December 3, 2009

Last Call! Party Tonight!

On the 3rd day of December
Brownstoner gave to me
Twelve Forte rentals
Eleven Viking ranges
Ten bitter renters
Nine Fedders houses
Eight brand new bike lanes
Seven stop work orders
Six Park Slope strollers
FIIIIIIVE LOGIN NAAAAAMES!
Four funny pics
Three silly gifts
Two stiff drinks
And a really swanky party :-)

THE PARTY STARTS TONIGHT at 6pm at The Bell House – 149 7th Street between 2nd & 3rd Avenues in Gowanus. Check out www.thebellhouseny.com/info.php for directions. Don’t forget your dollar store grab bag gifts and funny old pic of yourself. Can’t wait to see you all there!

**THIS PARTY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY COBBLESNAPS PRODUCTIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AND ENFORCED BY CATS WITH SUPER SHARP CLAWS.**

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December 2, 2009

Party This Thursday!

On the 3rd day of December
Brownstoner gave to me
A really swanky party

On the 3rd day of December
Brownstoner gave to me
Two stiff drinks
And a really swanky party

On the 3rd day of December
Brownstoner gave to me
Three silly gifts
Two stiff drinks
And a really swanky party

On the 3rd day of December
Brownstoner gave to me
Four funny pics
Three silly gifts
Two stiff drinks
And a really swanky party

On the 3rd day of December
Brownstoner gave to me
Fiiiiiive logins naaames!
Four funny pics
Three silly gifts
Two stiff drinks
And a really swanky party

In case you didn’t know by now, the Brownstoner Holiday Party will be taking place on Thursday, December 3rd from 6pm until the last Brownstoner drops.

The venue is The Bell House, located at 149 7th Street, between 2nd & 3rd Avenues, in Gowanus. Check out www.thebellhouseny.com/info.php for directions.

Don’t forget to bring one or two dollar store gifts for the grab bag and an old funny pic of yourself to show around for laughs. We are looking to welcome new Brownstoner readers and posters so come on out and bless us with your presence. Hope to see you all there!

**THIS PARTY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY COBBLESNAPS PRODUCTIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AND ENFORCED BY CATS WITH SUPER SHARP CLAWS.**

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November 30, 2009

Holiday Party - This Thursday!

Hey folks! Don’t forget, the Brownstoner Holiday Party is this Thursday, December 3rd! We are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus and the Winter Solstice all in one shindig (we try to be all inclusive). The party will take place at The Bell House - 149 7th Street, between 2nd & 3rd Avenues, in Gowanus or if you prefer, West Park Slope or GoCaGa (Brooklyn brokers, I’m lookin’ at you!). Our festivities will begin at 6:00pm and go on till the last Brownstoner drops.
Please remember that we are having a Goofy Gift Grab-bag event, so bring one or two ridiculous dollar store items to add. PLEASE DO NOT SPEND MORE THAN ONE DOLLAR ON EACH GRAB-BAG GIFT! If you can, please wrap the gift or have a small gift bag (available at dollar stores for about $.33 each) to place the gift in. We need as many people as possible to participate in the grab-bag so please please please remember to drop by the dollar store this week and pick something up. Use your imagination and choose the funniest thing you can find in there!
In addition to the grab-bag, we are also doing a Funny Flash-back. We ask that attendees bring an old photo of themselves. Find that picture where you have big hair, hideous 70’s clothing, a diaper on your head (or all three in one photo if you’ve got it!). Give a laugh, get a laugh! Fear not, we won't be keeping your photos...we just want to laugh at you while you laugh at us :-)
Info for The Bell House:
http://www.thebellhouseny.com/info.php
F, G or R TRAIN
9th Street & 4th Avenue stop. Walk down one block down to 3rd Avenue and turn right. Walk 2 blocks to 7th Street and turn left. We are down the block on the right side.

BUS LINES
The B37 stops on 6th Street and 3rd Avenue. The B77 and B75 stop on the corner of 9th Street and 3rd Avenue. The B71 stops on the corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue."
**THIS PARTY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY COBBLESNAPS PRODUCTIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AND ENFORCED BY CATS WITH SUPER SHARP CLAWS.**

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November 24, 2009

It's Time To Par-tay!

Hey, you! Do you read Brownstoner.com? Do you like to party? Do you like to meet new people? Want to get a ridiculous X-mas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Festivus/Winter Solstice gift? Wanna laugh at people's goofy childhood pics? Well, have we got the event for you! CobbleSnaps Productions proudly (ahem) announces the 2009 Brownstoner Holiday Party! The shindig will be held on Thursday, DECEMBER 3 from 6pm 'til we drop at The Bell House - 149 7th Street, between 2nd & 3rd Avenues, in Gowanus (or West Park Slope if you are a broker).

For this party, we ask that all attendees bring along one or two ridiculous/funny/useless gag gifts for our B'Stoner Holiday Grab Bag. Please do not spend more than one dollar per gag item. Get yourself on down to your local dollar store and pick out the silliest thing you see! Use your imagination and we are sure to have a grab bag full of fun/funny stuff!

We also ask that all attendees bring a goofy childhood photo of themselves to show around. We know that we aren't the only ones with embarrassing pics of big, fuzzy hair and glittery outfits! Give a laugh, get a laugh! Fear not, we won't be keeping your photos...we just want to laugh at you while you laugh at us :-)

Again, we will be getting down with our bad selves at The Bell House, located at 149 7th Street, between 2nd & 3rd Avenues. http://www.thebellhouseny.com/info.php To get there:
F, G or R TRAIN
9th Street & 4th Avenue stop. Walk down one block down to 3rd Avenue and turn right. Walk 2 blocks to 7th Street and turn left. We are down the block on the right side.
BUS LINES
The B37 stops on 6th Street and 3rd Avenue. The B77 and B75 stop on the corner of 9th Street and 3rd Avenue. The B71 stops on the corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue."

**THIS PARTY IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY COBBLESNAPS PRODUCTIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED AND ENFORCED BY CATS WITH SUPER SHARP CLAWS.**

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November 13, 2009

Subflooring Woes

I live in a rental that is carpeted in both the bedroom and the living room. Underneath the carpet is just subflooring. Over the past 1.5-2 months, I've noticed that the there are sections of the floor that have "popped up." When I walk over these spots (very noticeable in bare feet) it feels like sharp-ish points or mounds in some areas. What could be causing this? Could the nails holding down the floorboards have simply popped up and allowed the corresponding subfloor piece to do the same? Should I just break out a hammer and try to make these sections flush again? Or do I need to call the landlord and have him bring out a pro? (I prefer to do whatever I can myself so as to save my landlord $$$) Thanks in advance for your help!

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August 31, 2009

Clogged Tub Drains

My bathtub drain is severely clogged...again. I don't want to waste the landlord's money by asking him to have a plumber come out and snake it. In the past, I had noticed that by dumping several pots of boiling hot water down the bathroom sink drain, the tub drain was flushed clear and the problem was solved. This time it's not working. Liquid Plummr and it's other counterparts have failed to do the job. I suspect that the pipes in my apartment are quite old (I already replaced a portion of pipe under my kitchen sink that had basically rotted and burst) so I'm wary of using extra strong chemicals. Any suggestions (cheap ones!) that I could try and do on my own without asking my landlord to spend $$$ on a plumber?

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May 24, 2009

New Floors for Rental Apt.

I’ve been living in the same rental apartment for 10 years now, and when I moved in, everything was brand new. The living room and bedroom are carpeted, but as you can imagine, after 10 years the carpet needs to go. Besides the look of it, I have severe allergies and asthma (and a shedding cat). I want to convince my landlord that it's time to change out the flooring, particularly to a solid surface floor. Because he is so nice and my rent is so low, I'd like to approach him with some super low-cost options and maybe even some options I could install myself. I’ve been looking online at vinyl planks that have the look of hardwood. Vinyl was my first choice simply because the subfloor in my apartment is EXTREMELY uneven. In the bedroom when walking towards the bed, it actually feels like you are going uphill! The living room isn’t as bad as that, but it’s definitely not level. It was my understanding that vinyl peel and stick planks can be placed on an unlevel floor without using a leveling compound (and maybe just using a self leveling underlayment.) Am I wrong? I’ve read up on a product called Novalis and it seems to get great reviews on gardenweb (picture of Novalis planks seen here - http://tinyurl.com/oodqcy). It’s cheap and would suit my purposes. My living room is about 8’10”x11’2” and the bedroom is about 9’6”x18’. So, figuring that I’d need about 280 square feet of flooring (to be safe), it will cost just over $300. Do you think that flooring would work on an uneven floor? Or will it just peel up on me? I’m super handy so I think I could install it myself. If necessary, how hard is it to level out a floor? Could I do that myself? (the subfloor appears to be plywood planks.) Is there any other super cheap product I could suggest to the landlord besides more carpet?

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