YARD SALE! Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

[lakelady84.livejournal.com]

Hi all!

We're relocating to different parts of Somerville and having a yard sale this Saturday to clear out some of our stuff. It's taking place from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. (or until our stuff is gone) and we're located at 37 Princeton St. (near Lowell St.)

What we're selling:

Books
CDs (lots!)
Dishes
Pots and pans
Other kitchen stuff
Lots of home decor items: candles, picture frames, shelves, curtain, sheets, shower curtain
Trinkets
A Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker cover (unopened in the box)
A full/double six bed and mattress in excellent condition
TV stand and small shelving unit
Wall hangings and lamps
Razor scooter
Jewelry
Two printers and two digital cameras
Blue Tooth hands-free headset and charger
Other cell phone accessories
And lots more!

See you Saturday!

eye doctors

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

[cross-posted to Menotomy, Davis_Square, and my LJ]
I see eye doctors every year or two, but I don't usually feel a strong personal attachment to them. Sometimes I go home thinking, "That was a disaster. I'm never going THERE again." More often I go home thinking, "Well, that probably wasn't more unpleasant than it needed to be." But when I change health insurance plans, it never bothers me if the last eye doctor I saw is not covered under the new plan.

My new HMO suggested some ophthalmologists in Arlington, North Cambridge, and Davis Square. (I'd rather not travel further, if I don't have to.) As most of them are in only 4 offices, I thought some of you might be able to tell me about your experiences with them. They are at:
366 Mass Ave (in Arlington, just east of the center)
281 Mass Ave (in Arlington, near Bates Road)
2285 Mass Ave (north Cambridge, near the bikeway crossing)
40 Holland St (Davis Square)

I'm looking for an ophthalmologist who is not pushy about getting fat patients to lose weight, or about trying to sell laser surgery to nearsighted patients. (I don't know if some doctors have forgotten how vulnerable a person feels with eyes dilated and some stranger's fingers on the eyelid, or if they're using that vulnerability on purpose.) If you've had visual field measurements, I'd like to know how they handled those. For routine eye exams, they just hold that little light in different places and ask if you can see it with your peripheral vision. But for diagnosing some kinds of neurological or retinal problems, they need to map the visual field in much more detail. There are different ways of doing it, and some are said to be less uncomfortable than others.

Room available 8/1

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

Hi all,

Another room available ad. This time it's mine. I'm moving and am looking for someone to sublet my room for August with the option to sign a lease for September. Nice big room, great apartment, very nice location, all sorts of buses.

There's a reply-to email in the ad for my roommate, who's handling the search.

And not to worry (and I know you were)- I'm staying in Somerville AKA the land of Planes, Trains, Burritos, and cheap and plentiful parking. :: cough cough ::

"Taped on Sticker" update

[leko.livejournal.com]

So my girlfriend called the parking office and got called back by a clerk. The clerk told her it was their policy that the stickers need to be "permanently adhered to the windows" so tape or some other adhesive won't work unless it's permanent. When she asked if this was documented anywhere she could reference she was told no, it's just their policy. The next step is appeal the ticket and see what happens.

Unfortunately my girlfriend didn't think to ask if there were any other undocumented policies that you can get tickets for.