[Chat] Rental house in CV

2008-04-15 Thread Greg Alexander
Our housesitter/petsitter is looking to move to Charles Village (she has fallen in love with CV after housitting for us several times). She just graduated from Loyola and she and three other friends are looking to rent in CV. They need three bedrooms (one is a couple) and are looking to move in

Re: [Chat] Rental house in CV

2008-04-15 Thread SLG2700
Greg: I manage two properties: 1.a beautiful 3 bedroom 1 bath in the 2700 block of Guilford with garage available on September 1 for $1800 plus utilities; 2.a newly remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 bath in Hampden, a block from the avenue, for $1,600 plus utilities with all new appliances, secur

[Chat] Power company rep

2008-04-15 Thread Greg Alexander
Has anyone else had a guy come around today in a yellow embroided company shirt saying he was with the company who supplies power to BGE? I cannot remember the name of the company he said he was with (I'm on Claritin for allergies and out of it). He said I may be eligible for an eight percent

Re: [Chat] Power company rep

2008-04-15 Thread Rob Carlson
They're a wholesaler. Their whole schtick is to sell you a electricity package that's more analogous to a fixed rate with overages cell phone plan than a pay-as-you-use like your current BGE service. They come out because under deregulation, if you buy their package they can force BGE to buy

Re: [Chat] Power company rep

2008-04-15 Thread Greg Alexander
Thanks, Rob. He seemed like he was on the up and up (not a scammer) but I was still not interested. Thanks for the info! --- Rob Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They're a wholesaler. Their whole schtick is to sell you a electricity > package that's more analogous to a fixed rate with ov

[Chat] Sandwich boards

2008-04-15 Thread David O'Donaghue
Hi gang, Emile was very gracious to walk me around the neighborhood to place fliers on the sandwich boards as a means of preventing graffiti. Well, I walked by the one at Barclay and 31st and all the flyers were torn off and on one side was scrawled, "Praise the Lord" and on the other "Pray for

Re: [Chat] Sandwich boards

2008-04-15 Thread Kathleen Hruska
Thanks, David! The sandwich boards are courtesy of the Abell Improvement Association, so I'll forward your email to the officers' list. We were hoping to keep Barclay residents informed of upcoming events. Kathleen Hruska AIA Corresponding Secretary On Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 01:30PM, "D

Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Power company rep

2008-04-15 Thread Eric A. Perlman
This is most likely a semi-legit scam. Yes, they are most likely are "a" company which can supply you power, but they are hardly "the" company. The 8% savings is also likely true, perhaps only for a year, but you'll be stuck with a multi-year contract after which point the rates will go sky high