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Look how they massacred my boy!!

Posted in Ranting and Raving, tagged , , , , , on November 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Whoomp! There it is..

“Hit the gas, Harold!! The feral cats have hammers and they’re coming for us!!”

What do you mean the mailman won’t deliver now??

It’s the most dangerous intersection on Whidbey Island.

If you’re a mailbox.

Trying to live as a receptacle for bills and political ads?

Don’t park your tuchus where Sherman Road drops down to meet Madrona.

Three times now … THREE TIMES … someone operating a motor vehicle has hit the mailbox serving 165 Sherman, otherwise known as Coupeville Sports World Headquarters.

The first time, the tourist with the too-wide turn stopped to apologize and arrange to pay for the damage.

The second time was an Island Transit bus, and SPOILER ALERT, Island Transit has yet to make good on its promise to repair the damage.

Now, as of Thursday night, I’m pretty sure this mailbox is finally down for the count.

Did Moron #3 stop? No, they did not.

Did they scratch up their vehicle nice and good? One certainly hopes so.

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Pedestrian killed crossing Highway 20

Posted in In memory, tagged , , , , on July 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »

A vehicle/pedestrian accident claimed the life of a young man Wednesday.

A 23-year-old Everett man died Wednesday after being hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross Highway 20 on foot.

The accident occurred around 9 AM in Coupeville, across from the Ryan’s House for Youth campus.

Jacob Weigert was crossing the road and headed towards a bus stop in front of the Island Transit complex when he was hit by a south-bound Volkswagen Jetta.

The Island County Sheriff’s Department, Central Whidbey Fire, and WhidbeyHealth EMS responded to the accident, with traffic diverted and the highway closed in both directions.

Weigert was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he later died from his injuries.

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Island Transit hits major milestone

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Today marks 33 years of fare-free service. (Photo property Island Transit)

The buses have been running longer than I’ve lived on Whidbey Island.

My family moved here in 1989, but Island Transit has been offering fare-free service since 1987.

In fact, today, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, marks a complete 33-year run of getting passengers where they need to be, without them having to fumble through their pockets for change.

And since 33 is the magic number — the one my favorite player, Larry Bird, wore during his NBA career — that makes it even better

On Island Transit’s first day  in ’87, it transported 161 riders.

In 2019, that number had risen to 860,811 rides across Whidbey and Camano Islands, accomplished via buses, paratransit vehicles, and vanpools.

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