Fwd: [UC] Explaining Sub prime lending : Kudos to my colleagues, competition, local Lenders and PENN

2007-05-09 Thread pmuyehara
I disagree that we have dodged the fallout from subprime lending tactics by lenders. The city has been going through a massive increase in foreclosures, much of it resulting from predatory lending. The mortgage market is no longer local and mortgages have become commodities traded on Wall Stree

Re: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... "Pay-To Say"

2007-05-11 Thread pmuyehara
Whoa, I thought the prior responses dealt with all of your questions. Look at it this way, assuming your argument is not totally for meaningless exchange, how do you propose to implement your proposed policy, i.e. to ban newspapers from endorsing candidates, supporting or opposing legislation,

Re: [UC] More on civil behavior, was (Vote for Nutter - another arrest story)

2007-05-11 Thread pmuyehara
Glenn, 1. Nice try, but you're no Ross. This comes off as juvenile sexism. Or is this part of dog culture? 2. Would you please consider an abstract or table of contents at the beginning of your lengthy posts? That way, those who don't want to dismiss messages based on the subject line, neve

Re: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... "Pay-To Say"

2007-05-12 Thread pmuyehara
Well, she was responding to my question to you. In your response, you referenced reviewing this like campaign contributions. So are you suggesting that your proposed remedy could be legislation to prohibit newspapers from endorsing candidates? If not, what do you have in mind? Paul --

Re: [UC] Newspaper Endorsements ... "Pay-To Say"

2007-05-13 Thread pmuyehara
S, Well, I'm still not sure what you're recommending, but then again I guess maybe the reason for my questions has not been too clear either. I'm certainly no expert on this, but I think the underlying problem is how you can control the editorial content of a newspaper. The government can't b

Re: [UC] Casinos: can someone summarize the issues?

2007-05-14 Thread pmuyehara
But there is supposed to be some sort of unofficial balloting conducted outside of the polls by the casino opponents. According to the paper, the banned proposal would prohibit placement of a casino from virtually the entire city. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [UC] Thanks for the emails, but really, all is well!

2007-05-16 Thread pmuyehara
Glenn, Could you please explain what you mean by your words in context: 1. tone 2. code of silence (I understand this in police and mob contexts, but not here) 3. the gang (who's in the gang, how do we know it exists, and does it meet?) 4. ban "Some freely include tone, or breaking th

Re: [UC] ad hominem

2007-05-16 Thread pmuyehara
It was in Frank's previoius message: <> -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wed, 16 May 2007 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [UC] ad hominem This post is a classic. I would not say this often, but really examine this post. T

Fwd: [UC] Request for info on a possible crime

2007-05-21 Thread pmuyehara
Might want to consider if being vague would've been worse S. Q: Did anyone hear about a crime that occurred late at night over the weekend in the neighborhood? I'm just trying to track down the origin of this hearsay from a neighbor. A1: I heard that there was an armed robbery Friday at t

Fwd: [UC] The IRS on political involvement by tax-exempt organizations

2007-05-26 Thread pmuyehara
Or 5.  Other people were there and set up Knox posters while we were setting up. C'mon folks, as much as you like to engage on this topic, the list serve is not conducting an investigation, much less an evidentiary hearing.  This (not S's post, but the whole discussion) is Exhibit A on the be

Fwd: [UC] Clean? The SEPTA Concourses?

2007-05-26 Thread pmuyehara
The clothes pin stairs have been getting rebuilt for several weeks now, so maybe at least one of your peeves will be improved. -Original Message- From: SKnight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sat, 26 May 2007 6:59 pm Subject: [UC] Clean? The SEPTA Concour

Fwd: [UC] 4800 block of Warrington ave

2007-05-26 Thread pmuyehara
They also owned an apt house near 47th and Chester and have, I understand, sold it earlier this month.? It's too soon for the transaction to show up in BRT or Hallwatch, but perhaps one of our RE experts has access to more current records than those of the city. -Original Message-

[UC] More slurs was THE GREEN BIRD

2007-05-26 Thread pmuyehara
OK guys, I'm not interested in checking your DNA or eyelids, and knowing we have given Ross literary license in the past, but yes, I must say, the least you can do is put your racial slurs in quotation marks to suggest you realize they are indeed racial slurs.? Or perhaps not, as? I'm not sure

Fwd: [UC] The IRS on political involvement by tax-exempt organizations

2007-05-27 Thread pmuyehara
Very true.? And again, no serious investigation will be conducted by reading newspaper articles.? They are only the reporter's rendition of the facts, second hand.? -Original Message- From: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent:

Fwd: [UC] The UCD answer

2007-05-27 Thread pmuyehara
<< Do you really have such serious literacy and comprehension problems or are you an addicted UCD cheerleader trying to obfuscate legitimate discussion of this serious matter? I doubt that I can take you seriously much more if you don't stop your pathetic cheap tricks at confusion.? ? Maybe

Fwd: [UC] Smashed car window alert!

2007-05-27 Thread pmuyehara
I think it would have been more disturbing if they had failed to answer a call of suspicious activity and missed an opportunity to prevent a crime from happening.  It's not clear what sort of investigation you would have liked to have seen after the fact, but I'd be surprised if they

Fwd: [UC] The UCD answer

2007-05-28 Thread pmuyehara
Since you're all into fishing for herring, allow me to cast my hook. First, it helped me understand some posts when he said it was an obvious polemic.? It reminded me of ideological skirmishes of years gone by, and also of the term sophistry which I would hear at the same time.? I know

Fwd: [UC] Another "hidden" real estate deal

2007-05-29 Thread pmuyehara
Don't be concerned with the "fee simple" stuff - it's just your basic deed.? Look for what property the city already owns in the area described and note the ordinance calls for a subsequent sale at market value to a third party.? -Original Message- From: John Ellingsworth <[EM

Fwd: [UC] The UCD answer

2007-05-29 Thread pmuyehara
    Bizarre, that's all I can say.  The issue presented at the outset was the involvement of a non profit in partisan politics.  You then mixed in the new issue about community service being unconstitutional, slavery, etc.  I was responding to your commentary!  I'm sorry for paying attention to

Fwd: [UC] The UCD answer

2007-05-29 Thread pmuyehara
As I stated  before, you're determining facts based on double hearsay - you read what the reporter wrote about what someone may have told her.  If there were a good investigation, one thing it would do is have people interviewed and actually asked the questions directly about what happened. 

Fwd: [UC] The UCD answer

2007-05-30 Thread pmuyehara
??? I know some people on the list may get into legal debates, but I'm not one, really.? But I must tell you that quotation marks don't negate hearsay but rather prove it.? And you're correct that newspapers are full of it.? That's why you don't usually see newspapers introduced into evidence i

Fwd: [UC] IRS Treatment of third-party information relating to tax-exempt organizations

2007-06-03 Thread pmuyehara
Al, ??? Can you share the citation to the law that makes non profit policies and MO's matters of public record?? Thanks, Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 7:46 pm Subject: [UC] IRS Treatment of third-party informa

Fwd: [UC] IRS Treatment of third-party information relating to tax-exempt orga...

2007-06-03 Thread pmuyehara
Al, ??? Why do you keep writing Lewis Wendell's name backwards?? If you need a mnemonic, just arrange the names in alphabetical order. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 11:25 am Subject: Re: [UC] IRS Treatment of

Common knowledge, was: [UC] IRS Treatment of third-party information

2007-06-03 Thread pmuyehara
??? I love how you complain about other poster's discourse, then use the same tactics you decry.? First, you were victimized by ad hominem attacks but have no reluctance to use them on others.? Today, you fuss about straw men and then adopt the method yourself. ?? What Al said: "1) As a tax-ex

Fwd: [UC] towing cars on 46th street

2007-06-04 Thread pmuyehara
??? The milling machine is really tall, and has to start out right next to the curb.? At least one of the branches at that corner was sawed off.? Perhaps it was evident that there was no way the machine could roll past those trees without doing even more damage. Paul -Original Mes

Fwd: [UC] towing cars on 46th street

2007-06-04 Thread pmuyehara
Beg to differ Ms. O.C.     Most city streets are city streets.  I think PennDOT only covers state highways in the city, which can be recognized by their route numbers like 3, 13 and 611.  Whether maintenance of the city streets is the province of the Streets Dept or the Highway Dept I know not

Fwd: [UC] The UCD answer

2007-06-05 Thread pmuyehara
  I don't understand the reasoning behind #5.  Non-profit means non-profit, not neutral.  Non-profits have missions to accomplish, agendas to support.  They may provide health care, food for HIV+, rescue dogs, support education, assist crime victims, etc.  It is not unusual that public poli

[UC] QED Ad Hominem for you and me

2007-06-05 Thread pmuyehara
I don't know about you, but again this seems to me to be Exhibit T to show that some people are not opposed to ad hominem attacks, they just object if they are the target.? Paul Sanderson is just a jerk to proclaim this non evidence as proof.? If he is the genius that Kathleen thinks he i

[UC] Halt! Who goes there?

2007-06-05 Thread pmuyehara
Dear Committeeman7: ?? OK, you've been called out at least twice.? Who are you?? ?? Paul U AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

[UC] Defenses

2007-06-05 Thread pmuyehara
OK, I am and disagree.? I think of affirmative defenses as not disputing the truth of the allegations, but saying, essentially, so what??? Truth is an absolute defense to slander, rather than an affirmative defense, because it means the statement was not incorrect, and accurate statements by d

Re: Community reps on the UCD board [was: Re: [UC] The UCD answer

2007-06-05 Thread pmuyehara
I think a better quote from Mao would be "no investigation, no right to speak." -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: univcity@list.purple.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 5:42 pm Subject: Re: Community reps on the UCD board [was: Re: [UC] The UCD answer

Fwd: [UC] Auntie Ruth's Hemp Bar

2007-06-06 Thread pmuyehara
OK, I'm game.? You I give credit to for genuinely creative writing.? That, and you are capable of spelling my name correctly, unlike my buddy.? But the real problem is that the Orientals left town soon after the Negroes.? Got it? Sincerely, pmuyehara -Original Me

Fwd: Debunking the hysteria RE: [UC] Question for tech people

2007-06-06 Thread pmuyehara
There you go again. pmuyehara pmuyehara got it? -Original Message- From: Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; University City List Sent: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 3:28 pm Subject: Re: Debunking the hysteria RE: [UC] Question for

[UC] Spinning out of control, was: Debunking the hysteria

2007-06-06 Thread pmuyehara
    Where's the e-mirror when you need it? I have recently learned that no matter what I say to this person, he will 1) misspell my screen name, 2) disagree with what I say, 3) attack me personally rather than engage on  the merits,  4)   accuse me of conspiring with others, profess to kno

Fwd: [UC] Auntie Ruth's Hemp Bar

2007-06-06 Thread pmuyehara
ling my name correctly, unlike my buddy.? But the real problem is that the Orientals left town soon after the Negroes.? Got it? Sincerely, pmuyehara Dude, you can spell your name any way you want to, but just so you know, the correct transliteration is "Uehara". T

[UC] Spinning out of control

2007-06-07 Thread pmuyehara
[UC] Spinning out of control, was: Debunking the hysteria Pmuyehara,   Sorry buddy. Please don't be mad at me.      I think I got confused about your name back when you never signed your messages.  I thought, who is this guy always taking pot shots at me becuse o

[UC] Piranha

2007-06-07 Thread pmuyehara
Whoa!? I'm so glad it's been a very busy week at work, the better not to get sucked into this list volume.? What a frenzy! ? I don't know John (so far as I recall) but respect his seeming universal support, even if his supporters seek to use the situation for different purposes.?

Fwd: [UC] Question for SHCA Board

2007-06-10 Thread pmuyehara
Glenn,     If you really 1) want to get a response from the supposed addressee and 2) really want the information, may I make a little suggestion or two?  First, SHCA is pretty easy to find on the internet.  If you're (not your) not familiar with search engines or Google, here's a link that yo

Fwd: [UC] Infrequently asked questions

2007-06-11 Thread pmuyehara
? I think the question is not who needs the services, but who can have them or is able to pay for them.? Special services districts suggest in part a failure of city services, to the extent that they provide for simple benefits like street cleaning, graffiti removal, and safety patrols.? Th

Fwd: [UC] Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets

2007-06-12 Thread pmuyehara
I have a better suggestion:? losers can run for any office they choose, but they can't post to the list for 7 years. -Original Message- From: Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; University City List Sent: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:39 am Subject: Re: [UC]

Fwd: [UC] Reality check

2007-06-12 Thread pmuyehara
Well, I think you overlooked another possibility known to employment law:? your employer doesn't say you're fired, but the law treats you as fired.? Paperwork may say you resigned, for example, but evidence shows you were told resign or be fired.?? Or all of your responsibilities are taken awa

Fwd: [UC] The FOCP complaint

2007-06-13 Thread pmuyehara
Glenn, How about sharing the complaint with the list? Paul -Original Message- From: Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 4:30 pm Subject: [UC] The FOCP complaint Neighbors, Earlier today, I hand delivered a written com

Fwd: [UC] Reality check

2007-06-13 Thread pmuyehara
I thought I saw Marty's name on the board list for UCD when I checked earlier this month.  I understand he was very present at the first Thursday with Jannie. Seems like he should have been the usual suspect for the committeeman7 message.  Right? Paul -Original Message- From:

Fwd: [UC] Reality check

2007-06-14 Thread pmuyehara
<> That's mind boggling.? As much time as he spends posting to the list, he must spend the rest of his waking hours engaging in face to face meetings so he can fast talk people.? Hard to believe. Paul -Original Message- From: Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UnivCity@list.purple

Fwd: [UC] Notes from Planning Committee Meeting Re: UCD 6-13-07

2007-06-14 Thread pmuyehara
Wasn't that you that announced you planned to file a complaint with the IRS if UCD didn't make progress on the issue?? Glenn also. Also, did either of you file complaints or otherwise notify the IRS of alleged problems with UCD conduct? Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PR

Fwd: [UC] Re: Soccer and FoCP (was The FOCP complaint)

2007-06-14 Thread pmuyehara
What is the safety problem that the fences will provide protection against.? Off leash dogs?? And how much risk will result from installing fences for the kids to run into? Paul -Original Message- From: Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jim Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Turner,

Fwd: [UC] Reality check

2007-06-15 Thread pmuyehara
Dude,     If you think my post was a pot shot at you, I'd say you are being a tad self centered.      My suggestion was based on the reporting of what happened at the meeting.  We know Marty works for Jannie, that Jannie showed up at the meeting apparently intent on raising a fuss about John

Fwd: [UC] Press release or Wendell statement?

2007-06-15 Thread pmuyehara
I think the article, to the contrary, suggests that Tony obtained the quote about John not cooperating "later" which would explain why people at the meeting didn't hear it said. The prior reference sounds like it was taken from the statement he read at the meeting. Bigger question, f

Fwd: [UC] Street work

2007-06-15 Thread pmuyehara
I think they did the finish work on at least the first block below Baltimore several days ago, at least the jack hammer part. I saw a contractor staple a sign on a little tree on 4600 Hazel. The big question is, why are they repaving in the first place? If they really wanted to spend money for i

Fwd: [UC] Press release or Wendell statement?

2007-06-15 Thread pmuyehara
??? I may not have been clear.? It's not about other people being personally involved, its about one person being personally involved, who happens to be a reporter - Tony.? The others were not writing newspaper articles.? Tony is totally involved in the UCD issue, at least in the list world.? H

[UC] Not about Marty

2007-06-15 Thread pmuyehara
Neighbors, ??? In a couple of posts, I have surmised that Marty may be Committeeman7.? Since it may not have been apparent in the posts, I want to clarify that I had no reason to think that Marty actually was the poster.? I meant to suggest that it made sense that someone allied with Jannie woul

Fwd: [UC] Press release or Wendell statement?

2007-06-16 Thread pmuyehara
  Just a heads up Glenn, so you don't go mis-making a federal case: I've seen a good number of press releases, and they have never been signed.  They usually do have a contact person listed, but its not in the form of a letter.    Did you ask UCD for the releases?  Hint: don't call her

Fwd: [UC] Street work

2007-06-17 Thread pmuyehara
Oh yes, I agree that the owner is primarily responsible for the sidewalks.? I don't think that bars the city from doing it, as they seem to from time to time to improve an area.? I'm just saying new sidewalks would be much better for most of us on the milled streets than new streets. Paul

[UC] Move your car! Hazel (and Cedar?) Aves

2007-06-18 Thread pmuyehara
??? Jack hammer crews are working west on Hazel from 46th (and, by the sounds of it, Cedar Ave as well) cleaning up from the milling.? A few people have left their cars on the block and workers are ringing bells trying to find them.? I haven't seen the tow trucks like they did for the milling, b

Fwd: [UC] Move your car! Hazel (and Cedar?) Aves

2007-06-18 Thread pmuyehara
As it turns out the crew was only on Hazel. The 4600 block of Cedar was not milled to begin with. I'm pretty sure they did mill Cedar starting at 47th. If you take a look over there, whether I'm suffering a false memory re Cedar will be revealed, and signs will be posted indicating when th

Fwd: [UC] re: difficult tree removal

2007-06-18 Thread pmuyehara
And yes, they don't cut it down from the bottom, but from the top.? They are able to do this with little space to work in and without dropping too much to the ground.? I still can't get over these guys cutting limbs with a chain saw held in one hand, arm extended. -Original Messag

[UC] Woodlands deer culled?

2007-06-25 Thread pmuyehara
??? Neighbors, ??? I was so enjoying the calm on the list for the past few days.? With the extra time I had not reading UC messages, I refinished an antique desk, rebuilt a '39 Ford V-8, installed the AC's, and cleaned all the windows.? And got to the Woodlands on Saturday and Sunday. ??? On Sat

Re: [UC] Neighborhood Appraiser

2007-06-27 Thread pmuyehara
I recommend Robert Ludwig.? You can find him in the phone book or Google.? His office is around 20th and Locust.? I've used him for court cases as an expert on RE value, and personally as well.?? He's also familiar with the neighborhood and lived around here for awhile.? Paul -O

Fwd: [UC] Re: UCD - Lewis Wendell and His UCD Lashes Out

2007-06-28 Thread pmuyehara
Which if true doesn't address Kathleen's point as to the source of the information - the former employer, the employee or the new employer. -Original Message- From: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: University City List Sent: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 6:36 pm Subject: Re: [UC]

[UC] Paving - Watch your car

2007-07-06 Thread pmuyehara
Although signs were posted early this week, I was surprised to see large city crews had begun paving this morning. I thought we might wait for months for the paving crews. They were getting ready to start 46th, going south from Baltimore. No idea what the route is, but cars not moved when

Fwd: [UC] Speaking of healthy trees... (OON: Out of neighborhood)

2007-07-07 Thread pmuyehara
? Actually, the paulownia trees were removed last year because they had exceeded their lifespan.? The tree killers planned to plant temporary trees when the square reopened.? A new batch of paulownias were being allowed to mature off site.? I don't know if they have been planted in the squa

[UC] Move your cars! Fight the conspiracy!

2007-07-11 Thread pmuyehara
Neighbors: ? If your car is parked on a milled street, please pay attention to where the UCD paving crews are working.? Don't be surprised if your car disappears or gets paved over.? (And speaking of disappeared, has anyone seen Ross lately?? I'm afraid he got loaded and left himself on the

Fwd: [UC] Chicken soup for the NID

2007-07-12 Thread pmuyehara
Proposal: pay respects to the dead, and speak no ill of it.? Response: I said discussion can't help them, not that it can't hurt them.? So I'll just keep discussing. And by the way, when are you going to let us in on your inside joke about intentionally writing the man's name backwards, time

Fwd: [UC] Move your cars! Fight the conspiracy!

2007-07-12 Thread pmuyehara
Paranoid indeed!? Helpless indeed! But let's begin at the beginning in the fight back!? Let's ask Them, in a single voice: what were the times, dates and locations of the 27 meetings at which the paving decisions were made and what were the times, dates, locations and font sizes of the notic

Fwd: [UC] Move your cars! Fight the conspiracy!

2007-07-12 Thread pmuyehara
So that's it!! The Santa Claus image is a mark.? Dig there and I'm sure you'll find 1) a straw man? 2) Ross? 3) a red herring or 4) a box of civility.? Have your snowballs ready in any case. If you get locked up for digging up the new street, well, take responsibility for yourself. A name.

Fwd: [UC] Move your cars! Fight the conspiracy!

2007-07-12 Thread pmuyehara
Wow.? I knew you'd understand. You're name. -Original Message- From: Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:12 am Subject: Re: [UC] Move your cars! Fight the conspiracy! Now you're starting to get it.?

Fwd: [UC] human resources

2007-07-17 Thread pmuyehara
3) if you have to assume, you should assume that he was at will.? Job contracts are the exception.? Absent a union or civil service protections, and whatever restrictions that may be imposed by internal policies, they don't really need a valid reason to fire, so long as its not a prohibited re

Fwd: [UC] human resources

2007-07-17 Thread pmuyehara
??? I'm mystified by your conception of the functions of a Human Resources department, which suggests some benevolent neutrality or duty to protect employees.? I've never heard such a definition.? HR is a management function, which is there to help the company, not the workers.? If it seeks to

Re: [UC] MORE break-ins / attempted break-ins

2007-07-26 Thread pmuyehara
Leila, Thanks for sharing the warning.? Do you know how they are reaching the second floor windows?? Are these above the porch roof? Paul 4600 Hazel -Original Message- From: Leila Graham-Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pfsni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; uclist Sent: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 1:

[UC] Incorrigible list leaders

2007-07-29 Thread pmuyehara
Neighbors, ??? As is typical for our list, people are tending to exaggerate on both ends of the issue: either there is no issue (characterized by the "that's what the delete button is for defense" which posits that anything goes is a suitable standard of conduct) or that the new list is anti-dem

Re: [UC] Incorrigible list leaders

2007-07-29 Thread pmuyehara
Thank you for responding Kimm.? And now for something completely different: Michael Smerconish writes in the paper today about new words "hatriolic" which he never defines but claims credit for inventing.? Somehow, it sounds like a good bunch of posts here. ??? And better, "bloviate"

Re: [UC] Incorrigible list leaders

2007-07-30 Thread pmuyehara
?? I totally disagree Frank, unless the "out in public" you refer to is other e-communication systems.? I think 85% of the problem is that e-mail frees many people of normal social constraints.? People will e-attack when they would never do so in person, or not in the same inappropriate man

Re: [UC] Incorrigible list leaders

2007-07-30 Thread pmuyehara
Glenn, I'm pretty sure I mentioned recently that the worst offenders never see themselves as part of the problem.  We've seen some examples in the past few hours, you and Tony included, buddy. Paul -Original Message- From: Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fwd: [UC] Since the real reason for the new list is...

2007-07-30 Thread pmuyehara
??? This is really interesting.? I thought Al was the kind of guy that loves it when people are free to do their own thing, free of social constraints.? Is this some kind of liberal flip flop? ?? And, as I think I've mentioned before, one of my examples of childish behavior is intentionally rev

Re: [UC] I've Created a New (Moderated) University City Mailing List

2007-07-30 Thread pmuyehara
Apparently we disagree Frank.? You are a delete man, I favor constraints on civility.? I'm not so concerned about the positions that people take, but that they do so in a socially appropriate way.? I don't think having to filter out all messages from a particular person who tends to be unable

Fwd: [UC] RE: I Respectfully Decline [Was: JOIN UC NEIGHBORS FOR CIVILIZED CONVERSATION

2007-07-30 Thread pmuyehara
I take this that you don't credit my views, and those who agree with them, that it really is the behavior and not the content.? Of course, it's difficult to define civility, but apparently most of us agree we can know it when we see it.? My question for you is, do you indeed stand in support o

Fwd: [UC] RE: Listserve Reform of the UC list

2007-07-30 Thread pmuyehara
S, OK, I realize I'm posting so much I'm in danger of having to call myself out as a big mouth, but I'll leave it to the handful of posters to do that for me if its safe. I'm glad that you agree with at least one of my thoughts.  I do need to say, however, that you have erroneously called ou

Fwd: [UC] www.sweetbarkingcheese.com. -- contacting Kyle

2007-07-31 Thread pmuyehara
Not to mention that you have his e-mail address from old posts. -Original Message- From: Vincent/Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:03 pm Subject: Re: [UC] www.sweetbarkingcheese.com. -- contacting Kyle

Fwd: [UC] Lawyers Don't Make Good Scientists - was Since the real reason for the...

2007-07-31 Thread pmuyehara
CS, ??? You are so funny!? I might be clued to a health issue if he randomly reversed people's names.? He only does it to one person and it is quite intentional.? I didn't know he was an old man anyway, or is that some other baseless speculation?? The best part is thinking we'd ever run short

Fwd: [UC] RE: I Respectfully Decline [Was: JOIN UC NEIGHBORS FOR CIVILIZED CONVERSATION

2007-07-31 Thread pmuyehara
No, I'm not sure Frankus.? I am confident, however, that this list will not do anything to try to get members to follow any standards, or to get the vast majority of those who are silent members to contribute.? Paul -Original Message- From: Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UnivC

Fwd: [UC] RE: I Respectfully Decline [Was: JOIN UC NEIGHBORS FOR CIVILIZED CONVERSATION

2007-07-31 Thread pmuyehara
??? I can't disagree that in some cases the uncivility cuts both ways.? Although one could argue about offensive and defensive hostility, its not likely to be worthwhile.? OTOH, you seem to concede the impossibility of reining in the anti-social conduct here.? If that be the case, the question

Fwd: [UC] another window breakin

2007-09-23 Thread pmuyehara
Sarah, Sorry to hear of your burglary.? I'm wondering about the location of the window that was cut and whether anyone was home. ? Liz had posted earlier about one of her neighbors confronting burglars at his front door in the middle of the night who had been ringing the bell first to

Re: [UC] Belgian Blocks on Chester Ave

2007-09-28 Thread pmuyehara
Please Al.?? Loree Jones is not in the Streets Department.? She's the Managing Director.? And would someone explain why people are e-mailing her, as if she can tell SEPTA what to do? Paul (don't say it) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Se

Re: Landlord meeting [was: Re: [UC] Who do sworn officers of the Philadelphia Police report to?

2007-09-28 Thread pmuyehara
Melanie, Your minutes and Al's posts don't disclose whether Al or anyone else asked the Lt. why he was using a UCD card.  Did anyone actually ask him or better yet, criticize him directly? Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: univcity@list.purple.com Sent: Fri,

Re: Landlord meeting [was: Re: [UC] Who do sworn officers of the Philadelphia...

2007-09-29 Thread pmuyehara
Thanks for the clarification of the story.? But if I understand the essence of the analysis by you, Karen, et al, the point was worthy of public airing even though I don't disagree that it was civil to raise the issue privately.? Also, there are lots of police personnel with business cards.? I

Re: [UC] Who do sworn officers of the Philadelphia Police report to?

2007-10-01 Thread pmuyehara
I must have missed something before in this discussion.? So Penn owns the UCD office space and it also owns the separate PPD space.?? And Penn may or may not be charging rent to UCD and PPD?? And UCD may or may not be paying the rent for the PPD space to Penn?? No, wait, you're saying UCD

Fwd: [UC] security system suggestions

2007-10-10 Thread pmuyehara
We use Girsh Alarm in Elkins Park.? 215.782.9911.? Monitoring is a little less than $25/mo.? Service has been unremarkable.? If the alarm goes off, they call cops and house.? One bad experience with an ill mannered installer, otherwise no problem. Might be worth inquiring if you can control h

Re: [UC] 40th Street Hotel letter - an interesting reply

2007-10-22 Thread pmuyehara
Actually, while it may be that in court you don't disclose your strategy, you do disclose your evidence and issues before trial.? The evidence comes out in discovery and the issues should be framed in the pleadings. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: univcity@

Re: [UC] architectural committee report

2007-10-23 Thread pmuyehara
Al, ??? Do me a favor and stop baiting Melanie and then making us watch your exchanges.? It looks like there may be some SHCA board members on the list; why not let them reply? Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Tue, 23 Oct 2007

Re: [UC] Can you pull up something from the DP archives for us?

2007-10-25 Thread pmuyehara
Two thoughts: ??? 1.? What does $400/mo get you?? That does seem like low rent for the area.? Are there lots of apts that go that cheap? ??? 2.? I don't see the contradiction between Omar's claim about Radian's units undercutting high end off campus units and the high rents Radian charges.? S

Re: [UC] Vietnam Café Opening

2008-01-03 Thread pmuyehara
Wilma, His brother told me that the opening is on January 21, a date selected by the family as propitious for the opening.  It will be the only Monday they are open, since that will thereafter be the one day they are closed each week. Paul -Original Message- From: Wilma de So

Re: [UC] Illegal trash update

2008-01-24 Thread pmuyehara
They took my recycling today but left the trash.  Paul -Original Message- From: Wilma de Soto To: Glenn ; UnivCity listserv Sent: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 8:21 pm Subject: Re: [UC] Illegal trash update I put the trash and recyclables today after checking last

Re: [UC] Talking trash (Was: Re: Illegal trash update)

2008-01-25 Thread pmuyehara
Dave, if you think people don't deserve time and a half for working on Saturday, that's fine, but don't think paying it is some sort of cave in to labor.? You ought to be surprised if people don't get extra pay for working on the weekend.? Isn't that the way it ought to be? And Tony, I don't

Re: [UC] Illegal trash update

2008-01-25 Thread pmuyehara
Well, the newspaper notice always says that collections will be a day late for the rest of the week, so I always thought that meant Friday routes were done on Saturday.? How else could it be done? -Original Message- From: Anthony West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UnivCity listserv

Re: [UC] Talking trash (Was: Re: Illegal trash update)

2008-01-26 Thread pmuyehara
Well, that's a lot of words which still ends up sounding like you don't want trash collectors to get time and a half to work on Saturday.? Overtime pay really doesn't have anything to do with pensions and health care. Paul -Original Message- From: Dave Axler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[UC] Classes of Voters, was SCHA Zoning meeting DVD

2008-02-20 Thread pmuyehara
Kimm,     This all sounded like an interesting late night attempt to rationalize criticism of Tony for inquiring about who has standing in zoning issues with the ZBA.  So we learn that renters feel marginalized and looked down upon.  Until I got to the end and thought about it.      Tony has

Re: [UC] Recent Restriction

2008-02-20 Thread pmuyehara
Wilma, ?? I think it's natural to consider that what happens behind closed doors is suspect and bad.? But that's an assumption. ?? Luckily, the other list has not had much discussion on the hotel.? It would be annoying to have to sort through stacks of cross posted messages!? I can assure you

Re: [UC] Classes of Voters, was SCHA Zoning meeting DVD

2008-02-20 Thread pmuyehara
  OK, so if you're just saying everyone who lives here is entitled to an equal voice on the matter, that's fine.  I just think if you're troubled that students are heard, because they tend to be more transient, I think it's hard to then say you should ignore the differences between owners a

Re: [UC] Re: Precedent: comparisons to the Fairfax

2008-02-21 Thread pmuyehara
UC: ??? Interesting point which suggests two corollaries: ??? ?? 1.? Some people would change positions to support or opposition if the building had a different intended use - residential, classroom, or yoga - but was in the same location and had the same size.? ?? 2.? You can't compare t

Re: [UC] Just what IS your definition of "is"?

2008-03-21 Thread pmuyehara
Al, ??? The only confusion I have is about your point.? Maybe you snipped in error, but nothing in the article provides a foundation for your insinuation that Penn is hiding kickbacks by calling them contributions.? I have major issues with marketing done by banks to college students for credi

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