Am I alone in notice the huge increase in air traffic over Davis since Friday

[fmmodzelewski.livejournal.com]

WTF?

Btw the CIty of Somerville is about to file suit against Logan for rerouting over the City. If you call up 311 they can take your info as an official complaint and add it to the suit

Ethics of Departing Tenant

[darkprincess74.livejournal.com]

So I'm moving out of my apartment soon but I'm questioning what I should do about the situation in the building. Basically the electrical wiring/infrastructure is maybe around a hundred years old, isn't reliable and definitely isn't safe. There are 7 outlets in the apartment most of which aren't grounded and the power is split between my apartment and another one on the same floor. My apartment and the other one were originally one apartment but was split up into two which letting the city know years ago. On a regular basic I never know what outlet will work or which room lights I'll be able to use. Also between the wiring is so ancient I haven't been able to use A/C at all this summer and this house is great at holding in the heat. The furnace is from the 60s and worked fine last winter but other tenants last winter didn't get heat sometimes. If for some reason the heat stops working in this apartment over the winter then no one could use a space heater because the outlets wouldn't take it. In the kitchen I can't use the fridge and the toaster or microwave at the same time. In the basement the wiring is hooked up to circuit breakers but for 4 apartments there are only two boxes of an average size. The boxes don't have doors on them and the wiring is all exposed as it runs into the breakers. It's obvious to anyone that the wiring is scary and unprofessional. What's more I'm pretty certain things are bad enough with the wiring to start a fire should it overheat or do something weird at some point. Recently the landlord made an attempt to have some fix the wiring without giving any notice so I came home that night to find out I had no power and fortunately caught the person working on it in time. Though nothing is really fixed at this point and the work done just made the wiring scarier. I regret that I didn't talk to the landlord about this earlier but now I'm moving out and don't think this situation is a good one to pass on to other people. The landlord does know there have been some electrical issues but I have no idea when the "electrician" is coming back to hack the wires up some more. I'd like to do something about this before I move, any suggestions?

Burren meetup next week

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

The next meet-up is going to be Wednesday, August 13th at 7pm in the "back room" of the Burren. Its always a fun event and it can double as a belated birthday party for our own ron_newman. As usual, I'll post a poll to get a sense of the number of people attending. If you don't know yet, please wait to vote till later in the week or early next week.

[Poll #1234950]

Mayor's Young Somerville Advisory Group Seeking New Members, Age 21-35

[ron_newman]

I found this press release on the city web site and thought it might interest some people here:

Mayor's Young Somerville Advisory Group Seeking New Members

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the City of Somerville’s Young Somerville Advisory Group announced today that they are now accepting applications for all interested Somerville residents, ages 21-35, to serve on the Advisory Group for the 2008-2009 year. The Mayor’s Young Somerville Advisory Group is comprised of thirty members. The group’s goals are to increase the number of young residents engaged in the civic community, improve the quality of City services offered and increase communication between City government and people in the 21-35 year old age group.

Interested residents may complete an application online, at http://YoungSomervilleAdvisoryGroup2008.speedsurvey.com. Applications must be submitted by September 15, 2008. For more information, please contact Jackie Rossetti at 617-625-6600 ext 2614.

Auditions approaching!

[eclecticavatar.livejournal.com]

Our group is called the Post-Meridian Radio Players and we produce live, staged radio the way they did it back in the 1930's and 40's. We even use live sound effects (foley), often created with unexpected everyday objects.

( Auditions for our third annual Halloween Staged Radio Thrillogy, ‘Tomes of Terror III,’ are only 4 weeks away! )

Please let us know if you are planning to audition and/or are interested in any other administrative or technical positions.

Found: Medium size dog

[grateful1311.livejournal.com]

A medium sized, mixed breed dog was found wandering on Boston Ave on 8/4/08.  If you or anyone you know is missing a dog, please contact Somerville Animal Control.

617-625-6600 wext 2190
aterrio @ somervillema dot com 

NOTE: The dog posted here is NOT Cleo, the reddish/brown pit mix that went missing from the Powderhouse area a few weeks ago.  We are aware of Cleo and are assisting in any way possible to help find her.   

UPDATE: This dog has been reunited with her owner.

Brown School Cards?

[rosenet.livejournal.com]

Yesterday I noticed that my Brown School Card expires at the end of August. Are they being offered for 2008-2009, and if so does anyone know where I can get one? I always used to get them at McIntyre & Moores, which isn’t nearly as convenient as it used to be. Thanks!