in some way by DPR, any staff or anyone who has cared very much or knew very much about our local natural parks and their contents.
Five years ago, this same parks department was stopped by overwhelming public opposition to institute a plan to give over total control of five to nine of the best natural acres in Lincoln Park, with the intention to turn it into a “nature theme park,” run by the British Go Ape Corporation. The idea was to install a huge zipline and accompanying structures to allow people to climb into the trees and pretend they were apes for $55 dollars a turn and $35 for kids. That is simply egregious. It was merely a money-making venture, which would have injured the forest and sold out to a corporation to the destruction of our natural lands. This would have been unconscionable.
It is time to take a strong look at what is happening to our community, its natural sites, our trajectory as a city to maintain properly our amazing public lands. There needs to be a hierarchy of understanding, that nature cannot be made to take second place to ball parks and recreation facilities. Those can be replaced anytime. Our forests cannot. In my opinion we need to give priority to the management of our most valuable remaining public lands, our remaining relatively natural lands to a some kind of public natural heritage lands stewardship. This entity should have no conflict of interests or purpose. It should be headed by someone with a demonstrable life-long love of nature, and clear knowledge about our unique local natural community to hire staff that are best qualified to manage the stewardship of it.
I intend to forward this letter to our current mayor, our mayoral candidates, the city council members, and the West Seattle Blog. It is shortsighted to believe that we can maintain the beauty of the natural lands we have been gifted if we do not act now to bring in true naturalists and scientists who will correctly identify and work to ameliorate problems, with an eye on protecting and preserving the beauty, health and future of our lands. These lands will be destroyed in too short a time, if we do not act now. We have already seen how quickly climate change has worked to destroy our oceans. Our forests will follow too quickly.
Thank you for taking my concerns seriously.
Sincerely,
Suzan Rood Wilson
Topic: For Sale Washer and Dryer
Stacking Washer Dryer (apartment style) Super Capacity Electric front-load 27” Laundry Center White with pull-out Drying Rod to hang clothes on. High-end Kenmore. Paid $1200.
3.0 cu. ft. capacity washer tub and a 5.7 cu. ft. capacity electric dryer. The stacked design fits this super capacity washer and dryer in tight spaces like closets or bathrooms. 5 drying temperatures for different fabric types. Can wash and dry at the same time. Electronic Moisture Sensor Drying System ensures laundry does not get over-dried.
27” Wide x 75.5” High x 30” Deep
$465
Pictures on Craiglist link below
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/app/d/for-sale-washer-and-dryer/6364742946.html
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
The Personal Banker through execution of the Branch Playbook and Financial Wellness Reviews, helps clients achieve their Financial Goals. The Personal Banker also provides sales and service support to the Retail branch team. Personal Bankers and all Branch team members are expected to act professionally at all times, conduct business ethically, avoid conflicts of interest and act in the best interest our clients and Key
Primary Personal Banker Functions
Consistently executes on Key’s Branch Playbook and seeks opportunities to deliver distinctive client service with each interaction
Establishes preset appointments, delivers quality Financial Wellness Review conversations, identifies needs, makes recommendations and follow’s up
Provides financial solutions to clients to help them achieve their goals. Solutions could involve; payments, deposit, loan and investment products (with appropriate licensing)
Develops strong partnerships with Operations Leaders, Financial Advisors, Mortgage Advisors, Small Business colleagues and other line of business partners focusing on client acquisition and deepening the relationship of current clients; effectively manages internal and external Centers of Influence (COIs)
Supports acquisition of new clients and growth of current book of business by contacting and following up on system generated leads identified through the Client Experience (CE) Desktop (Key’s branch platform system); documents activities by using the call report feature in the Desktop
Supports the branch in growing a profitable book of business to achieve individual and team goals
Provides sales and service assistance to all clients
Develops and maintains broad knowledge of products and services to appropriately support client needs
Ensures compliance with operational, security and audit procedures and policies
Participates in and occasionally facilitates daily branch huddles
Participates in special projects, campaigns and assignments as requested
Assists with coaching and training tellers and other branch professionals as needed
Accurately process all financial service transactions
Identifies and resolves complex client service opportunities
Completes and maintenances electronic client profiles using Key’s technology such as the Client Experience (CE) Desktop
Maintains and calls on a client book of business
Assists on the Teller platform with new and existing clients of the bank with account transitions, maintaining responsibility for a cash drawer and following proper balancing procedures. Takes opportunities identified on the teller line to deepen and expand client relationshipREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
High School Diploma, GED or equivalent experience
1 year of experience in developing current and new customer relationships, achieving sales goals and building referral sources
Foundational knowledge of sales and service techniques with consumers and small businesses, including tele-consulting, outside calling, prospecting and networking
Demonstrated experience with influencing business partners, as this role will require significant influence of partners such as Key Investment Services, Mortgage and Business Banking sales professionals
Demonstrated ability to build and leverage Centers of Influence (COIs) to further promote businessIf Interested please email resume and cover letter to mitch.strang@key.com
Great Harvest Bread Co. in West Seattle is a small, fast paced, family run business in the Alaska Junction. We are looking to hire an energetic, happy person who wants to help us provide top-notch customer service, make delicious sandwiches & coffee and keep the bakery spotlessly clean. Having good math skills, a positive attitude, being punctual, paying attention to detail, being able to multi-task and having a warm & welcoming personality are just a few of the requirements. This is a mid-day/closing (7pm) position or an opening position is also available. 30-40 hours/week. Weekend availability is required. If this sounds like a good fit for you…we would love to talk to you…please stop in and ask to speak with Cloe. Thank you!
Topic: Kitchen Helper/Dishwasher
Kitchen Helper/Dishwasher
Are you looking for a more deeply satisfying job?
Would you like to help create a positive living environment for retired seniors?
At Holiday Retirement, we have the opportunity for you to do just that as you provide key assistance as a Kitchen Helper/Dishwasher in our kitchen and dining areas.As a key member of our food service team, you will help serve food as well as clear, wash and store dishes. You will assist in the set-up of serving carts for each meal as well as help with food preparation. You will also set tables and perform other duties as necessary.
As a Kitchen Helper/Dishwasher who will provide these important services to our residents, we seek team players with:
Compassion for others
Great people skills
Integrity, Patience and perseveranceIn addition, candidates will possess:
High school diploma
Knowledge of cleaning and sanitation
Effective English communication skills
Knowledge of safe and sanitary food handling practicesJoin us and enjoy competitive compensation, excellent benefits and the rewards that come from improving the lives of others.
To apply, please send resume to 5641-manager@holidaytouch.com or
drop off your resume at 3204 SW Morgan St, Seattle, WA. 98126Last week some of you may have heard about the auto collison under west seattle bridge about 330 am. A man in his van had spun out of contol and was pretty badly injured. My friend and i wrre the first ones to notice this van. To give u an idea the metal gard rail went up through the grill of his van all the way up under the steering wheel. Neither my friebd or i had a cell phone on us and at 330am there isnt many places open. So in a panic i try to wave down some of the passing cars thininking someone will see the horrible accident next to me and stop to help but no… Not one person even slowed down. So after about 3 or 4 mins of doing that i notice some flashing yellow lights over by the on ramp so i run over thinking i can for sure get some help from these guys( 2 Seattle public utilities workers) as i run over and very quickly explain that i need them to call 911 about an accident with a man being hurt. The two just kinda look at me and say they dont see any accident and refused to cross the road so they would be able to. Then start to question me about why i cant give an adress and without one they cant help me.
At last i finallly found soneone to call it in as they drove by. 20 mins after the accident had happened. My question is is a city worker allowed to refuse to call 911 if some one asks? And if you saw a young woman waving saying help next to a vheical that is obviously in an accident wouldnt you stop and atleast ask if shes ok?
What is this world coming too???!!!Topic: Pet Lovers Needed!!
Customer Care/Customer Service Specialist in Seattle, WA
Trupanion is looking for fun and outgoing individuals who are excited to help others. We love our customers and want to make a personal connection with everyone that picks up the phone to call us. Our goal is when we finish each customer interaction we are confident the person received such an amazing service that they stay with us for the life of their pets, enroll every pet they ever own with us, and tell all their friends and family about Trupanion.As a Customer Care / Customer Service Specialist, your role will be to provide support to our customers who call or email us regarding their cat and/or dogs’ medical insurance. You’ll need to enjoy using the phone, and should be a great listener, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. We are the heart and soul of the Trupanion family and we have lots of fun working towards our goal of helping as many people as we can! Once you join the Customer Service team, you will go through our thorough training program to ensure you have the tools and confidence to set you up for success in this role. With more than 200 cats and dogs in the office, being a pet lover is also a must!
Customer Care / Customer Service Specialist Behavior Characteristics
While we value and appreciate relevant experience and qualifications, especially with veterinary clinics, shelters, other animal related experience, or being bilingual, we also value individuality! We believe that you can’t have deeply engaged customers if you don’t have deeply engaged employees, and we really look for candidates who can fit into our culture. We feel that the behavioral characteristics that make people most likely to succeed here at Trupanion include:• Passion: In addition to the overall success of Trupanion and our mission, we care intensely about the well-being of cats and dogs.
• Trustworthiness: We are honest, reliable and authentic.
• Candor: We communicate what the little voice inside our head is saying, in a sincere and helpful way.
• Empathy: We create positive outcomes by putting ourselves in others’ shoes and by gaining an understanding of their values, goals and desires.
• Communication: We share our information in a way that is easy to understand and retainable.
• Cooperation: We know how to balance the need for quality with the need for speed and calculated risk-taking. We are committed to being ego-less, and to working as a team to ensure we are consistently make good decisions.
• Judgement: We are not afraid to try new things. Guided by Trupanion’s mission and values, we have the confidence to trust our intuition and do the right thing at all times.
• Impact: We deliver outstanding results with resourcefulness, innovation and tenacity.
• Curiosity: We actively seek knowledge to improve.Customer Care / Customer Service Representative‘s Pay and Benefits
Along with your hourly pay, we also have amazing benefits! Our benefits include: An uncapped monthly bonus – (which rewards the quality for your work as well as how much work you do), full medical, dental and vision (all three at no cost to you), two weeks’ paid vacation (which increases the longer you stay with Trupanion), five week sabbatical after five years employment, paid sick time, stock options, on-site child care, free pet health insurance, free on-site parking, paid time off to volunteer at a nonprofit organization, and a pet friendly office with free dog walking service.Flexible Work Locations:
While we love seeing everyone in the office interacting and supporting each other, we know some people prefer to work from home. This position is open to working remotely, from home, once you have been through the training program and are achieving the right level of performance, to provide you with the freedom and autonomy to follow your passions in a way that suits you best!Culture Vision
At Trupanion, we are all about helping pets. We promote a cohesive and nimble team environment, and we hire, develop and promote team members who possess our key behavioral characteristics. We trust each other. We are transparent and honest. We care about one another. We want to see our team members succeed, personally and professionally. As our team members gain experience, we strive to promote from within and reduce bureaucracy to allow creative thinking. We’re focused on providing continuous training and support to all team members to encourage long-term happiness and success.Take a look inside our office and see for yourself:
https://www.facebook.com/Trupanion/videos/10155423763702974/To apply, please follow the link provided below:
http://jobs.jobvite.com/trupanion**Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter!
Why Trupanion?
Trupanion is North America’s leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs. Headquartered in the Georgetown community of Seattle, Trupanion has been named one of Western Washington’s Best Places to Work by the Puget Sound Business Journal for the last four years in a row. Our mission is to help the pets we all love get the veterinary care they need. At Trupanion we offer a collaborative, casual, and pet-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves.
Company Background
Founded in 2000, Trupanion (NYSE: TRUP) offers medical insurance for cats and dogs in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico through its affiliated entities. With over 228,400 total enrolled pets (as of 3/31/2015), Trupanion is one of the largest pet medical insurance companies in North America with the mission to help the pets we all love receive the best veterinary care. The Trupanion pet medical insurance plan is simple, fair and comprehensive that pays 90% of the actual veterinary costs for illness and injury claims with no payout limits per incident, per year, or over the lifetime of the pet and with few exclusions. Trupanion policies are underwritten by the American Pet Insurance Company in the U.S. and the Omega General Insurance Company in Canada. For more information please visit Trupanion.com.The STOP N’ SHOP, is lucky to be the recipient of many wonderful donations from the community, ranging from furniture, clothing, and home décor. The proceeds provide financial support that keep the many wonderful programs running at the Senior Center of West Seattle.
We are looking for volunteers on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 10am-1pm. If you are friendly, helpful, and enjoy working with the community, this could be a fun role for you.
We are open seven days a week, have flexible hours, and a fun team of volunteers. We are now looking for volunteers both for customer facing roles such as cashiers and customer service as well as more behind the scenes roles like organizing & cleaning, sorting merchandise, research, pricing, and tagging.
Please complete our online application at https://scws.typeform.com/to/DBaLgg or contact the Volunteer Coordinator, at 206-932-4044 x8 or via email at sarah@soundgenerations.org to learn more!Are you looking for a more deeply satisfying job?
Would you like to help seniors enjoy their retirement by helping cook them great food?At Holiday Retirement, we have rewarding opportunities for individuals to prepare delicious and nutritious meals for our valued residents.
As a cook and key member of our Dining Services team, you will review menus and food preparation instructions to prepare healthy, appealing meals. You will oversee the set-up of serving carts while following safe food handling procedures. You will be committed to achieving resident satisfaction and will resolve all issues in a timely and respectful manner.
You must have:
Take action attitude
Compassion for others
Unyielding integrity
Composure under pressure
Do-what-it-takes
Customer focusRequirements:
High school diploma
Two years full-service restaurant cooking experience
The ability to follow and prepare recipes
Knowledge of sanitation and safe food handling practices
Effective English communication skills
Computer skills preferredTo apply, please send your resume to the 5641-manager@holidaytouch.com or jill.morris@holidaytouch.com
Join us and enjoy competitive compensation, excellent benefits and the rewards that come from improving the lives of others.
Compensation: $17.00 to $19.00 an hour based on experience.Topic: FREE shrubs, conifer
One Mugo Pine 5×5, root ball is bagged
Two Hebe cupressoides 4×3 (roughly) bare rootSW corner of 35th & 102nd, turn west on 102nd and you will see plants on the south side of street near alley.
I will also be selling a Sorbus hupehensis for cheap, 10′ tall, 3″ caliper. Provide contact info if interested. I may be able to help dig.
I’m moving to another apartment within the same building near Alaska Junction on the weekend of 10 November and need help. Will involve packing into boxes, carrying to another floor via elevator and setting in the new location. Moving experience is preferred but not essential depending on capabilities. At least 18 years of age, and physically capable of carrying items up to 50 pounds. Need to meet in the next few days for a few minutes to make sure of a good fit. Pay of $15 per hour, and more for experienced and capable individual.
Found out last night (after riding the bus down to Alki specifically to go to Spud) that Spud is closed for renovations and remodeling until mid-November. According to their Facebook page they are shooting for re-opening on November 13th, and closed on October 16th. If there was anything about it here on WSB I missed it, so here’s another notice about it.
Sunfish is still open, however (except for Mondays and Tuesdays) and takes credit and debit cards now- the last time I ate there years ago they were cash only. Good food at Sunfish as well with tasty scallops and fish, although the fries weren’t quite as good as at Spud.
West Seattle, Washington
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