New Years Cleaning

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**updated**

I am doing a little New Years Cleaning and have a few things that I thought I'd post before sending them off the Goodwill to see if anyone was interested....
1.  An armadillo purse
2. Stuffed animals (in good condition):  a monkey from the University of Montana and a small frog
3.  60W Flood indoor lightbulb
4.  Christmas stencils
5.  Video games: Space Colony
6.  Old reference books: thesaurus, dictionary, small desk encyclopedia...they look pretty classy if nothing else

ALSO!  A paper floor lamp from Target.  It works, but the main bar that holds it up is crooked and drives me insane.  It probably would ten minutes and a trip to the hardware store to fix it.  See: http://www.target.com/Rice-Paper-Lantern-Floor-Lamp/dp/B0007G6OCU/sr=1-2/qid=1230680729/ref=sr_1_2/184-1800540-6672722?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Apaper%20floor%20lamp&page=1

If anyone is interested you can email me at mberbeco at hotmail.com.  I live between Davis and Ball Square.

Have a great New Year!

Theremin lessons

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I just got my first theremin and I'm trying to find someone to teach me how to play it. No luck on craigslist yet; I myspace messaged the Lothairs to see if they could help but haven't heard back.

If there happens to be a good theremin player here who can at least get me started, hit me up. Likewise if you know of a place/person who can help out.

Bad Landlord - Warning

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I want to pass this along to the Davis community. If you see an ad for an apartment at 243 Highland Ave, Do Not rent this apartment. The landlord, "Eric", is uncaring as to the state of the apartment, refuses to do more than the absolute minimum with repairs, and is dangerously, violently short-tempered.

Multiple windows are cracked or broken, the pipes in the basement are exposed to the elements(what fun in winter!), he doesn't have working carbon monoxide or smoke detectors, and the capper to this charming joint is the squirrels that routinely get into the kitchen, ensuring you can't keep anything but canned food(they'll gnaw the cans too).

Eric has been reported to the Board of Health and isn't allowed to rent until the 5 pages of violations are fixed, but given his disregard for the law, I'm sure a little thing like the law isn't going to stop him.

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[slane1616.livejournal.com]

Hi All,
first time poster with a quick question.

I was recently given a car starter for Christmas. My car is a 2005 so in order to set it up they need the security chip from my spare key. I'm now having to go back to the dealership to get a new spare. I've heard (but could be completely wrong) that some hardware stores are able to copy keys at a much cheaper rate without the chip and it's just as effective as a spare...

Has anyone tried this or know of a local spot that has mastered the art of saving me $100!

Thanks!

Snow Emergency Declared Effective 6 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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Please note the following all-call Connect CTY message set to go out at 6:10 this evening:

Hello, this is Tom Champion calling from the City of Somerville with snow alert information for Wednesday, December 31st. Based on current weather projections, the City will be declaring a snow emergency effective at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. During snow emergencies, parking is allowed on the odd-numbered side of the street only (unless otherwise posted). Cars not moved from the even numbered side of the street by 10 a.m. Wednesday morning may be subject to ticketing and towing. Residents unable to find a parking space on the odd-numbered side of the street may park in any municipal lot or in designated school parking lots.  Because school is not in session, designated school lots are available for snow parking beginning this evening and  designated metered lots will be available after 8 p.m. Tuesday night.  For additional information, please call the City’s 311 constituent service line. Thank you.

Update from the National Weather Service:
Winter Storm Warning for Southeast Middlesex County, MA


Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA
4:55 pm EST, Tue., Dec. 30, 2008

... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS RHODE ISLAND BY 8 AM. SNOW WILL QUICKLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES BY THE END OF THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE... WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO PERHAPS TWO INCHES PER HOUR DEVELOPING BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TAPERING OFF DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR SOUTHEAST TO THE BOURNE AND SAGAMORE BRIDGES AS WELL AS SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS THE WORCESTER HILLS AND NORTHWESTERN RHODE ISLAND HILLS.

IN ADDITION WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AND INCREASE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

WIND CHILL VALUES WILL ALSO FALL TO INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. YOU SHOULD WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING AS WELL AS SCARVES... HATS AND MITTENS IF HEADING OUTSIDE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN AN AVERAGE OF 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD... OR FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. TRAVEL WILL BE SLOW AT BEST ON WELL TREATED SURFACES... AND QUITE DIFFICULT ON ANY UNPLOWED OR UNTREATED SURFACES.