Ghost of Midnight

Monthly Sampler: Neighborhood Poker Game

So I tried listing a week’s worth of message titles a couple times (here and here), and now a month and nearly 2,000 new messages have slipped by… too many to list. Let’s go with some samples of what Front Porch Forum members wrote in February:

• Let’s get a neighborhood poker game started in the King Maple area of Burlington.
• Dog lost in the big box parking lots. Dog found!
• Did anyone else’s propane price go up nearly 50% last month in Hinesburg?
• Warm maple-cinnamon buns delivered to your Charlotte home for school fundraiser.
• New baby coming and hand-me-downs needed in the Five Sisters.
• Lots of ideas discussed for underutilized corner store space on St. Paul Street.
• Neighbors stepping up to reclaim ailing pocket park at S. Winooski and St. Paul.
• Seeking kombucha tea culture… I have no idea what this is.
• Snowpants needed for Somali Bantu kids sledding this week.
• Details of emergencies sent to specific neighborhoods from Burlington Fire Department.
• Discussion about changing Barlow Street to one-way in Winooski.
• Intervale car break-ins reported and discussed.
• South End car ransacker nabbed; police ask forum members to reclaim recovered loot.
• The usual array of housing, cars, furniture, contractor, etc. postings.
• Free couch, iMac, printers, linens, baby stuff, desk, slip cover, ficus plant, misc. electronics, etc.
• Lots of discussions about broadband and TV options across the county.
• Lots of Town Meeting lead-up announcements and opinions.
• Lots and lots snow-related requests, offers, complaints and thanks.
• Oh… and there’s always cats. This month’s tip… look under your porch after a blizzard. Several folks found snowed-in kitties eager to get out, get fed and get warm!