Re: [UC] Slavery Disclosure Bill

2005-04-04 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Wilma and list - I agree. I also think that adding yet another form as someone stated, and asking people to expose whether they have any known benefits to slavery is a small price to ask. Sadly, most companies are unware of whatever profits they may have recieved years ago, and do not

Re: [UC] Slavery Disclosure Bill

2005-04-01 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
It is true that the man has a right to his opinion. Probably fruitless to challenge him on it. Everytime I hear that line about slavery ending 100's of years ago I cringe. M. M. Harvey You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for

Re: [UC] support local businesses: Mela-drama

2005-03-17 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Liz, After reading your post, I am compelled to say that I have always enjoyed your posts, have never found you to be insulting or hostile in any way. I have read many very concerned and caring posts from you wherein you were trying to assist other community members, and did have the pleasure

Re: [UC] mover recommendations

2005-02-22 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I used Mambo for a move recently. I would use them again hands down, no questions asked. They did everything like they said they would. Arrived precisely on time with three strapping lads just like their website says, and did everything exactly as they said they would - cased out the

[UC] movers

2005-02-22 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I used Mambo for a move recently. I would use them again hands down, no questions asked. They did everything like they said they would. Arrived precisely on time with three strapping lads just like their website says, and did everything exactly as they said they would - cased out the situation,

Re: [UC] Salty dogs

2005-02-01 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Thanks for the info. I'll check out the website. I love winter and snow, but it sure makes it hard to walk my dog for anything other than the shortest excursions to do his necessary work. And when we do walk, he has to avoid any stretch that has the salt. On more than one occassion I had to

[UC] RE: Cinemagic 3

2005-01-27 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
...plus the place usually has a bad odor, is dirty, with sticky floors, wrong temperature, lousy food, and the theatre doors are usually not opened until 2 minutes before the show, for the earlier shows. Once inside, you got to beg somebody to come to the booth and take admissions. And the

Re: [UC] How an on-campus crime becomes an off campus problem

2005-01-24 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Yep - you're right. Jefferson has a Rape Crisis Center. I was assaulted at 52nd and Arch Street, about 15 years back. A Good Samaritan drove me in his vehichle to Misericordia (the closest Hospital to the scene). After my stiches were put into my neck, I was examined no further there. The had

Re: [UC] More Important Poll

2004-12-30 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I vote NO NO NO. It's a conversation among a select group that doesn't go anywhere and proves nothing. Around and around in circles. People talking just to hear themselves talk. Take it off line at this point. That's my two cents and my vote. M. M. Harvey You are receiving this

Re: [UC] can you help?

2004-12-21 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
This bounced back when I tried to direct-reply directly to William H. Magill, so I'll get it to you this way... M. M. Harvey, MPP, MPH - Forwarded by Monique M Harvey/Health/Phila on 12/21/04 01:17 PM

[UC] can you help?

2004-12-20 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Hi - I was wondering if anybody out there uses an electric cooktop stove, and if so, how did they install it and how much did it cost to install. I have to replace my old one - came with the new house - with a newer version of the same model. M. M. Harvey (215) 685-5690 fax - (215) 685-5398

[UC] Turn Your Back on Bush - NOT for the ignorant

2004-12-16 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Which of us are poorly educated and ignorant? Or, are you trying to say that by this act we would appear that way? I hardly think that's the case at all. I am sure that every opportunity we get to remind this administration that there are definitely policies that we cannot abide, and feel

RE: [UC] Turn Your Back on Bush - for the ignorant

2004-12-16 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Now that's too funny... Watch what you say online... you don't want to be a nabbed up with the rest of the conspirators once his deal goes down... [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [UC] Read it and weep!

2004-12-08 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Well congratulations on your newly found riches! I guess the next step is for you to contact them so they can be sure to get your winnings to you as expediently as possible. Of course, you are aware this means you need to immediately send your full name, address, social security number, date

Re: [UC] UC Village Blues

2004-11-30 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Thats really funny - I think I've heard it all now... Ha Ha Ha.. M. M. Harvey L a s e r B e a m ®

Re: [UC] UC Village Blues

2004-11-29 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I was straddling the line for a while, but I believe I have come to the firm decision that Ross is definitely crazy. Comical as hell, but crazy for sure. M. M. Harvey You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information,

Re: [UC] The Triumph of Moral Values -- Everyman's America

2004-11-05 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Jon Moore said: ...Probably the best single thing each of us needs to do, for the good of America, is to find someone who voted the other way, and really try to understand *why* they voted the way they did. The vast majority of Americans are reasonable, decent folks (on

Re: [UC] Re: Firewood

2004-11-04 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I am about to move into a new home that has a wood burning fireplace, and I am relatively inexperienced except for the Duraflame logs I have burned, and the occassional campfire. I was wondering: 1) What is the difference between seasoned logs and the others? What happens if you wind up with

RE: [UC] Re: Firewood

2004-11-04 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Thanks for the explanation about the firewood. The website was useful for estimating costs as well, even though they are located in California. I can't wait to get in front of my new family room fire! I go to settlement on the 19th, and will be moved in by the 28th. You can believe, I will

Re: [UC] Bush Victory

2004-11-03 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I don't believe in the like it or leave it philosophy when it comes to America. The right to stay and fight the good fight and try to right the wrongs is what makes this place cool. And knowing there's always hope that we will live to see our personal and political goals, values, ideals and

RE: [UC] U City Urban Myths

2004-10-25 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
YOUR beautiful woodwork? YOUR beautiful fireplace bricks? No, Kyle, at the time those crackheads painted it, it was most likely THEIR beautiful wood work and fireplace. And you have every right to go ahead and strip the paint off both bricks and woodwork to reflect YOUR good taste. Urban

[UC] HELP! - fax machine

2004-10-12 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Does anybody out there know where I can send a fax - I know there is an on- Campus place, a Kinko's kind of store on 40th and Walnut, but I live at 49th and Warrington. Does anyone know of a fax center closer to me than the one on 40th Street? Mine acts crazy, and I really will need to send a

Re: [UC] Zoning Variance for Tattoo Parlor

2004-07-08 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
About 6 weeks ago, my partner and I went to South Street to get ourselves a tattoo. We took our 16 year old son along, thinking he might be able to get the design he'd been begging for for about a year. Well, he went home disappointed. Seems the presence of a parent and proper I.D. means

Re: [UC] Interested in Pastured/Humanely raised meats and poultry?

2004-04-01 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Let me get this straight. These animals are raised naturally, without hormones and chemicals, with good feed, not tortured all their lives or anything like that. So these are humanely raised, right? Then what - one day you slaughter them and ship them off to market and eat them? Oh... Are

Re: [UC] Interested in Pastured/Humanely raised meats and poultry?

2004-04-01 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Yeah, sounds ok to me too, since I will eat almost anything that can be kilt, skinned, dragged in, and cooked. I was just thinking that it seems strange to care enough not to let them suffer, then not care at all about slaughtering and eating them anyway. Seems a person would go one way or the

Re: [UC] Re: Dry-Cleaners

2004-03-26 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
White Seal has a good, clean, laundromat, as laundromats go. But I thought their cleaning services were a bit costly. I like the lady at the corner of Farragut and Baltimore Ave (Between 46th and 47th). She does an excellent job, her prices are low, and when I approached her with 24 pairs of

RE: [UC] I will answer Sharrief's question once and for all...

2004-03-18 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
What's wrong will selling your house (hopefully at a huge profit) and living in a nice mansion on the water, or off it, anywhere, for that matter? I must have lost the thread of conversation, for I fail to see why this is something to be ashamed of... M. M. Harvey, just trying to keep up

Re: [UC] not comprehending: Taxes in perspective ...

2004-03-10 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
...I give up. That's it - I can't take anymore. M. M. Harvey, MPP, MPH You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.

Re: [UC] Free Mill Creek!!!

2004-03-05 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
...hey - I know what we could do - 1.) warm months - fill the bowl almost all the way up with dirt, except for the last two feet. Plant flowers, grass, whatever. A beautiful bowl garden for the summer and spring months. 2.) icy months - fill it the rest of the way with water (covering the

[UC] WaLA?

2004-03-05 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Is it Wa La, or voila! Whatever M. M. Harvey, You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.

[UC] bibical stance (was gay marriage)

2004-02-20 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Wow. Thanks for that enlightenment. I always knew there was something fishy about pointing to bibical text as proof God hates queers, but I've never seen it presented that way. That was great. Since there seem to be so many people who seek to use it as tool to hate, exclude, and inhibit, why

Re: [UC] gay marriage

2004-02-20 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Samuel - your point is a good one. And I add that perhaps in taking this a step at a time we may eventually as a society move closer toward affecting these kinds of social contracts regardless of the nature of the relationship between individuals. But there is one major point feel you have

[UC] biblical stance

2004-02-20 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Just wanted to add that I was spellingbiblical incorectly in the past messages. I am hereby correcting the spelling in the subject line. M. M. Harvey You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see

Re: [UC] gay marriage

2004-02-20 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
...We can instantiate any amount of laws on the subject but that isn't going to make society and its various organizations accept it - that is not the role of government anyway, right? It is true that enacting a law cannot make people be more accepting of the issue, and that government cannot

Re: [UC] gay marriage

2004-02-20 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
My sedimants, exactly, Sam. How can anyone determine we are voting for Bush because we are discussing the gay marriage issue??? I hate to say it, but I don't see one bastard worth voting for in this upcoming election that would make my day. Not one. But you I can tell you now, and you can

Re: [UC] Political B.S

2004-02-13 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Fred, as of now, I have ceased to assume the posting from William Zardus (devil's advacat) was a joke, as I have received no response from him to confirm whether it was or wasn't. If it was a joke - it was in poor taste. And I agree with you. As I was saying, as a married, stone butch with

Re: [UC] Equality of taxation

2004-02-12 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
FX Winkler references the following: Parents are systematically more likely to think of the future of our planet and our society, because their children and the prospect of further generations of descendants give them a long-term stake in that future. Childless people, in the knowledge that

Re: [UC] Bashing Redux

2004-01-27 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I am usually too busyor uninterested to respond to the insights I see on most posts. But this one - I just had to jump in on. Yes, William Zardus... there are at least some people who are very, very happy when killers are caught thirty years after the fact, or forty years, or even fifty, and I

[UC] Re: history (was gentrification)

2004-01-21 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I think everyone will agree - the original conversation was about the gentrification of the UC area, but somewhere along the line, we started with the history of the area, and now it's a history/nostalgia thing... We forgot to change the subject line. Yes - history is a more appropriate subject

[UC] anybody out there

2004-01-12 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I am trying to find out if my messages are going through. I keep asking for a response to something and not getting it so I don't know if anybody is getting my messages or I am just being ignored. Please reply if you get this. I have been asking about when Hack airs, and on what channel. Nobody

[UC] never mind

2004-01-12 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Okay, so it looks like I got the message out after all. Please ignore the last message, I am indeed connected and it looks like people are receiving my messages. Okay okay, I gotcha M. M. Harvey You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To

[UC] Re: dogs and civil rights (formerly Hack Dogs)

2004-01-12 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Thanks, Wilma. Very well put, and my sediments, exactly. M. M. Harvey Wilma de Soto

Re: [UC] Scientific Survey

2003-11-13 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I'd paint the larger, less sunny one a shade of creamy, light blue - there's about a million of them, so choose the one that looks best with the white trim and oak floors. The other, well let's see - I'd do a shade that looks like magenta mixed with peach, to compliment the sunny nature of the

Re: [UC] cencus - dog owner?

2003-11-03 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I am a dog owner. I rarely take my dog to Clark park because he is so goofy acting that even on a leash he reacts badly to other dogs who may run up to him, and so its more trouble than it's worth to let him hang out there, except to walk him through and keep going. My vote: I'd like to see a

Re: [UC] ALERT: Car Breakin - 4800 block of Beaumont

2003-10-31 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I live in the 4900 block of Cedar Avenue, and there is a car across the street from me which goes off every time a heavy vehicle rolls by. If a city truck goes by, it sounds off. If a large SUV goes by, it sounds. If anything at all happens, it sounds. It does this until at least 2 or 3 am,

Re: [UC] Dipping and stripping

2003-10-22 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Thanks a bunch, everyone. That was the most informative answer to date, and I think it gives me a better understanding of the kind of work that is involved. Actually, the house has been for sale for a couple of months, but I continue to do some things in there because I feel it increases the

[UC] Re: hanging decorum

2003-10-01 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I agree, Brian. It's always good to KNOW exactly who you're dealing with. Besides, nothing like a PUBLIC hanging, especially when it's a SUICIDE... (Imagine all the noise I'm gonna hear from this post... whew!!)

Re: [UC] Hack filming in our neighborhood

2003-08-28 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I think the benefits to the neighborhood economy are negligible. Like you said, it seems they always cater their foods in, and I doubt seriously whether they have rented apartments to stay in our humble neighborhood. Shopping (clothes, etc) is probably not in our neighborhood either. It hasn't

RE: [UC] Movie Shoot in Clark Park

2003-08-14 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I agree. Perhaps we all might be better off to spend our energy, money, stress, and time attempting to hold all landlords to a high level of responsibility, rather than trying to control how many rooms/individuals you can charge rent for in your own home. I do understand the point of zoning

RE: [UC] Property Tax Increase- 2004

2003-07-24 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Well, my post WAS to complain, and I still feel like ripping hair. My pocket does not care about the REASON and LOGIC of the increase. I hate it none the less. I am one of those folks who is constantly looking for a better paying job, and not finding it, because of the economy, or perhaps

Re: [UC] rebuilding dentels

2003-06-04 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
If you find out anything, let me know. I have the same problem. I need a skilled carpenter who can replace the rotton wood while maintaining the integrity of the Victorian style. fax - (215) 685-5398 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [UC] Proposed Use-4508-4538 Chestnut

2003-03-31 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
A homeless shelter, especially one that is well planned and well run, would be a much needed facility. How often have we complained about those individuals on the streets who refuse to go into shelters because of their perception that it is actually better on the sidewalk than in the shelter

Re: [UC] housing for older years

2003-03-25 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
Yes, I often think about growing older (and disabled - I have liver disease) in this beautiful neighborhood. I have a big old monster near the corner of 49th and Cedar, and I imagine it will be just too much to upkeep. I am in my 40's now, not nearly ready to retire even, and yet still I

Re: [UC] HOMEOWNERS INS NIGHTMARE

2003-03-24 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
I use JMAR Insurance. They are reasonable. I pay about $800 per year for the basic homeowner's package. They raised their rates from last year - my bill was only $690, if I am remembering correctly. It's a small company, and I've never had to file a claim for anything. You are

Re: [UC] voodoo or cockfights?

2003-01-23 Thread Monique . M . Harvey
, no one would have know where i work. My job, and my conjectures about why there is a decapitated rooster in Clark Park are totally unrelated. By the way - did anyone think about calling the proper folks over in the Streets clean-up department to get rid of it? Monique M. Harvey, MPP, MPH