The better half is not going to be pleased…

I want to switch our subscription over to the last local daily standing, Frank’s Seattle Times, and the boyfriend won’t have it—not after the Bush, McGavick, and Rossi endorsements. He won’t have Frank’s Seattle Times in the house; the Sunday Frank’s Seattle Times, which you have to get with your P-I subscription, like it or not, goes straight from the porch to the recycling bin.

Any word on how to prevent ’em from doing this, Eli? A number we can call? I’d look for it myself but I’M RUNNING FOR MAYOR AND I’M BUSY.

45 replies on “Re: “Your subscription to the Seattle P-I is being transferred to The Seattle Times.””

  1. I called today and told them I wanted the Sunday paper ONLY.
    My credit for the PI that I’ve already paid will go toward my new Sunday subscription to the Times. That is all I will be able to stand.

  2. Hearst Corporation pull plug on Seattle P-I print edition, Seattle P-I publish final print edition, freak out, online-only out, SEATTLE P-I BECOME ONLINE-ONLY NEWSPAPER!

    ONLINE-ONLY SEATTLE P-I WILL SMASH ONLINE-ONLY SEATTLE TIMES!

    And no, I don’t feel like letting it go.

  3. “R.E.”? did i miss the original post on this topic?

    IS THIS WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY PI SUBSCRIPTION?

    cuz that ain’t gonna fly.

  5. does your moron of a boyfriend know they endorsed obama and kerry too? and wtf, does he only read the editorial page and throw out the rest of the paper? why even hey any paper at all? must suck to live with someone that dim.

  7. If they’re making you take the times, just give it back to them. Fairview Avenue is not that far away from Capitol Hill.

  9. @5:

    Actually, the Times endorsed Bush in 2000. I have never forgiven them for that. They also endorsed Rossi in 2004.

    Plus, Frank Blethen shot his neighbor’s dog. He’s an asshole.

  11. I was a little surprised by this too (the auto-conversion of the PI subscriptions to Times ones). That seems like a really great way to rub salt in the wounds of the people who were so dedicated to the PI all this time. Kind of jackassy of the Times, if you ask me.

  16. Wasn’t it just earlier today that people were worrying that their money spent on a subscription would just be gone? Now someone’s trying to bring you a newspaper and that’s not good either. Keeeerist.

  17. Sorry, I should have added “blah blah disclaimer I work for the Times and don’t want myself and hundreds of others to lose our jobs.” I’m all about full disclosure, even when grumpy.

  18. As a concern troll, I’m concerned about the general idea expressed here that The Times is inferior to the PI. I’m also concerned about the lack of interest in a boycott of seattlepi.com. Correct me if I’m wrong (but I’m probably not, because I am concerned) but shouldn’t we all be rallying around our hometown newspaper now that their parasite has been removed?

  19. It’s just to keep up circulation numbers on the shared Classifieds section. Count the words on one of those pages and do the math and you’ll find the only viable part of either the PI or the Times.

  21. YGBKM apparently hasn’t seen the size of the classifieds sections lately. Those column inches are going going gone…

  22. @16/17:

    Look at the debt The Times is carrying. You’ll be out of a job soon anyways. With no buyers on the horizon th Blethens are fucked.

    Yes. This brings me and many other Seattle-ites joy. But Frank brought this on himself.

    The Maine papers, the endless suits over the JOA, the terrible opinions page, Vesselly grovelimg at Franks feet and kissing his fat brown hole…. It will be exciting to watch all that come to an end.

  23. Terry,

    You know what else is exciting? Watching bodies of dead soldiers come home in flag-draped coffins from a war your better half championed.

  24. YES! I love flag draped coffins!!!! Or I’m angered by them!! Whatever the keyboard activists want…..

  27. 2.4.6.8. Keyboard cowards are mighty great!

    1.3.5.9. Savage’s editorial was mighty fine!

    ~~~~

    WHAT DO WE WANT?

    MORE SELF-INDULGENT POSTINGS ABOUT AN EDITORIAL THAT HAD ZERO INFLUENCE ON AN UNWANTED AND UNNEEDED WAR!

    WHEN DO WE WANT IT?

    ALWAYS. ALL THE TIME. THEY ARE A WELCOME RESPITE FROM NORMAL DISCUSSION!

    ~~~

    HO HO! HEY HEY! NON SEQUITIR POSTING HAVE GOT TO STAY!

    HEY HEY! HI HI! ANYONE WHO BASHES SAVAGE IS MY KIND OF GUY!

  29. “MORE SELF-INDULGENT POSTINGS ABOUT AN EDITORIAL THAT HAD ZERO INFLUENCE ON AN UNWANTED AND UNNEEDED WAR!”

    Um, isn’t that the indictment against Blethen? That his editorial page endorsed Bush/Rossi?

    Keep moving the goal posts.

  30. As a fellow concern troll, I would like to second what Just a Possum said. You’re just jealous of the handsome and wealthy Mr. Blethen. It has nothing to do with the equally handsome and charismatic (and wealthy!) Mr. Rossi.

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    “yes i have” harry revealed, “but nothing will work!, i am so frustrated, and hermoinie says she needs the satisfaction that only a real man can provide” harry sighed again. “how about we practice a bit” hagrid suggested to harry, who’s eyes lit up with glee at the prospect of learning from the master himself! “yes, that would be ever so helpful hagrid!” harry smiled, as he pulled down his pantaloons, immeadiately revealing what best resembled a strand of spaghetti.

    “oh i see the problem!” shouted hagrid! “you cant possibly expect to satisfy a woman’s sexual desires with that!” hagrid laughed. harry sighed, “what ever can i do hagrid?”. hagrid had an idea: “have alook at this harry” hagrid said as he flopped out his enormous, gargantuan, mammoth fat cock.

    “wow!” shouted harry in surprise! “now go get hermoine harry” hagrid, suggested. harry did.

    hagrid proceeded to pump the living daylights out of hermionie, as hermonie was screaming with pleasure! “oh hagrid you truly know how to satisfy a womans deep sexual needs”. “i sure do!” moaned hagrid, as he thrusted his fat cock in and out.
    “so hagrid,how does this help me?” asked harry.

    hagrid paused…. “i dont know harry,
    i dont know”

    “oh hagrid!” harry laughed! they both started to laugh as they disappeared into the sunset together, hermione still hanging of hagrids massive schlong.
    “i dont know”

    the end

  32. Personally speaking from an outsiders perspective to the publishing newspaper empires in decline…

    I think the Hearsts (like so many other industry insiders) wanted some of Mr. Savage and crews online sweepstakes modeling paradigm to continue samples and sampled from way behind the hidden panels of dense book lined shelves and thickly carpeted velvet windows.

  33. Hey Terry #22, thanks for wishing me out of a job — because you personally don’t like Frank Blethen. I guess cause you don’t work (and possibly never have?) you don’t realize that it is kind of important to some folks to have a job. And I guess cause you hate Frank Blethen you’d be happy to see the Times go down, and with it more than a thousand people lose their jobs, a ton of important stories that actually make a difference in people’s lives never get written. Because you don’t like Frank Blethen.

  34. Frank Blethen can start leaving his paper here if he wants. I might even look at the Fry’s ad.

    Then he can bill me. Frank, we don’t have a contract.

  35. It’s all right there on the FAQ. No conspiracy. Yes, PI subscriptions are being converted to Times. If you have questions or concerns, you’re welcome to call customer service. And wanting to stop would be a ‘concern’. But the majority will not want to stop.

  36. Remember when Frank wrote to the publisher of the Eastside Journal: “Fuck you to death. Your ex-friend Frank.”?

    Remember when Frank endorsed George W. Bush in 2000 based on one selfish, single-issue?

    Remember when Frank bought the domain http://www.deathtax.com?

    Remember when Frank shot his neighbor’s dog?

    Remember when Frank erected fences around his building to keep the striking proletariat at bay? And hired black-clad goons to videotape them?

    Remember?

    Frank?

  40. DOUG: So you’re cool with Times workers losing their jobs simply because you’re not cool with Frank? Is that what this whole big thing should boil down to?

  41. I should add that I’ve avoided companies based on the beliefs of their owners before, so I don’t know that I’m necessarily opposed to the concept. Maybe it’s my personal bias here, or maybe it seems different when the company serves the public good in some way.

  42. The subscription phone lines are buzzing today. Called to cancel mine, and the poor rep had to ask, “How are you going to get your daily news and information if you’re not taking a newspaper?”

    Um, you’ve heard of the Internet?

    Then it was on to a plea to at least give them a chance. I have given them a chance, I don’t want your paper.

    What about Sunday only? Look how long your subscription will go (pre-paid from the PI) if you do Sunday only? NO! Cancel my damn subscription!

    I swear she sighed as she asked if I wanted a refund or to donate to the newspaper education fund.

  43. Lau…, er, leek: How many jobs were lost in 2001 because of Frank’s petty anti-union vendetta? How many layoffs resulted from the vanity purchase of the Maine papers? How many subscriptions were canceled from that single-issue Bush endorsement?

    With Frank business is always personal. Sorry.

  45. Hey assholes at the Times – now that you don’t have any competition you’ve raised subscription rates huh? I was going to give you a chance but not now.

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