“Dear PoPville,
Here is an unusual thing that happened: We came home to find a stack of mail that consisted of 40 DC Water bills. The amount due for each one ranged from the usual amount to 0 to $1800 credit (more…)
What the Helen of Troy is This
Courtney and others wrote earlier “What is going on with this loud jet that is flying over Glover Park? I hear it but I don’t see it…”
Thanks to Evan for sending the video (you can’t seem them really well but you can definitely hear them):
And in impeccable timing from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Office:
“Norton, Quiet Skies Caucus Receive FAA Response to Aircraft Noise Letter (more…)
Stephanie first reports around 9am: “Major gas leak — you can’t miss the smell at Vermont and V NW”
“Confirmed: It’s the main gas line on V from the construction. Happy Wednesday, everyone!”
Thanks to all who’ve messaged us. (more…)
Avi asks: “what’s up with the barbed wire and fencing around all the trees on embassy row? Is there a anti tree group from which they need protection?”
Dave notes that “DDOT required when road work is going to be done near trees” but still I don’t think I’ve seen these with barbed wire before…
Photo by John M
From AlertDC:
“National Capital Region Flyover: May 7th, 2021 1:00 PM
The Air Combat Command (ACC) reports there will be a flyover of 4 T-38 aircrafts in the National Capitol Region on May 7th, 2021 at 1:00 PM.”
“Dear PoPville,
Snake skin on 10th St. NW between M and N. What is happening!?!”
Not sure if related but the month of May is definitely the start of snakes falling out of trees season:
From an incident back in 2013
Also disconcerting: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My sister in nearby Maryland just sent me a video clip from her front door camera…2:37am!!!!
She was TERRIFIED!
We can’t figure out what animal, beast, monster or possessed being this is???
Perhaps the OP community might be able to identify?
Is it mating? Is it an attack? Is it just playing around?
NOT a fun sound to hear during REM sleep…”
Photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I saw something weird in the sky and wanted to see if anyone else in the columbia heights may have spotted it. Around 10:45pm on 4/28 i saw an object flying pretty low to the ground, coming from the children’s national hospital area and flying West across the sky. It was mostly dark but had red lights on either side that were really spread far apart, almost like a plane’s wings, but i couldn’t see anything in the middle and there weren’t lights in the middle. The way it was traveling, the lights were in the front and back not side to side like for a plane.
It was also flying too close to the ground to be a plane, it almost looked like it was skimming over the treetops, so i thought it was a helicopter but the two lights were so far apart and it was shaped so different than a helicopter. (more…)
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Thanks to John and Michael for sending: “I know every once in a while people ask about this car but now I’m very curious about the new paint job.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
We stumbled upon this giant nest (approx 15 ft wide) while hiking along the north side of the Melvin C. Hazen Trail. Any information on who built it and why?” (more…)