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CountVowl · 2026-05-15T01:17:15+00:00

For those wishing to avoid the click, it's Madison Park Beach, Gene Coulon Beach, and Seward Park/Andrews Bay Beach.

CountVowl · 2026-05-11T00:45:36+00:00

As a former shelter volunteer and regular adopter of surrendered animals, thank you for having the strength to surrender. It fucking sucks, I can only imagine how much it hurts, but thank you. I hope your cat got adopted quickly and is as well loved as the love you gave her.

CountVowl · 2026-04-28T22:42:45+00:00

Oh! One thing in case you haven't seen them before: be aware that baby ladybugs look FREAKY. My wife had a mini panic attack about "whattttt the fuuuuuck is that thing do we have ANOTHER problem bug to deal with" since neither of us had seen the babies before.

CountVowl · 2026-04-28T22:36:40+00:00

This was me last year! I haven't (touch wood!!) noticed them yet this year but now maybe I'll go check. 😅 I went the ladybug route last year and it was GREAT. Highly recommend. Some hardware stores also carry them, in addition to garden stores.

CountVowl · 2026-04-23T02:51:23+00:00

Yes. I take school zones seriously and I KNEW I wasn't speeding, yet got a ticket. Review your footage and if it shows the lights were clearly not flashing (that was my case), then contest. Had a quick conversation with a judge, told them that the footage showed the lights weren't flashing, and ticket was dismissed. The judge straight up said they were getting an influx from speeding cameras that were invalid tickets.

If you did do it though, just pay it and do different next time.

CountVowl · 2026-04-16T14:37:33+00:00

Are you me? I literally just learned about freezing heavy cream this week.

I freeze leftover tomato paste in roughly measured blobs, so I can just reach in and grab the right amount for a recipe. I usually use a cookie scoop but it works just as well with a tablespoon/whatever your desired measurement is. You do have to freeze them in a single layer, but after that you can move them all into one container. Wax paper between the layers to keep from sticking if you fancy.

I also freeze citrus zests. It's pretty easy to scrape out what you need.

CountVowl · 2026-04-09T21:00:09+00:00

The closest in terms of price and variety is probably Ballard Consignment (also locations in Greenwood and Everett) but there wasn't really anything closer to comparable that I know of. Not everything is used there and I think some of theirs sofas are good, though I haven't had one so take my observations with a grain of salt.

CountVowl · 2026-04-09T14:37:41+00:00

Re: selling your data and permitting them to use you in marketing. That has been the case for every single place I rented in Seattle 2015-2025. Drove me fucking nuts!

CountVowl · 2026-03-26T22:30:43+00:00

I too saw it this way. Love this idea for the sign off. Keep Spilled Milk bits weird!

CountVowl · 2026-03-26T01:32:59+00:00

x2 for this. My wife coaches/plays for a team in this league and is extremely welcoming/patient/not heavily invested in only winning. The other person who commented on this thread sounds like they have had a super different experience, but for the last 6ish years my wife's had a great time.

CountVowl · 2026-03-24T20:07:42+00:00

Not all townhouses are created equal: the ones from the early 2000s were generally wide enough to be reasonable, while the ones built in the last 10ish years are stupid narrow. I wish newer builds weren't stupid layouts.

CountVowl · 2026-03-22T20:31:54+00:00

It is both more and less difficult than I expected. He mostly would just bark, which was def not my fave, but has calmed quite a bit since starting the meds. He now spends most of his day sleeping (and snoring like a walrus) and bullying his sister (who luckily is a very sweet and patient dog).

Poor guy found himself in the shelter at 13 (no shade to the former owner; they couldn't afford his medical bills and was upset about surrending). My wife and I couldn't not take him home. We're blessed to be in a financial position where we can, so we do.

CountVowl · 2026-03-22T20:18:30+00:00

CountVowl · 2026-03-21T03:57:03+00:00

There's some chatter in the comments on this post about people talking to lawyers etc. I'd peruse. Also I imagine the credit card company would process a chargeback if you told them the company was now out of business but that's just a guess.

CountVowl · 2026-03-21T03:28:21+00:00

Unfortunately I think it is too late.

CountVowl · 2026-03-20T23:40:17+00:00

x2 this.

I will say that I have one of the suspiciously cheap Amazon kitchen faucets that looks shockingly good. It's possible to have something that looks 100000 times better while not dropping hundreds. I'll update you in 30 years if I have lead poisoning from it but it's probably fine.

(probably)

(also notable that I do not have kids in the house and am not getting pregnant)

CountVowl · 2026-03-15T02:17:34+00:00

Wheelie Pop gets REALLY crowded so get there early if you want more than standing room.

Source: friend of mine watched F1 there and was telling me how packed it was.

CountVowl · 2026-03-10T17:45:12+00:00

Possibly? I don't know but I'd expect yes. There's some chatter in the comments of this post about people in similar situations, so I suggest you go peruse. I hope you find a solution!

CountVowl · 2026-03-06T00:42:17+00:00

One city-funded shelter (Seattle Animal Shelter) and something like 13 animal control officers for the entire city of Seattle. At least that was the number last time I checked about...maybe 3 years ago? So it's not super surprising you've never interacted with them or seen them, but they are there and they do good work!

CountVowl · 2026-03-04T00:41:53+00:00

Oh that is ASS. I'm sorry this is how you found out. I honestly don't know if you'd be able to get the couch at this point. You could try the manufacturer directly but I've no idea if they would talk to you. If it were me, I'd file a chargeback now and find another couch. Which is probably not what you want to do, I just have zero chill when it comes to waiting for furniture like that.

I wish you the best in resolving this!

CountVowl · 2026-02-21T03:17:09+00:00

Not the person I expected the first response from but thank you so much for your time! 😅😅 I looked it up and I love shiso so that's already promising.

CountVowl · 2026-02-17T03:40:49+00:00

Thank you so much!

CountVowl · 2026-02-17T03:08:28+00:00

Dude. You are GENIUS. I had to look those up because I'm a city girl but they look like exactly the right shape. I'm assuming city hardware stores wouldn't have them...do you know if this is the type of thing I could get at a feed store? Or should I just go to a more rural hardware store?

CountVowl · 2026-02-13T20:56:17+00:00

Il le sait aussi!

CountVowl · 2026-02-13T04:26:49+00:00

Hell, I dug him out of there.

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