[RP TownTalk] TownTalk Digest, Vol 43, Issue 6
Marita Novicky
maritanovicky at gmail.com
Wed Feb 10 17:03:55 UTC 2010
Kudoos to our Public Works Department:-) What a Team Mr. Addison commands.
A RP snow plow with salter went down our street awhile ago. We are safe
and warm and have only ventured out as necessary. It's a nice respite from
the usual hustle and bustle within the Beltway, but our concerns are for
those without power and lacking the necessary resources to weather the storm
of 2010.
Stay safe and warm:-)
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> 1. Re: Has anybody wandered out? (Carol Prato)
> 2. Re: Has anybody wandered out? (Nancy A)
> 3. Re: Has anybody wandered out? (Corey Slavitt)
> 4. Re: Has anybody wandered out? (Dwight Holmes)
> 5. Re: Has anybody wandered out? (Nina Faye)
> 6. Road conditions? (Bruce Wernek)
> 7. Re: Has anybody wandered out? (Alan K. Thompson)
> 8. Re: Has anybody wandered out? (Dwight Holmes)
> 9. Re: Has anybody wandered out? (Dwight Holmes)
> 10. Fwd: Special Snow Update from Councilman Eric Olson (David Lingua)
> 11. Thinking about a generator (WAS: Has anybody wandered out)
> (Nancy A)
> 12. Fwd: WTOP Breaking News (Dwight Holmes)
> 13. sidewalk report (Nancy A)
> 14. Re: Advisory Message has been issued by the Riverdale Park
> Police Department. (Sherene McDougall)
> 15. Re: Thank you Vern! (Jeffrey Yorke)
> 16. Snow on decks (Lissa)
> 17. Re: Snow on decks (Bruce Wernek)
> 18. no recycling tomorrow? (Dwight Holmes)
> 19. Re: no recycling tomorrow? (varcher at gmail.com)
> 20. Re: no recycling tomorrow? (watoto at worldnet.att.net)
> 21. Fwd: WTOP Breaking News (Dwight Holmes)
> 22. Help! Missing Cat! (Jim Coleman)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:35:37 -0500
> From: "Carol Prato" <tazimax at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: "Nancy A" <nya_md at verizon.net>, "'TownTalk'"
> <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> I'm not sure how the roads are but somehow somebody must have gotten stuck
> on my road (44th Place) and just left his car in the middle of the road.
> That might make plowing impossible for the poor guys in Public Works.
> And somebody told me we are getting ALOT more snow on Tuesday?
> Carol
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nancy A
> To: 'TownTalk'
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 1:01 PM
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
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>
> Has anyone attempted driving, today? Just wondering how the roads are.
>
> Nancy
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> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:31:37 -0500
> From: "Nancy A" <nya_md at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: "'TownTalk'" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> Just now I heard a forecast that boosted the prediction to 5-10 inches.
> Yowza!
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> From: Carol Prato [mailto:tazimax at verizon.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 7:36 AM
> To: Nancy A; 'TownTalk'
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
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> I'm not sure how the roads are but somehow somebody must have gotten stuck
> on my road (44th Place) and just left his car in the middle of the road.
> That might make plowing impossible for the poor guys in Public Works.
> And somebody told me we are getting ALOT more snow on Tuesday?
> Carol
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nancy A <mailto:nya_md at verizon.net>
> To: 'TownTalk' <mailto:towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 1:01 PM
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
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> Has anyone attempted driving, today? Just wondering how the roads are.
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> Nancy
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> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:39:46 -0500 (EST)
> From: Corey Slavitt <coreyls at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: Carol Prato <tazimax at verizon.net>, Nancy A <nya_md at verizon.net>,
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> Same phenomenon here at Oglethorpe Street and Riverside Drive. This
> morning a car was left with its blinkers on in the middle of Oglethorpe and
> the town plow came through. There was a lot of horn blowing and the
> Riverdale Park staffer got out of the truck to see if they could find the
> person who left their car in the middle of the road. They were successful
> after a bit! And last night when I walked over to Riverside to pick up a
> box of kleenex and some Mucinex from a neighbor,(how wonderful to have such
> a great community of neighbors who are well stocked!) there was another car
> running in the middle of the street in front of a huge mountain of snow that
> blocked half of Riverside. The car belonged to a neighbor's relatives who
> had no electricity in Waldorf and were staying in with family in Riverdale
> where most of us seem to have electricity. Things could be worse here . . .
> and hopefully they won't be with the next storm. I hadn't put a snowblower
> and a generator on my
> holiday wish list, but maybe next year they'll be at the top!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Carol Prato <tazimax at verizon.net>
> >Sent: Feb 8, 2010 7:35 AM
> >To: Nancy A <nya_md at verizon.net>, 'TownTalk' <towntalk at riverdale-park.org
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> >Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> >
> >I'm not sure how the roads are but somehow somebody must have gotten stuck
> on my road (44th Place) and just left his car in the middle of the road.
> That might make plowing impossible for the poor guys in Public Works.
> >And somebody told me we are getting ALOT more snow on Tuesday?
> >Carol
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Nancy A
> > To: 'TownTalk'
> > Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 1:01 PM
> > Subject: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
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> > Has anyone attempted driving, today? Just wondering how the roads are.
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> > Nancy
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:04:22 -0500
> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> I had to drive up to College Park (near the U.S. 1-Greenbelt Rd
> intersection) and I have this to report:
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> Route 1 is -- for a major thoroughfare -- a joke. It reminded me of
> driving unpaved roads in Nepal during them monsoon, when potholes are
> the rule rather than the exception. (This is not an editorial opinion;
> just an observation).
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> On the way home I decided to try Kenilworth Ave. I can report that
> 193/Greenbelt Rd & Kenilworth Ave are in much better condition than US
> 1. I would definitely recommend that route for anyone headed north
> from town.
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:18:51 -0800 (PST)
> From: Nina Faye <ns_faye at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>, Dwight Holmes
> <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Message-ID: <757998.80432.qm at web55501.mail.re4.yahoo.com>
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> Jon and I were out to Home Depot and Giant yesterday afternoon.? Queensbury
> on our stretch is OK, but Queens Chapel, Belcrest, and EW were awful.? The
> intersections were particularly bad.? Should I refrain from commenting about
> the male gene and Home Depot?? He didn't even buy anything.? Their parking
> lot was interesting as well, though they were working on it.? Giant was out
> of sunflower seed for the wild birds.? They did have some of the cheap
> blends left.
> ?
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> --- On Mon, 2/8/10, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: "TownTalk" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Date: Monday, February 8, 2010, 11:04 AM
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>
> I had to drive up to College Park (near the U.S. 1-Greenbelt Rd
> intersection) and I have this to report:
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> Route 1 is -- for a major thoroughfare -- a joke. It reminded me of
> driving unpaved roads in Nepal during them monsoon, when potholes are
> the rule rather than the exception. (This is not an editorial opinion;
> just an observation).
>
> On the way home I decided to try Kenilworth Ave. I can report that
> 193/Greenbelt Rd & Kenilworth Ave are in much better condition than US
> 1. I would definitely recommend that route for anyone headed north
> from town.
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:33:02 -0500
> From: "Bruce Wernek" <bruce.wernek at mindspring.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Road conditions?
> To: "'TownTalk'" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> All
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> Route 1 has about 2-3" of ice covering it south from E/W high. There are
> literally moguls at various locations and numerous "pot holes". Driving is
> treacherous to say the least.
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> Sections of E/W highway between Route 1 and Home Depot in Hyattsville are
> clear, but the overall condition is similar to that on Route 1.
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> If you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle with good ground clearance you should
> be
> OK, otherwise there is a good possibility you could damage your suspension
> if you drive these roads.
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:44:30 -0500
> From: "Alan K. Thompson" <twacks at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> I wasn't out myself, but Sarah drove home from BWI last night at ~3am and
> said it was ice all the way down. She drove at 20 mph (or less) and made
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> home; everyone who passed her ended up in a ditch. I think she would
> recommend staying home unless you have a really good reason to go out.
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> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:47:28 -0500
> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: twacks at gmail.com
> Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> BTW, the latest weather models are trending towards a big storm (cold,
> wind, drier snow of 12" or more) for Tuesday/Wednesday...
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> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Alan K. Thompson <twacks at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > ?I wasn't out myself, but Sarah drove home from BWI last night at ~3am
> and
> > said it was ice all the way down.? She drove at 20 mph (or less) and made
> it
> > home; everyone who passed her ended up in a ditch.? I think she would
> > recommend staying home unless you have a really good reason to go out.
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> --
> "Right now, the food industry creates patients for the health care
> industry." --Michael Pollan, author of "Food Rules", on the Daily Show
> 1/4/10
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:12:33 -0500
> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> To: twacks at gmail.com
> Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID:
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> Official update from Nat'l Weather Service:
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> "ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW. THERE IS
> A GOOD LIKELIHOOD OF SNOW IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES.
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> * TIMING...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
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> * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING AT THE ONSET TUESDAY
> AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TUESDAY
> NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
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> * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TUESDAY BECOMING NORTH-
> NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY."
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> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > BTW, the latest weather models are trending towards a big storm (cold,
> > wind, drier snow of 12" or more) for Tuesday/Wednesday...
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> > On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Alan K. Thompson <twacks at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> ?I wasn't out myself, but Sarah drove home from BWI last night at ~3am
> and
> >> said it was ice all the way down.? She drove at 20 mph (or less) and
> made it
> >> home; everyone who passed her ended up in a ditch.? I think she would
> >> recommend staying home unless you have a really good reason to go out.
> >>
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> >
> > --
> > "Right now, the food industry creates patients for the health care
> > industry." --Michael Pollan, author of "Food Rules", on the Daily Show
> > 1/4/10
> >
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>
> --
> "Right now, the food industry creates patients for the health care
> industry." --Michael Pollan, author of "Food Rules", on the Daily Show
> 1/4/10
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> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:36:53 -0800 (PST)
> From: David Lingua <djlingua at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Fwd: Special Snow Update from Councilman Eric
> Olson
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> From: Mayah, Thomas S. <TSMayah at co.pg.md.us>
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> Date: Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:21 PM
> Subject: Special Snow Update from Councilman Eric Olson
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> due to improper use of methods to heat their home when power was lost.
> Carbon monoxide is a deadly colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas.
> Please do not use gas generators or grills inside your house. More
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> hard to clear roads. DPWT is urging residents to please remain patient
> with efforts to clear residential streets. Due to the scale of the storm
> and heaviness of the snow, plowing throughout the region and in the County
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> moving slowly. Until last night, DPWT was focused mainly on plowing
> primary roadways. They are now starting to reach residential streets, but
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> will take some time to reach all streets. Their efforts have been
> hindered by cars being stranded and downed trees and power lines, which
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> work that can increase the risk of heart attacks. Take breaks and please
> assist neighbors who may be seniors. More information on snow removal can
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> storm; a family was overcome by carbon monoxide (CO) as a result of
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> At around 8:00 PM, Sunday, February 7,
> 2010, a 911 call was received from an occupant of a home in the 7900 block
> of Hart Road in Oxon Hill. When firefighters and paramedics arrived
> they found five occupants of the home displaying symptoms of CO
> poisoning. They also found that a gasoline generator had been operating
> in the home. CO levels were detected at 250 parts per million
> (ppm). Any level above 35-40 ppm is considered unhealthy. Prolonged
> exposure at this high level of 250 ppm would result in serious illness and
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> children. Two teenagers were also transported to a hospital for treatment
> of CO poisoning. All the patients appeared to be in good condition;
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> 7:45 PM, a Landover Hills family of six was overcome by high levels of CO
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> home in the 4100 block of 70th
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> atmosphere and detected a reading of 200 parts per million inside the
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> was a power outage in the area due to downed power lines. Firefighters
> discovered both families were using a gasoline powered generator inside of
> their home. These generators produce a large amount of CO in a very short
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> action will cause illness that could lead to death of you and your loved
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> arrive on your residential streets, as well as to inform us that DPWT
> plowed a street or two in your community or plowed the next neighborhood,
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> is still being done tonight; and, we will be salting/treating throughout
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> night. We have been trying to begin to address residential streets,
> but have to send a "big" truck with a "little" truck
> and we cannot pull the bigger trucks off the primaries just yet. So, the
> trucks might do a few thru streets in your neighborhood or the next one,
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> have by no means targeted some, but not others. DPWT is beginning to go
> into neighborhoods, but will not be able to really redirect trucks off
> primaries onto residential streets until later tomorrow
> (Monday). The County understands that you may need to get out for
> various reasons - doctors' appointments, shopping, work, etc., but we have
> to
> keep asking you to be patient. Crews are working hard and this was a
> large storm with a heavy, wet snow. Cars on the roads today held up
> progress not only for us, but for all our colleagues at the
> state and in other jurisdictions because many were getting stuck, so crews
> had to stop and help or go around them. DPWT is working with the fire
> department to ensure passage for medical emergencies. Please help us by
> parking on only the even side of your street and keeping snow removed from
> cars
> and sidewalks out of the street.
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> Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:55 -0500
> From: "Nancy A" <nya_md at verizon.net>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Thinking about a generator (WAS: Has anybody
> wandered out)
> To: "'TownTalk'" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> I realize how lame it is to think about emergency preparations after the
> emergency is already in progress...
>
> I know a couple who live in Bethesda, and last I heard, they had been
> without power for 36 hours. They have a generator that's fueled by natural
> gas, hooked onto the line that comes into the house. I've been lucky on
> this
> storm (knock on wood), but I do end up losing power several times a year,
> mostly in the summer time. Epic power outages are less common. Does
> anybody
> on this list have this kind of generator? I would love to hear about your
> experiences with it.
>
> What would be really cool is if somebody made a reasonably affordable
> solar-powered generator. Think I'll Google that, but would love to know if
> anybody had hear of such a thing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Corey Slavitt [mailto:coreyls at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 10:40 AM
> To: Carol Prato; Nancy A; 'TownTalk'
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
>
> Same phenomenon here at Oglethorpe Street and Riverside Drive. This
> morning
> a car was left with its blinkers on in the middle of Oglethorpe and the
> town
> plow came through. There was a lot of horn blowing and the Riverdale Park
> staffer got out of the truck to see if they could find the person who left
> their car in the middle of the road. They were successful after a bit!
> And
> last night when I walked over to Riverside to pick up a box of kleenex and
> some Mucinex from a neighbor,(how wonderful to have such a great community
> of neighbors who are well stocked!) there was another car running in the
> middle of the street in front of a huge mountain of snow that blocked half
> of Riverside. The car belonged to a neighbor's relatives who had no
> electricity in Waldorf and were staying in with family in Riverdale where
> most of us seem to have electricity. Things could be worse here . . . and
> hopefully they won't be with the next storm. I hadn't put a snowblower and
> a generator on my holiday wish list, but maybe next year they'll be at the
> top!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Carol Prato <tazimax at verizon.net>
> >Sent: Feb 8, 2010 7:35 AM
> >To: Nancy A <nya_md at verizon.net>, 'TownTalk'
> ><towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> >Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> >
> >I'm not sure how the roads are but somehow somebody must have gotten stuck
> on my road (44th Place) and just left his car in the middle of the road.
> That might make plowing impossible for the poor guys in Public Works.
> >And somebody told me we are getting ALOT more snow on Tuesday?
> >Carol
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Nancy A
> > To: 'TownTalk'
> > Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 1:01 PM
> > Subject: [RP TownTalk] Has anybody wandered out?
> >
> >
> > Has anyone attempted driving, today? Just wondering how the roads are.
> >
> > Nancy
> >
> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:23:47 -0500
> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Fwd: WTOP Breaking News
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: WTOP Radio <newsalerts at wtop.com>
> Date: Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:14 PM
> Subject: WTOP Breaking News
> To: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
>
>
> [image: WTOP Radio]
>
> WTOP BREAKING NEWS
>
> A winter weather warning is in effect from noon Tuesday to 7 p.m. Wednesday
> for the D.C. region. Accumulations of 10 to 20 inches is expected.
> For more information visit WTOP.com <http://www.wtop.com> or tune to 103.5
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> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:31:27 -0500
> From: "Nancy A" <nya_md at verizon.net>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] sidewalk report
> To: "'TownTalk'" <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
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> In case anybody is curious about sidewak conditions, I just walked over to
> the subway station. (Don't tell WMATA, I stashed my car over there during
> the storm.) The north side of Queensbury is mostly passable, with notable
> exceptions, between Route 1 and Queens Chapel. The uncleared areas were
> almost all in front of commercial properties.
>
> On the other side of Queens Chapel is another story. It was awful. Big
> mounds of slushy stuff on both sides, big bad pools of water, no good place
> to walk.
>
> The station is closed, today, but while I was retrieving my car, I heard a
> train roll through. Maybe a good sign for tomorrow?
>
> Once in my car, I came straight back on Queensbury. It reminded me of the
> Indiana Jones ride at Disney Land - very, very bumpy.
>
> Just heard that the forecast is for the snow to start around noon on
> Tuesday, with accumulations of 10-20". Ugh.
>
> ~Nancy A
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> Message: 14
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:28:44 -0500
> From: "Sherene McDougall" <douglagrl at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Advisory Message has been issued by the
> Riverdale Park Police Department.
> To: "David Lingua" <djlingua at yahoo.com>, "TownTalk"
> <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID: <F1C7418EBA6A46B6B50C6F1675E50E72 at SherenePC>
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> Ok we did all that - move cars off street. When can we see a plow on 45th
> place, hopefully it is before the next set of snow arrives.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Lingua
> To: TownTalk
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 7:00 AM
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Advisory Message has been issued by the Riverdale
> Park Police Department.
>
>
> The following is a NIXLE advisory posted last night.
> If you would like to sign up for NIXLE go to www.nixle.com.
>
> Advisory Message has been issued by the Riverdale Park Police
> Department.
>
> Thursday February 4, 2010 22:56 PM EST
>
> Please move cars off the street so that snow plows can remove the
> snow, or park car on the even side.
>
> To all Citizens of Riverdale Park. Whenever possible, move parked
> cars off the street so that snow plows can remove the snow from the street
> from curb to curb. If you do not have a drive way at your residence, attempt
> to ask one of your neighbor if you could share their driveway until the
> streets are clear. If off-street parking is still not available, park on the
> even side of the street. However, the Town has authorized parking at the
> town center, located 4600 blk Queensbury Rd near the Rail Road tracks.
>
>
> For full details, go to http://local.nixle.com/alert/ 1077410/
>
> Contact Information:
>
> Roland Alexander
>
> cro
>
> 301-209-1572 ralexander@ riverdaleparkpolice.org
>
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> Message: 15
> Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 17:25:23 -0500
> From: Jeffrey Yorke <yorkedial at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Thank you Vern!
> To: TownTalk <TownTalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID:
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> It's not what you think: a sequel to the 2000 flick "Snow Day" was
> being shot today in Riverdale Park. Vernon Archer has the Chris
> Elliott role as the Snowplowman.
>
> See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184907/
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Don Lynch <dlynch at garretroomstudios.com>
> wrote:
> > I was out walking and enjoying the quiet that heavy snow brings.A great
> time
> > for pictures.
> >
> > Down the street comes one of our Riverdale Park snow plows and who is
> > driving it?
> >
> > Why it looked a lot like our Mayor!
> >
> > Vern, I want to thank you for going the extra mile in this record
> breaking
> > snow.
> >
> > You broke the record for hard working mayors!
> >
> > Don
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>
>
>
> --
> Jeffrey Yorke
> Yorke Property Management, Inc.
> Yorke Partners
> Jeffrey at YorkeRents.com
> 301-502-1243
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 16
> Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:09:58 -0500
> From: "Lissa" <lissa.scott at verizon.net>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Snow on decks
> To: <TownTalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID: <03ea01caa991$90b42e80$b21c8b80$@scott at verizon.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Sharing this good advice from another list I'm on:
>
>
>
> We received more than 2 ft of snow this past weekend. By now you have
> cleared things up only to find out we have another foot or more on the way
> today. The question is did you clear off your deck?
>
>
>
> Snow weighs between 15 and 18 lbs per sq ft. (your back remembers that)
>
> If you have even a small deck of 12' X 12' that is 4320 lbs of snow sitting
> on it right now (over 2 tons)
>
> Divided by 180 pounds per person, that means 24 people are standing on your
> deck.
>
> With another foot that will mean 36 people will be standing on that space
> 12' X 12'.
>
> Or 6480 lbs, and that is using the 15 lbs per sq ft. number.
>
>
>
> In other words, if you can, go shovel at least some of that snow off your
> deck before the next one hits us today.
>
>
>
>
>
> Lissa Scott
> Feeding Raw Meaty Bones since 2001
> AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator #9661 since 2003
> Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
> MAGDRL web: <http://www.magdrl.org/> http://www.magdrl.org
> "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves
> himself." - Josh Billings
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> Message: 17
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:57:01 -0500
> From: "Bruce Wernek" <bruce.wernek at mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Snow on decks
> To: "'Lissa'" <lissa.scott at verizon.net>, <
> TownTalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID: <001201caa9b9$aa1865d0$fe493170$@wernek at mindspring.com>
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> If you think decks are a problem, roofs are much more serious particularly
> if you have a flat roof or a roof with a shallow pitch. If your roof
> collapses then what?
>
>
>
> This is the second time this year I've had the roof of my building in the
> Town Center shoveled. After you've experienced a roof collapse you don't
> take any chances.
>
>
>
> Bruce
>
>
>
> From: towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org
> [mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] On Behalf Of Lissa
> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:10 AM
> To: TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Snow on decks
>
>
>
> Sharing this good advice from another list I'm on:
>
>
>
> We received more than 2 ft of snow this past weekend. By now you have
> cleared things up only to find out we have another foot or more on the way
> today. The question is did you clear off your deck?
>
>
>
> Snow weighs between 15 and 18 lbs per sq ft. (your back remembers that)
>
> If you have even a small deck of 12' X 12' that is 4320 lbs of snow sitting
> on it right now (over 2 tons)
>
> Divided by 180 pounds per person, that means 24 people are standing on your
> deck.
>
> With another foot that will mean 36 people will be standing on that space
> 12' X 12'.
>
> Or 6480 lbs, and that is using the 15 lbs per sq ft. number.
>
>
>
> In other words, if you can, go shovel at least some of that snow off your
> deck before the next one hits us today.
>
>
>
>
>
> Lissa Scott
> Feeding Raw Meaty Bones since 2001
> AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator #9661 since 2003
> Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
> MAGDRL web: <http://www.magdrl.org/> http://www.magdrl.org
> "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves
> himself." - Josh Billings
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> Message: 18
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:51:20 -0500
> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] no recycling tomorrow?
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID:
> <8123da3c1002091351g545ea160l97ad7340f3168805 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
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> I'm assuming recycling is also canceled for tomorrow?
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 19
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:09:55 +0000
> From: varcher at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] no recycling tomorrow?
> To: "Dwight Holmes" <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>,
> towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org, "TownTalk"
> <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID:
>
> <1251095895-1265752983-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-264831363- at bda671.bisx.prod.on.blackberry
> >
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>
> Dwight and all,
>
> >From my blackberry I can't locate official word but I think it is safe to
> assume that the county' contractors are very unlikely to have a successful
> collection day tomorrow. Further the fewer vehicles and recepticles on the
> street we have the fewer obsticles for our plows as we try to keep up and
> cleanup after the storm.
>
> Stay warm and safe all of you and we will get through this mess.
>
> Vern
> ------Original Message------
> From: Dwight Holmes
> Sender: towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org
> To: TownTalk
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] no recycling tomorrow?
> Sent: Feb 9, 2010 4:51 PM
>
> I'm assuming recycling is also canceled for tomorrow?
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> Sent on the Sprint? Now Network from my BlackBerry?
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 20
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:16:16 +0000
> From: watoto at worldnet.att.net
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] no recycling tomorrow?
> To: varcher at gmail.com, "Dwight Holmes" <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>,
> towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org, "TownTalk"
> <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID:
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> <1363687114-1265753742-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-685327447- at bda270.bisx.prod.on.blackberry
> >
>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>
> Hello All,
> Any suggestions for a roofer. I would like to have snow removed from my
> roof- I'm a little nervous about it.
> Thanks,
> Brenda
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: varcher at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:09:55
> To: Dwight Holmes<dwightrholmes at gmail.com>; <
> towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org>; TownTalk<towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> >
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] no recycling tomorrow?
>
> Dwight and all,
>
> >From my blackberry I can't locate official word but I think it is safe to
> assume that the county' contractors are very unlikely to have a successful
> collection day tomorrow. Further the fewer vehicles and recepticles on the
> street we have the fewer obsticles for our plows as we try to keep up and
> cleanup after the storm.
>
> Stay warm and safe all of you and we will get through this mess.
>
> Vern
> ------Original Message------
> From: Dwight Holmes
> Sender: towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org
> To: TownTalk
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] no recycling tomorrow?
> Sent: Feb 9, 2010 4:51 PM
>
> I'm assuming recycling is also canceled for tomorrow?
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>
> Sent on the Sprint? Now Network from my BlackBerry?
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 21
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:04:33 -0500
> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Fwd: WTOP Breaking News
> To: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID:
> <8123da3c1002091604w45319c29yfaae222d84b0f920 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Anyone not tired of this, please raise your hands...
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: WTOP Radio <newsalerts at wtop.com>
> Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 6:56 PM
> Subject: WTOP Breaking News
> To: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
>
>
> [image: WTOP Radio]
>
> WTOP BREAKING NEWS
>
> The Federal government will be closed Wednesday.
> For more information visit WTOP.com <http://www.wtop.com> or tune to 103.5
> FM.
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>
>
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> industry." --Michael Pollan, author of "Food Rules", on the Daily Show
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> Message: 22
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:13:52 -0500
> From: Jim Coleman <jcolema3 at aol.com>
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Help! Missing Cat!
> To: Town Talk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Message-ID:
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> Our orange and white tabby cat with white chest, Henry, is missing from our
> home since this afternoon. We live @ 4911 Somerset Road. If found, please
> call 301-209-8529.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim, Julie & Seamus Coleman
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