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bellingham: Boomin' Back To The 60's Burger Stand - 01/05/09 09:27 AM

It is funny how the mind works. Sometimes, from out of the blue, a memory will come roaring back from another lifetime. Music and songs, of course, are known to provide an expressway for bringing back memories. You might hear a song and immediately think of a time many years before … (21 comments)

bellingham: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board Parameters - 12/30/08 09:07 PM

Since there is another big licensing board meeting coming up on January 6, I was reflecting on being on the State Home Inspector Licensing Board. It is, for sure, an interesting process. Since this state, never before, had home inspector licensing (although we did require licensing of pest inspectors) this has … (4 comments)

bellingham: Cat Tails -- Runnin' Just As Fast As They Can - 12/30/08 08:18 PM

Around Thanksgiving I wrote a post about the kittens that I caught in the back yard. Again, as a synopsis, there is a feral mama cat out there, has been for years, and we cannot ever catch her. You name the trap, the method, she is too smart.
Back at Thanksgiving, … (11 comments)

bellingham: Stories Behind the Music -- The End of the World - 12/30/08 07:36 PM

The story behind the artist and song featured in this music post is quite interesting and surprising. If you think it is a post about some old country tune, then read on.
According to Billboard, this song is the only chart single to ever reach the top 10 on all of the … (8 comments)

bellingham: Garbage Truck Packs a Big Wallop - 10/11/08 11:30 AM

Every once in awhile there is a news story that is really bizarre. I was driving to Seattle the other day and heard this story on the radio and, fact is, it took place back home in Bellingham. Apparently a garbage collector, for the local firm Sanitary Service Company, was outside … (12 comments)

bellingham: Realtor, Lender Guide to Hud Manufactured Home Inspections - 05/15/08 07:47 PM

Minimizing the number of phone calls a real estate professional needs to make is always popular with the real estate professional. I think all of us, who work in real estate and related fields, have to make and return what seems to be more than our share of important telephone calls.
Many … (4 comments)

bellingham: Last Call: College Level Bellingham Home Inspector Training - 10/24/07 08:49 AM

Any inspectors or realtors in Washington state might pass this information on to anyone interested in the field of home inspection. The next four week professional level home inspector training course begins at Bellingham Technical College next Monday, 10/29. Minimum enrollment has been met, so the class will go. This time, which … (0 comments)

bellingham: Cornwall Park in Bellingham - 06/09/07 11:54 PM

Cornwall Park is one of the first parks I remember visiting when I was a child back in the 1950's. It was in my neighborhood and I went to Parkview elementary, that adjoins the park, and we were never allowed to go down into the park, except the last week of school we … (0 comments)

bellingham: RE: Squirrel Convention, Bellingham, Washington June 2007 - 05/29/07 04:31 PM

While this squirrel convention has yet to have a specific date, and please understand it is difficult to get a group of chattering squirrels to agree to anything, it sometimes seems like this event is ongoing year-round in almost every Bellingham neighborhood. As a 50+ year resident, I really do not know … (0 comments)

bellingham: Georgia Pacific waterfront redevelopment - 05/28/07 07:28 PM

One of the most daunting, and exciting at the same time, projects on the horizon in Bellingham is the waterfront redevelopment of the Georgia Pacific site, just past the downtown area, on Cornwall Avenue. G-P is vacating in the next few years and their departure will make available a large area of prime … (1 comments)

bellingham: I hear the train a comin' - 05/24/07 01:11 AM

The Amtrak station is on Harris Avenue in Bellingham's Fairhaven district, right next to the terminal for the Alaska Marine Highway System (the Alaska Ferry). On a daily schedule, Amtrak travels from Vancouver BC to the Eugene area in Oregon and passes through Bellingham four times each day, both morning and evening. … (0 comments)

bellingham: Boulevard Park, Bellingham - 05/21/07 06:03 PM

Boulevard Park, below the south hill, is one of the most spectacular parks in all of Bellingham and Whatcom County. And, between the city and the county, our region has parks that I believe are among the best in the nation. Boulevard Park has really changed from those days, 40 plus … (0 comments)

bellingham: Eldridge neighborhood, what a view! - 05/16/07 01:04 PM

The Eldridge neighborhood, overlooking Bellingham Bay and the north side of town, is one of the most prestigious communities in Bellingham. Historically, it dates back to the 1860's and some of the founding fathers and families in Bellingham settled and built here: James Eldridge and Henry Roeder. Many of the residences … (0 comments)

bellingham: Bellingham Wa. Home Inspection (King of the House): Asbestos puzzle - 05/15/07 09:31 AM

Yesterday I wrote a blog on asbestos and, in it, mentioned asbestos fiber siding. Here is something that might be of use to realtors. If you did not know it, striated cedar siding is sometimes confused with asbestos. So, if you are ever at a house and decide the siding is … (1 comments)

bellingham: Bellingham WA home inspections (King of the House): Asbestos - 05/14/07 11:30 PM

Home inspectors, and realtors, hear a lot about asbestos. We know what it is of course and know that it was used for years in flooring, siding, heat duct insulation and unfortunately, due to the vermiculite mines being so close to the asbestos mines, some of it ended up in the … (5 comments)

bellingham: Fairhaven, a scenic district in Bellingham - 05/13/07 09:27 PM

Fairhaven was mainly called south Bellingham or the south side back when I was a kid. At that time it was thought to be a rundown and old part of town. But over the last few decades, it has risen like the phoenix and become one of the leading tourist attractions … (0 comments)

bellingham: Edgemore neighborhood - 05/12/07 09:45 PM

The Edgemore area, going back longer than when I was a kid some 50 years ago, is one of the most scenic neighborhoods in Bellingham. Most of the homes have a bay view. It is a prestigious and favorite location for many of the successful doctors, lawyers, and business owners. Word, … (0 comments)

bellingham: Lummi Island - 05/11/07 05:56 PM

Earlier, I wrote about the ferry ride, on the Little Chief, to and from Lummi Island -- which is part of the San Juan Islands and located near Bellingham, WA. Lummi Island has a tiny population. At the sign that welcomes you, they claim just over 816 residents and the … (3 comments)

bellingham: Seven bucks and six minutes - 05/11/07 05:31 PM

So, how far can you get in ten minutes, for $7.00. The most populous island community near Bellingham, Washington is Lummi Island. Now, it is not very populous, but it has a thriving island community. I will write more about Lummi Island, with some photos, in another blog. This time, I … (0 comments)

bellingham: Bellingham WA #2 on "Cities ranked and rated" list - 05/10/07 11:42 PM

I saw another member's post regarding the nation's best cities. I was just at a meeting this morning, with the mayor, and he said that Bellingham came out #2 in the nation as far as the best places to live, right behind Gainesville, Florida. Obviously, there are different lists for different folks … (5 comments)

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