I know we are supposed to be aloof about this, but rhodamine’s cautionary anecdote on gas siphoning in Prospect Heights just got written up in the New York Times [Link to story]:

“Two weeks ago, Peter Carroll, a resident of nearby Prospect Heights, had his gas siphoned twice in two days. ‘I was running on fumes,’ recalled Mr. Carroll, who originally warned fellow car owners about the problem on a neighborhood chat board, dailyheights.com.”

Kudos to reporter Steven Kurutz for attributing the anecdote to dailyheights.com! That’s the second time dailyheights.com has been mentioned in the New York Times in the last 30 days or so (the last mention was a write-up on the Mama Duke’s controversy that bubbled up here on the message boards and blog).

Read rhodamine’s tale of gas siphoning in Prospect Heights.

Last Thursday on Gawker.com: “Just moments ago at the Ferragamo on 5th Avenue, Condoleeza Rice was seen spending several thousands of dollars on some nice, new shoes … A fellow shopper, unable to fathom the absurdity of Rice’s timing, went up to the Secretary and reportedly shouted, ‘How dare you shop for shoes while thousands are dying and homeless!’ Never one to have her fashion choices questioned, Rice had security PHYSICALLY REMOVE the woman…”

Discuss.

Image source: Condoleeza Rice for President 2008

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Originally uploaded by ranjit.

Ranjit sent DH a link to his West Indian Day Parade pics: “thought you might like ‘em! sje and I went to the parade and totally didn’t get murdered…”

“We” didn’t get killed either! We went with Quig and Quiglet to check out the action, and tried some great chicken roti (sje was right!) and fried shrimp. Along the way we ran into Laura B, who was hanging out with a friend at a Daily Heights-recommended parade-watching site. Thanks for the recommendations, message board people.

UPDATE:

At least 10 people shot in lead-up to parade

Violence blazed across Brooklyn during the traditional night of partying leading into Monday’s West Indian Day Parade as at least 10 people were shot, including one fatally, in a seven-hour span, police sources said… Newsday article]

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