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From: larryd@milton.u.washington.edu (Larry Desoto)
Subject: Re: How do you get fast police action?
Organization: University of Washington
Distribution: seattle
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 02:42:54 GMT

neal@atmos.washington.edu (Neal Johnson) writes:

>In article <larryd.714352925@milton> 
>larryd@milton.u.washington.edu (Larry Desoto) writes:

>>They won't come any faster even if there is potential for bodily harm...or
>>at least they didn't when I called them about someone screaming for help
>>outside in the parking lot at 5 AM.  Their response time was 15 minutes.

>I believe (am certain) you are mistaken.  
>Their response time was 15 minutes for this call what would have been 
>for a car prowl call?  Much, much greater?  Of course.

So what good are the cops except for cleaning up the scene of the crime?
It turned out to be nothing, but how long does it take for someone to be
robbed, beaten, knifed, raped, shot...?  It means that if and when something
bad happens to you, there is no one you can depend on except yourself.

When they finally did show up, two patrol cars arrived simultaneously.

>I heard an officer (sergeant, I believe) being interviewed on the
>radio about lack of response to a shooting at one of these teen clubs.
>He had obviously reviewed the logs of the night and said that all
>available officers were already entangled in life threatening calls at
>other locations.  Harsh fact.

That is absolutely correct.  All the people out there depending on 911
are living in a fool's paradise.

--
Larry                                   |   Thunder makes all the noise;
                                        |   lightning gets the job done.
larryd@milton.washington.edu
I have my opinion; the university has its own.
Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: josh@cqs.washington.edu (Josh Hayes)
Subject: Re: What happened to all the Yellow Jackets?
Keywords: Insects, Wasps, Bees, Sting, Ouch
Organization: University of Washington
Distribution: seattle
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 21:28:53 GMT

They're in my office, even as I - AACK! - almost got me that time - write.

Please come take some away.

Josh Hayes

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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: fetrow@biostat.washington.edu (David Fetrow)
Subject: Re: Starlight
Organization: Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Univ. of Wash.
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 22:12:12 GMT

>In article <1992Aug21.020427.17158@eskimo.celestial.com> delisle@eskimo.celestial.com (Ben Delisle) writes:
>>
>>	Star light, star brite, how far must I go to see a star to night?
>> 

 About 1/2 the way up Mt. Rainier is pretty good. I remember being 
dissapointed about some glow to the North hiding some stars. Turned
out to be the Aurora; which I'd never seen before.

 Most of the lookout points on those roads are abandonded at night.
but dress really really warm.

-- 
 - dave fetrow-					fetrow@biostat.washington.edu

"Non-disclosure: In exchange for a sniff of the vapor, you are forbidden
                 to tell anyone how it smells."
Xref: sparky seattle.general:2722 misc.consumers:15467
From: leathley@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Scott Leathley)
Newsgroups: seattle.general,misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Camera repair recommendation
Date: 22 Aug 92 20:02:05 GMT
Followup-To: seattle.general
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Boeing

I always take all my cameras (Nikons and Olympus') to Moon Camera, 2307 5th Ave.
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Newsgroups: uw.general,seattle.general,uw.announce,rec.music.indian.classical
From: chen@fungus.zso.dec.com (Chao Chen)
Subject: Re: Female wanted                                     
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Distribution: seattle
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 21:25:32 GMT

Tad Cook (tad@ssc.wa.com) wrote:
: In article <1992Aug18.203053.13895@u.washington.edu> jhli@carson.u.washington.edu (Jianghong Li) writes:
: Sorry, but gender discrimination in housing is illegal in the 
: city of Seattle.
: 
: 
: -- 
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Now hold on here....  Don't jump to conclusions so fast.  How do you know that if this original
poster isn't a female and wanted another female to share this two bedroom apartment with?
Would you call that gender discrimination?  I can understand where a female might be a bit uncomfortable
sharing an apartment with a stranger of the opposit sex (or vice-versa).  I don't think
discrimination was the intent here.

Newsgroups: seattle.general,pnw.general
From: brianmo@microsoft.com (Brian Moran)
Subject: Part Time Intern Position Available
Date: 22 Aug 92 02:02:18 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp.
Distribution: pnw
Keywords: Job Part-time Intern Computers

MICROSOFT--PART TIME INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Microsoft is looking for a creative software design intern to work with our
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sources.

Qualifications include a programming background in UNIX (understanding of
sockets, signals, processes and general systems programming), microcomputer
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technical discipline), have the ability to learn new platforms quickly and
possess good written and verbal communication skills.

To apply, send your cover letter and resume to:

Email:	lynnd@microsoft.com
Fax:	206-869-0947--attn Lynn Davis Recruiting
US mail	Microsoft Corporation
	Lynn Davis Recruiting
	One Microsoft Way
	Redmond, WA 98052-6399
	No phone calls please.
Microsoft is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports workforce diversity.


Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: ralphs@halcyon.com
Subject: Re: What happened to all the Yellow Jackets?
Originator: ralphs@halcyon.com
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 10:19:01 GMT


In <cummings.714160508@milton> cummings@milton.u.washington.edu (Michael Cummings) writes:

>	I have hardly seen any this year, and I'm one of those who gets
>excited and screams and dances when they're around.  I've seen nothing
>about bees or wasps on the news or in the papers.  What's going on?  Am I
>unique in having a wasp-free summer?

How many would you like? :-(

Xref: sparky seattle.general:2713 pnw.general:1857
From: jeffp@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Jeff Parke;S10000)
Newsgroups: seattle.general,pnw.general
Subject: More Public Unix sysop bickering
Date: 22 Aug 92 13:20:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: serval.1992Aug22.132042.19506
Distribution: pnw
Organization: Washington State University

I used to subscribe to public unix systems in the Seattle area.  Thank goodness,
I don't now or I'd be even more upset at the immature squabbling that
keeps cropping up.

You boys can easily use email or the telephone or some back alley to settle
your differences.  Keep it off the net, please.

Cheers,

Jeff [miss manners] Parke
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a.k.a. Jeff Parke,  Washington State University College of Vet. Medicine
From: ace@eisley.wa.com (Ace of Death)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Looking for Redskins Fans
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 14:04:09 PDT
Organization: Mos Eisley Spaceport BBS

I am looking for a place to watch Redskins games on Sundays.

I used to go to Hooters in Florida since they had a Sat. dish and showed 
the games every week, but now I'm here.

I live in West Seattle and would like to know of some good sports bars or 
other type places in the Seattle.general area.

If you happen to have a dish and wouldn't mind watching the games, I'd be 
happy to bring over the beer and chips and such.

Thanx.


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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: davego@polari.online.com
Subject: Re: Seattle Online (aka polari) ???
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix (206) 328-4944
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 00:39:22 GMT

As of this moment, I appear to be back up on Seattle Online.  Since last
saturday, I have dialed at least once each day.  I only got the recording
saying this number had been disconnected.  Today, however, it just rang, and
rang, and rang.  After about an hour, I connected.  Hope this lasts.


Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: kurt@eskimo.celestial.com (Kurt Cockrum)
Subject: Re: How do you get fast police action?
Summary: Don't call 911, call the DrugFinkLine!
Organization: >>> Eskimo North (206)-FOR-EVER <<<
Distribution: seattle
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 15:36:45 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.023339.16421@u.washington.edu> ngrjn@milton.u.washington.edu (V Nagarajan) writes:
>
>	Saturday early morning I was on my way home on bicycle when I
>	spotted the strange sight of a young man on a bike with a TV
>	carton balanced on the handlebar about to begin descending
>	a rather steep street. It struck me as foolish that anyone 
>	would haul such a large object in so dangerous a fashion at 
>	dark (It was only 4 am). [...]
[...]

Well, you know what the police priorities are these days.
They are all out doing highly visible, glamorous, easy stuff
that has a high return for effort expended (even though it
backfires sometimes, like the Everett SWAT team that killed
that lady).
-- 
kurt@grogatch.celestial.com (Kurt Cockrum)
e-mail me at kurt@eskimo.celestial.com for a copy of Bob Black's essay,
"The Abolition of Work"
Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: David Ruggiero <osiris@polari.online.comi>
Subject: Re: bamboo gardens vegetarian restaurant
Reply-To: David Ruggiero <osiris@polari.online.com>
Organization: Seattle Online (polari)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 17:07:06 GMT

bruceha@microsoft.com (Bruce Hale) writes:

>Bamboo Gardens is a vegetarian chinese restaurant on Roy street
>in Seattle (near the Seattle Center). Everything on the menu is
>vegan (contains no meat, eggs or dairy products). The menu is
>extensive, and includes "meat" dishes; all the meat is simulated
>with tofu, gluten and other ingredients.
>In my opinion, the food is excellent.

[remainder of review/call for patrons deleted for space.]

Guess it goes to show you that tastes differ...after a recommendation
posted on the net a few months back, my sweetie and I gave the Bamboo
Gardens a try. (We were excited, because we both love Asian food and
she has been a vegetarian for 20+ years; a good new vegetarian restaurant
to add to our list would be a gift.)

In a word, the food was terrible: the absolute worst restaurant meal we
could each ever remember having, and certainly the only inedible Asian meal
I have *ever* had (before that night, I would have said 'bad Chinese food'
was as much an oxymoron as 'bad sex'. :)  The vegetables were tasteless and
overdone, the sauces gelatinous masses of cornstarch, and the gluten appetizer
tasted as if it had just been dumped out of a can onto the plate. We pushed
the food around our plates a bit and when we left, we gave the (large) boxes
of leftovers to the first homeless person we saw on the street, feeling a
bit guilty even at that. 

I say all of this not so much to beat up the Bamboo Gardens (obviously, not
everyone shares our opinions, as Bruce's post clearly indicates), as to 
let people know that vegetarian food doesn't have to be like this...if you
want to see why many, many people happily live with little or no meat in
their diets, try the Cafe Fleur on Madison. Or go to Vancouver (BC) and
visit *any* of the Buddhist vegatarian restaurants there (especially those
that make their own gluten...an incredible taste treat). Just don't try the
BG alone and retreat back to Big Macs in horror, thinking that there's no other
alternatives.

My opinions and mine alone.....

David Ruggiero (osiris@polari.online.com)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: elf@halcyon.com (Elf Sternberg)
Subject: Re: Guns and Suicide, Medical Examiner's Rprt
Originator: elf@halcyon.com
Reply-To: elf@halcyon.com (Elf Sternberg)
Organization: Pendor, UnLtd.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 00:50:04 GMT

In article <1992Aug15.134025.28108@eskimo.celestial.com>
     wix@eskimo.celestial.com (Dennis Wicks) writes:

> An anecdotal example:  I was talking to a Dr. several years ago,
> and he related a recent experience of a weekend emergency to 
> repair a serious cut on the palm of a persons hand.  He said that
> he thought the fellow was aiming for his wrist but missed because
> he either closed his eyes or looked away before making the cut.
> The story was that he was attempting to cut up some frozen food
> and the knife slipped.

   Now wait a second, Dennis.  I used to have the ugliest lateral scar
on my right wrist (it faded with age), and every once in a while some
insensitive idiot would ask me why I tried to kill myself.  But I
didn't... I honestly did fuck up at an SCA event with a sword and it
slipped.

   But I bet the doctor didn't believe that, and most of the people
who've asked would nod their heads understandingly and walk away.
Fortunately, that was six years ago and the scar has faded to
nothingness (I apparently have no keloid genes).  But don't make the
mistake of looking at every hand/wrist wound as a possible suicide
option.

   On the other hand, I agree that the statistics only prove that a gun
is the most effective and most responsive to "impulse" suicides, and
otherwise prove very little.

         Elf !!!
-- 
Elf Sternberg    __   |     I have looked into the abyss, and the abyss
elf@halcyon.com  \/   | has looked into me.  Neither liked what we saw.
elf@polari.online.com |                              - Brother Theodore
Newsgroups: uw.forsale,seattle.general
From: shinta@milton.u.washington.edu (Shinta Tjio)
Subject: FOR SALE: twin mattress
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: seattle
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 01:29:31 GMT


Moving out!
A twin mattress for sale. Clean and looks new. $40.00 
Will deliver (limited area only). 
Hurry! Act before Aug 17.

Call 347-4027


Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: davidb@ce.washington.edu (David W. Barts)
Subject: Re: Oil heat better than gas? NOT!
Organization: University of Washington
Distribution: pnw
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 04:12:36 GMT

NO boring lectures on the merits of one over the other, just these two
observations:

* Oil furnaces run at a significantly higher temperature than gas units;
  an oil heater emits a smaller amount of hot air while a gas furnace
  emits a greater volume of warm air.  This makes gas heat noisier and
  more drafty.

* Every oil-heated building I've lived in or visited has grimy soot stains
  around the registers.  When I lived in an oil-heated duplex, I would
  wash the electrolytic cell on my air cleaner every few weeks during heating
  season and always wind up with dirty, sooty wash water in the sink.

Overall, I'd rather live with a little more noise and have cleaner heat.
(Yes, I've lived in buildings with gas heat, too.)

--
David Barts  N5JRN                      UW Civil Engineering, FX-10
davidb@ce.washington.edu                Seattle, WA  98195
    Sun OpenWindows...  the JCL of graphical user interfaces.
From: robs@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert Sipe)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Guns and Suicide, Medical Examiner's Rprt
Date: 13 Aug 92 23:08:57 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Boeing

It never ceases to amaze me regarding the people who work for the
government when it comes to poor judgement.  Today in the PI, King
Co. Medical Examiner, Donald Reay made a publie statement claiming
the presence of guns in the home increases the risk of suicide.  Raey
and Assciate Prof of Emergency Medicine at the U of T, Art Kellerman
undertook a controlled study which concludes that there is a correlation
between No guns in the home and the lack of suicides.  The claim made
by these two educated individuals is that suicide can be CURED by taking
guns out of the home of law abiding, mentally stable citizens, page 1
of 8/13/92 PI.  Please take a moment to read the article and post your
feelings on this issue.  

Believe me, I want to be the first to say that I am happy to know
someone has finally found the cure to suicide.  People who are
just as likely to use knives, drugs, ropes, etc. can have those self
destructive tendencies 
removed by just one confiscation law.





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Newsgroups: uw.forsale,seattle.general
From: yeh@milton.u.washington.edu (Hon Yeh)
Subject: Re: FOR SALE: twin mattress
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: seattle
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 05:37:35 GMT

============
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============

1. Queen Size Matress and Frame
                           $40

2. Chair *4 
   Stainless Steel Frame and Fabric Mat
                           $10/each

3. Dining Table            $30

4. Car                    $4250
    1985 Honda Accord, 4dr, 5Spd, Hand geared
    Pwr steering and brake, AM/FM and Cassette
    New rear tires, 92K, running good!!

For more information call Mr. Lin @ 547-6796 or
                     come to 3775 15th Ave., #301
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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: maf@GTEtele.com (Mary Ann Finnerty)
Subject: Re: bamboo gardens vegetarian restaurant
Organization: GTE Telecom, Inc.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 21:53:59 GMT

bruceha@microsoft.com (Bruce Hale) writes:
: 
: Bamboo Gardens is a vegetarian chinese restaurant on Roy street
: in Seattle (near the Seattle Center). Everything on the menu is
: vegan (contains no meat, eggs or dairy products). The menu is
: extensive, and includes "meat" dishes; all the meat is simulated
: with tofu, gluten and other ingredients.
: 

One more thing -- this restaurant is also Kosher!  Wouldn't think
a name like Bamboo Gardens would ordinarily be Kosher, but it
is...

maf
Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: alpinist@eskimo.celestial.com (David Butler)
Subject: Re: Guns and Suicide, Medical Examiner's Rprt
Organization: >>> Eskimo North (206)-FOR-EVER <<<
Distribution: seattle
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 06:00:29 GMT

In article <3310@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> robs@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert Sipe) writes:
>  Please take a moment to read the article and post your
>feelings on this issue.  

>Believe me, I want to be the first to say that I am happy to know
>someone has finally found the cure to suicide.

   The article I saw said nothing about a 'cure' for suicide.  It merely
made the statement that suicide is 5 time more likely to happen
if there is a gun in the home.

>  People who are
>just as likely to use knives, drugs, ropes, etc. can have those self
>destructive tendencies removed by just one confiscation law.

   The study showed clearly that people are NOT just as likely to use
knives, drugs, ropes, etc.  In a home with a gun people are 5 times
more likely to commit suicide than a home without a gun.  That was
a statistical finding.  It said nothing about tendencies.


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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: ngrjn@milton.u.washington.edu (V Nagarajan)
Subject: Re: Redmond Public Market
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Distribution: seattle
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 23:34:26 GMT

	Sounds like the same vendors make it to the Fremont Sunday Market
	also (near the Fremont Bridge) except they have fewer things on
	account of the Redmond Market which is open a day earlier.

							- Nagarajan


Newsgroups: seattle.general,seattle.admin
From: ralphs@halcyon.com
Subject: Mail Assistance Offered
Originator: ralphs@halcyon.com
Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service
Distribution: seattle
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 13:55:10 GMT


I have had a couple of people tell me that Seattle Online is
offline for a while.  If SO's users need a temporary mail
drop, they are welcome to call +1 206 292 9048 (only the
one phone line) and use the system until Bruce pulls things
back together.  Very limited usenet groups available on
this site.  remote.halcyon.com talks to its Internet host
at least once an hour with its Telebit T-2500 modem.

Generally speaking, remote's a test site with limited
usage, but we hope we can be of assistance during this
downtime...

-- 
  halcyon.com - Seattle's Public Access Internet Host
  +1 206 426 9298 (voice only)


Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: dcb@kopachuk.uucp (David Breneman)
Subject: Re: Oil heat better than gas? NOT!
Organization: Tacoma Screw Products, Inc.
Distribution: pnw
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 23:44:08 GMT

In article <davidb.713679156@atlas> davidb@ce.washington.edu (David W. Barts) writes:
>
>* Every oil-heated building I've lived in or visited has grimy soot stains
>  around the registers.  When I lived in an oil-heated duplex, I would
>  wash the electrolytic cell on my air cleaner every few weeks during heating
>  season and always wind up with dirty, sooty wash water in the sink.

But, this is only a problem with forced-air heating, which is notoriously
drafty and dirty no matter what the source of BTUs.  The most efficient,
and most comfortable way to heat is with hot-water radiators.  It's a
"soft" heat that has none of the drawbacks of forced air or the cost of
electricity.  And, since the water is a thermal mass, it can be circulated
continuously while the burner only has to run intermittently.  I've
never understood the need/desire to have forced air heat for any
building that doesn't already have ductwork in place for air 
conditioning.

>Overall, I'd rather live with a little more noise and have cleaner heat.

Water Heat - No noise, No dirt, No smell.


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