If he was walking chocks for a plane with no hydraulics, he'd have every reason to be near the gear (but not in front of them). Still no reason to not be paying attention to what's going on during a tow, though. Somebody will get hammered for this, no doubt.

Wonder how much that water test cost? I bet less than $2 million. Seems like the state could have saved a bundle by doing the test, then just hooking up to the sewer. It would certainly have benefited all parties involved.

"You'll find the majority of WA state natives, those of us who have lived here our entire lives, can drive safely in rain, darkness, and pretty much anything else but ice, and they also know where the speed traps are, school zones included."

No, you won't.

Case in point: The subject of this article. If they all knew it was a dangerous stretch if driven in a certain manner, why didn't they navigate it in a safer manner?

Sounds pretty great when you selectively read the offer like that. Add in the rest (i.e. medical premium hikes immediately, then a 10% hike every year after) and those GWI, COLA, ratification bonuses, and incentive bonuses disappear fairly quickly. Ratification bonuses are always tossed in as the shiny bauble to entice the short sighted people into buying whatever has been pitched, good or bad.

Actually, they were disrupting access to UW Medical Center and also Children's, which should be a concern to *anyone*...

The article says "a few hundred", quite a bit less than the 1000+ plus you counted.

Can we get a "why" in this article? As in, why does the Army want to move the gate? Also, isn't Camp Murray a Washington National Guard facility? So, aren't we really talking about Washington NG officials wanting to move the gate?

Well said. The same thing popped in to my head when I saw the word "trash". Sad.

To KOMO, anything south of Seattle is "near Tacoma".

They already are, and have been for the last few years. Get popped for excessive speed and they impound your bike. Do the same in your car, and you sign the ticket and drive away. Which one is more dangerous to other drivers...?