Because of their apparent unwillingness to read the writing on the wall (regarding the longterm viability of newspapers in the internet age), some of us call the Denver Post the "Ghost."

Do you have this problem with other acquaintances - not just ones who worked at bad jobs? Because I'm TERRIBLE at remembering names and this kind of thing happens a lot to me. Unless I think about you when I'm not engaging with you, it's just very hard for me to remember names of people I'm not close with.

I'm a part time contributor at best, so take that into consideration. But I've never found reason to hand out more than three downvotes in a day here. If there are that many bad answers out there, I think enough people can hand out downvotes without it become some dogpile. (I know one user who used to get them all the time - it was probably gratuitous and unnecessary for everyone to do that.)

Discount Tire company always fixes flats for free. If you're sure the tire isn't too worn out (thus requiring purchase of a new set of tires), I'd go there. (Unfortunately it looks like Northgate Way is as close as they are to the CD. Don't drive on the freeway with your spare, because they're not safe over 45 or maybe 50 mph.)

Hopefully your rim is okay - how long is "a while?"

I'd rather that the questions take up the bigger column on the left and the latest answers the smaller column on the right. I'm more interested in seeing the newer questions first and that latest answers second.

Otherwise, I think it looks good.

Traditionally, trick or treating begins at sunset, regardless of where you are. Today, that will be 5:55pm; I couldn't get to tomorrow's time, but it won't be more than two minutes earlier. Anyway, people ought to be ready for trick or treaters by 6:00.

The following is simply a reminder, and not meant to imply that you don't know any of this. Make sure your child is dressed for the weather, which looks to be rainy - wading boots will be required, I think, and you'll probably need an umbrella. He or she should have layers underneath the costume (jammies ought to be just fine). If it's really rainy and you still want to go out, you'll want a raincoat over the costume. It's all fun and games til someone catches pneumonia...

Taking a child trick or treating for the first time is great fun, but they usually tire easily. A block or two will probably be more than enough. Also, it's a good way to restrict how much candy you bring home.

Have fun!

Per my comment to Fnarf... Bailo and Fnarf are correct about large currency transactions being reported (those greater than $10,000 - an even $10,000 itself is below the threshhold, but $10,001 gets a report filed with the feds). But you don't want to do anything to avoid the report. If you do and it gets noticed (and it will be noticed - don't think it won't be), then another reported, called the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR), is filed with the feds.

The purpose of these reports is to track possible money laundering. A one-time deposit of all that cash might raise eyebrows at the bank, but if you go to a high-traffic branch of a major bank, chances are someone there has seen it before and won't automatically believe you're doing something illegal. It'll help if you're well groomed; if you look like a tweaker, they may file a SAR anyway.

You could, I suppose, go to a bunch of different banks, but they'd all have to be unique institutions. If you deposit at different branches of the same bank, the reports will find you out.

As Bailo notes, there's nothing illegal about having that much cash, and nothing illegal about depositing it, as long as it was legally acquired. You probably won't get too much attention if you do this just one time, and never again. All the big banks see large cash deposits and withdrawals every day, and it's the pattern of repeatedly doing this, especially with no reasonable explanation for it, that's gets attention. BUT.... if I were you, I'd be ready to tell the truth about how I came into such a large sum, and have any supporting documentation ready to present. Because you never know.

I probably wouldn't be comfortable with less than $100/$200/$50 myself, just because of the costs of health care and new cars these days. Seems like a more reasonable minimum.

I would advise that you don't increase your deductible unless you have that much saved up. You probably already do, but it bears saying...

I don't know about Seattle, but here in Denver I found it at a Whole Foods. So maybe the ones in Seattle have it, too.