Do you dig felled timber? Really into downed wires? Enjoy yellow caution tape? The always reliable Michael van Baker shares this tour itinerary in his defense of Capitol Hill as Windstorm 2006 Victim, Too.

Speaking of smug Capitol Hill, there are three large trees across 14th Ave E, starting at Roy, another at East Thomas, and one more south of East John. Other than someone wrapping them with Do Not Cross tape, nothing has happened to them. The one at East Thomas is still wrapped in the power lines it brought down.

As for the discussion around racial and class factors and the restoration of power to certain areas before others, like most things, there are probably elements where all sides have the story right. Seattlest has a copy of the outage map that Seattle City Light has unwisely pulled from its Web site. Neglect and decay seem like likely factors in many areas. But the fact that so many people are still without power in a wealthy area like Madrona makes it clear that neglect and decay aren’t only caused by race or economic factors.

–j