Only on Vashon – The Weekly Rundown 10/01/2023
This week: Sandwich board complaints
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“Anna’s Rundown” on Vashon-Maury.com is a local community blog segment written by Anna Shomsky that captures the unique and often quirky happenings on Vashon Island. Each month, Anna provides an entertaining and insightful commentary on the life and events within the community, ranging from humorous observations to important local news. The posts typically cover a variety of topics, including community anecdotes, local wildlife encounters, and playful rants about everyday island life. This feature not only keeps the community informed but also fosters a sense of connection among residents by highlighting shared experiences and conversations that characterize life on Vashon Island.
This week: Sandwich board complaints
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This week: The Vashon Troll discussion and unveiling; Trashcans are a nuisance.
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This week: Truck stuck on the ferry dock blocking traffic; should we be talking about the bridge? and shaming the person idling on the ferry dock.
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This week: Yay is not spelled Yeah; and piles of, so called, free items;
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This week: Stupid Bike Night recap; two white women in their Tesla; and driving slow since you’re a local.
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This week: The sandwich baords continue to get out of hand; what is Vashon Rants jail?
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This week: Grannie’s is getting the hammer because of their 4 bag limit and there seems to be a douchemobile rally going on.
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This week: “Who’s Erica?”
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This week: What’s with this parking job? Free stuff or trash? …dogs in pickup trucks.
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This week: this tomatoe looks like. brain; Vashonites are mad about the Strawberry Festival.
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This week: What’s the best way to shame an Islander? What are these lines? Sticker graffiti.
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This week: How do you say “potable”?; cyclists are invading the island and we have memes for it; poop bags in trees.
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This week: demonic circle on Vashon; Graduation time; pranks galore; funny rants
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This week: ducks and doves; no more mischief hotline; unofficial mayor race is underway.
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We start with a question: “Anybody know what the rust colored band of crud is floating around tramp harbor?” We have some guesses. One person says, “Tomato Soup.” Another suggests
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This week: a barn swallow needs a rehab, an old photo identified, taxes are a big debate.
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This week: sending nudes to the admins; maps are confusing; no shirts. no shoes. no service
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This week: What do you love most about the Island?; WTF (Where’s the Ferry) stickers; Montanan’s need not come to the Island and park wrong on the ferry.
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This week: Animal Crackers don’t taste the same; super annoyed with the Chataqua line; a fight turns into a drink.
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This week: The Bremerton ferry ran aground with crew and passengers; Anna received the top contributor badge for Vashonites Rant; the rehashing of anonymous posting complaints; creepy skeleton for sale; strange sushi and cats are meowists.
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This week: Should dogs be allowed to be in local businesses?
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This week: public toilets and anonymous posting.
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This week: What is NWT? Thongs available in the marketplace 🤢 ; there’s a rat problem on the island – so what do we do about it? …and lastly WSF is requiring paperwork for priority boarding now.
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This week: The Cathlamet is back! A Vashon Home for sale for just $938.00; Anna missed the Maury Island Incident.
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This week: Crows are ok though; someone’s password on the port-o-potty; what is a rant anyways?
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This week: shady numismatists; an island full of chili; all the ways of teaching drivers a lesson.
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This week: How do you stop a dog from digging? Poll for the best burger in town; what to do with a shipwrecked sailboat; speed limits on the island; enjoy photos of Anna’s puppy.
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This week: is a screaming child rant a real rant?
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This week: A skeleton washed up on the beach; ISO comeone to change a light bulb; Stop talking trash about our wildlife! chainsaw for sale out of the back of a truck at the K2 factory; dentist in Costa Rica that wants a WA license plate.
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This week: Who could possibly hate Orcas? Zamfir the loan shark opening next to Sotheby’s uptown? and wear a mask at the post office… sheese
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This week: A simply summarized rant – How dare you throw your dogs poo bag into the trash? Another rant abut the short toilets on the Fauntleroy side, a photo of a bonsai apple tree and some sheep.
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This week: unruly ticket booth workers; the Rant workflow; ferry tickets shouldn’t expire; chicken bones are gross; people can’t take a joke.
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This week:
Sotheby’s Really?
What theme do you think Vashon should be? and lastly, avoid the curse of the gloves in the woods.
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It’s the time of year when writers get nostalgic and make lists of all the funny and inspiring things that happened over the year… this is Anna’s take on Vashon’s social topics.
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This week: the low budget Costco home; people chatting at the USPS blocking traffic; stories of people stealing packages with a Uhaul truck.
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This week: package theft solutions involving cat litter or exploding dye; should cats be kept indoors or allowed outside? …and lastly, a 15 year finds amusement in the adults.
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This week: Judges running unopposed so we suggest writing in candidates like Sponge Bob or Ron Burgundy; A rant about wind chimes in the wind storm; new vs old timers; restaurant didn’t have french fries.
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This week: 100 times of the Weekly Rundown; Anna took some pics of Halloween; her Husband dressed as wallpaper and someone dressed as the Bike in the Tree but didn’t make the Beachcomber; how do you prepare for a power outage?
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This week: Abandoned couch and the community is ok with it; we ask that a sign be explained; paintings by West McLean under question; Dogs wielding an ax deters USPS.
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