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Re: Ballard brainiac tells of Jeopardy experience

boardbrown — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:34:34 -0000

I never realized they taped 5 shows at a time. I guess it cuts down on hotel costs for returning champions. They must have stylists there that help with wardrobe & hair to create the appearance of a "different" day. Interesting stuff!

Re: Fire ruled ‘undetermined,’ fund set up for victims

boardbrown — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:22:30 -0000

That loss estimate seems low to me. The place looks like a total loss. I hope they had insurance!

I was just speaking with a friend over the hollidays that lives in an old house in Philly, and for weeks they kept smelling a "fishy" smell in their upstairs hallway. After numerous attempts at cleaning, they finally Googled "fishy smell" and learned that arcing electrical wires can produce such an odor. Turns out, that's what is was. Luckily they fixed the problem before something bad happened.

Re: Two men accused of ATM skimming in Ballard

boardbrown — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:16:07 -0000

The tickle chair?

Re: Ballard man surpasses $150,000 on Jeopardy

boardbrown — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:38:45 -0000

Does anyone remember that old "Cheers" episode where Cliff Clavin got on Jeopardy and totally kicked everyone's ass with categories like "US Postal Service", "Living With Your Mother", and my all time favorite "Useless Facts"?

Re: Ballard man wins Jeopardy, will be back tonight

boardbrown — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:45:19 -0000

I was wondering about that...

Re: Serious injury in bizarre cab hit and run

boardbrown — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:56:58 -0000

How could nobody have noticed even the cab company for Christ's sake. Is there anyone in downtown Ballard at 1am that isn't totally hammered?

Re: Greenwood Fred Meyer to remodel, not redevelop store

boardbrown — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:34:22 -0000

No pesos?

Re: Apartment building proposed for vacant land

boardbrown — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:18:09 -0000

Not to detract from some of the great arguments here, but I think I'll miss that little patch 'o green along 15th. It's such a refreshing break from building...building...building...building...

Re: Reminder: Early Design meeting Monday night

boardbrown — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:23:35 -0000

Yes and no. Weber Thompson as a firm has consitently aligned itself with bottom-line developers, and together they crank out these uninspired buildings. Of all the bad ones they've produced, the NoMa is perhaps at the top of the heap. Rest assured we'll get a mediocre building, at best.

Re: Security camera captures man taking package

boardbrown — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:40:20 -0000

It must have been the anti-gravity machine he ordered from Amazon.

Re: Security camera captures man taking package

boardbrown — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:34:53 -0000

All of the identity obscuring in the world won't keep me from recognizing that ill-fitting plaid shirt from a mile away. Beware, box snatcher!

Re: Improvements to My Ballard’s comment system

boardbrown — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:31:01 -0000

Cool. I never heard why you dropped the Disqus system in the first place. It's nice to have it back.

Re: The Scandinavian tastes of Ballard

boardbrown — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:48:57 -0000

The aquavit at the Copper Gate is outstanding BTW.

Re: Fatal accident in McDonald’s parking lot

boardbrown — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:37:38 -0000

The vicitm may have been elderly as well.

Re: Two men arrested after armed robbery

boardbrown — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:48:54 -0000

That 15 yr old victim is one brave kid! Job well done on his part.

Re: Crewman says captain sacrificed himself for others

boardbrown — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:47:54 -0000

I couldn't imagine having to live through something like that. Drowning at sea has been my worst phobia ever since I was a little kid.

Hats off to all our Harvesters of the Sea at a sad time like this.

Re: Sea lion died of blunt force trauma

boardbrown — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:36:33 -0000

Ouch! It must've taken a hell of a blow to break the sternum of a full grown sea lion.

Re: Fill out that Census form or get a visit

boardbrown — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:26:58 -0000

67 percent return rate? Thats (almost) as pathetic as our voting rate.

Re: QFC to quiet noisy fans on roof

boardbrown — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:51:50 -0000

Hopefully their engineer is a good one. Noise / vibration issues like this are tricky to resolve. And it won't be a cheap fix for QFC.

Re: Ballard cafe boasts ‘The Slayer’ espresso machine

boardbrown — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:06:55 -0000

Seasons in the Abyss!

Re: Driver in fatal crash faced previous driving charges

boardbrown — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:52:31 -0000

Oh boy...

Re: 3 die after car hits pole on Market St.

boardbrown — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:12:13 -0000

Oh man, this is terrible. I'm coming to the news late, and I can read a lot of pain & suffering in these comments. And other comments have obviously been removed for insensitivity or stupidity.

News like this brings back a lot of bad memories about what it's like to be young. Sometimes good kids make bad choices, and sometimes they pay the ultimate price. Sensitivity and compassion are what's needed here. These kids and their grieving loved ones are our neighbors.

So terrible. So very terrible.

Re: Citizens trying to save fireworks show

boardbrown — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:31:06 -0000

Wow, a half a million bucks doesn't buy you much anymore.

Re: Vacant lot to be drained, paved over

boardbrown — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:40:29 -0000

Pavement rules!

Re: Sewage overflow options for North Beach area

boardbrown — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:50:00 -0000

Wow, option 3 must be pretty spendy. That's a long way to pump poop, and it's a substantial topographical rise...at least 300'.