Only on Vashon – The Weekly Rundown 12/09/2022
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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“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: 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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We start with this seething critique: “Why can’t we touch the pumpkin at TW? I want to touch the pumpkin.” Many of us have overlooked the signs and touched the
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This week: who wants to reupholster a cat? Color palette; people blocking aisles in Thriftway with their chatter; anonymous posts; Vashon lacks a race track.
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This week: fawnicide; calling out racism is a rant and a duty? The fate of the Portage Store; and Disney has truly gone downhill.
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We start with an anonymously posted rant about ranting on the rants page. Buckle up. This week we get extremely self-referential. Here is the rant: “Why is there a rants page
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This week: bright colors to stop your cat from killing birds but what about biking? Anonymous posting rant leads to funny rumors; lone sock seeking home;
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This week: Cemetery or Cemetary? We’re concerned about the literacy rate on Vashon; What is the funniest thing your pet has done? …and what can be done about the Portage store?
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This week: a message in a bottle; old posts on my homepage; we hold grudges.
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This week: Children should be taught not to scream and flyers piling up at the Post Office;
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This week: some weird lights; USPS; off leash dogs; make sure the costume is realistic.
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This week: We miss the Chetzy; vending machines are empty; we miss the Portage store
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This week: Concerts are too loud; red tide images; stop signs are being taken down; how do we define ourselves as Americans?
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This week: we should be able to complain about the ferries (and mail delivery) without people complain about us complaining about the ferries (and mail delivery); Tansy Ragwort
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This week: The Cathlamet crashed into the dolphin.
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This week: we got mad at the Strawberry Festival; gross drinking fountain; we have food on the Issaquah again.
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This week: Bald eagle ate some ducks; slow motorcyclists; who will be the “unofficial mayor” this year?
Garbage left on other people’s property and marked “free” – ok or not ok?
Someone donated a mug to Grannies and forgot the spoon, whomever purchased said mug, please content them for the spoon.
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This week: fireworks, guns and defection on people’s lawns – just a normal week on Vashonites Rants; we talked about Abortion; did you know about the sticker challenge? Go away accordion guy; at least the guy selling guns out of the back of his truck isn’t selling fireworks.
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This week: The Vashon freeze; chicken coop tea lights from Grannies; free hugs; a rotting house is for sale – $395k; why is the dog barking?
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This week: Hiding mushrooms; humans are the invasive species, or was it tech bros? People speeding at 1 am down the Highway need to STOP; Anna has a solution for the 4 way and more.
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This week: What restaurant do we like? Restaurants should be open 24/7 and bars past when the last movie lets out; The median age of Vashon is 10 years older; We’re arguing about speed limits again; The lawnmower rant; Cows loose; and a rescued Mother Cat.
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This week: A proper grammar rant; the 2 boat schedule; what did you put on your theater tiles? …and why aren’t you leaving enough for everyone?
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This week: Rehoming wild rats; poor quality produce on the island; an old bike for $87k, $8k, $7k? Grey haird pigtails make life better; this page is toxic rant; and more…
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This week: How much should we be spending on groceries? Vashon currency… Hearse stories; Sperm dress sparks abortion debate; liquid cement crack filler.
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This week: bunk bed pods to rent for $800? No cars on the Island? Have you gotten a ticket waiting to pick someone up at the ferry? and more…
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This week: What’s different off-island? A Tesla was speeding in a school zone; a Vashon woman has been stuck on a ship off the coast of Shanghai for over 160 days and is making videos.
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This weeK: 250 unpunctuated words in a rant; chickens blocking Anna’s driveway, a poll looking for people that believe in vortexes; how to manage ants; a post that reads as a poem.
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This week: Instead of “welcome” wagon we need a “fuck off” wagon; this quote “It doesn’t matter how you got here, what matters is one’s intentions”; discussions over the rich and fake rich; fund raiser for an isthmus to Blake Island; Poodle parade, Labradoodles not allowed; where is the wiener dog sled team?
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This week: we just wanna country line dance; a painting for a ham sandwich, road rage and more.
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This week: Interesting deer; broken reflectors littering the road; mystery object; kids ride the ferry free in October; this week’s loose animals.
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This week: what is the craziest, freakiest, weirdest thing? Baby trees grow up to be a green corpse blocking the view of Mt. Rainier; Hunter may have been spotted; and a loud bang = fireworks… always.
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This week: some animals got loose including a horse on the road; meet Binx but refrain from warning his owner about coyotes; and can you get to Costco in a Nissan Leaf on a single charge?
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This week: kids getting pushed in front of cars; victim bashing orgy over gun control; drivers going under 50; and Tupperware lids
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This week: The frogs are back; Thriftway plays the best classic rock music; Awful Earl has decided not to run for mayor; and property taxes are high
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this week; how to handle a hummingbird infestation; the poll for people who grew up on the island; and Shelly is for sale.
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This week: Gander ISO wife; what’s the longest anyone has stayed onIsland (not leaving for anything)? where are all the hitchhikers?
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This week: Owls attacking joggers, 700 blueberry bushes 🫐, and a Vashon VHS library.
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