knottriel

knottriel

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13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Red Cross says blood s... · 1 reply · +2 points

There are synthetic bloods that can be used, but they're only used in a last case situation because they're really expensive and less reliable than real blood.

13 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Sandusky jurors begin ... · 0 replies · +2 points

If they don't PA has more charges now, TX has charges they can try, and the feds have charges they can get him on. He's done one way or another.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Doctors: Face-chewing ... · 0 replies · +4 points

Wow, he sounds like a great patient if he's not complaining and telling the doctors to take things one day at a time. I can't imagine going through what he has and being in good spirits about anything.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - MAX train hits car in ... · 1 reply · +7 points

"Light rail" means it's not designed to the specs of a system like the NYC subway, which is "heavy rail" because it's designed for heavier passenger loads. "Light rail" handles lighter loads.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - MAX train hits car in ... · 1 reply · +1 points

I think they have a few spares for situations like this.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Efforts to relax pot r... · 2 replies · +15 points

If Robert DuPont is worried about pot taking away motivation, maybe he should worry about banning beer and TV, since people can lose motivation to do anything other than those as well. Or we could treat obsessing about something to the detriment of your well being as a medical problem and not bad pot because a few people can't handle it responsibly.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Red flags raised over ... · 0 replies · -2 points

No weekend public transportation is mischaracterizing the location. It's quite close to the 75 that runs up and down Cesar Chavez, complete with a MAX station at I-84.

It's still a bad idea not to have ground floor retail, but it's only a few blocks off a weekend frequent service line.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Marysville School fire... · 1 reply · -1 points

I have friends in the architecture community who were involved in some studies on the reuse of some of the retired Portland schools, and apparently getting them up to code will cost a lot more than $5 million. I guess we could cut corners, but when it's a school that seems like an especially bad idea.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Can \'Last Thursday on... · 0 replies · +3 points

With a few sponsors and some volunteers I can't see why they can't keep it going. I hope they succeed, Last Thursday is a fun option to have around town.

14 years ago @ KATU - Portland, OR - Seattle light rail tra... · 0 replies · +1 points

Did San Diego remove the Trolley?