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<DIV>I have to agree with Eric on the way the flyers were distributed. It would have helped to have a map on them, or even the basics: a telephone number!</DIV>
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<DIV>I should apologize to the city for distributing a flyer more than two blocks away from their target promising deep clean, and then not following up? When hundreds of townhouses all around me had the same flyer hanging on their doorknobs, how were we to tell that is was a mistake? They could have come by a few days later, before the event, and corrected their mistake, and none of this would have been an issue. Representatives from the City and Clarke's office have since called <EM>me</EM> with an apology, as they should have. </DIV>
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<DIV>In the meantime, our alley was impassable for four days (it's being cleaned today). I wonder what legal action would have resulted if we needed a police cruiser or fire engine in the rear of our houses during the last four days? </DIV>
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<DIV>And if somebody could donate a voice mail machine for the Mayor's Office, that would be a nice gesture. They may have even been one in the alley for a few days here...</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 06/26/07 11:00:27 Eastern Daylight Time, eric@yikes.com writes:</DIV>
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Out of curiosity, I took a minor detour through an alley south of <BR>25th this morning. It appears that the "Deep Clean" down there <BR>was in fact real, and was much needed. <BR><BR>For those of you who have not seen the Deep Clean flyer, I will try <BR>to scan it in today. There is nothing on it which would indicate <BR>that my block was not part of it, nor is there any contact for <BR>more information. <BR><BR>Eric <BR><BR>On Tue, Jun 26, 2007 at 02:52:42PM +0000, tweefie@juno.com wrote: <BR>> HAHAHAHAH !!! <BR>> "Imaginary Deep Clean ! " <BR>> thats hysterical. <BR>> Glad (hope) it worked out. <BR>> <BR>> -- "Eric A. Perlman" <eric@yikes.com> wrote: <BR>> Sanitation employees are in the 2600 block of N. Hunter picking up <BR>> the piles of trash left out for last weekends imaginary "deep clean". <BR>> I hope they get to the rest of the streets who were notified (but <BR>> not actually part of) this "deep clean". <BR>> <BR>> Thanks to all of you that called the city on this! <BR>> <BR>> -- Eric <BR>> <BR>> On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 11:11:39AM -0400, OldHouseHistory wrote: <BR>> > About a week ago, we on the 2600 block of Guilford Ave and others <BR>> nearby got a bright yellow notice on our door announcing an <BR>> upcoming "Deep Clean" of our block. I don't know her definition of <BR>> a "deep clean," but not much happened; in fact our alley is far worse <BR>> off then when they started! <BR>> > <BR>> > The notice encouraged us to clean out our back yards and place bags <BR>> and bulk trash in our regular trash pick-up spot no later than noon <BR>> on Saturday, June 23. I eagerly assembled a pile of bulk trash <BR>> hauled up from our basement during a few hours late Friday night. <BR>> Then, I waited for the "Deep Clean" on Saturday. In the meantime, as <BR>> anticipated, garbage pickers sorted through the bulk items, hauling <BR>> away metal, etc., and generally spreading out our neat little pile, <BR>> as they did to other piles in the alley. <BR>> > <BR>> > So, at 1:30 on Saturday, the first and only tuck "with city crews <BR>> and volunteers" arrived in our alley. They picked up our neighbors <BR>> pile, told me their truck was "full up" and they would be back. They <BR>> all took a 10 minute smoke break, and drove off, never coming back, <BR>> of course. So, the remaining piles are now strewn all over the alley <BR>> by kids having fun breaking glass, etc. The alley is impassable, and <BR>> worse off than before this "deep clean" that amounted to nothing more <BR>> than a single trash truck. <BR>> > <BR>> > I guess I had defined a "deep clean" as one beginning with the bulk <BR>> trash being taken away, and continuing with crews arriving with <BR>> street sweepers, brooms, power washers, etc for the block. If the <BR>> mayor thinks a "deep clean" is a single trash truck onsite for 10 <BR>> minutes, then her own house must be a mess. I wonder what her alley <BR>> and street looks like today? <BR>> > <BR>> > Paul K. Williams <BR>> > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. <BR>> > 2629 Guilford Avenue <BR>> > Baltimore, MD 21218 <BR>> > BaltimoreMarylandHistory.com <BR>> > <BR>> > 1929 13th Street, NW <BR>> > Washington, DC 20009 <BR>> > (202) 213-9796 <BR>> > WashingtonHistory.com <BR>> <BR>> > _______________________________________________ <BR>> > Discussion mailing list <BR>> > Discussion@charlesvillage.info <BR>> > <BR>> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/discussion_charlesvillage. <BR>> info <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> Discussion mailing list <BR>> Discussion@charlesvillage.info <BR>> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/discussion_charlesvillage. <BR>> info <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> Discussion mailing list <BR>> Discussion@charlesvillage.info <BR>> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/discussion_charlesvillage.info <BR><BR>_______________________________________________ <BR>Discussion mailing list <BR>Discussion@charlesvillage.info <BR>http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/discussion_charlesvillage.info <BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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