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COMMENT 370580P	Sunrise Over the Fogline	2013-02-04 01:11 AM
Beautiful as always!
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COMMENT 370581P	Love Birds	2013-02-04 01:21 AM
'Tis the season, sounds like.
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COMMENT 370582P	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 01:23 AM
496 has it right. Soil contamination is the reason this land sits and sits and sits empty. Can't say it breaks my heart. Kind of nice to see some open space.
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COMMENT 370584P	Tile Work	2013-02-04 05:44 AM
If you want a true professional who knows both tile and design, contact Nola at NS Ceramic on Ortega st. 962-1422. We have used her for over 12 remodels now and have always been pleased.
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COMMENT 370585	Tile Work	2013-02-04 06:04 AM
Take some photos of your home to Tileco. Have the gals there assist with selecting a replacement. They have seen it all and have good taste. Then double check the selection with a tile installer (can't give you a name as my installer moonlights after hours from one of the big boys). The installer will tell you how much tile, grout, and thinset to order. Manage the order yourself to save the contractor markup.
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COMMENT 370586P	Just Between Us	2013-02-04 06:24 AM
Great work Bill. You and Lorrie were dedicated and professional producers, well prepared. You sought out interesting guests and did not shy away from controversy. Your strong support for public access was also much appreciated.
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COMMENT 370587	Volunteer Opportunities	2013-02-04 06:29 AM
Afterschool homework help is needed at Ladera Apartments or 2 Carpinteria after school sites -- contact Peoples' Self-Help Housing at 699-7227. Low income kids could use your help! Thank you.
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COMMENT 370588	Love Birds	2013-02-04 06:40 AM
They are not that lucky!
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COMMENT 370589	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 06:43 AM
573- Thank you for the legal clarification. It makes sense. 520
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COMMENT 370590	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 06:50 AM
The super funky architecture, small scale and open space next door are such a great reminder of what most of this town looked like before Stepfordization. Super rica is a little gold mine, I am kind of glad they are not going the full scale 'heap leaching' gold mine approach.(full extraction @ any cost)
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COMMENT 370591	Tile Work	2013-02-04 06:59 AM
Another nod to Nola at NS Ceramic, it is certainly the place to start any tile job and when you get to installation a big vote for Milo Vorhees from Santa Ynez , Just plain gifted and works well with designers. We've had him for 5+ jobs all excellent and a good eye for grout choices.
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COMMENT 370592P	Tile Work	2013-02-04 07:09 AM
I second Tileco. We have used them for every tile project in our house over the past 18 years. The folks who work there are great about giving their design ideas and advice. And the selection there is overwhelming. It will save you a lot of money to place your own order, as the previous commenter suggested.
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OOHLALA	Volunteer Opportunities	2013-02-04 07:16 AM
Braille institute Reading stories at children's libraries Volunteering to read stories in kindergartens and elementary school grades
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COMMENT 370594	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 07:22 AM
Is it a crime to drop a pedestrian on the freeway? Why wasnt the cabbie hauled in for reckless endangerment?
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COMMENT 370595	Love Birds	2013-02-04 07:25 AM
Maybe you are in one of the largest migratory bird pathways in the country. More info at Audobon Society.
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COMMENT 370596P	Tile Work	2013-02-04 07:30 AM
Having just done fireplace and kitchen re-tiling, I suggest NS, too. Robin is great there, as well as Nola. TileCo is OK, but I don't think they have the same degree of design skill, and they definitely don't have the same breadth of selection, especially for artistic tile. It's fine for more mainstream tile, and Mexican tile. NS may cost more, I am not sure, but you get every penny's worth you pay for. Who you choose depends on whether you are starting from scratch inspiration and knowledge-wise, or if you have an idea of what you want.
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FLICKA	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 07:36 AM
How can anyone be so heartless as to hit a person and not call 911 for help. The driver didn't know if the victim was dead or alive, didn't know if he could have been saved. Just left the guy there to possibly be run over by another car.
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COMMENT 370598	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 07:37 AM
If it's contaminated, maybe he can sell it to LA Unified?
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LIZTISH340	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 07:37 AM
Roger, the children have been walking through the field to El Camino School for years. They are not escorted. They live in the apartments off Turnpike and it's a much shorter route than they otherwise would have.
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LEAHKING	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 07:39 AM
yes, the little book store was called the hare in the field. sad to see it go, years ago...
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COMMENT 370601	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 07:41 AM
Second what LIZTISH340 said, kids have always walked through there and I explored there many times in high school and beyond! Never felt unsafe there, even recently, there are always homeless people and some whole camps set up, but they really keep to themselves and I've never felt bothered by anyone livnig there. Kind of like how the homeless of State St. used to be, peaceful live-and-let-live mentality!
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SANDYINSB	Tile Work	2013-02-04 07:43 AM
I have done 5 remodels in Santa Barbara, I love both tile companies mentioned, but if you have to purchase a lot of (mostly marble) tile, go to Emser Tile (818) 718-2933. That's where the tile companies buy their tile. The best tile design/installation person that I know of is Javier Jaramillo, Jaramillo Tile (805) 886-9919. Call him and he'll take care of it all, such as finding replacements, design work. He has designed bathrooms, showers, fountains, entries, and does amazing work. Honest, dependable, I can't say enough good things about him. Everyone who uses him just loves him and his crew. They're the best.
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COMMENT 370603	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 07:44 AM
One interesting question to me is why this guy would drive 3 hrs to the Shumash to gamble when he has at least two large casinos very near his house in Murrieta. Plus that the cops identified his car by looking at the video tapes from the Casino garage; just remember that next time you are at the casino and then commit a crime where your car can be identified. I wonder where his gambling money came from? My coworker brought his elderly parents in from Asia and got them citizenship, and now they each get $600/mo from Social Security and free health care from Medicaid without ever having worked or paid into the system. America is a great place!
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COMMENT 370604	Fire	2013-02-04 07:47 AM
Amen, 570.. When you live in the Wildland area, you dont want to hear about a fire on KEYT, you need to know right N O W .
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COMMENT 370606	David Valentine Awarded	2013-02-04 07:49 AM
Leadership? When it comes to staff issues David Marshall is an ignoramous.
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COMMENT 370605	Volunteer Opportunities	2013-02-04 07:49 AM
If you like kittens and cats, ASAP in Goleta is a great place. Little dogs or big dogs, any of the shelters in the same location. I spend 3-4 hrs/wk at the County shelter with the big dogs and have a great time with each one. They really appreciate any interaction with people and any exercise you can give them. Just about any non-profit that you think has an important mission needs volunteers. Thanks for helping out!
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COMMENT 370607	Volunteer Opportunities	2013-02-04 07:50 AM
The American Cancer Society needs volunteer drivers for their "Road to Recovery" program that offers cancer patients free rides to treatments.
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COMMENT 370608	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 07:50 AM
The only Edhat headliner so far this morning was Roger's Neptune comment. Thanks for the laugh Roger...it made my Monday...and I almost sprayed coffee everywhere!
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COMMENT 370609	Tile Work	2013-02-04 07:53 AM
At least start at Tileco. Great showroom and staff, you can get lots of ideas and take samples home to see what works. we have also used them several times over the years, always happy.
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COMMENT 370610	Motorcyclists Down	2013-02-04 07:54 AM
Lane splitting is only legal at speeds of 30 mph or less, which means it is only supposed to be done in stop n go traffic. Most lane splitters I see are not doing 30 or less. Besides, why are people lane splitting in those big wide Harleys and Goldwings? If you're going to lane split, buy a smaller bike! Motorcyclists that are splitting at speeds faster than this seem to have a lot of faith in the driving ability of the cagers, in that we are not texting or calling or changing CDs or suddenly want to change lanes to get into that open spot next to us. Personally I think it is best to assume that each cager is distracted and might do something unexpected at anytime. Otherwise you are a statistic waiting to get counted.
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COMMENT 370611	Love Birds	2013-02-04 07:56 AM
Yep, it's the beginning of nesting season. Birds are doin their thing, singing to attract mates, selecting and defending territories, and building nests. Most birds only nest during the spring-summer.
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COMMENT 370612	Love Birds	2013-02-04 08:00 AM
Today we are half way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. The days are getting longer and the light is triggering the birds hormones. I think of today as the first day of spring. Many cultures had special rituals for this time of year. The Celts called February 1st, Imbolc. It is time for birth and growth in the Northern Hemisphere.
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STRAY	Honda v. Police Car	2013-02-04 08:01 AM
Instead of "every cloud has a silver lining", how about: "there's a little bit of green in every intersection." Santa Barbara's new slogan?
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COMMENT 370613P	Love Birds	2013-02-04 08:01 AM
Really? Do they mate all year? Time to do a little basic research on birds. Cornell Ornithology is a good place, or even Wikipedia, bur something so you have a basic understanding.
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UPONTHEHILL	Train vs Pedestrian	2013-02-04 08:03 AM
How very sad.
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COMMENT 370616	Metaphysical Mixer/Grand Opening	2013-02-04 08:28 AM
Some people may scoff at this sort of thing, (as I did when I first moved to CA from IL), but I honestly think that there could be something to this sort of thing. I am learning more about the history of human beings on this planet, ancient wisdom lost from great teachers and mystics. Indian Ayurveda at first glance looks like hocus pocus. Learning more about it, it's absolutely astounding how people 3500 years ago knew so much about gem healing and even planetary alignment and health. So much of this wisdom was squelched and has been lost, so today it seems like a bunch of bunk. Now science is even finding that the Great Pyramids were sound healing chambers, that tapped into vibrations that healed the sick! Remember, acupuncture and chiropractic were thought to be quackery when first introduced to this country. Now insurance pays for them! I am open to all possibilities and it's a good place to be.
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COMMENT 370617	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 08:29 AM
594, "He also noted Huynh is charged with a single count of hit-and-run."
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COMMENT 370618	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 08:48 AM
A great idea for contaminated soil is to leave it exposed, so it gets rained on and drains into the watershed. And so when the wind blows it gets in your lungs. Much, much MUCH better idea than putting a new building over it that would keep the soil dry and contained and mitigate risk.
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COMMENT 370619	Tile Work	2013-02-04 08:49 AM
Another for Tileco. Tiled our whole house with them.
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SEEDLADY	Love Birds	2013-02-04 08:53 AM
595 hits the nail on the head. We get to share the Central Coast's rich habitat with many bird species. Things are starting to get noisier in my central coast garden as well. The SB Audubon group has an email newsletter and alerts for unusual sightings, field trips, etc. If you are really interested in knowing more about birds, contact them. Warning, it can be addictive. here is the SB Audubon spring 2013 field trip listing: http://www.santabarbaraaudubon.org/sbasfieldtrips.html
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COMMENT 370621	Lama	2013-02-04 08:57 AM
We had a private DNA test performed on our dog as well. If you read the scientific literature explaining the test it it makes a lot more sense why surprising breeds will show up in your dog's lineage.
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COMMENT 370622	Love Birds	2013-02-04 08:58 AM
613P-People should be able to post questions/observations without the fear of being ridiculed on line.
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COMMENT 370623P	Love Birds	2013-02-04 08:58 AM
613's snide comments are not pleasant. People learn by asking questions. The import of 613's comment seems to be that one cannot ask questions without having an answer.
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COMMENT 370625	DMV Paperwork	2013-02-04 09:08 AM
OP here; thanks for the comments. I am selling an equipment trailer with "Special Equipment" license plates. CA DMV went to "paperless titles" a few years back. Buyer wants to take trailer to Arizona, but will need to show title to bring into Arizona. Local DMV says to fill out Form 4017, “Transfer without Certificate of Title” but this method won’t work for buyer moving equipment out-of-state. So DMV says fill out “Request for Certificate of Title” (the other side of Form 4017) and then wait for title to arrive and then transfer title the old-fashioned way. But two separate agents at DMV Sacramento say they’ve stopped issuing paper titles – they say best I can do is produce a “Bill of Sale” which buyer doesn’t want and so I am confused. Because this involves commercial (not personal) equipment, I did not think AAA would address it; but will find out!
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COMMENT 370624	Love Birds	2013-02-04 09:08 AM
Spring is early due to climate change.
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BEACHBIKER	Tile Work	2013-02-04 09:16 AM
Noe Bailey. She's excellent! Did my kitchen floor and hearth, then the neighbor's new bathroom. She directed me to Margaret at Tileco for excellent advice on type of tile and Noe did the design and labor. Call 805 570 3399.
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COMMENT 370627	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 09:23 AM
This is disgusting. Shame on their entire family.
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COMMENT 370628	Tile Work	2013-02-04 09:23 AM
Cayetano Lopez 845-6257 Probably not the cheapest, but does great custom work. He and his crew "get it". He has a very intuitive design sense.
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REXOFSB	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 09:24 AM
@618 for the win! Yeah, kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it?
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COMMENT 370630	Concerns flow freely at Traffic-Saf...	2013-02-04 09:25 AM
Is Janet Wolf the Supervisor over there, as we aren't getting anything done about our traffic problem in our neighborhood either.
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COMMENT 370631	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 09:29 AM
I lived up the street until recently, and I've always thought the lot should be opened as an "unofficial" parking lot for Super Rica. When people are trying to park or dash across Milpas to get to the restaurant, there are too many close calls. Otherwise, the land should be seeded with native wildflowers.
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COMMENT 370632	Tile Work	2013-02-04 09:31 AM
Tileco! I just did two baths and a kitchen. It's family owned and run.
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COMMENT 370633	Tile Work	2013-02-04 09:38 AM
Another vote for Cayetano Lopez. We just remodeled our entire house and are extremely happy with his work! Very good attention to detail and very easy to work with.
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COMMENT 370634	Tile Work	2013-02-04 09:40 AM
Yep, Tileco has a great selection and speak with Margaret. She helped us immensely after the Tea Fire.
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THUMPER	Bamboo	2013-02-04 09:42 AM
ooooo -- I love her eye-color! and what a crack up... sitting on her tail, LOL!
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COMMENT 370636	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 09:53 AM
Roger, sounds like u got what's going around like wild fire. Mucus, coughing, and the sweats. I've been waking up drenched at night for the past three days. I'm going on a week now with this crap so it's hanging around longer than usual.
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COMMENT 370637	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 09:56 AM
618/REX... yeah, mitigate the risk except to those living in the building.
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COMMENT 370638	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 10:01 AM
Cheech and Chong Doc. "Everything he gets goes up his nose"
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COMMENT 370639P	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 10:08 AM
Lots of rest and fluid Roger and stock up the ipubrofen! The flu is going around, just getting over being sick for over a week myself and know lots of others with those same symptoms. Not fun but it will go away, eventually!
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COMMENT 370641P	Metaphysical Mixer/Grand Opening	2013-02-04 10:14 AM
Ayurveda is a recognized form of traditional Indian medicine. However, people claiming to intercede for you (in exchange for money) with angels and "ascended masters" and such things are delusional at best, charlatans at worst. The website referred here is worth a look; it's almost a parody of these types of things and of the sort of self-awarded "credentials" claimed by those who promote this dubious "wisdom" to the lonely, sad and gullible.
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COMMENT 370640P	Tile Work	2013-02-04 10:14 AM
Nola at NS Ceramic has excellent design sense--you won't find better.
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CABINETMAKER	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 10:18 AM
I believe that the old dairy that used to occupy that lot had an underground fuel tank that was removed when Isador bought the lot. I do not believe that there was any major contamination. He had and may still have dreams of a bigger restaurant but has not had time to pull it together. He let customers park on the lot until the City made demands that were cost prohibitive and Isador just decided to chain it off. It's too bad. It would make a nice community garden, though, if the City would not interfere.
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COMMENT 370643	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 10:26 AM
Exaclty. Shame on their entire family. This was cleary an accident; however, his and his family's response to it has been anything but accidental. Kudos to law enforcement for catching him and here's to hoping that they are severely punished. Had he stopped and done the right thing, I can only imagine he would not have been punished.
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COMMENT 370644	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 10:28 AM
I'm sad this happened, but the guy didn't murder anyone. Yes, he left the scene (hit and run) and concealed evidence. No question he should be prosecuted for those offenses, but stop trying to nail the guy with manslaughter or murder. That's ridiculous. Chavez was drunk and in the middle of the freeway late at night. He was going to killed regardless of who hit him.
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EDHATBARBARA	The body of a diver was found on th...	2013-02-04 10:30 AM
I have been a diver for many years. There are buddies and there are buddies. Some get very complacent and don't stay within a nearby perimeter. There are some who can be distracted easily. I was married to one with whom I often dived and I had an experience in those same waters where kelp ripped off my weight belt and my mask at the same time -- my buddy was nowhere to be found as I struggled. Fortunately, my training was excellent and I didn't panic, so I survived. (And really chewed out my buddy when we surfaced.) No matter how you prepare in advance, stuff happens and its how you deal with it when it does that makes the difference between surviving or not. I've done over 100 dives in lots of places and I just returned from a glorious trip where I dived seven times in 11 days. I'm careful. I'm cautious and because I am, I feel safe. I've heard about people having a heart attack while diving -- I guess if you're going to have one, there couldn't be a more wondrous, beautiful place to have it happen. I'd rather it be there than anywhere.
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EDHATBARBARA	Diver Identified	2013-02-04 10:31 AM
I have been a diver for many years. There are buddies and there are buddies. Some get very complacent and don't stay within a nearby perimeter. There are some who can be distracted easily. I was married to one with whom I often dived and I had an experience in those same waters where kelp ripped off my weight belt and my mask at the same time -- my buddy was nowhere to be found as I struggled. Fortunately, my training was excellent and I didn't panic, so I survived. (And really chewed out my buddy when we surfaced.) No matter how you prepare in advance, stuff happens and its how you deal with it when it does that makes the difference between surviving or not. I've done over 100 dives in lots of places and I just returned from a glorious trip where I dived seven times in 11 days. I'm careful. I'm cautious and because I am, I feel safe. I've heard about people having a heart attack while diving -- I guess if you're going to have one, there couldn't be a more wondrous, beautiful place to have it happen. I'd rather it be there than anywhere.
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EDHATBARBARA	Volunteer Opportunities	2013-02-04 10:37 AM
RSVP lists all kinds of volunteer opportunites. Also, both local hospice organizations have websites and need volunteers who can serve either in clerical or patient care capacities.
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COMMENT 370648P	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 10:39 AM
For a while we had an obnoxious RV person, that would pull the RV up onto the curb and sometimes run right over our water meters. By him doing this, my tap water would be brown with silt for a couple days. I asked him nicely to NOT do that and he started arguing with me, so I called the cops and they gave him a nice ticket for parking on the curb. They wanted to give him other tickets but I talked them outta that. Needless to say, that RV found another place to park.
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COMMENT 370650	The body of a diver was found on th...	2013-02-04 10:41 AM
Ed., I have a husband like that, he does not know the meaning of," having your back". It makes me depressed, because I always cover his six.
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COMMENT 370649	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 10:41 AM
Contaminated, schmaminated - who cares? Something's gotta get you eventually. Get rid of these stifling regulations and let a little guy expand and prosper!
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COMMENT 370651	Diver Identified	2013-02-04 10:44 AM
Among freedivers, almost no one dives in close proximity to a buddy. The article says nothing about SCUBA.
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COMMENT 370652	Hope Ranch Skinny	2013-02-04 10:45 AM
506, the rich are considerate and pleasant? I doubt they are so humble.
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COMMENT 370653	Tile Work	2013-02-04 10:45 AM
Cayetano Lopez completely designed and tiled our new bathroom. His design suggestions were excellent and his crew worked meticulously. And Cayetano was a pleasure to work with.
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COMMENT 370655	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 10:47 AM
I'm with 649. Regulations are bad. Let people do whatever they want.
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COMMENT 370654P	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 10:47 AM
Plus, that obnoxious RV guy, would park too close to our driveway, making it totally impossible to see oncoming traffic when pulling out. On San Andres between Victoria & Micheltorena. I found out from the City that it's very easy to get signs posted "No RV Parking", which would have been my next step, if he hadn't left the area.
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COMMENT 370657	Bicycle Thievery M.O.	2013-02-04 10:53 AM
My decades old univega 10 speed got stolen out of the back yard. I bought a brand new bike and then found a bike sitting against the summerland posting board. It had missing parts and flat tires. Obviously a free bike, I told a fellow nearby about fixing it up for his kid or something. He didn't want it so I threw it into my car. A sheriff in his personal car noticed but did not think twice about it. My friend fixed it up and I gave my new bike to my new son in law, who had his bike stolen on the mesa. It was the same exact model!
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COMMENT 370656	Love Birds	2013-02-04 10:53 AM
No, birds do not mate all year. Most animals' mating season is timed so that the young are born when resources of food are most abundant. But doesn't mean that in some species pairs aren't bonded throughout the year or at least until the young are fledged, in the case of birds, or reared. I'm not 100% sure but only humans can be fertile all year... some apes/primates may mate throughout the year but I'm not sure about being in estes, or fertile, year round. FWIW... there are no dumb questions, only dumb responses.
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COMMENT 370658	Sunrise Over the Fogline	2013-02-04 10:55 AM
I'm just curious how the Picture of the Day was awarded, not to a photo taken or posted on this day but the day before. This was the only photo posted on this day ... why did it get passed over? Not a big deal but it struck me as disingenuous.
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COMMENT 370659P	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 10:56 AM
Enough with the murder/manslaughter stuff! To be charged with either, he would need to have INTENT to kill or at least cause great bodily harm. Even for involuntary manslaughter, he would have had to have been criminally negligent at the very least. He hit and ran. End of story. What he did was wrong, but it was NOT murder.
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COMMENT 370660	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 11:03 AM
I, too, am excited by a regulation-free world ruled by our benevolent corporate overlords. Smog is delicious, you can just taste the particles!
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SHAKEY	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 11:04 AM
Hay Roger, be careful with that bug going around, my son got it a week ago and we gave him aspirin and alot of gatorade and his temp. still went up to 105. His wife got him to the hospital and they gave him something that brought it down quick to 100 . Yeah Roger I said his wife, he got married this weekend , cool huh...
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COMMENT 370663	Tile Work	2013-02-04 11:08 AM
cheryl fontana is fantastic, knows tile and does great designs. she did my bathroom and kitchen; referred her to friends who are thrilled with her knowledge, design sense, and her positive supportive character. contact at /cherylfontanadesign dot com or 805-563-1214
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ROGER DODGER	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 11:14 AM
And here I was thankin about getting an RV...Damn! I'm fightin that cold but I woke up at 3am and Pooh Bear was wiping his SNOT all over my arm.. I stepped on one of his tootsie rolls on the way to the can..The little booger. I've been hearing alot of diffculty breathing calls heard one this morning right next store one of my favorite neighbors but they think he might have had a mild heart attack. The firemen had him walk out to the ambulance, not cool....Sounds like people are really fed up with the RV's they got one in a motel parking lot on upper State street this morning.. As far as kids walking through granny field all it takes is one wacko to change everything with those kids..I'd rather be safe than sorry..Thats why I'm asking about escorts..I think the last time there was a child homicide here was 1981, alls it takes is one wacko and there are a few sleeping out there feel free to check out meganslawca.gov and see if you reconize anyone residents included..Safe than sorry.
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COMMENT 370666	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 11:26 AM
I love the OPEN SPACE. More of it would be great.
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COMMENT 370667	Tile Work	2013-02-04 11:27 AM
We did a remodel a few years back and Tileco was - hands down - the worst company and offered the worst customer service throughout the entire process. They are hardly the only company in town that loses interest in you once they have your money in their hands (although they were the most blatantly obvious about it) but they virtually got everything wrong that they possibly could. Ordered the wrong materials, over-charged us, much of the tile ended up being broken, and deliveries were late or didn't show up at all. And since we had already paid up-front the response or assistance when we needed help was "disinterested" at best. The receipts and invoices they provided used store codes instead of line-item descriptions so it was exceedingly difficult to figure things out. I could go on but my blood boils just thinking about it, even years later. Maybe they treat contractors or subcontractors better than Joe and Jane Q. Public like us, but caveat emptor with Tileco!
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COMMENT 370669	Sunrise Over the Fogline	2013-02-04 11:36 AM
Yes, definitely think this should be a picture of the day. Love it !
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COMMENT 370670P	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 11:38 AM
Seconding 618 for the win! Leakage from gasoline tanks from gas stations, former dry cleaning locations, and other "normal" activities are our most prolific "super fund" environmentally contaminated sites. Friends who are professionals in the environmental field say that many former corner gas stations require obscenely expensive clean up when they cease operations. It is insane that the regulations and laws are such that whoever the current owner is, is stuck with financial responsibility for clean up ... and that's why so many contaminated sites just sit. It's cheaper and more logical to do nothing than to risk being inundated with clean-up regulations and bills before you can even begin to use the land.
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COMMENT 370671	The Gazebo	2013-02-04 11:40 AM
Is this the same Sam Salario famous for his many community service volunteer activities ?
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COMMENT 370672	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 11:41 AM
Jelly bean up nose. Ahhh.... sweet memories of youth. Antidote = give victim glass of milk, then tell funny "knock-knock" joke. Laughter forces milk out nose, flushing out jelly bean. Problem solved.
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EDHATBARBARA	The body of a diver was found on th...	2013-02-04 11:44 AM
@650 -- please note the use of past tense. ;^D
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COMMENT 370674P	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 11:49 AM
my daughter got a red hot stuck up her nose once. She has never touched one since!
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MICHELE	Train vs Pedestrian	2013-02-04 11:51 AM
So terribly sad. Every time I hear the train horns, I cringe in fear that someone is getting hit. Just wondering if trains sound their horns only at someone or something on the tracks, or if they also honk for other reasons, like at intersections in general.
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COMMENT 370677	Volunteer Opportunities	2013-02-04 11:53 AM
I bet just about any public school would welcome your help in the library. I know my daughter's elementary school relies almost exclusively on volunteers to staff their library.
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COMMENT 370676	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 11:53 AM
A murder charge is so far beyond an overreach by the DA, that to even contemplate it here is preposterous.
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COMMENT 370679	Motorcyclists Down	2013-02-04 12:08 PM
462 here. I was telling my boyfriend about this after I arrived in Ventura and he was on the freeway by our house (Goleta) about five minutes before me. He saw a black cafe racer driving aggressively who was wearing what I saw on the rider(small blk helmet, green tshirt, no jacket). This rider was going around 120 mph, forced a car into the shoulder and was driving with no hands. There's a chance it might not be the same guy, but it seems like it was. Any updates?
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COMMENT 370680	Goleta Surfing Update	2013-02-04 12:15 PM
It was fun to see my grandson, Sam Harden, in some of these pictures..Grandma was proud. Tom had just sent it to me here in Baja, and I was sending it out all over the world to my surfing friends, some who visit San Miguel for surfing and competitions. At 76 years old, I still get a kick out of watching the surfers. But yes, it is cold here too.
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COMMENT 370681	Tile Work	2013-02-04 12:18 PM
Adan Arellaga is our tiler/ carpenter 252-5428. We've worked with him on remodels for 8 years. Working in the industry all the time, he knows the codes. He advised us to change our marble fireplace design, because he said, "In Montecito they do it this way". He remodeled a kitchen for us in 21 days in his spare time. He advised me how much weight the countertops could hold. He made sure the dish washer could get in and out. He spent 2 hours with me laying out the kitchen countertop and splash stone grain flow and marking where each piece was going to go 1st. NS Ceramic,Tileco, Tile Encounters, Jack's Kitchens are good to talk to about design and what is new on the market. Take measurements and try to define your design style before you start. For larger tile purchases I buy in LA - StoneMart, or any of the tile warehouses along the Anaheim train tracks called "tile mile".
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COMMENT 370682P	Honda v. Police Car	2013-02-04 12:19 PM
lol @FLICKA.   A blase chapter in the tale of tragic Geezers Gone Wild. Sordid history of judgmental, off-topic drive-bys, elitist rants, and Pot meets Kettle. Also a huge enthusiast of Band Wagon Carriage Co. Loves to rub elbows with the imagined hoi polloi online. A tall glass of water and Metamucil before bedtime may help.
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COMMENT 370683	Tile Work	2013-02-04 12:36 PM
Another vote for Nola at NS Ceramic. She has the most extensive showroom in town - if she doesn't have it, she can get it. And her customer service is outstanding. She has a wonderful design sense and works very closely with most local installers who do quality work. She comes highly recommended.
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COMMENT 370684	Motorcyclists Down	2013-02-04 12:48 PM
I do hope the rider is ok. Unlike the accident on the 33 this weekend where the only part you could see of the rider were his socks sticking out from under the yellow tarp.
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COMMENT 370685	ASAP Cat	2013-02-04 12:48 PM
Call them.
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COMMENT 370686	ASAP Cat	2013-02-04 12:59 PM
No, I don't know. I'd call them and ask. That should do the trick.
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COMMENT 370687P	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 01:00 PM
What do readers recommend as a solution for "contaminated" sites? It's easy to be critical, harder to offer workable, fair solutions. Is it known for certain why the area next to Super Rica is empty?
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CATMOM	ASAP Cat	2013-02-04 01:03 PM
That was Bertha, and they reported on Facebook that she was adopted this week! There are still many other wonderful cats waiting for their forever homes. I don't know if this link will work, but if not, go to ASAP's Facebook page or web site for pictures of adoptable cats: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151366272004525.500254.69755209524&type=1
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COMMENT 370689	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 01:08 PM
I keep thinking that if the driver had just stopped then none of this would have happened. That split second decision heaped more and more misery on the driver and his family not to mention the anguish of the young man's family. All of it is sad.
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COMMENT 370690	Sunset at Gaviota Pier	2013-02-04 01:10 PM
Y'all take some really pretty pictures - thank you. I worked all day yesterday - I'm glad that others were out doing something constructive/creative too.
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COMMENT 370691P	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 01:15 PM
689 - if the driver had stopped then none of what would have happened? Obviously, he couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the young man. So, THAT still would have happened. People, when someone is walking in the middle of the freeway in the middle of the night, they are going to get hit. Simple fact.
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COMMENT 370693	Train vs Pedestrian	2013-02-04 01:25 PM
MICHELE, if I remember correctly they sound the horn any time there is a road crossing the tracks
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COMMENT 370694	Tile Work	2013-02-04 01:30 PM
What do you know, we already have a tile referral on the Edhat referral page! I'll say it again, Jason Dave with California Custom Tile 805-565-8453, 805-701-8453. I guess Edhat is OK with resurrecting this topic frequently. Always the same info given. Broken record... Tile Co outright lied to me about the tile I bought for the job Jason and his crew did in my house. I specifically was shopping for a tile with color throughout it, in case it got chipped I wanted it to not look so obvious. They assured me the tile I chose had color throughout. Nope. I won't bring them my business again.
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COMMENT 370695	Going Up	2013-02-04 01:36 PM
That is well beyond the foundation stage. The slabs are poured and the structures are started.
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COMMENT 370697	Going Up	2013-02-04 01:43 PM
Remind me what they are building again? A parking garage?
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COMMENT 370698	Train vs Pedestrian	2013-02-04 01:45 PM
Wish they would put the train in a tunnel under the freeway, as long as they were adding a third lane.
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COMMENT 370699P	ASAP Cat	2013-02-04 01:49 PM
Since we're giving ASAP a plug, the best one-stop shopping for rescue pets locally is Overpass Road (off Patterson near the 101), where you'll also find the Santa Barbara Humane Society, county Animal Services, BUNS and DAWG. Hope I mentioned all the rescue organizations on this street.
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COMMENT 370700	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 01:49 PM
Kaiser isn't really that great. Consider it a good thing we don't have it here. If they are good at all, it is in really large cities, not areas like ours. Cottage is very powerful and probably does keep competitors at bay. Have you noticed the monopoly yet? If someone had proof, it would only be that they are the only hospital ranging from Carp to SYV and have purchased the only other viable hospitals or clinics. It would be nice to have some competition since that breeds expertise and choice. But Kaiser aint it.
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COMMENT 370701	Sunset at Gaviota Pier	2013-02-04 01:51 PM
Pretty pictures. At the bar we went to watch the the game, there were just as many women as men. And the women were screaming at the screen louder than the men during touchdowns (and outages!) It's a bit outdated to say it's a man's "holiday" don't you think?
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COMMENT 370703	Going Up	2013-02-04 01:55 PM
Mixed use development. Retail/condos and a public market. Google Alma del Pueblo.
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COMMENT 370705	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:02 PM
Stop blaming Cottage for everything for Pete's sake. Kaiser acquires it's way into communities. They are a large organization and thus have heavy overhead. To make their model work they need to own a nearby Hospital and then affiliate medical providers who become part of their HMO. As an HMO doctors acquire patients on a capitation basis. Most in Santa Barbara Have insurance which affiliate with a PPO (Preferred Provider Network) that allows patients to see their own MD's. In Kaiser, you see Kaiser MDs who refer to Kaiser specialists and Kaiser Hospitals. Personally, I prefer choice.
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COMMENT 370706	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 02:06 PM
Expanding Super Rica won't make their food any better.
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COMMENT 370707	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:11 PM
Kaiser is vastly superior to anything in Santa Barbara right now, but the problem is that Kaiser's system requires a large member base to work. SB is just too small of a town to support a Kaiser facility. Maybe someday, as LA creeps north, we'll have access to Kaiser's superior system and be able to dump these local yokel doctors. For now, I travel to Ventura to use Kaiser's facilities because I don't want to be butchered by some incompetent local provider.
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COMMENT 370708	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:11 PM
Historically there has never been logging in the area (Kaiser started from a logging company) and we are not a major metropolitan center. Why would they come here? Too small of a market.
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COMMENT 370709	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:15 PM
Seconded 700, Kaiser is nothing to swoon over.
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COMMENT 370711	Sunset at Gaviota Pier	2013-02-04 02:19 PM
Thanks 701-What other male holidays are there? Dont say fathers day, because, if you dont have kids....
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COMMENT 370712	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:19 PM
The Cottage monopoly is relatively new. Even a few years ago, Sansum/SBMC were independent and there were three hospitals in Santa Barbara /Goleta. Cottage has gobbled them all up. Had Kaiser wanted to buy the Catholic hospital (can't remember which saint it was named for) a few years ago when Cottage bought it and tore it down, presumably they could have. One reason we have fewer HMO's in Santa Barbara is the high cost of real estate here--space costs more so they can't make enough of a profit.
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AUNTIE S.	Train vs Pedestrian	2013-02-04 02:22 PM
I'm reading this on Monday, after I read the News-Press article, so it's pretty obvious that this was a suicide. Poor man - someone must be very desperate not only to commit suicide but to do it this way.
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COMMENT 370714	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:29 PM
Kaiser really needs a hospital to be successful, and Cottage and Sansum have teamed up to keep Kaiser out of the area. I think Kaiser was at one point in negotiations to acquire Sansum but it fell through.
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COMMENT 370716P	Going Up	2013-02-04 02:36 PM
I'm confused. They wouldn't tear down the Arlington Theater would they? They just had the Film Festival there too. I can't seem to find my direction from the pictures.
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ROGER DODGER	Sunset at Gaviota Pier	2013-02-04 02:39 PM
Ha, Ha, Ha..I like Football but not all the time and I don't consider it My Holiday...
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AUNTIE S.	Tile Work	2013-02-04 02:43 PM
I guess it's getting old by now, but I'll cast my vote for Tileco too. I bought the tile for two projects and they recommended a very good but little known tile setter.
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COMMENT 370720	Going Up	2013-02-04 02:45 PM
And speaking of going up, the Cabrillo Business Park at Los Carneros and Hollister has its foundations poured, and the first structures are starting to rise up.
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ROGER DODGER	Train vs Pedestrian	2013-02-04 02:46 PM
The guy wanted to die and he wanted to go fast. It's too bad he choose to end his life in this way and make other people victims. He could have had all kinds of heavy stuff going on in his head, he coulda been ill.. Dog Bless him..
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COMMENT 370722	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 02:47 PM
Costco has really good Jalepeno cheese ones
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COMMENT 370723	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 02:49 PM
Make them yourself. la Bella Rosa bakery on the westside sells vegetarian masa.
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AUNTIE S.	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:49 PM
Cottage is the giant, mega-octopus in town. What a shame to have lost St. Francis and looking like we're losing Goleta Valley Community Hospital too.
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COMMENT 370727	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 02:54 PM
Trader Joe's has cheese and Cheese and Chilli variety in frozen foods section
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COMMENT 370726	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:54 PM
What do you mean we are losing Goleta Valley Hospital? It is owned by Cottage and they are adding on to it.
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COMMENT 370728	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 02:56 PM
Trader Joes has the best ones in my opinion.
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COMMENT 370730	Bicycle Thievery M.O.	2013-02-04 02:57 PM
Piece of rubber under the kickstand, and a wire to a UL approved cattle fence charger. Oh...don't forget salt and water on ground around bike.
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COMMENT 370729P	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 02:57 PM
I recently reread his obit and I have to wonder how he found the time to be on the freeway what with all of the wonderful things he was touted to have, do, and be. Surely he must have known better than to be drunk at any time, but not to be drunk AND on the freeway whether by foot or in a vehicle at any time. Let's just hope none of the kids he was mentoring decides to follow in his shoes. It just does not make any sense to me. If we know he was drunk, I am sure he wasn't alone. Someone out there knows the truth. Please come forward and restore his good name. As for the casino, with their security system they were able to account where and when my ex was there following me, and helped me to get a restraining order.
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COMMENT 370732	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 02:58 PM
Costco has the best ones in my opinion.
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COMMENT 370731	Going Up	2013-02-04 02:58 PM
They aren't doing anything with the Arlington, 716. Nothing to worry about. It's simply occupying the old Safeway/Vons lot.
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COMMENT 370733	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 02:58 PM
Boy, hard to believe that anyone would trust Kaiser's doctors over Sansum's. Look at the credentials and then judge for yourself. Kaiser is a medical mill...they bumped my uncle out before clearing up a serious lung infection (tubes and half dead) out before time and he died two days later. The other doctors couldn't believe it. Nor could the nurses who are even better judges of when a person is really ready to leave or not!!!
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SUMMERTIME	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 03:01 PM
I was on Kaiser for 30 years before I moved back home to SB - I loved it! But, I do find that Samsum is very similiar to Kaiser....
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COMMENT 370735	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:02 PM
I make excellent chili & cheese.
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COMMENT 370737	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:10 PM
Daniel's bakery on De La Vina (above Alamar) has a sign in their window saying they have cheese tamales. No idea if they are truly vegetarian though.
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COMMENT 370738	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:13 PM
rudy's rajas tamales are my favorite!
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COMMENT 370739	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 03:14 PM
@726, Cottage is rebuidling Goleta Valley due to new seismic requirements. They will be tearing down the old building once the new one is complete. The new hospital will actually be smaller than the old one, but provide more acute and specialized care.
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COMMENT 370740	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 03:16 PM
Get some good recommendations on chiropractors.
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COMMENT 370741P	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:28 PM
Darn-now I'm hungry for a tamale!
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COMMENT 370742	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:31 PM
I'll 'third' that opinion about Trader Joe's tamales. DONT microwave them-steam them in a steamer for 20 minutes-perfecto! and dont waste time on the Chicken tamales-blehhh
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COMMENT 370743	ASAP Cat	2013-02-04 03:35 PM
Thanks to all for the updates and suggestions. I'm glad to hear that Bertha found a home.
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COMMENT 370744	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 03:36 PM
Those who say that Kaiser isn't great don't have experience with the system or at least recent experience. I was so sad to lose Kaiser when we came to SB and drove to Ventura for a year before switching plans. I miss the efficiency, standard of care, extensive wellness course offerings, wellness coaching (free), and of course, my doctor. It's not for everyone and if you have difficulty taking personal responsibility for your health or advocating for your health it is probably not a good fit. I was told that Kaiser bought some land in Santa Barbara last year, but couldn't find anything about it online. Will keep crossing fingers.
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COMMENT 370745	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 03:38 PM
Dr. Meller at the Medcenter, upper State Street. Important: He has partners so be sure to ask which days will he be there.
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EDHATBARBARA	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 03:38 PM
I've been seeing a wonderful chiropractor in Ventura for years. Her name is Delia Gorey: 658-7136. Highly recommend her services; she is most gentle, knowledgeable and good at what she does. Definitely worth the drive. 658-7136. Tell her that I recommended her to you and she'll make room for you in her schedule. Barbara Liss.
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COMMENT 370748	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:47 PM
Los agaves maybe
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COMMENT 370750	Hope Ranch Skinny	2013-02-04 03:50 PM
Being polite is nothing to do with humility. In fact why the humble label? Sounds ingratiating and squeegy. And a successful person attaining the level of "rich" is not likely to be either of those!.
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COMMENT 370749	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:50 PM
A good place or a good tamale?
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COMMENT 370751	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 03:52 PM
744, I have recent experience with Kaiser (and I've got a background in medicine) and I disagree completely with the idea that Kaiser is good at all. I also completely disagree with your dismissal of their problems as being people refusing to take responsibility for their own health. Kaiser's very objective shortcomings don't boil down to personal responsibilities. Also, Kaiser buying land in SB is an urban legend dating back to the early 90s. Sorry!
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COMMENT 370753P	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 03:55 PM
Kaiser did not start from a logging company. Jeez, of all the misinformation here, I don't know why that one bugged me.
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COMMENT 370755	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:57 PM
723, that wasn't the question. If they wanted to make the tamales themselves, I would assume they would have just made them and not asked the question to begin with. Why do some people feel the need to answer questions that aren't asked in the first place? OP, I second 737's suggestion about Daniel's and also I agree with those who say the TJ's cheese tamales are pretty good, too. Nothing close to authentic, but pretty darn good!
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COMMENT 370756	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 03:59 PM
Do you have any Mexican friends? I have dozens of them, and no fewer than 4 of them have family members that make tamales (cheese and others). Ask around. These homemade tamales put Costco and Trader Joe's tamales to shame...and they cost less.
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COMMENT 370757P	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 04:00 PM
I used to get frequent jolts of mind numbing pain from my lower back down to my left knee. This is a carry-over from an old auto accident at least two decades old. What has helped me to keep them at bay are Pilates stretches. I don't do Pilates- just the stretches. The incidents of these surges of white-hot pain has decreased to less than once a year, probably. I started the stretches about ten years after the accident. I can honestly state that in my own situation, the stretches helped more so than any of the treatments or pills I was prescribed for the first ten years after the injury. BTW, people hauling things in the backs of your trucks or on trailers, tie that mess down. Your belongings being dropped in front of the car behind you on the highway can have devastating consequences all around.
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COMMENT 370758	Lack of Kaiser Permanente Facilitie...	2013-02-04 04:04 PM
Actually, 753P, while you're absolutely right that they were never a logging company, they did start as a shipyard building and a dam making company - not strictly as a hospital or health care provider. They later split up into a bunch of different companies that partially formed a consortium that gave the first HMO "style" heatlhcare to dam builders and contracted union members in the building trade. I'm guessing the person who thinks they are a logging company originally got confused while briefly doing a google search. Their headquarters are in Oakland (or used to be) in an old logging mill building. It's like playing that old kids' game telephone for some people on this site!
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COMMENT 370761	Empty Lot	2013-02-04 04:07 PM
@LEAHKING- Thanks!
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COMMENT 370760	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 04:07 PM
756, what is your point? That out of dozens of Mexican friends, 4 make great tamales? Cool story. But the question still remains where to buy them! I can't imagine asking my Mexican friends (and I AM half Mexican) to make me tamales every week. I don't understand why this question is so hard for some people to get!
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COMMENT 370762	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 04:13 PM
729p, Sorry but you seem to know a lot of stuff without actually knowing anything. People get drunk alone. How can you be sure he wasn't alone? That makes no sense and is just you deciding something on your own. People make mistakes. They don't deserve to pay with their lives. It's much more likely people who knew this man were unaware of his troubles and would never follow in his footsteps, as you say. Your personal story has nothing to do with this one. I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, I only mean it to be honest with you....we're not talking about you OR your assumptions about this case. We're talking about the facts insofar as we know them here.
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COMMENT 370763	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 04:15 PM
Mellor at Med Center? NO!! Go find a primary care doctor, let him/her diagnose you and refer you for further tests (eg.: MRI) Also, a prescription for physical theray is a great call too. It could be muscular or disc related. Also, not to scare you but it can be a sign of a much more serious illness. Find a GP and get seen asap.
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COMMENT 370764	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 04:17 PM
Please try to get a referral from your regular GP, if you have one. OR a friend you trust. As you can see, everyone has a differing opinion on good doctors. 763's comment is scary, but if you have had acute back pain for a few weeks it's unlikely to be a sign of anything other than straightforward muscle pain that can be sorted out. A serious illness is unlikely. (Get off the internet before some else really scares you and you don't get any further looking for help. Good luck!)
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COMMENT 370766	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 04:28 PM
Same thing happened to me, I went to a chiropractor, which did not help. They used up all my insurance visits then finally sent me for MRI. I had a bad disc and could have avoided months of pain if I had insisted on getting an MRI in the first place. You need to know exactly what is wrong, then seek treatment.
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COMMENT 370767P	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 04:34 PM
For a Chiropractor - Lance Schroeder - 692-8686. He is on Patterson near the 101 exit. He will be honest and tell you if he cannot fix it and what he thinks you need to do.
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COMMENT 370768	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 04:36 PM
Dr. Richard Kahmann, Santa Barbara Orthopedic Group.
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ROGER DODGER	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 04:37 PM
11,12,13,
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ROGER DODGER	Coastal Gusts	2013-02-04 04:47 PM
I love the wind...
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COMMENT 370772	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 04:48 PM
Never ever go to a chiropractor first if you have such serious back pain. None of them have an MRI machine. Some have xray equipment, but disk and muscle problems cannot be diagnosed on an xray. As 766 says, find out EXACTLY what is wrong, THEN use PT/Chiro if warranted. The doctors at the Sansum clinic are more than capable of diagnosing your problem.
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COMMENT 370774	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 04:52 PM
Call Santa Barbara Orthopedic, across from cottage hospital downtown -- my family has received great care from them!
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REXOFSB	Coastal Gusts	2013-02-04 04:59 PM
Roger, I'm with you 100% on that. I LOVE the wind--as long I don't have to be outdoors in it.
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STRAY	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 05:02 PM
We've enjoyed dozens of tamales made locally from a new business "Food For My Soul." They're tamales made like they're made in Belize. Delicious! http://www.foodformysoul.net/tamales/
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COMMENT 370777	Hope Ranch Skinny	2013-02-04 05:04 PM
LOL. After reading 506's post I'm laughing at the thought of an irate mob of elitists throwing an octogenarian into the surf because she can't remember the trash pickup day.
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CHERIDIANE	Sunset at Gaviota Pier	2013-02-04 05:04 PM
Psst, I think of it as a male day, even if females are also hollering. It's all aggression and fist pumping. The streets were quiet. You took advantage of the day beautifully. What stunningly exquisite pictures you took.
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COMMENT 370779	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 05:09 PM
All I can say is, please go see an actual medical doctor, ie Orthopaedist. NOT a chiropractor.
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COMMENT 370780P	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 05:10 PM
I found a book very helpful... "Oh My Aching Back". Depending on what the symptoms are, will be critical as far as what you do on a daily basis. Yoga helps me a lot. Easy soft stretching. No twisting of any kind. Mindful of how you sleep, sit, stand. Exercise, especially your stomach muscles, which hold your back in place. Do you have any idea how you hurt your back? Why is it hurting and what things seem to make it worse?
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COMMENT 370781	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 05:11 PM
772 is absolutely correct. I knew someone who had severe back pain who had been going to a chiropractor, the problem turned out to be a very serious one that no amount of chiropractic would have solved. Find out what is actually "wrong" before you allow anyone to treat you. Your primary care doctor should give you a referral. If you are a man your doctor may want to do a PSA, which is something men should probably have done when they are having back pain that doesn't go away. Good luck, I am sure you will find the solution.
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COMMENT 370782	T-shirt Quilts	2013-02-04 05:13 PM
My buddy's wife made him one, but I don't think she'd appreciate me pimping her out.
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BURNTTHISTLE	ASAP Cat	2013-02-04 05:17 PM
So when refering to the ASPCA in Santa Barbara, would that be the same as The Humane Society?
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SOIREE	T-shirt Quilts	2013-02-04 05:26 PM
try maria. her shop is across the street from the trader joes on de la vina.
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COMMENT 370785P	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 06:03 PM
Chiropractic is great. It's almost as good as a placebo.
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COMMENT 370786	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 06:05 PM
I went to her in the mid 1980s, she told me I would "be moving closer to water". Shortly thereafter I got a job as a 'live in'--there was a swimming pool outside my bedroom window....draw your own conclusions......
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COMMENT 370787	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 06:07 PM
Dr. James Weston...a fantastic Chiropractor and also is a radiologist. He is knowledgeable about all aspects of back health and knows when chiropractics will help and when it wont. He is more holistic than medicine based, but will refer you to an MD if that is what is better for you. Please call him for a consultation. he saved my daughters back after a sledding accident. Good luck to you....
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COMMENT 370788	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 06:19 PM
Someone paid for me to go to her some years ago and I was told that I'd be extremely successful and would....."live by the water." Retired at 52 and have a house near the Rincon and a condo in Carmel. Mostly though I think readings are a pile. In my case I was already in the dough and had my place in Carmel. Thank you Microsoft and Cisco Systems!!
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COMMENT 370789	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 06:24 PM
A chiropractor can ruin your back and cause a muscle imbalance that can takes weeks or months to undo....if you're lucky. Try going to a regular doctor for a referral and then seeing where that takes you. You might need an MRI or you might not. Please, don't do stretches or yoga til you know for sure what is up in there. A good osteopath or physical therapist can also assess your pain and symptoms.
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COMMENT 370790	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 06:25 PM
Only Amy Wickman, MD at Alta Orthopedics will ever be permitted to diagnose our backs!!! She is outstanding (dual orthopedic and neurology for spine)and is not cut happy.
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COMMENT 370791	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 06:26 PM
770, 760 here. I see what you mean, now. And fwiw, I didn't think anything was removal-worthy on your comment. But I think there were plenty of good suggestions here.
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COMMENT 370792	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 06:37 PM
786, thanks for the laugh! Boy I needed that.
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COMMENT 370793	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 06:54 PM
The lady that sold in my neighborhood had the best cheese tamales. She rolled around with a baby stroller. Lift up the blanket and there was a pot of hot tamales! 3 for $5. Potato toacos were good too. She prolly got caught... I haven't seen her in a long time. Where are you tamale lady?! TAMALES! TAMALES!
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COMMENT 370794	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 06:55 PM
691P - I think you know what 689 meant - if the driver had stopped, this would have been a blip on the radar - sad but true. And, BTW, at that hour of the night, your chances of not getting hit improve considerably...not advocating freeway walking or anything.
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DANOO7	Sunset at Gaviota Pier	2013-02-04 06:56 PM
Really nice photos.
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ROGER DODGER	Injury Traffic Accident	2013-02-04 06:58 PM
Fire, Medics, SBPD Responding..
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COMMENT 370798	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 07:01 PM
Dr. Wickman is an Orthopedic Surgeon. I don't get why people would see a surgeon before they know what is wrong with their back!! I can't believe the answers here. Try out a GP, if you can't find a good one, try Dr. Hubbell at Sansum. Then get your referrals from that point. Sheesh!
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COMMENT 370797P	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 07:01 PM
In the 90's I went to the one on Milpas St. Complete waste of money. I felt like a bigger fool than before I went in there.
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COMMENT 370799	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 07:03 PM
I think people only feel like fools if they go in thinking they are going to get a real reading rather than something entertaining and kinda fun. She's cool, her daughter is cool (or, whomever the other Rosinka is.) Guys, it's not REAL. It's FUN!
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COMMENT 370800	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 07:13 PM
97P you were not a fool at all, a fool would have gone back a second time.
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COMMENT 370801	Vegetarian Cheese Tamales	2013-02-04 07:17 PM
Call the Natural Cafe on State St or in Goleta. Theirs are vegetarian and I think they can make them just the way *you* like them. If you are looking for a retail store that sells them, I second Costco or TJ's.
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COMMENT 370802	Coastal Gusts	2013-02-04 07:18 PM
More wind than rain.
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COMMENT 370803P	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 07:22 PM
@799- I believe that some people possess certain gifts that most people do not; it's kind of like having one window open in your house when all of the others are closed---stuff is gonna come in; whether you like it or not. It depends on what one does with that "gift". And, yes, sometimes gifts can be a curse. Can be really scary. My mother has it full-blown; me: only about 90%.
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COMMENT 370804	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 07:26 PM
Another vote for Dr. Wickman!!! She and her staff are great, friendly and knowledgeable. She took the time to explain what she thought was causing my back pain, she ordered an MRI and physical therapy. She saw me a week later to confirm what she thought was causing my pain. So yes, I did see her first and had a comfortable experience with the Alta Orthopaedic team.
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COMMENT 370806	Tile Work	2013-02-04 07:30 PM
Filemon Hernandez. 331-3411. Attention to detail. Does the best job I've seen on the prep: floating walls and waterproofing. Things line up.
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COMMENT 370805P	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 07:30 PM
Have been curious, unadventuresome to go in, but Madame Rosinka must be doing something right - she has one of the longest running businesses in town. She must have seen that future correctly.
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COMMENT 370807	Love Birds	2013-02-04 07:33 PM
Maybe the cooing is from the Eurasian Collared Doves. They are relatively new arrivals. This is the first year I've seen them in my yard.
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COMMENT 370808	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 07:34 PM
dr brisby,very honest and he knows what hes doing.
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ROGER DODGER	Coastal Gusts	2013-02-04 07:35 PM
Good!
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ROGER DODGER	Injury Traffic Accident	2013-02-04 07:35 PM
That was all I heard.
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ROGER DODGER	Super Bowl Sunday Sunset	2013-02-04 07:36 PM
Nice..
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COMMENT 370812P	6:02 Leaves the Station	2013-02-04 07:39 PM
More black and white pictures please. Thank you, Mr. Fechtman.
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REXOFSB	Super Bowl Sunday Sunset	2013-02-04 07:50 PM
I love it! The young dude looks like the hood ornament from a '38 Packard. Very nice!
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PAMSB	Super Bowl Sunday Sunset	2013-02-04 07:57 PM
That is my favorite picture EVER! Really, it is excellent, Brian. Should be a poster for "JOY!"
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COMMENT 370819P	ASAP Cat	2013-02-04 08:00 PM
I don't think there's an ASPCA in Santa Barbara. But there are some similarities in the full name of the national association and the local humane society.
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COMMENT 370820	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 08:08 PM
I wasted three years on chiropractors and physical therapists. I was finally referred to Dr. Alan Moelleken (this was about 14 years ago). He eventually operated on my back and since then I have led an active life, free from debilitating pain and the misery it engenders. I realize that he's had some bad press in the recent past but he's an excellent surgeon.
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COMMENT 370821P	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 08:14 PM
The future that was seen: A fool and his money are soon parted.
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COMMENT 370823P	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 08:19 PM
That is Roger's brand. He has a following. That following is a benefit for the site. To eliminate that following would be a step backwards. Now, as far as appealing to those that don't like his posts, why not write the site operators and ask to become a daily blogger.You could get your name on the navigation bar to the left. If you posted your pic along with your posts, we'd either honk and wave when we see you on the streets or honk and give you the finger. Roger provides a wonderful service and he does it with humor. I appreciate that.
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COMMENT 370824P	Scanner Reports 2-4-13	2013-02-04 08:23 PM
Toilet humor. And his picture is where???? I want to acknowledge him when I see him.
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DANOO7	Super Bowl Sunday Sunset	2013-02-04 08:28 PM
I think it's awesome!
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COMMENT 370826	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 08:45 PM
821p: you are SO RIGHT!!!! A fool will throw his money at a bet; a winner will throw his money at the hand that he knows will win. I always told my son: "Never ask a question that you don't already know the answer to; also, never ask a question if you think you may not like the answer. ".
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PURPLERIDER	Super Bowl Sunday Sunset	2013-02-04 08:45 PM
The Karate Kid Returns.. Great image.
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COMMENT 370828	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 08:51 PM
I saw Dr. Curatalo (neurologist) for my lower back injury. Turns out it was a bulging disc at L4/L5. The MRI was done at Pueblo Radiology and confirmed the bad disc. I was sent to physical therapy at Hayashida PT. Rob Sparrow worked with me for about 2 months to overcome the pain and strengthen my core. Have had minor recurrance but now I know how to manage & prevent the problem. Many back specialists won't take you if you're a first timer with a disc problem. As painful as they can be, things like bulging/slipped/herniated discs are a dime a dozen ... although the OP didn't provide any specifics so we don't know exactly what his/her issue is.
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COMMENT 370829P	Where was it?	2013-02-04 09:15 PM
OK. I give up!?!?
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COMMENT 370830P	Tile Work	2013-02-04 09:17 PM
Jason Dave at California Custom Tile is great to work with, his tile work is pure art and I love his design sense. He is a competent general contractor as well. 805-701-8453.
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LOUWHO?	Goleta Surfing Update	2013-02-04 09:21 PM
Amazing photos!! Thanks for sharing!
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COMMENT 370832P	Where was it?	2013-02-04 09:50 PM
I think it is the La Patera Ranch. I was especially intrigued by the penmanship; I have noticed a correlation of German and the Scandinavian languages. I especially noted that the author recorded the date in the American fashion.
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ROGER DODGER	Suicidal Subject	2013-02-04 09:58 PM
The actual call :Suicidal Subject on the roof of the California Hotel. SBPD Requesting engine with ladder..
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ROGER DODGER	Shots Fired	2013-02-04 10:01 PM
SBPD checking area.
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ROGER DODGER	Shots Fired	2013-02-04 10:07 PM
Possible gang actitvy.. in the area..
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ROGER DODGER	Suicidal Subject	2013-02-04 10:15 PM
Truck one cancelled all must be well OoooooI got gas..
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COMMENT 370837P	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 10:23 PM
The original posting asked for appropriate stories regarding visits at Mme. Rosinka's. The door has been open at the wharf location and I've been afraid what might be said about the future, true or not. As for fools and money parted am certain there are many, many stories of local businesses who have parted money from fools; that might be a separate topic.
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ROGER DODGER	Shots Fired	2013-02-04 10:25 PM
Haven't turd anymore for awhile...Everything must be A-OK..
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ROGER DODGER	Shots Fired	2013-02-04 10:32 PM
Report of people yelling in the area of Del Monte and San Pasqual..
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COMMENT 370840P	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 10:49 PM
Consorting with Madams? Not usually considered a good idea. You might catch something, a delusion perhaps?
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COMMENT 370841P	Back to the Future	2013-02-04 11:03 PM
I went to see her on the wharf with a friend and she told me I would live well into my 80's, have many children and even more grandchildren. I would also be married within a few years and "in production" fairly quickly. This was in the late 80's. Not one thing she mentioned has happened. Never married, no children, fewer grandchildren. Everytime I go by there on the wharf she is closed. Does anyone remember when she had that glorious bird out there and someone took it? Think she knew where to find it?!
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BULLSEYEB	Super Bowl Sunday Sunset	2013-02-04 11:12 PM
Love this! :)
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COMMENT 370843P	Lower Back Specialist	2013-02-04 11:16 PM
I'm not a fan of quackoprators but will say I feel recovered and healed by the Foundation exercises. There is a video of the 12min routine on YouTube.
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COMMENT 370844P	Going Up	2013-02-04 11:17 PM
703. Thanks for answering my questions without making me feel foolish or stupid unlike (it seems to be around 90% of) the other people who post here.
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COMMENT 370845P	A prosecutor says that the hit-and-...	2013-02-04 11:22 PM
762......um.....Ok.
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BEACHBIKER	ASAP Cat	2013-02-04 11:22 PM
ASAP rocks!
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STREETPAINTER	Where was it?	2013-02-04 11:51 PM
This where my parents met on the pistol range and now the SB County Education and Fire HQ.
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