September 2010 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

[Highland Park] East End/East Liberty Historical Society
by Al Mann 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

The regular $20 annual membership rate for the Society has been reduced to $10 for the balance of 2010. The Society publishes quarterly bulletins, called Bit-Of-History, that are sent to members to expand and enhance knowledge of our fascinating East End community. Our latest bulletin, entitled Edward Bigelow and his Neighborhood, tells the story of the Father of the Pittsburgh City Parks and his mansion, one of the great historic homes in our neighborhood. If you join now you will receive this bulletin plus the two remaining ones for this year. Checks should be made out to East End/East Liberty Historical Society and sent to me at 1251 Sheridan Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15206. If you enclose a note with your address, phone number, and email address it will help us keep in touch with you. Questions? Contact me at alfred.mann(a)verizon.net or 412-661-5947. Al Mann

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[Highland Park] list of landscapers
by Justine Cassell 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

Dear Neighbors, Could somebody forward me the list of recommended landscapers with annotations? I am *not* looking for fancy re-design, but pulling up weeds, dividing and re-planting, and generally making a garden from a mess into something presentable! If anybody has a recommendation for somebody who fits this description, please let me know. thanks, -justine

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[Highland Park] Child Craft Crib/Youth Bed for Sale
by Maria Burgwin 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

Dear Neighbors, We have a Child Craft Crib/Youth Bed for Sale for $75.00. Please see attached photo which shows the crib assembled as a youth bed with the side taken off. The price includes a Super Maxi-Pedic Ultra Innerspring Mattress and Mattress Pad. Please send me an e-mail if you are interested. Thanks. Maria Burgwin Callowhill Street maria.burgwin(a)gmail.com

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[Highland Park] Safety First bed railing gone
by Joan Soulliere 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

The bed railing is spoken for with one person on the "waiting list." Thank you for re-using within our neighborhood! Joan Soulliere

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[Highland Park] Safety First child bed guard rail - free
by Joan Soulliere 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

I have a perfectly good Safety First bed guard rail to give away. It folds up nicely and stretches from about 2 feet to 3 feet in length. We loved it. Please let me know if you can use it. Joan Soulliere Farragut Street

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[Highland Park] Was someone selling a Juicer??
by flamingoblue 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hi Neighbors, I had a recollection that someone was selling a juicer within the last few weeks. If it was a Vitamix and you still have it, please contact me. Thank you, Marty Harkins 412-606-7974

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[Highland Park] Set of Six Victorian Chairs $50
by Josie Dunn 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Victorian Pressback Chairs. Good Shape. Some need repairs, spokes need to be glued back into place. One chair needs new seat.

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[Highland Park] holy painters batman!!
by Taryn Belmonte 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

wow. you guys had A LOT of wonderful suggestions! thank you sooo much! i knew i could count on you! i attached a list that someone compiled previously as well as a SECOND list . that i just compiled today. let's get our paint on!! enjoy the weekend my friendly highland parkers. go to tazza and get urself an iced latte or something fun like that. :) happy day, taryn

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[Highland Park] box gutter repair and painting recommendation?
by George Loewenstein 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hi neighbors.. Can anyone recommend someone who is good at repairing and painting box gutters? thanks! George

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[Highland Park] Warning on Plumbers
by Alfred Boutros 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Wanted to give the neighborhood a recommendation and a warning on plumbers. I had a clogged sewage pipe in my basement. I called RotoRooter and they said they could fix it for $230. I told them that seemed a bit expensive and that Gillece Plumbing had a special and they would do it for $100. RotoRooter warned me that Gillece would come and tell me I needed to rip up my basement and the problem was bigger than it was. Well, I had Gillece here the next day and within 10 minutes that is exactly what they told me. They told me I had a broke trap, and they would have to cut a 4'x4' hole in my basement floor to fix it, and it would cost me $4,000 to $8,000. They were very pushy. I thanked them for their time, and asked them to fix. I would take quotes. I called RotoRooter 5 minutes later, and had them come back immediately. I didn't tell them what Gillece Plumbing told me, and they had the clog fixed in 10 minutes!!!! I called back Gillace and demanded a refund of the $100 I paid them. Since this time, I have heard MANY, MANY bad things about Gillece, and similar issues with this company. They were even on the news for their bad business practices. Just wanted to warn everyone about them!!!! The RotoRooter guys were very polite, fix the problem quickly, and I was very satisfied!

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