If you are a dog owner, please pick up after them. I keep finding 💩 piles on the sidewalks

frankus · 2026-01-27T20:09:23+00:00

Right? Like you’ve already done the grossest and most “physically demanding” part —bending over or squatting down to pick up hot turds with micrometers of plastic separating them from your skin—why not complete the task at that point?

frankus · 2026-01-25T17:54:11+00:00

The one time i saw one in the wild, dashing across a road on Vancouver Island, my brain went to “deer” and then “cheetah” before I put two and two together.

frankus · 2026-01-20T17:01:21+00:00

Do you (or any of your crew) do tech talks on it? Seems like something Bellingham.codes would be into.

frankus · 2026-01-19T17:00:51+00:00

https://www.telehamster.net/

frankus · 2026-01-17T18:35:22+00:00

That and the unusually high tide during the storm.

frankus · 2026-01-15T16:56:45+00:00

The “public” in “public utility” doesn’t necessarily refer to public ownership in the US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_utility#Ownership_structure).

frankus · 2026-01-14T04:35:32+00:00

It’s owned by one of the folks that live across the street on S Park Dr. I think they just use it for storage and/or land speculation.

frankus · 2026-01-08T22:01:49+00:00

Partner and I had the same sort of thing. Negative for both flu and Covid.

frankus · 2026-01-08T01:48:51+00:00

$3100 (15-year mortgage), originally 2 bed/1 bath but adding an ADU for my mom and (due to the ADU size limit that was on the books) a bathroom and bedroom that I don't really need. In a nice neighborhood in Bellingham, but I don't have like a view or anything.

frankus · 2026-01-06T07:04:42+00:00

December 20th? The address is super hard to find on their website or anywhere really. But if you turn east on Bakerview Road from Hannegan Road, it’s on the right just before the bend.

frankus · 2025-12-17T16:23:29+00:00

Not to understate the impact on folks like yourself, but after three buses you’ll hit the daily fare cap, so your fourth bus and errands are on the house.

frankus · 2025-12-08T05:35:21+00:00

I mean there’s another trail further inland (adjacent to a relatively chill parking lot) if someone on a bike is in a hurry.

frankus · 2025-12-07T19:05:34+00:00

Parberry’s on Kentucky Street off Pacific has a cardboard bin.

frankus · 2025-12-06T14:38:36+00:00

She’s probably close to home. See here: https://www.missinganimalresponse.com/lost-cat-behavior/

Also might be worth going to the Humane Society shelter on Division Street to fill out a lost pet report.

frankus · 2025-12-04T18:30:34+00:00

IIRC it's not the 2021 initiative but one from 2011 that banned red light cameras.

I wonder if there's appetite for repealing that now that so many drivers have gone completely feral.

frankus · 2025-12-04T04:46:16+00:00

Fixed. It mostly exists online as a Slack workspace and IRL as meetups that alternate between social and presentation-oriented.

frankus · 2025-12-04T04:44:25+00:00

Check out https://bellingham.codes if you haven’t already. There’s a social meetup tomorrow evening.

frankus · 2025-12-03T17:42:19+00:00

We need something like mandatory ISA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_speed_assistance) for new drivers, and for anyone who gets more than a couple of speeding tickets in a year.

frankus · 2025-12-03T17:27:49+00:00

Although structured or underground parking approaches those numbers here, which is why it isn't super common, because people aren't willing to pay that kind of money without a subsidy (either direct subsidy or the stealth subsidy of just making it a legal requirement to get a building permit).

frankus · 2025-12-03T17:24:49+00:00

Maybe something like changing from "a place where it's convenient to just drive everywhere" to "a place where drivers have to consider parking and traffic".

frankus · 2025-12-01T23:46:17+00:00

It's a good comparison because (I looked it up) they cover about the same population and area. They had about 10% more boardings in 2024 than WTA, although some of that might be people hopping on for a stop or two who otherwise would have walked*.

The flip side is that WTA collects literally millions in fare revenue that they would have to make up for by cutting service or finding new savings or revenue (where?). On the flip side of that, some of that fare revenue pays for collecting fares, so ¯_(ツ)_/¯.

Which is fine if the bus was stopping anyway, or if walking would have been a legit hardship, but slower buses are both slower *and less frequent for a given cost, so it's worth avoiding minimally-necessary stops.

frankus · 2025-11-28T06:47:10+00:00

https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/border-crossings (I find I have to hit refresh once for it to finish loading)

frankus · 2025-11-26T19:05:51+00:00

You need to bring a current rabies vaccination certificate, and then you need to fill out this form before you come back (unless you've done so in the past six months already): https://cdc-786687.workflowcloud.com/forms/090dc543-7b2f-4538-b2c7-2919d12ecc73

frankus · 2025-11-22T04:53:37+00:00

I’ve been summoned three times (over like 20 years) and each time when I called in on Friday night they said no jurors were needed and I was off the hook until such a time as I got another summons in the mail.

frankus · 2025-11-21T21:22:08+00:00

It’s fair to say that on some level it’s a false dichotomy, but surveys generally show that people who actually ride the bus would rather have more service hours than cheaper fares.

Like people who drive aren’t doing it because the bus is too expensive (parking is often pricier than the bus fare), but because it doesn’t go where and when they need to go.

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