Thanks to a reader for forwarding this message. The bird was found near Holmead Place in Columbia Heights:
“Hello Neighbors – I was outside today doing a little bit of lawnwork and a cute parakeet flew into our yard. It is clearly domesticated and must belong to someone. Does anybody know of bird owners in our neighborhood?
If so, let us know! We want to make sure this bird finds it home again.”
If this is your bird please email me and I’ll connect you with the reader.
“Dear PoP,
My friend Sarah believes her wallet was stolen on the 42 bus on Thursday night (8/19) on the way to dinner. it’s especially urgent because her passport is inside it and she’s scheduled to leave for Peru in the morning. She’s trying to get an urgent replacement in the next day or two, but it would be grand if someone happened to find it on the sidewalk along the 42 route. It didn’t have any money in it, so it’s unlikely it would be useful to anyone. It’s a large, brown leather wallet. If someone does find it, can you please email me at elyse.moody(at)gmail.com
If nothing turns up, it’s at least a good reminder to zip/fasten/close up your purse.
We’re researching what to do to get a replacement passport ASAP but any advice would also be useful.”
If anyone happens to be walking around Connecticut Ave, NW and Florida please see if a passport happened to be tossed and email elyse.moody(at)gmail.com. Also does anyone know how fast you can get a passport reissued and how that is done?
“Dear PoP,
This bicycle has been left unclaimed at Duffy’s Irish Pub (2106 Vermont Ave. NW) locked to the bike rack in front for almost a week now. Its a beautiful bike and obviously well cared for by its owner.
It is a vintage cruiser-type bike, rust red in color, with a white wire basket in front, vintage bell and a Honolulu registration tag on the rear (22035) from 1966. It also has a sticker that states ‘mend your fuelish ways’.
Can you post this before it is declared abandoned and taken in by MPD for safekeeping (which almost gaurantees the owner will not be found)?
Duffy’s is closed until Thursday, so after Thursday they can either go directly to Duffy’s and let him know, or they can shoot me an email ([email protected]). Even if it’s after it’s taken in for safekeeping, I can help them retrieve it.”
That is a sweet bike!
And a reader lost some keys in northern Columbia Heights
“Dear PoP,
I seem to have lost a set of keys on Sunday afternoon. There’s a chance I dropped them on the way in from the grocery store. (It was the Harris Teeter, actually, and I drove home so if they did fall, it was somewhere near the car/house.) Could you see if any of your readers picked them up? There’s a car key plus four other keys on a Coach key ring.”
If anyone happened to pick up these keys please email me and I’ll put you in touch with the reader.
Photo by PoPville flickr user *tinadelarosa
You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. I’ll open this thread every Monday and Friday. So anything good happen to you this week?
I’m afraid I have to share some reader rants of items that have been stolen. If anyone spots one I’m sure it’d be appreciated.
First: A silver & blue Trek bicycle was stolen in the middle of the day yesterday at the corner of 13th and G Streets, NW.
A Macbook was stolen:
“My computer was stolen yesterday from my house. I wanted to publicize the make and serial # in case it comes to one of your readers’ attention. I live in Petworth. Anyway, my laptop is a MacBook, late 2006 model, black, 13- inch screen. The serial # is: W87070NUWGM.
Could you put a notice on the site just in case somebody sees it or something? They could contact me at tsoumela(at)gmail.com. I also filed a police report and I will put it in Twitter too.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user christopher.poole
“Dear PoP,
I am looking for a reliable not-too-expensive repair company – if such a thing exists – to come look at my central air system. I suspect my fan motor died, amongst other things. Thanks!”
You could try PoP advertiser, MIchael Bonsby. Anyone else have any ac repair recommendations?
“Dear PoP,
Last night, when I scooted up to my Petworth co-op, two fire trucks were already parked out front of my building. Two more were parking and pulling their hoses across the sidewalk that I usually ride on to get to the courtyard where I lock up my scooter. Adrenaline set in as I thought my new home may be on fire, so instead of locking my scooter up, as I always do, I locked the steering column, hopped off and ran up to my building to see what was going on. Fortunately for me, the firefighters were running into the building next door so the fear of losing all of my personal belongings faded and I went inside to make an omelet and firefighters took care of business. I went out to move my scooter into the courtyard and lock it up an hour and 15 minutes later but it was gone from 3rd and Farragut St NW. The scooter is a black and tan 2009 Redstreak Motors Metro Retro 50cc. The right mirror, left taillight cover, the headlight cover, part of the fender, and part of the floor board are missing. It is not hard to identify at all. I rode it to work every day that it was above 45*F and I somehow doubt that whomever stole it will love it like I did.”
So sorry to hear this. If anyone happens to spot it please call the police.
Photo from flickr user HelpAge
From an email:
“Come see and buy beautiful photos of Kyrgyzstan! All money raised will
be donated to Doctors without Borders, to support their work with
refugees in the south of Kyrgyzstan and over the border in Uzbekistan.
All welcome!
Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Studio Gallery D.C.
Street: 2108 R Street N.W.”
And help a reader find her camera:
“Dear PoP,
I know it’s a long shot but … a drunk Sunday night turned into losing a camera. We re-traced our steps and realized it either fell out of my bfs pocket on the way to our car (parked at Harriet Tubman) from Wonderland or getting out of the car (which we moved because we were in a school zone) on 11th between Monroe and Otis.
The camera is a Canon S90 and something we can probably replace (although the camera is awesome!) but the pictures are irreplaceable – a best friends wedding, Twins game, an engagement celebration, Juicy Lucys in Minnesota and various other important events.
Any ideas or thoughts on what we should do?”
Anyone know of someone who found an S90 I’m sure the reader would be happy just getting the memory card back.
The cost of snowsanity continues…
This has just got to make you smile. I think I saw this on South Carolina in Capitol Hill but it might have been another State…
The best part though is what time they’d like you to pick up the doll (before they crossed it out):
Photo unrelated but awesome from PoPville flickr user Madame Meow
“Dear PoP,
I posted this on Craig’s List but thought I’d also try your site. I found a black iPod (nano, I think) this evening (Thurs.) on the 52 bus headed north on 14th Street.
If anyone thinks it belongs to them, they can click on this Craig’s List link and e-mail me from there:
Eric Nuzum has an ethical dilemma and needs your help in figuring out what to do.
“Good morning,” I called out to my neighbor Angela, who, despite living a few doors down from me for almost a year, still looks at me every time she sees me with a grimace that implies that she isn’t entirely unconvinced that I plan to kill, rape, rob, burn, mutilate, or bother her. “You didn’t…by chance…lose anything in the street…did you?”
“Like what?” she flatly replied, almost sounding interested.
“Like, I don’t know, a key or something?”
“You found a key…but you don’t know it’s a key?” she asked.
“I know it’s a key.”
“Then why’d you say you didn’t know? If you found a key, just say ‘I found a key.'”
“I found a key,” I said.
“Well, it ain’t mine.”
“Thank you, Angela.”
This was the second conversation I’d had about the keys I’d found right where the curb meets the street in front of my house. You know, that crevasse-like collecting point for potato chip bags, bottles, chicken bones, leaves, and syringes. However, one recent morning I looked down and saw something shiny: a set of keys. They were two identical keys, fairly new (but didn’t appear brand new) held together on a cheap metal ring. They looked like standard size keys–like for a door lock. Outside of a five-digit code on the side of the keys, there was no distinguishing marks, tags, or brand names.
My first key-related conversation hadn’t gone much better.
“Hey there,” I called out to my neighbor, an old retired military guy (as evidenced by the multiple bumper stickers on his fleet of vehicles announcing this fact) who occasionally parks his pick-up in front of my house (instead of across the street in front of his house). [Ed. Note: In Petworth parking is copious and there is an unwritten rule that the resident of the home parks in front of it.]
“I found something of value in the street yesterday and I’m not sure who it belongs to,” I said.
“Well, if it’s money–it’s mine.”
“It isn’t money,” I replied.
“Well, what is it?” he asked.
This was my real problem: how do you ask people on your street if they’ve lost something when you don’t want to reveal much about what it is? I thought about giving him hints like “They’re shiny,” or “They’re made of metal.” But eventually decided on the direct approach.
“Keys.”
“Keys?” he asked rhetorically. “What are they to?”
“I don’t know.”
“Well, how are you supposed to find out who they belong to if you don’t know what they open?” Story continues after the jump. (more…)