“Dear PoPville,
Just a heads up to folks, a woman knocked on my door today (Friday) and started asking about my Pepco bill. I was working from home and on a call, so I told her I didn’t have time to talk and closed the door. She had handouts, a vest, clipboard, etc, but the whole thing seemed very suspect to me. (more…)
From AlertDC:
“Pepco reports a power outage in the Eckington and NoMa areas near Florida and New York Avenues, and Q and R Streets, NE. DDOT reports multiple traffic light outages in the area. Please use caution when driving in the affected area. Affected customers can contact Pepco at 1-877-737-2662.”
David reports: “Crazy water main break by McMillan Reservoir. Traffic is a mess. Cars are stalled out the water is so deep. This is Michigan Ave.”
But that’s not all: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to see if it’s me, or if there’s an issue when paying your Pepco bill. For years, I’ve had no problems paying via checking account; this is the cheapest way, as there are no service charges. I’ve been trying for two weeks to pay this way, and an error message keeps popping up. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
We have solar power and produce more than we use. There is some meter glitch with Pepco and they started sending backdated bills for estimated usage (pre-solar!) a couple of weeks ago in excess of $500. Can your readers help advise?”
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From DC WATER:
“All DC Water customers under the precautionary boil water advisory can use tap water for all purposes after it was confirmed that drinking water provided by the Washington Aqueduct never deviated from U.S. EPA established water quality standards as had been anticipated. (more…)
From DC Water:
“DC Water issued a Boil Water Advisory today for all customers in the District of Columbia, as well as the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and Reagan National Airport, due to a drop in water supply from the Washington Aqueduct.”
Full release from DC Water: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Our beloved miniature dachshund named Pepperoni was having difficulty breathing earlier today and at the recommendation of our normal Vet at Dupont veterinary clinic we brought him to friendship animal hospital for urgent care.
We were waiting all afternoon to hear an update from them and it wasn’t until the doctor taking care of Pepperoni called us from their personal cellphone number that we finally received an update about his status.
Whereupon we discovered that Verizon’s call filter service had marked all 50+ calls from friendship animal hospital’s publicly listed phone number as spam and were subsequently blocked. (more…)
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From DC Water:
“All DC Water customers in the impact area under the boil water advisory can use tap water for all purposes after following the instructions provided below. (more…)
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From DC Water:
“DC Water issues a boil water advisory for some customers in NW. We advise customers to not drink or cook with their water without first boiling it for one minute. The earliest the advisory will be lifted is Friday May 10. Visit http://dcwater.com/advisory for info & map of impact.”
Full release from DC Water: (more…)