Things We'll Miss About Ron Sims

We don't know exactly when King County Executive Ron Sims will depart for Washington DC, where he's expected to be confirmed as Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The date could be as soon as March, and we're already getting a little verklempt at the loss. Whatever his merits and legacy as a local politician, darn it, we sincerely like the guy. And we'll miss him. So we'd like to begin enumerating all the unsung extra off-the-job duties he's taken it upon himself to perform, unbidden and unpaid, just to make King County a better place for us all. Keep reading after the jump, and add to the comments what Ron Sims has done for you. For our part, we'll miss...
* Ron Sims picking up trash by the side of the highway at night, because he can't sleep when he knows there's litter.
* Ron Sims randomly hugging strangers on the street.
* Ron Sims always holding the elevator door open.
* Ron Sims interrupting his bike rides on the Burke-Gilman Trail to help other cyclists with flat tires.

• Ron Sims making the office lunchroom just a little bit nicer by wiping down the tables and adding fresh-cut flowers.
• Ron Sims stopping traffic so that baby ducks can cross the street.
• Ron Sims always asking if you'd like a coffee when he goes to Starbucks.
• Ron Sims coming to your school's parent-teacher night, even though his kids are in college.
• Ron Sims always using his turn signals when he drives.
• Ron Sims offering to both wash and dry the dishes at a party.
• Ron Sims buying more of your daughter's Girl Scout cookies than he really intends to eat.
• Ron Sims laughing at your jokes, even when you blow the punch line.
• Ron Sims constantly Twittering.
• Ron Sims always remembering to put the toilet seat back down.
• Ron Sims giving you the Seattle wave when you let him merge in front of you on I-5.
• Ron Sims letting you cut in front of him at Whole Foods, because you've just got one item.
• Ron Sims giving you a spot a the gym.
• Ron Sims reminding you when it's your wife's birthday.
• Ron Sims helping you separate your recyclables.
• Ron Sims always offering to belay.
• Ron Sims recommending the right wine with your meal.
• Ron Sims explaining how your DVR works.
• Ron Sims helping you move that ridiculously heavy sleeper-sofa.
• Ron Sims holding your hair while you vomit outside Peso's.
• Ron Sims letting you copy his iTunes library.
• Ron Sims reassuring you that, no, those new jeans don't make you look fat.
• Ron Sims always having something nice to say to everyone.