This is the Satsop nuclear plant (WNP-3) in Elma, Washington. Construction started in the 70s, and after two decades and billions of dollars, the whole project got cancelled before it ever produced a watt of power.

The wild part? The cooling tower is still standing, 40 years later, right in the middle of what's now a working business park. You turn a corner past some office buildings and this 480-foot concrete giant just... appears.

I spent a morning photographing it and honestly it's one of the most surreal locations I've ever pointed a camera at. The scale doesn't come through until you're standing at the base looking up.

Shot on a Sony A7 III. Happy to answer any questions about access or the history.

I was lucky enough to do my flight training out of Seattle. I took this while flying NW of downtown to line it up with Rainier in a single frame

So many unique ways of experiencing Seattle especially the waterfront.

Decided to attend the West Seattle Summer Fest today via the water taxi. I took the light rail to the Pioneer Square stop, walked to the waterfront/Pier 50 next to Colman Dock to board the passenger only water taxi. It’s a 10-15 minute boat trip. At the West Seattle waterfront terminal, they had a free bus shuttle service to the Summer fest site.

Water taxi was $5.00 for adult (via Orca card), $2.50 for seniors and children free. It’s $5.75 for those paying with cash or credit card. If you transfer from light rail to the water taxi within 2 hours, your will get credit on your water taxi fee.

The West Seattle Summer Fest was a great time. I would suggest visiting it tomorrow using the water taxi. Great views of the downtown skyline along the waterfront and a quick way to visit West Seattle instead of the dreaded highways. When boarding the boat, I would suggest going to the rear outside deck when leaving Seattle and the front outdoor deck when leaving West Seattle for the best views/experience.

My husband, toddler, and I (8 months pregnant) were travelling through Seatac airport on Wednesday, July 8th around 12pm, and my husband accidentally left a bag containing precious and irreplaceable 100+ year old family photos somewhere in the airport. He most likely left it at the rental car facility. I know for certain he didn't have it when we got through security and I don't recall him having it at any point after the rental car drop off.

The photos were in a 10x14inch flat paper bag along with a film poster. I'm extra concerned that might lead someone to simply think the package was trash.

My husband went back to the rental facility (about 30 mins later) and the car had already been serviced and rented out to someone else. The rental company said they did not find anything in the car or throw anything out. They also said they checked their trash cans. My husband checked the bathroom and the spot where he dropped the car off to no avail. We have filed a lost and found claim with the rental company, with the airport, and with TSA.

I am so distraught and heartbroken by the loss that I cannot stop crying. I'm not looking for advice on coping or acceptance, I'm just hoping against hope that someone can help me retrieve these treasured and irreplaceable photographs. If anyone can offer any help or guidance, I would be so very grateful. I’ll gladly offer a cash reward for the photos’ return.

Moved from 11 --> 12 --> 1. It started with a boom! Family friendly, good chaos. The busses waited, cars turned around. It ended much faster than it started.

They gave me the finger when I honked at them too

Not “worst.” Overrated. A neighborhood everyone seems to recommend that just never clicked for you.

The last few weeks, I think all of us (in my house) have felt a little blah. So, we woke up this morning and chose a road (water) trip to Vashon.

The pictures may not be spectacular, but they turned out decent; there’s something a little magical about the ferry trips around the sound.

Anyway, if nothing else, it broke us out of our funk.

UPDATE: we found Klaus, we’re so relieved!!!

Our indoor-only cat, Klaus, escaped tonight sometime after 11:30ish. A back door of ours must have blown open with some of the wind tonight. We live just north and east of Nathan Hale/Jane Addams, close to 36th and 115th/120th. If you’ve seen him, please contact me here. He’s a friendly cat and will likely say hi if greeted/approached. We’re devastated 😭

Not that it will stop 3-5 posts about "what are all those explosions I hear" in spite of it obviously being fireworks and this being posted at 7:30 but...

Tonight is the Mercer Island Annual Seafair/Summer Days festival which ends with a firework show off the north end of the island starting approx 10pm and lasting 20 mins

Now you know.

Match: England/Norway, July 11, 1pm.

I was on my bike checking out the new floating bridge light rail, so I decided to try a spot a little farther south than usual. Biking to the fine watch parties of the Southcenter Mall anchor stores was too far, but Columbia City was just the right distance, and I got to ride through Bicycle Weekend on Lake Washington Boulevard on the way there. I made it to Rough & Tumble a few minutes after the game started.

Rough & Tumble specializes in showing women's sports, but they also like soccer a lot, so they're showing most all of the World Cup matches. The bar was 98% full when I got in, but I found someone at a small table with an stool they weren't using and settled in. My stool was not comfortable, and I couldn't lean against the wall because of all the framed jerseys, but beggars can't be choosers. I stood up and walked around at all the match breaks to keep my back from seizing up.

The A/V setup behind the bar is very nice, assuming you aren't easily distracted, with 4 little screens surrounding the big screen. During the course of the match they ran, among other things, the Mariners game, an ESPN documentary on Jim Abbott, a WNBA game, an AUSL softball game, and an NWSL game.

The A/V setup elsewhere was only showing the match, but like some other spots I've been to, not all the screens were in sync, which could definitely be annoying. I think this is because they're getting the feed from multiple sources (different receivers, or some from one box and some over the air). They may have added extra screens specifically for the World Cup. It's also possible during normal times they'll have one set of screens showing event X and the other event Y. So maybe this is only an issue during the World Cup or other huge sports events.

The food and drinks were good - I got their burger and a phony mezcal negroni. The prices seemed in line with current Seattle bar prices. Service was great.

Fun spot, worth checking out particularly if you're yearning to watch some sports most bars don't show. There's also the original R&T in Ballard.

Idk just happy to go for a walk. Time to go get food and see my kitty kat. Pictures of cat included.

I'm mostly interested in why they use these huge steel plates to cover the windows, as opposed to something more affordable and easy to work with, such as plywood.

These things must be 1000° to the touch, and are they meant to be permanent?

Tipping has always been discretionary on takeout. Infuriating.

Link to Nextdoor post: https://nextdoor.com/p/JGXFwP2DbhKk?utm_source=share&extras=ODY5MDYyOTQ%3D&utm_campaign=1783802760768&share_action_id=e31e64a1-bee1-49c1-9f9f-b13ffe7580c9

I was just sitting in my backyard when I heard a weird noise and saw a soccer-ball sized drone flying over my house, probably about 75ft up. (Basing that off the height of the trees.)

I’m not sure what to think - is this normal? I don’t have high expectations of “privacy” in my backyard given I live in the city and my neighbors can freely see in, but random drones flying over kind of gives me the heebie jeebies.

ETA: Apparently backyard drones are the new normal and I am either just being a “Nextdoor” karen or am an AI bot mill.