PSA

“So, if people’s tax returns are being corrected from the amount due from the tax table, that’s the story I received.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Jim Havard

“Dear PoPville,

So, I got a correction to my DC individual tax return for 2018, which included a one dollar adjustment (in DC’s favor) to my total tax. I wanted to know what was up with that.

Reviewing my calculations & the tax table, I saw that I did not make a mistake. I used the correct figure. Their “correction” appeared to be incorrect based on the tax table in the instructions booklet. I was like, hey, no, don’t do that–it’s not the amount, it’s the “don’t make stuff up,” ye Tax Department, principle. (more…)

“Instead of being in Section 111 Row B at the Fleetwood Mac(ish) concert, here I am, in the stillness of remembering what I had, and what I lost. Which was $125.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“So I’m back to the velvet underground / back to the floor, that I love / to a room with some lace and paper flowers / back to the gypsy that I was.” -Stevie Nicks

“Dear PoPville,

Just wanted to put a PSA out there so no one repeats my dumb mistake.

The TL;DR: never ever, ever ever use Zelle or Venmo to buy stuff off craigslist until you’ve got the thing in hand. They don’t have payment protection. Paypal does.

Anyway, I decided to try and get some last minute tickets to Fleetwood Mac tonight. Went on Craigslist to buy tickets. Messaged this legit-seeming post. The tickets in the post said “Mike” on them. The person texted like a Dad. It seemed legit until…they asked if I had Zelle. I thought it was weird. Their excuse was “Unfortunately they hold payments on new accounts for 21 days which is absurd.” Something about the word “absurd” seemed real to me. Almost disarming. You’re right! It is absurd. But they wouldn’t go along to get along: they refused to send the ticket before I sent payment despite my offer to send a drivers license picture. There were too many flags. I let the conversation end there.

Reader, I’d love to tell you that I, having learned my lesson and stopped right here.

I did not learn my lesson, nor did I stop right here. (more…)

U & Jerk “has amazing goat curry.”

By Prince Of Petworth


1338 U Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

You had mentioned the old Chinese restaurant closing (between 13th & 14th street–the one in the basement) and becoming a new Caribbean restaurant. I just tried the place and the food is great! Its a small mom and pop place (nothing fancy) but good food. I’m South Asian and for those who like and grew up eating goat curry, it has amazing goat curry.

Please post so they can get some business! With all the big fancy restaurants opening up on U street it would be great to see this mom and pop place do well!”

Ed. Note: Menu here.

“I feel like it’s time for a reminder that bikes (ed. note: EVERYONE) need to follow the rules of the road.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I know you’ve posted about stuff like this before, but I was hoping you might want to post again. I’m pregnant and a biker almost hit me in the crosswalk this morning crossing 18th street at G st. He was going full speed toward a red light. I cursed him out but I know the woman who was killed by a biker a couple years ago and I feel like it’s time for a reminder that bikes need to follow the rules of the road.”

Ed. Note: I’d just add, as I mentioned in yesterday’s rant/revel, it’s time for everyone to follow the rules of the road, regardless of your preferred mode of transport. (more…)

He’s Back

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Doug the Scammer was out and about on 3rd Street NE last night. This time he was a doctor neighbor who needed to use my phone to call the police. I told him I couldn’t help him and was grateful, for once, that our dog barks at folks who knock.”

The old “pull over, you’ve got a wobbly tire” scam is back

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Erin

“Dear PoPville

Just wanted to give readers a heads up about a scam we encountered while driving home on Valentine’s Day. We were stopped at a red light, and the man in the car next to us honked at us several times and signaled to us to roll down our window. I did, and he said my front right tire was “wobblying really bad” and I needed to pull over ASAP. (more…)

PSA “Get a Carbon Monoxide detector!”

By Prince Of Petworth


January 12th “CO incident 1800 block Columbia Rd NW.” via DC Fire & EMS

“Dear PoPville,

On January 12th there was a large Fire/EMS presence at an apartment on Columbia Rd in Adams Morgan. The DC Fire and EMS twitter had the following tweets about a carbon monoxide incident at the apartment.

Two days later there was another CO incident and Fire/EMS presence at the same apartment complex. (more…)

IMPORTANT Post Snow PSA

By Prince Of Petworth

While we absolutely love snow dogs, truly, when you walk your pup please remember to pick up your dog’s poop. This is a friendly reminder that the snow doesn’t magically incinerate your dog’s poop. So please, please, please, pretty please with a cherry on top – don’t be an asshole.

“We never expected the theft to occur from a classmate.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

This message is both a public service announcement/reminder and a plea from a fellow PoPville community member and yogi. A classmate and I had our wallets stolen tonight during an evening class at 405 Yoga Studio on Florida Ave NE. The three thieves were a bit suspicious from the start by the way they were acting. All three came late, weren’t able to pay up front for the class and had accounts set up with contact information in North Carolina (which we found out after class when the police looked into their registration). About ten minutes into class the three individuals left the class (told the front desk attendant something about not liking the class), gathered their belongings and left. Their belongings also included two wallets which were not theirs. The two of us discovered our wallets were missing promptly after the class ended when we noticed our purses were lighter and fraud alerts already on our phones from credit card companies. Both of us had charges placed at CVS locations in NW DC in the amounts of $495 – $500 (in total thousands of dollars) for what has been described as gift cards by the CVS police reports filed. One additional charge was attempted tonight from a different pharmacy in Oxon Hill Maryland. (more…)

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