Popular Pike Place Piggy plowed down by runaway Prius

That Prius held up pretty well for getting rear ended and slamming into a 550 pound pig! What a great car!:rockon:

 

All in all, not a bad story for a slow news day on local news.

It is interesting that the reporter didn't dwell on the fact that the taxi was
a Prius... in fact didn't even mention that it was a Prius.
I suppose that Prii are so common in Seattle that it's just a ho-hummer,
as it were. Probably a lot of Prius taxis as well.

As an out-of-towner, but once upon-a-time Seattelite, I would like to
know more about the pig and the ultimate use of the moneys collected:
* What agency sponsors the pig?
* What services are supported?
* Other than the obvious association with a piggy-bank, why a pig,
especially immediately adjacent to the fish market?

Ah, here it is:



The Pike Place Market's unofficial mascot, Rachel, a bronze cast piggy
bank that weighs 550 pounds (250 kg), has been located since 1986 at
the corner of Pike Place under the "Public Market Center" sign. Rachel
was designed by local artist Georgia Gerber and modeled after a pig
(also named Rachel) that lived on Whidbey Island and was the 1977
Island County prize-winner.

Rachel receives roughly US$6,000–$9,000 annually in just about every
type of world currency, which is collected by the Market Foundation to
fund the Market's social services.

Rachel provided the theme for the Pigs on Parade fundraiser that was
first held in 2001 and was one of several events in various cities modeled
on a similar 1998 event in Zurich; the Zurich event centered on cows and
was the first of what have come to be known as CowParades. A similar
Pigs On Parade fundraiser was held in 2007 on the occasion of the Market
centennial, which happened to coincide with the Chinese Zodiac
Year of the Pig. [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_Place_Market[/ame]


Soo -wee, that's some pig!

 

I'm thinking the driver thought it was easier cash than 'hitting' the bank. :mod:
JK!!!