VOTE TODAY - 7 am to 8 pm

[ron_newman]

Today is the special primary election for US Senator. Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm.

If you don't know where your polling place is, go to http://WhereDoIVoteMA.com and enter your street address. Somerville residents can also use http://www.somervillema.gov/mysom_address.cfm .

What do people think of Metro PCS

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

I'm finally giving in and getting a blackberry, and I see they have them at Metro PCS. Has anyone had any experience with them and what do they think? Any other recommendations locally of where to go? I have verizon phone service if that makes any difference.

shipping recommendations

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

Hello!

I have a huge amount of boxes that need to be shipped, and I don't know what my options are outside of the UPS store and FedEx (They're too big for the USPS.) Are there other options?

With RCN: always haggle

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

Maybe old news/consumer basics but so you know...

I have RCN for cable Internet only and I was on some "deal" of $44./mo.,for 6 months. I noticed this month that the RCN bill was $61. I called of course and questioned it- who keeps track of "deal" timeframes? . Was told that the deal had expired. I said I needed to get the same rate or I was going to shop around. The sales person offered $10./mo reduction after putting me on hold for a few minutes. I repeated that I needed the same deal. Again on hold but she came back and said they would offer $20./mo off for 6 months.

This is the second time I have been through this boring exercise with RCN. I probably should shop around but am not yet totally weaned from my @rcn.com email address.

Place to Recycle Clothing?

[ethanfield.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know of a nearby place to take old clothing for recycling? I don't mean I want to donate wearable clothing to Goodwill. I'm talking about clothing that's no longer usable as clothing (torn, threadbare, etc.) but could be ground up and recycled as insulation, pulp, or something like that. Ideas?