Tall Ships Arrive Today
The Tall Ships festivities have begun. As I rode my bike down Dock Street at 6:15 this morning I could see RVs parked on the 11th Street Bridge, kegs being unloaded, and people staking out their spots along the water. Normally we see absolutely nobody at that time of day. Depending on our mood and energy, we may try to check it out as we ride home this afternoon.
Send me reports. Was Tacoma prepared for this event? What did you like? What did you not like?
Link: Tall Ships Tacoma
Filed under: Waterfront, Events
8 comments
T The Grand Cinema February 14, 2013
Thank you very much for posting!
M Mama&Cubs February 14, 2013
This is so sad! I hope they find who did this!
F fredo February 14, 2013
maybe they can use kickstarter to buy some new windows.
J John February 14, 2013
I suppose that if they’d been wiser with their money, replacing the windows wouldn’t be an issue. I seem to remember some brainiac saying that they weren’t doing either themselves or the community a service by keeping their prices down.
C Cheechmo February 15, 2013
So a $9 general admission ticket is “keeping prices down”?
J JJ February 16, 2013
I’ve had problems with nearby neighborhood punks and thug vandal kids breaking or trying to break the windows of my home.
Several years ago when I was sleeping a big rock was thrown through one of my windows coming within inches of my head which could possibly have killed me if it had struck me.
Even so it was a costly event near Christmas and cancelled my Christmas as well.
There are several things that can be done.
To protect your home install window shutters or on the cheap side at least outside shades (not close to your windows though about a foot or two away so that the shade will absorb most of the kinetic energy of the thrown rock).
Adding window shutters will reduce your chances of being burgled as well whereas a window shade might hide a burglar.
Next remove all fist sized rocks or any rocks that you deem could be used to break windows from your yard and preferably from the neighborhood.
Get your neighbors involved as well in removing large potential glass breaking rocks from their yards.
If you have an alley especially one that’s unpaved removing large rocks will be cumbersome however after much diligence and daily removal it can be accomplished over the years.I personally have an alley next to my yard but it is now paved.Even so I had to remove rocks from the sides of the alley over the years.
Install security lighting and even a HD video surveillance system with perhaps night vision capabilities.
You will want to get fruit tree netting to protect outdoor motion detecting flood lights and cameras.
Not as bad idea to place some fake surveillance cameras up as well as these cost only around $10 or so.
Surprisingly that fruit tree netting is also effective in protecting windows as well as it’s really strong and most thrown rocks will bounce off of it.The netting will also be a secondary protection for your window shutters or outside blinds that protect your windows.
One can set up poles around your yard with fruit tree netting or strung between trees or shrubs.It’s really not that noticeable and easily replaceable at low cost. Thick Shrubbery like Thuja placed in front of shuttered windows also helps protect the shutters as well.My approach was to place shutters on the windows of my house,then Thuja in front of the shutters then fruit tree netting strung between the Thuja shrubs.
The Grand Cinema should get window shutters at the very least.No sense in continually replacing windows which will be costly as this vandal event will likely be tried again by either the same punk vandal or other mentally deranged punks.
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K Karen February 18, 2013
JJ,
Some of your ideas cannot be used for The Grand. This landmark has never looked like a fortress and frankly, will not draw people in by barricading the windows and spreading netting. Possibly the glass could be replaced with tougher glass instead of what was there. but that is expensive.
The perp was on a bike.
Karen
J JJ February 18, 2013
You could replace the glass with Plexiglass although it is more expensive it would be very resistant against rock breakage.