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The first two times I went to Westmarine I was met by really knowledgeable people. So I assumed that would always be the case. LOL - I quickly learned. But I often have wondered, why doesn't Westmarine sell time with people who know a lot. I would happily pay for hours of time for various...

Cooke's PR during this whole period has been a little brain dead. They have pumped out misinformation. Rather than inform the state about problems at their various sites and explain corrections happening, they have waited (?) for regulators to inspect and cite them. Surely they must have been...

Posting mostly to be subscribed to this thread. My pessimism reached what I thought was its nadir about 2000, largely global warming projections. Technology does offer the hope of restoring salmon, control climate and good population control (no compulsion). But it requires a political will that...

The Washington State Senate has passed a law phasing out this sort of farming. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-ne ... n-farming/ And now excuse my philosophizing. There is a meta-religious sacrament of place. While the famous Chief Seattle speach is heavily mythologized it still remains a...

Would this women have recovered without the external heating, oxygenating, and de-carbon dioxiding of her blood at Harborview?

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-ne ... nd-rescue/ There was some pretty cutting edge medical technology (and engineering) involved with all of this. Pretty amazing.

A problem with oyster farming in Willapa Bay in SW Washington is the large amounts of pesticides to control ghost or mud shrimp. Collateral damage to other marine organisms is high. Geoduck farming involves protecting 'seed' with plastic pipes. Nets, notably weighed down with mussels, could be...

There needs to be a discussion in the state between industry, government, tribes, and people as to what seafoods are best farmed and how. Any and every system has advantages and disadvantages. If Cooke is willing to spend money and produce seafood they can and should be a participant. If they...

Alcohol addiction typically affects 4-5 other people besides the alcoholic, and in major ways. Pot is less harmful. Followed a family with a pot head husband, hard on the family but not as hard as when he could no longer afford pot and switched to meth. Most pot users are not heavy users...

An acquaintance received an inheritance which included a boat in a marina. She is disabled and needs to do all this right. Attorney says sell it immediately, but I have a question or two. Obviously the estate is responsible for any debt connected with the boat as well as any pollution concerns...

I will 'third' what Bob said. I prefer standard Medicare along with my generous retirement supplement plan. I also use VA which I have found excellent for the most part, although the system is stressed from the huge number of more recent influx of patients. I like doing some of my own research...

Some of my observations: Retiring early is a goal of many of us. It is reasonable to frontload the more expensive hobbies for the earlier years of retirement. Trips, big boats, fancier condominium or housing A lot of that is easier to do in your 60s and early 70s. Unfortunately I find that...

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-wor ... -columbia/ This time with tibia and fibia, even a picture - perhaps more suitable for Halloween than Christmastide

Not really a back in the olden days were better comment. Ending the draft resulted in some unintended consequences for the navy. One way to avoid the draft was to join the navy. We had a lot of short timers (as compared to lifers), I was such. We may have not intended to be in the navy that...

technical note: people are, in general, not all that good about assessing risk. I don't have any quick links. Some of the worst examples come from news reporting about the dangers of foods, some habits, and medications.

I have had about zero luck explaining to acquaintances and friends that when we have the worst storm forecast in ten years, say, that the proper preparation is to batten down house, yard, boat etc. and stay home.

http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weat ... -mph-gusts I am not quite familiar enough with the two docks to describe exactly what was happening. Pretty hairy looking in any event.

The Bremerton Fast Ferry to Seattle announced twice it was suspending operations because of high wind, first late in the morning, and second late in the afternoon. I was a little puzzled as the better forecasts warned winds would peak 4-7pm. The big ferries simply shrug it off, sometimes...

While it doesn't take the place of a potluck it still would be nice to go to the boat show one or two days and have the chance of meeting up with others for an hour or so, maybe less. Lots of nice restaurants in the area, and if you go after 1PM there is generally room.

first a complaint. using a backup computer which keeps erasing what I wrote - and somehow I am doing it and messing it up - relevant to what I have to say below. I am going to post, and then edit - repeatedly. LOL I read the full report a few days ago. Thataway has nicely summarized it, but I...