Pictures from last night: http://www.valerieharris.com/...
Valerie Harris
valerie.harris@...
Nov 1, 2007 7:02 am
2300
Our local Girl Scout troops (Troops 1182 and 1184, based at Landels) are collecting extra candy which we will package, along with other items (stationary,...
Hi all, Palo Alto Neighborshoods (PAN) also has an emergency preparedness web site at http://www.paneighborhoods.org/ep. Included are 2 brochures (attached)...
anyone have a discount coupon to the used book store? If you have one and are not going to use it - I'd love to have it - I need to buy a truckload of...
Valerie Harris
valerie.harris@...
Nov 1, 2007 8:23 pm
2303
I need a house/dog sitter for a few days. Any recommendations? Kelly on Sierra Ave....
Kelly Rohlfs
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Nov 2, 2007 11:51 pm
2304
Neighbors, Come out tomorrow night at 7:30 to 8:30 to the Multi Use Room at Landels elementary to hear guest speaker Seth Shostak speak about the Search for...
I've inherited a large ceiling fan and am looking for someone competent at installing and balancing fans to install it. Any recommendations? Thanx Margaret G....
Margaret Hutz
mghutz@...
Nov 3, 2007 11:35 pm
2306
Do any of you have a humane mousetrap I could borrow or any suggestions on how to get rid of the little mouse who has taken up residence in our kitchen? I've...
315 View Street, Apt. A Mountain View, CA 94041 Old Mountain View between Dana and California 1 bedroom, 1 bath $1575 per month There should be a flyer in a...
Valerie Harris
valerie.harris@...
Nov 3, 2007 11:36 pm
2308
Dear Old Mountain View Resident, I'm undertaking doctoral dissertation research (see below) on six Bay Area streets, including Mountain View's Castro Street,...
Does anyone know any women's studies or college that may want these?...
Valerie Harris
valerie.harris@...
Nov 5, 2007 6:32 pm
2310
The "Bring Your Own Bottle " Dinner OMNVA: Local residents showing ID of local address receives comp. glass of beer or wine WHEN: Tuesday & Wednesday, November...
I just got a carton of Ten CFL (compact fluorescent light) 13 watt bulbs (60 watt equiv) at Costco for $1.49 + tax. The box of ten is $13.99 with an immediate...
The raccoons stopped by for dinner again last night. When they were here last week they dined on escargot appetizers before moving on to the Shaffer beetle...
This was beautifully written; it was informative as well. I spent the better part of the summer fixing my sprinklers thinking the grass was dying because of...
Valerie Harris
valerie.harris@...
Nov 6, 2007 5:54 am
2314
... From: Valerie Harris <valerie.harris@...> To: omvnatalk@yahoogroups.com Cc: Dan Craft <DCraft@...> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 8:51:16...
Hello Neighbors, My family is coming to visit from Dec. 22 to Dec. 30, and it's going to be a tight squeeze. I wonder if anyone will be away from home and...
Sara Valentine
saraval_1@...
Nov 8, 2007 4:58 pm
2316
The house and apartment manager at 315 View Street hired some Hispanic people to do the gardening. I was home with a bad case of bronchitis when I smelled a...
Valerie Harris
valerie.harris@...
Nov 8, 2007 10:43 pm
2317
I'm no professional gardener, but I'd guess that if it smelled really putrid, that it might be fertilizer, not pesticide/herbicide. Thats also probably why...
The first place to start is by not hiring illegal immigrants from Mexico to blow and mow your yards. Does anyone expect non-educated, non-english speaking, ...
Also not a professional gardener, but from amateur gardening I agree, the really wretched smelly stuff is usually fertilizer. Think manure. :-) As for...
It said "concerntrated Round-Up" on the carton which was hooked to the sprayer. Round-Up stinks - and who the heck knows - he could have thrown malathion into...
Valerie Harris
valerie.harris@...
Nov 9, 2007 5:51 pm
2321
I must be getting wretchedly old. Do I live in a neighborhood where people are so self absorbed that they are incapable of seeing beyond themselves? I really...
scot lee
scotlee@...
Nov 9, 2007 6:09 pm
2322
I use Round-Up, mainly on my squirrels though. Jack ... <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/omvnatalk/message/2316;_ylc=X3oDMTM0YzJtdWt0B ... ...
I see what happens in my garden, no matter whom I hire, as my responsibility. I don't like leafblowers, so I don't use them or hire anyone to use them for me....
TiVo has finally released a product I might want to buy: a $300 DVR that can record HD over the air and doesn't require cable or satellite service. Has anyone...
I don't put manure and fish emulsion in the same category as malathion and Round-Up. I've gardened since I was a child - I used to help my grandmother (she won...
Valerie Harris
valerie.harris@...
Nov 9, 2007 6:35 pm
2326
I sincerely hope that many of the vocal opinions expressed here on omvnatalk don't represent the overall sentiment of the Old Mountain View neighborhood. In...
I've tried using Round-Up on my neighbor but it's obviously not strong enough. :o)...
scot lee
scotlee@...
Nov 9, 2007 6:36 pm
2328
We've got one, and we're pretty happy with it. We use it exclusively with an over-the-air antenna to receive local HD programming (no cable card). I've heard...
