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ANIMALLISTNER	Here Kitty, Kitty!	2012-06-29 01:16 AM
Hi Kate, Thank you from the bottom of my heart for adopting these 2 special fur babies. From the moment we met, I immediatly knew that you are the "pur"fect human for Hank and Sophie. Please keep our team, as well as Edhat subscribers posted as they adjust into their new loving forever home. Hope your other kitties welcome them with open paws. Cheers, and congrats. Now we need to place the little black female kitten that was dumped off in a box on our driveway. Photo's to soon follow. Thank you, Animal Rescue Team, Inc. Julia
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ANIMALLISTNER	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 01:24 AM
Thank Dog for the BEST Santa Barbara Sheriff Department, Search & Rescue Team ever! These amazing men and women are on call 24/7 risking their own lives to help in any situation. Please folks, learn our local hiking trails, as well as the risks of hiking during summer heat, as well as during winter storms.. And keep your dogs at home while getting lost. Thank you SAR!
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COMMENT 292547	Car Mechanics	2012-06-29 06:15 AM
Lang Motors. Took care of two generations of Nissan trucks for me. Not slick or tidy, but knows his stuff, is fair, honest and reasonable.
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COMMENT 292548	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 06:28 AM
Found some info on KSBY site...."technical difficulties."
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COMMENT 292549	Bird Refuge Meeting	2012-06-29 06:29 AM
Wake up and smell the coffee people. Don't waste time with PRC. tell the city council to enact some of the recommendations from the engineering study done a few years back. Oops not a priority and after a few months with nothing done, the smell fades into the breeze till next year. That's how you spell sustainability! Maybe we can sell it to one of the McCaws to use for a yacht berth.
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COMMENT 292550	The City Council is scheduled to de...	2012-06-29 06:39 AM
I have a mute on my tv, my dog, and the wife and kid so the technology does exist. That said, which micro-manager cooked this one up? I have a better idea:'a button that sets the price to the national average. Now that would get overwhelming support.
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COMMENT 292551	More Cuteness	2012-06-29 06:46 AM
I'm interested in taking the black kitten. Could someone email me on how to go about that.
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COMMENT 292552	The Santa Barbara School Board pass...	2012-06-29 06:48 AM
Tracy misrepresents the situation. School employees all belong to the unions. Any money coming into the schools unless they are restricted construction bonds, go to union members to pay for their increasingly costly demands. Parcel money can be spent anyway the school board wants. This means there is more money someplace else that pays for these constantly increasing union benefit. Tracy needs to stop treating voters as stupid. Some of us were educated before teachers unions took over schools and the school boards and before California education was dumbed down by these very teacher union members to the unaccountable mess that it is today.
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COMMENT 292553	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 07:09 AM
Yea S&A team! Yea no one injured! Do you think the 20 something's were "searching" for their MRS Degrees?
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RAINE5360	Here Kitty, Kitty!	2012-06-29 07:11 AM
Congrats to all.
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COMMENT 292555P	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 07:15 AM
Descent?
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SEEDLADY	Down to the Dump	2012-06-29 07:25 AM
Doing the safe removal of mold- and fungus- infected building materials is not for the inexperienced and untrained, if only for their own protection, and for that of the future occupants/owners. Containment of the spores should be maximized, or it can gain a foothold elsewhere. ( *Infectious Disease physician at Stanford) If as the OP states, the mold IS everywhere, and the 'cottage' (tear-down?) is so fully involved it will need to be gutted, hiring a professional, and getting documentation of the work being done to code, will protect the property owner from possible lawsuit exposure, and future occupants from health risk. It says much that the OP did not address safety but only economics.
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LOTUSEATER	$2 Million to GVCH	2012-06-29 07:26 AM
Great, i like GVCH, and have received good care there. NO HELIPORT!! That stays in SB, can we all agree? :)
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COMMENT 292558	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 07:30 AM
the capital of dinial is were insanity meets the sea,
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AQUAHOLIC	La Purisima Mission	2012-06-29 07:31 AM
424 & SEEDLADY.... I agree with both of you, and despite how much fun and joy I get from visiting and photographing these beautiful Missions, I always have a sense of the sadness, sacrifice & pain that went into creating them. This Mission in particular has the footprint of what was the housing for a few "special' Indian laborers...they look more like jail cells if you ask me.
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ANIMALLISTNER	More Cuteness	2012-06-29 07:38 AM
Please call ART, Inc rescue hotline for more info. regarding the black kitten. 805 896-1859. Or e-mail info@animalrescueteam.net. Thank you,
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COMMENT 292561	Santa Barbara Breakwater Message	2012-06-29 07:58 AM
My guess it was a graffiti 'artist' trying to give a message to "The World" when it was anchored offshore last week. Very large sign, but still graffiti.
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COMMENT 292562	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 08:05 AM
It's been a few years since I hiked the front country trails but if their aim was Montecito Pk what were they doing on Tunnel trail? and how did they end up at 7 Falls in 9 hours? None of this makes any sense as the first trail marker to 7 Falls is one that runs in the opposite direction from their alleged destination. Were they blondes? This whole story smells of a classic "blondes joke". Perhaps it's the story they told SAR so as not to look like the total dingbats for 'shroomin' in the woods with no breadcrumb trail to lead them back out.
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COMMENT 292563	The Daily Sound, Santa Barbara's si...	2012-06-29 08:07 AM
Printer didn't get paid so printing stopped.
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COMMENT 292564	Mexican Blankets	2012-06-29 08:15 AM
melies fashions on san andres st rafa has a huge selection and a good price plus tons of fiesta gear
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COMMENT 292565	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 08:15 AM
If I spent every hour of every day hanging out in a port-a-potty I'd get the impression that the whole world was a big cesspool. Luckily I don't, and I can see that while some cesspools exist, the rest is beautiful. Kinda like Roger listening to the scanner all day long. Roger provides a good service but his point of view is certainly skewed.
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COMMENT 292566	$2 Million to GVCH	2012-06-29 08:18 AM
Maybe they can move the helipad to Goleta, where it should have been built in the first place. Less residents in the immediate radius.
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COMMENT 292567	The Daily Sound and Montecito Messe...	2012-06-29 08:21 AM
FLYLIGHT - Why should a lender, who is in business to make money, not intentionally lose money, throw money at a sure loser?
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COMMENT 292568	Here Kitty, Kitty!	2012-06-29 08:25 AM
You're awesome for adopting and keeping these kitties together. I know they'll bring you all the love and joy that you deserve.
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COMMENT 292569	101 Graffiti	2012-06-29 08:30 AM
It's STILL THERE as of June 29!!!!!! How many days have we let that ugly blight sit there proudly for those punks? C'MON CAL TRANS! Should I go up there and clean it myself?
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COMMENT 292570	Santa Barbara Breakwater Message	2012-06-29 08:35 AM
I would really love to see a photo...
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COMMENT 292571	Mexican Blankets	2012-06-29 08:37 AM
350: thrift stores almost NEVER have mexican blankets... all the thrift stores are shopped out and OVERPRICED. It's sad.
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COMMENT 292572	Awnings	2012-06-29 08:39 AM
How about vintage aluminum awnings? Anyone got leads on that?
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COMMENT 292573P	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 08:39 AM
My DVR recorded the Channel 4 news last night, instead of the NBC Nightly News. I just figured someone at Cox was asleep at the switch.
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COMMENT 292574	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 08:44 AM
I'm so glad they hiked the trail, sometimes you have to do it in order to learn it and that goes particularly with hiking mountain trails. It can be a hard lesson or not. I'm very glad they are safe, any comments about their bill should be left to the hikers and the rescue services.
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FLICKA	Here Kitty, Kitty!	2012-06-29 08:47 AM
Happy ending, glad they are together.
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FLICKA	The Daily Sound, Santa Barbara's si...	2012-06-29 08:52 AM
I always liked the idea of the paper and picked it up but there really wasn't much to it.
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COMMENT 292577	$2 Million to GVCH	2012-06-29 08:52 AM
I miss the St. Francis Hospital alot, but some things that have changed for the worse, we can do nothing about. I'm ready to support the Goleta Valley Cottage. This community must have two very well run hospitals. I vote for a helipad for the Goleta Vally Cottatge. I'm willing to have a little extra noise because helipads for hospitals often mean the difference between someone's life being saved or their death.
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COMMENT 292578	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 08:53 AM
Ksby posted a message on Facebook about service issues in the Santa Barbara area It would have been nice if Cox could have added a scroll to the bottom of the ch6 feed noting the tech issues.
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FLICKA	Jesusita Trail House	2012-06-29 08:58 AM
You've heard the old saying, "don't believe everything you read,"; take Walker Tompkins with a grain of salt. He would get parts of a story and make up the rest. Pearl Chase would call him on an article and say she was there and it didn't happen the way he told it. His answer was that he was a journalist, not an historian.
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COMMENT 292580	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 08:58 AM
This is the first year, in my 20 years in my house, that we have been inundated with gophers. It is so frustrating! I noticed in the past week that the activity has pretty much stopped. I hope that some nice gopher snake came and had a nice post hibernation meal. They are welcome in my yard anytime.
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SBJULES	Here Kitty, Kitty!	2012-06-29 08:59 AM
I'm a sucker for a happy ending! Great news!
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COMMENT 292582	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 09:05 AM
Be nice to Roger! If you don't like the scanner reports then don't read them, it's simple :)
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COMMENT 292583	Awnings	2012-06-29 09:13 AM
Ken at the Canvas Loft does an excellent job !
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COMMENT 292584	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 09:19 AM
I was walking my dog on the Mesa last night and had this exact thing happen to my dog. In the neighborhood near the Douglas Preserve people seem to think it is OK to have your dog just hanging around out front with no leash. We have been charged and attacked numerous times, the owners never seem to care. Is there anything we can do about this? Last night the dog actually ran across the street through traffic to attack our dog. The owner was out there and never even apologized.
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COMMENT 292586	Helicopter	2012-06-29 09:23 AM
Likely going to Cottage Hospital. I live directly over the freeway and heard many of them last night.
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SUMMERTIME	Here Kitty, Kitty!	2012-06-29 09:27 AM
Thank you, thank you, thank you.....
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COMMENT 292588	RVs on the Street	2012-06-29 09:27 AM
292416 - Probably the only reason you are whining about your retirement money is because you panicked and withdrew it all when the the market was at its nadir. The fact is that since this date in 2006, the DJIA has INCREASED by 15%!!! Over 6 years that's an average annual INCREASE of 2.35%. Also, over that time span, the DJIA increase has beaten the inflation rate. And for those approaching retirement age, who have paid into a 401K their entire career, the DJIA has averaged a yearly INCREASE of 8.6%. The sky is NOT falling, folks.
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COMMENT 292589P	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 09:31 AM
I expect the the OP is asking because they want to know what happened. Are the dogs ok? Are the attacking dogs in trouble? Do the owners know each other? If a dog was injured, who is paying for the vet visit? I would be curious too.
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COMMENT 292590	Jesusita Trail House	2012-06-29 09:34 AM
Every Santa Barbarian interested in the history of Santa Barbara should read Tompkins books. In the chapter on Powers he actually quotes a woman named Kate Den Bell who was born in 1844 on DP Ranch and was the "dowager queen of Santa Barbara's elite society until she died in 1926." According to the book she wrote in 1919, "To Santa Barbara came the handsome, magnetic daredevil Jack Powers, with his lawless 'Band of Five' - a mere handful, but our town surrendered without protest, and it's dark disgraceful days were begun....Powers and his band were in complete control of Santa Barbara and its leaders."
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DILLYDALLY	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 09:45 AM
If you rear end a car by mistake and the police come out to take a statement do you get a bill for the time? How about if your fender bender causes a major traffic jam and the sheriff sends up a chopper to keep an eye on things, do you get a bill for that? Should you? What is the precedence we set if some actions require you to pay for civil service (that you already pay taxes for). People might not ask for help when needed if they fear they cant afford it. Who decides if your emergency was valid, or you are too "blond" and must get a bill. Lets all try something, think ... then type. Glad the girls are OK and that we have this great resource of VOLUNTEERS in town.
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COMMENT 292592	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 09:47 AM
Or maybe they walk their own dogs in the area Shoot if I walked my dogs in that area, I would want to know if I should avoid that street.
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COMMENT 292593	Sustainable Ocean Solutions	2012-06-29 09:54 AM
For decades UCSB has overlooked the pumping of only partially treated human waste into Goleta Bay via a big poopoo pipe. Retaining dilution as the solution this far into the 21st Century is excellent evidence that most academic personnel devoted to environmental health within UCSB ivory towers overlooking Goleta Bay are opportunistic poseurs. UCSB is rendered a worse than worthless liability when it propagandizes only an appearance of virtue while contributing largely to the disgusting dumping in the sea of the local population's daily defecations. Foul fecal fumes from the other excrement plant wafting over on the night and morning land breeze to precipitate on UCSB and it's personnel are a reminder that UCSB is unacceptably unaccountable. This long-ignored outrage of pollution is an issue where UCSB could make a positive contribution to a community where it abuses enormous unaccountable power.
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COMMENT 292594	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 09:57 AM
The comments never cease to amaze me. Show some empathy people. I seriously doubt any of these comments would have been written had the missing hikers been family members or friends. Sometimes people make mistakes and those mistakes or errors in judgment result in a call for help. As for Dillydally - not real happy about the blond comment.
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COMMENT 292595	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 09:59 AM
This seems bizarre, but in 16 years on the Mesa--with regular hiking and running--I have never ever seen any snake on the Mesa. Hoping this will be the year that changes.
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COMMENT 292596	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 10:02 AM
If you don't agree with Roger go visit our beautiful downtown library and sit inside and read for awhile or maybe out on the beautiful lawn or take a walk from the Arlington to the beach, even more eye opening walk along east beach and take your children to play on the grassy area like many used to do not that long ago. Enjoy the graffiti along the way! When your out of town guests who haven't visited for several years comment on the decline and stench of urine at the State St underpass tell them it's all in their minds.
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COMMENT 292597P	Helicopter	2012-06-29 10:03 AM
On a bridge?
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COMMENT 292598	101 Northbound Road Closure	2012-06-29 10:05 AM
Wow! Right in the middle of the summer travel season. This is going to be a total junk show.
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COMMENT 292599	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 10:05 AM
Maybe Obama needs to start a new Department of Common Sense to teach Americans everything their parents don't have time to teach them anymore?
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COMMENT 292600	Helicopter	2012-06-29 10:10 AM
97P yeah I read it after I submitted it and said "oh that sounds funny" lol But I should have said on the other side of the freeway (on the Westside). I might as well live on the bridge..lol hee hee
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COMMENT 292601	The Daily Sound, Santa Barbara's si...	2012-06-29 10:11 AM
If the Daily Sound would boldly pronounce its new dedication to the Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists and live by that Code that no other SB or Goleta publication apparently recognizes, I think it would quickly become the best and favorite publication of the region while going far to expose the rampant unaccountabilty of local criminal organizations breaking the law with impunity. Or I could be wrong and it would fail quickly as the Santa Barbara and Goleta communities continued to merely presume and pretend that they were virtuous. To serve vice or virtue? What will Gordon's decision be?
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COMMENT 292602	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 10:14 AM
It's the edhat way...your business is my business.
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COMMENT 292603	Mexican Blankets	2012-06-29 10:14 AM
I think their politics stink but Jedlicka's is a great local family owned and operated business. They advertise lots of places. They keep their $$$ in the county. The Store and the family have been valuable contributors of their time and dollars to a part of Santa Barbara that most newcomers see as a problem - horse ownership, outdoor activity and open land preservation. And before you get on your high horse about rich, idle horse owners - At 55+ yrs, I work 60+ hours a week, forego cable TV, first run movies and recreational shopping to keep my horse in very modest circumstances as do many, many other folks in town. If you really think Wendy needs advertising and subscriber"s $$$ to stay in biz you been fooled again.....
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COMMENT 292604	Illegal Fireworks	2012-06-29 10:18 AM
What ISN'T illegal anymore?
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COMMENT 292605	Helicopter	2012-06-29 10:20 AM
They were SUPER loud & annoying last night for me on the westside too, I live at the bottom of Carrillo hill. Frustrating to hear it back & forth and going round in circles. I thought that they aren't allowed to do that?
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COMMENT 292607	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 10:22 AM
I'd want to know if that was happening on my street too! My 12 and 13 year old take our little dog on walks down our steet all the time and if there was a hazard, like agressive dogs that had free run, I would want to go with and take my pepper spray!
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COMMENT 292608	The SB County Fire Department has d...	2012-06-29 10:25 AM
Did they catch this person and/or determine whose car it was? Otherwise, there might be a string of fires all the way up the coast of CA...
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SHARON93111	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 10:30 AM
It's so sad...we have to arm ourselves just to walk our dogs!! Something that is such a joy can turn into a heartbreak in a heartbeat.
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COMMENT 292610	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 10:33 AM
I posted about an irresponsible driver in my neighborhood and I mostly received nasty, negative comments. So yes, I have a bit of sand in my shorts with Edhatters recently.
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RED CREEK	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 10:37 AM
There used to be numerous species of snakes of the DFP prior to the dog park. One notable specimen was a 6' California King Snake that popped up occasionally to devour numerous rodents. After the park was established, many of the raccoons, owls and snakes went elsewhere. Glad to see that some are still around.
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COMMENT 292612	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 10:40 AM
Curiosity about a dog fight is OK per Edhatters, but curiosity about a possible drunk driver in a neighborhood is not? Interesting about some people's priorities. Of course I hope the doggies involved are OK. Dogs are the best! But the OP is too open, too vague. Are you looking for a witness to help you bring a case against someone? Are you looking for more information so you know a possible house to avoid, a house with possible violent/unrestrained doggies? Please post your point. That way we can answer your question directly without having to guess. THAT'S being a helpful community!
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COMMENT 292613	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 10:42 AM
How you post makes a big difference. Be polite and say why you're interested. Being vague just leads to the typical responses such as 585. If you're just curious, fine, say so. If you were involved and need witnesses, ask.
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COMMENT 292614P	Helicopter	2012-06-29 10:42 AM
All I think is...they're saving lives...
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COMMENT 292615	The SB County Fire Department has d...	2012-06-29 10:43 AM
Our firefighters are aces! Thanks for getting that under control and out so fast! You guys are #1 !!
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COMMENT 292616	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 10:45 AM
This is great news! Good to see so many people locally will be able to obtain health insurance through the ACA, and that those that already have insurance no longer have to fear ending up "uninsurable" due to chronic illness in the future.
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COMMENT 292617	Helicopter	2012-06-29 10:49 AM
Isn't that when they were searching for the two lost hikers at 7 Falls? Or was that the day before?
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COMMENT 292618P	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 10:49 AM
Management loves their bullet points, let's them use lots of words to say next to nothing. Could someone at PHD please bottom line this and tell us how any of these bullet points translates into real benefits for SB county citizens? Thanks.
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COMMENT 292619	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 10:50 AM
Slightly to the right and slightly above the center of #3, you can see the snake's head just below the lizard's head, grasping the lizard's neck in its mouth.
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COMMENT 292620P	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 10:55 AM
Why is it okay to make slurs about blondes? Would you make a negative comment about their race? I don't think so.
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COMMENT 292621	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 10:56 AM
The first sentence says "increase the rate of the insured". Great choice of words . It will increase the amount of insured people; it won't increase the rates (costs)!!! Ugh.
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COMMENT 292622	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 10:56 AM
They can force you to have insurance but they can't force you to go see a doctor if you need one, they can't force you to use good preventative care, and they can't force you to stop smoking / drinking / doing drugs. To me this whole health care boondoggle is a zero-sum game, and whether our tax dollars go to pay for the uninsured or they go to pay for the plethora of extra people that will have medicare, we won't see much difference. What I hope happens is that the people that in the past go to the emergency room for a sniffle will have an option.
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COMMENT 292623	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 10:56 AM
I remember the good old days, when people cared about others' welfare and weren't mean, nasty, and hostile.
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ELSPETH	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 10:57 AM
KNBC News comes on at 6:30 pm apparently. At least I caught it there. However I guess we just have to live without Jeopardy, which is really upsetting ... :) It airs in LA on KABC, which we obviously can't get.
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KATETHECAT	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 10:57 AM
I just started hiking as I get ready for a 2 week trip in Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. I have a free app, EveryTrail, that shows me the locat trails and allows me to track where I am in relation to the trail. I have never had a problem, even deep into our local trails, in getting reception. There are many apps like this.
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COMMENT 292626	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 10:59 AM
Many years ago, as we walked our terrier mix along the sidewalk, he was attacked... by a Collie, which surprised me. My husband was really quick with pulling out his belt and hitting the Collie, who then let go. Our little guy had long hair, and when we looked him over at home, he had puncture wounds in his neck with his hair forced down in them, 1/2" deep! But the real point I wanted to make is that maybe OP is the owner of the attacking dogs. I know that I wished I had had a witness to the attack of my dog... but I was afraid to even go up to the door for fear of being attacked myself, by the Collie or his two equally large friends on his yard. Just as you ask for witnesses to an accident you were involved in, sometimes folks reach out. Give OP a break; he may be wanting to prove his dogs weren't the attackers.
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COMMENT 292627	Mexican Blankets	2012-06-29 11:04 AM
Jedlicka's has all colors of serapes - just got them in and all different sizes. Please support local family business - it has been in town since 1932. All the employees are knowledgeable and friendly. Sad to see comments just because they advertise sometimes in the NP.
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COMMENT 292629	Helicopter	2012-06-29 11:07 AM
They definitely landed at Cottage - two helicopters, one right after another. As soon as the one took off, the other landed. It was noisy for a little whitle, but I didn't really hear anyone hovering for an extended period of time. Just when the one was taking off & the other coming in, it was obviously loud. I live right next to the hospital & flight path. I was wondering what happened, too. Hope everyone's ok.
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COMMENT 292630	Jet Fly Over	2012-06-29 11:09 AM
Saw the flyover from the freeway. Thank you for your service, Jeffrey. R.I.P.
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COMMENT 292631	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 11:13 AM
As a parent who has two small children who don't have insurance I am hoping that this will bring affordable options to my family. I have a "good job" and people of the community would think good benefits but to add my children on to my work insurance is over $700 a month. They are very healthy and rarely need to go in for any reason to see a doctor but they are kids and play ground accidents and such do happen. Paying full price in an emergency is heavy financial burden. I miss the days I could afford insurance for them and I felt at peace.
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COMMENT 292632	Illegal Fireworks	2012-06-29 11:14 AM
@604 - anything fun.
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COMMENT 292633	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 11:15 AM
A tax is a Tax - nanny state -
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COMMENT 292634	The SB County Fire Department has d...	2012-06-29 11:15 AM
I second that - awesome work by County Fire! Another reason we need thoses services in our community! A big thank you to them!!!
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COMMENT 292635P	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 11:16 AM
While the ACA is by no means perfect, one of the good features, is that insurance companies have to spend 80% of costs on healthcare and not on administrative costs. Many will be receiving rebate checks this year because of this. "Rebate checks are part of a provision in the health care law that requires insurance companies to use 80 percent of collected premiums on medical services. If they don’t, they have to send rebates to policyholders for the difference." It is somewhat a paradox of our society that given a list of the provisions in the ACA, most people thing they are good things to implement. However, the publicized name has been smeared to such an extent, that there is an impression that it is a bad thing. And according to the CBO, the ACA will reduce the deficit.
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COMMENT 292636	Jesusita Trail House	2012-06-29 11:17 AM
The Wikipedia article on Jack Powers is informative. (Although much of the information there is taken from Tompkins, so if he was unreliable then it may be too.)
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COMMENT 292637	The SB County Fire Department has d...	2012-06-29 11:17 AM
Right about the time of the fires I got on the NB 101 @ Fairview behind an old dilapated RV that was struggling to keep up the speed limit - wonder if it was that RV.
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COMMENT 292638	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 11:19 AM
Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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COMMENT 292639	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 11:19 AM
@610 You got the negative response from people because you posted a pic of the car and home of the person who was driving recklessly....which was pretty inappropriate.
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SUSIECHAOS	Here Kitty, Kitty!	2012-06-29 11:20 AM
Yay!!
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COMMENT 292641P	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 11:21 AM
The ONLY part of the ACA that is a tax, is the penalty for not paying for health coverage - and in the first year it is $99 and there is no enforcement to collect it. Btw, liberals had such a hard time with the mandate part (a republican idea from the Heritage Foundation and implemented in MA) of the ACA, that they watered it down to next to nothing. If you pay premiums, the tax part is simply not there. There is no difference between what was paid before and what is paid now.
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COMMENT 292642	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 11:21 AM
Yes I posted pics as "evidence". This post is therefore heresay because there's no actual story being reported.
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COMMENT 292643	International Space Station	2012-06-29 11:27 AM
Nice Job!
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COMMENT 292644P	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 11:27 AM
"heresay"???
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COMMENT 292645	Illegal Fireworks	2012-06-29 11:28 AM
Are they illegal in the City of Goleta or the unincorporated areas? If so, what about Carp or Ventura?
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COMMENT 292647P	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 11:32 AM
292596 - there is a very good reason for this. Link
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COMMENT 292648	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 11:33 AM
618P: The biggest bullet point is that approximately 25,000 people who are currently uninsured will be covered by Medi-Cal. That's huge. Since we have a very limited number of hospitals in the region, and the hospitals do charge all of us more to cover their costs for the uninsured, it means we will all save in the longrun.
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COMMENT 292649	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 11:35 AM
292635P - I don't care what the CBO says. This will NOT reduce the deficit. If this does not get overturned I predict that Medicare will approach going broke, which will in turn increase the Medicare tax withheld from all our paychecks. So not only will people be forced to buy insurance (whose premiums will grow exponentially and which will eventually have such high co-pays that you might as well pay the bill yourself) they will also be forced to pay the extra cost of the millions of extra people on Medicare. If you are not going to nationalize the whole system then simply let the sick, poor, and uninsured die. Survival of the fittest. Easy-peasy. We are all entitled to an education which leads to a diploma which leads to a job that offers insurance. If you choose a different path then that's your problem.
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COMMENT 292650	Sustainable Ocean Solutions	2012-06-29 11:37 AM
I don't think you have a good grasp on what is "excellent evidence", especially since your conclusion from it is patently false. When it comes to being opportunistic and posing, I see a lot of projection.
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COMMENT 292651	Helicopter	2012-06-29 11:38 AM
They are supposed to hover over the ocean if there is another helicopter on the helipad. The Cottage spokesperson stated this at one of their public meetings. Complain to Cottage and to City Council. Cottage will not bother to enforce their policies with the helicopter companies if they are not pressured to. They've proven this time and time again.
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COMMENT 292652	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 11:41 AM
What 292641P and 292648 fail to understand is that when Medicare and Medi-Cal's costs skyrocket then so will our taxes to cover it. Also, unless you are blind (or don't have insurance) you have already seen the pre-emptive strike by insurance companies on premiums and co-pays. This year our premiums went up over 25% and the co-pays doubled. Expect more increases in the next few years.
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COMMENT 292653	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 11:41 AM
Armchair economist 649 comes to town!
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COMMENT 292654	Jesusita Trail House	2012-06-29 11:45 AM
I wouldn't say he's unreliable. He makes a point to state in his forwards that the stories are sometimes true, but sometimes also taken from folklore and legend. A lot of it can be corroborated through other sources but some is admittedly a stretch of the truth. Either way, I too find the old Santa Barbara stories very interesting and informative.
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COMMENT 292655	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 11:53 AM
Thanks 292647P for the link to the mid-to-far-left-wing's business viewpoint. Not that I necessarily disagree with the article, but do you have a link to an equally right-wing business magazine so we can compare and contrast? I'm sure they would disagree and that their graphs would look a lot different.
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DILLYDALLY	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 12:03 PM
Great news, lots of level headed analysis here (in the OP and the replies). I welcome all opinions but see @649 as an example of how not to win an argument. I see your facts and raise you a "so what". If you challenge the CBO then be specific. Was the methodology botched, where did they make a mistake, do you propose they lied, why? It takes a lot of gas to turn a ship around. This is the first phase of an inevitability to nationalize health care. One step at a time. I believe we will be the last developed nation to have a national health care system, but it will happen. It sickens me to hear Americans cheer at the thought of the poor and uninsured dying in the street because they are sick or injured. This happend on national tv at GOP debates as well as in online forums etc... all the time. You judge a civilization on things like that, not how well the most fortunate live.
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COMMENT 292657	The SB County Fire Department has d...	2012-06-29 12:03 PM
Way back in 1992 or 1993 on July 4th, there was an RV that caught fire right by the Turnpike exit on NB 101. The whole thing burned to a shell. Cause was a faulty propane tank.
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COMMENT 292658P	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 12:06 PM
The Supreme Court's historic ruling brought sighs of relief to California health officials. "This ruling makes it possible for us to complete the work that we’ve started and be ready in January 2014 to begin providing health security to nearly 6 million Californians who are uninsured," said Diana Dooley, secretary of the California Health and Human Services (CHHS) agency, which operates Medi-Cal and a number of other health programs. "We’ve had many starts and stops, and we are now in the full-go mode." California was first in the nation to begin the complex and expensive process of creating a health care exchange program required and funded by the federal health reform law. The idea is to provide a state-run marketplace that offers a smorgasbord of private health insurance plans to small businesses and to Californians who don’t have employee-sponsored insurance. Low-income residents will get subsidies to help them buy insurance. "We look forward to making the purchase of insurance through California’s exchange as easy as buying a book on Amazon and shoes on Zappos," said Peter Lee, executive director of the exchange. Lee says by October 2013, Californians will be able to compare and choose plans based on costs and benefits. "And we’re going to be moving full speed ahead to build this marketplace, to make it easier for all Californians to get access to affordable insurance," he said. http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/06/28/33020/us-supreme-court-ruling-moves-california-forward-p/ Is this not what the right wants - a free market for people to choose from?
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COMMENT 292659	Illegal Fireworks	2012-06-29 12:07 PM
292645 - Yes, fireworks are illegal in Goleta, Carpinteria, Ventura, and in all unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County.
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COMMENT 292661	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 12:11 PM
I'll believe the "access to AFFORDABLE insurance" when I see it.
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COMMENT 292662	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 12:14 PM
292652: What you fail to understand is that we already cover these costs through taxes, higher medical bills, and higher insurance premiums. And uninsured people tend to only use the MOST EXPENSIVE healthcare providers, also known as "emergency rooms". When they can obtain healthcare at a doctor's office, we will all save. And yes, insurers have been raising rates knowing it's their last chance to gouge customers before the laws go into effect that make them stop this practice. But the ACA will force them to issue rebates beginning THIS YEAR if they're not actually spending 80% of premiums on healthcare, so there's a good chance you're getting a rebate and/or will pay less in the future.
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COMMENT 292663	Hikers Rescued	2012-06-29 12:17 PM
Like I said about the coyote- go back to your apartment adn drink wine, stay out of the canyon
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COMMENT 292664	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 12:25 PM
As was true in the past Channel 6 and 8 is now the same NBC programming out of LA. It is like we lost a channel. Also everyone is talking about the news. The national NBC news is still on . The issue for me is no Jeopardy !!! Anyone know when it is going to be fixed?
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COMMENT 292665	The SB County Fire Department has d...	2012-06-29 12:28 PM
Wouldn't doubt it. Down at Willow Springs Raceway one time, a guys cat started to fall apart, and it proceeded to shoot little bite sized pieces out of the exhaust when he revved it. Needless to say, they were EXTREMELY hot.
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ROGER DODGER	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 12:41 PM
@565 That portapottie being the Turd Refuge near where I live obviously isn't in your nimby neighborhood. What do you care that people all over town are physically sick from it.
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COMMENT 292667	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 12:45 PM
Denial is right. If you can't see it, it must be clean! And don't scare the tourists. We've put all our eggs in one basket so we'd better pretend we really do live in Disney-Santa Barbara Adventure or else!
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COMMENT 292668P	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 12:47 PM
635 you are so wrong about the MANY taxes included in this bill. For your edification, see: http://yhoo.it/OKlnTg
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COMMENT 292669	Illegal Fireworks	2012-06-29 12:48 PM
Ironic considering what the fireworks commemorate...
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COMMENT 292670	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 12:51 PM
There is a great little invention that more dog walkers should purchase and utilize. It is called "Quiet Spot," and is a small neoprene pouch. (itzadog-dot-com --no hyphens, natch) This pouch holds your dog's tags, such as license tag and i.d. tag. It protects tags from wear and tear. It keeps dogs' tags from jangling at night (if dogs scratch, ever). This pouch also has one immensely beneficial side-effect: A great many dogs lie in wait in their yards, listening for the sound of clinking dog tags. Since using Quiet Spot for past 10 years, on my various dogs, I have avoided A LOT of "ambush"- type dog barking. I think this little pouch also helps to avoid the dogs- running- out -to- investigate syndrome, and the ensuing encounters. Just a suggestion. Also: "attacks" rarely involve injury; merely dogs intimidating, investigating.
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COMMENT 292671	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 12:54 PM
Its pretty simple, really. Do you want to continue paying your own way through life, and then add the burden of paying someone else's way too? The pea and shell game from the White House will end pretty quickly once they've destroyed the U.S. economy on the backs of small businesses. I won't be hiring anyone for my company- why should I when it will tax me out of business? Train wreck ahead, folks... there is no free lunch.
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COMMENT 292672P	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 12:58 PM
WHAT ARE THOSE SHIMANO SHOES???? I also like the guy on the toilet :-)
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COMMENT 292673	Illegal Fireworks	2012-06-29 12:59 PM
No, it's not ironic at all, considering we live in an area prone to brush fires and it is fire season. It's a matter of common sense and safety.
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COMMENT 292675	Illegal Fireworks	2012-06-29 01:02 PM
Too bad fireworks are ever used at all here. This bi-annual "display" (Parade of Lights uses fireworks, too) scares the bejesus out of shore birds. My dogs HATE the resounding booms and thunderous explosions. The detritus goes into the ocean, cars pollute with all of the bumper-to-bumper traffic. The city may benefit from the tourism, but then there's the tremendous beach clean-up costs. One of the best, most beautiful and special dogs I have ever known was killed, when the fireworks caused her to leap an 8-foot fence and try to find refuge from the noise. She was found dead on Hwy 101 the next morning. So much for celebration.
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ROGER DODGER	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 01:03 PM
Remember that rapist about 20 or so years back that raped the asian tourist so bad she lost an eye. His last victim testified aganist him then drank herself to death she was a nurse. Dizzyland is more like it.
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COMMENT 292677	The Daily Sound and Montecito Messe...	2012-06-29 01:06 PM
@Flylight- have you considered pumping your own money in to save the Sound? Michael Towbes has no more obligation to do that than you do.
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COMMENT 292679	101 Graffiti	2012-06-29 01:13 PM
@176 Studies don't always tell the story. If you can't FEEL the increase in crime and gang activity in Santa Barbara and Goleta, you might consider a reality check. I get tired of listening to these diatribes about "studies say this" and "we need a study for that". Be alert and sense whats going on around you... thats your "study". It doesn't cost the taxpayers big money either.
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COMMENT 292680P	Sustainable Ocean Solutions	2012-06-29 01:17 PM
I'd love to see UCSB offer its expertise to the City to make the Turd Refuge a better natural environment. Plenty of student labor and brain power available for the ASKING. (Hello City?)
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COMMENT 292681	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 01:17 PM
What are you all talking about? I watched KSBY news last night at 11pm....Cox channel 6.
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COMMENT 292682	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 01:18 PM
So---what's your point? Too many people? Not enough enforcement? Tourists beware? I laugh and laugh at the silly "Bird Refuge" rantings. Oh, please. This problem happens nearly every year. It's not catastrophic. Let's keep things in perspective. And tell your friends to stop tossing bread to the ducks. Crime is not new to SB. There is more of everything now, that's the deal. More buildings, more tourists, more illegals, more transients, more, more, more. Don't like the graffiti? Call "Looking Good Santa Barbara" and get a free kit and start cleaning up. A satisfying hobby. Good therapy. If everyone walked more, rode bikes, and used the bus, that would REALLY help keep SB nice. More exercise and less complaining.
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COMMENT 292683	The SB County Fire Department has d...	2012-06-29 01:19 PM
It was a joint effort in determining the cause of the fire by both law enforcement and fire department agencies. It was actually a Sheriff's Department Lieutenant that advised other units that there might be a vehicle with a malfunctioning catalytic converter that started the fire.
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COMMENT 292684	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 01:24 PM
Kill your TV. Network news is the propaganda arm of a corrupt government. Read a book or explore your world.
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COMMENT 292685	Helicopter	2012-06-29 01:26 PM
No evidence that they were going to Cottage. Please gather facts before complaining to Cottage.
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COMMENT 292686	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 01:28 PM
Roger, the "living in a port-a-potty" reference had nothing to do with the bird refuge...it was a metaphor for your listening to nothing but bad things happening on a scanner 24/7. If all I did was sit in my house and listen to a police scanner I'd think the world was going to hell also. And speaking of the bird refuge, I lived across the street from Tri-County Produce for 5 years and every year we had that smell. Some years were worse than others. This is a bad year.
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COMMENT 292687	A 42-year-old Lompoc woman was crit...	2012-06-29 01:30 PM
How frightening for her! I hope she makes a full recovery. I also hope that this kind of malfunction won't easily happen again!
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COMMENT 292688	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 01:40 PM
Love the pic with the blue jay--but I thought for a minute you didn't have any toes.
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COMMENT 292689	A 42-year-old Lompoc woman was crit...	2012-06-29 01:40 PM
687- Sounds more like negligence. She should definitely have been anchored... centrifugal force is not exactly a malfunction.
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ROGER DODGER	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 01:43 PM
@565 Will I guess you think you know me I don't sit in my house 24/7 and listen to the scanner. I guess the Turd Refuge is bad if animals are dying in and around it. So do you live across from Tri County produce in the parking lot there?2682 What area do you live in? I'm curious and the industrry you work in or own? I don't toss bread to the Ducks. Please don't assume you know me just because you think your better than me.
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COMMENT 292691	The Santa Barbara School Board pass...	2012-06-29 01:43 PM
552, Seriously? I am paid way less today than I was in the past. When I began teaching 23 years ago, all medical, dental, vision, and life insurance was free. Now I pay more than 400 a month.....that is a 4000/year pay cut. I am now furloughed 7 days..that is a roughly 3800 pay cut and hurts my retirement. My class sizes are larger, and I put more and more of my own money into my classroom to ensure that the kids have what they need. There is no money for professional development, I pay for that myself (over 500 this year). However, my union dues have held flat, so I have no clue what you are spewing about...but it really is time to stop your tirade. For other readers, I am not complaining about my situation, simply pointing out that 552 is way off based in terms of portraying the current situation for teachers/unions/and parcel tax within the sbusd.
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COMMENT 292692	Officer Involved Shooting	2012-06-29 01:56 PM
Duh---you're so smart, you figure it out............
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COMMENT 292693	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 02:06 PM
I woke up this morning and we're still here! China has not invaded and people are still working, living and being. If you listened to the right it was as if the end of the world had arrived. But like most of their hyperbole - its rooted in fear and not fact.
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LOTUSEATER	$2 Million to GVCH	2012-06-29 02:09 PM
I was just kidding, :) No helipad is even being discussed (as far as I know) I just know that helipad down in SB has riled up a lot of folks and we dont want that kindve racket out here in the "Goodland"....what was that you said??....sorry, couldnt hear anything cause of the planes, trains, automobiles and fire engines just went by down Hollister... ;)
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COMMENT 292695	La Purisima Mission	2012-06-29 02:14 PM
The count was more around 30 to 50,000 Chumash Natives prior to European contact...but the responders are fairly correct about the rest of the comments..but one fact is missing..the Missions,all 21, were notorius child sex-slave quarters. Chumash children as young as 4 & 5,but not older than 15..were routinely gang-raped to death. I remember one letter written to King Carlos III, describing the gang-rape of a child who was tied to a fence,in view of everyone..raped for 3 days & then ran through with a sword. Wonder why we don`t participate in "Old Spanish days"??...I pray for the healing of this place & it`s peoples.....a Chumash.
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COMMENT 292696	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 02:16 PM
If the health care system is over-burdened now, when people who can't afford care or insurance only seek help for the worst of their illnesses, how will it be when those same people will get unlimited care for free (to them). This will simply add extra care for those who can't/won't pay, to be paid for by those who are paying now. Insurance for myself and my husband is @$1,500 per month, I expect to have to pay twice that in the next few years, thru premiums and extra taxes. And for a lesser quality of care. People nowadays define "can't afford" as "unwilling to give up my TV, cable, cell phone, new clothes, car, house/apartment than costs more than a 30% of my gross income, vacations, cigarettes, alcohol, junk food and Starbucks".
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COMMENT 292697	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 02:25 PM
672P: OMG, I had to go back and look. HA! I love the blue heels (although I couldn't wear them), the green plain shoes and the gold ones right below those. Cute idea, Ed.
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COMMENT 292698	A 42-year-old Lompoc woman was crit...	2012-06-29 02:29 PM
Isn't it legally required that those who need to operate a motor vehicle, be in a "seat" that is firmly and securely anchored to the floor, so unintended movement is impossible? This sounds to me like an equipment violation caused this very serious "accident".
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COMMENT 292699	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 02:35 PM
I'll make a deal with all the people who don't want health care. If you get sick you agree not to go to see a doctor. Sounds fair to me. Otherwise please quit your whining.
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COMMENT 292700	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 02:36 PM
648 - According to healthcare.gov, the amount of rebate people should expect is $65 a year. According to USA today though, premiums are expected to increase 1.5% under the new law. Everyone thinks this is Universal healthcare and it's all going to be free or like $100 a month. It's going to be higher than what most people pay now. What's the incentive to make more money? Higher taxes and higher insurance rates? Most people would rather stay under poverty and just kick it while the government gives you housing, insurance and some spending money.
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COMMENT 292701	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 02:37 PM
The shimano shoes are cycling shoes for clipping into pedals...guess they do look pretty weird if you've never seen them before :)
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COMMENT 292702	A 42-year-old Lompoc woman was crit...	2012-06-29 02:39 PM
Yeeeeaaaahhhh, pretty much on par with not wearing a seatbelt...she's lucky to be alive!!
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COMMENT 292703	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 02:40 PM
Wow, 700. A whole 1.5%? We'll have to break into Fort Knox to pay that bill!
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COMMENT 292704	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 02:47 PM
I wish Cox would bring back the KTLA news.
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COMMENT 292705	A 42-year-old Lompoc woman was crit...	2012-06-29 02:51 PM
Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Sounds scary.
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SBJULES	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 02:55 PM
I was amused re: the poster who doesn't believe what the CBO says. arm chair economist indeed.
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CORKY	SB Backcountry Map	2012-06-29 02:57 PM
What does USFS stand for ? Couldn't find any listing in the phone book. I'd like a small laminated map of CA freeway system.
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COMMENT 292708	Santa Barbara Police speak to the w...	2012-06-29 03:00 PM
So the DA is going to review if charges should be filed??? Umm charges for what? Leaving food on the stove? Charges for the SBPD overreaction on a rumor?? BTW did you see how much gear was involved on this rumor. The officers have more gear on than our troops in Afghanistan. So much gear you would think they were going on a combat mission for a month they even had a tank!!! One guy must have had on 70+lbs of stuff on him. The police these days are no different than combat troops. The militarization of the police is extremely fishy...Who the hell pays for all this gear??? why is it needed??
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COMMENT 292709	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 03:04 PM
292671: I already pay for our neighborhood kids to go to K-12 school (I chose not to procreate), and I pay cops to take other people to jail if they break the law (I last broke the law as a kid, couple of decades ago). So yes; I will pay and will pay slightly more if need-be so that a neighbor can go to the doctor when they are sick and that bill won't bankrupt them. It's called being an educated and healthy society. The rest of the world gets it. Americans seem slow to learn that this. You want to live in a country where your neighbors are sick and hurting and broke because of it? I don't.
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COMMENT 292710	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 03:06 PM
@699 the people who are "whining" (I'd call it commenting) are the ones who will pay the lion's share for the others who can't/won't pay. Its not a matter of whether you want health care or not- everyone wants it. Its a matter of paying more than your share to support those who won't pay their share. I don't like that idea at all, do you? @SY... sigh... must be nice not to have to worry about someone reaching into your pocket and taking what you work hard to earn.
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COMMENT 292711P	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 03:07 PM
701 is correct. Those are my feet inside my Shimano riding shoes. I had just returned from riding from Solvang out to the end of Santa Rosa Road & back. Perfect morning
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CORKY	Wile E. Coyote	2012-06-29 03:24 PM
Have your dog run ahead in case there is a snake? What about the dog?
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COMMENT 292713	101 Northbound Road Closure	2012-06-29 03:24 PM
Yes, talk about bad timing!
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COMMENT 292714	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 03:25 PM
Switch to satellite.
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COMMENT 292715	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 03:30 PM
292700: I don't know what your number is referring to, but I'm referring to this info which was published everywhere just last week: "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) just announced that 12.8 million Americans will receive a health rebate for $1.1 billion because of the Affordable Care Act's 80/20 rule. This averages to about $152 for each family covered by an insurance policy." Only a fool who doesn't understand a thing about heathcare costs thinks insurance will only be $100 / month. That 1.5% increase you quote pales in comparison to the increases you've been experiencing year after year without the ACA. And what evidence do you have that people will be paying more than they do now? Zero, because that's a bunch of fearmongering that you've chosen to buy into. With the new 80/20 rules, they're only going to be able to increase premiums if your insurer is spending more than 80% of your premiums on actual healthcare.
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COMMENT 292716P	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 03:30 PM
I'm amazed at how many shades of blue toenails there are in town. Do you all go to the same manicurist?
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COMMENT 292717	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 03:31 PM
number 4 is a striped racer (chaparral whipsnake). 539P, pretty unlikely that it's possums eating your veggies. they prefer roadkill and garbage or worms and the like. they eat fruit though.
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MTNDRIVER	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 03:40 PM
Great shots--did you keep the shed snakeskin? Finding one as a kid was like finding treasure.
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COMMENT 292719	Helicopter	2012-06-29 03:40 PM
I agree with 685. Not all helicopters flying overhead are going to Cottage.
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MTNDRIVER	Kitten Update	2012-06-29 03:41 PM
Oh, you are so lucky to have those two grey kitties! Best wishes for a great future with them.
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COMMENT 292721	More Cuteness	2012-06-29 03:42 PM
I agree with 351. 303's comment, while humorous, is inappropriate and offensive.
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MTNDRIVER	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 03:45 PM
I'm ready to trade in my red toenails for blue now.
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COMMENT 292723	A 42-year-old Lompoc woman was crit...	2012-06-29 03:46 PM
702: Not exactly. Not wearing my seat belt doesn't put others at risk. This could have ended much worse. I'm glad she's alive, hope she gets better soon, and hope she doesn't take strapping her chair in so lightly in the future.
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COMMENT 292724	The Daily Sound and Montecito Messe...	2012-06-29 03:50 PM
they didn't pay their bills to the printer and the "dispute" is over that. they'll most likely declare bankruptcy, reorganize, find a new printer and will be back.
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COMMENT 292725	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 03:54 PM
@709 - Hearing from people like you gives me hope that as a society we can/will strive for a better society.
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COMMENT 292726	A 42-year-old Lompoc woman was crit...	2012-06-29 03:54 PM
Absolutely horrifying! I hope that she's okay and wish that vehicles weren't capable of being operated if the seat is not correctly secured, or if people in the aren't wearing their seat belts!
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D8VANILLA	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 03:58 PM
Ok - I had to go back and look too!! someone on the toilet. ~~~~ or they were in the process of getting dressed, had to sit down to take the picture.... nah, on the toilet !!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I like the picture with the huge selection of shoes..... It was like they were trying to make up their mind as to which pair to wear today.....
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COMMENT 292728	PJ Milligan Out of Business?	2012-06-29 03:58 PM
I have a PJ Milligan bedroom set - frame, side table with 2 drawers, dresser with 5 drawers and a lingerie dresser that I sadly need to part with. Just doesn't fit in our newly remodeled house. It's in great condition. Anyone know someone who might be interested?
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COMMENT 292730	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 04:02 PM
I am one of the blue "toes" photos with purple sandals. Just got the blue done on my pedicure and love it. It's the cool summer color!
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COMMENT 292731P	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 04:04 PM
Please call SBWCN 805-681-1080 and ask for advice. Are you sure it's not a Mockingbird singing at night? The males do during mating season.
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COMMENT 292732	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 04:05 PM
Nesting jays are just noisy. They are noisy when they feel their nest is threatened, when they are teaching their fledglings to fly and hunt or just keep in touch with each other as they move along as a family group. The process only lasts through the summer.... meanwhile you can always invest in some earplugs.
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COMMENT 292733P	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 04:06 PM
Yesterday 9 in black robes voted. This November the rest of us will vote!
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COMMENT 292734	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 04:10 PM
671, I'm perfectly happy forking over a couple of extra dollars for the good of everyone around me. And for the sake of full disclosure, I earn less than $30,000 a year. It has nothing to do with income. 668P: Voting on political candidates is so different and requires a lot less intelligence than being a SCOTUS Justice. Poor comparison. Also different things. Hmm.
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COMMENT 292735	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 04:13 PM
earplugs...tylenol pm and a big glass of red wine!
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COMMENT 292736	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 04:13 PM
I second earplugs. Or move to the city. Nature rocks!
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COMMENT 292737	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 04:15 PM
thumbs up for Jay picture and the kitty toes!
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PRAIRIEFEMME	It's a Drive THRU, Not a Drive IN!	2012-06-29 04:16 PM
HOw do the UH's seem to be everywhere something is happening? Do they have ESP and body transporters?
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COMMENT 292739	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 04:19 PM
Smoke some doobie doobie dooooo.
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COMMENT 292740	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 04:20 PM
a cat?
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COMMENT 292741P	Lift Off	2012-06-29 04:22 PM
beautiful wetlands- winged migration....
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COMMENT 292742	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 04:24 PM
Too danged cute..... love the kitty footwear even if a NewSuppress reader, the foxtail stickers and the blue jay friend. I'm surprised by the number of paint jobs.
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COMMENT 292743	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 04:25 PM
I don't think we have blue jays around here. They are probably scrub jays, but I realize that doesn't help much.
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COMMENT 292744	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 04:30 PM
A while back when Pini was in major trouble again, he was offered by the judge the punishment option of staying in his own dilapidated apartments or jail. He chose jail. He is landlord of legend.
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COMMENT 292745	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 04:32 PM
Pretty much all of them will, they use fresh/sterile water each time and they wear gloves!
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COMMENT 292746	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 04:35 PM
Shotgun
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COMMENT 292747	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 04:42 PM
Not every salon uses fresh/sterile water, 745. That's a big mistake to make when it comes to salons. Most of them are dirty and the water may be fresh, but they don't really do a good job of sanitizing the tub that the water goes into. That's where all the bacteria and fungus lives and breeds. OP, check out Aqua Nail bar. They don't reuse tools, so you can be sure that your grandma's funky big toenail won't be passed on to someone else and they do sanitize their communal bowls so that she won't pick up anything else there, too. Any higher end salon will also probably be better at hygiene than the cheaper places, which don't really follow the letter of the law when it comes to sanitizing their equipment or chairs/stations. Also, you are a sweet granddaughter for doing this and I hope you guys have a good time!
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COMMENT 292748	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 04:44 PM
Isn't there some way to stop someone who is continually in violation of city laws from buying more properties? I guess not, but there should be some consideration when it comes to someone who has a long, storied history of being a terrible violator of codes and laws. Too bad it has to come to this. There are some great landlords in town.
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COMMENT 292749	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 04:46 PM
WHICH Toulumne Drive? There are three in SB (one is in Carp.) Please add more details to these blurbs, people. We aren't mind readers.
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COMMENT 292750	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 04:48 PM
Uggg. Don't send her to Aqua! I don't want fungus!
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COMMENT 292751	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 04:48 PM
Thanks for that mental image OP, I threw up a little.
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COMMENT 292754	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 04:53 PM
What needs to be explained. We all now get affordable health care. Is America great or what?
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COMMENT 292755	Affordable Care Act	2012-06-29 04:54 PM
700 And I will more than likely choose not to participate in said program. I pay for my own private insurance and I have since I was 18. Anyways, there's no real point in having this argument. Two completely different points of view. I'd rather live in a country that has parity with every other first world country that takes care of its citizens. That's basically all I've got to say about this.
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COMMENT 292756	Summerfest AKC Dog Show	2012-06-29 04:55 PM
This is always a great dog show. All of the AKC breeds, obedience and conformation classes, vendors of all things dog. Come meet breeders and exhibitors, see beautiful dogs, and get all of your questions answered. Shows held all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dogs not showing not allowed on the grounds, service dogs of course exempt.
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COMMENT 292757	Helicopter	2012-06-29 05:06 PM
I live next door, they landed at Cottage. No question, no speculation, they landed on the roof of the building doors away from me. I won't complain that they were hovering, because they really weren't. One came in as the other was leaving - no one was hovering unnecessarily, they were just making the best use of time - one coming while one was going (which may be why it sounded like they were all over the place - there were two, not one). How is it that someone who lives DIRECTLY under where the helicopters fly and land is bothered less by this than other either blocks away, or not even in the flight path? Yes, it's loud. So is traffic, the train and the freeway. Suck it up. Side note: I'm pretty sure the OP just wanted to know why - figures it would have been a pretty big accident for multiple helicopters, and nothing was mentioned here.
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COMMENT 292758	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 05:10 PM
i am the owner of one of the dogs, he is a year and a half old hound dog puppy named oliver who is a barker not a biter and very curious. my gate latch broke yesterday and he was able to get out with my mothers dog ( a boxer) named crissie who is visiting us. neither dog is aggressive and they ran up to a large german shepherd who was off his leash as well. there was no fight, no biting nor injury. just a screaming woman in the street making a scene and barking dogs. i am a VERY responsible pet owner and active in MANY animal charities and rights groups, and i do not appreciate all of you nosey people making it into something it was not. as it is most homeowners will not rent to dog owners even the most well behaved animals and its people like this and all these nasty uninformed speculators that perpetuate it.
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COMMENT 292759	The Santa Barbara School Board pass...	2012-06-29 05:11 PM
Tracy you need to think why your health care costs have gone up so much. Because the health care companies know your teacher unions will demand schools using our taxdollars pay them anything the health care companies want. However, this cosy and unaccountable system is now so stretched there is tax payer backlash. We are tired of paying your bills, Tracy. We are tired of you blaming the taxpayers instead of the insurance companies you demand to still get for free. No one cares if you are paying more for health insurance, Tracy. Because you are still getting way more health care insurance than anyone else gets and using our tax dollars to pay for it. Think about this and let this sink in. We don't care if you have to pay more. Who pays if you don't?
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COMMENT 292760	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 05:12 PM
@670, I'm not sure what you base your "attacks rarely cause injury" comment. Attacks don't always involve major blood shed or physical injury, but a friendly dog blindsided by an attacker (as mine was at the mission), may become fearful, aggressive or unpredictable (as mine did). I had to retire her from showing, and couldn't have her loose among other dogs. Because she was "mostly" fine, but I was unwilling to have her cause the same damage to another dog.
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ROGER DODGER	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 05:22 PM
Yea will you should see my toes.
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ROGER DODGER	Santa Barbara Police speak to the w...	2012-06-29 05:23 PM
Taxpayers pay after all it's for their safety.
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COMMENT 292763	Santa Barbara Police speak to the w...	2012-06-29 05:41 PM
So the cops pay for the tank out of their salary? If so who gets to drive it home at night or do they take turns?
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COMMENT 292764	Creative Sand	2012-06-29 05:45 PM
I'm very happy for you that you're off the streets. It was so nice of you to give us an upddate and to thank SB and the Harbor Patrol. I wish you the best of luck in your new, improved life!
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COMMENT 292765	Jet Fly Over	2012-06-29 05:50 PM
I was riding my bike along Cabrillo, saw the flyover and 8 Pelicans flying in formation. I knew it was a special moment. Jeff must have been deeply loved by a higher power to get such a send off. RIP to all men and women across the world who die in war.
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COMMENT 292766	Here Birdy Birdy	2012-06-29 05:58 PM
I rode my bike around the bird refuge, took a picture of the efforts to clean up the algae bloom and noticed there were no cormorants on the islands. They must have moved to Summerland to roost. They'll probably move back as soon as the pond gets cleaned up. In March, I went to Florida and saw a bird rookery in the middle of the Peace River. It was spectacular seeing all of these strange birds setting up shop on several trees on the island. I love nature. How blessed we are to be witnesses.
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COMMENT 292767	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 05:58 PM
I suppose if you live in one of his properties, it would make you feel like the lowest form of life. Those tenants don't realize that he's a pimp and he's forcing you to hook in his house.
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COMMENT 292768	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 06:01 PM
My first week living in the area (Goleta) a 5ft King snake slithered into my living room, noticed me, and retreated. It startled me and I was surprised to hear they aren't common in my neighborhood as the gardener in the complex has never seen one in his 4 years of employment.
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COMMENT 292769	101 Graffiti	2012-06-29 06:12 PM
Once again folks. This is the message from the first poster, "Unfortunately our cops seem more enthralled with busting locals that aren't wearing seatbelts or setting up crosswalk stings." I did not propose the alternatives in my posting. The reality is some of the posters want police vigilance at 3AM to bust the taggers and in the same posting complain about the police busting seat belt violators or crosswalk stings. Have you read the most recent article about a family of three in Orange county getting hit in the crosswalk by a hit and run. One of the little girls died. The mother and her other daughter are in critical condition. They were hit, tossed over the car's hood, flew and landed on their itty, bitty heads. One's dead, dead, dead. She could've been your granddaughter.
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COMMENT 292770	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 06:14 PM
He must have friends in high places, or maybe he just pays off the police. Either way, with 100+ properties in SB for 45 years, this guy is mega wealthy, and that will usually keep someone above the law.
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COMMENT 292771	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 06:18 PM
I think she could benefit from an appointment with a good dermatologist. Not too many people escape nail fungus at some time in their life, especially if they are athletic and visit gyms and swimming pools and spas. There is some research that suggests the fungus may travel in the blood and affect other areas of the body in a negative way. Good to take care of it if possible. Maybe even have her apply Fungi Nail 2 X 3 times daily to that toe for a month or so and see if she can clear it up and wear open toed shoes when at home.
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COMMENT 292772	Channel Changes	2012-06-29 06:22 PM
Looks like it has been fixed. Based upon Edhat comments looks like it happened late last night.
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COMMENT 292774	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 06:26 PM
Dermatologists were not able to help me, but do try a podiatrist for grandma. It took time but my fungus did go away with proper meds (and no, I've never been for a pedi) ;-)
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COMMENT 292775	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 06:28 PM
Dario Is a hard working man to say the least. He does not deserve to be slandered every chance someone gets. Could you watch over 100+ property's all the time every day/night? He is no more a pimp than a bank is. If I was him I would sue the independent...
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COMMENT 292776	Creative Sand	2012-06-29 06:28 PM
Ditto what 764 said! Also, wow, those pyramids are cool!
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COMMENT 292777P	Creative Sand	2012-06-29 06:31 PM
For all those critical of the homeless: Prior to the Great Recession, Adkins owned and ran a successful plant nursery in Moab, Utah. At its peak, it was grossing $300,000 a year. She had never before been unemployed – she'd worked for 40 years, through three major recessions. During her first year of unemployment, in 2010, she wrote three or four cover letters a day, five days a week Read more: Link
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COMMENT 292778	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 06:32 PM
Right on!! 758 :) Thank you for the rest of the story... Now lets all go outside for a bit on this wonderful eve..
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COMMENT 292779	Helicopter	2012-06-29 06:41 PM
They are right outside our windows not over us. It is quieter when they are overhead vs right outside your window. Our window shake like crazy. Can't hear when on the phone etc. When they are right outside of the window. You are lucky that they are overhead.
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COMMENT 292780	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 06:42 PM
758: Thank you for posting the correct info. It just shows what these odd "Did anyone see/hear" or "I suddenly think I'm a detective & I'm going to post my assumptions as fact!" stories people are posted aren't always exactly something that should have gone public in the first place. Sorry the woman your pups went to say hi to freaked (and luckily she didn't hurt your or your mom's dog!). I would have knelt down to say hi & get some puppy lovin' once I realized they were curious. 670: Great info, thanks, I never thought of that.
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COMMENT 292781	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 06:44 PM
Is this real? Gross...just take her to a doctor and skip the nail salon. That's how these things get spread in the first place!
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COMMENT 292782	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 06:51 PM
The Attack of the Crimini Toe! Run!
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COMMENT 292783	Creative Sand	2012-06-29 06:55 PM
We are proud of you, your determination and vision AND hard work are what brought you out of your situation. Hope you are blest with all that is good and beautiful in life!
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COMMENT 292784	Creative Sand	2012-06-29 07:00 PM
Agree with all above. Thanks for the update & best to you!
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COMMENT 292785	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 07:11 PM
Hardworking? You're off your rocker.
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ROGER DODGER	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 07:13 PM
And speaking of the world going to hell @565 It did for one woman here 7 months ago when she was burned to death over on Quarantina street..The investigation lasted a few days before it was determined that she was not murdered. But why was she found hours after the fire under a pile of debis. (That was actually on KEYTs website the next morning) Though it was gone shortly thereafter as far as the world going to Hell it may. But why critize for my opinion? What did I do to you? Some people are mean't to do what they do
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COMMENT 292787	Scanner Reports 6-29-12	2012-06-29 07:14 PM
I *know* I'm not better than *anybody*. I also know that taking a break from the news *does* affect my perspective in a positive way. And I wholly support Roger & appreciate his work. I get the point others are trying to make; I've seen it in my own life. Deep breaths, y'all...
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ROGER DODGER	Creative Sand	2012-06-29 07:14 PM
Very Nice thank you for sharing it with us..
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ROGER DODGER	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 07:18 PM
I don't know if he is still there but there was a Dr. Shoekin that clips people toe nails and fixes em up pretty well her insurance would probley cover the work. The last time I saw him he was at Eastside Neighborhood clinic, but he might be at the Westside clinic. You should check it out he is a very plesant man.
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ROGER DODGER	ISS Back Again	2012-06-29 07:19 PM
Looks kinda like a ufo.
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COMMENT 292791	A 42-year-old Lompoc woman was crit...	2012-06-29 07:29 PM
I didn't want to be the first poster today -- especially to say that the driver had a role in this accident. Really sad and lacking common sense.
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COMMENT 292792	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 07:33 PM
Love the black puddy tat toe! I wore good sturdy running shoes - must buy sandals.
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COMMENT 292793	Lift Off	2012-06-29 07:36 PM
My brother and I have several times sent Xmas or New Year's sunbathing and bbq photos to easterners, reveling in our devilish schadenfreude.
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COMMENT 292794	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 07:37 PM
Hardworking? Hardly. Also, if I had 100 plus properties...well, I wouldn't. Because nobody can effectively manage that many without stuff happening that is unethical or unsavory, which is all stuff he's been accused of in the past. Also, accusations that are on record aren't slander. Slander is completely different, look it up!
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COMMENT 292795P	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 07:38 PM
Have her see the Vietnamese lady at the Honey Badger Salon.
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BULLSEYEB	Creative Sand	2012-06-29 07:40 PM
Congratulations! It takes a strong person with good character to overcome such great obstacles. You should be proud of yourself! I appreciate your acknowledgement of those who were a part of your life here. Enjoy your new found creativity!
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COMMENT 292797	A prison parolee, who was a known g...	2012-06-29 07:41 PM
adios
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COMMENT 292799	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 07:42 PM
Get Dario Pini to come over.
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COMMENT 292800	Helicopter	2012-06-29 07:45 PM
All you complaining people have clearly not been confronted with the need for a life-saving transport to the ER. Your ignorance is pathetic.
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D8VANILLA	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 07:51 PM
Treat the nail generously with Tee Tree oil..... found at any health food store or drug store.....
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COMMENT 292802	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 07:53 PM
I take my parents to podiatry at Sansum (Medicare & secondary insurance) and the wait is 3 months... Call & set up a yearly schedule.
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COMMENT 292803	A prison parolee, who was a known g...	2012-06-29 07:57 PM
No mas sesa
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COMMENT 292804	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 08:06 PM
We need a leader, not a follower. All the middle to lower rank people don't really see the fog thru the forest. Peer pressure prevails in Santa Barbara. Those that provide continue to spend less than 50% of their time here. Soak it up and come to understand the circumstances. Homeless rule. Successful people are leaving.
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COMMENT 292805	The SB County Fire Department has d...	2012-06-29 08:11 PM
Complete over reaction by the fire dept as usual.
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COMMENT 292806	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 08:13 PM
I've seen a TV ad for a doctor in Ventura that uses laser to treat the fungus. Think the name is Nordyck. Probably someone does that in Santa Barbara too. Grandma might be too embarrassed to get a pedicure with her condition. How nice of you to want to spend time with your grandma.
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COMMENT 292807	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 08:16 PM
Yes I do know him personally. So I will stand up for him. He is a hard worker. Do you really think he was given the 100 property's? He worked his butt off for it. Guess what people if you don't want to rent from him ummm lets see...DON'T.
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COMMENT 292808	Flash Friday Footwear	2012-06-29 08:27 PM
It's a blue toe outbreak, call the CDC.
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COMMENT 292809	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 08:27 PM
@775 Just because someone owns a lot of property doesn't mean they're a hard worker. Just look at Carlo Gambino.
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BECKY	Eight Goleta office buildings face ...	2012-06-29 08:41 PM
Every time I think some public agency can't be more out of touch with reality, I am proved wrong. It would not be that hard to come up with a logical, fair, rational pricing model. This is none of those.
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COMMENT 292811	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 08:58 PM
Thanks 768, I'd never seen striped racers before after 20 years walking Wilcox, then 2 in one week! Maybe I'm just starting to notice them. Anywho, I love snakes and seeing these guys was awesome :)
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COMMENT 292812P	A prison parolee, who was a known g...	2012-06-29 09:03 PM
urban dictionary: TFB
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COMMENT 292813P	Dog Fight	2012-06-29 09:48 PM
When I'm out with my dog, I'm always alert to the surroundings -- I'm not on a cell phone or listening to music. If unfamiliar dogs approach, I step in between them and my dog. This gives me time to assess their behavior and intentions.
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COMMENT 292814P	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 09:58 PM
Let's not assume that just because he has worked hard to amass his empire that he is not a slumlord. I DIDN'T rent from him when the apt I looked at for possible residence, as a single young woman in college and working full time, was riddled with cockroaches! I walked around the complex and saw cockroaches on walls, in windows, on front doors! It was disgusting! When I asked the manager about the roaches, he shrugged his shoulders and just grunted something about if I didn't rent it, someone else would! I looked at another apt in another complex and was amazed by the peeling paint and the filthy carpets. That manager told me they didn't paint between tenants nor did they clean the carpets! He went so far as to tell me that I could always go to the grocery store and rent a machine if I wanted the carpets cleaned! So, who do you think owned both of these apt buildings? Yep, you figured it out! Mr. Dario Pini. I'm sorry, but he has been held accountable for these horrific living conditions. This is all fact that came out in court. Hard working does not automatically make you a nice guy.
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HEATHER	Jesusita Trail House	2012-06-29 10:18 PM
Thanks everyone. This has been fascinating....but back to the well and/or a house? Anyone know of history of a structure there?
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S.B.RON	Nail Salon	2012-06-29 10:24 PM
The drugs to clear toe fungus are pretty harsh....maybe not suitable for an older person (don't know how old Grandma is, of course). Also, Grandma may not want anyone to see her toe! Maybe take her for a really nice lunch, or maybe a manicure or massage instead?
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SHOREBIRD	Blue Jays	2012-06-29 10:41 PM
Get a falcon.
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COMMENT 292818P	Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini f...	2012-06-29 10:56 PM
Hard working? Everything he buys turns into a dump in the blink of an eye-including his own house. It's the one up on Mission Ridge with the million dollar view that looks like a dump.
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COMMENT 292819P	Creative Sand	2012-06-29 11:08 PM
Thanks and I join the praise of your post. I liked very much your sand art and wondered about the creator of it. Thanks for sharing your story and best of luck and good wishes in Massachusetts.
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COMMENT 292820P	Wilcox Wildlife	2012-06-29 11:39 PM
717 - whatever it is in the backyard, digs in the pots (tomatoes, cukes) and in the raised beds (zucchini) and has eaten the lettuce; I assume it's possoms because I did last summer see them and I know that they are interested in worms. If it's not possoms, what would it be? There were rats and there still are a few, Lenz killed most, but I don't think they dig and also eat lettuce or do they? As for fruit, there is an apricot tree, dropping fruit.
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