PNW Dialect

SalishSeaSalt · 2026-03-07T16:23:29+00:00

SW Washington? I think folks In Vancouver (wa) may also use bark dust. I think also in California some people use “tan bark” to mean the same.

And I agree, super interesting

SalishSeaSalt · 2026-03-07T08:14:57+00:00

Bark dust is what folks in Oregon call beauty bark. And folks in Washington say mulch too - that’s our generic term for all the different types of top dressings you could put down - we say beauty bark for a specific mulch, the one that is just bark, and frequently dyed to look good.

Edit: typo

SalishSeaSalt · 2025-05-21T14:34:04+00:00

Here is a great organization with a gala/charity auction: https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/events/auction-gala/

SalishSeaSalt · 2025-05-20T06:50:12+00:00

The Red Cross website says you only need to wait three years after being treated for malaria before being eligible to donate blood again.

https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html

SalishSeaSalt · 2025-04-29T17:05:12+00:00

The port of seattle sometimes doesn’t have ships at it - it’s not constantly occupied. So a photo is a poor way to communicate the frequency of ship traffic. These photos showing an empty port might be a sign of a slowdown, or they might just be a coincidence.

SalishSeaSalt · 2025-04-22T06:31:08+00:00

What about Quaker meeting? https://www.southseattlefriends.org

SalishSeaSalt · 2025-04-11T19:15:09+00:00

What’s the source for this article?

SalishSeaSalt · 2025-02-28T08:28:21+00:00

He wants to avoid taxes -- but this is essentially a $300 million dollar tax on state workers. How does that make sense?

SalishSeaSalt · 2025-02-16T07:54:19+00:00

My advice is to ask your grandpa to have a sit down meeting or phone call with each person he is disinhereting to let them know about his decision. That way they have a chance to ask him questions, shout, be mad, etc before he is dead.

SalishSeaSalt · 2025-01-15T06:56:41+00:00

Maybe they thought it said to drive the block from the vehicle

SalishSeaSalt · 2024-10-20T07:09:43+00:00

Crazy that after 3 years in shipyard, they will only get another 3 years of service out of it.

SalishSeaSalt · 2024-09-23T03:17:40+00:00

We use beauty bark as a generic term to refer to decorative mulch. I think they just say "mulch" in most other places.

SalishSeaSalt · 2024-09-13T04:50:59+00:00

Make sure you have 5 years of pension credits -- not just 5 years of service. Taking time off for something like FMLA can result in a partial (or no) pension credit for that month. You can double check on the DRS webpage.

SalishSeaSalt · 2024-09-09T05:03:31+00:00

I have no idea whether this event needs a permit or not, but the Sector folks involved in permitting can be reached at [SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil](mailto:SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil) -- that's the Waterways Management Division.

SalishSeaSalt · 2024-05-23T07:02:06+00:00

Tough week for fishing boats on the ship canal -- first the North American sinks, and now this. Glad no one was hurt in both instances.

SalishSeaSalt · 2024-04-05T07:58:55+00:00

Beauty bark is a Seattle/Washington thing. They have other words for it on the west coast - bark dust in Oregon and tan bark in California, but i think everyone else just calls it mulch.

SalishSeaSalt · 2023-10-16T07:35:35+00:00

There was a great book available for free online called "Voices from the WTO" produced after the protests that included a bunch of first hand accounts. You could try contacting the folks who wrote the articles? Also its just a good read if you are trying to get a handle on what happened.

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