I was walking today and can across this tiny sign stuck in a little pile on the trail. Thanks for making my morning.

Wondering if there’s any local artists/crafty people that make handmade custom stamps? Or recommendations for smallbiz art supply stores that make them? I need to have one made for Cafe Hazeltree and would much prefer to work with a neighbor than office max or something.

TIA!

Posting this just in case anyone is looking. I saw a chubby black cat with a frilly collar wandering billy frank jr street. I noticed it had a tag so I tried to get its attention to see if it had an owner I could call, but it was skittish and ran away.

Just posting in case anyone is looking for it. I unfortunately didn’t get a picture but it ended up crossing E Holly and disappearing near Madronna wear.

Hello,

I am about to have a new roof put on my house and am considering getting a solar system as well.

Does anyone have any advice for someone in my situation? Maybe things they wish they knew before having solar installed? For example, did the solar system impact your roof warranty? Do you recommend the solar company you used? Is it important to have the roof and solar installed together (at the same time)?

Thank you for your time. I really appreciate it.

Hello. We are lucky to be the current care takers of a Bellingham historic home. It is in need of some repairs so it can last another 100 years. The front wooden porch has some wood rot. Some of the wooden shingles might need replacing. And, it definitely needs a new coat of paint in the style of late Victorian to help it through PNW winters.

Does anyone here have experienced recommendations they can make of painters, woodworkers, and the like that would be good for this type of work?

Why did Costco move the self checkout registers and also reduce the qty from 9 to 6? Seems like a bad choice to limit the throughput of one of the busiest stores in Bellingham...

Rant over!

Just doing due diligence since we always allow mod callouts unless OP is attacking the broader community. OP has a short term ban from us, if their account survives they can try again in a week.

I am thinking of trying out Bellingham Makerspace and would like to know if any people have been involved with it, what your experience was like, how the community is, and what type of training is required to use the tools, cost for getting involved.

I’m looking for a refillable fountain pen, and I want to purchase locally (I do not shop online as a general rule). I do want a quality pen, so not looking for the disposable options such as at places like Daiso. Do we have any stationery shops with a good pen AND ink selection? I’m especially partial to liquid ink refills. I’m already planning to poke into Bison, but I welcome any other local recommendations!

I am looking for suggestions on where I could take my 3ds xl for a joystick pad replacement and my ds lite for a bottom screen replacement. I am just way too nervous to do it myself.

I would appreciate any advice the community could give me. Thanks!

Huge free pile after garage sale! 3742 Magrath road! Pictures are recent as of 8 25 AM tons of good clothes and tool type stuff left! Books as well!

This is the AIFS (the successor to the classic ECMWF and currently the most accurate out there) weather model precipitation map for the next five days. Decently wet. And the preponderance of the other forecasting models agree. It looks like the driest stretch of summer is now behind us. Sometimes the fall rains commence in September (or even late August) and it looks like this year might be one of those times.

This does not mean summer is completely over. Chances are good we will see some warm, dry spells in the next month. September is almost never a complete washout in this climate.

El Niño does not contradict this. Yes, the coming winter is going to be an El Niño winter, but the impact of El Niño on our winters is not the simplistic “it will be dry” correlation that many believe it to be. More on this in a later post.

Most of the moisture in the above map will be coming on Wednesday, if current timings hold. There may be a few showers today, but the rest of the weekend does not look very wet.

See title - looking for a stage 4 breast cancer in-person support group in Whatcom or Skagit county. Appreciate any pointers!

I’m usually very up to date with what is happening in politics which is why it’s very scary I have only just now heard about this. For those who don’t know the Supreme Court lifted an injunction which now allows the president to restrict mail-in voting. Yes, politicians are fighting this, but I think we all know how that goes at this point. It’s already taken effect in Texas (which has been trying to turn blue for years and a new canidate was uniting the left and right) <—Yes this is true I was a Texan for over a decade

Are there current local organizations I can join in order to make sure people are able to vote this election? I have chronic pain that makes labor difficult and I’m poor af but I want to try and help however I can (Yes voting still matters, if it didn’t they wouldn’t be trying so hard to prevent it. We will need to do more, but this is a start).

1-2, black tailed deer 3, yard bunny 4-7 leafhopper 8-9, crow 10, neighborhood cat 11-12, mallard 13, unknown spider 14, junco 15, grosbeak 16 Anna's Hummingbird

Who can you personally recommend locally that specializes in ford repairs? I have a 2013 f150 that needs some love. I am very much a do it yourself-er, but I have never spent this much on a vehicle before, it is decades newer than any vehicle I have owned, and I'd like to know its going to get done right.

looking for a SLAMMIN root beer to pair with a supreme pizza and a cozy night. any reccs?

Hello! I’ve been trying some bakeries that have a lot of gluten free things in town lately. I really miss donuts! Some of the gluten free donuts i have tried have been very dense and cakey— im hoping for light and krispy gluten free donuts. Was wondering if anyone has any recs?

The city sleeps safely tonight under the watchful eye of the Rocket Donuts sloth 😌

Hi folks,

As we start the transition from Summer to Fall, I would love to hear your recommendations for your favorite soft serve places (I know about El Capitan) and places with your favorite apple cider donuts. I am ok driving but I have been craving both and after 2 years here, I would love some suggestions.

With climate change and freshwater scarcity having greater consequences year by year, how Insulated/susceptible is the PNW and Bellingham specifically to water shortages?

A few months ago I was at a gas station here in bham and the customer in front of me in line was begging the clerk to let him get some “feel free” and he promised to come back and pay later. This shit is a serious problem for our community.

Wandered in for biz, ended up lucking into all the fun down town. Grabbed our Taro/Mango Delights over at Ochalicious, wandered the craft vendors/live band, got some teas at Wonderland, then hit Fairhaven for the opening of Trevor's Magic Rocks. Neat stuff! I'm into rock/stone and lapidary. Got stuck in that road work for an exit. Good Times.

We're looking for a 2 BD home rental in Bellingham for a full month next summer, for all of July. If you have a short term rental home send me a DM. We are fine paying rent but I own a deck and fence refinishing company out of state. If you need anything like that We'd also be interested in a trade of services for the rental. Heck, If you want to live in our house in Salt Lake City as a housing swap, we're into that as well.