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Home improvement scam artists

On April 9, 2006 I signed a contract with A&B Services to do work on the front of my house at 166-48 23th Ave., Whitestone,N.Y. The total price was $3,500 and I gave Mr. John Borrello a check for $1,166.66 which he cashed at G&J cash checking.He drives a White, Nissan, Altama license
plate DPR 5161.He gave a bogus business address and bogus name. His telephone number is 917-306-6905 and 718-352-0695.

Posted by: Zbigniew Hrabik



Home improvement scam artists

On April 9, 2006 I signed a contract with A&B Services to do work on the front of my house at 166-48 23th Ave., Whitestone,N.Y. The total price was $3,500 and I gave Mr. John Borrello a check for $1,166.66 which he cashed at G&J cash checking.He drives a White, Nissan, Altama license
plate DPR 5161.He gave a bogus business address and bogus name. His telephone number is 917-306-6905 and 718-352-0695.I called him numerous amount of time to complete my job and give my money back no luck.

Posted by: Zbigniew Hrabik



Blowing smoke

Winter brings snow blowers which are a wonderful boon for those unable to clean their property of snow any other way.
But I dread the spring, summer and especially autumn which bring noisy highly polluting gas blowers on too many yards and streets in our area. Those of us with allergies, asthma, or just a dislike of outrageous noise are forced to close windows and prevented from even walking down the street. (I find the noise terrible even with closed windows.)
The NOx gases, small particles, germs, and hydrocarbons these machines emit and blow around the whole street create a real health hazard.
We have small plots of land and should easily be able to use a rake or hire crews who do. Apartment complexes also can have their staff use rakes (like we all used to only 30 years ago). Raking really doesn't take much longer to do, and saves money on fuel and machines.
Importantly we should also recognize that usually no raking is even needed. Grass that remains on the lawn quickly decomposes, and even leaves should be broken up with mowers and left in place. If that organic matter is removed, the soil structure deteriorates and multiple expensive additives are needed to restore it.
If our city or state cannot regulate these monsters, I still hope my neighbors will halt their use on their property. Eventually maybe so-called professional landscape companies will all be forced to at least offer choice of environmentally friendly gardening practices to the homeowner.


Posted by: Gloria Kuhn, Master Gardener,














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