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A week ago, news of Fisher Plaza’s fire-induced power outage came as a surprise to gullible emergency management types who were guaranteed the media "fortress" could withstand even the most modern of technological curveballs. But in light of the present truck stop generator makeover that's sprung up on John Street, we're not so sure.

Elevators were running on generator power but everything else was candle-lit when an electrical fire at Fisher Plaza blew up the Belltown grid shortly before midnight last night. Power's back on at Seattlest International Headquarters high atop Second Avenue, but not at the various websites hosted on servers at Fisher. The P-I says KOMO Radio is broadcasting from Queen Anne, and KOMO TV is operating out of a mobile truck in Kerry Park. (One of the sites that's fried: the credit card processor Authorize.net.) The whole Fisher complex was for sale, BTW, advertising itself as the only place in Seattle to house mission critical communications; now their own website's down and out, too.

As Cliff Mass was pointing out during our monsoon yesterday, Sequim (pronounced "skwim" for the newbies) sits in a rain shadow and gets less rain, more sun. But before you move, owners of this Seattle house, check out the neighborhood--KOMO has a story on Sequimmers' distaste for lavender and fuschia paint. The extra sun doesn't seem to be translating to sunny dispositions.

A major snowslide occurred earlier today at the Hyak area (Summit East) of the Snoqualmie ski resort as a result of heavy rains destabilizing the snowpack. In addition to the resort itself, two homes at Chamonix Place were hit by the slide. We haven't found any reports of injuries. Luckily, the resort was closed today due to the weather.

OMG! Dating news from our Eastside bureau! Kirkland Bachelor and babydaddy extraordinaire Jason Mesnick is engaged and the roses aren't even all gone yet. Huh? You'll still have to suffer through lots of bungee-jumping, beach-walking and wine-sipping before the big reveal. Could the lucky lady be DeAnna Pappas, the bachelorette who dumped him last season? For clues, tune to KOMO's exclusive interview, in which a shirtless Mesnick does some pull-ups. You can tell by his biceps that he likes blondes.

There's a noisy debate going on in the comments on both Slog and KOMO regarding the cops and lethal versus non-lethal actions.

We got into work a little early today with the intention of leaving early as well. We remember all too clearly the three-hour drive home we endured last year because of the deadly white stuff. If KOMO News is correct, then we should be seeing snow fall throughout the day here, with the brunt of the attack coming this afternoon, causing hundreds of Seattle area drivers to throw up their hands and senselessly abandon their vehicles on the side of the road. And how is WSDOT preparing? By stocking their massive fleet (ha!) of plows with de-icer and salt/sand mix and by asking us to please not drive like a buncha jagoffs.

One of the most important lessons we learned in Driver's Ed was: "Avoid breaking natural gas lines; it won't be pretty should you happen to crash into one." Early this morning, around 4:20 a.m., a 19-year-old female in a pick-up truck drove into such a gas line on Highway 164 by SE 380th (out by Auburn). The highway is currently closed (good morning, traffic!), and KOMO says the driver is being investigated for drunk driving. If she was driving inebriated, the woman forgot the other most important lesson we learned in Driver's Ed: "Sleep in your car, goddammit. Driving drunk is not okay." Seattlest hopes everything works out for the driver and for Highway 164, which does see a lot of traffic. It would be a pain if WSDOT had to keep it shut down much longer for repairs.

• You know it's Seafair when the Seattle Police Department issues a "Boating Under the Influence Advisory." That's right folks, if you're out on the water this weekend, beware: everyone else on the lake is going to be drunk, whatever the boat cops say. As long-suffering Seattle residents who can afford boats, that is their God-given right during Seafair. It's the viking heritage.
• Crosscut Seattle confirmed a long held theory of ours: that the local news and radio broadcasters have remained virtually unchanged for our whole life. And we were right! Jean Enersen celebrates 40 years with KING5 today, and yesterday KIRO Radio personality Dave Ross celebrated 30 years on the air. Sure, the city has quadrupled in size, but you still got the same old Jean and Dave (and Steve Pool...and Kathy Goertzen...and Dan Lewis) to tune in to.
• Central District News warns local dog owners who might take their pups for a dip at Madrona Beach or a romp in the park. Two dogs convulsing from suspected slug poison have been taken to emergency vets, but have thus survived.

The cost of fielding a perennially bad team may finally start hitting the Mariners in the bank account next season. The P-I is reporting that the M's will move to KIRO-AM next year in a $5.5 million per year deal for three seasons. This season, at KOMO-AM, the M's are earning $10 million in radio revenue. The huge reduction in radio revenue can be attributed to lower ratings, due to the team's poor performance as well as the growth of internet/satellite radio. The Mariners' broadcast crew will move with the team.

As our friend pointed out, between the weather, the Mariners, and The Love Guru, 2008 could go down as the worst summer in history.

Or sunburns, more likely. We doubt any of of you have actually thought to pack sunscreen on your person, given the state of our weather lately.