Yet Another Parking Issue

[xuth.livejournal.com]

This morning while bicycling to work, I asked a parking enforcement officer why he wasn't ticketing people parked 5 feet away from the curb. He told me that with the snow storm he was told to not ticket for it. I find this to be absurd for the reasons that I'll enumerate behind the cut but I wanted to see what other thought about this before I started complaining to Somerville and Cambridge directly about it.
( my reasons behind the cut tag )

Greenpeace panhandlers on Holland Ave.

[modpixie.livejournal.com]

Has anyone else been hassled by the panhandlers for Greenpeace on Holland Ave.?

By "hassled" I don't mean "been approached with the 'do you have fifteen minutes for the environment" spiel. I do mean "yelled at for refusing to acknowledge the person in question".

A few days ago, I got out of the Holland St. subway station and took a sharp right out of there. I had my eyes trained on the ground, didn't make eye contact with either Greenpeace rep, and one guy kept asking "do you have a minute, do you have a minute, do you have a minute". I ignored him. He was about 5'10", stocky, brown hair, wore glasses and had a large star tattoo on his neck.

On my way back, he was still there, and he apparently spotted me. I walked around the tree to avoid contact with him, and he said, "I can see you. That tree isn't blocking you. You can still see me. You can still hear me," as well as some other things I can't remember. Because I'm on a fixed income I didn't have any money for him, and I don't know that I would donate to Greenpeace anyway, but I also didn't have the time or the inclination to explain my ambivalence towards Greenpeace. So, instead, I asked who his supervisor is.

He responded (in a "duh" voice) that his supervisor was "uh, me". I informed him in no uncertain terms that because he was so rude to me, I wouldn't give his organization one cent, based on his behavior towards me. If you're representing an organization, you can't go around accosting people in the street like this, especially if no one is happy to see you there in the first place.

Printing problems make me want to quaff hops.

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

A few handy pointers on the care and raising of your guinea hen

Just kidding....

I am wondering if there is a place locally where I can get print-outs done from my laptop. For work I run this proprietary piece of software and need to print reports from it, but my printer is not cooperating, despite my best pursuasive techniques involving whiskey and crowbars. So I need to be able to jack into another printer so I can produce my reports, keeping my boss happy and stop the collective gnashing of teeth that is occurring from Alaska to Newfoundland.

Yet another reason why this community rocks my socks....

Thanks for the all pointers. I downloaded and installed cutepdf and was able to convert my reports to PDF form and can now go to my friendly local print shop to print them out, keeping my Russian Masters and Technical Directors in theaters from coast to coast happy.

Now, if anyone can tell me where to get hops....

--- ducking ---

out of curiousity, *serious question*

[vinyl-raven.livejournal.com]

Do you need to be homosexual to work at Diesel?

The story:
I need a night job, and my options are limited. I've tried to apply for Diesel in the past, got as far as the interview stage. But never heard back, I did follow up but got the run around.

Now first I thought that my having to much coffee shop experience may have turned them off, or even my not having a friend that works there may have effected me.

So before I look into applying again, I would like to know if my being straight effects my chances of being hired.


Thanks

Sorry if this offends anyone.

Davis T-shirts

[pstripe.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know where I can find that cool T-shirt that says "Davis Square is for Lovers?" I'm not sure that's what is says exactly but it's something catchy like that. Something very pro-Somerville/Davis-
Thank you in advance

DVD Store?

[shellyckickinit.livejournal.com]

Hey guys, what's the closest place to Davis Square that sells new DVDs? Best Buy or someplace like that, that is accessible withOUT a car? I can't find anything, which seems so silly...

Free Boston Symphony Orchestra Tickets

[insignia11.livejournal.com]

I have two tickets that I can't use and nobody wants to buy them from me, so they are up for grabs. The show is,

Friday, January 18th @1:30 PM
Symphony Hall, Boston
2nd balcony, Row B, Seats 7 & 8

They are yours, just tell me where you want to get them.

Need help finding a bed!

[spud.livejournal.com]

I'm really tired of the uncomfortable futon I'm on right now! I have a really nice queen-size bed frame, but I need a mattress and box spring for it!

Does anyone know where I can pick up a CHEAP queen-sized mattress and box spring around Davis/Porter/Harvard/Central? I went by Sleepy's yesterday, and even their cheapest set was over $500. I just need something to get me by for a few months till I can get out and drop the cash on a nicer mattress.

I also want to avoid the used mattress route if possible, as I really don't like the thought of getting buggies from strangers!

Thanks!

dog walking

[fuffer.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know of a dog walker in the Davis Square area who's available nights and weekends?
Thanks!

art supplies

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

Where is there a good art supply shop around here? I need somewhere with a large selection of pens because I'm looking to do a very specific project that has specific needs.

Any suggestions?