December 9, 2007 by Stuck In Spokane.

While I may live and work in Spokane and I was hundreds of miles from the flooding on the Olympic peninsula, I had a unique look at what happened on the other side of the state because the company I work for has many resources in the area, and I was talking to engineers and technicians all over the Olympic Peninsula while this was going on and some of them, as they had power, even passed me pictures of some of what they saw.

It just amazes me how quickly services that we take for granted, such as phone, roads and power, can collapse in a heart beat. I’d like to thank the engineers and field technicians who work for the various PUDs and phone companies and the department of transportation who risked their lives multiple times during the storm to try and keep core services available to people so that they could keep themselves and their families safe, and for them I am grateful. I will let the pictures that some of them have sent to me do the rest of my talking.

The Albertson’s in Poulsbo. 

School bus in Central Kitsap.

This picture was labeled Chico Bridge.

I have more that I will add as I get time, if you have any images you want to be seen, please email them to info@spokompton.net

Also David Goldstein’s show on Kiro 710 is currently underway until 10:00 PM, please tune in and listen. 

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December 9, 2007 by Stuck In Spokane.

To my readers and/or former readers,I owe each of you an apology for a lack of explanation of my disappearance. For the last 8 months I have been working graveyard, which had significantly impacted my ability to write coherently. I am back now though, working much more sane hours, and as such I intend to write more once again.

Much has happened since the last time I’ve written, the biggest news though is that Mary Verner was elected mayor of Spokane, and Dino Rossi has  announced he will be facing Christine Gregoire in the 2008 gubernatorial race here in Washington. This plus many other stories that are developing as I write this will be the focus of my writings in the weeks and months to come.

Again, I apologize for my lack of writing,

Stuck in Spokane 

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