Running Red Lights Still Okay, Though
Typical Seattle Driver Don’t worry homocidal suburban drivers. The SPD still wuvs you. See, drugs are bad for you, but having a 5,000lb steel bullet roll over your head is full of 8 essential vitamins...
View ArticleConcrete Barriers Necessary: Only in Seattle
KinderCare with Barricades What you see above, is concrete barriers outside of a KinderCare in Midtown Seattle. A few months ago, an automobile failed to stop, and it plowed right through the plate...
View ArticleTest Your Seattle IQ
Q. What do you call the painted lines at city intersections where pedestrians are designated to walk? A. Parking Spaces When a friend of mine moved here about 3 years ago, this was one of the first...
View ArticleCollision at 6th & Stewart
Note that cars continue to run red lights even after the collision. I will ask for your forgiveness in advance for this post. I’m still very shaken up. I’m still very angry. I’m still very...
View ArticleThe Strange Life of a Seattle Pedestrian
Daily Occurrence What you see above is not an exception. It’s the rule. On most days, when walking to or from work during rush hours, the majority of intersections are blocked by...
View ArticleWhy?
For a “liberal” city, we sure have a lot of BMWs, Lexuses, and other vehicles the price of which could end homelessness in this city. Like climate change, someone else is always supposed to make the...
View ArticleFirst Glimpses of the First Hill Streetcar
I’m not sure when opening day will be, but the trains themselves are rolling. Kind of exciting if I must say so.
View ArticleThe Most Un-Surprising Report Ever Issued
In related news, a new shocking report has been released which finds that grass is green and, oh yes, apparently the sky is blue as well. In explaining our rating, the report above makes a few...
View ArticleAnswering a Seattle Police Officer’s Question
“Why don’t you use the crosswalk!”, bellowed the Seattle Police Officer moonlighting as security for the Paramount Theater. My companion and I looked at each other with incredulity, before both...
View ArticleOoops
Schoolbus Stuck on Terry Avenue Hill And you thought you were having a bad day. The woman driving this vehicle was standing outside of the bus talking on her cellphone when I walked by. “I saw smoke...
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