Fresh Laundry

 

The laundry room got a fresh coat of yellow paint this last week on the walls, and dark-gray industrial epoxy-enamel on the floor.  The floor is so shiny it actually looks wet. Considering all the dust, lint, cracks and scratches that were on the floor, this is a big improvement!

BOOK SWAP - MARCH 1

It’s Back! – SalemRecycles Free Book Swap
March 10, 2012 at the Senior Center

For those of you who have books to get rid of and don't want to leave them in the laundry room. SalemRecycles is hosting their semi-annual book swap on Saturday, March 10th from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.  It will be held at the Salem Senior Center at 5 Broad Street.  If you have items to drop off, you may do so on Saturday during the stated times or the night before between 6:00 - 7:00 pm.  You are not required to bring books in order to take books.  There will be all sorts of books available including fiction, non-fiction, business, self-help, sports, history, biographies, gardening, cooking, crafts, art, poetry, and classic literature.  In addition, there will commercial CDs and VCR tapes, greeting cards, and calendars.

Remember - there is no swap necessary.  Drop off, take away, or both.  This is a great opportunity to recycle old books and to walk away with gently used but free reading material. All leftover materials will be donated or recycled.  For additional information, please go to: salem.com/recycling, greensalem.com or 978-619-5679.

More Fun with Puke

Came home Friday night to find a giant puddle of puke right in front of the main door at 24 Norman Street.  At first I thought it might be some random person on the street, but a "trail" of chunks led inside the building and just inside the door was a puddle of unidentified liquid and a mostly empty Gatorade bottle. So whoever did this lives in, or was visiting inside the building.
I just wanted to ask whoever or whatever was responsible;

• Is this is "funny" or acceptable for you? (Perhaps you should live somewhere better suited to this kind of behavior...like a college dormroom or a pig farm).

• If you or your "friends"throw up in, on, or near the building, why don't you clean it up, or at least call Markwood Management and tell them about it, so maintenance can clean it up? ( I suppose if you were that puking drunk you wouldn't be able to call anyone, also, if you were that responsible, you wouldn't drink to the point of throwing-up in the first place).

• What planet are you from that this is OK behavior?

• When are you moving out?

Just wondering. Because I just love coming home to find a big puddle of sick.

MBTA Community Meeting

There will be an MBTA Community Meeting, Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 6:30 pm –8:30 pm at the Carlton School, 10 Skerry Street in Salem. The meeting will be to address the status of  improvements to Salem Station including the new parking garage.
The Meeting agenda is as follows:
• Project Update
• Project Impact
• Design Process
• Schedule
If you use the MBTA to commute to work in Boston or the North Shore you may want to attend this meeting.