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[fangirl715.livejournal.com]

About quarter to 3 this morning, I was awakened to the sound of breaking glass...LOTS of breaking glass. Got up to investigate, and found a very apologetic fellow in khakis & a Red Sox hat apologizing for breaking my kitchen window (it's on a level w/the driveway, since I live in a "garden" apartment), claiming he was with the fire department, although the exact nature of why he was there seemed to shift as time went on, from thinking there might be a fire to "well, firefighters are all family, and we take care of each other". (Keep in mind he was alone this entire time, not wearing a uniform, and there was no sign of FD vehicles anywhere.) Yes, really. I did finally let him in (my roommate was also home, and woke up briefly), and he did clean up most of the glass in the window/in the sink/on the kitchen counters, although I did a much better job of sweeping than he did; and he kept apologizing and saying that it would all be taken care of, not to worry, etc., and even gave me his name and cell phone number (Jay Blune, I believe--does this ring a bell w/anyone?). I suspect he may have been drunk/on drugs/something, as he was rather red-eyed and not completely on the ball, but I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, I was up until nearly 5 cleaning up, and then tried to go back to sleep for a little while (not very successfully), and am now in the process of trying to contact my landlord, etc., as I don't dare leave until the window is at least well boarded up (right now, there's a large contractor's trash bag taped over the window, which is really only good for helping keep some of the cold out).

I'd call the fire dept./police/311, except I'm kind of nervous about the whole business--is this guy really in the FD? Was he trying to "pay back" someone and ended up at the wrong house? Do I need to worry about retaliation from anyone in city government/services? Was this just some random drunk/stoned guy who just happened to pick my window to smash, and came up w/a story off the top of his head? WTF is going on?!? Help...

dangerous intersection

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

So, there was Yet Another bad car accident on the corner of Powder House Blvd and Packard Ave yesterday. Including a baby in a carseat in the car that ended up on the lawn of 125 Powder House. This intersection, I believe, is too dangerous to have a blinky light any longer. People routinely cruise down Powder House at 45 mph or more and cannot stop for pedestrians or turning cars.

To whom does one write a letter about this? I really feel that a real, three light traffic light is finally called for there, at least so that one can push the button for a walk. Even a blinky light like they have on Rt. 16 so that you *can* push the button for a walk would be an improvement, but wouldn't solve the issue of people turning off or onto Packard, which people do pretty frequently.

Thoughts, dslj?

St. Patrick's Day events and cover charges

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend and I are planning on doing a pub crawl tomorrow. One of the things we're taking into account in our plans is the cover charge at the different venues. Does anyone have info about who's charging what for a cover and starting at what time? I know I can always call the various bars and stuff, but I figured if someone else has already found out some info, I might as well check here first.

Some places we're considering:

The Burren
The Black Rose
The Druid

EDIT:

OK, how about this, then, to avoid completely irrelevant stuff: Does anyone know the covers that are being charged by venues in the general Boston metro area that will be having Irish music of some kind or other nifty events for St. Patrick's Day, and what time those cover charges start at those venues?

Irish breakfast, besides Burren?

[studeronomy.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have recommendations for a place to get both an Irish breakfast AND a beer tomorrow morning, before 11 a.m., that isn't the Burren? Need not be limited to Davis, but would prefer a place in the immediate Somerville/Cambridge area. Nothing against the Burren, we're just looking for something different this year.

Passport Photos

[masswich.livejournal.com]

My passport was issued more than 15 years ago so apparently I need a new one from scratch. What's a cheap and easy place to get passport photos taken around here? Can I just take the pics and the application to the post office?