On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:44:31 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould wrote:

Why get "malled" by Santa?

See how many Seattle area boaters turn Christmas shopping into a fun,
family, excursion without spending hours driving up and down the lanes
of jam-filled parking lots in the family car.

http://www.digital.turn-page.com/i/96953/78

Very nice! Thanks.

But, the Pike Place Market is a bear to shop in on a normal day, let alone a pre-Christmas day. Lots
of fun though.