Storm heading our way for tomorrow.
Washington Coast
Washington Coast
I do not speak out against vaccines or anyone who takes them. Ditto for mask wearing indoors or out.
WA State Ferries
In the news:
Sep 12, 2021 KING 5 News video
“This comes after weeks of rumors of WSF employees staging a “sick-out” to protest the governor’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.”
I am OK with the Washington State Ferries workforce protesting COVID mandates.
WSF COVID crewing challenges have been in the news for well over 12 months now.
HR policy away from WA government:
UPS aims to hire 100K ahead of ‘record peak holiday season’
Love to see KING 5 ask: How has the greater maritime industry dealt with COVID crewing challenges? How have various industries and public agencies handled this? Airlines? US Navy? FedEx? UPS? local fire dept?
Blogged about it back in May:
WSF COVID Crewing Challenges – Now 10 Months In
Dining Out
Took a guest and went out to a place we enjoyed several weeks ago.
Small waiting line to get in.
Masks must be worn to enter.
So far, so good. Just like last time.
Seated at table when new format and protocols kick in:
Entire order will be taken all at the same time and will be paid for in advance.
Can we order a beer to start? No, entire order will be taken all at the same time.
Bar is open, several beers are on tap. No beer list at the table to let us know what is available.
When you are ready to order-slide menus over the edge of the table.
We saw a ketchup bottle on the table recently at another place. Works for us.
Last night, ketchup comes in tiny cups. Water comes in a bottle.
The place we went last night appeared to be fully staffed with good people. Not here to complain about restaurant staff.
Here to ask:
How much of the new dining format (not masks) is forced by the state and how much is made up by the local business?
Is there any medical advantage that comes with the new format?
If it is the choice of the business, what are they trying to achieve?
I will wait on the sidelines if dining out features unpredictable new protocols. The whole idea of returning to a place you like is to duplicate the experience you had before.
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Extinct ferry at Kingston
Sunday morning garage – Washington Coast
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In the aftermath of 911 the press has avoided asking basic public policy questions.
The news was about heroes and flags. Failed government agencies and people being fired because of it were not part of the safe stories reported on.
Never Forget-
The US Armed Forces were irrelevant in defending American rights and freedoms, our physical security, & The Constitution on 911.
Ditto for all other federal agencies and departments.
The Dept. of Defense was nowhere to be found on 911.
The Dept. of Defense has a truly poor track record with undeclared wars. This record goes back to 1949, the year DOD was established.
Did American culture begin to overemphasize and glorify military service after 911?
Local press:
Hometown pride running high. High enough to stop asking questions?
“For the past couple of years, the Whidbey News-Times paid the insurance for the Veterans Day Parade, about $200, because it was a small way of saying thank you to the men and women who sacrificed so that we may have our liberties, including our Freedom of Speech.”
Were US troops sent to Vietnam so that Americans could be free to send letters to the editor?
Is there any case in which the US Armed Forces have been sent to distant lands on a mission to protect freedom of speech?
Is protecting freedom of speech even part of training scenarios?
The US Armed Forces – A Giant Civil Rights Organization?
Questions we’d love to see TV newspeople ask:
If the CIA (est 1947) serves as an advantage to the US, why does the Department of Defense have such a poor record of winning undeclared wars going back to 1949, the year DOD was established?
REAL ID
If REAL ID is critical to the safety of America, have travelers out at the airport been less safe since 911?
The new REAL ID requirement for domestic air travel has now been extended out more than 20 years past 911.
Show up early to wait in line and squeeze the toothpaste out of the tube at the airport?
May 5, 2021 KOMO News
Wash. lab develops scanner that may eliminate need to remove shoes at airport
“This new technology could speed up the screening process by about 20% and eliminate the hassle of taking off shoes and putting them back on, researchers say.”
What keeps the terrorists of the GWOT from creating a disruption at the back end of the screening line?
Has anyone ever seen any member of the press ask questions on this?
REAL ID & Drug Cartels
Love to see newspeople interview the US Dept. of Homeland Security & ask:
Are passports/enhanced/REAL IDs effective in keeping cartel drugs out of the US?
Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at the border since 2009.
Welcome Home Troops
Strict Post 911/Global War on Terror Security Protocols No Match For Cartels
If sending US troops to Afghanistan and creating a $49.8 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security was meant to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things, why are drug cartels able to move product into all 50 states?
Source: DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program
“There are currently 33 HIDTAs, and HIDTA-designated counties are located in 50 states, as well as in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.”
Look for newspeople to ask zero questions in this area.
Port Angeles
Local people find drugs and report to local (not federal) law enforcement authorities. Federal employees create news story and say that federal agents used a K-9 to “seize” the drugs.
Question for CBP:
Why does the news story created by CBP not line up with local reports?
Mainstream newspeople remain silent.
News links and Sheriff’s Dept. Facebook post here:
Port Angeles Border Patrol – Investigation Stalled For 3 Weeks?
Original blog post:
Port Angeles Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth?
Puget Sound Ferry Ride
If the Oklahoma City bomber rolls onto the ferry- how does the SWAT team help out an hour later?
Maybe security personnel are present at some specific terminals each day. Over the past 20 years, dozens of round trip crossings from various terminals indicate that in many cases- no security screening takes place prior to boarding ferries.
Washington State Ferries Security – Looking for Clarification
American Rights and Freedoms?
Love to see the press, school teachers, sports announcers and politicians come clean on how any of this was linked to American rights and freedoms or defending the constitution.
Several federal holidays feature a theme related to the idea that the troops are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms.
Leaving Afghanistan – Lies About American Rights And Freedoms
More here:
Maybe Get Away From The Bragging About Freedom?
Growing Up In The Cold War Era
Alternative media asks the questions:
Fire Investigation Protocols Re: 911
Washington Coast
Washington Coast
B.I.L. is out to visit and help with projects. We enjoyed some quality time at the beach.
Washington Coast
Washington Coast
Washington Coast
Temporarily moved into the garage to stay out of the rain.
Out in the middle of a lonely beach, these two were having great fun with a ball that was being swatted over a long distance with a tennis racket.
The ball was landing on hard sand, but on the way back, the dog would route itself over to play in the water before returning the ball.
Love it.
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Brown Pelican – Washington Coast
Washington Coast
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Washington Coast
Have scary Halloween decorations been replaced by this?
John Wayne generation is clearly gone now.
Hoquiam
Aberdeen, WA