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 COMMENT 311095P helpful negative off topic

Mesa Schoolhouse

2012-08-21 11:16 PM

From what I've heard it is at 349 Mohawk Road.

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 COMMENT 311094P helpful negative off topic

The Police Officers Association has...

2012-08-21 11:00 PM

Let's worry about protecting the buttts of SBPD officers who refuse to report criminal neglect of minors disabled by broken backs due to accidents while riding unregistered, uninsured motorcycles with no brake lights or turn signals at night...as long as the minor's custodial parent is a former Mothers Against Drunk Driving president, not a medical marijuana dispensary owner.

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 SBCARDINAL helpful negative off topic

Missing Person

2012-08-21 10:51 PM

310986- It wasn't a false statement intentionally. His wife reported that a neighbor texted he was in the house. Unfortunately the neighbor was wrong, and it was a son. I apologized earlier, but don't see the comment.

310934- Dogs were used. They lost the scent on the road.

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 COMMENT 311092P helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 10:39 PM

310850 I call BS, in a chaotic situation no idea if a skilled and licensed shooter would have even been able to get a shot. The shooting of Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona showed that someone who was there with a weapon was unable to get a clear shot, and by the time he did subject was already being taken into custody by bystanders. That was a responsible gun owner who realized the limitation of the situation he was in, so tired of armchair qb's saying a licensed carry would have prevented a situation. You just don't know whether it would have or not might have possibly led to more casualties also but you don't want to use that possibility in your argument.

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 COMMENT 311091P helpful negative off topic

Police Chief Cam Sanchez addressed ...

2012-08-21 10:32 PM

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/color_of_law/

Color of Law Abuses

U.S. law enforcement officers and other officials like judges, prosecutors, and security guards have been given tremendous power by local, state, and federal government agencies—authority they must have to enforce the law and ensure justice in our country. These powers include the authority to detain and arrest suspects, to search and seize property, to bring criminal charges, to make rulings in court, and to use deadly force in certain situations.

Preventing abuse of this authority, however, is equally necessary to the health of our nation’s democracy. That’s why it’s a federal crime for anyone acting under “color of law” willfully to deprive or conspire to deprive a person of a right protected by the Constitution or U.S. law. “Color of law” simply means that the person is using authority given to him or her by a local, state, or federal government agency.

The types of issues which may initiate a pattern and practice investigation include:
Lack of supervision/monitoring of officers' actions;
Lack of justification or reporting by officers on incidents involving the use of force;
Lack of, or improper training of, officers; and
Citizen complaint processes that treat complainants as adversaries.

Excessive force: In making arrests, maintaining order, and defending life, law enforcement officers are allowed to use whatever force is "reasonably" necessary. The breadth and scope of the use of force is vast—from just the physical presence of the officer…to the use of deadly force. Violations of federal law occur when it can be shown that the force used was willfully "unreasonable" or "excessive."

City hall has increased police corruption by pretending to investigate it, while removing the SB City Records Retention Manual section pertaining to police records from the city website to conceal the fact that SBPD was in violation of city law by destroying records in Kasi Beutel's DUI arrests. City hall has also approved destruction of records (July 3, 2012) after 2 years, 5 years is standard police practice and SB records retention policy, at Sanchez's request.
(end of quote from FBI site)
This site has reporting info... [ more ]

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 COMMENT 311090P helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 10:27 PM

OP - it helps if I have something to look forward to, a reminder to have hope about our area.

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 COMMENT 311089P helpful negative off topic

MTD Schedule Guide

2012-08-21 10:24 PM

Free schedules -- at 128 pages they're packed with info -- are available at the libraries.

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 COMMENT 311088 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 10:04 PM

I wonder how many other first world countries have regular occurances of violent gun crime.

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 COMMENT 311087P helpful negative off topic

Reader's Poll

2012-08-21 09:56 PM

A medical marijuana dispensary with edibles. We could have avoided the entire debate re Chick-a-Fil-A, since medical marijuana patients as a group (at least 10X the number of people supporting gay marriage) can be subjected to any hate crime - daily multiple instances of defamation at cc meetings, geographic and economic discrimination, lies about current law, corruption of a grand jury investigation by collaboration between council members and city staff to bias voting in a general election, arrests for substances declared legal by AG opinions, discriminatory bail, etc.An ABR member could probably abstain from a vote approving a store-front collective on the basis that amotivational pothead clients constitute a visible blight on a neigborhood with no objection from city hall. A couple of years of illegal lobbying violating federal law and CA FPA? - no problemo!

REXOFSB: Omelettes Etc.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:52 PM

Union Pacific.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Gunshots or Fireworks

2012-08-21 09:51 PM

It could have been exploding paint cans Los Positas and the tracks.

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 COMMENT 311084P helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 09:46 PM

This seems like one of those nice questions that...

Where are you going with this?

Is there an audience? Will the answers make a difference?

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 D8VANILLA helpful negative off topic

Plant Sturctures

2012-08-21 09:33 PM

Should be in Billy Goodnicks collection of "Crimes Against Horticulture".

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 COMMENT 311082P helpful negative off topic

Gunshots or Fireworks

2012-08-21 09:32 PM

I went and looked at firearms today at that gun shop on State st & Mission. Interesting. I always thought the pistol would be heavier.

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 COMMENT 311081P helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:16 PM

Good that all is well.....but who the heck owns this property?? There seems to be a report of a fire here once a week. You would think that whoever owns this property could take better care of it!

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 COMMENT 311080 helpful negative off topic

Gunshots or Fireworks

2012-08-21 08:46 PM

I heard it too, pretty sure it was not a firearm but definitely quite loud. Head the same thing again 15 or so minutes ago.

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 COMMENT 311079P helpful negative off topic

Gunshots or Fireworks

2012-08-21 08:40 PM

I heard it too, and I'm up in the SB Highlands condos on Miramonte. Don't know what it was, tho.

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 COMMENT 311078 helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 08:39 PM

If we starting treating eachother with some aloha that would be a good start. On the roads.... on the bike paths... on the trails... at work... in your neighborhood.... at eateries... while shopping.... getting gas.... at the parks... etc...... :-)

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 COMMENT 311077 helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 08:38 PM

A Chick-Fil-A with amended Patio plans without Political interference.

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 COMMENT 311076 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 08:37 PM

Great Memories! The Pony rides off Cabrillo Blvd and the Helms Bakery Truck. The best of the past. :)

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 COMMENT 311075 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 08:33 PM

Such a bummer! It was a total crack up seeing him a few months ago trying to learn the use of that giant tongue like it had been transplanted from something else.

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 COMMENT 311074 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 08:33 PM

Just delete the thread. Certain people with Internet access and anomynimity cannot treat this subject matter with very simple respect.

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 COMMENT 311073 helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 08:31 PM

A mayor a city council and police chief that actually care about the safety and well being of the tax paying residents and get tough on vagrancy and public drunkenness and pass and enforce a gang injunction.

A chamber of commerce that encourages every downtown business to hose and wash the stinky dirty sidewalks in front of their stores and present a good image.

Clean and beautiful streets like Palm Springs and Victoria BC would be nice.

Where are all those tourist dollars going if not to beautify and attract more tourists.

All the above would be a good start to a more pleasant and beautiful SB.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:28 PM

On call investigator to call Engine 2. All is well..

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 COMMENT 311071P helpful negative off topic

Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 08:28 PM

I was not saying you were wrong about the speed - of course, not, you have both cameras! - I was just wondering about the reason and finding it strange that number of MPs would be the reason and hoped a pro who knows the physics of such things would explain!

Some cameras with high MPs, the Nokai 818, can adjust the number of MPs; I wonder if the D800 can shoot at a lower number of MPs and, if so, if it is faster?

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:26 PM

The fire is out.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:26 PM

On call investigator for a large warming fire with paint cans in the brush which caused the explosion.

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 COMMENT 311068 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:25 PM

850- One skilled licensed carry could have kept dozens of people from being shot in Aurora. The "shooters" are, and always will be, armed as prohibition (of anything) does not work. Why should society be disarmed bloody bodies on the floor?

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 COMMENT 311067 helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 08:25 PM

I've been seeing Dr. Merrin for several years through and following up on a pretty serious condition. I highly recommend him.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:24 PM

One engine can handle putting out the fire, engine 3 can return to service.

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 COMMENT 311065 helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 08:23 PM

Well.....for starters....all the babies being born here in 2012 will be awesome 10 year olds then!

I had a great time being 10 :)

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 COMMENT 311064 helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 08:23 PM

Elect pragmatic politicians who care about their town, not utopian thinkers who only care about feel good politics regardless of the evidence of their failure.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:23 PM

SBFD trying to gain access to the fire.

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 COMMENT 311062P helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 08:22 PM

310990: The fish market is not on Stearns Wharf and, actually, going by it often I think it smells of fish! not of rotting food. And 978: why strange? The Waterfront Department is in charge of Stearns Wharf, responsible for cleanup, etc.

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 STREETPAINTER helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 08:21 PM

Dr. Braganza at Sansum is excellent, and the after-care from my successful sinus surgery was outstanding as well.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:21 PM

Small fire under the overpass..The reporting party says they heard an explosion.

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 COMMENT 311059 helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 08:17 PM

If there were no developers it would be better, but $ rules.

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 COMMENT 311058 helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 08:13 PM

Agree on Dr. Merrin. He performed my sinus surgery and it was as great as such a procedure can be. Nice guy. Glad to hear others had similar good experiences.

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 LEAHKING helpful negative off topic

Acoustic Guitarist

2012-08-21 08:11 PM

second for michael frey. he played at my wedding, lovely.

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 COMMENT 311056 helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 08:11 PM

For SB to become a better place it needs to become more affordable to live here.

If Target gets approved and built that will be a step in the right direction.

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 COMMENT 311055 helpful negative off topic

Santa Barbara's Future

2012-08-21 08:06 PM

Very hard to imagine better in next ten years. Development, traffic, crime, "bums," and so on argue for the opposite.

Neither being "snarky" (a favorite word here) nor pessimistic, just realistic without the rose-colored glasses that color the perceptions of many of us.

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 COMMENT 311054 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 08:05 PM

I sincerely hope you're never on a jury, 053. Ever.

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 COMMENT 311053 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 07:54 PM

If I was on the jury I would not convict. Any guy that goes into a club and touches a girl is asking for a rape rap. Just a warning men: Don't screw girls you find in bars, they're jail bait.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 07:52 PM

SBPD for traffic control.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 07:44 PM

2 Vehicles involved all occupants out of the vehicle..Everyone is ok Engine 4 can handle everyone else in service.

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 COMMENT 311050 helpful negative off topic

An estimated ten-foot-long shark wa...

2012-08-21 07:43 PM

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.....

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 COMMENT 311049 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 07:32 PM

We're sorry, the photo-interpretation of "American Gothic" in Santa Barbara has been delayed, pending someone to post bail.

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 COMMENT 311048 helpful negative off topic

Botanic Garden Closed August 22

2012-08-21 07:21 PM

But the two people in this town who need to charge their electric car won't be able to! Oh the humanity!!

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 COMMENT 311047 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 07:19 PM

place is full of people resembling a product called Summers Eve.

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 EDHATBARBARA helpful negative off topic

Huey Lewis Performance

2012-08-21 07:18 PM

Update from Huey: https://www.facebook.com/hueylewisandthenews

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 EDHATBARBARA helpful negative off topic

Joe Cocker, Heuy Lewis and the News

2012-08-21 07:16 PM

https://www.facebook.com/hueylewisandthenews

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 COMMENT 311044 helpful negative off topic

Cate Student Wins Award

2012-08-21 07:10 PM

Thanks for the reminder that we can be greater than our circumstances. I wish this young man well - really nice to read something like this.

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 COMMENT 311043 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 07:09 PM

Sounds like a hot piece to me! Wish he had "invaded" my bedroom, if you know what I mean!

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 COMMENT 311042 helpful negative off topic

Red Flag Warning

2012-08-21 07:07 PM

Live your life.

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 COMMENT 311041 helpful negative off topic

Catch A Vandal

2012-08-21 07:02 PM

I heart MORT!! Underpass of bridge to nowhere circa 1981.

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 COMMENT 311040 helpful negative off topic

Plant Sturctures

2012-08-21 06:59 PM

Yup... Generally only seen by those lost while looking for the theater

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 COMMENT 311039 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 06:55 PM

Wonderful idea. Dogs ( and patting them) calm people. I have read studies that people's blood pressure decreases after patting a dog. But let's be real- look at that face!!

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 SPARKEY helpful negative off topic

Bearboy 1994-2012

2012-08-21 06:54 PM

I'm sorry for the loss, but hopefully the kitty and mom are resting together. Could be that Bearboy couldn't live without his best friend.

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 COMMENT 311037P helpful negative off topic

Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 06:52 PM

Personally I have less respect for those with tattoos than those without. I don't find them as attractive on men or women as I do clean healthy skin.

When I see workers on a job site, I want their shirts on and their tats covered. It makes the site appear more professional.

I tell my friends that tattoos are for people who can't handle scars.

I once dated a girl with tattoos and she regularly complained that some customers wouldn't work with her because of them.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 06:51 PM

I think they picked them up and took em over to the police department to do alittle gardening..

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 COMMENT 311035 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 06:49 PM

I'd like to know if the giraffe's family lawyer will be sure he is laid to rest with respect.

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 COMMENT 311034 helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 06:45 PM

I knew it was the dumpster.

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 COMMENT 311033 helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 06:45 PM

LOL. Kind of reminds me of a part in a movie I watched recently: "The Cook, the Thief, his Wife, and her Lover".

Great movie, but definitely has its gross parts, including seafood stink and other surprises.

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 COMMENT 311032 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 06:43 PM

What does SBPD say? If these were innocent gardeners they wouldn't have fled (if they did, I don't know).

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 COMMENT 311031P helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 06:43 PM

In the 50's I had a little pontoon kayak boat that my cousin and I bought for $5 at a garage sale. One of our parents would drop us off at the harbor on summer days and we would paddle all over the harbor, through the pier and ALWAYS stop for the ten cent popcorn at the foot of the pier. Later, we'd get picked up. We were about ten years old. How many parents would dare leave their child to have this much fun totally on their own these days! Great memories.

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 COMMENT 311030P helpful negative off topic

Botanic Garden Closed August 22

2012-08-21 06:43 PM

What is a silly rule?

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 COMMENT 311029 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 06:40 PM

Good point 311023P. Thanks. But it's heartbreaking to think that they can only be that after abandonment or abuse. Not true.

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 YIN YANG helpful negative off topic

MTD Schedule Guide

2012-08-21 06:31 PM

http://www.sbmtd.gov/maps-and-schedules/index.html

which is what shows up when you go to the SBMTD link quoted in the article. They ask viewers where the viewer wants to go.

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 COMMENT 311026 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 06:27 PM

This is sad. We were at the zoo two weeks ago. I was endeared by the young giraffe and remember his arrival at the zoo. We're such a fan of the zoo and are annual members. This is a sad loss. I don't want to tell my son about it. His favorite animals are the giraffes.

Trolls could have enough class to stop posting on this thread.

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 MACSCIDOR helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 06:26 PM

Michael Merrin M.D. 1919 State Street = All positive experiences.

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 SPARKEY helpful negative off topic

Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 06:24 PM

Many years ago I almost did the deed myself with a firearm. The decedent must have been experiencing intense suffering either emotionally or physically for him to feel that this was his only way out. I feel for him and his loved ones. I hope he has found the peace and pain relief he was looking for.

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 COMMENT 311023P helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 06:21 PM

Dogs are usually man's best friend after they've been abandoned, or even abused. :-)
I know you know, EITS. It's all about rescue.

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 YIN YANG helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 06:16 PM

It probably was Ms. Dudley's idea and a colleague's; she's a dog lover. I agree it's a great idea overall. Dogs touch people.

I saw this today on wimp.com, a lab and Down syndrome child. Special dog!
http://www.wimp.com/lovingdog/

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 COMMENT 311021 helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 06:08 PM

010 haven't known an endocrinologist to co-specialize in ENT.

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 COMMENT 311020 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 06:07 PM

Giraffe's are notorious for having trouble regaining consciousness after being sedated. This was a sad and tragic loss for many of the keeps at the Zoo.

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 COMMENT 311019 helpful negative off topic

UCSB was again ranked in the Top 10...

2012-08-21 06:05 PM

U Can Study Buzzed

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 COMMENT 311018 helpful negative off topic

Peter Parnall Lithographs

2012-08-21 06:03 PM

How about the Pawn Stars shop in Las Vegas? You might even get to be on the TV show.

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 COMMENT 311017 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 06:03 PM

As with all medicine (sedation, anesthesia, etc)...it is easy to give more and next to impossible to take it back.

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 COMMENT 311016 helpful negative off topic

Scanner Reports 8-20-12

2012-08-21 06:02 PM

When I try to see scanner report it will not come up. When I back click from comments it says article not found. Whats up?

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 COMMENT 311015 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 06:00 PM

Who was the person that thought up this wonderful idea? Anyone know?

Dogs truly are man's best friend, when they're not abused or abandoned.

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 COMMENT 311014 helpful negative off topic

MTD Schedule Guide

2012-08-21 05:57 PM

A link to the schedule might be nice...

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 COMMENT 311013 helpful negative off topic

Botanic Garden Closed August 22

2012-08-21 05:57 PM

This is such a silly rule !!! Who thinks this stuff up ???

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 COMMENT 311012 helpful negative off topic

Plant Sturctures

2012-08-21 05:55 PM

The picture is of the walk way south of the quad of the Riviera business park.

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 COMMENT 311011 helpful negative off topic

Peter Parnall Lithographs

2012-08-21 05:55 PM

Peter Parnall? Gosh, if I had the money, I'd buy them all myself. Good luck to you, and I hope they find a great "home".

His children's books illustrations are amazing.

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 COMMENT 311010 helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 05:48 PM

I am a nurse and Dr Donner is the best endocrinologist. I wouldn't see any other Dr.

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 COMMENT 311009 helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 05:48 PM

Dr. Merrin did a UPPP and a deviated septum on me. Fantastic!

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 COMMENT 311008 helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 05:45 PM

The only thing I could scrounge up is Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Santa Barbara was involved in a labor dispute in April of 1952.

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 SBALAX helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 05:38 PM

Dr. Lapatka or Dr. Braganza at Sansum.

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 COMMENT 311006 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 05:38 PM

Cool! I never knew the waterfront had a popcorn man.

When I moved here, there was a hot dog guy that had decent hot dogs, but then someone complained and never saw him again.

We need to bring back these street food vendors.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 05:34 PM

Sounds like there was one minor injury.

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 COMMENT 311004 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 05:32 PM

967P Bravo! Going through a really bad time in my life I know my beloved dog was the reason for my survival.

God Bless Dogs.

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 COMMENT 311003 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 05:26 PM

A lot fewer people around back then. It was easier to recognize strangers as regular folks.

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 COMMENT 311002 helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 05:22 PM

Dr. Latpaka at Sansum is FANTASTIC. My daughter has had to have 3 surgeries and he did the last 2.

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 COMMENT 311001 helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 05:22 PM

Rotting fish guts, rotting leftovers cooking in the sun .... whatever, it smells the same.

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 COMMENT 311000 helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 05:21 PM

Roosevelt elementary school did field trips to the 7up plant in carp when I was a kid in the seventies, that was really cool for us!

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 COMMENT 310997 helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 05:14 PM

I found that it was worth going to the House Clinic in Los Angeles. I had someone in SB recommend them as the best in the world - and my experience with them suggests they well may be. Medicare pays for them. http://www.houseearclinic.com/

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 COMMENT 310996 helpful negative off topic

The Sierra Club had members go alon...

2012-08-21 05:11 PM

That's my photo taken many months ago. I am not sure why it resurfaced now.

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 COMMENT 310995 helpful negative off topic

Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist

2012-08-21 05:09 PM

I had a great experience with Dr. Michael Merrin.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 05:08 PM

Heard it over the scanner then heard it wasn't confirmed but it's on the CHP Site.

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 COMMENT 310993 helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 05:01 PM

Hmmm and the employees of SB Shellfish didn't even notice it:-) What an embarrassment to the owner.

I'm surprised The Harbor Restaurant, Moby Dick's AND the city employees who clean the area weren't right on top of it. So much for let George do it!

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 FLICKA helpful negative off topic

The Santa Barbara County Elections ...

2012-08-21 04:57 PM

No names for Carp Sanitary or Montecito Fire District.

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 COMMENT 310990 helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 04:56 PM

Are you sure it wasn't the SB Fish Market? We walk there regularly and noticed the drainage goes directly past Brophy Bros and into the marina water.

It always smells terribly when we walk by the drain.

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 FLICKA helpful negative off topic

Effects of Manufactured Nanoparticl...

2012-08-21 04:54 PM

Seems we're working pretty hard to destroy our habitat and make our food toxic.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 04:54 PM

Maybe they were going to bury someone in the garden.

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 COMMENT 310987 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 04:51 PM

When SB wasn't such an uptight community - regulations everywhere now. Many of us locals sure miss those good old days.

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 COMMENT 310986 helpful negative off topic

Missing Person

2012-08-21 04:51 PM

What is irresponsible are the posts here that making the FALSE statement that Kurt Brimberry has been located, and is safe at his multi-million dollar estate in San Marino. There is absolutely NOTHING on Google or elsewhere on-line that supports this ludicrous statement.

As a matter of fact, this man is a well-to-do, high-level executive in the Investment Banking industry, (Senior Vice President of Fiduciary Trust International), in Los Angeles. This combination of affluence, and ostensible value to his employer, make Brimberry a prime target for either politically or criminally-motivated attack, kidnap, and ransom demands.

I, for one, hope the local authorities are pursuing an intensive manhunt for this man, who may have been the victim of something more sinister than what it appears from the scanty details we've already heard.

My prayers go out to the Brimberry family.

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 COMMENT 310985 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 04:50 PM

If I Google Pit Bull attacks I get 509,222 results.

If I Google Golden Retrieber attacks I get 11 results.

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 FLICKA helpful negative off topic

Bearboy 1994-2012

2012-08-21 04:49 PM

Thanks for sharing the picture, they both look sweet. Sorry for your double loss.

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 COMMENT 310983 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 04:48 PM

Ok, um, when the heck did Roger (or anyone!) ever say a pit was involved? Only a chihuahua was mentioned. Geez, people. I agree with D8.

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 COMMENT 310982 helpful negative off topic

Red Flag Warning

2012-08-21 04:47 PM

You forgot one 905.
There may be Chick-fil-A, there may not be Chick-fil-A.

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 FLICKA helpful negative off topic

Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 04:45 PM

Thanks to the poster, and to edhat for putting the question to us. Glad to read so many other don't care for them either, thought maybe it was just me and the generation gap. "To each his own", but we can still have opinions. Fads come and go, tatoos will be kind of funny when the fad is over.

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 COMMENT 310980 helpful negative off topic

246 and 101

2012-08-21 04:44 PM

908P: Yes, and then someone who said they were a family friend said he has NOT yet been found, and to please keep an eye out. So we don't know either way.

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 COMMENT 310979P helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 04:44 PM

tonic sucks, i'm sure the amount of cocaine being consumed there doesn't help with the situation at all.

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 COMMENT 310978 helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 04:40 PM

What a rediculous way to run a restaurant. Lets gross out all of our potential customers with rotten fish vapors. Strange that the Waterfront Department had to get involved to make a change.

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 COMMENT 310977P helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 04:39 PM

there's two cars (a black lexus and a black lincoln SUV with out of town dealer plates) that have been parked on fellowship at the bottom of the hill above red rose for near two weeks now. neither has moved and i suspect they might be stolen. who would i go about reporting this to?

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 COMMENT 310976P helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 04:37 PM

i don't take my pitbull to hendry's anymore, too many wild and aggressive dogs with oblivious owners. both my pit and i have been attacked multiple times, worst incident was a few years ago when a golden retriever that came straight at us and bit my dog through the top of his snout. i got a nasty bite on the arm trying to tear the retriever off him, still have the scar to this day. blame the owner not the dog, you wouldn't blame a car when a drunk driver crashes it would you?

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 COMMENT 310975 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 04:32 PM

Wow, so many armchair vets out there! Must be nice to possess more knowledge than the trained professionals.

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 COMMENT 310974P helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 04:32 PM

That was the Coca-Cola bottling plant. I remember it well. We use to go down and through the window, watch the bottles in the conveyor belt.

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 SBROCKS helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 04:32 PM

It's a different world we live in. Sad if they were carry shovels and pitch forks to harm someone and even sadder that we see someone with something so inocent and we think gang activity.

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 COMMENT 310972P helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 04:32 PM

ah the lovely zoo, our little segregated prison for wild animals.

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 COMMENT 310971 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 04:25 PM

My usual strategy when the neighborhood busybody confronts me and asks if he/she can "help me" is to tell them I don't have any spare change.

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 EDHATBARBARA helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 04:24 PM

This reminds me of the pet therapy available through Hospice of Santa Barbara. Extremely cool!

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 COMMENT 310969 helpful negative off topic

Mesa's Dark

2012-08-21 04:24 PM

We just checked with Edison and in fact there was an "equipment failure" that occurred last night around 6:00. Repair requires "special equipment" and they have no estimate on when power will be restored. Yikes!

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 COMMENT 310968 helpful negative off topic

Red Flag Warning

2012-08-21 04:24 PM

Skys look clear.

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 COMMENT 310967P helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 04:21 PM

954, read the article again, the answer to your question is contained within. what a great service, dog love people unconditionally, i wish the same could be said about humans.

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 YIN YANG helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 04:21 PM

And: a necropsy is going to be done. They even did one on the giraffe that died at an advanced age.

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 COMMENT 310965 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 04:20 PM

They missed the beach fees meeting.

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 YIN YANG helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 04:19 PM

Read the news sources! The vet team was from San Diego Wild Animal Park. Sheesh... Not sure why I bother to post. Accidents DO happen. Check out any human hospital lately?

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 COMMENT 310963P helpful negative off topic

Botanic Garden Closed August 22

2012-08-21 04:16 PM

I don't think the Red Flag warning covers the South Coast. It looks like it only covers the back country beyond the Santa Ynez range.

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 COMMENT 310962 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 04:14 PM

Heading to the lower 40 of course.

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 SUMMERTIME helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 04:14 PM

Malvern looks like the perfect dog for the job he's been given....

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 COMMENT 310960 helpful negative off topic

Peter Parnall Lithographs

2012-08-21 04:14 PM

Beautiful stuff. It'd be a smart gallery owner who created a show of your collection (and of course sold them for you.)

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 COMMENT 310959 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 04:13 PM

Dogs rule! So good for the spirit and soul. And Malvern certainly is a cutie!

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 COMMENT 310958P helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 04:11 PM

"He will be cared for by a volunteer attorney " Ummm....I can already see the problems arising with the labor laws.

On a lighter note, I bet Malvern loved the flowers. Everyone knows male dogs love to be greeted by a bright bouquet of flowers. Very sensitive.

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 AQUAHOLIC helpful negative off topic

Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 04:09 PM

I'm no pro, obviously, but I own both the D7000 and the D800 and I can tell you for a fact that the D800 is slower. 4fps vs 6fps, if you don't believe me, look it up for yourself! The D800 is not recommended for serious sports photographers, and the D7000 is certainly not the fastest Nikon, but I have taken some very good images of sporting events with it.

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 EDHATBARBARA helpful negative off topic

Joe Cocker, Heuy Lewis and the News

2012-08-21 04:05 PM

http://www.independent.com/news/2012/aug/21/huey-lewis-taken-hospital-after-santa-barbara-bowl/

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 COMMENT 310955P helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 04:03 PM

This is awesome. Thank you

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 COMMENT 310954 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 03:57 PM

how much is THAT pension and salary going to cost us?

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 D8VANILLA helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 03:48 PM

It would be really nice if someone posted some actual FACTS about this incident !!!!

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 COMMENT 310952P helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 03:47 PM

What a nice idea! Perhaps he should also be available for those who've been bitten by dogs (and so as to get over the fear) and also with the trainer to those perpetrators of animal abuse (so as to begin, at least, to appreciate that other creatures are sentient beings, deserving of respect.)

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 COMMENT 310951 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 03:47 PM

Dudley reminds me of Carla on "Cheers".

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 EZ2 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 03:46 PM

Great

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 COMMENT 310949 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 03:46 PM

929 is one of the reasons health care is so expensive. Accidents do not exist; everything is always due to negligence and therefore everyone must be held accountable, punished and sued!

Result: Sky-high malpractice insurance premiums passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices.
I'm sure this giraffe's family has already contacted a lawyer.

And regarding the "proof" that the vet was clearly in over his head because the death occurred...... I guess Tom Brady was in over his head at QB when he made a mistake and threw an interception. He should clearly not be allowed around footballs ever again.....

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 COMMENT 310948 helpful negative off topic

Dog Added to DA Office

2012-08-21 03:44 PM

Awwww this is so awesome.

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 COMMENT 310947P helpful negative off topic

Bearboy 1994-2012

2012-08-21 03:43 PM

770, I think that all of us who have been close to animals and not only our pets, believe, think that animals have spirit, the equivalent of "soul" - in quotes because I am not at all sure what that is.

Sweet picture, sweet sad story and thanks for sharing it!

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 COMMENT 310946 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 03:43 PM

912: Franklin and the charter school both have gardens in the community garden plot and also within their school properties.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 03:38 PM

Well then maybe they were going somewheres else..

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 COMMENT 310944P helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 03:36 PM

"Going north on Voluntario" would take them away from the Community Garden.

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 COMMENT 310943 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 03:28 PM

ixnay on the ottenray..

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 COMMENT 310942 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 03:28 PM

I'm sure they did not mean to KILL the giraffe. Come on people! Who just goes in with that state of mind?! I'm killing the baby giraffe today!

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 COMMENT 310941 helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 03:26 PM

I know that stink well. In the Navy we used to save up all the leftover food on the aircraft carrier for a week prior to crossing the equator. 6000 men x seven days x 3 meals a day yields a LOT of leftover food. This food would fester in the heat and the stench was eye-watering. Then, on the day we crossed the equator (Wog Day), the poor polliwogs (those who had never crossed the equator) would have to wallow in the scraps (one of many nasty things they endured that day). No matter how much you cleaned, that ship would smell like that for weeks afterwards. Good times.

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 AUNTIE S. helpful negative off topic

Paella Party at Hope Ranch Beach

2012-08-21 03:25 PM

Avoid the 12 - don't eat Paella and fly.

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 COMMENT 310939 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 03:24 PM

a rehearsal for Young Dr. Frankstein, The Musical is in full effect!

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 COMMENT 310938 helpful negative off topic

Stearns Wharf Smells

2012-08-21 03:22 PM

hahahaha
so all those people who thought they TOTALLY knew what they were talking about...totally didn't
;)
we just love to get creative around here in SB.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 03:21 PM

What is wrong with owning a gun? Nothing it's good to be able to protect yourself.

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 COMMENT 310936 helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 03:19 PM

Thousands of nosy neighbors who care about where they live? What's wrong with that? When my husband and I drive on our street there is a place where we have to go out farther into the middle of the road because of the parked cars and the travel trailer. We have had close calls with cars coming in the opposit direction who are also having to swing out wide to go around parked cars. Head on crash - no big deal I guess. As long as people can store their vehicles/travel trailers on the neighborhood street instead of parking in their garage or on their driveway. PS – We both work.

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 COMMENT 310934 helpful negative off topic

Missing Person

2012-08-21 03:16 PM

How can someone disappear like this? He's either in deep trouble or took off on his own accord.

That's not that remote of an area. You'd think a few tracking dogs would track his scent pretty easily around there...

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 03:16 PM

Maybe that is where they were headed when the police said they were going North on Voluntario from the Franklin center.

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 COMMENT 310932 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 03:15 PM

There are a lot of irresponsible pitbull owners in town that let their dogs wander freely off leash. It's no wonder that we're seeing pitbulls kill more dogs of all sizes each month.

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 COMMENT 310931 helpful negative off topic

Red Flag Warning

2012-08-21 03:11 PM

If the thunder don't catch you then the lightning will!

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 COMMENT 310930 helpful negative off topic

Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 03:11 PM

Thanks for the helpful tips about tattoos, DRBUD!

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 COMMENT 310928P helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 03:09 PM

The Community Garden, which costs about $50/year to join, is not at the Franklin Center, on Montecito, but a block and a half away on Yanonali.

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 COMMENT 310927 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 03:09 PM

sad, but a good warning to owners of little dogs, their obnoxious aggressive behavior puts them at risk of injury or death from a larger dog, EVEN IF that larger dog is on-leash. If my large dog is on a leash, and a loose dog attacks her, I believe she has every right to defend herself. Against a smaller dog, it's likely that the little dog will be hurt. And no, she's not a pitbull.

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 COMMENT 310926 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 03:03 PM

Beautiful memory when SB was a safe and beautiful city.

Everyone loved him and I am glad his memory lives on in the hearts of many.

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 COMMENT 310925 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 03:01 PM

922 for the win!!!

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 COMMENT 310924 helpful negative off topic

Mesa's Dark

2012-08-21 02:59 PM

calls to edison are a black hole.
their outage center no longer gives ETA of power restoration
power out for 21 hours+

what is really going on? Is the construction of the new house at the top of the mesa interrupting power supply? Was there an accident? Does anyone have a SCE direct local supervisor # or a CEO #?

You can file a claim for losses at claims at sce dot com

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 DRBUD helpful negative off topic

Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 02:58 PM

Just remember, tatoo and moron contain the same amount of letters. That's probably no accident.

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 COMMENT 310922 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:57 PM

I think they dig reading...

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 COMMENT 310921 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 02:51 PM

clubs are stupid

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 COMMENT 310920 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:47 PM

Strange choice of weapons. I bet they were headed to the Garden. I don't blame someone for calling it in though. Scary stuff going on in that neighborhood.

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 COMMENT 310919 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 02:46 PM

I think I would have freaked! Then called Roger and his woodchipper

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 COMMENT 310918 helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 02:45 PM

get it away!!!

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 COMMENT 310917 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 02:41 PM

Poorly wired human.

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 COMMENT 310916 helpful negative off topic

UCSB was again ranked in the Top 10...

2012-08-21 02:40 PM

Ya something to be proud of, NOT. The thing is, UCSB is a really good school. I wouldn't mind my kids going there but I would be really upset if they chose to live in IV, I certainly wouldn't pitch in my money towards it.

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 COMMENT 310915 helpful negative off topic

Red Flag Warning

2012-08-21 02:40 PM

So this means no parking at the top of Tunnel rd this afternoon? They have some no parking signs(only when there is a red flag warning).

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 COMMENT 310914 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:40 PM

they wanted to get a quick brawl in before SBPD shift change.

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 COMMENT 310913 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 02:39 PM

I'm sorry little giraffe and I wish the kitty had just one more life in him.

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 COMMENT 310912 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:37 PM

Planting an organic garden for the kids to teach them to be healthier? That would be cool!

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 COMMENT 310911 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:37 PM

Are you sure they weren't headed to the community garden that's right there?

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 COMMENT 310909P helpful negative off topic

UCSB was again ranked in the Top 10...

2012-08-21 02:37 PM

Henry must be happy!....NOT

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 COMMENT 310908P helpful negative off topic

246 and 101

2012-08-21 02:35 PM

I thought that a previous posting yesterday said that he had been found.

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 COMMENT 310907 helpful negative off topic

An international student fell from ...

2012-08-21 02:32 PM

Mental

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 COMMENT 310906 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 02:32 PM

You couldn't do this nowadays with all the goofy regulations.

Simpler days you are sorely missed.

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 COMMENT 310905 helpful negative off topic

Red Flag Warning

2012-08-21 02:31 PM

There may be lighting
There may not be lighting
There may be fires
There may not be fires
There may be sharks
There may not be sharks

Watch out for homeless
Watch out for gangs
Watch out for panga boats
Watch out for the smokers taking a break
Watch out for random noises at 3:08 am
Watch out for reserving parade seats

Plan ahead
Think backwards

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 02:31 PM

I don't know what kind of dog it was or if it was a dog at all. Alls I know if the story was changed from one thing to another..Either way alittle dog died and it's sad.

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 COMMENT 310903 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 02:28 PM

It seems a pitbull is killing another dog in Santa Barbara every week now

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:28 PM

I'd rather deal with a shark in the water then a bunch of guys with pitch forks!

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 COMMENT 310901 helpful negative off topic

Final Beach Parking Meeting

2012-08-21 02:26 PM

I was at the last meeting. Near the end, one of the commissioners suggested sending comments directly to your elected supervisor. If you go to the county of sb. org website, on the right side is link that helps voters identify their supervisor.

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 COMMENT 310900 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:25 PM

We should post those 72 hour shark siting warning signs at the Franklin Community center during events like these.

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 COMMENT 310899 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 02:25 PM

Another tale about a pitbull with a poorly wired brain.

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 PAMSB helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 02:23 PM

Here is the link to the article:

http://www.pierhead.freeservers.com/PierLog/EverettNicholinPopcornMan.html

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 COMMENT 310897 helpful negative off topic

An international student fell from ...

2012-08-21 02:21 PM

great line, 877. When they mentioned it was a foreign student, an Irish foreign student came immediately to mind. Signed, an Irish woman

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 PAMSB helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 02:19 PM

Notice that the link in the article circles back to an old and very complete Edhat entry.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:19 PM

North on Voluntario..SBPD checking out the area.

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 COMMENT 310894 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 02:18 PM

The bus boy is a HERO.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:18 PM

Seen running behind library they left in a white Toyota Corollia crusing the neighborHOOD for someone..

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 COMMENT 310892 helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 02:16 PM

Why do so many of you care about a car parked on a public street for a few days? Oh yeah, its Santa Barbara home to thousands of nosy neighbors who don't work...

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 COMMENT 310891 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:15 PM

Frau Blucher!!!

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 DILLYDALLY helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:15 PM

Quasimodo sighting?

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 COMMENT 310889 helpful negative off topic

Goleta Office Buildings

2012-08-21 02:13 PM

What looks better, and empty office building with a "For Lease" sign out front or a huge, fenced-up field of weeds with a "Coming soon...Cabrillo Business Park" sign?

Not one of you people who wish Deckers had chosen an existing building have any idea what you are talking about. Companies like Deckers look at ALL their options first...including renting an existing local building, moving out of town, even moving out of state, before making their final decision. Clearly the list of available buildings in Goleta were either too expensive or not suitable for Deckers' needs.

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 COMMENT 310888P helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:12 PM

No torches? How ever will they kill Frankenstein's monster?

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 COMMENT 310887 helpful negative off topic

Report of Fight

2012-08-21 02:10 PM

Community Service?

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 COMMENT 310886 helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 02:09 PM

I hope this is approved. We have a travel trailer stored on our neighborhood street. Would love to see that thing move. There are also quite a few cars that don't seem to move very often, you can tell by the cobwebs holding them down to the street!

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 SBFUNLOVER helpful negative off topic

Final Beach Parking Meeting

2012-08-21 02:08 PM

Regular Meeting of August 23, 2012 9:30AM
Santa Maria Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria, CA 93455

*Remote testimony is available:
Planning Commission Hearing Room
123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

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 COMMENT 310884 helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 02:08 PM

Looks like the guy living on the park bench in front of Marshall's.

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 COMMENT 310883 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 02:05 PM

He died in 1980. If you Google "Papa Nicholin Popcorn Man of Santa Barbara" you will find a lovely article about Everett Nicholin (1890 - 1980).

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 COMMENT 310882 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 02:05 PM

Sounds like some hack veterinarian was used. Has this type of procedure ever been done before? Did they test the giraffe's reaction before to a lesser dose of the anesthesia to gauge the risk? Morons.

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 COMMENT 310881 helpful negative off topic

Acoustic Guitarist

2012-08-21 02:05 PM

www.brendangillespie.com

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 COMMENT 310880 helpful negative off topic

UCSB was again ranked in the Top 10...

2012-08-21 02:04 PM

No way would I send my kid to UCSB. One look at the Halloween street party is enough. Maybe to grad school after they've gotten an instinct for self-preservation.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 02:04 PM

310850 - Yes, the NRA wackos are foaming at the mouth publicizing this story as a reason we all should be able to have guns and carry them concealed.

It's kind of like when a car goes off a bridge into a lake and the guy who was wearing his seatbelt drowns and the guy who wasn't wearing his seatbelt was able to get out and live, and using that one example as a reason never to wear seatbelts. Pure balderdash.

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 COMMENT 310878 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 02:03 PM

What on earth are they running, amateur hour at our zoo? This is unacceptable.

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 COMMENT 310877 helpful negative off topic

An international student fell from ...

2012-08-21 02:02 PM

Heard it was a lad from the green isle. You can take the boy out of Ireland, but not the Ireland out of the boy.

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Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 02:02 PM

859: What/where is "no. nv."? Nice of you to bury it, to care.

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 COMMENT 310875 helpful negative off topic

Missing Person

2012-08-21 02:01 PM

Not likely, Why would you even think that. Duh

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 COMMENT 310874P helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 02:00 PM

If you can get away safely thats always better than shooting someone, shooting and possibly taking another's life should be the last resort.

As for the shoot in the legs theory though most people even those with training can't place a shot like that in those situations. The reason police are trained to go for center mass its the biggest area you generally don't have the time or presence of mind to place your shot.

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 COMMENT 310873 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 02:00 PM

Some of those little dogs are very aggressive towards my shelter dog pit mixes when we walk through the neighborhood. Is it that the little dogs don't seem dangerous so owners let them off leash and don't stop them from barking or charging? If mine were similarly behaved then people would probably call the cops on me.

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Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 01:54 PM

When ever we biked past him we always had to stop. It was a big deal for us. I bet he didn't even have a permit. Just showed up everyday. I remember the monkey too. And Jonsey. Anyone remember him?

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 COMMENT 310871 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 01:54 PM

I have many, many fond childhood memories of Papa Nicolin as we used to call him. He was our neighbor and I would love to smell him making the popcorn every morning and when he would come home at the end of the day he toss bubblegum and lollipops out the window of his truck at us. He would love to sit on my grandparents porch and talk to all of us. What a wonderful time that was!

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 COMMENT 310870 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 01:52 PM

Thanks for that soothing and uplifting anecdote, 310859.

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 COMMENT 310869 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 01:51 PM

310865P - If it was the late 60's, perhaps there were other forces at work.

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 COMMENT 310868 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 01:51 PM

I feel very sorry for this giraffe. I wonder how such a young giraffe suffers an abcess and infection- was it related to diet?

If you google giraffe zoo deaths you get a lot of very sad stories.

I understand the need for zoos to educate the public but personally I prefer facilities like the San Diego Wild Animal Park where the animals have larger areas so they can live more like they would in the wild.

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 COMMENT 310867 helpful negative off topic

246 and 101

2012-08-21 01:50 PM

One can travel four miles in a day. Just depends on how injured the gentleman may be.

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 COMMENT 310866P helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 01:50 PM

Is it possible the Coca Cola bottling plant was somewhere else nearby?

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 COMMENT 310865P helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 01:49 PM

Was that around the same time that there was a guy at the foot of the wharf with a little monkey that would come take pennies out of your hand? Organ grinder....or did I dream this?

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 COMMENT 310864 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 01:47 PM

Ummm, he looks pretty old in that picture. I'm sure he (like all of us will) has already met his maker.

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 COMMENT 310863 helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 01:47 PM

Now IF THEY ONLY ENFORCED laws on the books...

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 COMMENT 310862 helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 01:45 PM

I remember the 7up place right outside Carp.

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 COMMENT 310861 helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 01:45 PM

doublominotchewous?

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 COMMENT 310860 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 01:44 PM

I think as the population increases and the blood lines are thinned, it causes people to have mutt brains. Wait, mutts are awesome , okay, brains like a fried egg.

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 COMMENT 310859 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 01:40 PM

That's as sucky as finding a cat shot between the eyes while walking with my dogs in no. nv. . Not feral, he was left in the dirt roadway. I returned soon after with a shovel and gave him a proper burial.

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 COMMENT 310858 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 01:40 PM

Oh! I remember him! Thanks! (Things sure have changed!)

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 SHAKEY helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 01:39 PM

How does it go from the mechanic killing the dog to dog fight?

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 COMMENT 310856 helpful negative off topic

Popcorn Man

2012-08-21 01:38 PM

Wow, that is a blast from the past! Thank you so much for bringing back those memories. Does anyone have any information on him?

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 COMMENT 310855 helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 01:38 PM

Interesting. I was born here in '55 but didn't know this. I DO remember the 7-Up bottling building at Chapala and Yanonali.

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 SHAKEY helpful negative off topic

An international student fell from ...

2012-08-21 01:37 PM

Sorry I have a physical disablity but I won't feel bad if you laugh at me BOZO!

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 COMMENT 310853 helpful negative off topic

An international student fell from ...

2012-08-21 01:35 PM

If you are going to cut someone down, at least get the spelling and grammar right!

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 COMMENT 310852P helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 01:34 PM

Just like you shouldn't bring a knife to a gunfight, it's probably a bad idea to bring a chihuahua to a dogfight.

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 COMMENT 310851 helpful negative off topic

Catch A Vandal

2012-08-21 01:30 PM

I had my car tagged in the Ortega lot - total nightmare to remove and it ruined the paint on my car. @311- you'd so be singing another tune it if was your car....

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 COMMENT 310850 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 01:30 PM

Aurora news not in the news; google aurora church shooting april, 22, 2012. Fortunately the concealed carry had good gun control, an off duty cop. (And Hero)

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 COMMENT 310849 helpful negative off topic

An international student fell from ...

2012-08-21 01:28 PM

Shakey lol

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 COMMENT 310848 helpful negative off topic

KEYT Reporter

2012-08-21 01:28 PM

Thank goodness for Shirin Rajaee. She is just a breath of fresh air. She's professional, delivers well, and just seems genuine. Likability is key!! I hope she doesn't leave us anytime soon.

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 COMMENT 310847P helpful negative off topic

UCSB was again ranked in the Top 10...

2012-08-21 01:25 PM

Edhat readers: Let's see the lemonade from this - what good, healthy connections/relationships are there between UCSB and its namesake city.

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 COMMENT 310846P helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 01:24 PM

Looks like Golden Retriever Pisolithus Arrhizus to me. DNA testing can help corner the culprit.

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 COMMENT 310845 helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 01:24 PM

Yep - SB street and Ortega... I was born here in '65 and I don't remember a bottling plant either. But maybe it was before then?

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 COMMENT 310844P helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 01:23 PM

Yes, corner of Santa Barbara St and Ortega. I recall the view from the front window of bottles being shuffled through the conveyor line.

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 COMMENT 310843P helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 01:21 PM

It must be dog turd fungus!

http://www.bayareamushrooms.org/mushroommonth/pisolithus.html

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 BULLSEYEB helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 01:21 PM

Sigh. Only 19 months old. This is very sad news.

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 COMMENT 310841 helpful negative off topic

Goleta Office Buildings

2012-08-21 01:19 PM

i agree, kudo's to deckers for staying in goleta/santa barbara... but i also see the other side of the coin... there are so many offices unoccupied in goleta already to be used and occupied that it is a shame that deckers didn't rent one of those first. i realize there is going to be construction jobs by building a new office, but seems to me they could have meet there needs refurbishing an already existing office building which would have spurned new construction jobs and made everyone in goleta happy all around by doing so. but in the end, i'm still happy deckers is staying and employing people in goleta.

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 COMMENT 310840 helpful negative off topic

246 and 101

2012-08-21 01:15 PM

Not really, 2500 Alisal Rd. is about 4 miles away.

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 COMMENT 310839 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 01:12 PM

Tonic, and actually every club that's ever been at that spot, is just plain gross. Not sure why that location has such a vile gravitational pull.

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 COMMENT 310838 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 01:08 PM

Sad, poor lil guy. Makes you wonder...are these animals too sensitive for a procedure that uses anesthesia.

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 BULLSEYEB helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 01:05 PM

Ohhhhh, so sad. I hate stories like this. :(

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 COMMENT 310836 helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 01:04 PM

Some of the old soda bottles said santa barbara on the bottom. I wonder how many bottlers there have been in sb. Did they ever make bottles here?

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 COMMENT 310835P helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 01:03 PM

sheesh how many three day camping trips does anyone have time for. Park in your own driveway/garage.

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 COMMENT 310834 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 12:57 PM

Yes, law enforcement needs to talk with management but the management, within their rights, will simply deny responsibility for actions performed by individuals who patronise the premises. Hopefully they could try to beef up the security and modify the impaired vision.

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 COMMENT 310833 helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 12:57 PM

That is definitely, definitely Herms, not dog turd fungus whatsoever.

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 COMMENT 310832 helpful negative off topic

Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 12:55 PM

That's the corner of Santa Barbara and...Ortega, I think?

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Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 12:54 PM

I've been in SB since 79 and I don't remember there being Coke plant anywhere around town.

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 COMMENT 310830 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 12:53 PM

My day has got worse. Poor little thing. He had no chance in a fight. Brave and tough these little guys think they can handle anything.

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 COMMENT 310829 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 12:50 PM

This is awful. So sad. We saw him shortly after he was born. What a joy he was. Too many animals are dying in captivity these days.

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Coca-Cola Plant

2012-08-21 12:48 PM

It would help to know where this is, since it's obviously undergone rebuilding since it was a bottling plant.

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 SHAKEY helpful negative off topic

An international student fell from ...

2012-08-21 12:48 PM

That's good to hear, even though he is now to short to go on any of the good rides at magic mountain or disneyland , it's good to hear they'll be ok..

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Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 12:48 PM

All I have are the ussual cliches which seem wholly inappropriate so all I'll say is...... My day just got a bit sadder.

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 COMMENT 310825 helpful negative off topic

A donation from billionaire Ty Warn...

2012-08-21 12:47 PM

This is the perfect article to throw in the face of all those who say we need health care reform. America has the best medical system in the world. All you need to do is run into a billionaire with a loose checkbook, and voila! You get to live!

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 COMMENT 310823 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 12:41 PM

Poor little dog :(

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 COMMENT 310822 helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 12:39 PM

It's called dead man's foot, I found this info on the Bay Area Mycological Society's webpage:

Pisolithus arrhizus
It is late summer, when crumbly dog turds appear along the sidewalk, and we know that autumn is coming. Dog turds as harbingers of our favourite season!
In a time of year when there is not much moisture around, in the midst of our rainless California summer, these mushrooms are able to grow and form firm juicy fruitbodies. They are so firm, and have so much turgor that they can even push up the pavement and pop up in other unexpected places to shed their spores.

Officially, the dog turd fungus is called Pisolithus arrhizus, one of many names for it. The name is derived from the Greek and means the ‘rootless pea-stone’. Dead man’s foot and Dye ball are two other common names for it.

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 COMMENT 310821P helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 12:26 PM

Well, if you are driving in or riding in a vehicle to go on a 3-day camping trip, park YOUR car in the space the other vehicle was parked in...unless you're saying you have two vehicles and no offstreet parking at your abode, in which case your neighbors must love you anyways.

There's always airport parking, park 'n ride parking, etc.

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 COMMENT 310820 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 12:25 PM

@747 totally agree my luv and I'm a male, that place is lame and the bouncers are jerks. Too crowded and then they control the movement to outside, no wonder this happened, skip that place!

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 COMMENT 310819 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 12:23 PM

My heart aches about this news! Just was at the zoo as well and watched him roam.

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 COMMENT 310818 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 12:23 PM

How sad. What depressing animal news today w/the post under this one.

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 COMMENT 310817 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 12:20 PM

Awww, this makes me cry! He was so playful and very young. RIP Daniel!

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 COMMENT 310816 helpful negative off topic

246 and 101

2012-08-21 12:18 PM

Isn't that near the car wreck where the man is still missing?

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

246 and 101

2012-08-21 12:17 PM

They are looking for someone I don't know why..I heard that part of the call.

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 DILLYDALLY helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 12:16 PM

Damn, so sad to hear this. Was at the zoo with family not long ago and he was very active and playful in the enclosure. I am sure the zoo employees who cared for him are heartbroken.

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 COMMENT 310813 helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 12:14 PM

I don't know. Every time I go camping for a 3-day weekend, my car might be left of the street & subject to towing? Kinda sucks. A friend's car was towed when they went on vacation once, and it was a huge pain. I live in an area where people in RVs tend to park & stay, but they move every day/night. So this wouldn't even help with that. But it would affect anyone who goes away for a long weekend.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 12:12 PM

Fine... The link was vague, mentioned intruder but also trespassing. But if the door is unlocked its still forced entry, a drunk neighbor entering your home is entering unlawfully and by force if they do not have your permission.

http://www.ksby.com/news/california-law-says-it-s-legal-to-shoot-an-intruder-in-your-home/

http://www.gunlaw.com/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=100

http://www.danapointtimes.com/view/full_story/17315810/ar
ticle-Dana-Point-Man-Shoots--Kills-Intruder-?
instance=home_special

Read these through, the law presumes an intruder is causing physical danger. The DA, based on the specific incident, can suggest a jury disregard the presumption.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 12:10 PM

The dog was a Chihuahua..

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 COMMENT 310810P helpful negative off topic

Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 12:09 PM

I don't think that having more MP creates a slower camera and I am surprised to read that the $3K NIkon D800 is slower than the 16.2 MP $1K D7000.

The new Nokia cell has 41 MP; the new Sony point and shoot that I long for has 20.2 MP and is not slower than others of 16 MP or 12 MP. Perhaps a pro will weigh in?

But as for creativity, I agree, 'though I do not see it lacking in yours here! I've been taking pictures for as long as I can remember (and that's a long time!) with a variety of cameras, Rolleis, Leicas, NIkons, Canons and more, but now only digital. It seems to me that it's repetition, clicking, clicking, clicking and luck, too, in being there to see what the eye is trained to see. ...and editing, having the courage to trash. (310363P)

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 COMMENT 310809 helpful negative off topic

Daniel, a 19 month old giraffe has ...

2012-08-21 12:05 PM

What a terrible thing; he was our young addition.

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 COMMENT 310808 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 12:03 PM

310789: That is a great idea! Colleges have to publish their crime statistics. It would be totally appropriate for bars and clubs to publish their crime statistics too.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 12:00 PM

SBPD and Animal Control is on scene in the first block of Nopalitos.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:59 AM

Offical word is that Dog was killed during a dog fight.

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 COMMENT 310805P helpful negative off topic

A donation from billionaire Ty Warn...

2012-08-21 11:58 AM

Ty Warner is one of the good guy 1%. There are some you know. Thanks Mr. Warner and glad you and Jennifer crossed paths.

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 COMMENT 310804 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:58 AM

This article reminded me to perform my once-a-month weapon maintenance. Just finished. I may go this weekend and pick up an extra shotgun for good measure.

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 COMMENT 310803 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 11:54 AM

This clown can practice his 'sexy dance' moves in prison and then see how he likes it .

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:54 AM

Just the sound of a 12 gage being racked ( Loaded or not ) will make people run !! No one wants to see if it is..

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 COMMENT 310801 helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 11:53 AM

Joe Biden...look it up.

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 COMMENT 310800 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 11:52 AM

Yes, part of the fun of when you are single and in your 20s when you go to a club like this and flirt with guys is you physically flirt too, aka groping! I am a female and married with kids plus way too old to do that now but I went to this place a few times in my 20's with friends to dance with cute guys. What he did to her was close enough to "rape" in my book, and shocking. Yes, people get drunk at these clubs and touch each other but this was assault. The person who was offended at the post earlier misunderstood and was way too quick to rush to judgement. I don't condone what this guy did or think it's her fault in any way and am upset that her friends didn't see what was going on and help her out. There is a big difference between drunken groping/touching/flirting than what this creep did.

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 COMMENT 310799P helpful negative off topic

UCSB was again ranked in the Top 10...

2012-08-21 11:47 AM

Not having floatopia may have hurt. GOOD.

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 COMMENT 310798 helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 11:45 AM

Passing and enforcing a law are two different animals.

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 SHAKEY helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:44 AM

Some animals should not be taken of there leash at Henry's beach , you never know who's yard or house the'll end out in...

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 COMMENT 310796 helpful negative off topic

UCSB was again ranked in the Top 10...

2012-08-21 11:43 AM

Only 7th? We are sliding. Time for some inflatables and 12-packs on the beach. Get those Halloween funnels ready! Time to represent!!

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 COMMENT 310795 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 11:42 AM

89 good idea. Also after a certain amount of violations yank the permit. This place is a dive and a disgrace to the city. Feel sorry for the girl who probably entered not knowing the reputation this place has. Bet there are more than a few women who could come forward with stories like this one from that joint.

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 COMMENT 310794P helpful negative off topic

Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 11:40 AM

On reading 310695: don't choose carbon monoxide unless you're 100% certain. I have a friend whose sister chose that route ... and was found ... and had serious brain damage which required the family (and friends) to help care for her. I knew her before - and after and there was a huge difference, one that she would _never_ have chosen had she known the consequences.

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 COMMENT 310793 helpful negative off topic

Composite Number Factoring

2012-08-21 11:38 AM

@310543P

The halting problem is not NP-complete, it is undecidable.

@310536

They get the solution only half the time because that's the way the algorithm works ... it's statistical. Lack of understanding of the technology certainly could be a basis for not being dazzled by it. Also, I did not assume anything about your IQ ... that's another of your fallacies; what I said was that, other than the numerous errors in logic you have demonstrated here, you are "unknown". But if your IQ is soaring, then you're holding back here.

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 COMMENT 310792 helpful negative off topic

Goleta Office Buildings

2012-08-21 11:38 AM

I didn't know that would be the new location for Deckers, I wish them the best of luck but does them moving mean that there will now be an additional three spaces open on top of all the others?! A quick search found around 30 offices of various sizes looking for renters in Goleta. I'm sure many of you don't care but office work caters more to college graduates leaving all the uneducated without much in the way of work. It's great the city is getting more money, now focus on building an attracting some entertainment to the area...

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 COMMENT 310791 helpful negative off topic

Undercover Tobacco Sales

2012-08-21 11:36 AM

no surprise, shop owners would rather risk getting fined.
Even the Housing Authority turns a blind eye to tenants smoking in and around apartments and dwellings-despite the rules in the contract.

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 COMMENT 310790 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:36 AM

DILLYDALLY - You've gotta do better than that.

1. That story you cited was of a man who shot two teenagers OUTSIDE of his home, but on his property. They had NOT unlawfully and forcibly intruded into his HOUSE. Thus CA Penal Code § 198.5 does not apply here.

2. A drunk neighbor who enters your home by mistake has neither entered your home unlawfully nor by force. Thus CA Penal Code § 198.5 does not apply here.

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 COMMENT 310789 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 11:35 AM

The city should require posting a notice of crimes that have been committed at an establishment.

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 COMMENT 310788 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 11:35 AM

Sick! Hope this guy gets what's coming to him--great job by the bus boy! Hope the victim recovers fully. Sounds like the management needs to have a serious talk with law enforcement.

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 COMMENT 310787 helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 11:33 AM

Good move. Thank you SB County.

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 COMMENT 310786 helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 11:27 AM

What? Every city I've lived in has had a 72 hr limit---man o man, only in Stabarbaca....! Way overdue.

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 COMMENT 310785 helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 11:24 AM

Butt Rot...look it up.

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 COMMENT 310784 helpful negative off topic

Composite Number Factoring

2012-08-21 11:21 AM

My sentiments exactly, 640P. :-D I shoulda stayed in school....

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 COMMENT 310783P helpful negative off topic

Parking laws may change in Santa Ba...

2012-08-21 11:20 AM

If I had a vote I'd make it 2 days, 3 days still seems like a long time to not use a vehicle to me. But 5 days is just way to long so I'm willing to take 3 days.

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 COMMENT 310782 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:17 AM

After reading all of these comments, it just occured to me I need to go buy a handgun!

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 COMMENT 310781 helpful negative off topic

Scanner Reports 8-17-12

2012-08-21 11:17 AM

Some grapes have seeds in them, some do not.

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 COMMENT 310780 helpful negative off topic

Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 11:13 AM

Dubblis Bubblus?

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Strange Fungus

2012-08-21 11:11 AM

Fungus? You mean that odd yellowish thing that looks like a part of the cement?

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 COMMENT 310778 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:09 AM

@ 739. I approach strangers, if they give me grief AND acting suspicous I call 9-1-1. Maybe you have bad perception skills, but I can usually tell who belongs and who doesn't- it ain't rocket science...

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 COMMENT 310777 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 11:09 AM

good job to the bus boy!

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Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 11:06 AM

- a girl should expect to receive a certain amount of groping, it is part of the fun - ? . At what point does a "fun" grope become a rough attack? A girl encourages an alcohol fired man's attentions then when, in her personal estimation, he goes too far, she finds herself powerless to turn off the switch? Too creepy to think about.

If one finds find this atmospherically impaired zoo objectionable and fellow patrons obnoxious , why would one go back?

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:04 AM

Maybe he had the runs from all those frijoles and chicharones.

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 DILLYDALLY helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:01 AM

Anonymous 740, the Penal Code you quote is helpful reading for everyone. The law "presumes" innocence in that situation, as it should. If in danger, and armed, dont hesitate. You should protect your family and you will be protected by the law.

However shooting a burglar carrying a huge TV walking towards the door could result in the DA pressing charges. The facts of the case are always considered and have resulted in arrests when forensics prove the intruder was attempting to exit or otherwise incapable of causing harm when shot.

For example from a quick google search. http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/property-611-columbia-walker.html

And I recall someone being arrested for shooting a drunk neighbor who entered their home by mistake. I could not find the details.

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Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 11:01 AM

I'm with you, 434. I feel like this question was asked not too long ago on Edhat and the responses were the same. Edhat is the wrong place to get an accurate sense of how society as a whole views tattoos (or anything for that matter), because the people who comment don't represent the general population.

I don't know why I read all of the comments either as it just makes me realize how ignorant and insensitive people can be. If you don't like tattoos, don't get one. Otherwise worry about yourself and don't judge other people's choices.

I am a working mom with 2 master's degrees and have several tattoos. I won't bother explaining why or what they mean to me because this isn't a community I want to share that with. Some of the commenters are not people that deserve to know something so personal to me.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 11:01 AM

Well it's more believable than any politican I'm sure..

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An estimated ten-foot-long shark wa...

2012-08-21 11:01 AM

I think the sharks are reading Edhat and knew when the signs would be down.

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 COMMENT 310770 helpful negative off topic

Bearboy 1994-2012

2012-08-21 11:01 AM

After my mom died I got her cat. Her very difficult, funny and endearing cat with the big personality. When that cat died 4 years later I cried and cried... but I like to think that they are together again, even though our pastor told me that animals do not have souls. That wasn't very comforting. Thanks a lot, pastor! Sorry for your loss. Peace be with you, and lots of love.

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 COMMENT 310767 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:51 AM

sexy dancing? Eewwwww.....what a creepy guy

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 COMMENT 310766 helpful negative off topic

Goleta Office Buildings

2012-08-21 10:51 AM

I'm just glad it finally got moving. After they initially cleared and graded the land over four years ago, the place sat dormant for well over two years.

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 ANIMALLISTNER helpful negative off topic

Bearboy 1994-2012

2012-08-21 10:50 AM

Sorry for your loss. Such a touching story. May you find peace, and know you touched many souls today, that to care. RIP mom, and Ms. Kitty...

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 COMMENT 310764 helpful negative off topic

Mesa's Dark

2012-08-21 10:47 AM

10:46 AM - Still no power up the hill on Calle Almonte.

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A donation from billionaire Ty Warn...

2012-08-21 10:44 AM

Thank you , Mr Warner. In our country, when faced with overwhelming medical expenses, we rely on car washes, bake sales, and gifts from billionaires.

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 COMMENT 310762 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:40 AM

Tonic is a huge problem. Wonder when someone is going to pull the plug on this place.

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Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:39 AM

Ditto Tracy & 755. Thank god for the busboy (DUDE! You are a hero!). And, hey 751? The girl wasn't raped on the floor, she was groped against her will. And BOTH of those things are morally reprehensible. Groping by stranger who don't listen when you tell them to stop isn't what I'd call "part of the fun". A guy put his hand on my shoulder at a bar once, and the look I gave him told him he'd be pulling back a stump if he didn't remove said hand rather quickly. Had he touched me anywhere else, I would have punched him. I don't tolerate sexual harrassment - women like you aren't helping when you expect to be groped at bars. You want to get crazy & have fun, good for you - but your attitude is messed up. And if you're a guy, you should know that you're going to get a sexual harassment charge someday, and I hope the judge throws the book at you.

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 COMMENT 310760 helpful negative off topic

Large Caterpillar ID

2012-08-21 10:36 AM

Size alone limits it to a shinx moth or the silk moth family. Looks more like a Polyphemus silk moth. Note the small tubercules along and around the body. The photo does not show the head well, but if it is brownish tan that is also diagnostic for Polyphemus. Any Sphinx moth it could be has a pointed appendage above the tail end. Polyphemus caterpillars eat oak. They are found in SB, but are not nearly as common as the Ceanothus silk moth. As large as it is and wandering around it was probably looking for a place to spin its cocoon and pupate.

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A donation from billionaire Ty Warn...

2012-08-21 10:30 AM

Wow, great story! She was in the right place at the right time. Thanks to Ty Warner for giving this girl such a generous gift. Looking forward to reading the follow up story after she returns from her journey.

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SRA Fees

2012-08-21 10:30 AM

I have lived in Montecito through two serious fires. State fire aid was paramount to fighting these events. Montecito benefits immensely from having state open lands abutting it. These lands are fire hazards and paying for their protection is fair.

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Joe Cocker, Heuy Lewis and the News

2012-08-21 10:30 AM

dude is 68, sung at woodstock, and yet he hit those notes like a youngster.

and his band was tight. the chick on the bass was plucking away, his back up singers were awesome, lead guitar, sax, keyboards, and drums were all amazing.

finally the sound board at the bowl did a terrific job as well.

and to my fellow greyhairs who snuck up the top like me for a quick toke.........i saw you too. lol.

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 COMMENT 310754 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:27 AM

Roger, it is time to warm-up the woodchipper

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 COMMENT 310753 helpful negative off topic

Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 10:27 AM

My comment earlier was that indeed this could have been an accident and presented the scenario for mishandling a fire arm. The guy could have had the clip out, assumed that it was empty but one round was in the chamber. he hits a bump and pow! now the gun is empty!! It is so hard to believe that someone would Shoot themselves while at freeway speed. What if the vehicle crossed over into an oncoming School Bus? I guess we will have to wait for the accident reconstruction team from the CHP to find out the real answers

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 COMMENT 310752 helpful negative off topic

Large Caterpillar ID

2012-08-21 10:24 AM

Looks like it's probably a tomato hornworm (or sphinx/hawk moth caterpillar - same thing), but agree that a side shot would be nice. If it has a horn on it, that's probably what it is.
And yes, tomato hornworms are harmful to your tomatoes. But they grow up into hawk/sphinx moths - these are moths that are commonly mistaken for hummingbirds - super beautiful moths. I sacrificed some tomatoes one year for these guys. If you want to get rid of them, you can buy parasites that lay eggs on them. But I'd suggest sacrificing a plant or two for these guys & just picking them off the good plants & transferring them to the sacrificial plant (that is not right next to the good plant!). They are seriously that cool. Google image search them. To me, at least, they make monarchs look homely.

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Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:21 AM

Wow, scary story! I am so glad that the busboy was alert enough to see the victim and end the assault. Going to those clubs a girl should expect to receive a certain amount of groping, it is part of the fun, but being raped on the dance floor is NOT something that should EVER happen.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 10:20 AM

I was in folsom prison where i met a lifer who shot an intruder 3 times and killed him. He told me that if i were in the same situation that i should only shot twice, at the most, and not above the chest.. these stories always remind me of him.

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 COMMENT 310749 helpful negative off topic

Joe Cocker, Heuy Lewis and the News

2012-08-21 10:19 AM

I've seen hundreds of concerts, this show was one of only a handful that started exactly on time. At 7pm Huey took the stage... most people were still arriving. Many people were bummed that the show started early. It takes 15 minutes to get through security, a wristband and up the hill...

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 COMMENT 310748 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:18 AM

Thank God for this bus boy.

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 COMMENT 310747 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:14 AM

and then guys wonder why they always get blown off when they ask girls to dance.
YES, we do think all guys are potentially creepy jerks when they are intoxicated. we don't trust you.
I have had plenty of incidents when a disgusting creep (ESPECIALLY at Tonic! Creeper Central) will walk by and smack my behind or another unsuspecting female.
the club is so crowded and loud that you don't even get a chance to yell at the creep, much less run after him or sic a bouncer on him. Tonic bouncers are creeps themselves so they're no help. I have seen a bouncer punch a patron for being told that "tonic is lame". LOL Anyways - THANK YOU to that Bus Boy for saving that poor girl. you are her hero.

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 COMMENT 310746 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:12 AM

Kudos to the busboy who did the right thing. Thank you for being aware, and for stepping in. I wish everyone did what he did.

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 COMMENT 310745 helpful negative off topic

Sexual Battery Arrest

2012-08-21 10:08 AM

How NOT to pick up on girls!

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 COMMENT 310744 helpful negative off topic

Rally calls for Santa Barbara City ...

2012-08-21 10:06 AM

I don't think either candidate should receive money from corporations, unions, or individuals. There should be a set amount each has to use and that is it. You don't enter politics to get rich (well you aren't supposed to anyway) and they shouldn't have to spend millions of dollars to get elected. It would also free up these elected officials to actually do their jobs instead of running around fundraising and campaigning for over a year before the election. Have a few speaches and get them to square off a few times on the issues that actually matter. We don't need to see a million commercials that spout half truths at best. Limiting their spending would actually force them to stick to the real issues. Debates would have to steer clear of filler questions that don't really matter. Then we might have some candidates run because they actually care about fixing our nation. Who knows they might even be qualified to do so. Oh and get rid of the political parties. There is no point to it. I refuse to be limited to a certain political party when another party's candidate may be more qualified.

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A donation from billionaire Ty Warn...

2012-08-21 10:01 AM

A win-win story. Just the other day while savoring a meal gifted to me by a friend, I was wondering about philanthropy and Mr. Warner - was curious about other than the Ty Warner Sea Center what were local recipients of his charity. Thank you, Ty for what you have done.

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 COMMENT 310742P helpful negative off topic

Whole Foods Employees Smoking On Hi...

2012-08-21 10:01 AM

If smokers like smoke so much, why don't they smoke inside their own cars with the windows rolled up? That way they can keep inhaling the smoke even after their cigarettes have been extinguished.

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 ROGER DODGER helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 10:01 AM

No one was shot..They were ran thru my WOODCHIPPER..

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 COMMENT 310740 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 10:00 AM

DILLYDALLY - Absolutely WRONG!! You can legally kill ANYONE (who is not a family/household member) that has unlawfully and forcibly intruded into your house, and the ONLY thing you have to prove is that you knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry occurred.

The act of using lethal force in this situation shall AUTOMATICALLY deem you to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily injury to self, family, or a member of the household. You do NOT have to prove that you feared for your life.

Read CA Penal Code § 198.5.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:59 AM

@700: It's a huge assumption to think that the neighbors would have seen or noticed the prowler. How many people sit outside all morning watching who's coming and going? I'm friends with most of my neighbors, and yet we often go for a week or two at a time without even seeing each other.

Someone prowling around a house may only be visible for a small portion of a minute. Do you really think you or anyone else watches their neighbors' houses continuously enough to spot every possible suspicious thing that happens?

Also, any neighborhood has various non-residents around throughout the day: gardeners, painters, contractors, utility workers, friends, visitors. If you called whenever you saw someone you didn't recognize, you'd become The Boy Who Cried "Wolf."

What I'm saying is that even when people care and try to watch out for each other, it's just not possible to see everything all of the time.

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 COMMENT 310738 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:56 AM

I'd like to know more about the actual incident ... Was it confirmed on Selrose? I live in the area, would be nice to know.

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 COMMENT 310737 helpful negative off topic

Acoustic Guitarist

2012-08-21 09:55 AM

Louie Andrus. Great Guitarist and amazing spirit. Santa Barbara is lucky to have him back in town.

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London Olympic gold medalist Kami C...

2012-08-21 09:55 AM

Congratulations to her.

Great to see that another Don is making us all proud.

My sons are fourth generation Dons. They were varsity athletes and scholars and we were proud of them on all levels.

Go Dons!

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 COMMENT 310735 helpful negative off topic

A donation from billionaire Ty Warn...

2012-08-21 09:53 AM

Wow Jennifer, you are so lucky to have crossed paths with this man. I hope the best for you in your treatment.

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 COMMENT 310734 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:52 AM

If an intruder is still coming at me when I have a firearm drawn, or blocks the exit for me or my family to safely pass, the intruder gets shot. That's self defense.

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 COMMENT 310733 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:48 AM

310708P - Comparing George Zimmerman to someone shooting an intruder who is in their house is like comparing apples and Buicks. Not even in the same country.

If an intruder is in your house, and you are silly enough to have a hand gun available, then shoot the bastard, and shoot to kill. Make SURE he is dead. That is VERY important. Otherwise there will be two sides to the story.

Believe me, you have already endured the hassle of having a stranger intrude into your house, and you will endure the after effects of that for many years. Adding on your ability to defend your house, becoming a local hero, dealing with police questions and handling possible backlash from whichever ethnic group the intruder came from is minor compared to that.

Shoot him. You will NEVER get prosecuted.

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 DILLYDALLY helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:47 AM

@711 nailed it. Shooting someone in your house could easily get you jail time. If you point a gun at an intruder and they want to bolt, you can not detain them and shoot them. You will also need to prove you were in actual danger and the intruder ment to do you physical harm.

The Zimmerman ordeal is an entirely different situation.

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 COMMENT 310731 helpful negative off topic

Photo Question

2012-08-21 09:44 AM

Considering the crazy drivers on East Los Olivos who either speed or don't know what they are doing, this prayer is appropriate.

Slow down, look and listen and then proceed at all intersections across East Los Olivos. And pray you make is safely down this street.

Tourists to the Mission are easily befuddled by this inconsistent collection of one-way streets, two-way streets, two-way stops and four-way stops as they work their way back out to State Street.

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 COMMENT 310730 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:40 AM

Q: Were you fearing for your life?
A: Yes.
Q: Were you still fearing for your life after you reloaded and shot him 10 more times?
A: Of course.

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 COMMENT 310728 helpful negative off topic

Photo Question

2012-08-21 09:37 AM

717P for the win, with bonus points going to 718.

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 COMMENT 310727P helpful negative off topic

Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 09:36 AM

haha, 531 for the win!

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 COMMENT 310726P helpful negative off topic

SRA Fees

2012-08-21 09:29 AM

The fee that is being talked about is to support CalFire. CalFire does not provide fire protection to Montecito except in mutual aid. Why should the people in Montecito pay for a "service" they don't receive?

The Board is correct in opposing a tax that provides no service.

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 COMMENT 310725 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:26 AM

Unfortunately, in some neighborhoods that provide parking for public parks it is hard to determine who belongs there and who doesn't. Does anyone know where this actually happened aside from the speculation about Selrose Lane?

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 COMMENT 310724 helpful negative off topic

Catch A Vandal

2012-08-21 09:26 AM

BUSTED!

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 ZEUSTHEGOOSE helpful negative off topic

Paella Party at Hope Ranch Beach

2012-08-21 09:25 AM

love paella... and gumbo, and jambalaya. it's like a seafood treasure hunt!

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 COMMENT 310722P helpful negative off topic

Mesa's Dark

2012-08-21 09:21 AM

on the mesa, fellowship area, never lost power.

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 COMMENT 310721P helpful negative off topic

London Olympic gold medalist Kami C...

2012-08-21 09:20 AM

what's with the sour attitude 703? does the fastest man ever to set foot on this planet not deserve some endorsement deals? i say he's done a lot more to stimulate the hopes and dreams of those kids you whine about than the investment bankers who destroyed our economy, yet the earn millions as well. sure, our country is failing miserably compared to the rest of the world when it comes to science, technology, engineering and mathematics but it's not the olympics' fault.

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 COMMENT 310720 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:19 AM

This was on Chelham(Montecito by Westmont), not Cheltenham(mission canyon/san roque area) correct?

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 COMMENT 310719 helpful negative off topic

Saturday Sinbad Show

2012-08-21 09:19 AM

I was there, too, and the show was incredible. Although he introduced the band, I'm not sure if the audience understood the caliber of the musicians on stage. Some of these musicians have played on, and written, some of the most recognizable music ever. Michael Jackson, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Mandrill, Parliment Funkadelic, Denise Williams, Teena Marie, and Rick James are just a few of the artists these musicians have worked with.

Bravo to the entire show!! And, yes, the Granada did a very poor job of advertising this show.

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 COMMENT 310718 helpful negative off topic

Photo Question

2012-08-21 09:19 AM

Poor Clares monastery. Judy Sutcliffe did the tile work.

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 COMMENT 310717P helpful negative off topic

Photo Question

2012-08-21 09:18 AM

Corner of Santa Barbara and Los Olivos?

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 COMMENT 310716 helpful negative off topic

43 DUI Arrests

2012-08-21 09:17 AM

On a side note, is there a way to find out if a reported driver was found to be driving under the influence?

If I see drivers that clearly appear to be impaired, I always call it in. I'd kind of like to know if any ever amount to an arrest or not...

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 COMMENT 310715 helpful negative off topic

SRA Fees

2012-08-21 09:16 AM

I cannot agree with this fee. Not everyone in Montecito has bucks up. This is an imposition. Fires that start in Montecito spread throughout the area, history proves this. If Piper pays it, so should Polly. We all dance the same dance when fires rage.

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 COMMENT 310714 helpful negative off topic

Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 09:15 AM

SB SENTIMENT I agree. These comments are egregious and dark. They add nothing to this sad news. The "How To Do It " comment is clumsy and senseless. Callously and hoping to appear clever and humorous, witless people will go to any lengths.

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 COMMENT 310713 helpful negative off topic

Catch A Vandal

2012-08-21 09:13 AM

Does anyone know how I can find out what penalties, if any, were given to the 3 perps caught last month for graffiti - all of which had priors?

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 COMMENT 310712P helpful negative off topic

A donation from billionaire Ty Warn...

2012-08-21 09:13 AM

cool story, i often see his private jumbo jet with the brown paint job sitting at the airport but have not seen it recently.

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 COMMENT 310711 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:12 AM

@679 & 664 Got to hit them in the front, no good if they're going away---just sayin'.....

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 GBOB helpful negative off topic

Goleta Office Buildings

2012-08-21 09:11 AM

The Deckers development is a large part of an even larger development encompassing the entire property from Hollister to the Mammoth Movers operation on the southern edge, and all the way west to the eastern edge of the properties fronting Storke. The former Delco HQ is being remodeled, added to and converted to use as corporate HQ for another Goleta-based high tech company that has outgrown its current space. The remaining parcels on the site will be occupied by the City of Goleta as a facilities yard, UCSB Facilities Management, and other lessees. The developer is NOT going to build on spec; all buildings will be constructed only when contracts have been signed for long-term occupancy.

And yes, the existing wetland, which occupies approximately 20% of the entire site, will be preserved and protected.

This is a GOOD project for Goleta and SB.

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Joe Cocker, Heuy Lewis and the News

2012-08-21 09:08 AM

Joe was awesome. He even was jumping high on stage. I felt sad thinking this could be the last time to see him perform. Such a great star. Huey was not his normal self. His energy was lacking. Hope he is well. What a great evening with two great shows back to back. But SB could you please get to your seats on time. Huey was constantly interrupted by people stepping on my toes getting to their seats. Just wait between songs to sit down.

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 COMMENT 310708P helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 09:06 AM

i know folks like to say they'd shoot someone in their house but honestly, you don't want to deal with that, trust me. if there is an exit, a way out, a way to avoid conflict you should always run. let the cops deal with violent criminals whenever possible. if you don't believe me, ask mr. george zimmerman how well vigilante justice worked for him.

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 COMMENT 310707 helpful negative off topic

Large Caterpillar ID

2012-08-21 09:06 AM

That's a tomato worm. Green fried tomato worms anyone?

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 COMMENT 310706 helpful negative off topic

Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 09:05 AM

The article says "self-inflicted", which is not necessarily suicide. Many people I know (too many) keep a gun in their car's glove box or under a seat, which could lead to an accidental shooting. Not likely, I admit, but why jump to conclusions?

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SRA Fees

2012-08-21 09:04 AM

If this were a fee from a private agency there would be no gripe. The complaint is just tea party anti-government nonsense. The idea that people with property protected by state fire agencies should contribute a small amount toward the mutual protection of this service is appropriate.

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 COMMENT 310704 helpful negative off topic

Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 09:01 AM

Who are all you people who decry the 'selfishness' of suicides? What is wrong with you?? I do hope I do not know you. I am very sorry he killed himself and yes, doing it on a freeway while driving with others on the road is very bad. But killing oneself comes first, believe it or not. What brought him there? I am terribly sorry for his family and they have my prayers and I will pray for the man who is dead and I will pray for those who responded for surely they have their hearts and minds in the 'right place'.

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 COMMENT 310703 helpful negative off topic

London Olympic gold medalist Kami C...

2012-08-21 09:00 AM

Kudos on the medal but I'm sorry, the olympics are pure hype and celebrate dirty sports like water polo, where the object is to get away with as many cheap shots as possible to win? Or turn a guy who runs the fastest 100 yards into a multimillionaire? I'd love to see us celebrate some of the local kids who are brilliant, working hard in math and science and getting academic scholarships to universities.

There's more to them than SAT scores- they have passions, dreams and real achievements. Going nuts over sports sends the wrong message to the rest of the kids in school. A gold
Medal is nothing compared with a regents scholarship for a math major. Let's get our priorities straight.

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Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 08:59 AM

Well said 645...agree wholeheartedly, especially your last sentence.

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Joe Cocker, Heuy Lewis and the News

2012-08-21 08:58 AM

The concert was memorable. He had most of us woman in tears with "You are so beautiful...to me". I wish it hadn't been at the end of the tour, though. Joe was tired, but still legendary.

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 COMMENT 310700 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:57 AM

This could have been prevented if NEIGHBORS call 9-1-1 when a suspicious individual is walking around your 'hood. I KNOW who "belongs" on my street and if I see someone "parked" or aimlessly walking around, I confront them with my cell phone in hand and ask them who they are looking for or if they are lost. If they are in a car, I take a picture with my cell of the license plate.
You are responsible for what happens in your neighborhood...

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 COMMENT 310699 helpful negative off topic

Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:55 AM

@679 - ditto on the shoot to kill.... and then of course you have the retaliation by the rest of the gang, I mean his buddies, who now know where you live. And of course the news is going to disclose your name making your life a nightmare. And the criminal's community is going to want to know why you shot an unarmed man - so your pretty much f'd. Welcome to Cali where the victims are, well, pretty much f'd.

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 AQUAHOLIC helpful negative off topic

Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 08:54 AM

RDH is right, you can own the best camera in the world and take lousy photos. It's a process, and I'm learning more about it every day. I started 'collecting' FX lenses right away with the thought of one day getting a full frame camera, so whew, that was a good idea, as lenses are really pricey.
As to the D7000, it's great for bird photography and is faster, 6fps, vs only 4fps for the more expensive D800. D800 is a much slower camera all around because of the massive amount of mp, 36!

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Acoustic Guitarist

2012-08-21 08:53 AM

Adam Anderson

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:53 AM

Shooting a prowler is clear cut self defense, just him being in the home gives a homeowner cause to defend themself, their family and their home from harm from an intruder.

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Missing Person

2012-08-21 08:50 AM

Could he be the person who killed himself on 101 near Winchester?

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Bearboy 1994-2012

2012-08-21 08:49 AM

Such a beautiful picture. They obviously were tight and loving companions, proving the little things in life are so precious. God bless you. You have my true condolences.

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Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 08:49 AM

Great shots. We watch with amazement as the plucky White Tails here in Carp take on the much bigger Red Tails and Red Shoulders who dare to get too close to their nesting tree behind our house.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:48 AM

If a stranger is prowling inside my house, I fear for my life. No question that shooting is self-defense.

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Huey Lewis Performance

2012-08-21 08:47 AM

@288: I saw it on the KEYT news the night of the show at the top of the 11 o'clock broadcast. Funny, I did not send this to EdHat, but posted this EXACT report/notice on my Facebook page the night it happened, right down to the last letter, comma and ellipsis...

Coincidence? Hmm...

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:45 AM

Not that any place in particular seems like a good place to commit suicide, but while driving? Never heard (or thought) of that one before. Tragic (and bizarre).

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Catch A Vandal

2012-08-21 08:45 AM

The 18 murals at Mason and Helena have stopped the constant flow of tagging in that area. Art saves lives.

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Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 08:38 AM

The camera, 363P, is, again, a now rather hum-drum Nikon D300S. My son has the D7000 and that lens, they make a fine combination, in my opinion. I too dream of the D800 some day but then one needs high quality FX lenses, etc., etc. For now I find by far the biggest limitation is my eye and creativity--a better camera won't fix that.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:38 AM

Roger, regarding if you had a gun... California needs to adopt the castle doctrine. A man deserves the right to defend his castle.

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An estimated ten-foot-long shark wa...

2012-08-21 08:36 AM

I heard that it was nearby Ellwood Beach on Sunday night.

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Acoustic Guitarist

2012-08-21 08:33 AM

Michael Frey
Steve Fort
Bruce Goldish
John Lyle

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Effects of Manufactured Nanoparticl...

2012-08-21 08:28 AM

Nanoparticles also come from cosmetics like facial scrubs and are harmful to krill and other animals in the ocean food chain.

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An estimated ten-foot-long shark wa...

2012-08-21 08:26 AM

>>"The Goleta encounter comes on the heals of multiple shark sightings in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria."

Comes on the "heals?" Oh jeez.

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Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 08:24 AM

RDH: interesting. It's my understanding also that anything that is posted on edhat is available to others but that credit should be given to edhat. (And, to be nice, to the photographer.) I have not seen (but haven't dug around) any copyright notice here. I also assumed when I sent in pictures, something I rarely do now, that anyone can and would use them.

I once used a photo from a newspaper on my website, thinking it was public domain, and did hear from the photographer. I willingly gave credit and would have done so initially if I had thought more about it.

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SB Clouds

2012-08-21 08:24 AM

Flew over these coming into Santa Barbara. Seen from above, they looked like hundreds of jeep tire trails, all traveling the same way across the sky.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:24 AM

664, you can only shoot someone if you believe your life is in danger. Shooting a guy twice in the knees would look like punishment or torture rather than self-defense, and you'd be in a world of trouble. There's also the chance that the guy might recover and want revenge. Always shoot to kill.

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Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 08:23 AM

Tragic. Insensitive comments at a time like this should be deleted. I hope he's found the peace he was so desperate for.

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Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 08:22 AM

I waited until I was 60 to get my tat. It was a copy of one that an old friend had, who died of cancer. The tatoo artist checked my i.d. to make sure I was over 18. and made sure I hadn't been drinking. It was clean and sanitary, ,and very expensive ! It's a small one so I can't imagine what the full sleeves cost !

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Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 08:17 AM

629: Actually, it's _not_ a double negative and the phrase as used by the other poster is in fact correct. The alternative is a corruption of the original, or an American colloquialism at best.

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Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 08:17 AM

@RDH: Thanks! and the camera? I have a D7000 and have been wondering about that particular lens, especially for bird photography --- and can not afford the Nikon D800 of others.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:16 AM

CSI responding sounds like the intruder got away for now I hope he is not still in the area.

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Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 08:16 AM

OP: In response to ...625P: Since all images on edhat can be forwarded as "postcards" I gather they are in the public domain and thus can be used as long, I assume, it is not for commercial purposes. Curiously, I discovered an image I had submitted to edhat some time ago on someone's web-site---I am not sure that that is within the guidelines.

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Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 08:16 AM

Edhat would never allow bigotry, anti-religious comments or gay bashing of any kind. How is it possibly OK to be calling people stupid, immature, lacking education or self-esteem, deemed appropriate?

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Scrub Seal and Micro-Surfacing Proj...

2012-08-21 08:13 AM

Is this a local company?

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:13 AM

If it were my house and I had a gun I personaly would not care what the law is I'd shoot him. First in the ding dong then upstairs...

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Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 08:12 AM

So glad that nobody else was hurt. Very sad for the family.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:11 AM

Discription of suspect 5'9 Dark skinned hispanic male wearing a white tee shirt, Dark over pants. Possibly wearing a baseball cap his face was covered possibly by a mask. He was possibly in his 20's..Victim fled did not see which way the intruder fled. He could still be in the area..

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:07 AM

The residence has been cleared no one is inside. The victim thought the intruder fled toward the Wilcox proptery..

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Composite Number Factoring

2012-08-21 08:07 AM

310536 - Actually, yes. Cold fusion (in a way) IS right around the corner. The E-Cat, a low-energy nuclear reactor, will probably be available for home use in a year or two. Andrea Rossi is still being (rightly) secretive about his product, but that's simply because it will change energy usage as we know it, and there are companies out there worth a combined multi-trillion dollars that would not want to see this product put on the market.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:07 AM

Can you legally shoot an intruder like this? Not a kill shot, but a couple shots to the knees.

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Catch A Vandal

2012-08-21 08:06 AM

I agree someone must know this fella. Post it on your facebook page and #your high school age 'friends. Someone must know him. I'd join a class action suit. The parents probably have a house or two if they are long time Santa Barbarans. This tagging is an eyesore. Even our taggers are lazy and do a half-arsed job.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:06 AM

He possibly had a mask on or was holding a shirt to his face.

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Roger Code Red

2012-08-21 08:05 AM

Possibly Selrose Lane but not sure. Resident fled after seeing the man possibly in the bedroom. He is aprox. 5'9 hispanic male wearing a white tee shirt and blue jeans..SBPD searching the areas.

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Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 08:04 AM

I passed this about 5 minutes after the incident. Selfishly, I first thought how glad I was to get there before traffic backed up. But then what struck me was all the kind people who had stopped to help with traffic, etc. before the CHP and fire truck arrived. There must have been 6 or 7 helpful citizens out there. Thanks to them and to the emergency responders.

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Scanner Reports 8-20-12

2012-08-21 08:04 AM

Personally, I think drunk drivers should be hung upside down by their privates in the town square and subjected to general community abuse. The only thing that seems to work with extremely self-centered types (i.e., all drunk drivers) is public shame.

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Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 08:00 AM

Rest in peace and blessings to your distraught family and loved ones. Please forgive the callous insensitivity of some of these comments. Ignorance thrives in anonymity

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Saturday Sinbad Show

2012-08-21 08:00 AM

I went to this show. Great music , great comedy. Felt bad that not that many people went to this show. You missed out.
I guess they needed better advertising about it.

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Paella Party at Hope Ranch Beach

2012-08-21 08:00 AM

I need to make better friends.

That looks great.

Paella and I think Emilio's. I parked in front of Emilio's the other day. It didn't look open. True?

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Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 07:59 AM

OP : Actually, AQUAHOLIC and others who asked about the lens, it is a rather hum-drum Nikon 70-300mm telephoto, certainly not a "pro" lens. But I find it quite good and a fine travel lens--relatively light and not too bulky. Thanks to all for the nice comments.
RdH

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Composite Number Factoring

2012-08-21 07:58 AM

574, my problem with quantum computing is not that it won't eventually work, it's that it is taking a ridiculous amount of money to fund something the human race just doesn't need. The researchers even stated they're getting the correct prime factors of 15 less than half the time, and we're supposed to be dazzled?
Think of all the problems our society could solve with this cash and brainpower. On the other hand, nuclear fusion is truly a fantasy as it will always require more energy input than output. Oh, and how do you know my IQ ain't soaring? That was the only fallacious assumption in this thread! I just don't believe in the advancement of geek anymore. Computing speed is not what is holding our species back.

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Joe Cocker, Heuy Lewis and the News

2012-08-21 07:55 AM

Joe Cocker rocks!! His concerts are consistently fabulous. Great songs, great band, great guy. His performance at the bowl was all that and more. Quite a living legend.

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Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 07:54 AM

Whatever it was, a lot less messy than what was going through it just after.

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Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 07:43 AM

amazing. people fight so hard to stay healthy, stay alive, avoid disease as best you can.........then other people feel so low they off themselves.

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Lake Los Carneros

2012-08-21 07:37 AM

Cool post with beautiful photos. Thank you.

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Tuesday Traffic

2012-08-21 07:34 AM

Driving up the 101 from Ventura this morning (especially near La Conchita) was pretty stressful. You literally put your life in the hands of others and hope no one makes a wrong move or everyone is doomed. There is just not enough room and no safety net. Scary.

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Tragic Freeway Suicide

2012-08-21 07:32 AM

An incredibly desperate act. One wonders what was going through his mind just before he pulled the trigger.

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Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 07:31 AM

Are we really supposed to believe that a tattoo is a more obvious sign of a desire for attention than an expensive luxury car or designer label clothing? Or wearing makeup, or working out?

Everyone has their "thing" that means a lot to them... just because your taste is your own does not mean it's good or something anyone else should care about.

In this life, the only important thing is how you treat others... and by the looks of it, a lot of these anti-tattoo people are the sort I'd rather not spend my precious time with.

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Missing Person

2012-08-21 07:28 AM

He has NOT been found! Please he is still out there I am very close to the family and they need everyone's support to find him. He is a loving and caring father and devoted husband who belongs at home with the people who love and care about him the most! So please do not give up the search, they need your help! I promise you all he has NOT been found at home.

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Composite Number Factoring

2012-08-21 07:17 AM

Like I said, I love these UCSB press releases...

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Composite Number Factoring

2012-08-21 07:16 AM

I love these UCSB news releases; if only I understood what they were talking about (it's not them; it's me).

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Goleta Office Buildings

2012-08-21 07:14 AM

Just leave enough room for Target.

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Tattoo Trends

2012-08-21 07:12 AM

I think kids shouldn't be allowed to get them until they're through the teen phase, when kids try all kinds of stuff only to grow out of it. Some of the girls clearly don't appreciate what their tats will look like on an aging body in 30 or so years.

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Catch A Vandal

2012-08-21 07:07 AM

I say deface your own home if you want to tag/graffiti/whatever.

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Missing Person

2012-08-21 07:03 AM

Maybe he had a seizure? Odd.....

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Scrub Seal and Micro-Surfacing Proj...

2012-08-21 07:03 AM

How about Hollister between Turnpike and Patterson. Perhaps it is a little beyond that kind of treatement.

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Acoustic Guitarist

2012-08-21 07:01 AM

Annie J Dahlgren
singer, songwriter, 4 CDs, and has the mikes, amp & speakers www anniejdahlgren com

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Catch A Vandal

2012-08-21 07:01 AM