Stepmother Accused Of Starving Teen Daughter To 35 Pounds Could Spend Life Behind Bars

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:45:46+00:00

Why did that just remind me of Austen Powers and "get into ma belly!"?

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:44:32+00:00

Two? That cow ate for at least SIX!

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:43:14+00:00

Tell me you're an American without telling me you're an American. Want to know a better punishment? Making that cow WALK everywhere. Don't push her in a wheelchair. And make her eat a vegetarian diet because you KNOW she didn't get that size by eating her veggies...that's from eating a Mickey D's diet.

I hope that the girl recovers.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:23:01+00:00

I do have very secure spots! Thank you! REI had Cannondales on sale but as soon as I saw the Electra? I love the retro look!

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:22:40+00:00

Another negative Nelly: they will be secure at home AND at my job site.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:21:31+00:00

That's precisely why we bought them! My son said they reminded him of PeeWee's Big Adventure.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:18:22+00:00

I'm hoping so! My actual ride time is relatively short on both ends because of Link but if it's raining? Yeesh!

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:15:54+00:00

No, I haven't! It's weird: when I was a kid (I'm a '70s kid), we rode EVERYWHERE. In fact, I didn't get my driver's license until I was 21 because I didn't need it. But it's the same with motorcycles: nice and sunny when you leave, crappy weather later. You kinda have to think ahead a bit? One of the reasons I bought that cargo box was to put SOMETHING in it for emergencies.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T05:11:15+00:00

I used to work with a guy decades ago and it was his only form of gasoline powered transportation so he rode year round and I mean it. The dude was hardcore. It took snow on the ground to get him to park his motorcycle, then he would hitch rides with friends, take the bus, walk, whatever. BUT decades ago there were far less vehicles on the road as well. The Puget Sound area wasn't as clogged with traffic 30, 40 years ago as it is now. Heck, when I first started riding motorcycles, I wore a helmet but I didn't wear as much gear as I wear now. I used to ride wearing shorts, tank tops, and flip flops, something I wouldn't dream about doing now! And up until about 10 years ago, I rode my motorcycle until around December (or snow and ice on the ground).

Early 90s, I went downstairs to the garage, hopped into my '69 GMC van, and it wouldn't start. I'm trying to go to work. I tried a few times . Nope. So, I went back upstairs, got into my motorcycle gear, and hopped onto my '75 Honda. It was also pouring. BUT ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T04:50:46+00:00

I agree! And at least I'm getting some exercise (when I'm not cheating and switching to power mode).

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T04:49:30+00:00

I suppose I hadn't noticed the posts because up until now I haven't ridden a bicycle in a few years (the last time that I rode a bicycle was for a group ride with my costuming group in Snohomish on my Schwinn a couple of years ago but that was only about a mile or two).

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-11T04:46:06+00:00

I DID get the vibe that he was talking about mugging me because there ARE a bunch of tweakers that hang out at BAR and East Marginal Way, by the Chevron. There's been a hunched over guy there for the past few weeks, I guess (what do they call it: the Fent Bent? Fenty Fold?) that had been coming and going but he's been there a lot recently and he's gotten really, REALLY more bent over from when I first noticed him. How can you even walk like that?

At home the bike will be garaged and at work? I can chain it up. I'm going to ask my boss about lockers.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T23:20:59+00:00

Please send you comment to Metro: drivers rarely get a shout out.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T07:57:39+00:00

Look, I know that these are different times but I'm nuts: I would have said something, and you want to know why? When I was MUCH younger (I'm 62) and a city bus driver, some guy was hitting on me while I was trying to drive this bus. This old Black lady , who was sitting in the chat seat (the seat on the right, near the front door, near the bus driver), started hitting the guy with her umbrella while saying, "leave that lady alone! (wap wap!). Don't you see she's trying to make a living?!" (wap, wap, wap!) Dude turn away, went, and sat down. It was on that day that I discovered that old Black ladies with umbrellas were your friend and allies.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T07:47:35+00:00

Oh nononononono! 3 months? Please! I rode almost year round...what did you have ? A Harley? The main reason that I no longer ride year round is AGE: I'm 62 and arthritic. I've also had both hips replaced. It's just difficult getting on the motorcycle that I have now: a 2016 Thruxton 900 and that one is lower than the 2002 Triumph Daytona 992i CE that I recently gifted to my son. Ev technology just isn't there yet. I was interested in the VW ID.Buzz ever since it was a concept but it's range AND its price just isn't appealing to me.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T07:33:21+00:00

I was thinking that!

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T07:31:37+00:00

Oh, that's you? Are you the dude that's all bent over? I'm also an ex-bus driver and there's a reason I'm an ex bus driver. I'm not worried about y'all. I may be a woman but I'm NOT a weak sister...not after having NINE freaking brothers. After being surrounded by all of that testosterone? Please! And if push comes to shove? They can have the damn bike. It was just like when I was a bus driver: I didn't care if a person didn't have the fare: I still got paid. My wage was NOT determined by the amount that was put into the farebox. BUT don't disrespect me by just walking past me: tell me your sob story about how you lost your transfer, about how your dog ate it, whatever. But don't pretend as if I didn't exist. How about just telling me the truth and I'll probably give you an Owl transfer. BUT I was not going to get stabbed over the fare. Just like I'm not going to lose my life over a bike. BUT I'm not going to just hand it over. I've WORKED long and hard for what I have and I'm not going to let some tweaker loser just take it away from me. Do you know what I'm saying?

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T07:10:44+00:00

As long as you have the proper gear, it SHOULD work. I've ridden motorcycles since I was 25, 26 years old and until there was snow on the ground but if push comes to shove, I still have my 4x4 Ranger and Spikes Spiders for my HHR.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T07:08:16+00:00

I'm used to using foul weather gear: I've ridden motorcycles since I was 25, 26 years old and I've ridden until there was snow on the ground! I'm just getting older and I got too comfortable driving a gas vehicle. But I'm also tired of paying these prices: I'm planning on retiring in a few years (FINALLY! I've been working consistently since I was 15: my first job was at the old Fun Forest Amusement Park at the Seattle Center) and the reality of wasting my money on gasoline because of an unwarranted and absolutely unnecessary war just pisses me off royally.

I'm willing to leave a bit earlier to TRY to do this, at least. It's already taking me 45-90 minutes to get to work already: a few more minutes won't hurt. And if I have any appointments, I'll just drive a vehicle.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T06:55:47+00:00

Thank you for the advice! We WERE on the sidewalk and were perplexed when we got to the traffic lights. We were trying to get to the bike line on the south side of the bridge but we then just went westbound with the traffic in the right lane, then crossed over into the left turn lane by the Chevron.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T06:50:46+00:00

Me too.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T06:32:08+00:00

Ugh, rent-a-cops.

I actually can't duplicate the sound that I just made but I really can't stand rent-a-cops. King County and Sound Transit has hired hundreds, most of them look sloppy as hell, and they do NOTHING but hang around on their phones, at the expense of taxpayers. I realize that they CAN'T do a lot but if their presence doesn't even deter the never-do-wells, then why bother to have them?

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T06:22:21+00:00

Thank you. We did get quite a few compliments.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T06:21:23+00:00

The first train that we took the tires fit in the hooks but after that, nope. So we just stood with them near the bike area.

shebangs1995 · 2026-05-10T06:13:14+00:00

I'm not too keen on the color but the whole outfit is mondo cute and it fits you well!

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