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05/29/2011 08:21 #54375

The Scajaquada; swollen and nasty
This is the most swollen I have ever seen the Scajaquada. I don't remember having so much rain ever either. My shoes are all muddy because the earth is so saturated.

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I added several more boring and mundane youtube videos to my collection highlighting the collective run-off of cars, buses and trucks from Cheektowaga to the Niagara River.






tinypliny - 05/29/11 10:40
It has to be the amount of rain we have been getting. I guess this is where all the water ends up!
metalpeter - 05/29/11 09:25
Thought I heard that This May set the record in Buffalo for the most rain in inches ever don't have the stats heard it on one of the news channels so you may want to verify that

05/28/2011 09:04 #54366

I want this bunny pen
I want this bunny pen so that I could take Coco to (e:pmt)'s backyard. I think he would love it so much and it would keep him protected from hawks and Basra. I don't know if he really has ever been outside and it makes me sad for him.

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Maybe next year I could afford such a frivolous item? This one costs $75. I have a lot of things I need to get besides this item that I would hardly use at all.
tinypliny - 05/28/11 21:36
  • gasp* what would coco say???!!!
libertad - 05/28/11 19:53
yes, i am
tinypliny - 05/28/11 13:08
Are you implying that you are not ambitious enough?
libertad - 05/28/11 12:33
I could maybe do that if I were ambitious enough.
tinypliny - 05/28/11 11:26
I am sure you could take less expensive animal "play-pens" and hack them for Coco... Or building one from random parts sounds more affordable... Maybe a couple "concert/outdoor" chairs turned upside down and hashed together in some so that it has a fair resemblance to this structure and has the same functionality.

05/20/2011 23:08 #54315

If I had the money, I would take this one.
I'm looking at craigslist for apartments and seeing what is out there. So far, I am not impressed with what's available for what I can afford. That being said, if I was choosing between the following two apartments, I would take the 2nd.

The first:

Luxury 3 bedroom Apt available August 1st.

Conveniently located in Vito the Barber and Simon Salon building, right in the heart of the Elmwood Village on Elmwood steps from the Blue Monk and Spot Coffee.

Just renovated in 2010, features slate tile backsplash in kitchen, vintage pantry cabinets, grey tile kitchen flooring and stainless steel appliances with dishwasher.

Vintage art deco tile bath, hardwood floors, and living room decorative fireplace with stained glass window.

Free parking and laundry in the basement.

Rent is $1500 inc. heat, garbage, water. TENANT PAYS HOT WATER AND ELECTRIC ONLY.

Call Jen at 716.578.5494.

Professionally managed by www.hurleymanagement.net

735 Elmwood Avenue (google map) (yahoo map)
Location: 735 Elmwood Avenue
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

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The second:

733 West Delavan is located just off Chapin Parkway, of the historic Olmsted parkway system. It is a short walk to the vibrant street life of Elmwood, or to the peace and quiet of Delaware Park. These Delavan Avenue Apartments have been carefully restored over the years to their original lustre, as the molding was delicately stripped back down to the original oak finish. It also received a well-crafted upgrade, as the face of it took on a change when an historic EB Green vestibule was rescued from a Summer Street home. As with most Buffalo Management homes, much of the hardware is antique, and if not original, tracked down from all across the country and brought home, like so many of us.
2 Bedroom/1 Bath
Available June 1st

$1650 A month includes Heat/Water

Features:

Large living room with Fireplace
Magnificent Oak Entryway
Hardwood Floors
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Porch with Awning
Maytag Laundry Room
Community Lawn with Gas Grill and Picnic Table

Optional:

Off-Street Parking
Garage Parking
ADT-Security System
Storage Locker

Near by:

Albright Knox Gallery
Buffalo State College
Millard Filmore Hospital
Children's Hospital
Elmwood Village Shopping and Restaurants
Delaware Park
Canisius College
Sisters Hospital
Lexington Co-op

REFERENCES REQUIRED
First, Last, Security Due at Signing
Call Myron for appointment: 716.883.3600 rentals@bmgapt.com

libertad - 05/21/11 09:25
I would definitely buy a house rather than spend $1650 on rent. I just think the first one on Elmwood is asking way too much considering what the competition is offering for essentially the same price. The first one I have seen for rent for a while now so I guess other people agree with me. It seems that the first one has gone a little bit too far with the Elmwood village thing.
paul - 05/21/11 03:12
I really like the bottom one but $1650 is more than my mortgage.
mike - 05/21/11 00:07
They both have the same bathroom floor tiling. Is that the official bathroom floor of elmwood village luxury?

05/16/2011 18:02 #54297

Get more out of life online?
At least that is what my credit card company is suggesting.

"Get More Out of Life Online! Visit www.xxxxxrewards.com to see the entire collection of rewards that can be redeemed online."

I'm sorry but I just don't feel like I am getting so much more out of my life because I requested my rewards online.

05/09/2011 20:44 #54253

What to do with the body?
So I think I just found where I want to be buried when I die. You don't have to be embalmed and they don't have grave stones so it doesn't look like a traditional cemetery. I can even have my wish of being buried in a sheet or (shroud). Basically, I want my body to decompose and become nutrients for the soil. The site is called Greensprings Natural Cemetery and it is near Ithaca.

Now I plan to get the life insurance I am being offered so my family can pay for it when I die. The burial lot is $750 and I only want a sheet and for my body to be transported so it shouldn't be too much but I also don't want to leave any of my private student loan for my dad who co-signed. It also would be awesome to MAYBE leave a little bit of money to the people I love.

Just wanted to put it out there just in case...

libertad - 05/11/11 13:47
That was my rather dark sense of humor (e:tinypliny). I don't want to die anytime soon. I'm enjoying life for the most part. Besides planning for my death, I also am planning for living!

tinypliny - 05/11/11 09:07
And HEHEHE I don't have any fillings so I won't be contributing to any mercury emissions at the very least...
tinypliny - 05/11/11 09:06
"I'm so excited about this cemetery, I can hardly wait?"

Now, I am more than a little worried about you, (e:libertad)...
libertad - 05/11/11 06:53
lol @ (e:james)! I think I'll pass on being dumped into the ocean Osama style or being vulture food. I'm so excited about this cemetery, I can hardly wait? I was looking at their website more and realized that they charge $700 for opening and closing the grave so the cost is more than I thought. Not sure how it compares to others but I just looked and Forest Lawn does do green burials. I still like Greensprings more because it is more of a green space without the tomb stones.

According to their promotional video they say 10% of the world's mercury emissions comes from dental fillings going through the cremation process. I wonder if that is really true? :::link:::
tinypliny - 05/11/11 06:16
I want to be cremated and hopefully my ashes would be used as fertilizer. My brother and grad school administrator knows about this. If I leave early, I also want everything I own and have (not much!) to be left to my brother.
tinypliny - 05/11/11 06:13
Actually, (e:james), it is legal in certain parts of India - if you were Zoroastrian. See this :::link::: and this :::link::: It's too bad India is losing its vultures. They are highly valued back home - almost like the cows. We even have revered vultures-eagle-human hybrids like Garuda :::link::: in the great Indian epics just like we have highly worshiped cows :::link:::(bull)
james - 05/11/11 04:02
Since I will be busy being dead, I don't much care about what happens to my body. But, if I had my way, I would like to be left out for animals to eat me and the remains decompose. This, I imagine, is not legal anywhere. But Greensprings sounds like the next best thing. Thanks for letting me know it is even possible.
heidi - 05/10/11 15:04
(e:Paul), NYS doesn't regulate it statewide but local jurisdictions may have ordinances about burial on private land.

(e:libertad) - I've heard lovely things about Greensprings.
paul - 05/10/11 10:04
I wonder if you buy land out in the country if you can be buried there? I think the best way to end up decomposed is to die drowning out in the ocean.
leetee - 05/10/11 00:14
just checked out the website. wow. mega cool. i applaud you; great choice.