tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post763920776392902886..comments2023-09-23T08:26:38.233-07:00Comments on Port Angeles Unearthed: Putting the "Bust" in "Robust"Crypt Kickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-30231634008805374842015-06-12T10:46:44.241-07:002015-06-12T10:46:44.241-07:00In basketball, you have the ball, make a head-fake...In basketball, you have the ball, make a head-fake to act like you are about to do a jump shot, the defender jumps to block the shot, when he is on the way back down you do your jump shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-90965073528975231902015-06-11T01:52:56.692-07:002015-06-11T01:52:56.692-07:00I already gave up on doing any pressure washing th...I already gave up on doing any pressure washing this summer, and am putting in drip irrigation for the couple of new trees in the yard, and planning on only watering the bare minimum (to keep plants alive) in the yard (but not the lawn...it will turn very brown). More importantly, I'm putting all my essentials in one spot, in the event we have a wildfire because I live very close to the wooded areas, and with my wood shake roof, there is no way my house would be spared.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-79356929684465547762015-06-10T21:50:56.039-07:002015-06-10T21:50:56.039-07:00I wonder if the greedy a holes suing the state to ...I wonder if the greedy a holes suing the state to lift water use restrictions south of Sequim are willing to admit they're wrong yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-54552090171649779652015-06-10T19:55:37.071-07:002015-06-10T19:55:37.071-07:00The Dungeness River is at 194 cfs today. Not good....The Dungeness River is at 194 cfs today. Not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-40106837437413288522015-06-10T17:46:09.002-07:002015-06-10T17:46:09.002-07:00What does the Stage 4 alert PUD put out today mean... What does the Stage 4 alert PUD put out today mean to Port Angeles? After all, the city residents don't get their water from Morse Creek, so why should they care.<br /><br /> Well, this alert, which forbids all outdoor water (forget that expensive landscaping, and those gardens, folks) uses, means the water is draining out of the upper slopes around Port Angeles. So much so that Morse Creek is on it's way to running dry, now. So is the entire watershed of the Olympic Peninsula. <br /><br /> With this alert, those 500 plus properties get devalued. Short of some miracle, it is going to be a very long 4 months of dry weather for those properties. <br /><br /> Yes, the PUD will likely figure out a way to link up it's systems to provide water from a different source to the Upper Fairview system. But, the water is draining down, and will keep doing it until the rains return.<br /><br /> With the Elwha at 550 cfs today, we see the water there is draining away, too. <br /><br /> Make plans accordingly.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-17512140022219578452015-06-10T17:10:39.817-07:002015-06-10T17:10:39.817-07:00And, the Elwha is now down to 550 cfs! And still d...And, the Elwha is now down to 550 cfs! And still dropping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-50138752054066424712015-06-10T17:06:27.509-07:002015-06-10T17:06:27.509-07:00 And, the water restrictions start..
Port Ange... And, the water restrictions start.. <br /><br />Port Angeles, WA – June 10, 2015 – The State Department of Ecology has directed the PUD #1of Clallam County (PUD) to implement a Stage 4 Water Shortage Alert for all water customers in the upper Fairview Water District. This alert is effective immediately.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Mike Kitz, PUD’s Water and Wastewater System Superintendent, explains that a Stage 4 Water Shortage Alert requires mandatory restrictions on all outdoor water use. “No outdoor water shall be used except in an emergency situation,” says Kitz. In particular, this means no lawn/garden watering or vehicle washing.<br /><br /><br /> This alert affects 566 customers, all of which are being notified directly by the PUD. The upper Fairview Water District area includes all water services south of the Olympic Motorcycle Club on Deer Park Road and south of John Jacobs Road off of O’Brien Road.<br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-5072705698338223242015-06-10T15:58:50.722-07:002015-06-10T15:58:50.722-07:00I still want to know what "head fakes" a...I still want to know what "head fakes" are, please.Crypt Kickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-31564212399160229122015-06-10T15:23:57.737-07:002015-06-10T15:23:57.737-07:00It already is a Race, and old folk and kids alread...It already is a Race, and old folk and kids already get hit. That stupid "merge" lane right by the park where all the drivers race to get ahead of the other people... Pedestrians have already been hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-47992177900432045762015-06-10T13:52:11.633-07:002015-06-10T13:52:11.633-07:00Gee, no hacking. Well, DUH. All the techno morons ...Gee, no hacking. Well, DUH. All the techno morons here may think it's "hacking" to post comments, but it's not. Repeat not. What I am doing right here, right now? Not hacking. Posting comments. <br /><br />Got it PDN? Got it...you know who? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-62169975921987450082015-06-10T11:09:37.068-07:002015-06-10T11:09:37.068-07:00Let's face it: It's easy - EASY - to say y...Let's face it: It's easy - EASY - to say you're the best.<br /><br />But actually being the best? That takes work. And a willingness to take chances. And an openness to constructive criticism. <br /><br />And that is why Port Angeles will never, as things stand, actually be anything close to the best. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-58610554892095988112015-06-10T09:53:55.677-07:002015-06-10T09:53:55.677-07:00Of course, it is obvious you are just posting your... Of course, it is obvious you are just posting your comments with a positive intent, right? You take the time, and make the effort to write a post, and you do it to show everyone how opposed to non-constructive and negative commenting you are, right? <br /><br /> Given that Revitalize Port Angeles has as it's basic operating tenet that anybody saying anything but glowing praise for how incredibly wonderful Port Angeles is, is to be thrown out of the group, it sounds like you are a devotee of this mindset. Maybe, instead of posting insults about people you know nothing about, who are researching and posting about very real and significant problems affecting our community, you might post YOUR constructive suggestions to these issues. What do you think the 19,000 residents of Port Angeles should do when the water runs out by September? <br /><br /> I await your positive and constructive suggestions. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-76415886522370470302015-06-10T09:51:00.875-07:002015-06-10T09:51:00.875-07:00I'm guessing this is the same troll that repea...I'm guessing this is the same troll that repeatedly tries to come in here and be the resident party pooper. I will respond as usual thanking CK for providing a well needed dose of REALITY to the situation. I would wager that just about all participants here do what they can do try to make it here, for a variety of reasons, or have already left and are now breathing a sigh of relief and this site validates that decision. You can't categorically state that nobody here is doing anything to make a difference - for all you know we ALL are, perhaps every day, but need to vent sometimes and know that we're not alone in this assessment of what's really going on around here. I appreciate the ability to be anonymous, unlike other sites like Port O Call, or those wingnut sites like Ripley's and Collins because although I do my part, I am one of the employed who cannot risk being identified because we all know the good ol' boy network around here punishes honesty. So we silently go about doing the best we can. If you don't like this site, stay the hell off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-51108194252315581982015-06-10T09:42:20.717-07:002015-06-10T09:42:20.717-07:00@ Anon 5:06 Says:
"And to the above comme...@ Anon 5:06 Says:<br /><br /> "And to the above comment, no this bypass is not for all traffic. Show me some verifiable info on that please."<br /><br /> Not sure what you are saying. Is there going to be a gatekeeper of some sorts sitting at the corners of Race and Lauridsen on the east side of town, and Lincoln and Lauridsen on the west side of town, sorting traffic? " You look like a tourist, you have to continue straight. You look like a commercial vehicle, you have to take The By-pass around town"? <br /><br /> Already, many people are turning up Race. Already, many turn onto Lauridsen. The work the city has been spending millions on, will only make that happen even more.<br /><br /> And, if people need any more evidence of how travelers plan NOT to stop in Port Angeles, just sit on the corner of Lincoln and First. <br /><br /> The majority of traffic coming into Port Angeles turns up Lincoln, on their way west. When the Coho docks, virtually ALL the vehicles getting off the ferry either turn left at First, and get out of town ASAP, or head up Lincoln, heading west. <br /><br /> Travelers look at maps and GPS, and plan their routes. Obviously, coming TO Port Angeles isn't part of those plans.<br /><br /> Get a clue. <br /><br /> Or, is it the travelers that are the "problem"?<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-35441451223957889282015-06-10T09:34:23.840-07:002015-06-10T09:34:23.840-07:00Does criticizing people for being negative count a...Does criticizing people for being negative count as negative criticism? Just wondering...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-37560206394001501572015-06-10T09:33:15.452-07:002015-06-10T09:33:15.452-07:00Per Anon 8:34 PM's first half...It says so muc...Per Anon 8:34 PM's first half...It says so much that the magazine likely won't even be bothering to send a photographer, yet alone a writer here. It really shows the depth (half an inch) and the breadth (another half an inch) of their knowledge about these towns they put out there in these stupid, stupid contests. They're all just names on a list somewhere, suckers to be baited and reeled in. "Wanna buy an ad anyone?" It's so obvious, yet the clueless yokels in charge here go into full Sally Field mode, saying "Oh, they like us! They really like us!"<br /><br />No. They don't even know us. They haven't been here, and they aren't coming here.<br /><br />The message to those of us with functioning brains is clear, but, sadly. I assume the message that will be taken away by people in the Chamber and City Hall will be that we can continue to misrepresent ourselves online and in ads, lure people into coming here ONCE, and just keep on keeping on. <br /><br />No thought for long-term growth, identity or prosperity. It's just the short term con, over and over again. But the problem with that is eventually you run out of suckers.<br /><br />And here we are again, back to pondering (or not) our empty, empty sidewalks downtown. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-70834681085458924162015-06-10T05:41:51.257-07:002015-06-10T05:41:51.257-07:00I'll just say that you're making a LOT of ...I'll just say that you're making a LOT of assumptions with your comments. I have a hard time believing that A) Ignoring or not talking about problems makes them go away, or B) That you know what the people who read and post here are doing to make a difference, to be involved. But thanks for your comment.Crypt Kickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-88450167268777891682015-06-10T05:38:58.361-07:002015-06-10T05:38:58.361-07:00Can we please leave Tom to troll his own waters? P...Can we please leave Tom to troll his own waters? Please?Crypt Kickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-58715827380995990572015-06-09T23:18:49.100-07:002015-06-09T23:18:49.100-07:00It is so sad that people have enough time and ener...It is so sad that people have enough time and energy to anonymously write such "in depth" articles and post such "intelligent" comments, but lack the interstitial fortitude to actually make a difference. This is because the authors and negative commenters on this site are ignorant and committed to negativity. They have nothing else in life to put energy into. Sad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-35613049452431203472015-06-09T21:23:45.175-07:002015-06-09T21:23:45.175-07:00"Do not go gentle into that goodnight--rage r..."Do not go gentle into that goodnight--rage rage--against the coming night."Dylan Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-44805763972319614832015-06-09T21:18:27.791-07:002015-06-09T21:18:27.791-07:00Right, see how many toddlers and old folk they can...Right, see how many toddlers and old folk they can hit along the way...Race shouldn't be a 'raceway'. Right by the playground, Civic Field, and by two elementary schools. Brilliant routing, Dear.Mr. Cutler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-85575980652512150042015-06-09T21:04:35.991-07:002015-06-09T21:04:35.991-07:00I thought Tom's readership moved to Texas....I thought Tom's readership moved to Texas....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-71182214253195302882015-06-09T20:34:00.664-07:002015-06-09T20:34:00.664-07:00From the PDN:
"Jonah Ogles, an associate edi...From the PDN:<br /><br />"Jonah Ogles, an associate editor said writers and photographers will visit Chattanooga to visit local restaurants and outdoor offerings.<br /><br />No visits by writers are planned to Port Angeles, but a photographer may come to town.<br /><br />Ogles said the top 16 winners from each year — including all 10 competitors from the Facebook contests — are ineligible to compete again for three years.<br /><br />Port Angeles and Chattanooga will not be eligible for selection again until 2019, he said."<br /><br />So good, we won't have to face this foolishness again for a few years. And I'm sure the "article" will be really in-depth and true to the town, since they aren't even bothering to send a writer here. I guess they'll just reproduce part of a COC brochure and call it good. <br /><br />Meanwhile, over at Tom Harper's blame game headquarters, his own readers continue to take him to task, and to point out the very REAL problems facing Port Angeles:<br /><br />"Interestingly, while people in Port Angeles spend their time blaming Max Mania for their problems, the real problems continue to be ignored.<br /><br />Here in Port Angeles, our river is at all-time record lows in a big way, with no water a very real possibility for most of the county by the time school starts, and the daily paper has yet to even raise the issue."<br /><br />Thanks, CK, for being a voice of sense and honesty, especially on the water issue. If more people were really aware of how dire it is, there might be mobs in the streets. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-30854151382916492452015-06-09T20:22:39.962-07:002015-06-09T20:22:39.962-07:00 Well, and then there is the water issues. It is... Well, and then there is the water issues. It is happening pretty fast, and although they are ignoring dealing with it now, come September, things will be very interesting around here, and they will have no choice but to do something. Different. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-41433315174164074982015-06-09T19:30:38.651-07:002015-06-09T19:30:38.651-07:00@ Anon 11:13
I don't think it is a conspira...@ Anon 11:13<br /><br /> I don't think it is a conspiracy to do in downtown. I think that will happen as a result of the on-going lack of planning on the part of the city. The so-called planners in this town can't seem to think in big picture contexts. Everything is piecemeal. <br /><br /> And, as it is, if you sit at the corner of Race and Front, you will see most traffic turns up Race street already. Even without the "improvements", people detour away from downtown. <br /><br /> And, yes. Thank Cutler, once again. And the current dumbos that are blindly plodding ahead. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com