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14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Mukilteo couple accuse... · 0 replies · +21 points

The investigators had her lift her shirt, not the store clerk. Completely appropriate.

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Sub-spenders: Inventio... · 0 replies · 0 points

Is that guy wearing tighty-whiteys?
Even at my old f@rt white guy status, I know that boxers are de rigueur...

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Crash dumps 300 gallon... · 1 reply · +9 points

DUI, suspended license, no seat belts... sounds like a good candidate for some R&R in jail.

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Shoreline students to ... · 1 reply · +4 points

I must be in the minority here, but I happen to LIKE being connected.

I spend a fair amount of time online and have met many, many wonderful friends from all over the world. That couldn't happen without the technology we have today. I carry a smartphone, have a Facebook account, participate in several forums, text, have several avatars in SecondLife, and shop online. It's an integral part of my life and even at my young age of 63, I embrace the wondrous technology we have today. I don't feel addicted to it any more than I feel addicted to a radio or my car or a dishwasher. It's just the next phase of life as we know it.

Granted, online activities can take a good chunk of one's life. It can get in the way of 'real life' development. But, IMHO, that doesn't mean we should discourage the use of today's technology. My take is that we are in smack-dab in the middle of growing pains of Socializing 2.0.

Good on these kids for realizing that they need to learn some moderation... we can all benefit from that. But let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. Technology is not evil.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - King County Council re... · 0 replies · +1 points

No argument Karen, but it does pose a question in my mind.

In business, folks will travel to other businesses or states to chase the better salaries. If a business doesn't remain salary competitive, it loses out on the cream-of-the-crop managers.

We certainly need better county management, but so does every other government agency in America. It's a very competitive world out there and the county must compete with the business sector for qualified employees. With that in mind, I really question whether we can consider $100k+ as a bloated salary. I'm just not convinced it's as simple as cutting salaries.

With that said, I agree with you about eliminating some of the positions and trimming administratively. But that raises the question, what do we cut? Seems like the same question that King County admin is faced with. It's a vicious cycle...

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Plunge into lake leave... · 0 replies · +8 points

Sheesh cggirl80... if you ever become an RN, I hope I don't run into you when I need some help. All your snarky comments and arrogance in this thread are an embarrassment to the nursing profession. A little full of yourself maybe?

But then, I'm 62 and retired... what do I know?

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Newspapers get tax bre... · 0 replies · +5 points

"The Washington tax cut, which will cost the state about $1.3 million a year, was approved despite uneasiness in the industry about newspapers relying on the government they cover for help."

This just has stinky written all over it. While in the grand scheme of things it's really not a huge amount of money, why are we cutting taxes NOW? And why newspapers? Seems like too little, too late. And perceptions always overrule any logic involved... is Gregoire hopping into bed with the media? (Ewwww!)

I'm hoping the newspapers already have action plans to become 'newsmedia'... look at us... we're reading the news online. I haven't picked up a printed newspaper for a very long time. It's an antique industry. Time to move on.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - 5-alarm fire guts hist... · 0 replies · +2 points

Jet... what's the point of bringing this up now? Or are you just grumpy this morning? Would you rather reduce the firefighter capabilities?

Repeating sharkbait... "We are fortunate to have firefighters." I agree.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Sea-Tac cell phone wai... · 4 replies · +4 points

Great idea genius! Let me see... I'll arrange this in advance: I'll be at the Arrival gate 20-30 minutes after your plane lands to make sure you have time to deplane. Then I'll circle around the airport for 30-45 minutes and cause traffic congestion because your plane is late. Awww, No cell phone? C'mon... catch up with the times.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Mother Nature shows of... · 1 reply · +9 points

In the meteorologists' defense, it's my understanding that Pacific Northwest weather is among the toughest in the world to predict and forecast. We have a ton of variables here; the Olympics, the Cascades, the ocean, the sound, the ever-changing jet stream. It's pretty unique here. Just look at the variation we see in this storm... it's like neighborhood-by-neighborhood predicting.

Also, east of here, there is an abundance of data from the western states for the predictors to scour. A child can predict just by looking west in the great plains! We have the Pacific Ocean to the west; with pretty slim pickings of data for the meteorologists to pick over and predict with.

I respect Scott's willingness to crawl out on a limb with his predictions. He has an uncanny understanding of the complexities of Pacific Northwest weather... and he's real about it.

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