The Londonderry Township supervisors are inviting Londonderry township residents to share their opinions about the [insert adjective here] Route 41/926 intersection at an open house from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the township building, 103 Daleville Road, Cochranville. PennDOT representatives will be there too.
According to the posting on the township's website:
"This is to be a sharing of ideas as to the best way to make this intersection safer and more driver friendly. All ideas, drawings and sketches are welcome. The Supervisors and PennDOT representatives will be available to answer any questions, but more importantly to listen to solutions presented by its residents."
Saturday, September 20, 2014
LONGWOOD GARDENS: Everyone's heard of it
The senior Tally-hos recently returned from an adventurous driving trip through New England with their antique car club. Members of the club traveled from around the country to attend my rally, and my parents, being friendly sorts, struck up conversations with everyone they could. Of course one of the first things you share when meeting strangers is where you're from, and for my parents this is "outside of Philadelphia, near Longwood Gardens."
To a person, no matter where they were from, their new friends had actually heard of Longwood Gardens. We tend to forget what a famous landmark we have in our back yards!
To a person, no matter where they were from, their new friends had actually heard of Longwood Gardens. We tend to forget what a famous landmark we have in our back yards!
Friday, September 19, 2014
NEW GARDEN: 300th birthday party in the park
The indefatigable Mary Sproat (we see her everywhere!) asked if I could give some ink to New Garden Township's 300th birthday party, which is going to be held at the township park (along Route 41 near Newark Road) from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 (rain date is Sept. 28). As befits such a momentous occasion, there will be a tree planting, a time capsule burial, historical photos, and a vintage tractor show -- in addition to music, food, games and the usual family activities.
NEWLIN TOWNSHIP: It takes a village to throw a party
Gail Abel of Newlin Township sent me the following thank-you note as a follow-up to the
Newlin Fire & EMS Party, a fundraiser for the Po-Mar-Lin, Modena and West Bradford fire companies that was held Sept. 13 at the Lenfest Center at the Cheslen Preserve. She and the organizers send their thanks to:
-- The local volunteer firefighters
-- Victory Brewing Company
-- Stargazer's, Galers. and Paradocx Wineries
-- Natural Lands Trust for the use of Lenfest Center
-- Megan Bittle, the emcee
-- Newlin Township
-- Raffle donors Martin May, Karen D'Alliard, Richard Chalfont, Andra Rudershausen, Loryn and Pete Schiffer of Schiffer Publishing, Bill Kelsall, Reddy Hannum and the Cheshire Hunt, Dr. and Mrs. Tim Manzone, Susan Drake of Sarah's Country Chocolates, and Lorraine's Frame Cellar in Willowdale.
"Plus Thank You to the entire Newlin Fire & EMS Support Committee and their friends who
volunteered their time and energy to help make this Party a huge success! It was a fantastic way to show our Volunteer Fire Fighters that they have our continued support!"
Newlin Fire & EMS Party, a fundraiser for the Po-Mar-Lin, Modena and West Bradford fire companies that was held Sept. 13 at the Lenfest Center at the Cheslen Preserve. She and the organizers send their thanks to:
-- The local volunteer firefighters
-- Victory Brewing Company
-- Stargazer's, Galers. and Paradocx Wineries
-- Natural Lands Trust for the use of Lenfest Center
-- Megan Bittle, the emcee
-- Newlin Township
-- Raffle donors Martin May, Karen D'Alliard, Richard Chalfont, Andra Rudershausen, Loryn and Pete Schiffer of Schiffer Publishing, Bill Kelsall, Reddy Hannum and the Cheshire Hunt, Dr. and Mrs. Tim Manzone, Susan Drake of Sarah's Country Chocolates, and Lorraine's Frame Cellar in Willowdale.
"Plus Thank You to the entire Newlin Fire & EMS Support Committee and their friends who
volunteered their time and energy to help make this Party a huge success! It was a fantastic way to show our Volunteer Fire Fighters that they have our continued support!"
UTILITIES: How to annoy customers really quickly
I really should stick to my policy of not answering all "unknown" phone calls (that is, ones that don't give the caller's name).
This afternoon I got a call and out of curiosity picked it up. It was a recorded customer service survey from a Major Utility Company asking about my recent call to them. Was I satisfied with the service?
I responded yes; the rep had been helpful.
The recorded voice continued: "You answered yes. If this is correct, please say yes."
I did not answer "yes." In fact, I hung up. Were they going to ask me to confirm THAT "yes" with yet another one? This could have gone on all afternoon! And if they were going to accept the second "yes," why couldn't they just accept the first "yes" and move on? Who writes these scripts anyway?
This afternoon I got a call and out of curiosity picked it up. It was a recorded customer service survey from a Major Utility Company asking about my recent call to them. Was I satisfied with the service?
I responded yes; the rep had been helpful.
The recorded voice continued: "You answered yes. If this is correct, please say yes."
I did not answer "yes." In fact, I hung up. Were they going to ask me to confirm THAT "yes" with yet another one? This could have gone on all afternoon! And if they were going to accept the second "yes," why couldn't they just accept the first "yes" and move on? Who writes these scripts anyway?
Thursday, September 18, 2014
COUNTRY LIFE: Not all manure is the same
Tilda's brother, an avid recreational bicyclist, is supremely fit and often spends entire days out on the road. His idea of a good time is when his hi-tech cycling computer crunches the numbers (heart rate, temperature, humidity, speed, etc.) and reports that his Suffering Index is at the "Epic" level.
There's one factor his computer doesn't take into account, however: horse manure. On a recent ride he took a wrong turn and ended up riding through a drenching rain on the back roads of Lancaster County, which, it seems, had recently experienced an extraordinarily heavy volume of horse-drawn carriages and wagons.
I was confused: he often bikes through Unionville and never complains about the poop on our roads. What was so different about the Lancaster County variety, I asked.
"Trust me," he said, with a you-really-don't-want-to-know air. "It's different. They must have a different diet or something."
There's one factor his computer doesn't take into account, however: horse manure. On a recent ride he took a wrong turn and ended up riding through a drenching rain on the back roads of Lancaster County, which, it seems, had recently experienced an extraordinarily heavy volume of horse-drawn carriages and wagons.
I was confused: he often bikes through Unionville and never complains about the poop on our roads. What was so different about the Lancaster County variety, I asked.
"Trust me," he said, with a you-really-don't-want-to-know air. "It's different. They must have a different diet or something."
Sunday, September 14, 2014
POCOPSON: Preliminary progress report
This past Sunday we took a little detour -- not the approved one -- and explored the construction site at Route 52, Wawaset Road and Unionville-Lenape Road, where a traffic roundabout is being installed.
Frankly, it didn't look like much progress had been made, given the length of time the road has been shut down. The road surface had been removed for quite a distance, and what used to be pavement was dirt and stone. A lot of earth had been shifted around to level the area, leaving mini-Grand Canyon walls of dirt topped by utility poles. I did notice that some piping and drains had been installed.
[CAPTION: construction site of Pocopson roundabout]
[CAPTION: Route 52, looking south from Wawaset Road intersection]
I tried to get artsy and knelt down to take a photo through a metal pipe, hoping to caption it "a light at the end of the tunnel." Alas, at the end of the tunnel there was only a porta-potty.
Frankly, it didn't look like much progress had been made, given the length of time the road has been shut down. The road surface had been removed for quite a distance, and what used to be pavement was dirt and stone. A lot of earth had been shifted around to level the area, leaving mini-Grand Canyon walls of dirt topped by utility poles. I did notice that some piping and drains had been installed.
[CAPTION: construction site of Pocopson roundabout]
[CAPTION: Route 52, looking south from Wawaset Road intersection]
I tried to get artsy and knelt down to take a photo through a metal pipe, hoping to caption it "a light at the end of the tunnel." Alas, at the end of the tunnel there was only a porta-potty.
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