Have I ever ranted about my hate/love relationship with local news productions? Well, I'll save that for another day but it seems the sound from the laser graphics of KING 5 (have you seen those things?) have crept over to Q13. Just as traffic man and often dry jokster on TV and radio Adam Gehrke stepped on the screen this morning some "PEW PEW!" sounds made their way into the newscast soundtrack. Just as he started to talk about local backups, the subtly surprised Gehrke exclaimed "Hmm, lasers," then continued on.

Note to all local news producers. Listen to what Gehrke didn't say. That was ridiculous.

Wife lady and I paid off both our cars yesterday and we couldn't be happier. We actually did so at the same time simultaneously but at two different local money dealer withers. A stroke of luck had each of our lenders downtown and right across the street from one another. After parking we decided to split up to save a bit of time. She went to pay off her car and I to pay off mine. Unfortunately, our experiences were significantly different and I'm naming names and providing a brief side-by-side comparison below.

Employees needed to take final loan payment	1 newbie teller girl		2 tellers 1 local branch manager 1 person from their call center
Checks written for final payment	1		2 (glad I didn't need anymore 'cause those were the last two in my checkbook at the time)
Time to make final payment	5 minutes (2 min. in line, 3 with teller) (with time enough for Sarah to stand in line at Starbucks, get a drink, and chat with the barista before joining me and still having to wait a bit)		20 minutes

To be fair on my loan I never had a problem at all with Rainier over the life of it since I bought my car. The tellers that did help me were apologetic and kind. I just thought this was a unique comparison we could make that certainly doesn't happen everyday. In the end, we are now happily without two car payments and that's what matters most to me.

Welcome indeed. It's always great to see quality business and eats come to the Dome District and Friesenburgers is a promising addition. After hearing they were finally open earlier this week some co-workers and I decided to try 'em out.

Inside the place is simple and clean with only a little clutter near the soda fountain and condiments. They don't have their price board hanging yet so I'm sure there are some little touches soon to come. Menus were up at the counter and include choices for breakfast and the expected lunch and dinner fare. Burgers start at just over $4 on up for their hearty choices. I'm happy to see them offer a buffalo burger, cold sandwiches, grilled and (get this) deep fried hot dogs.

I went for the namesake burger the Friesenburger. It's a little more spendy at $7 but I got that with a soda and large, golden and crispy fries for just under $10. The kitchen got my order out in 10 minutes or so and everyone's order came out correct. The Friesenburger itself is a worthy adversary (for my cardiovascular system) with a half pound of meat from two patties, cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon and a fried egg. All the smells from the kitchen made me hungry while we waited and the taste didn't disappoint. The bun had a little trouble holding everything but that would be my only beef. My burger seemed to be cooked well and hit the spot. Surprisingly I wasn't too full either since the portion of fries wasn't huge nor were they too greasy which made me happy.

Anyway, definitely worth a try. Six of us from our office all seemed satisfied and I counted 15 folks in there but the time we left.

Friesenburgers
308 E. 26th St. [ map ]
7am-4pm, M-F
253-203-6753
friesenburgers@gmail.com

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