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Re: Ballard businesses vying for your holiday dollars

doug11 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:46:38 -0000

Isn't it wonderful that instead of helping small businesses during the recession, the Ballard Chamber of Commerce is putting time money and energy into suing the city to stop a bike trail that was already approved by SDOT and already budgeted.

WHY would any Ballard small business join the Chamber of Commerce?

WHY should ANY OF US support any Chamber of Commerce member?

Re: Mayoral candidate hosts Town Hall meeting

doug11 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:20:47 -0000

Are you the same person as GTS206 in the Forum?

Re: Fremont Oktoberfest this weekend

doug11 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:24:02 -0000

Because you're already getting cranky.

Dissing people's punctuation on blogs is about as bad as it gets. It's the online equivalent to GET OFF MY LAWN!

Nobody's saying you need to go get wasted at the Fest. But seriously man lighten up a little bit. Life is more fun that way.

xoxoxo
doug11

Re: Fremont Oktoberfest this weekend

doug11 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:55:00 -0000

Ah yes. The Bad Grammar comeback. Never funny, always lame, frequently used by those with no creativity.

DOH!

Re: Fremont Oktoberfest this weekend

doug11 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:00:47 -0000

Not to hate on the fest but it's not about beer anymore and it's corporate and it's for fratboys and it's not unique. But not to hate on the fest.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:02:51 -0000

That's funny, I think the same thing about you, I don't think you understand the complexity of the world AT ALL.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:00:22 -0000

"appealing" is just a fancy word for suing.

They filed a lawsuit. Against who? The City of Seattle.

Did it stop the trail? Yes. Construction was slated to begin, and was STOPPED while the LAWSUIT is pending.

Hyperbole? Hardly.

The Chamber SUED the City and that STOPPED the trail construction. FACT.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:23:17 -0000

Oh and let me guess, do you support spending $4.2 BILLION dollars on a tunnel to replace the viaduct, which requires the largest tax increase in Seattle history.

Because that's good for the economy and business. Ummmmm ok.

A decent bike trail is a measly pittance compared to what taxpayers will pay for that tunnel. Nice time to get all economically sensitive, BBO.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:18:01 -0000

Oh yes BBO because only cars and big concrete parking garages create a healthy economy and bikes/transit/density/smart urban planning don't and oh yes, the economy sucks now because of that famous worldwide economic plague, bike trails. Without the bikers "hindering" their business all the industrial and maritime businesses in Ballard will thrive. And adding a bike trail would simply devastate Trader Joes!! LOL.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:33:24 -0000

Don't you mean... sounds like an excellent reason TO have a bike trail?

More buildings and garages and traffic aren't going to result in the bikers just leaving the entire area!

The busier it gets, the more reason to have a logical traffic flow that maximizes safety for bikes and cars and pedestrians.

It can be done. The trail by Fred Meyer is ok and after that it runs through a heavy industrial area and that's ok too. Sure there are crossings and signs and shared lanes but it is much much better than the situation by Ballard Blocks now.

BBO, sometimes you lack imagination!! A bike lane through a heavy traffic area is a good idea and completely possible. You'll see......

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:45:47 -0000

That would be nice, but he also breeds a lot of hate among racists. But he does not quit because he know he is in the right.

People may hate me too, but I am right about this trail. We need it. NOW. Come on Ballard LET'S GET THE TRAIL BUILT!!!!

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:44:00 -0000

NEW RULE:

Please cite examples of mis-stated facts when accusing me of mis-stating facts. I do not mis-state facts.

Gracias.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:43:08 -0000

Amen BBO. We are agreeing more and more lately! When are we getting that beer?

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:41:56 -0000

Greg's comment that was so OFFENSIVE was this one:

"The missing link needs to be completed but it does nothing in this case as the bike was going South and the trail in this area is East West."

That's just a ridiculous thing to say.

That has nothing to do with personal attacks.

We don't know where the biker was going. So we don't know if the trail would have made a difference in this accident or not.

WE NEED THIS TRAIL.

People like GregD will make all sort of opinions on how much the trail matters.

WELL THE TRAIL MATTERS A LOT.

MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT.

Maybe.

Maybe. That word is missing from Greg's vocabulary. He's going to come on this blog and say the trail "does nothing in this case."

Well that's an idiotic thing to say.

And my job is to point that out.

Don't quit and blame personal attacks, which you started.

Quit and ADMIT YOU WERE WRONG.

Ballard needs the trail! NOW!!!!

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:33:56 -0000

Ah, now we see. Another hater because of the attention I brought to Snoose Junction Pizza.

Good news, GregD. The post is still there. So you can point out one - JUST ONE - misstatement of fact in everything I wrote.

Just one misstated fact. If you're going to accuse me, then please, please point out ONE INCORRECT FACT.

and btw, the General Manager of Snoose Junction voted for the lawsuit to stop the bike trail and admitted to doing so in these very comments. That is a FACT.

http://www.myballard.com/fo...

I wonder how he feels about this accident. Maybe we should ask.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:21:39 -0000

The fact that you need to even ask this question demonstrates how poorly you understand the area and issues related to the trail.

You've exposed yourself as completely unknowledgeable.

And yet you, of all people, can tell the rest of us exactly who was at fault here. Priceless.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:18:16 -0000

You have credibility because you don't usually do this.

I'm not defending the biker and personally I'd tend to believe your sources. But you are lowering the standards of community reporting and clearing the way for all the idiots out there to make their wild claims based on "rumor" as well.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:12:30 -0000

You may want to read this:

http://dictionary.reference...

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:08:17 -0000

Oh WOW so now you know the biker's starting point and destination, as well?

Wow, you are one really smart guy!! VERY knowledgeable!!! A real asset to this community!!

Going south is irrelevent. The streets over there are such an unsafe mess there are a million variations for getting through it. He could have easily been going from Ballard to Fremont and this is the route he ended up on (because there is no trail).

Facts, GregD. If you are going to comment here, you owe it to the rest of us to be FACTUAL.

FACTS. Where have I ever misstated or misrepresented FACTS???

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:04:43 -0000

Reported that the bicyclist accepted responsibility? Where. Link please.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:55:45 -0000

A better example is speeding. Show me a motorist who never goes a mile over the speed limit.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:46:19 -0000

Come on Silver, don't tell me you're going to play the blame game too. Based on "well-founded rumors" (is there any other kind ;)

Yes maybe the biker is at fault and I see them blow through those stop signs all the time.

But this blog can and should do better. You're a regular here, I can't believe you are assigning blame in an accident based on rumor and speculation.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:31:59 -0000

Andy, wow, you must be a really smart guy. Determining the cause of an accident based on a blog post. That's impressive.

Re: Bicyclist, pickup collide at intersection

doug11 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:30:32 -0000

Were you there, GregD?

The reason I don't usually comment on accident threads like this is because everybody is an expert and that drives me insane.

It's a "STRETCH" for you to speculate so baselessly on an accident like this without being a witness or interviewing the participants.

Drawing conclusions like "it's pretty clear the bike was in the wrong" based on this blog post and picture is laughable.

You have no credibility.

The only people who will take you seriously are the people who have a strong bias one way or the other.

The rest of us are different. We think. We like facts. We know what we do not know.

Peace, y'all. Hope the biker is ok.

Re: Decision made for bike lane on Ballard Bridge

doug11 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:13:36 -0000

They can, and they will. Maybe you should do a better job watching for cyclists when you drive. And if you can't see them, maybe you shouldn't be driving.

Cars and bikes both have rights to use the roads and bridges. Even "MAJOR" roads.

It's legal for bikes to take the full lane, even on "MAJOR" roads like Emerson if we so choose. Drivers do not "need" to have the right of way.

Sorry, but nobody appointed you traffic czar.

Who sounds like the bigger jerk here? Bikers who want a simple crossing, or drivers like you who insist you "NEED" the right of way on "MAJOR" roads like Emerson or else...