Salmons, Locks and Gardens Hidden in Seattle

In my recent visit to Seattle, I discovered a jewel where I was able to visit the locks, salmon runs and an exotic garden. I went to the Ballard Locks where there was a free tour of the Ship locks, a Botanical Garden and a Salmon run viewing with an educational center.

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3015 NW 54th St., Seattle, WA 98107 or Google Map. Tel (206) 783-7059

Carl S. English Botanical GardenFlowers at Carl S. English Botanical GardenMore FlowersHiram M. Chittenden Locks

 

Purple flowers at Carl S. English Botanical Garden

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Seattle Tip – Pike Market Place Pictures

I was in Seattle recently and I took the opportunity to travel. I went to Pike Market Place, a landmark in Seattle and a few other places. Here are some pics. Also, checkout my other blog for the full posting about Pike Market Place

Pike Place Market

Pike Place Fish Market

Pike Place Flowers

Pike Place Peppers

Amazon.com’s “Call Me” feature

I was looking to buy something on Amazon. Pricing online was showing $254 and when checking out, it was like 349.99.

So I hit the “Call Me” feature as I headed out for lunch and it rang on my cell phone. Nice, and it was quickly greeted with a voice saying that it will be connnected to a person in a second.

12:45 later, I was still on hold. That is 12 MINUTES, 45 SECONDS

I got on the phone and the person said, Ohh.. that is a price mistake. Click-he hung up.

Thanks for wasting my time

Used golf balls – Save the environment + money

I stumble upon this website, www.lostgolfballs.com and they were selling used golf balls. As a golfer that wacks the grass, not the ball, this was a match made in heaven. Often, I would find that my golf balls would astonishing dissapear after hitting them, usually donating them to lakes, long grass, out of sight, etc.

I got some AAAA Titleist Pro V1 from them at 1/2 off the retail price and I can’t be happier with the quality of the balls and the price.

Like the Geico commercial, I just saved a bunch of money on golf balls at lost golf balls fot com.

yeah, I know, i shouldn’t be playing pro v1 golf balls.

AIG – Down and out after a bailout, GO FOR A SPA

What do you do after a federal bailout? Looking at looming unemployment? Worried about your future?

Nahh, don’t worry. How about go spend $440,000 in a posh resort in california?

According to CNN, that is what AIG did..

..its executives, complete with spa treatments, banquets and golf outings, according to lawmakers investigating the company’s meltdown

AIG sent its executives to the coastal St. Regis resort south of Los Angeles, California, even as the company tapped into an $85 billion loan from the government it needed to stave off bankruptcy. The resort tab included $23,380 worth of spa treatments for AIG employees, according to invoices the resort turned over to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

I guess the executives have a different rule than the middle class.

Jail them

Before hurricane Ike at the grocery store..

Here are something that sold out or almost..

- Bananas [checked]

- Beer [checked]

- Instant noodles [checked]

- Water [checked]

Before Hurricane Ike at grocery store – Bananas anybody?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before Hurricane Ike at grocery store – Essentials, B-e-e-r
you need it in cases,, not 6 pack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before Hurricane Ike at grocery store – Instant noodles and boxed food? How are you going to cook instant noodles and boxed food if you have no electricity to boil water? charcoal?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before Hurricane Ike at grocery store – Water Isle..

JetBlue starts with $0.05 auctions on eBay

Saw this on CNN. JetBlue is auctioning air tickets on eBay starting from $0.05.

They are expecting the flight to fetch 75% off retail price.

http://stores.ebay.com/JetBlueAirways

12 foot ladder sticking out from a car window on Interstate 59 in Texas

Once in a while, you will find a funny pictures about people doing some stupid circus act but this takes the cake for being funny and dangerous at the same time.

Amazing that he did not take out a lot of cars (or cause a major accident) in his dumb act. This guy was driving on Interstate 59 in Houston.

 Picture taken by a local Houstonian. 

PetsMart – Free shipping on orders over $25

Halloween Promotion. PetsMart is having a free shipping on orders over $25. Expires 11/09/07.

http://www.golfer-review.com/deals.php?d=233&t=PetsMart_-_Free_shipping_on_orders_over_%2425%20#233

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Move over Segway, here comes “I-Real”

Segway, the “personal transported” was the buzz when it first came out but Toyota is getting into this niche market too. On Wednesday, it unveiled its latest concept – a vehicle shaped like a chair.

The “I-Real” is a single seat vehicle and is equipped with a sensor technology that detects nearing obstacles and passes information to the passenger by vibration and sound to avoid collision.

From what it was mentioned, it can hit a max speed of 20 mph.