join NYPIRG fuel buyers coop (in Manhattan phone book)- minimal charge of about $25.00 per year to join... I saved a great deal of money by using them when I owned a building with a boiler that used oil

Posted by: timber at July 11, 2008 12:46 PM in response to Looking for new Heating Oil Company

Great mural! What's its exact location?

Posted by: timber at July 16, 2008 2:43 PM in response to Wednesday Links

COSTCO (or is it COSCO?)

Posted by: timber at July 21, 2008 10:00 AM in response to canopy tent for block party

use NYPIRG - I saved a significant amount of money using them a number of years ago (I subsequently sold the building)

Posted by: timber at July 24, 2008 11:42 AM in response to Heating Oil Company/Resources

Join NYPIRG fuel buyers group. It saved me quite a bit. Membership is nominal ($35.00 a year a few years ago) and they assign you an oil company and used to guarantee a price - lower than the current market prices.

Posted by: timber at September 1, 2008 6:19 PM in response to Looking for new Heating Oil Company

I received a similar letter from Brownstone with a photo of my stoop. I removed the pots and hung some plants on the outer side of the railing ascending the steps. Looks great!

Posted by: timber at September 5, 2008 11:42 AM in response to brownstone insurance wants me to remove my flowers!

Target at Atlantic Center.

Posted by: guest at July 21, 2008 4:12 PM in response to canopy tent for block party

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Posted by: pilgrimoil at July 28, 2008 9:54 AM in response to Heating Oil Company/Resources

I use A&P Oil. They also have a nominal co-op fee and their service has been excellent.

Posted by: gailwasserman at September 3, 2008 5:07 PM in response to Looking for new Heating Oil Company

I am, actually, quite surprised that there've been no rants about this being your private property and you should be able to do what you want with it. But I seem to remember such posts being mostly against dreaded tenants wanting to do something evil. I guess it's different when it's an insurance company calling the shots?

On this issue, I'd feel strongly. I know what I would tell 'em and where to go with such a request. There's more than one insurance company around, and I know not to use Brownstone.

Posted by: cmu at September 5, 2008 1:10 PM in response to brownstone insurance wants me to remove my flowers!

Its a simple cyoa liability issue. Do not remove the flower pots and iof someone has a slip & fall claim in front of your house, the insurance company will deny your claim and sight their letter to you as the basis of the denial.

Posted by: newsouthsloper at September 5, 2008 1:48 PM in response to brownstone insurance wants me to remove my flowers!

I am assuming that these three pots are at the sides of the typical 6-7' wide brownstone stairs.

Are you saying that someone can bang into them and sue you? I guess I don't go through life worrying about such eventualities. Just casually looking at my block, about half the houses have pots or other stuff. Are they all at risk?

And if the insurance company sights their letter, just proves they have a good filing system. (joke)

Posted by: cmu at September 5, 2008 2:18 PM in response to brownstone insurance wants me to remove my flowers!

So anyone have any recs for alternaative insurance companies? I would really appreciate a contact name and phone number. I know there are more important issues to fight, but I love how my plants and flowers cascade down my steps, it really gives me pleasure when I get home from work.

Posted by: ana at September 5, 2008 2:28 PM in response to brownstone insurance wants me to remove my flowers!

Well, I've had Allstate thru Walter Wright on 7th AV (PS), and while no claims on house, one auto claim went smoothly.

I guess I'm naive or lucky, but I wouldn't even have thought this might be a problem. And, honestly, I can't believe it is a widespread one considering the amount of stuff you see on stoops.

Posted by: cmu at September 5, 2008 4:48 PM in response to brownstone insurance wants me to remove my flowers!