If you were watching the news today you got to see a Master Class in “How to instantly change a powerful person’s mind.” United States Senator Jeff Flake walked out of a hearing today as a solid ‘Yes’ vote on the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, got into an elevator and was
Doing More Than the MDR: A Letter To The Port Commission
Dear Commissioner, Regarding my comments at the Regular Commission Meeting today. Several of you have expressed a sincere desire to do more for the airport communities. To which I have two coments: 1. Who’s stopping you? There are numerous changes that you can make without fear of opposition by the FAA or any other agency.
Incest
I admit it. I wasn’t paying much attention during the whole 3rd Runway battle. The Des Moines Marina was my home base for sailing adventures up and down the Sound, but during the infrequent times I was on land, the thing I noticed most were all the gravel trucks slowing traffic on 509. Of course,
300
So we’ve passed a teensy milestone: 300 subscribers. Woohoo. I smell movie! 😀 OK, maybe not. But given the dry nature of the material stored here, I think we’re doing OK. More interesting is that we’ve had three days now with over 100 hits. Again, it’s a drip. But it’s a steady drip. What I
A reply from Fred Felleman re. the Budget Proviso (2)
A letter I received this morning from Port Commissioner Fred Felleman in reply to my letter to the Port Commissioners yesterday. >JC — if the legislators want independence from the Port, they don’t have to take its recommendations. I’ll look into the history of the issue, but like I said, I’m committed to having the
A reply from Fred Felleman re. the Budget Proviso
A letter I received today from Port Commissioner Fred Felleman in reply to my letter to the Port Commissioners yesterday. And my reply (cc’ed to the Commissioner) follows. On 9/13/2018 2:24 PM, Felleman, Fred wrote: > > JC I have only heard of claims of port “interference” with the bill’s development from members of the
MIT: How to get sprayed metal coatings to stick
This is a rather technical article. However it’s well worth reading as it provides an explanation as to why the toxic metals (Thorium, Beryllium, Ytterbium, Gadolinium, etc.) used to coat aircraft engines sloughs off, thus falling on areas under the flight paths.
A Reply From Pearse Edwards on behalf of Peter Steinbrueck
A letter I received this morning from Pearse Edwards at the Port Of Seattle in reply to my letter to the Port Commissioners yesterday. And my reply (cc’ed to the Commissioners) follows. On 9/13/2018 6:56 AM, Edwards, Pearse wrote: > > JC – > > Good morning. Commissioner Steinbrueck asked me to respond to your
SAMP Comments: Can you hear me now?
I’ve eavesdropped on quite a number of Sustained Airport Master Plan EIS scoping comments and I’m struck by how high-minded most of them are. They cover the big-ticket items of noise, pollution, schools, property values, crime, etc. But I want to remind you that you can (and should) also comment on the smaller annoyances that
A Letter To Port Of Seattle Commissioners
Yesterday, I made the following public comment at the Port Of Seattle regular commission meeting (Start @ 22:30) Sorry to digress, but my opening remark had to do with an award given at the beginning of the meeting to a Port employee for his good work in helping to clean up the Duwamish River. The