Until recently my impression of our local Water and Sewer Authority was positive. What's happened? We were part of the recent survey for lead in drinking...
I'm looking for a inexpensive tailor/seamstress to do small, simple sewing jobs for me such as redoing hems and making simple pants. I've checked at several of...
Dave, I had the EXACT same experience 1 year ago. How curious ....... Last February/March, I went from a $90 monthly water bill to a $500 water bill. I was...
I posted a warning on Deering about a year ago. He abandoned several different parts of a job at my house, saying that I was asking for more than he had...
Jenna -- I wonder if the high level of lead in your water is due to recent disturbance of your plumbing? I don't know what that excavation in the front of your...
More on lead in our water -- two significant points: (1) lead in drinking water is typically only a small part of our total lead exposure, and (2) the source...
that there is some kind of conspiracy going on.....first the whiteys kick me out of my building (true, I got $110K....but you know in this day of high prices,...
We use Lofton's on 14th Street (between Q and R, I think). They are a 3rd-generation family owned business and do great work. ... From: Kate Tulenko...
The application deadline is Tuesday, February 3 at 7:00PM. I received this in the mail yesterday. It is a very infrequent opportunity for subsidized housing --...
We were also part of the lead testing program, and our level came back at over 300 -- yes, that's the proper number of zeroes -- and we have two children under...
I think the lead levels are less a conspiracy by the local government to poison us and more a fact of living in an old city with old infrastructure, including...
Re increased water bill: My monthly bill is also close to what my quarterly used to be. I had WASA come out to make sure there was no leak from the main...
Jack, Did you ever hear of the person who drowned in a creek that had an average water depth of 2 feet? What is typically true is not necessarily true in...
I am not sure why we are paying so much for poison. I have not used DC water for years but many do. It is extremely expensive. Maybe there is something here...
Dave -- I don't disagree with you -- the point is that the lead isn't coming from the city water source, or we would all have high lead counts, and it wouldn't...
Does anybody know what my options are if the party wall of my home is being compromised by water infiltration? The group home next to me is a mess, and there...
Jack, The fact that not all houses have a lead problem is not proof that the problem is not from WASA. Some the chemicals used in the water for purification...
Has anyone else had trouble with SCS Contracting? I had finally secured financing for a renovation with them, and now I can't get them to return any of my...
for my homies livin' at 1418 W St, please understand: I have only begun to fight, I will rest only when me and my homies can co-exist w/ you newcomers. I'd...
For Immediate Release Monday, February 2, 2004, 6 pm Contacts: Karyn Good - 202-298-2823, 202-497-4572/cell (6 pm Mon to 6 am Tues) Bill Rice - 202-671-2004,...
I need some feedback from any neighbors who have had any business dealings with American Aluminum for window replacement recently. My husband and I used them...
Jeneen Piccuirro
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Experts Differ on Threat in D.C. Tap Water By Avram Goldstein Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, February 3, 2004; Page B01 Federal guidelines allow...
Davis Assails Water Agency on Lead Risk Congressman Faults Delay in Alerting D.C. Residents to Elevated Contamination By David Nakamura Washington Post Staff...
forwarded From Barbaracameron@...: richard did some roof work for us. he did the work in a timely fashion, did a pretty good job and the price was fair....
I'm trying to help out some students. Can you possibly post this? I teach ESL, Spanish, and computer skills to students throughout the Brightwood neighborhood....
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I have a parking space that I would like to rent. Does anyone know the going price for a space in SoCo (southern columbia heights)? Near the boys and girls...
OK, I'm now going to clearly establish my reputation as the most ripped-off homeowner in the neighborhood, but before the whole Richard Deering story, I had...
I closed my Pocket Door between my living room and dining room because of the draft and now I can't open the door. It may have come off the track if that's...
I too have had several run ins with Richard Deering and that loud, heavy-set woman that is always with him. Luckily, I have never actually hired them to do...
