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Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Whither Paul Harris (WTEM)?
From: kkoeser@vitro.com (Ken Koeser)
Date: 21 Aug 92 16:54:27 -0500
Organization: Vitro Corporation
Nntp-Posting-User: eswgrk

What happened to Paul Harris of Harris in the morning on WTEM, 570AM?

I was listening yesterday, business as usual. Today (Friday, August 21) I tune
in and the "sports analysts" are talking about the "New Morning Sports Page". 
No goodbye Paul, no reason why, nothing.

Anyone know what happened?
-- 
Ken Koeser                   Internet: kkoeser@vitro.com
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: prb@access.digex.com (Pat)
Subject: Re: W: Heating and Air Ducts
Organization: UDSI
Distribution: dc
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 17:08:09 GMT

In article <1992Aug7.072637.16745@pbs.org> htaylor@pbs.org writes:
>In article <WARSAW.92Aug5105734@anthem.nlm.nih.gov>, warsaw@nlm.nih.gov (Barry A. Warsaw) writes:
>
>     What a coincidence, I'm in Silver Spring too and just had this done
>by a company called Mountain Air Technology.  I believe they are located
>in... Silver Spring!  They did what I consider a great job. I have had 
>this done before by other companies, but the new wrinkle is that in
>addition to using the huge truck mounted vacuum, they put a small high-
>pressure hose with air jets in the end fitting down the duct and it
>really seems to break up the dirt, tear it loose so the vacuum can pull
>it out. I was pleased. The charge varies by number of registers, but
>was about $275.                    
>                                          Hank
>
>


Home Vac did my place, and boydid they ever earn their pay.
they pulled just pounds of lint and dog hair out of the registers.
they used a skipper and the giant truck vacuum, plus blew high pressure
air down the vents.  it's still not that efficient, 4 months later
we had to move a vent line and found junk the vacuum had not pulled out.

it helps,  but it isnt perfect.  BTW they give a discount for repeat
customers because there is no setup, and i think it was only $250
for the first time.  they run ads in the bethesda gazzette.....
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: zben@ni.umd.edu (Charles B. Cranston)
Subject: Re: Gaithersburg Computer/Hamfest
Followup-To: dc.general
Organization: UM Home for the Terminally Analytical
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 21:31:35 GMT

In article <713721617.F00002@blkcat.UUCP>
Andy.Cohn@f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Andy Cohn) writes:

> Time:     8am to 3pm
> Place:    Montgomery Co. Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg
> Cost:     Four or five dollars - I forget exactly
> Size:     Enormous
> Stuff:    New & used computer stuff, ham radio, misc electronics & junk
> Food:     Available; substantial lines; best to bring own chow
> Rating:   1------2------3------4------5------6------7------8------9---X--10
 
In article <1992Aug13.192831.26456@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>,
williams@nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Williams) wrote:

> Any particular Date: ?

Aug 14-16  Trek Con 92 Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Rockville
Aug 16     Southern Patuxent Hamfest PG Equestrian Center Upper Marlboro
Aug 16     Moose Amateur Radio Club Hamfest Towson Moose Lodge
Sep 13     F.A.R.F.E.S.T Mont County Ag Center, Gaithersburg
Oct 11     C.A.R.A Hamfest, Howard County Fairgrounds
Dec 6      Holidayfest PG Community College, Largo

zben@ni.umd.edu     -KA3ZDF
From: mulvihil@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Lawrence Mulvihill)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Dulles Toll Road
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:59:39 GMT
Reply-To: mulvihil@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Lawrence Mulvihill)
Distribution: dc
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

In dc.general, ghost@openage.openage.com (Glenn Host) writes:
>tale@ten.uu.net (David C Lawrence) writes:

    EDITED  VERSION

>
>I agree on the use of HOV lanes but not on Toll Roads - you
>pay the same amount of money so why should you get less service.
> Same with motorcycles since
>they take about the same amount of space on the road.

Motorcycles are more energy efficient, in general, and they
weigh less, consequently they cause less road wear and tear.
Those are my reasons, I don't know if the governing
authority uses the same logic.

>
>And since the toll plaza operators are people who choose
>a job willingly if they don't like people complaining they can
>take a different job; if all toll plaza operators started
>complaining about commuters complaining made it would make an
>impression on the goverment officials.
>

Talk about misdirected anger.  Were you there testifying at
the hearings concerning this road?  How many letters did you
write?  How many petitions did you circulate?  How many
candidates for office have you asked about their stands
on this issue?  

To take the anger out on the toll collectors is not solving
the problem, it is creating more anger, and stress.  In short,
it is evil.
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: justice@panix.com (Michael Justice)
Subject: Public Access Sites in DC (MD) area??
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 04:41:41 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

I'm looking for a public-access news and mail site in the Maryland/DC area.
If anyone knows of one, could you please drop me an e-note?

			  Thanks!

			-- Michael.
--
Michael A. Justice, currently at:  justice@panix.com
"I'm slowly going stark, raving mad." -- Marty Mouse
From: mulvihil@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Lawrence Mulvihill)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Dulles Toll Road
Date: 22 Aug 92 13:29:20 GMT
Reply-To: mulvihil@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Lawrence Mulvihill)
Distribution: dc
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

In dc.general, dianne@ERA.COM (Dianne Schroeder-Hansen) writes:


    Stuff deleted
    
>On September 1st (the day
>HOV is instituted) pay your toll with pennies instead of a quarter.

This is creative, and it leaves some evidence which the toll takers
can point to.  However, the way these things usually work is that
they just pass a rule saying "no pennies".  Also, if they make the
attendent count it all, it will delay you, and everyone behind you,
everyday.

>        It's easier than a letter, and who knows, somebody out there may
>finally pay attention to Northern Virginia commuters!

Easier than a letter?  How far we have fallen since the days
of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.  Perhaps
the schools are worse than I thought.  

How much trouble could it be?  You just wrote one to all of us ;) .

If you think that Richmond will care if the Dulles Toll Road is
backed up and looped around the beltway, I've got some lottery
tickets to sell you.

The reasons to write a letter include the following:

1)  A piece of paper is sitting on the desk of someone who is responsible.
2)  It can be referred to at hearings, including the fact that they
    blew you off, if they were foolish enough to do that.
3)  Your politicians (assuming you vote, that is if it's "easy" enough
    for you ;)  ) can ask the "faceless paperpusher" how many complaints
    she/he has received, what happened to your letter, and what he/she is
    doing about it.  This assumes that someone out there takes the
    time to write a letter to his/her state legislators.
4)  You can have the satisfaction of knowing that you did the minimum
    a good citizen should do.  That is, you let the powers that be
    know what is screwed up.

If you are wasting so little time that the hour it takes to write a letter
is too much, and it's not easy enough, how do you expect anyone to
feel much sympathy?  Your scheme is, however, typical of the D.C.
area.  Usually there is alot of hot air and righteousness.  If there
is any action, it usually takes the form of petty actions designed
to cause anger and ill-will, instead of a search for common advantage,
or the formation of a voting powerblock with a uniting interest and
organized agenda.  I must admit that should five percent of the commuters
follow this advice and insist that it all be counted, it will back up
the road, and it will make the TV/papers.  But I can't understand
how a week of getting home at 9pm is easier than writing a letter
and spending an hour at a candidates town meeting or public hearing.

Good Luck
Lair
Xref: sparky dc.general:1853 dc.forsale:1939
From: amunn@linus.umd.edu (Alan Munn)
Newsgroups: um.general,dc.general,dc.forsale
Subject: Re: Scientific American and Nat'l Geographic
Summary: Gone.
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:51:20 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

In article <14961@umd5.umd.edu> amunn@linus.umd.edu (Alan Munn)
writes:

>I have a bunch of Scientific Americans 1978-1991 which I would love to
>give away to anyone who wants them.  etc.

Much to my surprise, there was quite a bit of interest.  They're gone
now.  Thanks.

Alan
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: ghost@openage.openage.com (Glenn Host)
Subject: Re: Dulles Toll Road
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Distribution: dc
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 21:58:33 GMT

tale@ten.uu.net (David C Lawrence) writes:

>In <1992Aug13.154638.19536@eco.twg.com> skip@eco.twg.com (Skip Koppenhaver):

>> On Sept. 1 the newly added third lane of the Dulles Toll Road becomes HOV3.

>Incidentally, I pretty much think that the toll plaza going up into
>Rt 7 from toll road east is a crock too.  Then again, there is an
>anomalous free entry point from just a quarter of a mile west of it.

Does anyone know if the Route 7 East is going to be $.50 or $.25?
I usually get off at 7 and pay nothing when I go to Tysons but if
Route 7 is $.50 and Westpark remains $.25 then I'll take Westpark.
[Westpark is the exit next to the current toll booth]

>It's sort of sad that the bullshit of the toll road encourages regular
>commuters like me to actually use the secondary roads.

>> HERNDON AND RESTON RESIDENTS UNITE!!! Go to the window, stick your
>> head out and yell, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it
>> anymore!". Then go write your state representative and tell him the
>> same thing! Maybe if we make enough noise they'll remove the HOV
>> restriction.

>Do the latter, but not the former.  Yelling at the person who would
>probably much rather be doing something else than collecting tolls
>from hostile commuters --- and who doubtless has no more power than
>you to change the system --- is just poor manners.

I agree on the use of HOV lanes but not on Toll Roads - you
pay the same amount of money so why should you get less service.
AN it is bull to say it is publicly fianced when the toll road
generates a surplus every year.  Same with motorcycles since
they take about the same amount of space on the road.

And since the toll plaza operators are people who choose
a job willingly if they don't like people complaining they can
take a different job; if all toll plaza operators started
complaining about commuters complaining made it would make an
impression on the goverment officials.

P.S. there would not be a toll road if earlier public officals
hadn't screwed up when the original Dulles access road was built
and agreed to pay for the extra lanes.

-- 

Very grateful guest of Openage - the best SCO service shop in the area
************* my views represent no one - not even myself. ****************
From: david@c-cat.UUCP (dave)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Local BBS numbers
Date: 15 Aug 92 14:03:56 GMT
Organization: Intergalactic Rest Area For Weary Travellers

markd@ferrari (Mark Dalrymple) writes:

> Greetings,
> 
> Sorry to sound like a "me too" net.idiot, but could someone
> point me to a list of local (703, 202) BBS numbers?
> 

Download Focke's BBs listing from your local favorite BBS. Focke does
a very good bbs list for the metro DC area, at last count there were
more than 600 bbs on his list.


                                                       -David

China Cat System     
(301)604-5976 8N1
david@sandr.com
From: acadams@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Arthur C. Adams)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Ghost of Abe Lincoln
Date: 21 Aug 92 23:53:41 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: The Great Beyond

In article <3744@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov> pnh@fcsparc6.ncifcrf.gov (Paul N Hengen) writes:
>Hello. I've heard that the ghost of Abe Lincoln lives(?) under
>or around the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C. Does anyone
>know more about this? -Paul.

I've never heard that one, but I've heard several times
that Lincoln haunts the White House. I think Reagan 
even referred to it once, who himself was a pretty
scary thing in the White House :-)
-- 
The world is not analog. The world is digital,
with an incredible number of bits.
Arthur C. Adams (not the comic-book artist)                        <fnord>
E-Mail acadams@afterlife.ncsc.mil
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: SAHRABI@auvm.american.edu
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Honda Repair Shop
Date: 17 Aug 92 19:32:05 GMT
Organization: The American University - University Computing Center

Greetings,
I just read the thread about good Toyotarepair shops and was wondering
if anyone would care to recommend good Honda repair shops in or around
the District.

I just bought an '83 Accord that's in very good shape and which will need

maintenance, routine and otherwise.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Sajjad Ahrabi
From: Holly.Doyne@f172.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Holly Doyne)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Bookstores
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 19:49:55 -0500

In a msg on <Aug 17 22:42>, Shankha Mitra of 1:109/401 writes:

 SM> From: shankha@clsi.COM (Shankha Mitra)
 SM> Newsgroups: dc.general
 SM> Organization: CAD Language Systems, Inc.


 SM> anthropology and linguistics.  I would think that only the 

 SM> So far I know of Borders and MD Book Exchange.  Any others?

Have you tried the different locations of Second Story Books?  I have always
found them helpful expecially over the phone when I have a particular title in
mind.

       - Holly
From: warsaw@nlm.nih.gov (Barry A. Warsaw)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Let's talk about secret installations
Date: 12 Aug 92 20:19:12 GMT
Reply-To: warsaw@nlm.nih.gov (Barry A. Warsaw)
Followup-To: dc.general
Distribution: dc
Organization: Century Computing, Inc.


>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Pipes x4552 <dpipes@spica.srg> writes:

    Dave> I tried to point out that things would be very different if
    Dave> that was indeed happening.

Unless They've(*) just gotten better at hiding Their(*) activites, or
at numbing us to Their(*) ways.

    Dave> The fact that they did it in the 60's, to a few people, and
    Dave> handed the info over does not mean that they do it now.

Nor does it mean that They(*) _don't_ do it now.  In fact I find it
easier to believe that They(*) would continue such operations once
began, perhaps finding more useful "targets" then that They(*) would
outright stop such activities.

    Dave> Much as some enjoy the aura of fear such assertions create,
    Dave> we are not living in a police state.
    Dave> 		David Pipes For one thing, if we were, I could walk
    Dave> through Southeast DC at night...

Unless the fact that you supposedly can't is part of Their(*) plan.

Just a little paranoia to make the afternoon more enjoyable 1/2 :-)

-Barry

(*) You know the capital-They right?  They're in your TV, listening to
you on the phone, and hiding under your bed.  They control the media
(liberal press, hah!)  and the food supply, They put fluoride in your
water and chemicals in your fast food to make you feel happy. They're
everywhere... there They are, and there, and there....

:-) ???

PS I *promise* to keep my fingers still on this subject, really I do.
This has no business on dc.general.  And anyway, They're watching... :-0
From: ekennedy@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Edward Kennedy)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Dulles TollRoad and Carpooling
Date: 17 Aug 92 12:31:28 GMT
Reply-To: ekennedy@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Edward Kennedy)
Distribution: dc
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD


I agree with many of the posters that having the HOV lanes on the
toll road is a little too much.  If they want to have the HOV lanes
there, I think that they should get rid of the tolls. 

In my opinion, the local governments are not that concerned with conserving
energy or lightening the traffic on the roads.  If the local
governments were that concerned, they would try to do something about
the mass transit system here.  If the real goal is to cut down on traffic
and use of gas, etc. then why do the rates on metro _DOUBLE_ during
rush hour.  It seems to me that if the real goal is to convince people
that they need to ride share or take metro, then it needs to be
demonstrated that it will be less of a hassle and that it will be cost
effective.

These are just my opinions.
From: M20614@mwvm.mitre.org (Hugh Pritchard)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Honda Repair Shop
Date: 18 Aug 92 13:02:57 GMT
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102

In article <92230.153205SAHRABI@auvm.american.edu>
<SAHRABI@auvm.american.edu> writes:
 
> ... recommend good Honda repair shops in or around the District.
 
I've had good (and cheaper than Honda dealers!) experiences with
R & R Auto Service, which has two locations:
   1524 Spring Hill Road         22611 Markey Court, #102
   Tyson's Corner, VA            Sterling, VA
   703/790-1077                  703/430-0770
 
**  Hugh Pritchard,  hapritch@mitre.org,  703/883-6616
From: atkinson@itd.nrl.navy.mil (Randall Atkinson)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Dulles TollRoad and Carpooling
Date: 19 Aug 92 00:48:24 GMT
Followup-To: dc.general
Distribution: dc
Organization: Naval Research Laboratory, DC


  One of the most amasing things about METROrail is that it doesn't
ALREADY run down the middle of the Dulles Access Highway.  It seems so
obvious a place to run Metro and would have been easy to do and to
integrate in with the Orange Line through Falls Church.

  The Virginia Department of Full Employment for Paving Contractors
(VDOT :-) should pay for the installation and maintenance of the rails
and stations down the Dulles Access Corridor and let METRO take care
of the trains.  The reduced auto traffic would reduce VDOT's road
maintenance costs and they would finally be doing their job -- solving
TRANSPORTATION problems -- as distinguished from paving roads.
Stops should be at least at Dulles, Reston Town Center (maybe 2 stops
in Reston), Wolf Trap, and McLean/Tysons.

  The other stupid move is the HOV lane work on I-66 that is removing
the median space that METRO will need to run out past Vienna to at
least Fair Oaks.  That extension is needed TODAY and there is lots of
pent up commuter demand to justify extending it at least to Fair Oaks.
Again, VDOT should pay for installing and maintaining the rails and
stations and METRO should run the trains.  Stops should be at each
major road crossing of I-66 with a terminus at Fair Oaks.  Look how
far the Red Line goes to get to Shady Grove -- Virginia deserves at
least that quality and depth of service.

Ran
atkinson@itd.nrl.navy.mil
From: chris@endgame.gsfc.nasa.gov (Chris Shenton)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Metro and Concerts
Date: 18 Aug 92 16:17:55 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: none

In article <1992Aug16.133919.19294@afterlife.ncsc.mil> acadams@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Arthur C. Adams) writes:

   For those who missed the earlier thread, Metro no longer runs
   extra trains after concerts at RFK. Trains stop leaving the station 
   at the normally scheduled time, no matter what time the concert ends. 

   At last night's U2 concert, Metro was passing out fliers to people getting
   off at the Stadium/Armory Station before the concert, telling what time
   you need to get to the station to be sure you'll get back. For those
   of us who had long trips (I had to get back to Silver Springs), the time
   was 11:30, the same time the concert ended.

   It seems to me Metro just doesn't care about customer service; they're 
   solely interested in not disturbing some precious schedule. I had to miss
   the last thirty minutes of the concert, as did lots of other people,
   just to avoid paying a huge cab fare to get back to my car.

I don't see why my taxes which subsidize Metro should be used to get
you home from a concert which is a privately owned commercial
enterprise. 

Seems appropriate that Metro closes at their usual time, and
commendable that they handed out fliers.

If you want to complain to someone, why don't you suggest to RFK, U2,
or the concert promoter that they start 30 minutes earlier so everyone
can make their train? That wouldn't cost anybody anything.
From: rsherme@diamond.nswc.navy.mil (Russel Shermer (R43))
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: used cars? or "Going down in flames"
Keywords: stupid, head buried...
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:14:31 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: NAVSWC DD White Oak Det.

Ooopps.

Well, my head has obviously been buried in the sand a bit much lately.  
Thank you for all the well deserved flames.  (Most were rather polite 
though. (:->))

	---Charred lump of ash.
From: David.Mojdehi@p884.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (David Mojdehi)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Room for Rent in DC
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 20:14:29 -0500

Big room, quiet group house, close to downtown and Metro.  East of Dupont
Circle.  Artists and computer nerds welcome!  Others too, of course.
$350 a month, includes all utilities.

Call Bill @ (202) 232-7892.

Phone calls only, please -- posting for a friend that doesn't have an email
account.
From: wherndon@smiley.mitre.org (William Herndon)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Metro and Concerts
Keywords: U2 Metro RFK Umbrella
Date: 17 Aug 92 20:21:29 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA

In article <1992Aug16.171046.2060@wam.umd.edu> chuckm@wam.umd.edu (Test) writes:
>
>Metro does have a policy of running extra trains and buses for political
>demonstrations and marches downtown--marches which often attrack *less*
>than the 100,000 who will attend the two U2 shows.  Perhaps Metro is
>pursuing some sort of political agenda?
>
>One last concert gripe (U2 was really great!)--all umbrellas were
>confiscated at the entrance to the stadium.  We were told to leave them
>by an ticket booth but when we left the stadium they were gone (of course).
>If umbrellas aren't allowed into the stadium, this fact *should* be
>advertized ahead of time, much like the announcement that cameras and
>recording devices are banned.  Anyone see a red or pink Totes umbrella
>anywhere? :-)
>

    I'd also bet that Metro runs extra trains for Redskins games, as they
    do for certain celebrations in DC, such as July 4th.  Anyway, documented
    proof of Metro's refusal to run extra trains after concerts, along with 
    proof of that extra trains are run for other events, could be used as
    the basis of a discrimination lawsuit.  Probably just the threat of a 
    lawsuit would be enough to get Metro to reexamine their policy, but even
    that may be going too far.  How about giving some documented evidence to 
    the Washington Post and encouraging them to do a story on the situation?

        	        	       	       	       	       	       	       
                                                               - Max

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