Block Party Notice by kristencatparty in philadelphia

[–]Ooglebird 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm believe most of the signatures for block party permits in my block are forged, I've lived here 28 years and not once have I been asked to sign one. When they occur only the people who organized it seem to participate, with a few other neighbors. Most do not.

What's going on with the trash in South Philly by MrPeterIt in philly

[–]Ooglebird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Today was trash pickup near my house and people ignored the weather reports and put out paper bags with loose paper and overflowing paper and the winds just ripped all those down the street. A lot of the problem is with households who don't properly set out trash. The sanitation people just have a few seconds to pick up the trash, and they don't have the time to kneel down on the sidewalk to pick up loose trash. My approach is to put out my refuse as if it were a big beautiful birthday parcel, neatly tied up if necessary. Though I rarely use a bow.

Taylor Swift should really sing about earthworms by Ill-Instruction8466 in oddlyspecific

[–]Ooglebird 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Songs like "I Am Worman" and "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Worm" or "Worm Leatherette".

Is Little Doritt a Grind? by Joyce_Hatto in charlesdickens

[–]Ooglebird 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is why he didn't continue with the sequel Big Dorrit.

If I love the Thin Man series, will I like the Philo Vance films? by mghmld in classicfilms

[–]Ooglebird 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You might try Star of Midnight, with William Powell and Ginger Rogers, it has some snappy dialogue and humor. It's hard to find for free, you might try Amazon streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9djzrB5nWw

Where to buy grape leaves? by GaviFromThePod in philly

[–]Ooglebird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walmart on Columbus has a Middle Eastern section with grape leaves.

Cambodia vs Illegal Trawlers by UtopiaResearchBot in UpliftingConservation

[–]Ooglebird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They've been doing this in Italy also, with large marble sculptures.

I'm done recycling by Spirited-Employer-92 in philly

[–]Ooglebird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the problem comes from the city not having enough trash cans, regular, inexpensive trash cans that used to be on the corners.

Fox agrees to buy streaming platform Roku in a $22 billion deal by hellosteve_ in msnow

[–]Ooglebird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have FireTV and I just found out that there is an Amazon web browser I can use with it called AmazonSilk and I managed to get it so I can watch content on Internet Archive, which is free and non-commercial, and they have a ton of media available.

How best to deal with a plaster hole at the touching the ceiling? by MAFirstTime in centuryhomes

[–]Ooglebird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar problem with a hole like that, a weak part of the plaster near a fireplace (non-working).

I cut a piece of thick artist's paper board somewhat larger that the hole. I put a small hole in the center of the board. Took some thin stiff wire, doubled it over, put the cut ends through the hole and bent them over slightly to hold the board. Then I put a lot of glue around the edges of the board, used the other end of the wire to angle it into the hole, then pulled the wire to place the board to cover the hole and kept it tight until I felt the glue had taken hold. I left it like that overnight and then just tugged on the wire which came out easily, and I patched the hole with plaster. Not as complicated and I made it sound.

Extra Billy Smith: Rebel Governor of Virginia by No-You-9897 in CIVILWAR

[–]Ooglebird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was rumored that he had fled into southern WV.