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146 年之後, 明天就是 Seattle P-I 的最後一天印刷版了. 也許買份留個記念…如果能買到的話!!! 網路版的 P-I 還會繼續… The pioneering P-I slips into the past Seattle P-I to publish last edition Tuesday Last edition of print P-I set for Tuesday, Hearst says Side Note: State’s jobless rate shoots up to 8.4% in February Snohomish County’s unemployment rate rises to 9.9 percent Many teens report alcohol use; is yours one of them?: “Drinking remains a problem for nearly one in five 10th-graders both in Snohomish County and across Washington, who report having five or more drinks in a row at least once in a two-week period.” US births break baby boom record, topping 4.3 million; 40 pct of babies born out-of-wedlock

昨天回家到了通勤停車場就見到警車在那裡閃著. 還有一位先生在那裡填單子. 雖說還是可以看到地上的碎玻璃, 只是沒有親眼看到玻璃被打破的車子. 因此也不能假設什麼. 應該換地點停車了嗎? Side Note: 10 ways to be happy in marriage More homeowners Washington behind on mortgages Whooping cough (百日咳) outbreak feared Check IRS site often for benefits of stimulus Here are 10 ways you can save a thousand bucks Children of older fathers have lower IQ scores, study shows 4 states see double-digit jobless rates in Jan. Screening can find ovarian cancer (卵巢癌) early, study says Stock losses short state tuition plans: ”Seven of the 18 — Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia and Washington — back their plans if money runs short, according to college savings organizations and state officials.’ ‘GET’s self-sustaining fund, which covers tuition payments for participating college students, lost almost one-fourth of its value in 2008. But at a current level of $820 million, the fund is well positioned to meet its obligations now and for years to come, Martensen said. In any case, state law calls for the state treasury to cover payouts if the fund ever runs short.’ More owners losing homes Free recycling for your old electronics

去年八月發生了車窗被打破的事件. 今天回家就見到警車燈在通勤停車場那裡閃著閃著. 一路往自己的車方向走去, 並數著地上的碎玻璃. 數著數著已經超過十輛車子的車窗被打破了…距離自己的車子還有一半的距離呢! 不想再數下去了, 只希望車子沒有事. 放慢了腳步, 似乎不想知道答案… 看到車子的一邊了, 似乎一切很好. 走到另一邊, 玻璃也沒有破. 也許車子停在人車出入較多的地點. 還好, 今天逃過了一劫. Until next time… PS: 隔天和 Sound Transit 的工作人員談了一下, 大概約 30 輛車子的玻璃被打破… 今天的停車場空曠了許多. 再這樣下去就沒有人要來這停車通勤了. Side Note: Local real estate: few sales, falling prices

今天上了火車, 想想先上廁所好了. 看見火車上的廁所燈沒有亮. 所以就很順勢的開門. 很不幸的, 只見裡面一位先生正在尿尿…一臉驚嚇狀. 趕緊說聲對不起, 把門一關在外面等著… 先生出來時, 一臉無辜, 直說他真的把門鎖起來了… 唉, 距離上次的意外也才三個星期前. 今年實在是… Side Note: Career switches aren’t as far-fetched as they seem Is it legal to use school athletic complexes during evenings? A drug to prevent prostate cancer? Bankruptcy filings climb in Washington Cut calories to lose weight — type of diet doesn’t matter

Sears (Zip Code: 98208) – 寫出在那一個 Sears 買的. 也許每個 Sears 的價錢都不一樣. 安裝費: $109 拆除舊的 Garage Door Opener: $40 處理舊的 Garage Door Opener: $10 Garage Door Opener: Chain/Screw: 吵雜但是便宜許多. 大多住家是用這個. Belt: 安靜但是貴得多. Garage Door Opener 的價錢就看功能了. 從最陽春的 Garage Door Opener, 到有 Remote, Keyless Keypad, Safety Sensor, Motion Sensor 等等… 車庫門無法打開有兩種可能: * 一是 Garage Door Opener 真的壞了. 這種狀況下, 在釋放 Garage Door Opener 和車庫門的緊急接頭後, 車庫門還是可以用手拉. * 一是車庫門的彈簧斷裂了. 這種狀況下, 就算是釋放 Garage Door Opener 和車庫門的緊急接頭後, 車庫門還是重得無法拉上. 不過這種情況下, Garage Door Opener 也有可能因車庫門的重量而被拉壞. Side Note: Do’s and don’ts for using credit cards Staying healthy can fatten up your finances Out of work? Ready to freelance? Here’s how Demand for paperwork slows down foreclosures Some Microsoft tech courses, exams to be free State’s jobless rate climbs to 7.8% in January Home prices post record annual decline in 4Q; Seattle prices fall 3.6% in December

狀況: 星期二回到家, 發現家裡的郵箱裡多了很多不屬於家裡地址的信件. 這些信件通通都已經被拆封了. 仔細看一下地址, 這些信都不是附近地址. 結果: 星期三先去了市警局, 確定這是 Postal Inspector 的職權範圍. 郵局內的服務人員, 聽完我的解釋, 郵局, “這些會不會是鄰居的信件?” 我, “我不認為是, 因為這些信的地址都沒有認得的. 不是我住的那區域的地址.” 我, “看看信都已經被拆了. 應該是有人偷信, 再隨手丟進個郵箱.” 郵局, “也許是吧! 非常的抱歉. 我們會把這些信退還給寄件者.” 去年報紙提到有人因偷信被抓. 看情形被抓的人不是偷我住的那一區… 和公司內的工作夥伴談到這件事. 認為這應該只是弄錯了. 因為不會有人偷信又把拆過的信再放回另一個郵箱. 直接丟掉不是更不留痕跡? 不然就是有人在和我們開玩笑, 或是得罪了其他人…!!!