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Treefriend

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:15 pm

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 9

Why did the traveling dog-and-pony show known as the so-called

"Green" Festival not use Bike Works this year as their bike valets?

The festival sucked but the bike ride down was great!

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henry

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:54 pm

somewhat piggish Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 5415 Location: on porch with shotgun

Yes. That utterly sucked.

I never knew how many products i had to buy to save the earth.

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Treefriend

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:47 pm

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 9

henry wrote:

Yes. That utterly sucked.

I never knew how many products i had to buy to save the earth.

Exactly!! Last year they had a HUGE area for the main stage for the

keynote speakers, with big screens for people in the back...but I guess they

didn't make enough money from that so they rented the space out to more

venders and stuck Amy Goodman in one of the conference rooms which

filled up and then they barred the doors. Come off it. The only reason I

went in the first place was to see Amy. Then it was shoulder to shoulder with

all the yuppies in Seattle who drove down so they could buy products

that had been green washed. That way they could make ZERO changes

in their lifestyles, buy the same junk only remarketed as "green" and

spare their guilty consciences.

Last year Bike Works, which is a great charity operation, did the bike parking.

You could donate $5 to Bike Works and then get $5 off registration. This

year they had some other outfit doing the bike valet...and there were

hardly any bikes there.

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langston

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:17 am

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

henry wrote:

Yes. That utterly sucked.

I never knew how many products i had to buy to save the earth.

see, that's funny. The only reason I went was to check out new product lines. I met a guy who makes diabetes friendly goo shots, picked up some plush resuable diapers for my niece and grazed my way through a bunch of tasty vendors.

I find nothing to be a bigger waste of my time than listening to some trustafarian tell me how they dug latrines, spread "the good word" and otherwised engaged in 21st century evangelicanism in some god awful third world hole where the last thing Earth needs is for it to be easier for more people to live.

then again, I'm of the mindset that we don't have an environmental problem, we have a people problem... too many people on too small of a rock.

jeff

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:49 am

SOC pussy Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 4501

langston wrote:

then again, I'm of the mindset that we don't have an environmental problem, we have a people problem... too many people on too small of a rock.

Obviously God needs to take out the trash more often.

lantius

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:56 am

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

i feel the same way about hempfest.

Treefriend

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:17 pm

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 9

langston wrote:

henry wrote:

Yes. That utterly sucked.

I never knew how many products i had to buy to save the earth.

Park the bike in the basement and buy a Humvee...if you don't already have one.

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langston

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:54 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

Treefriend wrote:

Park the bike in the basement and buy a Humvee.if you don't already have one.

heh. noob.

Hopefully we'll meet and make a better acquaintance. I'm one of those angry environmentalists and I'll take my carbon footprint up against anyone. I have a grown up job (ha) and don't live in a shtetl to do it, to boot.

If I wanted to go hear speakers tell me how fucked everything is and how little effect we can have on it as a society, I'd go and listen to the roaring freeway. Trade shows are about consumerism, silly hippy.

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Treefriend

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:26 pm

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 9

langston wrote:

Treefriend wrote:

Park the bike in the basement and buy a Humvee.if you don't already have one.

heh. noob.

I'm one of those angry environmentalists and I'll take my carbon footprint up against anyone. I have a grown up job (ha) and don't live in a shtetl to

Heh heh...I know you are dude, I can tell.

So...how's that Ballard townhouse working out for you?

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langston

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:41 pm

Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 5547 Location: Columbia City

Treefriend wrote:

Heh heh.I know you are dude, I can tell.

So.how's that Ballard townhouse working out for you?

West Seattle condo, thanks. It's warm, bright and part of a diverse and interesting community.

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MyNameIsJeff

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:09 am

BOOSH! Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 2042 Location: Nearest bar.

langston wrote:

Treefriend wrote:

Heh heh.I know you are dude, I can tell.

So.how's that Ballard townhouse working out for you?

West Seattle condo, thanks. It's warm, bright and part of a diverse and interesting community.

/fist shaking motion with mouth covered
Ooooooh snap! You got served son!

But seriously; I drove my lezburu a half mile to PCC because I was tired. Does that cancel out my carbon foot print? What if I told you I used my reusable grocery bag?

fourfingersdown

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:43 am

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Sometimes, when I get bored, I like to go to grocery stores and collect plastic bags. When I accumulate several hundred I go to Alki and start a huge plastic bag bonfire with a few gallons of gas. Also, tires, and hairspray cans are very fun to burn.

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Treefriend

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:54 pm

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 9

Ha ha. Good ones, fellas. I get it. The dilemna of the younger cyclist set...

trying to prove you have nothing to prove. You pay taxes, dammit!! You own

property!!! You have a right to the roads!!!

It's all good.

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Milx

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:30 pm

Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 348 Location: Capitol Hill

Treefriend wrote:

Are you a cop?

Eric_s

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:19 pm

Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 1691 Location: the dirty south

langston wrote:

Treefriend wrote:

Heh heh.I know you are dude, I can tell.

So.how's that Ballard townhouse working out for you?

West Seattle condo, thanks. It's warm, bright and part of a diverse and interesting community.

and which used to be in the fucking ghetto, until they kicked the poor ghetto people out and got new ones.

mcrawfor

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:32 pm

Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 1039 Location: Ballard

Treefriend wrote:

langston wrote:

Treefriend wrote:

Park the bike in the basement and buy a Humvee.if you don't already have one.

heh. noob.

I'm one of those angry environmentalists and I'll take my carbon footprint up against anyone. I have a grown up job (ha) and don't live in a shtetl to

Heh heh.I know you are dude, I can tell.

So.how's that Ballard townhouse working out for you?

I can't believe I missed this till now. Quality work, good sir.

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rob

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:01 am

Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 1315 Location: Columbia City

Milx wrote:

[Are you a cop?

It's the ghost of Shane Lees.

jeff

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:32 am

SOC pussy Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 4501

Eric_s wrote:

and which used to be in the fucking ghetto, until they kicked the poor ghetto people out and got new ones.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

I'm sure you are actively campaigning to bring in more poor people into your ghetto.

Eric_s

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:47 am

Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 1691 Location: the dirty south

jeff wrote:

Eric_s wrote:

and which used to be in the fucking ghetto, until they kicked the poor ghetto people out and got new ones.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

I'm sure you are actively campaigning to bring in more poor people into your ghetto.

I'm just pointing out that "High Point" means something VERY different than "West Seattle". Also, for all that gentrification homogenizes neighborhoods, it's sure nice when you don't see people selling crack on the street corner. So, fuck those poor ghetto people, we'd like some nice foreigners who don't think that shooting each other is the way to resolve disputes.

Treefriend

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:04 pm

Joined: 30 Mar 2009 Posts: 9

Milx wrote:

Treefriend wrote:

Are you a cop?

No.

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joeball

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:56 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

Treefriend wrote:

Milx wrote:

Treefriend wrote:

Are you a cop?

No.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/160365.asp

MyNameIsJeff

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:16 am

BOOSH! Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 2042 Location: Nearest bar.

Another great thread!

jeff

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:39 am

SOC pussy Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 4501

Eric_s wrote:

I'm just pointing out that "High Point" means something VERY different than "West Seattle".

Phew, for a second there I thought you we're going to split hairs.

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