A story in yesterday’s Seattle Times detailed how the Port of Seattle missed out on collecting almost $400,000 in revenue from the SeaTac Airport parking garage because of credit-card charges that were never processed. So far some 10,500 people have parked there for free. Buried in the article’s online comments was a nugget about how to continue to get free parking.
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Free Parking
Tying the Knot with Comcast
In a post last December, I joked that because I bought a customer-owned modem I was “Married to Comcast.” I should have called it a pre-nuptial agreement. The real wedding took place today. We just tied the knot for at least two years.
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Posted in Business Beat
Light Rain
What exactly is light rain?
Light rain is forecast for Bremerton for four of the next five days (see Seattle Times weather graphic). We get that forecast a lot. I wonder if the humans (or computer) who created the forecast can define what light rain is.
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Cindy’s Chevy
Too rainy for a good look
Cindy has been cutting my hair for more than 10 years. You would think that her collector car (see photo) would have been mentioned at least once during the dozens of conversations we’ve had. It hasn’t. That changed today.
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Posted in Cars
Betting on the State
My friend R. B. and I rarely make a bet that isn’t full of loopholes. Even so, the bets always get paid off. This time the bet seems solid. I think I have a winner although I’m depending on the State of Washington to make it so.
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No Bike Ride Today
Lots of reasons to stay inside
Not too many things keep me from taking a bike ride every day. Today’s rain (see photo) will. And I’m writing this post before noon.
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Twinkies—Goodbye for Now
Is this the end of a sweet ride?
In happier times the Mud Bay Blog ran the above photo in a post titled Must Be a Great Job. My tribute to the passing of Hostess Brands snack cakes is simply to run the photo again only with a different and sadder title.
I don’t know whether to blame labor or management (or both) for the Bakers Union strike that caused the company to announce that it is shutting down its operations and selling its brands. So I’m not going to take sides. Hopefully, sooner than later, some enterprising investor will figure out a way to start making Twinkies, CupCakes (my personal favorite), and the rest of the sinful Hostess treats again. Then maybe the Twinkies van, with a new logo, can get back on the road.
What Is It?
Pontoon busters: who you gonna call?
The first question that popped into my head when I saw the Big Concrete Object (see photo) that washed up on my neighbor’s beach last night is the title of this post. More important points to ponder include where did it come from? and what can my neighbor do to get rid of it? Dyes Inlet is having 13+ foot high tides for the next few days, but just because the BCO floated in on one doesn’t mean it is going to float back out.
A few musings before I post the photo. The BCO looks like it broke away from a commercial marina or a breakwater. I don’t think it is part of a floating concrete walkway though. Not with those rusty bolts protruding into the center channel. The top part is normally above water as only the lower portion is encrusted with barnacles. Concrete floats or at least it floats when the pontoon’s air chamber is big enough. How long has it been floating around posing a threat to boat traffic in Dyes Inlet and Port Washington Narrows?
Posted in Mud Bay & Rocky Point
Submarine First Day Covers
The fast attack submarine Archerfish was launched in 1971.
When it came to correspondence, Dad saved everything. Well, perhaps the credit should actually go to the various Chief Yeomen who maintained his office files when he was in the Navy. Without them I wouldn’t have his wonderful collection of submarine first day covers.
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A New Bike
I kept the old bike rack.
Last Friday I bought a new bike. That’s something I do less often than vote in a presidential election, but not by much. By coincidence, I also marked my ballot on Friday. As I write this post on Election Day, I’m wondering if the country will opt for a new ride or keep its present one for another term.
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