Haunted Scrapyard

Posted on October 2, 2012 | 1 comment

Are all scrapyards haunted or just this one?


I have toured a few haunted houses without wetting my pants, but this is a new one for me—a haunted scrapyard (see photo). For the last few years, Belfair Auto and Truck Wrecking on SR 3 has been scaring the Holy bejesus out of anyone brave enough to visit their automobile graveyard on weekend evenings in October. According to the man I talked to, the gore is unsurpassed. Bringing kids is not recommended. Their web site is called Scrapyard Massacre.

This sounds a lot scarier than Christine, the Stephen King novel and movie about a haunted 1958 Plymouth.

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Duckabush II

Posted on September 27, 2012 | 2 comments

My oldest brother and his wife have fond memories of a backpacking trip we took along the Duckabush River in 1990. They still talk about it. So when their son visited me earlier this month, it was important for him to see the Duckabush. He had heard too much about the river not to go there.
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Rocky Point Road Reflectors

Posted on September 24, 2012 | 2 comments

A five-vehicle, seven-person process


Today a crew from Kitsap County Public Works installed road reflectors in the recently paved section of Rocky Point Road. Although the process is labor intensive (see photo), when the crew is working in sync they can install the reflectors quickly.
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A Cell Phone Story

Posted on September 21, 2012 | 1 comment

Ever lose a cell phone? People leave them everywhere, including in rental vehicles. This cell phone story has a happy ending.
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Sports Illustrated Wild-Card Standings

Posted on September 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

How good are Atlanta’s chances?


MLB’s new expanded wild-card format ushers in complexities in roster decisions, scheduling, and tiebreaker rules. If your team is the current wild-card leader in its league, there’s also the issue of figuring out how far ahead you are in the playoffs race. The wild-card standings on the Sport Illustrated web site (see screen capture above for the National League) don’t always make it simple.
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A Long Game

Posted on September 19, 2012 | 1 comment

Win or lose, a dedicated baseball fan always stays at the stadium until the final out is recorded. However, if you live in Bremerton and depend on a ferry ride to get home, it isn’t always easy to be dedicated. During last night’s Mariners game against the Orioles (a 4-2 Baltimore win in 18 innings), I took the easy way out.
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Hurry Up and Paint the Fog Lines

Posted on September 10, 2012 | 2 comments

Smooth and too quiet


Last week’s paving job (see photo) makes Rocky Point Road a joy to drive on. Until the fog lines are painted, however, the road is a bit dangerous for cyclists. I hope Kitsap County Public Works realizes that and makes the painting job a top priority.
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My Knees Held Up

Posted on September 8, 2012 | 3 comments

Marmot Pass from the east


The photo and this post’s tags relate to what people might be interested in—a day hike to Marmot Pass in the Olympic National Forest. However, what’s important to me is that my knees made the 10.6-mile roundtrip with its 3500-foot gain (and loss) in elevation without complaining. A couple of days later the rest of me is still sore. But my knees are fine.
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Buoy ID

Posted on August 29, 2012 | 1 comment

Next time add an email address.


The latest addition to my buoy collection has almost enough information for me to commit identify theft. About the only things missing are a social security number and a date of birth. In the photo above it’s the one covered with black Magic Marker writing.
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Cleaning Out the Basement

Posted on August 28, 2012 | 1 comment

Securing a heavy load


If you list a free item on Craig’s List that people want, keep a close eye on your email inbox. Within 30 minutes of posting an ad yesterday morning to give away a 1955 Chevrolet engine and transmission (see photo), a half-dozen people responded. One man offered to pick it up right away. At that point I deleted the ad.
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