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• Follow Following 1 Get rid of blackberry...plant something else... Abdul Alhazred asked in Pest Control/Weeds 11 months ago 2 Answers by Master Gardener Andrea , soundslikepuget…

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  0 0 Andrea, you meant herbicides and not pesticides?? I dug up and followed horsetail roots back. It seemed to encourage resprouting. After shoulder surgery digging was out. I've applied Round-up (glyphosate) on both emergent and active mature shoots prior to sporulation. That spot application works better - the shoots browned-up and I haven't observed further root-sprouting. Abdul Alhazred commented 11 months ago

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  0 0 Herr Fnarf deserves the mushroom, nicht var? Abdul Alhazred commented about 1 year ago

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  Does anyone actually work at the Seattle Tenant's Union?

  0 0 The accounting needs to be sent within 14 days (law has not changed recently). Your lease would have specifics regarding what is a fee (never refundable) and what is a deposit (up to completely refundable). A damage & security deposit could be used to cover move-out cleaning to get to a move-in condition. I suspect that the new landlord wants to work with you if she is willing to gift any non-refundable cleaning fee back to you. When the property changes hands the landlord is required by law to let you know the basics - where your deposit is being held. This may not be relevant if you go to small-claims court as it doesn’t seem material. Updating bank accounts, landlord contact information, and where to send rent checks is generally done without a new lease. If your original lease contains the condition report, then that is what would be used to determine how much of the deposit to refund. No new condition report would be needed due to change in owners. If there was no condition report done upon move-in, then you should ask for all your money back immediately without delay, this is a no-brainer in court. I hope you have pictures of both move-in and move-out to bolster your defense that you complied with the current owner's directions to clean (keep the original receipts from the cleaners). I would keep on calling to see what can be done to reach an agreement with her to get as much deposit back as possible. This is your best bet and you don't need to make an enemy. She had been willing to work with you, pointing out what to do in order to get your deposit back. BTW, it's reasonable to ask you to clean the stove & to move the appliances to clean underneath, or to charge you for that if you do not - unless your condition report records it was dirty when you moved in. Lastly, if your apartment is located within the city of Seattle, the landlord is required by law to provide an attachment to the lease and get your acknowledgement - the city requires an "Information for Tenants Summary of Landlord/Tenant Law". Check this pamphlet, and the state laws referenced in it, when you go over your lease. You may want to consult a lawyer if there’s language you don’t understand. http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/stellent/groups/pan/@pan/@publication/documents/web_informational/dpdp_018328.pdf/dpdp_018328.pdf Failure to give you the summary is a basis to sue. “Lastly, landlords are required to give current and new renters this publication about Seattle and Washington state laws. Tenants can recover actual damages, legal costs and penalties through private civil action against landlords who violate this law.” If you do not have the summary and it is not mentioned you received it in the lease, then save this to hold over the landlord's head if she starts acting unreasonably - and nothing that you've mentioned sounds terribly unreasonable - and threaten to sue, then follow up. Otherwise swallow hard, get your non-refundable cleaning fee gifted back to you, and get as much as possible of your deposit back. Abdul Alhazred answered in Legal about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 4 more answers »

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  0 0 If you're looking for a level of a house you may want to go the room-mate route (I've not used these yet - no recommendation): http://www.roommates.com/ http://www.roommateclick.com/ http://www.roommatelocator.com/ Abdul Alhazred commented about 1 year ago

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  Best way to find townhomes, houses, ect to rent.

  0 0 Try local colleges. UW has a site for students, alumni, faculty: http://housing.asuw.org/studentGate.php?url=/student/search.php Non-students can go to Room 218 Condon Hall on the UW campus to view postings: (Campus map: http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/ ) Next best way (after craigslist) is find your neighborhood first and then drive around to scope out 'For Rent' signs. Otherwise try bulletin boards at grocery stores. Large employers (such as hospitals) sometimes have posting boards. Most of our tenants (we now have a house for rent with lake view near 110th & Lake City Way NE) come from UW or sign drive-by. We don't advertise in the newspaper classified anymore - no responses, and too expensive compared to craigslist and signs. Abdul Alhazred answered in Renting about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 3 more answers »

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  When cutting onions, what's the best way to keep your eyes from hurting?

  0 0 For hours? That's MUCH more than most people suffer - perhaps you're very sensitive or allergic. If this is a problem that HAS to be remedied (i.e., avoidance or reduction not a solution), then have you tried benedryl or a different antihistamine or anti-inflammatory? You may find a formulation specifically suitable for eye-drop, other than the stand-by Visine. Obviously I'm not a doctor so if you check with your doctor, please write back with what worked. Good luck. Abdul Alhazred answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 11 more answers »

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  What on Earth was going on yesterday (12/31/10) with the police in Lake City? 35th and maybe 120th? Around 4pm.

  0 0 SPD Blotter: http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2010/12/31/barricaded-suspect-in-lake-city/ Additional resources below. Seattle Police Department (not real-time 911 dispatch information): http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/feed/ Seattle Fire Department Real-Time 911 dispatch: http://www2.cityofseattle.net/fire/realTime911/getDatePubTab.asp Abdul Alhazred answered in Local News & Politics about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 2 more answers »

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  Does anyone know of a grad program in Food & Culture?

  2 0 We recently attended a series of lectures at UW titled, "Food: Eating Your Environment". http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/news/foodseries.html You've probably looked into the UW; I would suggest contacting the Program on the Environment to see where there is a fit for you. I believe this is a new college & program; you might design or customize your own grad program. Very impressive series. The lectures were recorded. I don't know how to obtain a copy but PoE should know. It would be rewarding for you to view the presentations that interest you. Please take a look at the URL for the speaker bios, and consider if you and they share philosophies. You seem to have a good fit with and I specifically recommend you contact one of the speakers: Gary Nabhan. Wes Jackson of the Land Institute spoke of the interaction of food & the humanities in a long digression. He has programs in place but is based in Kansas. Most of the speakers have authored lots of suggested readings. Please write back here and talk about the results of your exploration & research. Good luck! Abdul Alhazred answered in Other-Food & Drink about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 5 more answers »

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  Why does I-5 curve west around 75th street, then curves back east after passing northgate? Why not just go straight, east of Northgate mall?

  0 0 Price of land. Desire to avoid eminent domain litigation delays. Topography. Cost of earthwork, structures, and materials. Federal engineering design guidelines controlled the freeway roadway slope, the change in slope, horizontal curves, and so forth. Cheaper to go around not through the hills to minimize the earthwork cut & fill. Hills generate lots of excess cut which has to be disposed of elsewhere. One design goal is to balance cut and fill - reduces import or export of soil. There are economic limits on the distance to push excess material to places that need fill to make the grade. Near NE 75th St, the freeway alignment necessitated expensive retaining walls, flyovers, and elevated roadway to tie in the state road Lake City Way (Bothell or Victory Way) and other accesses. The WSDOT maintenance office on Dayton near Shoreline Community college has lots of historical information on I-5 in the north end. For instance the area east of I-5 near NE 145th St was a designated landscaping & median improvement beautification project - these days it might be termed mitigation and wetland alteration. Abdul Alhazred answered in Cars & Motorcycles about 1 year ago Answer, comment & read 5 more answers »

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