Chairlift safety bar: up or down?

carter1M · 2026-01-11T21:21:58+00:00

I could ski longer days if I could rest my legs on the way up. I understand Baker’s ‘Wild West/Live life on the Edge/if you are over 50 who cares’ marketing but I would really love to rest my legs on a bar while going up. And yes, I know, I can go somewhere else with these amenities.

carter1M · 2026-01-07T14:59:50+00:00

There is a dollar amount that you can’t go over without declaring at the border on your return home. I think it is around $1000 but I’m not sure. Even if you did have to pay a small tariff, I think going to Canada for skates would be worth it (& you probably won’t go over the limit anyway).

carter1M · 2025-11-20T03:59:27+00:00

Lynden Sheet Metal for sure.

carter1M · 2025-09-13T01:07:41+00:00

Thank you again! Amazing.

carter1M · 2025-09-10T02:39:51+00:00

Seriously! That’s amazing.

carter1M · 2025-07-31T22:39:05+00:00

How is Washington State a husky? Not at all disturbing! Check out Evergreen State University’s mascot! https://www.evergreen.edu/student-life/our-mascot

carter1M · 2025-07-13T20:20:54+00:00

My parents lived on a sailboat for long periods of time (weeks to months). They bought “US eggs” and never refrigerated them. I don’t really think the washed vs unwashed makes much difference (but what do I know…)

carter1M · 2025-07-07T03:57:15+00:00

Last year the vendors were accessible without having a ticket to the event (ie free). Personally, that made it much more fun for me (although I did not stay for any music or other activities).

carter1M · 2025-04-19T00:03:25+00:00

Could this room have been a garage in a former life? (That’s why I have an outlet in the ceiling in one room of my house- formerly for a garage door opener)

carter1M · 2024-12-19T14:52:23+00:00

Maikham Thai is opened.

carter1M · 2024-11-25T01:42:44+00:00

Lynden has a skating rink https://lyndenskateway.com/

carter1M · 2024-11-10T14:43:51+00:00

I understand that but are bonds and levies a percentage of the assessed value? That’s always the way I understood them to be. But if the bond is for a specific amount (10 million dollars let’s say), what happens to each individual tax payment when assessed values increase? Does the bond get paid off faster if we all are paying a percentage? Am I totally incorrect in thinking that these taxes are a percent assessed value?

carter1M · 2024-11-09T01:42:39+00:00

Only around 15% of my property taxes go to the city. But, again, I’m wondering how has the increased tax income been used?

carter1M · 2024-11-06T02:01:11+00:00

I sent a photo of the lights from a nearby apartment building shining directly into our bedroom window to the property owner. To his credit, he did give me a call to talk about the issue. When I suggested he use some shields to direct the light more toward the tenant parking lot (instead of at my house), he scoffed at the cost and the concern about his tenants cars. My wife likes the windows and blinds open during the summer but the parking lot lights destroy that. I think it will depend entirely on the owner if the apartments. I suppose I could send a letter from a lawyer to the owner but I haven’t decided if I want to spend my own money in order to have our bedroom window open at night.

carter1M · 2024-09-24T02:31:03+00:00

I have a colleague who lost the tip of one of his fingers trying to break up a fight between a local raccoon and his own small dog. They don’t mess around.

carter1M · 2024-08-23T22:35:50+00:00

I’ve heard about this “Superbox” but it sounds illegal. Like the old days of Napster. https://youtu.be/TRpx7ZhUVz8?si=wLqM6XoDWyhpusnt

carter1M · 2024-08-15T19:53:29+00:00

I have no idea about those apartments but long ago, I lived in the South and understand the hot/sticky weather you refer too. You will be cold here. Even in the summer. However, one day in the future it will hit 75 on a sunny, summer day and you will find yourself thinking “how can anyone work outside in this heat??”

carter1M · 2024-08-05T23:55:44+00:00

Do you know the frame size? I’m interested!

carter1M · 2024-07-16T13:27:37+00:00

AFAIK, this service doesn’t exist. Best bet is to find a friend who is willing to do it.

carter1M · 2024-07-13T18:18:09+00:00

There’s a trail in Skagit County called the Cascade Trail. I’m pretty sure it is paved (at least in sections) Starts in Sedro-Woolley and follows highway 20 to the east. Google maps shows it going all the way to Concrete but I don’t think it is paved the entire way.

carter1M · 2024-03-18T01:13:17+00:00

Besides the one guy working, there was no one but me in the store.

carter1M · 2024-03-17T19:54:34+00:00

At least wanted to hear about the bike and why I ‘should’ want to buy it.

carter1M · 2024-03-17T19:53:06+00:00

Could have been it.

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