I hate climate change as much as the next guy, but probably not as much as this guy who is the reason people let their cars idle while killing panda bears over a coal fire.
I have observed many motorists in violation of a state law promoted by our
former state Rep. William Brownsberger, especially while shoveling snow:
Violations can be reported to police, the state Department of Environmental
Protection, and the EPA.
Motor vehicles MUST NOT IDLE MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. Violators can be fined
for up to $100 for the first offense, and $500 for subsequent offenses.
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section16a
Additionally, anyone claiming concern over climate change and still heating
their home or office with non-renewable energy like oil, natural gas, or
electricity from the grid, should consider turning their heat OFF, or at
least down to 50 degrees so water pipes won't freeze and waste water.
I personally, don't want to suffer more climate change like we have this
week!
NAME REDACTED
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Charged with snow mayhem!
In some communities people shoot each other. In Arlington they use a blizzard as an excuse for some old lady on old lady assault with a snow blower. That's how it's done folks.
Via the Arlington Patch:
Via the Arlington Patch:
A 61-year-old Arlington woman allegedly assaulted her 60-year-old female neighbor during Tuesday’s blizzard with a handheld snow blower.
Police responded to 124 Park Ave. in Arlington Heights at about 4:30 p.m. for a report of an assault in progress. There, police found the neighbor suffering from lacerations on her foot. She was treated for “minor injuries,” police said.
The women have been involved in an ongoing feud, and the victim had previously filed for a harassment protection order against the alleged attacker, Barbara Davis, according to police.
Davis, of Park Avenue, was arrested at the scene and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, mayhem and violation of the harassment protection order, police said.
“Emotions may run high during a historic weather event like the blizzard we just endured, but that is no excuse for violence,” Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan said in a statement. “We are supposed to come together as a community during events like this, and I am very disappointed with these allegations.”
Davis was ordered held on $35,040 cash bail at the Arlington Police Department pending her arraignment in Cambridge District Court, police said.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Arlington guilt
"I screwed up so I publically need to assert my earnestness by holding a contest for $15." Arlington guilt. It's a serious thing.
Dear fellow Arlington List subscribers,
I have added a 20-hour/wk job (supporting families of children with
disabilities, which I love doing) to my already overflowing plate, and in
my zeal to pick up inexpensive things to decorate for the baby shower I'm
hosting in three weeks, I have responded to a few offers on the A-List and
have dropped the ball on picking up at least two (that I remember) on time.
I feel so bad for doing that, because really, isn't it annoying when
someone does that to us, repeatedly?
So, this morning, my most recent victim (after much patience and completely
appropriately) went on to the next person in line, and does not want me to
drop off the money I would have paid, which has been in an envelope in my
purse for several days, which I offered to do just to make myself feel
better. He declined, so now I have $10 which I am not going to keep. I also
thought I'd throw in the approximately $5 NYAJ gift card which they gave us
eons ago when they messed up our take-out order for the last time. I
thought the items have a certain thematic similarity.
It would make me feel not quite so awful about being unreliable, if I could
also make someone else feel better about having been stood up or
disappointed in some way. I wish I could give everyone something, but I
can't, so let's have a contest. If you have a funny short story about your
travails with someone like me (sorry in advance!), please post.
I'll start. Eons ago when I was young, athletic and wore make-up, a single
guy I volunteered with kept telling me how lonely he was and how he wished
he could find someone like me (except not married like me). At the time, my
sister lived in Philadelphia, and I described her to him and him to her in
such glowing terms that they set up a date involving him taking the train
to Philly for a day with her. The train arrived, and they looked for each
other until they were the only people left on the platform, finally spoke
to each other face to face (they had spoken on the phone at length several
times, but apparently not enough, or too much, depending on your point of
view), and got as far as driving around the block in my sister's car before
they mutually agreed that him staying longer would be a painful waste of
time. My sister dropped him off and he got the train back, and I have never
heard the end of it. "You said she looks like you!" (Well, I did hear the
end of that, because the guy stopped speaking to me). "I can't believe you
thought I would go out with such a misogynistic pig!" How could I have not
noticed that? My sister has always been way ahead of me. They were both
very disappointed, not to mention quite annoyed.
So there it is. If you can top that story, I will happily set aside the $10
and the gift card for you. Just don't expect me to deliver it anywhere.
And if I have neglected to do something for you that I promised to do,
please reply offlist. Seriously.
NAME REDACTED
Dear fellow Arlington List subscribers,
I have added a 20-hour/wk job (supporting families of children with
disabilities, which I love doing) to my already overflowing plate, and in
my zeal to pick up inexpensive things to decorate for the baby shower I'm
hosting in three weeks, I have responded to a few offers on the A-List and
have dropped the ball on picking up at least two (that I remember) on time.
I feel so bad for doing that, because really, isn't it annoying when
someone does that to us, repeatedly?
So, this morning, my most recent victim (after much patience and completely
appropriately) went on to the next person in line, and does not want me to
drop off the money I would have paid, which has been in an envelope in my
purse for several days, which I offered to do just to make myself feel
better. He declined, so now I have $10 which I am not going to keep. I also
thought I'd throw in the approximately $5 NYAJ gift card which they gave us
eons ago when they messed up our take-out order for the last time. I
thought the items have a certain thematic similarity.
It would make me feel not quite so awful about being unreliable, if I could
also make someone else feel better about having been stood up or
disappointed in some way. I wish I could give everyone something, but I
can't, so let's have a contest. If you have a funny short story about your
travails with someone like me (sorry in advance!), please post.
I'll start. Eons ago when I was young, athletic and wore make-up, a single
guy I volunteered with kept telling me how lonely he was and how he wished
he could find someone like me (except not married like me). At the time, my
sister lived in Philadelphia, and I described her to him and him to her in
such glowing terms that they set up a date involving him taking the train
to Philly for a day with her. The train arrived, and they looked for each
other until they were the only people left on the platform, finally spoke
to each other face to face (they had spoken on the phone at length several
times, but apparently not enough, or too much, depending on your point of
view), and got as far as driving around the block in my sister's car before
they mutually agreed that him staying longer would be a painful waste of
time. My sister dropped him off and he got the train back, and I have never
heard the end of it. "You said she looks like you!" (Well, I did hear the
end of that, because the guy stopped speaking to me). "I can't believe you
thought I would go out with such a misogynistic pig!" How could I have not
noticed that? My sister has always been way ahead of me. They were both
very disappointed, not to mention quite annoyed.
So there it is. If you can top that story, I will happily set aside the $10
and the gift card for you. Just don't expect me to deliver it anywhere.
And if I have neglected to do something for you that I promised to do,
please reply offlist. Seriously.
NAME REDACTED
Staple emergency
Just buy a new stapler. It'll be okay, and far less boring for the rest of us.
My husband and I love our vintage mini-staplers: the Swingline Tot 50. They
have a red plastic tops and were made to fit in a pocket. Apparently, the
staples themselves (I'm not looking for the stapler) are very hard to find
since Swingline has discontinued the model. Amazon has them, but the price
plus shipping is steep. Anybody know of another source? Staples said they
had them, but when I looked up the style number the salesperson told me I
needed, it was clearly not for a Tot 50. I just spoke to Office Max, and
they don't have them. Balich's does not have them.
NAME REDACTED
My husband and I love our vintage mini-staplers: the Swingline Tot 50. They
have a red plastic tops and were made to fit in a pocket. Apparently, the
staples themselves (I'm not looking for the stapler) are very hard to find
since Swingline has discontinued the model. Amazon has them, but the price
plus shipping is steep. Anybody know of another source? Staples said they
had them, but when I looked up the style number the salesperson told me I
needed, it was clearly not for a Tot 50. I just spoke to Office Max, and
they don't have them. Balich's does not have them.
NAME REDACTED
Compost the leaves!
I know you've already hauled them to the curb in some sort of desperate hope that some idiot will take them, but this lady, in true arlington fashion suggests you compost them.
Always with the helpful suggestions.
Leaves can be composted. You don't need anything fancy, just pile them
up somewhere. Put a little fence around them if you want to keep them
neat. Throw your used coffee grounds or veggie scraps in with them for
nitrogen. Watch them melt. For extra special results, run the lawn
mower over them.
Before I had to stop doing this myself, I used to just use the lawn
mower instead of raking. Get a "mulching" lawn mower, then you never
have to rake and bag leaves again.
NAME REDACTED
Always with the helpful suggestions.
Leaves can be composted. You don't need anything fancy, just pile them
up somewhere. Put a little fence around them if you want to keep them
neat. Throw your used coffee grounds or veggie scraps in with them for
nitrogen. Watch them melt. For extra special results, run the lawn
mower over them.
Before I had to stop doing this myself, I used to just use the lawn
mower instead of raking. Get a "mulching" lawn mower, then you never
have to rake and bag leaves again.
NAME REDACTED
Free leaves will kill you!
Hahaha! God I love this list.
This is a potentially very dangerous idea. Since they're so light, the leaves could easily fly up the flue before they have finished burning. Years ago, we almost set fire to our roof from burning holiday gift wrap in the fireplace.
NAME REDACTED
This is a potentially very dangerous idea. Since they're so light, the leaves could easily fly up the flue before they have finished burning. Years ago, we almost set fire to our roof from burning holiday gift wrap in the fireplace.
NAME REDACTED
Free leaves.
I really can't add anything to this, except that no one wants your ten bags of leaves. You're going to have to wait until spring for them to get picked up like all the other slackers. I once left mine for so long that yellow jackets made a nest in the pile and then I had to set fire to it. True story.
Hello List,
I missed the town deadline on the leaves pickup and thought some of you with fireplaces could use them in addition to papers and logs.
The ten bags are in front of my house at ADDRESS REDACTED off Mass. Ave. in Arlington Heights).
Thanks.
Hello List,
I missed the town deadline on the leaves pickup and thought some of you with fireplaces could use them in addition to papers and logs.
The ten bags are in front of my house at ADDRESS REDACTED off Mass. Ave. in Arlington Heights).
Thanks.