Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:12:49 -0400
From: Chris Walker
Subject: Doctors, hospitals, and new joints

     We are shopping for a new hip, and hoping to pay for it without insurance. The prices quoted for this have been suprisingly diverse. I have talked with Triangle orthopaedics, UNC, and Central Carolina Orthopaedics in Sanford. Does anyone have any experience with, or recommendations for this operation, surgeon, or hospital. I am especially interested in hearing about Central Carolina Hospital.  Thanks, Chris

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Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 11:33:32 -0400
From: Marion Haywood
Subject: Relay for Life – Who We Are, What We Do & Why

The 2011 Pittsboro Relay for Life has come and gone. Good organization, good turnout, good weather – and a GREAT cause – all worked together to create a successful Relay.

We have not done as well ensuring the public 1) understands what this event is, 2) why people stay up all night and 3) what happens to the money contributed. A few brief answers are here while much more information is available at www.relayforlife.org/pittsboro

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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:45:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Meg Miller
Subject: need roofer/ gutters cleaned

Just wanted to put a plug in for The Door Doctor.

I’ve run DKE fraternity at UNC for the last 16 years and dealt with A LOT of repair folks.  In a house that has over 50 doors and 70 guys opening and closing them constantly, I’ve had a lot of issue with doors.

Rob does great work and is reasonably priced. I like to hire Chatham for the work at DKE. Chatham Carpet does all our carpets.

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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 08:23:52 -0500
From: Lesley Landis
Subject: Pittsboro/Chapel Hill Bus Service

by Tim Keim

Getting around in Chatham County without a car is difficult. With little employment to anchor Pittsboro residents to their home turf, folks scatter in all directions every morning to earn their daily bread. About 13% of the workforce at UNC and UNC Hospital travel the 15-501 corridor to reach Chapel Hill. Some carpool, but most jump into their shiny metal boxes solo and inefficiently burn hydrocarbons  to get to work. But a ticket to ride may soon replace the solitary commute.

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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:54:05 -0500
From: Alexa Dixon
Subject: UNC Nursing Students need your help!

Hello to Chatham County,

My name is Alexa Dixon and I am a nursing student completing a Public Health Nursing rotation in Chatham County.  Together, some of my fellow nursing students and I are performing a community assessment of food accessibility in Siler City.

We have created a survey that is posted on Survey Monkey and I will provide the link below.  For those of you that live, shop, and eat in Siler City, we would really appreciate it if you
would take the time to complete the survey. Feel free to contact me via email if you have any additional comments or concerns. Thank you.

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Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:58:12 -0400
From: Sarah Matista,
Subject: Clyde Edgerton Returns To McIntyre’s Fine Books at Fearrington!

Pittsboro – Saturday, August 16th at 11am, McIntyre’s is delighted to welcome one of our favorite authors back to Fearrington. Award-winning author and North Carolina native Clyde Edgerton returns to read from his latest novel entitled The Bible Salesman.

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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:10:27 +0000
From: kevin furini
Subject: Lacrosse in Chatham Schools?

I wanted to comment on the posts regarding bringing Lacrosse to Chatham county. UNC Chapel Hill always has a very good college level program and seeing the games at Fetzer Field in CH is a treat. I played high school football and never saw Lacrosse until I met players in my Freshman dorm at the U of Delaware.

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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:24:17 -0400
From: Howard
Subject: Lacrosse in Chatham Schools?

Don’t see anything bad about having lacrosse come to Chatham Schools. Don’t know if it is possible to go all-county with a new sport immediately? Is it easier to start with one school and let it spread? Or is it easier to start on a county wide level? Where do we get lacrosse coaches from? Considering the quickness of the game can you shoot someone’s eye out with a lacrosse ball?

Howard

Interesting take on lacrosse by sports pontificator Bob Lee Swagger at
http://www.bobleesays.com/RunScript.asp?page=45&Article_ID=512&AR=AR&p=ASP\~Pg45.asp

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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:40:33 -0400
From: Susan Litchfield
Subject: experiences at Chapel Hill Tire at Cole Park

In response to the experiences at Chapel Hill Tire at Cole Park, I too have had similar bad experiences.

On 2 separate occasions, my oil cap was not replaced after an oil change. The first time it happened, my car was almost brand new. After driving all the way to Cary immediately after the the work was done, I noticed a very strong odor of gas. My stepdad and I discovered the oil cap sitting right on the engine! Of course, oil had blown all over the inside of the hood and engine. How I got as far as I did without blowing the engine is beyond me. Luck, I guess.

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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:46:43 -0400
From: Claire Kane
Subject: Original post on Chatham Park and Ride was correct

It is an understandable misinterpretation of the situation printed in thelast post of the July 15th Chatlist, but the changing of the bus operations from Southern Coach to Chapel Hill Transit did not open up the Chatham park & ride for public parking. Public can catch the bus route, but not park in the lot.

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