[Chat] Windows?
Since there seems to be some life on this list again... I need to replace either a large pane of (broken) glass or (more likely) two complete windows. Any suggestions of contractors would be appreciated, Eric ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] [Discussion] taxes
One suggestion on Maryland taxes (and to save $19.99 on the state E-File fee): The Maryland form 502 is straight forward, and can be filled out directly on the Comptroller of Maryland's web page. The trick is to use your tax software to print out the 502 for free, go to the web site, and type in the values. It takes no more than 5 minutes, you will still get quick turn around time, and save $20. -- Eric On Thu, Feb 02, 2012 at 05:01:04PM -0500, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: I just looked, and I paid $63.55 each year since 2009 for Turbo Tax. That includes sales tax. And last year and the year before, I paid $19.95 to e-file Maryland income tax, and I would guess it will cost me the same again this year.. So I paid about what you paid. ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] insulating tin box bumpouts?
Many of us have closets which extens roughly half a foot outside of the house. All the seperates the inside of the closet and the outside world is a very thin layer of metal. Think of nice, cold, clothing in the morning all winter long... I think most have since been filled in with brick, which is totally reasonable, but I'd bemoan the loss of the closet. Eric On Thu, Jan 05, 2012 at 01:29:43AM +, langwi...@comcast.net wrote: Maya, would you please describe what a tin box bumpout is. I've lived around here for a total ofs 30 years and have never heard that phrase. Thanks, Christine Gray Hi - Just wondering if anyone has tried (and had any success) with insulating the tin box bumpouts on these ol' houses. We have two in our room and you can literally feel the cold air drafting in. We have a couple rough ideas for how to improve this, but I'm just curious if there are any good ideas out there. Thanks and Happy New Year! -Maya Kosok 2700 block of Guilford ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Power company rep
This is most likely a semi-legit scam. Yes, they are most likely are a company which can supply you power, but they are hardly the company. The 8% savings is also likely true, perhaps only for a year, but you'll be stuck with a multi-year contract after which point the rates will go sky high. The reason they want to see your bill is to get your account number. This is necessary for them to tell BGE to switch you over to them as your supplier. The only other thing they need is your signature, which they usually get when they say sign here to save money!. I heard of a company going door-to-door like this elsewhere in the north east. Google for IDT Energy to read thousands of horror stories of people suckered into switching... I am not trying to suggest that it makes sense to stick with BGE as your energy supplier. Just don't do it at the door. These guys prey on the fact we all dislike these ever increasing energy bills. -- Eric On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:56:50AM -0700, Greg Alexander wrote: Has anyone else had a guy come around today in a yellow embroided company shirt saying he was with the company who supplies power to BGE? I cannot remember the name of the company he said he was with (I'm on Claritin for allergies and out of it). He said I may be eligible for an eight percent discount off my bill and he needed to see a copy of my latest BGE bill. I told him that we opted out of all paper bills and pay online and he said OK and walked off. Kind of weird... Greg Alexander Freelance Writer/Editor Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive 2629 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410-243-3387 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.gregoryjalexander.com Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ Discussion mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/discussion_charlesvillage.info ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
[Chat] found black cat on 2600 blk N. Hunter
For the past two evenings we've had a visotor... a nice, starving, small black female cat with a distinctive light spot near the tail. She is or was someone's pet -- she has a collar (with no information) on, and loves to approach people and be pet. She has had her claws removed -- a sure sign she was never meant to be outside. You can see a picture of her here: http://hssl.cs.jhu.edu/~eric/foundcat.jpg If any of you know anything about this cat, please let me know. In the mean time, we'll feed her once or twice between now and Tuesday when I suspect we'll have to call animal comtrol or the SPCA. Does anyone have any experience with this? Eric ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
[Chat] flex car now in cv...
As a resident and non-car owner, I glad to see this service now available in charles village: http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/19mar07/19flex.html -- Eric ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Jones Fall Sewer project
We were given initial notice of this, through a number of fliers and people knocking on our door, over 6 months ago. The initial estimate of work was early October ... two months behind schedule is nothing, apparently, for a project like this. Thankfully we haven't found things to be too bad, probably because I am across the street. Having walked by the big dig at 27th Calvert I predict the worst will come as they start to bang lots of large metal supports into the ground (is that what they started doing today?) Eric On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 09:19:22AM -0800, Greg Alexander wrote: So, is anyone else going crazy with this sewer project? It goes down 27th Street and this week they are tearing up 27th at Guilford by my house. It's absolutely horrible! I work from home and at several times during the day, the whole house shakes. We were given no notice about this by the city (only those located within 100 feet of 27th Street were according to the Peabody Heights Assoc.), and luckily we were both home when they started yesterday, as when they are drilling, the house shakes and things started to fall off walls and move on shelves, some of which were family antiques. Luckily we were home so that we could grab these things and put them away. Not to mention that the shaking of the house will cause damage to the foundation, I'm sure. I see that the Community Law Center has offered to help but I wonder if our being more than 100 feet away (just barely) matters. http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/dpw/jonesfalls/pd.html http://www.peabodyheights.org/ This sucks. -Greg Greg Alexander Freelance Writer/Editor Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive 2629 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410-243-3387 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.gregoryjalexander.com Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. ___ Discussion mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/discussion_charlesvillage.info ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info
Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Jones Fall Sewer project
There is always a problem with rats. I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary. They still come and eat the trash from the cans the kids kick over. Eric On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:09:37PM -0500, Judy Berlin wrote: has there been any problems with rats? judy On Dec 6, 2006, at 12:59 PM, Eric A. Perlman wrote: We were given initial notice of this, through a number of fliers and people knocking on our door, over 6 months ago. The initial estimate of work was early October ... two months behind schedule is nothing, apparently, for a project like this. Thankfully we haven't found things to be too bad, probably because I am across the street. Having walked by the big dig at 27th Calvert I predict the worst will come as they start to bang lots of large metal supports into the ground (is that what they started doing today?) Eric On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 09:19:22AM -0800, Greg Alexander wrote: So, is anyone else going crazy with this sewer project? It goes down 27th Street and this week they are tearing up 27th at Guilford by my house. It's absolutely horrible! I work from home and at several times during the day, the whole house shakes. We were given no notice about this by the city (only those located within 100 feet of 27th Street were according to the Peabody Heights Assoc.), and luckily we were both home when they started yesterday, as when they are drilling, the house shakes and things started to fall off walls and move on shelves, some of which were family antiques. Luckily we were home so that we could grab these things and put them away. Not to mention that the shaking of the house will cause damage to the foundation, I'm sure. I see that the Community Law Center has offered to help but I wonder if our being more than 100 feet away (just barely) matters. http://cityservices.baltimorecity.gov/dpw/jonesfalls/pd.html http://www.peabodyheights.org/ This sucks. -Greg Greg Alexander Freelance Writer/Editor Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive 2629 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410-243-3387 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.gregoryjalexander.com __ __ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. ___ Discussion mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/ discussion_charlesvillage.info ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info
Re: [Chat] stolen chair from backyard on the 2600 block of guilford
I certainly agree, I would like to see increased patrolling on *every* alley in the CVBD -- not just the ones where the crimes of, any given week have occured, or those who are the most vocal. The two time periods that also seem the most important are the afternoon and late at night, when few people are around. I wish I did not need to learn my lesson the hard way about leaving cheap things in a yard with a locked fence... *sigh* Eric On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 04:00:29AM -0700, Robert Watters wrote: That looks like a possible good idea, but I'm sure that the problem is more widespread than the three blocks of Hunter Alley that you mentioned. The alley where Christine's son thwarted a burglary was on Hargrove near 27th. It would be nice if the Safety Team snaked their way through the entire CVCBD taxed alley areas at some reasonable interval. -Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Message: 1 Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 10:07:18 -0400 From: Emily Chalmers Subject: RE: [Chat] stolen chair from backyard on the 2600 block of guilford To: The Charles Village Chat List , Chat@charlesvillage.info Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This rash of burglaries is depressing, especially since they seem to be taking place while people are at work and can't do anything about them. I'm thinking we need to take some action immediately and have two proposals. First, the CVCBD has a safety team. Much as I support the CVCBD, the Safety Team has never seemed to me to do much good. However, I'm proposing that we call Wes Tolbert, who is in charge, and ask him to make sure that the team patrols Hunter Alley between 25th and 28th regularly--like every half hour. There's absolutely no reason why they can't do this for two or three weeks. I'll call Wes tomorrow, but other people should call him as well at 410-235-4411 (not sure what his extension is). It might also be a good idea to call Janet Levine, the CVCBD director, at the same numbder and tell her we need daylight security in the alley to stop these thefts. If our efforts to get the security patrol out don't work (and I'm just hoping, not holding my breath), I'm wondering if other people would be willing to pool resources to hire a private security guard for the 2600 and 2700 blocks of Guilford for a while. I've no idea how much it would cost, but there are a lot of us along the alley. I know people are going to immediately say that the police and the CVCBD and Hopkins patrols should be doing this work, but obviously they aren't, and if we can't get them to I opt for doing whatever we can to show these miscreants that we mean business. I may be the lone voice shouting in the wilderness, but it seems like we have to do something. Emily ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info
