(Follow the whole story here.) I found this photocopy in my mailbox yesterday after returning from a two-day trip: I’ve redacted identifying information both because I prefer not to publish other people’s names, identifying information and private correspondence without their consent, and because I don’t want this to turn into a personal battle among residents… Read More »
As I previously reported, Allston/Brighton resident-only parking signs were posted on my block on May 15, without any prior consultation with or notice to the homeowners on the block. The day I wrote to the city about this, I received a response from someone in the Transportation Department claiming that it would be looked into. … Read More »
In a recent email message to me entitled “Fighting the Good Fight,” friend, author and politician Michael Burstein referred me to Kate Hutchinson’s blog entry about spamming by Sam Yoon. Michael is an avid reader of my blog and therefore knows that I’ve been in more than a few scraps of my own like Kate’s. … Read More »
May 15, 2009 Dear Mayor Menino, I have lived at __ ___ Street in Brighton for almost twelve years. I came out of my house this morning and found a BTD employee posting “resident parking only” signs on our block. I do not understand why the residents of our block were not consulted about whether there… Read More »
April 27, 2009 Daniel Grabauskas General Manager MBTA 10 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Dear Mr. Grabauskas, Once again, I find myself writing to the T to complain about service which falls far short of “bad,” doesn’t come anywhere near “unacceptable,” and perhaps even falls just a little bit south of “What in heaven’s name… Read More »
I was the “lead” letter to the editor (i.e., the one in the grey box in the center of the letters page under a photo of the front page I was writing about) in yesterday’s Boston Herald. It’s here on their Web site; here’s the text in case it’s no longer accessible there. Following their… Read More »
(Follow the whole story at http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/tag/trapped-in-georgia/.) (If you’re trying to find out how to complain to US Airways, see this posting.) March 10, 2009 Doug Parker Chairman and Chief Executive Officer US Airways 111 West Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, AZ 85281 Dear Mr. Parker, I am writing about the outrageous experience which has prompted my… Read More »
Executive Summary The Pulaski Build-A-Bear loft bed, sold by Jordan’s Furniture and other furniture retailers, has a dangerous safety defect with the brackets with which the ladder is attached to the bed. Jordan’s Furniture failed to adequately address this defect when notified about it. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is currently investigating. I am… Read More »
(Follow the whole story at http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/tag/trapped-in-georgia/.) Good: I just spoke to the U.S. Airways reservations desk and booked my wife and kids on the same flight for tomorrow that they’d originally been scheduled on for today. That’s the good news. Bad: The fare for the Tuesday flight is $100 higher than the fare for the… Read More »
(Follow the whole story at http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/tag/trapped-in-georgia/.) I got the letter from the nurse in Georgia, confirming that my wife was too ill to fly today, at 3:00pm today, Eastern time. Ten minutes later, I queued up that letter as well as an explanatory cover letter to be sent to the fax number that the customer… Read More »