Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

It is dissapointing to see the city remove a symbol of the kindness of this city just to remove a symbol of hate. It is also sad to see the advertisements of businesses and celebrations of the people of Duvall removed from sight in the same fell swoop. We have all lost today because of a symbol of hate.

The winners are the people who put up the symbol of hate. They now know the city is willing to remove anything that the hate groups are against, by simply putting up more hate next to it. Policies for the removal of hate speech must be enacted that do not end of also harming the character of the city.

It is my hope that the voices of this town, and clarification of policies, will once again allow Duvall to become a beacon of hope in a quickly darkening sky. But for today, this is not the "unconditional support" I've been led to believe from the town.

We can do better. We must do better. And I hope we will do better.

Sometime between 4AM and 5AM, City of Duvall removed the Pride Wall. That wall was the reason I didn't move out of town when I had a chance, because it was a sign that I was welcome in this town.

I do hope that other businesses in town step up to make us feel as welcome now that the city has let let us down.

Current Mood:

Sitting in the car with the sun beating down on me during a hot day when the AC doesn't work. I remember this with Cheyenne. I also remember not liking it at all.

A comparison of the DVD and Blu Ray since I did it for another poster. The DVD is on the left, the HD transfer (from Amazon Prime Video) on the right:

It's coming! The 1080p remaster is the way to go. While we're losing the 16:9 presentation, what we are getting is the proper 4:3 special effects which were so badly presented in the DVD releases. To quote another franchise "The Best of Both Worlds."

The ghost town of Liberty. A lot less ghost town that you'd be led to believe. (3/3)

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The ghost town of Liberty. A lot less ghost town that you'd be led to believe. (2/3)

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The ghost town of Liberty. A lot less ghost town that you'd be led to believe. (1/3)

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On the Old Blewett Road.

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I dub thee Sir Biggs von Tallsalott.

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Hylian Tomato Pizza redux.

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50s Diner out in Coles Corner in the middle of nowhere....

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Not the fairy ring I was expecting to find in the woods....

Who knew Sasquatch liked B-Ball.

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Abandoned railroad stuff in the woods, in the ghost town of Wellington. (1)

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That is a very VERY big boulder.

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Unexpected forest road trip.

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My usual pics of Index, WA.

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You don't leave Sultan Bakery hungry, I can tell you that. I also love that their menu is "whatever is on the dry boards today."

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A few months ago, I noticed that part of Click's skid plate had popped off. Being unemployed and not able to go to the mechanic to fix it, I simply popped it back into place and promptly forgot about it.

During yesterday's roadtrip, after about 130 miles, I put my car in reverse and heard a terrible grinding noise and my car leaving a freaking GOUGE in the gravel driveway I was pulling out of. After checking the car, the part of the skid plate had popped out, and it caught the gravel, pulling a huge chunk out which was now dragging on the road, and on top of that, pulled another huge chunk out.

I did my best to pop everything back into place and beelined it to the nearest town, Cle Elum. After driving around to find a place that was open at 10PM on a Sunday that had duct tape, I found some, and taped it up.

Then I drove home, which was about 70 miles. Somewhere on that drive at 70 MPH, the skid plate popped back out dragged on the freeway (which I didnt' hear), and tore off multiple pieces. When I got home, what I found was a huge part of the skid plate not broken, cracked and very conveniently, "shaved" where it hit the road.

Thankfully, it wasn't too hard to make a fix on it. It looks like one of the bolts fell out causing the skid plate to droop to begin with, and one of the sections that was torn off had a lone bolt just hanging there. Took that bolt, and refastened the skid plate on the front. This looks like it'll keep the remaining skid plate bak where it needs to be, for the most part.

For the parts that are no longer fastened to anything, I used duct tape, in a fix my dad would be proud of. Which means I probably should get it to a mechanic as soon as I can afford to.