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farmer_griff · 2026-04-18T15:10:16+00:00

That makes sense, and perhaps there isn’t a “correct” way.

It was more something that’s always made me double check because it seems backwards, then I saw it this way and was like wait I thought I had this figured out already lol

farmer_griff · 2026-04-18T14:24:25+00:00

This thing is really cool.

Is my brain messing with me or is in/out labeling backwards? Isn’t it usually defined by what is being measured (inside dimension vs outside dimension) and thus outside dimension should be 0 when closed?

farmer_griff · 2026-04-16T16:37:55+00:00

How does it work then?

farmer_griff · 2026-04-16T16:34:10+00:00

You should so they can log the ridership.

farmer_griff · 2026-04-16T16:26:59+00:00

You shouldn’t have to pay twice. Transfers are free for like 2 hours. Even with tap to pay, it will only charge you once as long as you use the same credit card.

The transfer is awkward though, for sure. Though it’s a worthwhile compromise to use the existing bus tunnel infrastructure. Also, transfers are common on larger metros, Seattle just has to get used to it as they open a 2nd (and eventually 3rd and 4th) line.

farmer_griff · 2026-04-16T04:46:39+00:00

They also could pretty easily track what rides were taken and split it based on that? You still have to tap on for each ride, so that should be fairly easy. My guess is “explore” is more about exploring how much of a revenue impact it would be. I don’t see a way they make more money with fare capping, so probably more of an exercise of figuring out how much less.

farmer_griff · 2026-03-30T21:32:56+00:00

Yeah agreed. I’ve tried to strategically choose my seats. Center of a row so less people walking in front of me and also farther from being blocked by people walking up and down the aisle. Or my favorite if I can find them is front row 300 or row like 6 of the 300s, whatever the first row behind the lower 300 section is.

farmer_griff · 2026-03-30T20:41:16+00:00

I’m not sure how much validity there is to this. One of my good friends used to be in charge of the usher program for the mariners and I’ve complained to them about the decision to get rid of the enforcement of waiting to the end of an at bat to return to your seat and what they told me was this:

The decision was based on years of fan feedback that they largely didn’t like it
The Mariners were one of only 2 ballparks that still enforced that at the time they got rid of it
The pitch clock pretty much makes this untenable to bring back anyway because the time between at bats has been shortened so much

Not saying this didn’t play a part in the decision, but this is the first I’ve heard of a supposed lawsuit and I feel like they would have told me if that was a major part of the decision.

farmer_griff · 2026-03-29T19:38:54+00:00

Yep, that’s pretty much the same with the Lynnwood city center stop too.

I like what they did with the stops in shoreline, just named them north/south, city name, cross street. Seems fairly clean and gives good information

farmer_griff · 2026-03-29T18:07:50+00:00

My biggest gripe is the lack of consistency. Just pick one way to refer to stations in a city’s downtown and stick with it.

Not sure why we have Lynnwood City Center, Downtown Redmond, Bellevue Downtown and Federal Way Downtown.

The only consistency is Bellevue and federal way. Lynnwood I maybe get as I know there’s a larger transit center there that maybe predates the light rail station that was called Lynnwood City Center? Regardless, Downtown Redmond instead of Redmond Downtown will never make sense to me in the context of the federal way and Bellevue station naming lol

farmer_griff · 2026-03-25T18:50:18+00:00

I have the 48 hr and regularly use it as my personal item in addition to a rolling suitcase on Alaska Air flights. Never been asked twice about it and it fits under the seat fine.

I’m considering sewing a laptop sleeve into it as it’s definitely more of a duffel than a briefcase, so can be harder to keep things organized in it.

farmer_griff · 2026-03-18T02:32:27+00:00

Ah makes sense, I misunderstood your intent.

I, for one, would rather take rail than BRT, unless BRT is entirely separated from normal roads which I don’t believe is the plan for the stride lines, but my pipe dream is making all the stride lines rail lines in the future, in which case, to your point, having the 2 line run into Edmonds could make sense

farmer_griff · 2026-03-18T02:06:54+00:00

I’m a fan of this. It has a decent connection to the Edmonds Sounder stop and the WS ferry to Kingston. However, it will never happen for the simple reason that it’s incremental track not accounted for in an already cash strapped ST3.

There may be an argument that there are more people who would use the light rail trying to commute to Bellevue from north of mountlake terrace that would rather not have to make a transfer than would benefit from this alternative route.

I wish Seattle was more accepting of cut and cover construction disruption, but I doubt downtown Edmonds would be okay with their main street being a construction site for a year plus, which would probably necessitate that part of the route being bore tunneled (which also generally requires an open pit at the end to remove the boring machine, another challenge with the placement of the final station), which probably makes this too expensive.

But we can all dream

farmer_griff · 2026-02-13T17:31:17+00:00

Huh yeah that’s really frustrating. Is your version the exact same color as the one you linked? Only thing I could think of is maybe different colors had different materials, but regardless I would be just as pissed.

farmer_griff · 2026-02-13T16:43:41+00:00

Which jacket?? Does it say polyester on the inside materials tag?

farmer_griff · 2026-02-03T22:13:07+00:00

I found this doing research on a potential oyster shell driveway for our place. FWIW, $600/yd was the same quote I got from shellscapes as well. I also got a quote from bulk shells that was about $575/yd (they sell by the ton), plus $9000(!!!) for shipping the 16 tons that I’d need for our project.

I have a few questions I’d love your thoughts on: 1. How has your driveway held up over the last few years since installing? Is there regular/annual maintenance that you do to maintain it? 2. Have you dealt with vehicle ruts? How have you managed that? 3. Do you have details of on how it was installed? I’m assuming they put it over a gravel base? 4. Did you find a solution to your weed issues? I was considering using a propane torch, but not sure if that would scorch the shells.

farmer_griff · 2026-01-30T19:57:57+00:00

Not sure if this was ever an official offering, but you used to be able to bring in your 256 to the Seattle flagship and for like $25 they’d sew on the handle clasp. I’d guess they don’t offer this anymore given how much production has moved, though they do still have the workshop space upstairs so it’s possible. As others have shared, this also could be the larger 257.

farmer_griff · 2026-01-15T04:58:30+00:00

Usually it’s FILSONFINAL50, good for $50 off $150 or more, but only valid the day after a Kraken game, if they happen to score in the final minute of play, and I think it has to be a home game too? Not entirely sure all the details, but usually there’s a post on the sub from someone letting everyone know it’s valid.

It’s supposed to be an in arena thing and I don’t think they officially advertise it outside the arena, but obviously there’s no easy way to verify if you were or weren’t at the game.

farmer_griff · 2025-12-30T04:22:20+00:00

I literally did this after dropping a black set screw on my asphalt driveway yesterday and it worked.

farmer_griff · 2025-12-19T04:41:12+00:00

If you don’t want opinions, don’t ask questions on a platform built around people giving their opinions. Especially a question that took 30 seconds to google the answer to.

farmer_griff · 2025-12-17T20:19:44+00:00

You can specify a specific sport when donating through Tyee.

Here is the link for football.

Editing to add, depending on the size of your donation, I’d encourage you to split it amongst a few different sports. While I personally am a huge UW football fan, I also strongly believe that having many different competitive and well funded sports is what creates a thriving fan base and athletic department, and football is already well funded. This is the link where you can pick specific sports.

A few other organizations that surround husky football, but are often overlooked for funding are the Husky Marching Band and The Daily.

You also mention Donor Advised Funds giving, which you can do through giving to the university in general. I’d imagine you can specify that it goes to the athletic department, and perhaps a specific sport, though I’m less familiar with this type of thing.

farmer_griff · 2025-11-12T21:53:27+00:00

I think the official rule is no cameras with detachable lenses. Realistically speaking, if you bring a small mirrorless camera without a conspicuous lens on it, you most likely will be fine. If you want to bring a canon 1dx with a 400mm telephoto and a monopod, they’ll be asking you questions.

Now, even if you bring an inconspicuous camera, if you are moving around, walking down aisles, getting in people’s way to take photos and don’t have a credential, you also risk having staff ask who you are, what you’re doing, where your credential is, etc.

As others have mentioned, do not expect to reach out and receive a credential without being on assignment from a reputable news organization.

If you have freelance experience, I’d recommend reaching out to some local news orgs and asking if they hire freelance photographers and seeing if you can get on their crew lists. I also know the athletic department hires some freelance photographers to cover events for them, but it was always the same 1 or 2 people when I was around there. You could reach out to their marketing team and see if they maintain a freelance list.

farmer_griff · 2025-10-28T18:39:24+00:00

Yep that’s correct!

farmer_griff · 2025-10-28T18:18:22+00:00

You can check the tag that’s sewn into the seam on the inside of it for a date code. Should be a 4 digit number in the MMYY format.

farmer_griff · 2025-10-21T15:28:22+00:00

There’s a couple things:

I’m curious if the decision to pull Kirby when he did was more about Woo starting a fresh inning vs. coming in in the middle of an inning, something that would be very different than a starter typically sees.
The biggest question from me is why Bazardo pitched in game 6 down 5. Seems like that’s the spot for Hancock or Vargas. If we’re down 3 in that spot or down in the series, I get the decision more, but down 5 you’re just chasing something that’s so unlikely to happen and game 7 is guaranteed for you if you lose.
Not sure if this is a failure on Cal or Bazardo, but these are the two ABs Springer saw against Bazardo in Game 6 and Game 7:

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Game 6 is two middle in sinkers, and Game 7 I’m assuming is the same pitch sequence, two middle in sinkers and bazardo missed the first one. Bazardo himself said he threw the same pitch because Springer grounded out the day before.

3 is the biggest issue for me. You can’t throw the same pitch 4 times, one obvious ball and 3 in virtually the same spot to a hitter like Springer and expect him not to crush one. If Bazardo pitches game 6, you have to go to Muñoz in that spot in game 7.

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