Comments on: Trash, brush cleared from ‘the Jungle’

By: curt

curt — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:47:40 +0000

ive lived in ballard since aug 98. never had a problem and i walk all over the place at night too. this isnt to say things arent happening, and i do think we should collectivly punish by way of boycotting dives like golden city et al that act as hives for monkey business. what about hobo traps with poison crack?!

By: dd

dd — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:09:55 +0000

I was just wondering how Sweet Rose can grow tomatoes all year?

By: Slum Bum

Slum Bum — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:11:05 +0000

I think the topic was cleaning up old Ballard for public safety and health.

By: angelatini

angelatini — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:38:02 +0000

Chopper…I was referring to all Sweet Rose's previous statements that were linked to shopping and bars in Ballard. I was merely using her statements to illustrate my point. Obviously that's not all there is to Ballard, or I wouldn't have lived here for the majority of my life. :)

Ooh! Let's help her pack!! I mean, isn't that what good neighbors do? ;)

By: angelatini

angelatini — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:35:34 +0000

Like my best friend says…there are just people who enjoy being the poop in your punchbowl.

Apparently they also enjoy being condescending (the refuge of imbeciles and bullies), in addition to not understanding the context of comments that rebuke them. Is it me or has Maria not been posting about shopping and bars non-stop in this thread? I have reading comprehension skills, at the very least.

By: Ballard_Sucks_Now

Ballard_Sucks_Now — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:56:05 +0000

Sounds like you should be living in Belltown.

By: angelatini

angelatini — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:45:06 +0000

My, my...aren't YOU the brainiac? :) Since when did my name go from Angela (as in my screenname "Angelatini") to Janice? That's quite the leap.

I can certainly think of many reasons why you would be in Ballard, as I am not a moron. But you seem to insinuate everyone, save you, *must* be.

The crux of the issue here is: do I care?

Answer: Nope.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:50:30 +0000

yeah, good question, bad assumptions.
Believe it or not, rose, there's lots of reasons to be here.
You, apparently, don't get it.
but you are not alone…
Good bye…
…and talk about too much time,
shouldn't you be packing?

By: SPG

SPG — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:13:48 +0000

To rain on everyone's parade?
To pee in the pickle barrel?
To salt wounds?

That's three reasons!

By: SPG

SPG — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:09:17 +0000

Different strokes for different folks. Just because you don't see the joy/need in someone else's activities doesn't mean you should crap on them.

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:49:20 +0000

Janice do you think the only reason people go to Ballard is to drink or shop? I am in Ballard every day. Can you think of a reason why?

By: angelatini

angelatini — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:19:35 +0000

Additionally…how can you notice anything going on in Ballard or say “it hasn't happened” when you (self-admittedly) don't go out and shop here or hang out here, because it's “all bars” or overpriced things you don't want and can't afford. Or are you going off of what other people are saying…which is what you are accusing Trix of doing? Pot, kettle, black.

By: angelatini

angelatini — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:15:59 +0000

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say…if you don't like it here, if you don' t have reason to shop here, if you've not noticed an upswing in crime, if you can't recognize that non-violent crime can actually breed violent crime, Maria…then MOVE.

Personally, I am sick and tired of hearing you say that “it never happened” when I have experienced the very things you say haven't occurred. It's tantamount to being called a liar, and that I am not. So really? Don't let the door hitcha.

By: angelatini

angelatini — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:04:00 +0000

Sweet Rose…why don't you try speaking for yourself instead of everyone else? I have been accosted twice in Ballard in the past 6-8 months and I have lived in the area since I was 13…with a brief college respite. I am not afraid of poor or homeless people and I don't have a “Fearful Fanny” imagination. (Really, did you just make that one up?)

I can take care of myself seeing as I've been living on my own since I was 16 years old…and I generally give off a “don't f*** with me” attitude when walking around. But even I am not immune to being accosted, nor am I completely ignorant of danger. You thinking this way is just plain foolhardy. I hope nothing ever happens to you, but it's best to be prepared for the worst and expect the best, don't you think?

By: Bum Crisis 09

Bum Crisis 09 — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:46:09 +0000

We are happy to see them clearing out ‘the Jungle’. Maybe a few monkeys will hit the road.

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:56:31 +0000

You find joy in shopping? I find joy in living and my kids. Shopping is a necessity is all.

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:54:22 +0000

That may be but I can sell and move and may do so but that will not help what ails Ballard.

I want a walkable city close neighborhood that offers what is needed on a daily and weekly basis.

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:52:06 +0000

Suzy, what’s relative is that you can shoot a cannon down Ballard Ave these days.

By: studio5412

studio5412 — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:20:29 +0000

Well, Sweet Rose, Ballard does not appear to be a good fit for your particular lifestyle.

By: Vagrant

Vagrant — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:19:47 +0000

Wow, Mr. Sweet Rose must have been crushed after divorcing such a killjoy.

By: Bark more, Wag Less

Bark more, Wag Less — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:08:29 +0000

Maria, did it occur to you that when the world doesn't cater to you needs, it may be YOU who is irrelevant?

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:04:49 +0000

Sorry had a call. I have laughed at ’designer’ clothing since the Jordache jeans era. (GOD those were hideous) I don’t drink much at all but I do buy wine at Trader Joes when I do want wine . I like to cook so I don’t eat out much and don’t need gadgets in order to cook. ( most good cooks don’t) I think left that ‘antique’ credenza on the street last winter hoping someone would take it.
I suppose I am just not a shopper but I think I am not alone. As I said, last time I went to Ballard to get a haircut you could have shot a cannon down Ballard Avenue and hit nothing. Oh and I do use the library for most books. It’s always pretty busy in there.

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:41:39 +0000

I guess I have too much of that stuff already and have no need to buy more. They are getting to know me at Goodwill from all the stuff I drop off. I buy books from Amazon. I do occasionally buy a book at Abraxus but they don’t have much that I read. The other used place has nothing but paperback trash anymore. How many frames do you buy a week? I never buy movies and only use Netflix. I have never seen a single person in Kitchen and Things in the last 10 years. Everything they sell can be found cheaper elsewhere. I have a few favorite shops for clothing downtown and in U Village but buy very little.

Vagrant I am glad you like to buy lots of stuff but eventually you will find it gets very tiresome. I don’t know maybe you just need a lot. I guess I just don’t find shopping and gathering stuff to be recreation.

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:29:58 +0000

Buying at the farmers market does not sell anything in the shops.

I occasionally go to the farmers market but I seldom buy much. I can get salmon from the natives that is cheap and better. The flowers are not as fresh as I can get at the Market. I grow my own tomatoes. I am happy to see the new bakery but it is not too convenient to downtown Ballard.

The food is fine but the shops sell little of value.

By: Vagrant

Vagrant — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:50:53 +0000

Apparently Maria has no interest in yummy $4 heirloom tomatoes, $3 strudel and $10 ravioli. That's just eating for eating's sake.

By: studio5412

studio5412 — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:34:07 +0000

The Farmer's Market, alone, is reason enough to shop in Ballard. It was recently rated second only to Pike Place Market in Seattle.

By: studio5412

studio5412 — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:28:29 +0000

For high end electronics – audio, at least – try Resolution next door to Chai House.

And let's not forget all the great construction resources for the homes and businesses, such as Limback's Lumber (Doug Fir studs & millwork!), Ballard Hardware, Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel, dozens of metalwork shops and woodworking shops, Nielsen Bros. Flooring, door and window stores, etc.

By: Vagrant

Vagrant — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:06:04 +0000

Now I realize Ballard is missing a few things:

1. a good cheese shop selling really funky, stinky cheese.

2. Good sidewalk cafes

3. A decent Chinese restaurant

4. A Canlis Restaurant, even though I keep asking those sweet Canlis boys to expand over here in Ballard!

By: Vagrant

Vagrant — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:02:56 +0000

Oh, and grocery shopping at Ballard Market/Trader Joes and soon to be open Whole Foods although that's not really in Ballard but on the way to and from work downtown so will be easy to stop in to.

Did I mention I can get sushi in Ballard? Oh, and great bars. And a farmers market. Who would have thought it would be such a great place just by looking at a map!

Maria, if you hate Ballard so much, move down to White Center, i hear all the shopping is very practical.

By: Vagrant

Vagrant — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:59:00 +0000

"what exactly do you actually buy in Ballard? "

Let's see: nice designer clothes, nice shoes, nice furniture, nice antiques (got a lovely credenza from Collectables last year for $2K), good coffee, good food (French, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese etc.), movies, nice children's toys, pets toys, books, frames, nice kitchen shops, great bakeries (croissants at Besalu!), a couple of good wine shopsd....the list goes on.

I can get virtually everything I need in Ballard except high end electronics which I order from New York to avoid WA state sales taxes.

Everything else (you know, toilet paper) I can get on a quarterly run to Costco.

Boy Maria, you should would hate living in a large European city with all their expensive designer boutiques.