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If you stump them they clam up.

I thought it was funny the Tribe told Jeff they did not plan to have any water go past the levee when they took it down prematurely during a low flood risk season, but just decided to make half a dozen piles of logs just in case it did. They are on tape planning that "salmon hotel" theory. Hansi and Tribal Randy Johnson basically just hope you don't watch the Two County Squares and if you did and catch them in a lie they clam up or lie again.

Some people hear me talk and tell me I am too rough with them. Well I tried being nice about stuff 4 years ago in like 2020 and they never respond. The more I read and report the less they say.

They have forced us into frustration mode more or less.

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"clam up" ... soon they will "oyster up".........

STAY PESKY!

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Aug 7·edited Aug 7

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Hey John, could you do me a favor and in future would you elaborate on which Randy Johnson? Maybe use Tribal Rep Randy Johnson and Commissioner Johnson. Just to keep the waters clear. I would appreciate it.

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Sure. I thought I had established that Randy Johnson the Commissioner was now heretofore Commissioner Gordon..:) I gave the clues to keep the waters clear. .

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Lol, not everyone understands humor

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I copied this from PDN. Think it is timely.

The legend of the paper salmon

AS GOODWILL AMBASSADORS of the tourist industry, it is our civic duty to share our precious local knowledge of the Olympic Peninsula with our foreign visitors in a manner that celebrates the diversity of our heritage and the promise of our vibrant future.

Answering tourist questions gives the locals an opportunity to enrich the visitor experience in a manner that fosters a greater understanding of the ecosystem as a whole and the management of our natural resources for the benefit of us all.

If you can fake that, you may have a future in the tourist industry. Until they ask a question like “why do loggers wear suspenders?” — triggering a regrettable relapse in my anger management program.

Often tourists will ask, “Where is the rainforest?” when they are standing in the middle of it.

Or they will ask, “How deep is the river?” When it’s common knowledge by now that all of our rivers are constructed to a specific depth that is maintained by government agencies throughout the length of the stream the whole year round. Or should be.

Often, by answering tourist questions in a sincere and compassionate manner, it is possible to lay to rest deep-seated anxieties that haunt our visitors.

That was the case of a recent tourist who confided their belief that the Olympic Peninsula was a dangerous place because there are too many vampires and sasquatch. They had done their research. Proving a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The vampires and sasquatch are only the tip of the preternatural iceberg that awaits tourists in the rugged hinterland of the Olympics, where an unholy alliance of vampires, sasquatch and werewolves lie in wait for the visitor.

Know before you go. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of revenge.

As with any wilderness journey, the proper gear can make the difference between survival and a lost weekend in a rain-soaked hellscape.

You wouldn’t walk to the North Pole without snowshoes. So don’t go hiking in the Olympics without a good supply of garlic to wrap around your neck for the vampires, silver bullets to shoot into the werewolf hearts and sasquatch repellent to keep the creatures from raiding your grub box. ’Nuff said.

Lately we have been subjected to an even more confusing tourist question that

even has some of the locals confused. “Why are they tearing up the roads?”

This refers to the road destruction projects throughout western Washington that has us spending a million dollars a day replacing culverts that are believed to be barriers to salmon migration.

Washington is home to five species of salmon: the king or chinook, coho aka silver, the chum or dog salmon, the humpie or pink salmon and the sockeye salmon. While the runs of these fish were once referred to as “inexhaustible,” the effective management by state and federal agencies has transformed many of these salmon into threatened and/or endangered species.

This opened the floodgates of federal funding, allowing us to introduce a legendary new species of salmon to our fair state, the paper salmon. While these imaginary fish may only exist in the minds of biologists, politicians and bureaucrats, they are worth millions of dollars to the salmon restoration industry.

Though these barren streams may run off a cliff and have never seen a real salmon run up them, the legend of the paper salmon allows the state to rip up the road to restore passage for these imaginary salmon anyway.

We hope this answers that question.

As to why loggers wear suspenders, it’s to keep their pants up, of course.

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Pat Neal is a Hoh River fishing and rafting guide and “wilderness gossip columnist” whose column appears here every Wednesday. He can be reached at 360-683-9867 or by email via patnealproductions@gmail.com.

The vampires and sasquatch are only the tip of the preternatural iceberg that awaits tourists in the rugged hinterland of the Olympics, where an unholy alliance of vampires, sasquatch and werewolves lie in wait for the visitor.

Pat

Neal

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The salmon industrial complex. $$$.

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Spray yourself with Sasquatch-B-Gone. It works 100% of the time. Guaranteed!

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This is perfect

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I must have the clearest lungs around. The deep breathing and even deeper sighs I have to do to maintain my composure is at an all time high.

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I'm curious, who was responsible for changing the agenda format to note that speakers are allowed three minutes to speak, from speaker may be limited to three minutes. When commissioners refer to transparency and communication, they also talk about public meeting being VISIBLE to the public. Visibility and transparency are not the same.

DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN

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Another excellent exposé, Jeff. Thank you. You know you hit the nail on the head when they respond with silence.

It all smelled like bull manure to me from Day One.

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It's stinking even worse, so I think we are getting closer.

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I thought is smelled like rotting salmon. Then I sniffed some paper and noted that it didn't.

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And to think I have wasted all my time dealing with City disengagement. There needs to be a serious discussion regarding how to coral the feral cats. I am running for County Charter which has the ability to put things on the ballet. Ethics is one place to start.

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