Mysterious bread on windows
Woke up this morning to find slices of bread placed on 2 of my window sills. Considering it would have required either a ladder or some climbing ability to place them there I am a little freaked out by this. I have considered everything from black magic to squirrels trying to figure this one out. Anyone with any possible insight?
Teen Challenge loves Basketball
My next door neighbors, the Teen Challenge men’s dormitory, play basketball incessantly. I don’t need an alarm clock because every single morning I am woken up by the dribbling, grunting, shouting and fights. It’s pretty much right outside my window and it’s driving me insane. It goes on all day long and I mean ALL hours of daylight non-stop. The only time they aren’t playing is at night when I’m usually at work. They constantly lose their ball over the fence and yell into our windows for us to go into the buildings’ yard and get it back for them. We told them to get it themselves and they said they aren’t allowed to leave the property. Anyone remember the Saturday Night Live Skit with Mrs. Delvecchio screaming “I keep it now!” whenever a kids ball went in her yard? That’s gonna be me soon. Has anyone ever tried dealing with these people? It’s completely ridiculous. I know silly me should have known I was moving in next door to a drug rehab or whatever it is, but it was the dead of winter and they weren’t playing as much then. The house just looked like another pretty mansion from the front. I can only imagine as the weather gets nicer they will be playing even more. This is partly a rant and partly a request for suggestions or anyone else’s experience with them.
Cleaning original brass fixtures
I just moved into an apartment that has all original brass door knobs and hinges. The one in the picture is one of those two-way swinging hinges and it is really beautiful and even has the 1878 patent carved into it. Unfortunately someone got some wood stain and paint on them, and I would love to clean them up. Can someone suggest how I would do this? Should I polish all the brass or leave it with the patina on it?
How To Buy a Brownstone?
I am a first time buyer…I have over 750 credit…can I qualify to buy a home over $850,000 with less than $150,000 income? How do you buy a home based on potential rental income?
May 21, 2012 | 02:16 PM