When we last left our intrepid hero, he was walking away from the swingset after failing to secure a turn there for his child…. From the swingset I returned to “home base,” the bench next to which I had left our wagon upon arriving at the park. The wagon, with our coats and diaper bag… Read More »
I sent the complaint letter below on March 24 to Eco Systems Pest Management. I received no response.
Be sure to read past the letter for the end of the story.
So, there I was at the playground on Saturday with the three younger kids (1.5, 4, 6). I asked 1.5 if he wanted to swing in the baby swings and he gave me his customary affirmative grunt. So we walked over to the swings, which were both occupied by babies whose mothers were immersed in… 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 »
Here’s what I wrote: To the editor: Donnie Feener’s willingness to take time out of his own life and undergo painful surgery to donate bone marrow to save the life of a stranger is truly admirable. Unfortunately, many patients who need transplants are unable to obtain them because a matching donor cannot be found. Finding… Read More »
I heard a pundit on the radio this morning say that “of course they need 60 votes in the Senate to pass” the credit-card bill of rights legislation. It seems that it is now taken as a given that any law which the minority party does not like will be fillibustered if they can muster… Read More »
As long-time readers of my blog know, I have been trying for a long time to help the environment and waste less of my own time by getting people to stop sending me junk mail. My primary method for doing that is to use email to contact the person or organization sending the junk mail… 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 »
Less than a day after I posted my letter to my blog, and before the printed letter even reached Comcast, I received an emailed response: