In a message dated 9/1/2006 9:21:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, Lovers of the English language might enjoy this.....How do non-natives ever learn all the...
I'm a 'host mom' for foreign college students at my alma mater. My Slovakian kid assures me that the most impossible phrase to understand was "All set."...
Laura: When I used to encounter Spanish speakers, one of their pet peeves was the reply "you're welcome" as a response to "thank you". It made no sense to...
The two trees that were taken down were enormous non-native trees. The whole depot square was being renovated using largely State transportation funds, since...
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Laura Dickerson
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Sep 3, 2006 12:31 pm
... Yes, but there is no shade anywhere. As a user of the T buses, I complained at planning time to the landscape architect that on a summer day there is a...
I had a very BAD experience with Ready Roofing....
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Edith Sandy
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Sep 4, 2006 3:15 pm
It's my impression that there are no GOOD experiences with roofers! Can anyone refute this?? (Last winter we tried several times calling one roofer who had...
... Years ago, on our house in Arlington, Custom Contracting stripped and re-shingled our roof and also cut in a ridge vent. I was happy with the work. There...
... Years ago, on our house in Arlington, Custom Contracting stripped and re-shingled our roof and also cut in a ridge vent. I was happy with the work. There...
Roughly 10 years ago, we had a good experience with Arrowhead Roofing (Jim Archembault) here in Lexington, who was recommended to us by several neighbors. The...
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Frank Sandy
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Sep 4, 2006 4:23 pm
Alex, We saw your recommendation for Arrowhead a couple of years ago when we needed a roofer. We called him several times and left messages on his answering...
For those considering having a ridge vent installed with your new roof, here's something strange that happened to us years ago that you might want to know...
Many years ago (early 1980's?) we had a roofing job done by Arlington Dependable Roofing. I bet the guy is now retired, and I suspect his son took over, but...
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Laura Dickerson
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Sep 4, 2006 5:24 pm
We had a very positive (albeit expensive) experience with O'Lyn. http://www.olynroofing.com/ Laura Dickerson...
Jim Archembeault had a serious but temporary health set-back last year, but he is back on the roof now. He was just here last week cleaning my gutters and...
I have only used Leahy Contracting for roofing as well as to clean my gutters and have only had GREAT expierences I would highly recommend them! You can...
The first Cary Lecture for the 2006-2007 series will be held on Saturday, September 9th at 8PM at the National Heritage Museum. The speaker is science writer,...
My elderly neighbor at 16 Grapevine supplements her fixed income with donations from her curbside "farmstand." Today she has a bumper crop of cucumbers,...
Does anyone know of a way to recycle the large solid blocks of styrofoam used in packing? I know that Mailboxes etc will take the styrofoam peanuts to reuse,...
How much of a problem is it? My understanding is that our normal trash goes to an incinerator, and the town is billed by tonnage (separate question -- anyone...
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Laura Dickerson
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Sep 6, 2006 12:01 pm
... I am checking on our current costs per ton and will post later when I know for sure. But I couldn't sit still while the idea of polystyrene having a low...
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Laura Dickerson
lauradi@...
Sep 6, 2006 12:15 pm
... We pay $68.00 per ton for disposal. This is in addition to the costs of picking it up at the curb and hauling it to North Andover. I don't know how to...
Cool programs at Arlington Recreation...Enjoy the fall season by spending time outdoors learning a new skill. Call 781-316-3879 for more information or to...
OK, I'm going to amend my original post - the Cambridge recycling program apparently no longer accepts styrofoam. I try to recycle everything I can, and avoid...
... I couldn't sit still while the idea that Starbucks uses styrofoam cups is out there. :) Starbucks uses paper cups. But Laura's point should still be...
The Town, through the Communications Advisory Committee, has been negotiating a contract with Verizon over the past several months. The negotiations are now...
My thoughts were limited to the cost differential between the two disposal methods -- curbside trash vs. recycling, using monetary and environmental cost as...
And what really gets to me is that all the school lunches served in Lexington are on those single use styrofoam trays! - - - unless, of course, you pack the...
Ohh.. there's the original problem... Computers and electricity don't mix. The results are unpredictable and can have serious real-world consequences. I...
