Jackson Heights Life

i actually read foobah's link to the laws of new york and found these two entries:

2. Any person who sells or offers for sale any energy  services  to  a customer for or on behalf of an ESCO shall (a) properly identify himself or  herself and the energy services company or companies which he or she represents; (b) explain that he or she does not represent a distribution  utility; (c) explain the purpose of the solicitation; (d)  provide  each prospective  customer with a copy of the "ESCO consumers bill of rights" developed by the public service commission,  in  consultation  with  the   Long Island power authority, the state consumer protection board and the department  of  law;  and  (e)  provide any written materials, including contracts and the "ESCO consumers bill of rights", in the same  language utilized to solicit the prospective customer.

9. The attorney general, upon his or her own motion or upon referral from the public service commission, the Long Island power authority or the department of state, may bring a civil  action  against  any  energy services  company  that violates  any provision of this section and may recover (a) a civil penalty not  to  exceed  one  thousand  dollars  per violation; and (b)  costs and reasonable attorney's fees. In any such proceeding the court may direct restitution.

so if these con men are posing as con Ed reps, they have violated the provision and you should call them out on it. since they are to properly identify themselves, i would ask for their business card and report them (not that i expect anything will really happen). go vigilante me!

why not just take the train?

I realized I wrote "help rebuild"... of course I don't know a thing about it, so it wouldn't be that I needed help. I am looking for someone who can do it. Thanks.

i remember enjoying their ceviche in the forest hills restaurant.

The Park Slope Food Coop also collects (or collected) #5 plastics. The plastics were dropped off at AAA Polymer, a plastics company, in Greenpoint. When I lived there, I used to take my #5 plastics to them directly. Maybe they would be willing to take a collection from Jackson Heights as well.

the gut renovation i did on my bathroom included replacing old drain pipes below the tub that often made a shower seem like a bath as well as adding new valves behind the sink and the toilet. i think gutting was worth it.

tai pa! that's was the entree we ordered. very delicious. the veggies were crisp in the sauce and the protein seemed to be good quality. i'm getting hungry now.

i just had dinner at chifa and it was a very pleasant experience. the half chicken was so delicious, i ate all of the skin (i usually don't eat skin unless it's deep fried). next time, i'll order a whole chicken. my friend and i shared an appetizer, another entree (seafood, pork, duck, chicken in a light glaze sauce with veggies) and the half chicken and our bill was about $26. it was a really good deal. when i asked for a to-go menu, they said they ran out. they couldn't believe the publicity they were getting on this forum. i'll definitely be returning.