Fwd: merits of taco bell (was: RE: [UC] Sad commentary)

2005-04-19 Thread Shaera
Taco Bell stopped putting lard in their beans? When did they do that? Doesn't matter, I think Taco Bell stinks (just my opinion). Personally, when I want mexican-style food, I just wait until I'm in town and go to Taco House. The best! Funky decor, but great, well priced, something for

Re: [UC] our neighbors go a-wilding

2005-04-18 Thread Shaera
Oy! You really do need better fencing, as well as those window bars you've talked about before. It's way too easy to get onto your property. Yes, I would call the police. I would also call UCD. They may not be able to arrest, but there is a chance that they could have someone on the

Re: [UC] spelling grammar ... meh

2005-02-10 Thread Shaera
lyke PNG 111one u| s00 1337, u pwn! sum boiz r nt kewl, mai gurlfrendzrokzors, ne1 want 2b mai frend, w3 cn tlk an g0 c things? n2m happng h33r Now that would be annoying. A typo or the occasional ur for you are, something like that I certainly don't mind. Chatspeak (thankfully absent

Re: [UC] Furnishings thieves, Advice?

2005-02-09 Thread Shaera
Oh your poor friends! What a horrible thing to come home to. The only thing I can think of is to call around to anyplace in the area that deals with/sells architectural fixtures. There may be a chance that whoever stole these sold them to a dealer. Good luck to your friends. Wendy

Re: [UC] guy casing my house? or just doing his job? or who to whack with a ...

2005-02-09 Thread Shaera
"So while we're getting ready to leave for work today, christy says "there's some guy in our back yard!" I look, and sure enough, there's some guy tramping around the back of the house. So I run outside and ask "can I help you?" which sort of half means "can I help you?" because he's wearing

Re: [UC] Iron Security Bars

2005-01-13 Thread Shaera
BGAndersen wrote: I thought the neighborhood had evolved enough that ugly iron bars were no longer necessary ... Really? I'm trying to think of any neighborhood where bars aren't necessary, ast least as a deterrant. They are in Center City, they are in South Philly, they are just about

Re: [UC] crime warning

2005-01-05 Thread Shaera
Does someone have any indication of the TIMES when these incidentsoccurred?The first incident where the victim was shot in the face struck me asunusual, since, if I recall right, it occurredPretty early in the evening. The ugly crimes used to start later at night.If criminals assume that

Re: [UC] Squirrel relocation services?

2005-01-05 Thread Shaera
Hey folks -- I've got a few squirrels running around in my attic (I'm intentionally leaving this in case Craig or Bender feel they haven't had any witty comebacks lately) which I'd like to move someplace. Like Clark Park. Is there a no-kill tree-rat "exterminator" in the area? I don't need

Re: [UC] arsenic in the soil

2004-12-20 Thread Shaera
At 10:47 AM 12/20/2004, Samuel Nicolary wrote:On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Cheryl Shipman wrote: I decided my particular house was less likely than many to have spill over from industrial use, so it might be safe to eat from my garden including root vegetables. No noticeable ill-effects.If there

Re: [UC] striking at strikes ....

2004-12-07 Thread Shaera
"Well, the Wal-mart example is a good one however, I do look at it sort of different, and maybe I'm living in the 50s. I see most of the people working at as a job, not as a career. I don't think of Wal-mart as a career place other than maybe some management. I shop there with that mindset

Fwd: [UC] anybody else having problems with roadrunner?

2004-12-06 Thread Shaera
Don't know about roadrunner, but my regular cable started acting up over the weekend, now I have a tv with a picture and no sound. They're coming tomorrow, probably need a new box. Maybe there's something going on with the whole darned system? Wendy ---BeginMessage--- I've had Roadrunner

Re: [UC] If it weren't for Penn's dismal track record in top-down planning...

2004-11-30 Thread Shaera
Yep, there really is a cereal place opening on Walnut Street! They're part ofa chain and the one here is being worked on, there's already a sign up over the doors. So, expect them to open sometime soon. Personally? I think it's weird . Wendy

Re: [UC] Holiday Season Hold Ups

2004-11-19 Thread Shaera
Holidays and muggings just go together, always have. Many years ago, while still young (and before I moved to center city and got some smarts) I ended up getting mugged 3 times - 2 of those times being right around Christmas. The 48th and Warrington story I found particularly awful -

Fwd: [UC] Spyware warning

2004-11-15 Thread Shaera
ROFL, that's a great explanation! If you get spywareblaster, that will set alot! of the urls that use tracking/adware cookies in your security and privacy, so they can't (for the most part - servedby.advertising.com gets through no matter what I do) use a cookie. I also have my cookie

Re: [UC] Spyware Warning

2004-11-14 Thread Shaera
Recently I found an extra toolbar appearing on my internet explorer. It turned out to have been installed by a GAIN publishing piece of invasive software. I found this to be creepy and was really angered by it. I installed some free adware which eventually removed it. Has anyone else on

Fwd: [UC] Voter Suppression

2004-11-01 Thread Shaera
To be honest, nothing that's being done here surprises me anymore - and that's sad. We've even gotten phone calls asking us to "consider" changing our vote to the "right" party and that these phone calls are approved by Bush. I think that's going too far myself. Don't forget, these are the same

Re: [UC] Clothes make the Man

2004-10-27 Thread Shaera
"Government pay for health insurance"-- wait a second, don't we already havesomething like that called Medicare?Jonathan A. Cass I don't know what the answer is to health care ... but one is needed, and desperately. I am on Medicare, as I am on SSDI. I just got a letter today.If you're on SS you

Re: [UC] listserv abuse

2004-09-22 Thread Shaera
OK, I've gone through and read all the posts on this subject. To me, the sometimes "Off-topic", chatty and/or silly posts are a nice change from what can be a hostile online environment, helps us to get to know each other a little more (those of us who may not know each other in "real

Fwd: [UC] Fw: Redlining, Pizza Delivery and Papa Johns

2004-09-22 Thread Shaera
Pete, your post made me laugh - that last line :o Don't order from the PJ at 39th and Walnut. The staff there was onceseen using a ball of pizza dough as a basketball. Don't want to think what else they're doing when they're not in the line of vision of people on the street! Plus their

Fwd: [UC] vinyl record cleaning?

2004-09-21 Thread Shaera
Hi I don't even have a turntable right now (still miss it though - have loads of records)...anyway, my quick fix for scratchy records (to put onto tape -- remember that? before CDs?) was to clean with windex and a soft cloth. While the record was still a bit damp, stuck it in the freezer

Fwd: [UC] pentagon plane?/airport

2004-09-16 Thread Shaera
OK, now this one I know is an "urban myth" and this one makes memad- that no plane struck the Pentagon. How do I know? A very good friend of mine was in the hospital on 9/11 and wason the phone with her brother, whoat the time was workingin the Pentagon. She was talking to him when the

Re: [UC] church

2004-08-04 Thread Shaera
BGAnderson wrote: "I think its a shame that the tower collpased last night. I'm going to guess the heavy rains and a lack of proper maintenance were the cause. How many other historic buildings are going to fall before we really invest in historic preservation?" I heard on the news that

Fwd: [UC] Psychology of Totem and Tattoo

2004-07-08 Thread Shaera
Hi I'm not actually quite sure how to answer this, but Ross, I didn't want you to think I was rude by not responding, so here goes. First, I've never thought of myself as any part of any sub-culture. I'm not punk, or anything like that, just a regular person. When I say that if you saw me on

Fwd: [UC] The Bamboo Reloaded

2004-05-03 Thread Shaera
The only way clumping bamboo should ever be planted is in a container and then the container placed in the concrete "shell". All bamboo is invasive. Clumping is just slower. My roommate's back yard was infested with running bamboo...talk about a nightmare. Half of the backyard had to be

Re: [UC] fence vandalism

2004-04-28 Thread Shaera
It's not just curbside that this happens. I would understand if someone accidentally walked into a small metal fence or messed it up while opening a car door. On our block we did plant someflowers around the trees and placed the small metal fencing on 3 sides. People either crushed or pulled it

[UC] re: Leaf Collection

2003-11-09 Thread Shaera
Does anyone know who is responsible for leaf collection these days? Last year I remember that UCD did leaf collection, but this year I haven't seen anyone doing it. Is the UCD still involved, is that not part of what they do anymore, or do we have to rely on the City to do it? I mean, besides us

Re: [UC] ballot question

2003-09-19 Thread Shaera
Thank you for bringing this very important issue to more peoples' attention. I had no idea this was coming up. As a disabled person on SSDI who faces ever increasing (and hard to pay) medical insurance and care, this is important to me and for many of us.

Re: [UC] computer help needed

2003-07-11 Thread Shaera
I highly recommend University Micro Center at 3925 Walnut Street (in that little "alcove" by the cinemagic Movie Theatre). Their tech, Bruce Evans is an A+ Certified Tech, is knowledgeable and really tries to work with you, explains what's wrong, if it can be fixed, how it will be fixed and how

Re: [UC] Fwd: NYTimes.com Article: A Pair's Persistence Pays Off

2003-03-25 Thread Shaera
Hi The article Jo Ann sent was very interesting and I applaud the hard work of these women. There are a number of Senior communities (like "Ann's Choice") that I think offer these types of services. Here's my question (and, yes, this is long)what does a person do who does not have between

[UC] Off topic - Fish tank, etc. for sale!

2002-10-15 Thread Shaera
Hi all I bought yesterday (Monday 10/14) a 5 gallon glass fish tank - comes with Elite 799 air pump (one outlet), pkg. of 2 plastic tees - opened but not used, 1 4 Aqua Mist air stone - opened but not used (couldn't figure out how!), regular box filter that uses fiber/charcoal, unopened bag

[UC] UCHS' battle cry ... Duh...(?)

2002-10-07 Thread Shaera
Magill writes in part: So don't complain when the house next door to you is filled with noisy partying folks who dump their trash on the sidewalks... After all, they were never consulted about those laws, never voted for them, and neither did you. But you can sleep easy -- our Mayor will

[UC] Helicopter noise

2002-07-25 Thread Shaera
---BeginMessage--- Just my 2 cents' I did hear the helicopters, and didn't think much of it at first, cause we're always hearing helicopters, planes, etc. Then, yes, there were alot of them and yes, some of them were from the news. From what I saw on the noon news, the reason for the

[UC] re: Sad Cat News

2002-04-09 Thread Shaera
I agree with Sue's email. There are far too many cats left to their own devices. The streets are no place for a cat or dog on their own. What seems to happen is, at least with cats (this is my personal perspective and experience) - an adorable fluffy kitten is adopted and is wonderful.