Monthly Archives: April 2011

$4 Gas

Posted on April 28, 2011 | 1 comment

Finally there, what took so long?

I have been wondering how long it would take for my local Shell station to start charging $4 for Regular gas. Today, with rounding (see photo), the threshold was reached, although the clarity of a first-digit 4 is perhaps a couple of days away. Instead of repeating that high gas prices are a drag on the economic recovery, this post is about the dynamics between the Shell (3800 Kitsap Way) and its closest competitor—the Valero station at Adele Avenue and Kitsap Way.
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Posted in Business Beat, Economy

Holding out for Mud Bay Way

Posted on April 24, 2011 | 2 comments

A couple of years ago I posted an entry about Rocky Point’s private roads. According to a recent article in the Kitsap Sun, I might have been on to something. While they won’t be private, attempts to standardize Kitsap County addresses may lead to more short roads in areas like Rocky Point.
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Posted in Mud Bay & Rocky Point

Permission Granted

Posted on April 21, 2011 | 1 comment

For the past few weeks I have been calling and sending email to get permission to use an old Bob Seger song as the soundtrack for a video tribute for the Treasure Island bridge. Today permission was granted. Although I almost gave up several times, now I can move on to the hard part—finishing up a slideshow that honors the bridge and respects Mr. Seger, not that he will ever see it.
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Posted in Other Local Places

Tagged Treasure Island

Finding Money

Posted on April 4, 2011 | 2 comments

A lot of wishes

I’m not especially sharp eyed, but I do seem to find a lot of change (see photo). The other side of the coin (pun intended) is that people lose or drop a lot of change and cannot be bothered to look for it. Most of the time I’m probably not the first person to spot these abandoned coins. To many Americans our money is of such little value that it’s not worth picking up.
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A Moment of Silence for Dave

Posted on April 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

The Seattle Mariners, the media, and the public have honored long-time baseball announcer Dave Niehaus in a variety of ways since he passed away from a heart attack last November. But a special tribute observed in the radio booth during last night’s season opener against the A’s in Oakland was the shortest and perhaps the most fitting.
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