We were offered a rant blaming earth’s doom on Chatham Park developers’ greed
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:13:38 -0500 From: Taylor Kish Subject: Here we go again. . . We were offered a rant (#5184) blaming earth’s doom on Chatham Park developers’ greed. Never mind the poster fathered three (not the politically correct one). Never mind he is another baby-boomer living onContinue Reading
The hubris of our species is a formidable obstacle.
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:12:21 -0500 From: “John R Dykers” Subject: birth control/development That is what you do Brad; a well reasoned post, and talk to our friends. The hubris of our species is a formidable obstacle. We can’t undo the births we already have caused. IMO, we don’tContinue Reading
Hand holding an egg
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:11:09 -0500 From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: Hand holding an egg . . Several years ago, I bought two female manikins at the thrift store. I did not need a manikin. Nor did I need two manikins. They were from the heyday of manikin making inContinue Reading
Wild herb expert Will Endres returns to CCCC in Pittsboro
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:13:41 -0500 From: John Bonitz Subject: Wild herb expert Will Endres returns to CCCC! > Dear Chatham friends and neighbors, > > Almost ten years ago I took a night class at CCCC on wild herbs. I registered at the encouragement of my mother, FlemingContinue Reading
Tuesday Night Eastern Religions Class Meeting in Pittsboro Cancelled
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:13:12 -0500 From: Joelle Brummitt-Yale Subject: Tuesday Night Eastern Religions Class Meeting Cancelled Pittsboro Presbyterian Church will not be holding the last meeting of our Eastern Religions class this Tuesday (February 17) because of the impending bad weather. We’re concerned about folks traveling in theContinue Reading
A Verizon hotspot, no matter how fast it is or how well it works, is not a substitute for a real broadband plan
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:02:07 -0500 From: Mike Fox Subject: Follow-up on Goodnite Mark’s post on data plans When you have a device like a dish Hopper or an iPad or even a windows or macintosh computer attached to the network, they are usually programmed to do large downloadsContinue Reading
Permethrin treated clothes work work very well for repelling mosquitoes and ticks
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:24:39 -0500 From: “John R Dykers” Subject: Re: Ticks… Great advance in tick bite prevention. Thanks, Andrea, and I will share with Chatlist. This deep freeze WILL have the benefit of lowering the tick infestation. And other bugs too. John Dykers —– Original Message —–Continue Reading
If power goes off and no flow can be maintained in the pipes, the only hope is to drain them
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:20:59 -0500 From: “John R Dykers” Subject: Cold On a more immediate note, and this may be too late! Power outage seems likely and if we lose heat, pipes freezing can be devastating. IF we don’t lose water pressure, keeping it flowing may run upContinue Reading
Building People Power for Climate and Energy Justice on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at CCCC in Pittsboro at 7pm
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 22:39:56 -0500 From: Laura Lauffer Subject: Environmental Policy Briefing and more, Wednesday night at CCCC 2/18 7pm Be sure to come to dinner at the Natural Chef Cafe before the presentation http://www.cccc.edu/naturalchefcafe/ reservations recommended! Hi Friends Please join us and bring your neighbors to hearContinue Reading
Chatham County seeks interested citizens to serve on panels to review nonprofit funding requests
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:06:22 +0000 From: Debra Henzey Subject: Chatham Needs Volunteers for Nonprofit Grant Review Panels Contact: Lisa West, 919-542-8200 January 19, 2015 Chatham Needs Volunteers for Nonprofit Grant Review Panels PITTSBORO- Chatham County seeks interested citizens to serve on panels to review nonprofit funding requests. ToContinue Reading
Is anyone else in northeast Chatham hearing the coyotes at night?
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:29:28 -0500 From: gardener Subject: About missing dogs and cats in Chatham Fellow chatlisters, I don’t wish to unduly alarm anyone, but I want to share my recent experiences with a pack of coyotes. My spouse and I were outside watching the meteor shower aContinue Reading
Try contacting Verizon support
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:59:56 -0500 From: Gary Nunn Subject: Question about signal boosters for Verizon cell phones Try contacting Verizon support. If you complain about no service in your area, you may qualify for a signal booster from them. It will act like a cell tower in yourContinue Reading
Verizon network extenders do work as long as you have good, reliable high speed internet
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:12:25 -0500 From: Mike Fox Subject: Verizon network extenders In response to David Hamilton’s questions, these network extenders, also known as Femtocells, do work as along as you have good, reliable high speed internet. They become a mini cell in your house and they useContinue Reading
Great Backyard Bird Count at Northeast District Park on Feb 14th
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 17:14:10 -0500 From: “Gretchen Smith” Subject: Great Backyard Bird Count at Northeast District Park on Feb 14th at 9:00 am Saturday, February 14th Beginning at 9:00 AM: Great Backyard Bird Count at Northeast District Park Join us at Chatham County’s Northeast District Park on BigContinue Reading
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Class at Pittsboro Presbyterian Church on Feb. 25
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 09:03:54 -0500 From: Joelle Brummitt-Yale Subject: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Class Pittsboro Presbyterian Church is continuing to hosting sessions of *Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children*. These classes are sponsored by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA Darkness to Light initiative. The award-winning prevention program, Stewards ofContinue Reading