HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: warsaw@nlm.nih.gov (Barry A. Warsaw)
Subject: Followup to Chimney Sweeps
Reply-To: warsaw@nlm.nih.gov (Barry A. Warsaw)
Organization: Century Computing, Inc.
Distribution: dc
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:24:33 GMT


Last month I asked for recommendations for chimney sweeps in the Md
(MoCo) area.  Since I finally got my chimney swept yesterday (love
those hump-day vacations!) I figured I ought to follow up with my
experience.

I got 2 recommendations from net folk, one for Sugerloaf Chimney
Sweeps and the other for Chimney Cricket Sweeps.  I decided to go with
Chimney Cricket Sweeps (CCS).  They were a little difficult to get in
touch with since I could only get a machine during the day and they
would call back at night when I wasn't around.  Best seemed to be to
call them around 5-6pm.  I still got their machine, but they called me
back in 5 minutes.

We have a fairly standard chimney with a single fireplace and furnace
flue on the side.  Price was $70 for the sweeping, which took about 1
hour including set-up and break-down.  Although the procedure is very
noisy and potentially very dirty, the sweeper was quite concientious
-- no soot inside the house when he was done, though there was a
slight smokey smell which lingered for a few hours.  Given the dirty
state of our chimney (previous owners never swept it), I think that
the smell is just a natural outcome of the procedure.

The man who did the work was quite knowledgeable and answered
questions for about 1/2 hour after he was done.  Gave me good advice
about how to reduce the chances of chimney fires and explained how
they start and how they get serious.

I've heard stories of some sweeps pressuring you to get costly repair
work done.  No pressure here, though he did point out a few things
that we might want to take care of.  CCS doesn't do chimney repair,
though he gave me the names of a couple of firms in the area that do.
I may call and talk to them in the future.

Anyway, I was pleased and would probably call them next time I need my
chimney swept.  Chimney Cricket Sweeps can be reached at 301-774-6060.

Thanks to everyone who responded
From: packer@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Lebanon for a day
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:04:00 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Independence
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1

FYI, a future  episode of "Unsolved Mysteries" will feature
a local scene as a backdrop, an intersection on 23rd 
Street NW. Also in the picture will be the Pan American
World Health Organization building in that block.
Believe it or not, the scene calls for it to be
represenative of Beirut, Lebanon! When I watched the
TV crew set up the scene last night (Sunday), they
had changed the street signs to ones in Arabic.

It seems that other parts of the dramatization called
for Washington scenes as Washington itself, so it was
more economical to turn one intersection here into
Lebanon for a day than to do it anywhere else.
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: gryphon@openage.openage.com (The Golden Gryphon)
Subject: BUSH/QUAYLE Signs still up!
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 17:54:15 GMT


I noticed that the day after the election all the Clinton, and almost every
Perot sign too.  I am still dismayed to see that the Republicans have not
cleaned up their own mess.  People worked long hard hours to put thoses things
up, and to try to make me vote for Bush.  I think they should be responsible
for removing the trash now that the election is over.

-- 
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Solve a man's problem and he has 1 less.        No incumbents in 92.
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From: purtilo@mimsy.umd.edu (Jim Purtilo)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: homeowners insurance
Date: 11 Nov 92 23:48:01 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742




Hi, I'm looking for homeowners insurance for a house in MD.  Decent rates
and reliable, comprehensive coverage are of course what we all want.  Thanks
for not only suggestions about who to try, but also for sharing experiences
with places that you'd suggest we NOT try.

--- Jim


purtilo@cs.umd.edu
From: dsc3jfs@imc10.med.navy.mil (John Skoda)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Buying a 486 in Mont. county
Date: 13 Nov 92 13:35:21 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: Electronic Learning Facilitator, inc


 I am looking for some new 486's for the office, can someone recommend
one of the 100's of local PC vendors in the area.  I need the most
bang-for-the-buck, and a good service department.  Any help would be
greatly appreciated.

 As a side note, have any dog-lovers heard about the ordinance that
might go into affect for PG county.  All Rots/Pit Bulls/Matsifs must
be housed on no less than one acre of land, and can't leave there homes
without a leash and MUZZLE.  I guess it's no longer "politically
correct" to own a big dog.

--

-- John F Skoda                                   "Pacifists and Women are
-- electronic learning facilitators, inc.         ruining our country"
-- Bethesda, MD                                     ...Al Bundy
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with DISCLAIMER_PACKAGE;
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: al@escom.com (Al Donaldson)
Subject: Re: BUSH/QUAYLE Signs still up!
Reply-To: al@escom.COM (Al Donaldson)
Organization: ESCOM Corp., Oakton VA (USA)
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 01:55:32 GMT

Isn't it the case that "Winner takes All?" :-)

But you do have a good point.. Why don't we each take some time this weekend 
to clear remaining signs for a few blocks around where we each live (or 
miles if you're energetic and really motivated to clean up the planet).  
I'll do Waples Mill Road tomorrow, and take down all the political signs 
I find, regardless of politics.

Yes, I voted for President Bush.  I didn't put up any signs, but I sure
can take some down.  

Al

I did find it interesting where I voted that one party was handing out
"sample ballots" marked with with their candidates' names.  Most people
looked at them and threw them away.  Wotta waste of paper for a party
so concerned about ecology...
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: dougnews@access.digex.com (Doug Humphrey)
Subject: Re: Protest (clarification)
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Distribution: dc
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 00:14:31 GMT

In article <Bx7Dyp.BGM@visix.com> jim@visix.com writes:
>
>terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham) writes:
>>It seems to me that if the 2nd ammendment is to be used as a credible
>>argument for gun ownership, then it should be taken far more seriously by
>>gun proponents.  Instead it is just stated, almost like a mantra, without
>>any intellectual backup.  It is merely a canard, used as a knee jerk
>>response when serious people question the wisdom of unrestricted handgun
>>ownership.
>
>I have a friend is opposed to bans on assault rifles, etc, but not to bans
>on handguns, based on their relative usefulness for overthrowing a
>tyrannical government.  I don't necessarily agree with him, but I have to
>admit he's got a better Constitutional basis for his views than most.
>
>	-- Jim

To the first author, not everyone takes the second ammendment as
a simple "excuse" to own guns.  I will give you a very simple 
example of the reason that the second ammendment is there.

What would have happened if George Bush had refused to accept 
the results of the election, and refused to step down?

Now, before YOU get all knee-jerk and start naming all sorts of
reasons why this can't happen, consider that you do not KNOW for
sure that any of those things are the case.  If you can think 
beyond your "faith" in the system, you will realize that the only
thing that you can really COUNT on is yourself.  

That is what the Second is there for.  Guns are for the bad times,
not the good times, but when the bad times come they may not be 
selling guns; best to stock up now ;-)

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Newsgroups: dc.general
From: ygor@aplexus.jhuapl.edu (Daniel E. White  (F2C))
Subject: Re: Best of "Greaseman"" Tapes ...
Organization: Johns Hopkins U. Applied Physics Lab
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 16:50:35 GMT

In article <pschleck.720929341@cwis>, pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU) writes:
|> ashley@oasis.gtefsd.com (Bob Ashley) writes:
|> 
|> 
|> >Greetings -
|> 
|> >This request comes to me from a former colleague who now resides in
|> >Alabama, and has a serious need for a "Grease Fix" ...
|> 
|> >He has asked me to try to obtain any Best of "Grease" tapes available.
|> >Do any such tapes exist, and if so, how can I go about obtaining them?
|> 
|> >As luck would have it, I will be down in his area for business travel
|> >early next week, and he and his spousal unit would be very thrilled if
|> >I showed up with some listening material ...
|> 
|> >Bob
|> 
|> Just call Capitol Broadcasting (try DA at (202) 555-1212) or 411)
|> and they'll give you ordering instructions.  They can also give you
|> information about tickets to see the "Grease" live (send in a postcard
|> and get mailed tickets 9 months later :-(.
|> 
|> You might be able to go to their offices in Silver Spring personally and
|> pick up the tapes.  Do us a favor and report back to the net what you
|> find (we're interested, too :-).
|> 
|> Paul W. Schleck
|> 
|> pschleck@unomaha.edu
|>  

Here's all the info:

The Best of Greaseman Tapes, Volumes One through Four are available either
by mail or by walk-in.

Mail:   WWDC  DC-101
        8750 Brookville Road
        Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
        Attn: Greaseman Tapes

        $11.15 each (s+h is included)
        NO PERSONAL CHECKS - Money Orders Only - payable to
           Capitol Broadcasting Company

Walk-In:  9 am to 5 pm Monday thru Friday
          $10.50 each

For more info:  the phone number is (301) 587-7100

"Waddle doodle da dum, waddle doodle da dum day !!"
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: shapter@socrates.umd.edu (Douglas Shapter)
Subject: Re: Inauguration
Organization: University of Maryland University College
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 17:55:26 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.163708.20778@alw.nih.gov> dsutch@helix.nih.gov (Dennis Sutch) writes:
>Can anyone go to the inauguration next January, or are tickets needed?
>

They usually have it set up so that paying customers and various dignitaries
can see the inauguration up close and the rest of us get relegated to 
the mall. But then again I've only been to Republican inaugurations, 
maybe the Democrats will be a bit less uppity about the whole business.

Doug
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: chapin@hfsi.uucp (Susan Chapin)
Subject: print digital image -- where?
Organization: HFSI, McLean VA.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:18:33 GMT

I live in Arlington (Ballston) and am planning to set up a digital
darkroom on my PC.  I am looking for a digital place that will print
a photographic image, usually B&W, with high resolution.

I want to start by transferring the image via MS-DOS floppy, using JPEG
compression to make it fit.

So far I have identified:

	Protech photo (up near Marlo).  They have a Sony dye-sublimation
	printer and charge $15 per print.

	VIP Systems (near Old Town Alex.)  They have several options,
	including something they call "repro," and charge $13 each for
	2-4 copies.  I have not been in to the store so don't have
	details.

Does anyone know of more places, or have any other advice, such as where
to go for more information?  Thanks in advance.

	- Susan, honfsi1!schapin@attmail.att.com
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: dsutch@helix.nih.gov (Dennis Sutch)
Subject: Inaguration
Keywords: 
 
Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
Distribution: dc
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:34:16 GMT
From: rwinters@nhqvax.hq.nasa.gov (Rob Winters)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Banning things (Was: Re: Protest)
Date: 10 Nov 92 07:44:25 GMT
Organization: NASA Headquarters
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9X-XXMessage-ID: <A725673F7F02FA65@rwinters.prc.hq.nasa.gov>X-XXDate: Tue, 10 Nov 92 18:18:55 GMTLines: 58

In article <BwtEx7.9oD@access.digex.com> Doug Humphrey,
dougnews@access.digex.com writes:
>You have drug dealer, lets say, and she has a gun.
>
>You have a law abiding citizen, and she has a gun.
>
>Now, you ban guns.
>
>The citizen decides that she would rather not be in
>violation of the law.  
>
>The drug dealer decides that since she has crack in 
>one pocket, and the gun is useful, and she is already
>committing several felonies a day, she will not turn
>in the gun.
>
>What have you accomplished?

Geez, I hate to add to this wild feed, especially since I don't have
very much light to shed myself (in the form of stats), BUT...

I am willing to bet that there are fewer people killed
in this country every with guns belonging to criminals,
(which gun legislation will not help) than by the
following sorts of incidents:

 - accidental shootings while handling household guns
 - crimes of passion and rage with household guns
 - children playing with household guns
 - criminals shooting citizens with the citizens' guns
 - other accidental and wrongful deaths with "legal" guns

The absence of a gun will prevent these deaths, will they
not? Not premeditated murder; but accidents and "heat of the
moment" crimes by NON-CRIMINALS. Happens every day.
Sure, some of them are preventable. They happen anyway.

I'm also willing to bet incidents of self-defense represent
a much smaller number of cases than the above. Yeah, yeah,
DC has a high murder count. How many people are injured
or killed each year in the U.S. by handguns legally owned
by upstanding citizens? I'll bet it's a big number. If there's
lots more people being shot up with the tool of defense
than being defended by the tool of defense, then removing
that tool from households will save lives. Nasty ones,
too. Kids blowing each others' brains out. Couples shooting
each  other. Unarmed burglars in struggles with armed
homeowners. Happens every day.

Sorry. I don't have numbers, but I felt that the concept
of gun battles with gun-toting criminals were very much
over-represented in these discussions, while much more
common sorts of deaths and maimings were going 
unrepresented.

Now, back to (what used to be) DC.GENERAL...

Rob
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: crh@wam.umd.edu (Craig Hinners)
Subject: Dogs
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: dc
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:19:00 GMT

In dsc3jfs@imc10.med.navy.mil (John Skoda) writes:
>
> As a side note, have any dog-lovers heard about the ordinance that
>might go into affect for PG county.  All Rots/Pit Bulls/Matsifs must
>be housed on no less than one acre of land, and can't leave there homes
>without a leash and MUZZLE.  I guess it's no longer "politically
>correct" to own a big dog.
>


No; it's just no longer "politically correct" to have your dogs going
around mauling six year old kids.  I believe this happened recently
somewhere in the DC area and the PG officials are perhaps reacting
to this incident, which involved a pit bull.  (Best quote from the
bit bull owner: "But, he's not vicious!!!")

Not to mention pooping on my front lawn--I'll never forget the time my
dad saw our neighbors let their dog do its stuff on our grass.  He went
right outside with a paper bag, scooped up the stuff, put it in the bag,
and put the bag in the offending neighbor's mailbox!  Fortunately, he
didn't provide a return address. :->  From then on, that neighbor always
carried a little bag with them when they walked their dog, which is
what they should have been doing in the first place, according to  
Rockville ordinances.

Craig Hinners
From: terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: hello
Date: 11 Nov 92 14:15:37 GMT
Organization: PRC Realty Systems, McLean, VA

In article <iHNmTB1w165w@c-cat.UUCP>, jeffw@c-cat.UUCP (Jeff Waltzer) writes:
> 
	a bunch o' stuff and:

>  301-585-1751, and several others.  What do you like to do? What boards 
> do you
> 
>  like to call? 


I like to read intelligent, well constructed posts by people who have
figured out how to use an editor.

Terry

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Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 13:17:24 EST
From: <GHADSAL@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject:    ?-Software request


Anyone ever heard (and can recall) the name of a program that does
a Hard Drive Audit; that is, reads the files (hidden and all) and
all on the Hard Drive (all logical C..?) and writes it to a disk as
and ASCII or other convertible format?

Where can I get it?

Thank you.
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: al@escom.com (Al Donaldson)
Subject: Re: Protest
Reply-To: al@escom.COM (Al Donaldson)
Organization: ESCOM Corp., Oakton VA (USA)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 04:34:23 GMT

John Ata writes:
>It seems to me that if the safety of the general population is of
>prime concern, it can as easily be protected by keeping criminals
>who kill locked up with no chance for parole.

Was just watching a report on Channel 9 regarding US Marshals and 
the hunt for criminals.  The report, by Miriam Hernandez, gave some 
extraordinarily large number (tens of thousands??) of criminals 
in DC who've escaped, failed to show up for hearings, whatever.

But if I remember, she said that there were over 5000 violent
criminals (murder, rape, shootings, armed robbery) on the lam in
DC alone.  Five thousand violent persons who have already shown
that they don't care about others' lives or property.  And the
report said that because they're on the run, they engage in even
more violent crime to support themselves while remaining hidden.

So, yes, it would be nice if they were all locked up until they 
were too old and weak to pull a trigger.  But the justice system 
doesn't seem to be able to do that, for whatever reasons.  

So anyone else got an idea that Jesse and Elno' will go along with?

Al

Me, I just don't go down there anymore..
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: ata@hfsi.uucp (John Ata - FSO)
Subject: Re: Protest
Organization: HFS, Inc., McLean VA
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 17:15:11 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.182222.12041@dcatlas.dot.gov> joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott) writes:
>
>The solution to violent crime is so simple that it is incredible that it has
>not been implemented; it also speaks _clearly_ of the motives of those who,
>though able, choose not to implement it.
>
>Repeat offenders of violent crimes should, upon conviction, be executed.  "The
>bailiff may fire when ready" is an appropriate sentence.
>
>-JTT
>
>when 

Your solution (to put it kindly) is done to protect society from
those who would harm it.  It only makes sense if that is the only
way to do so.  Can you show convincing evidence that the only way
to protect society from violent criminals is to execute them?  If
your argument is that it is the cheapest way to protect society
where expense is defined in terms of dollars, than we have no more
basis for discussion... :(

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From: David.Gursky@p394.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (David Gursky)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Auto leasing
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 21:44:43 -0500

I'm in the market to get a second car and I'm curious about the possibility of
leasing one instead of buying it outright.  What are the pros and cons to this
for an individual?  Do readers have particular recommendations for organizations
to do business with for the lease?
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: pcolsen@super.org (Peter C Olsen)
Subject: Re: Computer Store Recommendations
Organization: Supercomputing Research Center
Distribution: dc
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 16:59:28 GMT


One store to *avoid* (like the plague) is Evertek Computers, on US 40
in Ellicot City, Maryland.  I bought some stuff from them, then found
that they had misrepresented what they had sold and refused to stand
behind it.  (I bought something "as is" on the representation that it
had worked in the store; when I got it home, I found that it was
incomplete, that they did not have and could not get the missing part,
and so *could not EVER* have worked "as is".  Their answer was "tough"
and that they could accept no responsibility for anything the salesman
had said.)

Their prices are OK, but I wouldn't trust them for the time-of-day.

Peter

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Newsgroups: dc.general
From: ecf_stbo@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu (Two copper pyramids glued base to base with sap)
Subject: Re: I Protest
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: The Johns Hopkins University - HCF
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1992 18:12:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov2.034739.2582@alw.nih.gov>, drury@helix.nih.gov (Richard Drury) writes...
>Ah yes, it can be so tedious to have to endure topics like this.
>People should try to be more entertaining.  Doesn't everyone know
>they are only supposed to discuss subjects of interest to me?  

You're right it can be so tedious, especially when they keep coming up again
and again, in every newsgroup known to mankind, and people keep changing the
subject so you kill them and they keep coming back anyway.



Tom O'Toole - ecf_stbo@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu - JHUVMS system programmer 
Homewood Computing Facilities, Johns Hopkins University, Balto. Md. 21218 
>Here comes a jet ski.
>weuh weeuhh weeuhh weeuhh WEEUHH WEEUHH WEEUHH WEEUHH weeuhh weeuhh weeuhh weuh
From: morris@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Jean Morris)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Inauguration
Date: 6 Nov 92 19:38:12 GMT
Reply-To: morris@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Jean Morris)
Distribution: dc
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

In dc.general, dsutch@helix.nih.gov (Dennis Sutch) writes:
>Can anyone go to the inauguration next January, or are tickets needed?


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Anyone can go to the inauguration, but you will probably have to have
a ticket/invitation to get close.  The closest you will get
is to go to the parade, before dawn or camping out.  I guess it really
depends on the number of people attending.  I went to one, Harry Truman
when I was very young.  The only thing I remembered was that it was
very very cold.
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