Mukilteo Musings

It is time for some more ONLY IN SEATTLE!

1. Only in Seattle, the Emerald City, is there a portable toilet company called Emerald Sanitary Service. I guess Port-a-Potty and Honey Bucket were taken so this company's slogan is "A Gem of a Toilet"!

2. Only in Seattle do we complain about how the name of our state is referred to. This is not Seattle, the OTHER Washington. And we are not Seattle, Washington STATE. Our state is called Washington. The other place is commonly referred to around here as D.C.--period. To resolve the confusion, there are proponents of renaming our state Cascadia and then we would finally have nothing in common with the other place.

3. Only in Seattle have complaints been trickling in about cell phones. But, the complaints are not about cell phones at the 5th Ave. Theater or at Safeco Field---no. Apparently, hikers seeking peace and quiet in the wilderness are not happy that the peaks of our local volcanoes and lesser mountains are beginning to suffer from noise pollution. The summit of Mt. Rainier has become a literal gabfest. You see, cell phones usually do not work on the trails but once you get to the top--great reception--and the first thing people do is call their nearest loved one and say something like, "WOW, we made it!! You would not believe the view from up here!!"

OK, OK, I plead guilty!!! The minute my son and I made it to the top of Mt. Pilchuk, we called my daughter and said, "WOW, we made it! You would not believe the view from up here!" There were a couple of other groups doing exactly the same thing in a rather small precarious space. Hmmm! Like I said, ONLY in Seattle.