tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post2301946436340222294..comments2023-09-23T08:26:38.233-07:00Comments on Port Angeles Unearthed: Dry Socket to ME??? AKA: Water, Me Worry?Crypt Kickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-18262876435237189932015-06-09T20:37:38.292-07:002015-06-09T20:37:38.292-07:00Does Port Angeles get royalties for this? Does Port Angeles get royalties for this? Crypt Kickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-21155385750465212222015-06-09T20:09:14.875-07:002015-06-09T20:09:14.875-07:00No! That's OUR claim to fame! That's the b...No! That's OUR claim to fame! That's the best claim to fame we've had for YEARS! They CAN'T steal that from us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-52396356299988834952015-06-09T20:06:48.540-07:002015-06-09T20:06:48.540-07:00To be fair, when Kidd was first elected there were...To be fair, when Kidd was first elected there were much, much worst candidates out there. I forgot who she ran against initially but I'm pretty sure this was during or just after the Karen Rogers era.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-22368050634554737402015-06-09T11:11:35.960-07:002015-06-09T11:11:35.960-07:00Given Tom's history, and fairly well-documente...Given Tom's history, and fairly well-documented temper, well, it's not too hard to believe he'd lash out first, and think second.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-52753489132961902182015-06-08T19:06:15.639-07:002015-06-08T19:06:15.639-07:00I know, I know, but...It is heartening to see that...I know, I know, but...It is heartening to see that Harper's latest obsessive smear of Max is being challenged by his own few readers. Maybe, just maybe, Tom will wake up to the fact that not everyone is as interested in Max, or blaming Max for the ills of the world, as he is. And maybe, just maybe, he'll see that if you're going to accuse someone of doing something, you need more evidence to do so than just your own grudge against the individual. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-63451312517180717602015-06-08T17:23:11.441-07:002015-06-08T17:23:11.441-07:00To understand how serious this evolving situation ... To understand how serious this evolving situation is, watch PBS "Running the Gauntlet" on-line. (Google it, it comes up easily)<br /><br /> As you watch the program, think of all you are seeing, with dry upstream streams, creeks, tributaries and rivers. With all those employed in salmon restoration, conservation, hatchery, fisheries and regulatory positions with no more salmon. <br /><br /> Think of all the wildlife that are directly, and independently reliant on salmon. In the oceans, in the rivers, and all the way up into the forests. In that program, you will see salmon traveling over 900 miles inland through those now disappearing bodies of water to spawn.<br /><br /> Towards the end, you will see people with backpacks carrying frozen salmon carcasses, trying to mimic the nutrients salmon bring into the forests from the oceans.<br /><br /> There has been major effort, and major money spent to try to rebuild the salmon runs. If you don't have knowledge of how critically important this is to the ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, make a point of watching that program. (If you can read this post, you can watch the program).<br /><br /> As the salmon cannot spawn in dry rivers and creeks, they will die off. Then what? <br /><br /> Ask Cherie, and the other candidates. What do they propose to do? Continue to ignore the problems, as they have for the last number of decades? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-12715770038573023292015-06-08T16:44:09.382-07:002015-06-08T16:44:09.382-07:00I think I've found our sister city in Australi...I think I've found our sister city in Australia... A 48-year-old man stole a bulldozer, smashed four cars and then drove the machine through a house in Teralba, Australia, police say.<br /><br />The family living in the home managed to escape with the help of a neighbor and were unharmed, although scared senseless.<br /><br /><br />http://www.sfgate.com/world/article/Bulldozer-rampage-flattens-house-terrifies-family-6314487.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-84476771421140263912015-06-08T09:28:53.506-07:002015-06-08T09:28:53.506-07:00I haven't done the research to say this as abs... I haven't done the research to say this as absolute fact, but I'll go out on a limb and say that what we're seeing in the region has never happened for all the time of Western/European occupation of the Olympic Peninsula. The lack of snow in the Olympics this year.<br /><br /> There are tons of graphs to look at, if you want, that record the changing, warming climate of the area. Some record the increase in water temps off the Pacific over a span of decades, others record the disappearing glaciers and declining rainfall in the Olympics. They all show that the region's climate is changing, and warming.<br /><br /> We who live here need to get smart, and plan accordingly.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-66820046526350530632015-06-08T09:03:51.131-07:002015-06-08T09:03:51.131-07:00Dear Anon 6:12
A new visito...Dear Anon 6:12<br /><br /> A new visitor here, but if you've lived in the area for any length of time, you know the PDN skews things, or out-right censors comments if they don't go along with their views.<br /><br /> As you can see recently, they are full-blown city boosters, which compromises their ability to objectively report what is really going on. Pointing out that the city has a serious water problem will give the city a less than positive impression for prospective property buyers ( ever see how much ad space the real estate people have in the paper?), and therefore the PDN won't inform the existing residents of what they face. <br /><br /> Of course, this is an incredibly short sighted view, as people will be VERY upset when they finally face reality: no water in the late season, and no plans for reservoirs.<br /><br /> How to get residents to know? Tell every one you know. If you do Face book, post about it. Go to candidate forums, and ask the candidates what they plan to do (although don't expect them to acknowledge there is a problem!). Invite others to check out what is being discussed here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-43701510898760188042015-06-08T07:37:42.322-07:002015-06-08T07:37:42.322-07:00To answer your question, take the number from the ...To answer your question, take the number from the first graph above: Zero percent. So far as I can see, that's how much of the city's budget has gone towards protecting our water supply. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-65045567998681359602015-06-08T07:20:21.857-07:002015-06-08T07:20:21.857-07:00Yes, Cherie (note the "e" there at the e...Yes, Cherie (note the "e" there at the end) is a fool. But can we please do without the blatant sexism? Please? As others have pointed out, we have big problems facing us.<br /><br />Thanks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-20662713817910257962015-06-08T06:50:57.269-07:002015-06-08T06:50:57.269-07:00Tens of millions for the Turd Tank. TENS OF MILLIO...Tens of millions for the Turd Tank. TENS OF MILLIONS. <br /><br />And how much spent to protect or expand our ability to access clean, safe water? <br /><br />Not to mention fire season. <br /><br />These are scary times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-53970178956465699452015-06-08T05:34:16.964-07:002015-06-08T05:34:16.964-07:00Okay already...We're going well off track here...Okay already...We're going well off track here with these Tom Harper comments. It's like something that would happen on, well, his blog. (Irony alert: When I started Unearthed, the only way I was able to announce it to PA was by posting a couple of comments on his blog. So Unearthed got its start thanks to Tom.)<br /><br />Anyway, blog bashing isn't what this post is about. That's not that interesting or important. The idea of Port Angeles running out of water is. <br /><br />'Nuff said - I hope.Crypt Kickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-7911462509054976272015-06-07T23:38:18.865-07:002015-06-07T23:38:18.865-07:00Get Cheri out of office.
She is a dimwit, who th...Get Cheri out of office. <br /><br />She is a dimwit, who thinks she is a mastermind which is a very dangerous combination. <br /><br />She is also two-faced, and says idiotic things (in city council meetings) like "I'll support it, no matter what you discuss" (i.e. regarding giving $15thousand dollars to the EDC, before any of it had even been discussed). <br /><br />Cheri is a waste of air. <br /><br />And what is the deal with an elderly woman wearing false eyelashes? Maybe she should check the calendar. Does she wear spandex, as well as her polyester suits? <br /><br />OMG, folks. Really? <br /><br />That's who you vote for to represent you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-70673853789503504222015-06-07T22:02:30.424-07:002015-06-07T22:02:30.424-07:00Has it ever occurred to anyone but me that what is...Has it ever occurred to anyone but me that what is motivating Harper is just plain jealousy? His blog used to be the only game in town, until Unearthed came along. Once that happened, Harper's blog kind of withered away and he started acting in an ever-more erratic, angry and paranoid fashion. <br /><br />I don't think we need a big, involved conspiracy theory here. Tom Harper simply has a big, green-eyed monster on his back. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-73490522426816372132015-06-07T21:19:54.122-07:002015-06-07T21:19:54.122-07:00Our Chamber of Commerce is a failure. They couldn&...Our Chamber of Commerce is a failure. They couldn't promote this city if their lives depended on it.<br /><br />Our downtown association is a failure. It was supposed to make money for the city; it lost money for the city.<br /><br />The movie theater closed. <br /><br />The airport closed. <br /><br />Our town of 19,000 is saddled with over $100 million in debt. <br /><br />Our schizophrenic city spends $50 million on a Turd Tank on one side of our shoreline, and millions more on a fake beach on the other side.<br /><br />Downtown's a ghost town, but the landlords charge top dollar rents nonetheless. <br /><br />Meanwhile, what used to be multiple ferry lines have dwindled down to one. <br /><br />Our young people, those that don't just drop out of school, leave the area as soon as they're able.<br /><br />Meanwhile, generations worth of garbage might fail into the strait. <br /><br />Drug abuse and suicide are two of the only "growth" areas locally.<br /><br />Now, it looks extremely likely we'll run out of water before summer is over. <br /><br />But, by God, we're the best, aren't we? We can take comfort in that. We're the best. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-15280216343873310542015-06-07T18:59:27.952-07:002015-06-07T18:59:27.952-07:00Oh, please....Tom Harper is as gullible as they co...Oh, please....Tom Harper is as gullible as they come. Especially when the lies and distortions are coming from his - wait for it - rent-paying tenants, the Clallam County Democratic Party. He doesn't just believe the BS when it comes down the pipe, he broadcasts it further. Fact checking? Naw.<br /><br />As for his wife claiming to be "disabled"....Again, oh please. Obesity is not a disability, it's a choice you make. And a bad one at that. To try and cover up your own lack of control as a disability is well and truly insulting to those with real physical challenges. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-39641483144637481422015-06-07T18:15:44.071-07:002015-06-07T18:15:44.071-07:00To repeat something that's already been pointe...To repeat something that's already been pointed out before here, the person they're blaming appears to have had his name used without his permission as well. The comments I saw, and saw being deleted, were coming fast and furious at times, and could not have all been coming from one person. Facts, people, facts. We need facts here in Port Angeles, not more fantasies and conspiracy theories. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-23716103888148271072015-06-07T18:12:14.005-07:002015-06-07T18:12:14.005-07:00The discussion of our water woes here is very inte...The discussion of our water woes here is very interesting. I'm a new visitor here, and my first thought is why aren't we hearing this sort of talk in the Peninsula Daily. This is an issue that will affect every single person and business in Clallam County. How do we, as citizens, help sound the alarm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-50929515404442515422015-06-07T17:48:36.242-07:002015-06-07T17:48:36.242-07:00All these people who state they "know" w...All these people who state they "know" who did or did not do things online are making asses of themselves. To quote one of my late law professors, they're assuming facts not in evidence. <br /><br />Per the "Best Town" contest, they all claim to "know" that A) They "know" that just one person posted ALL negative comments, and B) That they "know" who that one person is. <br /><br />All without a whit of proof, or even evidence, except for their own biases. That sounds like lawyer bait to me. <br /><br />But really, WHO CARES? The contest was tacky and pointless, and so were some of the offending comments. And so..? It is also very bizarre and hypocritical for either the PDN or Tom Harper to try to take the high ground, when all they've even done from that elevated vantage point is sling mud themselves. <br /><br />Life goes on. Port Angeles lost. Find a new fall guy to blame, if that makes you feel better, and let's get on with things. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-79395326035155191172015-06-07T16:07:17.028-07:002015-06-07T16:07:17.028-07:00Please do cite how much water storage capacity PUD... Please do cite how much water storage capacity PUD#1 has, and where it is located. Of the nine systems it operates, how many days of capacity exist?<br /><br /> Desalination is very expensive, and will not be built this year. Of course, very expensive water is better than no water at all.<br /><br /> Water well drawn down is very much impacted by drought, especially in areas with relatively small watersheds, like the north side of the Olympic Peninsula. Not much area between the slopes and the Strait. Without water to replenish, the water table continues to drain down.<br /><br /> Tertiary water can provide water for landscaping, but the "purple pipe" separate piping systems to get the water from the sewage treatment plants to houses is very expensive.<br /><br /> Of course the Elwha is still flowing, and Ranney well still functioning. The question is, will they be by September? Current trends strongly indicate they will not. Then what?<br /><br /> Will we be lining up, with water cans in hand, to get our "rationed" water?<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-39455758638987185682015-06-07T15:42:20.165-07:002015-06-07T15:42:20.165-07:00Outside Magazine? Yeah, it's on all the newsta...Outside Magazine? Yeah, it's on all the newstands. I've looked through it before, bought a few of them. Not a bad magazine, but not worth my subscribing to.<br /><br />I agree there are a lot more pressing issues facing Port Angeles than winning a ballot-stuffing contest, but people do read Outside Magazine. It's not like these websites that keep popping up out of nowhere and declaring Port Angeles "most liveable town" or whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-17386346958670707862015-06-07T13:27:58.082-07:002015-06-07T13:27:58.082-07:00It will be interesting to see what the conditions ... It will be interesting to see what the conditions are by late summer, and early fall, when Cherie Kidd and crew will be campaigning for your votes.<br /><br /> Cherie, in particular, has been in civic leadership positions for a long time. Since the water situation has been bad for a long time, why hasn't she, and others, been working to get storage facilities identified, and built?<br /><br /> Why hasn't the Public Works Director and his staff brought this vulnerability to the council's attention?<br /><br /> Why is it ONLY in the context of raising water rates( because the city will lose revenue with reduced water use by residents), that the City Staff bring the water issues before the council? <br /><br /> How about County Commissioners? This isn't only a Port Angeles problem, as we see in the post above. Already, the West End is seeing late summer low water conditions in their rivers. <br /><br /> Are people going to be asking King Jim why he hasn't been addressing this issue? Where is Bill Peach on this? <br /><br /> And, in Sequim, what are they going to do? Their water comes from a river dependent source, as well. The Dungenes is the second steepest river in the country. How fast will it drain out?<br /><br /> With these conditions representing the future of our region, plans HAVE to be made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-1055804972871474352015-06-07T13:05:12.887-07:002015-06-07T13:05:12.887-07:00Speaking of Tom Harper's blog, have you seen t...Speaking of Tom Harper's blog, have you seen today's post:<br /><br /> "Today's Peninsula Poll question may or may not be related to a certain unbalanced former Port Angeles resident with nothing to do and all day to do it:<br /><br />Have you ever been on the receiving end of a caustic social media blitz?"<br /><br /> Hunh? I don't get what he is trying to say. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-21514918916395566972015-06-07T13:00:16.825-07:002015-06-07T13:00:16.825-07:00PUD#1 operates wells, has storage tanks, has eval...PUD#1 operates wells, has storage tanks, has evaluated desalinization. Water welll drawdown rate isn't immediately impacted by a drought. Tertiary wastewater treatment can provide landscaping water. This dry spell is a nudge in those directions. BTW the Elwha is still flowing this a.m. The city's Ranney well is still operational if needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com