February 2014 - test-neighbhorhood@test.highlandparkpa.com

[Highland Park] Another plea to clear sidewalks
by Joan Soulliere 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Dear Neighbors, I am seconding Jan's plea to clear sidewalks of ice and snow. I slipped twice yesterday while walking down Collins St. on my to Dilworth, and then later fell very hard on a sidewalk on N. Sheridan. The rest of my day was lost to extreme discomfort and lower back pain. If you are not able to shovel, at least toss out some ice melt. If you cannot do that, ask a neighbor to help you. I know of several young neighborhood shovelers and would be glad to help you get in contact with them. As a parent of two older school-aged children, I would love to have them go out and shovel on days when there is a two hour delay! Thank you, Joan

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Re: [Highland Park] No Mail Delivery - Latest Update
by Todd Shirley 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Hi Everybody There doesn't seem to be much left to do within the post office bureaucracy itself. I just called Michelle at consumer affairs (after not bothering her for 2 weeks) and she remembered me and told me to stop calling. She repeated what she said before which is that this case is being handled by the inspector general and I will not be able to get any information about it by calling consumer affairs or the office of the inspector general. She said I will probably never hear anything about this case even if it is "resolved". So I guess that's that! Just to make sure I've covered all my bases, I submitted the following summary to Mike Doyle's website [ https://doyle.house.gov/contact-me/email-me ] and I e-mailed a copy to Deb Gross as well. If anybody else wants to submit a similar complaint to these offices, it probably wouldn't hurt. This is what I wrote: ___________________ I live in the Highland Park neighborhood and we are served by the East Liberty branch of the post office. Back in December myself and at least 30 other neighbors did not receive mail for 3 days and that mail was never delivered. Many people lost important mail, including bills, checks and invoices, not to mention hundreds of Christmas cards. Upon e-mailing and speaking to several of my neighbors, it appears that on those days the packages and parcels were sorted out and delivered but all other mail was returned to the senders as non-deliverable. I can confirm that this happened to me as well. I have spoken to people at the East Liberty post office, at the Pittsburgh office of consumer affairs and at the office of the Inspector General. I have filed official complaints with all those offices. I have attempted to follow up with those offices regarding this case but at this point the general response is "we're working on it, stop calling". While it seems unlikely that we will ever receive the missing mail, I am writing so that this misconduct will be documented to hopefully prevent further instances of this type of problem. I'm hoping your office can apply some sort of pressure to improve the service from the East Liberty branch of the Post Office and ideally get an official response regarding this incident. Please contact me with any questions or to discuss this matter further. -Todd Shirley ___________________ > On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Todd Shirley <todd(a)shirbert.com> wrote: > > No results yet on the missing mail. I called consumer affairs (412-359-7845) again to follow up and once I explained the situation to Michelle, she said "Are you part of that group of Highland Park residents who have been e-mailing each other about lost mail?" She said that the case had been referred to the inspector general. She assured me that it was now a criminal investigation, but we wouldn't be able to find out about the progress of that case until they were done. She said they might contact some of us for more details, but that they won't comment on cases in progress. > > I called the inspector general's office (1-888-877-7644) and the woman there did confirm that there were a number of open cases out of the East Liberty PO, but that's all she could say. She encouraged me to fill out an official online complaint because "there is strength in numbers". If you haven't already filed a complaint, I encourage you to do so at: http://uspsoig.gov/form/new-complaint-form > > Please let me know if you have made better progress or recovered any of your missing mail. > > -Todd Shirley > > On Dec 24, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Todd Shirley <todd(a)shirbert.com> wrote: > >> Following up on yesterday's e-mail. I called the East Liberty PO back twice around 5pm yesterday, got put on hold and eventually disconnected both times. I went in this morning at 9am and talked to a few people but all they could say was that there was no mail there and all mail was being delivered. I reported that lots of people in my neighborhood were missing mail and I needed to file an official complaint but they had no forms or idea how I would do that. Mail was delivered today but once again only a few pieces and no sign of the approximately 20-30 pieces of missing mail that I didn't receive last week. >> >> Got a call back from Tommy Piergerossi at the East Liberty PO and he swore up and down that all mail had been/was being delivered. Once again I tried to file a formal complaint because there is still lots of mail missing. He gave me the phone number for the Postal Inspector (877-876-2455). I spoke to a Joe Monzo at the inspectors office and he said they could only handle criminal complaints and I couldn't file that unless I had already filed a complaint with consumer affairs at 1-800-275-8777. Of course this is the 1-800 number i have called countless times and never been able to get through to a live person or file a complaint. I told him this but he said I had to try again. I have now been on hold with that number for over an hour... >> >> OMG somebody finally picked up. I filed an official complaint. When I told him lots of people in my neighborhood had the same problem, he said I should call my local consumer affairs office. I told him I thought I had called consumer affairs, he said no, this is customer CARE. He then gave me the following number which he said you should all call to file an official complaint. This is the number that I encourage all of you to call: 412-359-7845. I have currently been on hold with them for about 5 minutes. I'm going to take a break from my new hobby so I can enjoy the holiday, but I'll write again on the 26th with any updates. > >

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[Highland Park] Come party w/ The Blues Orphans!
by Hill Jordan 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

>> Hey Everyone, >> >> Most of you know me from my band Hill Jordan & Slide Worldwide, however tonight I'm playing with one of my favorite bands "The Blues Orphans"! >> >> The Blues Orphans plays a great mix of Blues, Soul, R&B, Bluegrass & even HipHop. Almost all original tunes written by the bandleader my good friend Bobby Gabig with Andy Gabig on harmonica, Me on both trombones, Mark Custer on Coronet, My Uncle Dr. Nelson Harrison on horns & vocals, Dave Erny on Bass & Dave Yoho on Drums. >> >> We're playing At PENN BREWERY(Northside) from 7:30pm-11pm no cover charge >> >> See you there, >> >> Hill Jordan >> >> Sent from my iPad

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[Highland Park] an FYI regarding snow removal
by Jenifer Boehm 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Just an FYI, if you are unable to clear your walkway, the United Way has a program in which they will send someone out to help you for free. You can reach them by dialing 2-1-1 or 412-307-0071.

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[Highland Park] Tuesday Musical Club, Feb. 11
by Margaret Kenney 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

TUESDAY MUSICAL CLUB Free Concert An Afternoon of Song Calvary Episcopal Church February 11, 2014 12:30PM Vocal selections from the works of Fauré, Debussy, Mahler, Puccini, Obradors, Puccini, Rorem, Duke, and Bernstein performed by Margaret Ross Mehl, Katherine Soroka, Catherine Bomstein, Charlotte Sonne, and Michele Gray-Schaffer Web: www.tuesdaymusicalclub.org Phone: 412 682-0439

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[Highland Park] radiators for sale
by Dee J 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

$175-$200 obo Will sale 10$ a rib 57in (l) 20(h) 10(w)60in (l) 23 (h) 12 (w)64in (l) 35 (h) 10 (w)

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[Highland Park] looking for scraps of wood
by Jenifer Boehm 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

I am looking for small (no bigger than 3ftx3ft) scraps of wood that you may have laying around the garage or basement from an old project. If you happen to have any, I would be happy to take them off your hands. Thanks!

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[Highland Park] Pancake Breakfast Time Saturday
by Bob Staresinic 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

The Lawrenceville Rotary is sponsoring a pancake breakfast tomorrow morning, 2/8/2014. I have been to this in the past and the food is always good. One of the local Boy Scout troops will be there serving food and helping out. Those young men are from Highland Park and Morningside in addition to Lawrenceville (and maybe other neighborhoods). The pancakes will be served from 9 am to Noon, at St Mary Lyceum on 46th Street. It is right at the edge of St Mary Cemetery. Parking can be tough, since it is residential and a weekend. Chris Hoke from the Steelers will be there from 9 to 10 am, so come early if you want to meet him. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for kids. There will be the usual 50/50 and basket raffles that you find at these events. All proceeeds fund Lawrenceville programs and the Boy Scouts. Attached is a flyer about the event. See you in the morning. Bob

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[Highland Park] Carpet Installer
by Laura Schaefer 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Does anyone have a recommendation for a carpet installer? We need to find someone who can put down a carpet pad and then replace the carpet over it in a large room. Thanks! Laura Schaefer

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[Highland Park] Baby fence/indoor playard & chicken water dispenser
by Emily Carlson 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Hi, We're hosting baby chicks indoors for a few weeks and are looking to buy or borrow a baby fence/ indoor playard/ large dog crate for about a month. We're also looking for a chicken water dispenser. Please contact Emily at 412-592-5711

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