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Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs
Beaulieu, Georges De Latour Cabernet 1995
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, La Paulée, 2006
Woodbridge, Chardonnay
Paranga, Kir-Yianni 2005
L. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Rose 2007
Newman's Own, Cabernet 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley Merlot 2005
Monte Antico, Toscana Red 2006
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Vins Auvigne, Macon-Fuisse 2007
Vina Gormaz, Tempranillo 2007
Chandon, Brut Classic
Dom Martinho, Tinto 2005
Chateau St. Jean, Cabernet, California 2007
Kirkland, Napa Cabernet 2007
Revelry, The Reveler, 2007
Joseph Drouhin, Chablis 2006
Altos Las Hormigas, Mendoza Malbec 2008
Alodio, Ribeira Sacra Mencia 2007
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2008
Kiona, Lemberger 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Valley Merlot 2005
Gloria Ferrer, Sonoma Brut
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Abacela, Tempranillo 2006
Woodward Canyon, Columbia Valley Red
Santa Margherita, Pinot Grigio 2007
Mas Donis Barrica, Celler de Capcanes Red, 2005
Three Rivers, Merlot 2006
Raptor Ridge, Pinot Gris 2008
Lezaun, Rosado, Navarra
Lezaun, Red, Navarra
Hedges, Three Vineyards, Red Mountain 2005
Raptor Ridge, Pinot Gris 2008
Vega Sindoa, Cabernet-Tempranillo 2006
Inama, Soave Classico 2007
Alois Lageder, Lagrein Rosato 2008
Broglia, Gavi 2007
Marqués de Cáceres, Rioja Rose 2008
Spaltagna, Riserva Pinot Noir 2008
Portuga, Rose 2008
Warre's Warrior Port
Lange, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Guiraud, Le G, 2007
Falset, Garnacha Rose, Montsant 2006
Castello di Bossi, Chianti Classico 2004
Domaine Chandon, Pinot Noir, La Riviere Sonoma 2006
Brazin, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi 2006
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2006
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Mesoneros de Castilla, Ribero del Duero, Rosado 2008
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Santa Margherita, Pinot Grigio 2006
Rubico, Lacrima di Morro d'Alba 2007
Gilstrap Brothers, Reserve Merlot 2003
Conundrum 2007
Chandler Reach, 36 Red
Santa Rita, Reserve Cabernet 2005
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Dom Martinho, Red 2004
Beaulieu, Georges Latour 1994
Caymus, Cabernet 1995
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2005
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Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Lavieres 2003
David Hill, Reserve Merlot, Rogue Valley 2006
Educated Guess, Cabernet 2006
Maquis Lien, Red 2005
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2007
David Hill, Farmhouse White
Robert Mondavi Solaire, Cabernet 2005
Castello Monaci, Liante, Salice Salentino 2006
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Quinta da Espiga, Tinto 2006
Charles Smith, Holy Cow Merlot 2006
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Santa Rita, Cabernet Reserva 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2007
Gloria, Douro, Tinto 2002
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Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
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Miles run year to date: 0
At this date last year: 0
Total run in 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Comments (15)
Is that Sam Bowie on the left ?
Posted by Fonzi | March 9, 2009 7:53 PM
If we had to wait this long for bread to rise, we'd all be eating rice.
Posted by NW Portlander | March 9, 2009 7:59 PM
Plastic bag goes in the garbage, phone book goes immediately into recycling.
Posted by nancy | March 9, 2009 8:43 PM
Tonight is garbage night on our block. This load of trash is already gone.
Posted by Jack Bog | March 9, 2009 9:03 PM
I actually contacted a couple of the companies via their web sites (and received replies) requesting that phonebooks no longer be left at my house. Of course I have no doubt that I will get them anyway, but I figured it's worth a try.
The one I really liked last year was the Gay Yellow Pages ... not even in a bag and not thrown on the porch but on my lawn. If I had been away from the house it would've been a complete soggy mess in 20 minutes as it was already beginning to rain.
Posted by Al in SE | March 9, 2009 9:09 PM
I dropped mine bag and all into the recylcling bin and watched it being hauled away today too. I wonder if Verizon has heard of the internet and google? I dont own any buggy whips any more either. Joco
Posted by jocoze | March 9, 2009 9:11 PM
Perhaps the "hauling...refrigerator-sized carts...every week" was hyperbole, but I thought I'd go ahead and remind you and your readers that you don't have to put the cart out every week. I put out ours when it's full. Friends in Corvallis received a note from their hauler asking them not to put out the cart if it's not full, to save the hauler's gas.
Posted by Heidi | March 9, 2009 9:14 PM
Well, aren't you holy?
Posted by Jack Bog | March 9, 2009 9:41 PM
There should be an 'opt-in' for phone books and that damned 'This Week/FoodDay' rehash. I didn't ask for either, why should the onus be on me to recycle them? It's illegal littering. Can we just call it what it is?
Also, that man in the middle gave Kobe and Co. fits tonight... what a game.
Posted by TKrueg | March 9, 2009 10:09 PM
What really sets me off is the fact that every year we receive three or four different versions of the yellow pages, but we no longer get the white pages. I've contacted Qwest about this, and they claim that they have no control over phone book distribution. I've also contacted the PUC, and they say they don't have regulatory authority over the distribution of phone books.
So we receive 3-4 yellow page directories a year that we throw away, and we don't get the white pages directory that we could actually use. This sucks, big time. No wonder many people have given up their land lines entirely and rely solely on their cell phones.
Posted by The Crank | March 9, 2009 10:13 PM
The phone books haven't desecrated my porch yet, so all I want to do is celebrate the win over the Lakers. Forget Oden. Joel Pryzbilla for NBA Defensive Player of the Year. How do we get that bandwagon moving?
Posted by Gil Johnson | March 9, 2009 10:14 PM
I thought this was going to be a crack about 'rise with us' and your daughter wondering what that meant. Side note,I'm no greenie but why even bother with putting out the recycling can if its not full????
Posted by johnd | March 10, 2009 7:36 AM
Here's something that's been working for me: call the distribution number and insist they come pick up the garbage they dumped on your porch. It's worked for me so far with Qwest and FoodDay, and Verizon just promised to come pick up their directory also. Now my hope is that having to make that extra trip helps the distributor remember for next time.
Posted by heyyoukidsgetoffmylawn! | March 10, 2009 9:37 AM
Verizon (Idearc) phone books are distributed by a delivery company called Premier Delivery Service, Inc. headquartered in Fife, WA. If you have any issue regarding delivery, call them at 253-872-4700. Alternatively, you can reach their regional manager directly at 253-720-8444.
I just had a dozen soaking books dumped at my driveway. They basically littered up and down my street. It took several phone calls to Verizon (Idearc) to figure out who was responsible. However, once I got to the source everything was resolved.
Posted by Bolshevik | March 10, 2009 10:04 AM
Paper is what I love! Yes, I use the phone book and keep one in the car.
They feel good to touch, hold
They make jobs (unemployed, I delivered phone books)
Unlike computer info, they stay the same every time you look at them for a year.
Posted by don | March 10, 2009 10:29 AM