heard – My Ballard

Whittier Heights boy home safe

10/31/201110/31/2011 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

If you live in the Whittier Heights neighborhood, you may have heard Seattle Police driving around using their PA system last evening, “If you are missing a small child, please […]

The Crown Hill ‘hum’?

04/05/201104/05/2011 Geeky Swedes 25 Comments

Matt sent us the following email about a “hum” he’s been hearing in Crown Hill: I live up on the 105th and 9th and over the past couple of nights […]

Sonic booms felt across Seattle

08/17/201008/17/2010 Geeky Swedes 49 Comments

Updated 3:45 p.m. Did you hear those big booms just before 2 p.m.? “I may be crazy, but our building just shook sideways,” says Dan from Shilshole. “Everyone ran outside, […]

Loud noise heard around Ballard Commons

04/12/201004/12/2010 Geeky Swedes 15 Comments

A loud boom got the attention of folks in the area of 24th and 58th St. a little after 8 p.m. Police responded to a report of an explosive device, […]

Loud explosion startles Central Ballard

03/06/201003/06/2010 Geeky Swedes 6 Comments

Just after midnight, residents near 20th and Market heard a loud explosion. So loud, some residents felt their buildings shake. “It looked like smoke rising out of the FedEx Kinko’s […]

Airplane noise meeting in Magnolia tonight

11/12/200911/12/2009 Geeky Swedes 21 Comments

Over the last few days, there have been a couple incidents of loud airplanes over the greater Ballard area that “sounded like it might come right into the living room,” […]

Loud plane over Ballard attracts attention

11/10/200911/11/2009 Geeky Swedes 32 Comments

A plane roared over Ballard around 8:30 Tuesday night, startling some residents (including ourselves) who stepped outside to see what was generating so much volume. “(It was) the loudest I’ve […]

Crow causes power outage

06/23/200906/23/2009 Geeky Swedes 55 Comments

A deafening flock of crows swirled above an East Ballard neighborhood this morning after one of their own sparked a small power outage. Before we could make our first cup […]

Overheard at Woodland Park Zoo

02/24/200802/26/2008 Geeky Swedes Leave a comment

We decided to drive up the hill to visit Woodland Park Zoo. The rare Sumatran tiger was feeling restless, darting back and forth, giving the crowd a good show. That’s […]