no good (housing advice) deed goes unpunished

[http://users.livejournal.com/__the_dude__/]

hi again davis square peeps,

you were all so nice last time i posted, saving me from homeless heartache by suggesting i come a month later to find sept housing than originally planned (thanks again for the great advice!), that i thought i would check in again before flying in this weekend re: davis sq housing. here's a link to my craigslist post/plea for housing, but in short, i'm looking for a 2 BR apt for around $1500 that allows a cat.  i've been hitting CL pretty hard,  and will also check out the boston globe when i get in thurs night, but if you know of any other housing resources, or know of a friend who is leaving a sweet pad, i'd really appreciate knowing about it.  most of the places i'm finding are teele sq, arlington, or slightly further away from davis sq.  sniff sniff.

thanks again for your previous help!  i look forward to (physically) joining the davis sq community, even if i am "slumming" it down the road in one of the lesser glamorous squares :)

*update:  i just realized i asked for help w/out including contact info (well, it's there indirectly via CL link but i shouldn't make you work for it!).  if you don't want to comment below, please email me at apozniak AT gmail DOT com  thanks!*

possible scam?

[four-thorns.livejournal.com]

as i was walking home tonight (about 10pm-ish), i saw a woman leaving a house with a baby in a stroller. i had just turned the corner and was walking away when she caught up to me and said that she just moved into the neighborhood and that she had just brough her baby home from the hospital because he was sick with an earache, and that she needed to go pick up his prescription, and her mother told her to ask a neighbor for money for it, and she then asked me for $35 (i was just walking down the street, there was nothing to identify me as a "neighbor"). i couldn't have helped her out even if i had wanted to, because i didn't have that much money on me, but i suspected it was a scam, too. as i walked away, i heard her approaching a man who was just coming out of his house with the same story.

if your baby had an earache, you wouldn't be wheeling him/her around the streets in a stroller after 10pm at night, would you? especially if your mother is around?

i dunno. just thought i'd let people know in case it is a scam. this was on highland a few blocks past the somerville hospital.

Thunderstorm

[tracy-rolling.livejournal.com]

Holy Moly!

The force of the thunder and lightning just set off a couple car alarms where I am.

Brother DCP-110C printer/copier/scanner for sale

[bridgesyoucross.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone...

My roommate left his printer/scanner/copier here when he moved out (he didn't have the space) and I'm trying to get rid of it. I'm asking for $50, negotiable. It's in perfect working condition, looks like new, and has only been lightly used.

I live about five minutes' walk distance north of Teele Square on Curtis St., about a fifteen minute walk from Davis. If you're within walking distance, it's probably light enough to carry.

More information at my craigslist post: http://boston.craigslist.org/ele/180885709.html

Thanks!

Horseback riding lessons within T/bike of Somerville

[rhean.livejournal.com]

(I think this is on-topic, but if a moderator doesn't think so, feel free to kill)

Anyone know where I can take horseback riding lessons (English and/or Western) around here? Preferably something reachable within an hour or so by T or bike. So far I've found a few places along the south shore (Quincy/Hingham/etc), but would love to hear of more places.

'soft' rental market?

[an-art-worker.livejournal.com]

So I rent in Davis not far from the Rosebud (I like it - but I never expect 'cuisine' - it's just a diner. Never had anything but good service. I do miss the restaurant that used to be behind Rosebud - what a great secret spot that was for a meal or a drink).

Anyway... my lease is coming up in a month and I am prepping for the go-round with my cash-in 'elderly' landlord (she regales me of how hard her life is and then hits me up with absurd rent increases - or doesn't remember what we agreed upon and then jacks it).
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