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Dog Toy Free to a Good Home
by THOMAS WATERS 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

I uncovered an old toy from when our boys were puppies, and wanted to see if anyone wants it. It’s a pretty cool toy, where you put kibble into it, and the dogs learn that my knocking it with their heads or paws, they can make the kibble come out a hole in the side. It may be best for puppies before they start chewing too much. You can see how our boys, after they started chewing, simply tried to chew the top off. The bottom is weighted a little, so it bobbles around a bit. And the hole where the kibble comes out can be opened wider or smaller to make it easier or harder. It doesn’t look like much, but it was a favorite of our boys as young pups. If you want it, I’ll send the address and put it out in a bag for you near our door. -- THOMAS WATERS thomaswaters(a)mac.com IG: @thomascwaters Website: tcwaters.com T-Shirts: tagdisswear.com

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Interior painter?
by Kristina Rudd 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Hi neighbors, can anyone please recommend a really great painter for the inside of our house? I’m looking for someone affordable and detailed, ok if they’re not available for a while. Thanks! Kristina

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garage door recommendation list
by Susie Gross 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

hello again..... I got many responses for garage door repair and some asked me to share so here is the list and the info I got for any name. Thanks so much to all who responded!!! Geil Garage Doors 724-443-1437 A-1 412-404-6833 Garage Door Doctor 412-829-2007 Installment Services 412-809-8999 Accurate Garage Door 412-795-8111 Overhead Door in Etna Emergency Door Service 412-279-4347 Henefield Garage Doors 412-563-4553 Steel City Garage Doors Jellys Garage Doors 412-653-3667 Best, Susie

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Peonies claimed Thanks for your inquiries
by Nora Runco 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

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Two Anti-Violence Events TODAY
by Jay Gilmer, STOP the Violence Coordinator 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

Can You Attend? City of Pittsburgh STOP the Violence Office Friends, Thank you for your concern about violence. Below are details on two events occurring today that you should know about. Please share with your networks and attend if you can. The June STOP the Violence Newsletter will be coming to you shortly. Jay A. Gilmer, Esq. STOP The Violence Coordinator Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety City County Building Room 449 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Mobile: 412-522-7286 ‌ ‌ ‌ City of Pittsburgh | 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Unsubscribe neighborhood(a)highlandparkpa.com Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by jay.gilmer(a)pittsburghpa.gov powered by Try email marketing for free today!

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free pink peonies, hosta
by Nora Runco 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

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More free tomato plants
by Diane Averill 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

Three varieties that I started from seed: Andy’s 40 and Adelaide Festival, both dark-skinned, crimson-fleshed. Plants are considered dwarf—indeterminate but vines stop at five to six feet. I have grown some in 20-ish inch pots. Also Iditarod, a cherry tomato (new to me so can’t tell you much). In front of 6487 Stanton, against the retaining wall. They’ve gotten a bit leggy, so plant them deep. Sent from my iPhone

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ISO: Baby gate to borrow
by Sarah Villafuerte 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

Hey neighbors! We're dog sitting this week and looking for a baby gate to keep the pup safely in our yard. Can return by the 17th. Thank you!! Sarah

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garage door repair
by Susie Gross 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

Hi, It has been one of those months for us with lots of things breaking around the house. The latest is the garage door not opening. We called The Garage Doctor but they have not returned the call yet. Does anyone have a recommendation for who to call for fixing a garage door? Thanks to all in advance, Susie

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Amazon Sidewalk Feature - Please TURN Off
by Andrew Hayhurst 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

I could rant all day about how much I hate the Ring camera and that when I flip them the bird it's not personal, but for now, I just want to raise awareness on the Amazon Sidewalk feature that is going live today. If you own an Amazon Device, with the latest update, your device will direct a portion of your personal WiFi to create a mesh network throughout the neighborhood. The benefits are few (which include better triangulation and tracking, and your amazon devices will work outside your home) and the costs are high (privacy concerns and siphoning off a portion of your own internet bandwidth that you pay for). Please read below and I would recommend turning off these features. Andrew Hayhurst https://www.theverge.com/22463257/amazon-sidewalk-privacy-how-to-opt-out How to opt out of (or into) Amazon’s Sidewalk network The new network will share a small portion of your bandwidth with your neighbors By Barbara Krasnoff <https://www.theverge.com/authors/barbara-krasnoff> Jun 1, 2021, 3:35pm EDT Share this story - Do you own an Echo Studio, an Echo Dot, or a Ring Floodlight Cam? If so, Amazon is about to introduce your device to a new type of network it calls Sidewalk <https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/21/21448926/amazon-sidewalk-ring-echo-tile-…>, which is meant to help extend the range of its low-bandwidth devices (so that if your network goes down, for example, your Dot can piggyback on your neighbors’), and also to make location devices such as Tile more efficient. According to Amazon <https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-sidewalk-a-new-way-to-stay-…>, Sidewalk will use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), the 900MHz spectrum, and other frequencies “to simplify new device setup, extend the low-bandwidth working range of devices, and help devices stay online and up-to-date even if they are outside the range of home Wi-Fi.” It will do this by essentially sharing the connectivity of your compatible devices with that of your neighbors. Amazon says that <https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/echo-tile-and-level-devices-join-a…> Sidewalk will get switched on this coming June 8th (Tile functionality will be enabled June 14th), and that it plans to automatically opt in all the eligible devices. The company’s published list of devices <https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Sidewalk/b?ie=UTF8&node=21328123011&ascsubtag…> includes: Ring Floodlight Cam (2019), Ring Spotlight Cam Wired (2019), Ring Spotlight Cam Mount (2019), Echo (third gen and newer), Echo Dot (third gen and newer), Echo Dot for Kids (third gen and newer), Echo Dot with Clock (third gen and newer), Echo Plus (all generations), Echo Show (all models and generations), Echo Spot, Echo Studio, Echo Input, Echo Flex. Questions have been raised as to how this could impact the privacy of your data. Amazon has made a white paper available <https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/sidewalk/final_privacy_security_whit…> that lays out how customer information is being protected. But if you are still not reassured by this and would rather not participate in Amazon’s good neighbor program — as it were — you can opt out before Sidewalk gets switched on. Here’s how:

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