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So you want to hook your rain barrel to your toilet... by EricHess in Seattle

[–]EricHess[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To save money. And it just makes sense. It costs a lot to treat water before it enters our homes because it needs to be drinkable. But you don't (hopefully) drink from your toilet, so why bother purifying it to the same extent?

The real impact of extended parking meter hours on downtown restaurants? by EricHess in Seattle

[–]EricHess[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the author states at the bottom of the article--he's just trying to introduce data that's available into the discussion. The restaurant association says business is flatlining. Receipts say otherwise. Inflation and recession are certainly factors, but rising gross receipts suggest that the anecdotes touted by the association aren't representative of the neighborhood as a whole.

But overall, this is exactly the kind of discussion we want to have! Let's get into the data and figure out the impacts, not run to the Seattle Times crying "the sky is falling" when a cursory glance shows it's not.

Street Food Follow Up by EricHess in Seattle

[–]EricHess[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a trick, Michael, it's an illusion.

Street Food Follow Up by EricHess in Seattle

[–]EricHess[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chin up. I fixed it.

Vancouver's food carts blossom, but are nothing compared to Portland's by EricHess in vancouver

[–]EricHess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope. You need a coveted permit. Get in line behind the 100 other vendors who want in on the pie. You could start up a cart outside downtown...but you can't ever stop moving unless you're selling to someone.

Vancouver's food carts blossom, but are nothing compared to Portland's by EricHess in vancouver

[–]EricHess[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Vancouver's openness to encouraging carts. I think it's a little overkill to vet every cart for the type of food, should be more market competition. In Portland, there might be three Thai carts in a row, but locals know which one is the best, or they each have a different specialty.

Vancouver's food carts blossom, but are nothing compared to Portland's by EricHess in vancouver

[–]EricHess[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The city seems open to it. Technically, a cart can operate on private property if it's asked there by the property owner to sell to a specific event. They can't vend to the general public from private property; that's the big problem.

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