Christmas Party Update from Liz

Things are Starting to Cook!
This comment from Liz...
"How about having a pork loin roast, potatoe salad and some baked beans. I'll take care of these dishes and will assign the rest of the goodies to people on the block that are interested in bringing a special dish. PLEASE E-MAIL ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BRINGING SOMETHING." Liz
Sounds excellent to me Liz...I will bring something. Haven't figured out what yet but I will. Everyone else reading this: If you want to bring something you might want to post it on the blog or e-mail Liz. This will minimize any chance of duplication. So...Ahh...Whooose bringin the shrimp cocktail?

P.S...Liz' e-mail address is: sebastions_retired@hotmail.com

The Christmas Party is Locked Down!

Rob Doin the Christmas Rob. We got a lock down for Fifi's "In the Alley". Now we have to decide on the details. Last year's gig seemed OK with everyone bringing a food or goodie dish. Let's just do the same this year. All we need now are the volunteer co-ordinators. Sara and Laura are on for the 800 block. Who's it for the 7 and 900 blocks? Don't be shy. Volunteer. Nothing to this job really. You just have to get the word out to your block and keep in touch with the other co-ordinators. Thats it. You can commumicate back to this blog if you have any questions. Please let us know within the next few days. By the way...We need more e-mail subscribers to this blog. Ask your neighbours for their addresses and send them in. More is better. Have fun.

Simple, Cheap Peace of Mind

Here's a little product which will help secure your home on the cheap. These little battery operated gismets come in a four pack for about $11.00. They simply install on your windows or doors with two sided tape so you can have em up and running in minutes. As soon as an intruder opens a window or door they sound out a high pitch squeel similar to your smoke alarm. This is probably enough to send the idiot running. You can find variations of this product in various hardware and big box stores. You can also find them in local dollar stores for as little as $1.00 each. You can install them on your shed or garage too. Use these plus a motion senored floodlight in your back yard and you beef up your security many fold. If you have any other ideas or suggestions for added security please add them to the comment section.

Christmas Party is on Saturday December 10!

Majority rules. The Christmas party will be at "In the Alley" Aka. Fifi's Finer Twighlight Lounge. Mark it on your calendars. Stick it on your fridge. Plan everything else around it. Weekly reminders until then. See you there.

Do You Suspect That You Are Paying too Much Property Tax?

You may not be wrong. In fact, your neighbours no doubt have the same nagging suspicion. Here's something to chew on: There are 52 row units (homes) on the 800 block of Monmouth. These homes take up an average floor space of 960 square feet. Properties are about 20' x 100'. No basements; nothing special. Property taxes for the block average $1800.00 per row unit. Times that by 52 and the entire block pays $93,600.00 every year. Now lets look at the 800 block of Argyle. There are eight homes there, averaging 3100 square feet. Each comes with a full basement, at least 60' of frontage and garages. Big garages. About half have inground pools. Average taxes are $3,500.00. Times that by eight units and you get $28,000.00 for the entire block. Isn't that cool? Monmouth Rd. pays about $2.00 per square foot and Argyle pays about $1.00 per square foot. It becomes very apparent that Monmouth is the more sought after and desirable street to live on. We already knew that right?
Do you think that you might have a case for an appeal? Food for thought.

Monmouth Road Christmas Party is in the Planning!
The who , what when and where is being decided within the next week as weekends are becoming fewer towards the countdown to Christmas. We need to get a fix on which weekend suits the most people. We always try to keep this thing in the hood. Usual choices are LD's trucker bar, Walkerville Pizza and In the Alley. The latter has always been fairly practical and we always had the run of the place. Other suggestions are welcome. First thing first...Which weekend? Friday or Saturday? Please e-mail your choce of dates to the following address:

lauraroehl@yahoo.ca