Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'washingtonstateferries'
June 18, 2008
Another great photo courtesy of our Flickr Pool and Sprizee Generally, because we're a bit of a scaredy-pants, we can't sit through episodes of Ghost Hunters (or other such shows) without closing our eyes or plugging our ears. But we will most certainly make an exception if they do an episode on the ghosts of Washington State Ferries past. Apparently, the Washington State Ghost Society has been diligently trying to gain access to conduct......
Continue Reading "Next Season on Ghost Hunters...Old Washington Ferries?"March 14, 2008
Man, the ferry system is really having a time of it this year. First they realize that 80-year-old ferries might not be seaworthy or even worth fixing. Then no one wanted to buy a used ferry on eBay and mechanical issues put a ferry on the Pt. Defiance route out of commission earlier this month. And let us not forget the Ferry in a Storm pictures that were emailed around last fall. Now King......
Continue Reading "Ferry Captain Accused of Watching Porn at Work"December 13, 2007
You recall the other day we were mad as hell at the Washington State Ferries for running their boats until they rusted through, leaving everyone high and dry while new ones can be built. WSF is still dead to us, but Governor Gregoire could make our "holiday card" list if she keeps it up. First the viaduct course correction, now she's scrounged up $100 million to pay for three new ferries. Budget, schmudget! She's......
Continue Reading "Guv Gregoire Floats Million C-Notes For Ferryboats"December 11, 2007
When have you gotten your money back on a ferry purchase? After 20 years? 40? 60? How about 80? Washington State Ferries still had plans to fix at least three 80-year-old ferries before the magnitude of their decay was uncovered. Now, because WSF never imagined the day would come when the ferries would have to be replaced, it'll be a year or more before new ferries can be built and car-ferry service returned. Our favorite......
Continue Reading "Washington State Ferries Discovers Salt Water Is Not A Steel Preservative"May 24, 2007
Is it just Seattlest or is this the Fridayest Thursday in a long time? We'd like to comment on how the first of the ELF guys has been sentenced down in Oregon and how he's going to do 13 years for his acts of terrorism despite turning in other members of The Family, but the only thought that will stick right now is how we're going to get the hell out of here tomorrow. I'm......
Continue Reading "Cabin Fever"October 25, 2006
Washington State Ferries is cancelling free WiFi and attempting to convince us that they never actually offered free WiFi - That was a beta program..that lasted for a year. Starting next month, WSF will be charging for access to the internet. WiFi Networking News has more: They'll charge airport-like rates of $3 for 15 minutes (25 cents thereafter), $7 per 24 hour period, and $30 per month. The WSF email that announces these charges, also......
Continue Reading "What Free Wireless On The Ferries?"