UPDATED: January 12, 2021, minor editing February 5, 2022
This is the fourth of a
series of posts dealing my fifth trip to Seattle and second of two trips that
year. I’ve made minor corrections to these reports. Also, I’ve added additional
thoughts with the hindsight of three years later or to add further
clarification. I’ve decided to delete
references to an outdated contest which probably wouldn’t be of too much
interest to people who don’t know me.
I slept to 7 and felt
a lot better in the morning. I took a bus downtown, then to Seatac
Airport. I was last in SeaTac in 1996
flying to/from Disneyland so that was the token been there place. I think the Borders I wanted to see was
behind security but I got a drink at Alki Bakery.
[NOW: Both buses were
King County Metro Transit; unsure numbers now. I
confirmed the bit about Borders but it’s now defunct anyway.]
I took a bus to Burien
and visited CD Connection (gone), Cualta (Spanish themed), Platinum Comics
(gone both addresses), Rodriguez Video (gone), Page 2 Books, Blockbuster, Pawn
X-Change (bought 2 DVDs, my only Burien purchase), Burien Books, Burien Interim
Art Park.
[NOW: Bus was
180?/Metro Transit. Actually Platinum was still there; it just wasn’t open for the day yet but has since closed. Pawn X-Change moved and is now Cash America. Burien
Books also moved but later closed. Blockbuster also closed.]
Took a bus to
Tukwila's Westfield Southcenter where I visited Borders, FYE (bought Godzilla
DVDs), 2nd Time Around (gone; maybe I'll visit on the third time around), Half
Price Books (bought DVD set), Barnes & Noble, Quiznos for lunch, Target,
Tukwila Pond Park (the pond was behind the Target).
[NOW: Bus was 140?/Metro Transit. Borders, again is
defunct. that Quiznos has closed.]
I took a bus (where
the guy behind me was loudly chewing gum/blowing bubbles) to a section of Renton
(108th & 176th) where there was a Pawn X-Change and a Hollywood Video
(bought DVD latter). Walked/took a bus
(one stop people got on with a low change plus there was a stroller and
wheelchair same stop) to Kent (104/240th) where I visited Hollywood Video, Bubble
Books (gone), Value Village, Pawn X-Press (bought DVD but receipt flew off when
bus arrived).
[NOW: Buses again
were Metro Transit. Pawn X-Change is now Cash America. Hollywood Video is now defunct. Not sure what became of Pawn X-Press; likely it closed or became a Cash America]
Same driver; took bus
through the Renton area I was in earlier to another part of Kent, Great Wall
Shopping Center, an Asian mall. G & Sons Comics gone, Hello Video gone or
renamed).
[NOW: I some sign
online that G & Sons may have somehow still been around, just not around
all days, but the website has since disappeared. I’ll probably never know for
sure what happened there]
Took another bus to a
transfer point. Bus was late and I
started to feel ill. Embarrassingly on
the second bus despite my best efforts got sick just outside downtown. The best I could to was use a handkerchief to
lessen some of the effects.
[NOW: King County Metro Transit
again. Was probably in the SoDo region
of just south of that.]
Finding myself walking
earlier than planned, found an AM/PM where I bought a 1 gallon jug of cold
water. I walked some more until I felt
comfortable taking the bus the rest of the way downtown. It was going to Seattle Center but there was
a bit of a gridlock so I got off when I started to feel ill.
[NOW: Can’t recall if
that bus was King County Metro or Sound Transit.]
Luckily I made it to
Seattle Center/International Fountain, taking pics of parade set-up along the
way. The fountain's fancy benches still
replaced with plain ones. Dog from yesterday
there again.
Got sick there again
so before getting on the buses back to the hostel, I got a Pepto-Bismol
equivalent from a nearby Bartell Drugs and then tried to get some mild food
from the Metropolitan store underneath.
Still haven't managed dinner, just water, but I now have bananas and low
salt Ritz when ready.
I took a couple buses
back to the hostel, stopping of at 7-11 for a drink. Started to drizzle along the way. Vegged out upstairs and got sick once more
before dragging myself to the computer terminal.
[NOW: King County Metro Transit
again; probably 15 or 18 then 44. it was probably the 7-11 near the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks that I stopped at.]
Hopefully it's just a
sun/food thing and I'll be better tomorrow.
Relaxed day already planned for tomorrow luckily.
[NOW: I now think it
was heat coupled with drinking warm Gatorade while waiting for the late bus.]
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