No More P-I

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its last print edition today (it'll continue to exist in an online only format). All copies were already gone when I got to my bus stop this morning. (that's the Seattle Times on the right)

Countdown clock to a ticket

There are plenty of days when I wonder why I live in Seattle. Yes, the scenery is beautiful and the weather is generally mild. But there are a few things that make me scratch my head, and wonder "Only in Seattle..."

1. People reading books while walking. How much attention can you be paying to the book when you're supposed to watch where you're going? I don't think I can read a book and walk around the house myself.

2. It's legal to ride your bicycle on the sidewalk. I really hate it when bicyclists choose to ride in the designatd bike lanes on the road and on the sidewalks just because there's a red light or "don't walk" sign.

3. The Seattle Police Department haven't convinced me that they're better than the police at the mall. Ask anyone who works downtown, and they can point out which corners you can score drugs. Do you think you ever see any cops there?

4. You can actually get a ticket for jaywalking here. Of course, it's illegal everywhere else but, here in Seattle, they actually enforce this law. Reading the local paper today, I also found out that it's illegal to cross the street once the "don't walk" sign starts flashing. Click here to read the explanation, Illegal to start crossing once "don't walk" sign starts flashing.

I'm sure I'll have more to update on this list, but I don't want to seem like a sour puss.