I Live In Delaware County

2010 - Where I'm Heading

2010-02-16T22:08:00.002-05:00

I've been thinking about last year, a year that saw myself earn far less than previous years as a self employed electrician. I now find myself trying to figure out how to earn more money and possibly purchase a home in Clifton Heights. (Yes the homes in Westbrook Park are averaging 150,000).

But my chances are slim to none, as is the case for many others in my trade. People just ain't spending money on repairs or additional electrical work.I fear that this year will be worse than last, and it is driving me nuts.If you work for the county, or any school district, or township? your pretty much safe.(I should have applied twenty years ago), and also state and federal jobs.

Being self employed has taking it's toll on me, sad to say I'm running out of gas so to speak.

Cheers.

Snowed

2010-02-07T06:22:00.002-05:00

I cannot believe that the roads in Clifton Heights and Upper Darby are still not cleared. Even more disturbing is the sidewalk situation. C'mon guys, get out there and shovel!

Finders Keepers

2009-11-27T21:24:00.000-05:00

I am at the end of my rope. But if i foud this? Damn right,I'd give it back.

Boycott Target!

2009-11-24T19:46:00.004-05:00

I received this from my ex today. Time to tell those French snobs the low down. Take back your "gift" of the statue of Liberty, why? because the only "Liberty" you people relate to is a BOTTLE OF CHEAP PERFUME!

Read on...

Something to think about ....

Especially with the Christmas shopping season approaching!
Wasn't it last Christmas that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring their bells in front of their stores?

Dick Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote.
'Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our spring recognition event.

We received the following reply from the local TARGET management: 'Veterans do not meet our area of giving.We only donate to the arts, social action groups, gay & lesbian causes, and education. (WOW!) <---my emphasis..

So I'm thinking, if the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and veterans in general,do not meet their donation criteria, then something is really wrong at this TARGET store. We were not asking for thousands of dollars, not even hundreds, just
a small sponsorship for a memorial remembrance..

As a follow-up, I emailed the TARGET U.S. Corporate Headquarters and their response
was the same. That's their National Policy!

Then I looked into the company further.They will not allow the Marines to collect for 'Toys for Tots' at any of their stores. And during a recent Iraq deployment, they would not allow families of employees
who were called up for active duty to continue their insurance coverage while they were on military service..

Then as I dig further. TARGET is a French-owned corporation.

Now,I'm thinking again ...

If TARGET cannot support American Veterans, then why should My family and I support their stores by spending our hard earned American dollars! And, have their profits sent to France

Without the American Vets, where would France be today?

'They, most likely would be speaking German and trading in Deutsch Marks'

Sincerely,
Dick Forrey
Veterans Helping Veterans

Please send this on to everyone you know to let Target know we don't
need them either!

Boycott Target if you are a true AMERICAN! I am fed up with our weak polititions bowing down to this so called "glogal economy. Hell, it's gobal rape of our country and it's time to make a stand and "Target" these corporate scum.

Cheers.

Hate Crime Bill Protects Pedophiles

2009-07-14T03:37:00.007-05:00

Hate Bill Protects Pedophiles

The above so called "Hate Crime Bill" will give Pedophiles special rights over normal people. What in the world are these senators thinking about? Mr. Specter? Are you going to vote for it? Call your Senator before it's too late!

Did You Get It?

2009-06-19T01:33:00.000-05:00

Google's cache did, that's all I needed.

Cheers.

Darby Borough & Paula Brown

2009-05-08T12:23:00.005-05:00

This website has information about the General Election on November 3, 2009 and will frequently update what happens at Darby Borough Council Meetings....and on the streets of Darby.... In the future, it will have regular updates on what happens in Darby...The Good... and the Bad.. So check back frequently!

It's Been Awhile

2009-05-08T11:15:00.002-05:00

Yes it has been awhile since I posted here on the blog. Mainly because of going thru the winter with about half the work as an electrician, the other was I kind of lost interest in the web site, until today.You see, our web provider, IPOWER, shut the web site down this morning all because of an application called Joombla. I purchaced it last year for $12.95. I installed it but couldn't get the templates to work. So I deleted it.

Seems that IPOWER hadan automatic yearly subscription fee, and the card I used then is expired. No warning, just shut down the site. Well now after spending over an hour with some guy living in India for over an hour, I am going to re vasmp the web site.

Cheers.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T18:00:00.002-05:00

Merry Christmas!

The Stand

2008-12-02T01:49:00.003-05:00

I received a pre-recorded message from the Superintendent of Upper Darby's Police, Michael Chitwood last week informing me of a town meeting to be held right across the field from where my Mother still lives. I didn't give it much thought, being that I live in Clifton Heights, where were relatively still safe? from these cretins who commit violence.

Then the other night I watched Steven King's "The Stand", a movie that pitted good against evil, Armageddon at it's finest. Lastly I came across a fellow local blogger who posted her thoughts on the meeting and came to the conclusion that we here in Delco need to make a stand. From Darby to Chester to Middletown to Sharon Hill, Delconians of all races, religions and political affiliation need to get involved and help keep ourselves and our neighbors safe.

It would be nice to hear first hand from the men in blue what they need from us and what we need to do to help.

326 Watkins Ave
Upper Darby, PA 19082
Phone: (610) 734-7652
6:30 PM.

Cheers.

Change Or Chains?

2008-11-09T14:14:00.005-05:00

Seems that our newly selected President has a new web site. I find it appalling that he wants to require all Children that are in Middle and High School to do 50 hours of Community Service, you know, like what we have here in Delco for "minor crime" offenders? Don't believe me?

Read on:

America Serves

"When you choose to serve -- whether it's your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood -- you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That's why it's called the American dream."

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that all college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first $4,000 of their college education is completely free. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.

If I remember my history right, didn't Hitler start his "Hitler Youth Movement" in the same fashion, by rewarding those who "serve their community"? And to think I was all in a bunch when I heard that Bush wanted all children to have mental health screenings..

Cheers.

Tina Fey Cracks Me Up

2008-10-13T01:22:00.005-05:00

You got to hand it to her, the resemblance to Gov.Sarah Palin is remarkable. Tina a.k.a Elizabeth grew up in Upper Darby, in the Cardington section (right across the A.A. field from my house in Stonehurst), and went to the Cardington Elementry School, then B.H.J.H.S., then Upper Darby High School. I always wanted to ask her these questions:

Tina, did you ever hang out at "Mediterranean Pizza" on Marshall and 69th St?
Go bowling at Gehris Lanes on Market St?
The Bolero to shoot pool?
Go to the Tower Theatre on Ludlow?
Go to the "M&M Market" or the "10th Inning"?
Attend "Tot Lot"?

Seriously, What I really want to ask you is how you felt about growing up in Cardington, and how did you get that scar. Was it down at Cobbs Creek at the Ice & Coal plant? The See Saw at 69th st? The Bolero? Wawa? My buddy say's he heard it was from a dog near the firehouse. To tell you the truth I really do not care how you got it, I have many of my own..

Great job doing the parodies, you crack me up in this crazy world!

Cheers

Nick Miccarelli - Bush Operative?

2008-10-07T14:17:00.005-05:00

After reading this daily times news story about Nicholas Miccarelli, it made my blood run cold. Seems that some coward who hides behind anonymity, purchased this web site via Fastdomain.com

Info below:

Registrar: FastDomain Inc.
Provider Name....: BlueHost.Com
Provider Whois...: whois.bluehost.com
Provider Homepage: http://www.bluehost.com/

Domain Name: NOGOODNICK.NET

Created on..............: 2008-09-08 18:29:31 GMT
Expires on..............: 2009-09-08 12:29:32 GMT
Last modified on........: 2008-09-08 18:29:32 GMT

Wow! Only one year? And on my wife's birthday? WTF?

Enough of that. My problem with this web site is that they associate Mr. Miccarelli with condoning the "war" in Iraq and Afghanistan, while not posting that Mr. Miccarelli is a Veteran. A heads up to the owners of NOGOODNICK.NET. Your playing shitty politics, and it will backfire right in your face, just as Sarah Palin's assault on BHO being connected with so called "terrorist".

And from the Daily Times:

"Miccarelli fought to ensure the re-election of the worst presidential team in history, serving as the Bush-Cheney team's director for South Philadelphia," the site reads.

"We have nothing but respect for the brave men and women of our armed forces," said Shafer in an e-mail. "This Web site has nothing to do with Nick Miccarelli's military service, and his campaign knows it. They are simply attempting to distort reality because they can't dispute the facts about his political mentors."

Excuse me? What does a LOCAL politician's view of Washington have to do with LOCAL representation? NOTHING! To John DeFrancisco? In my opinion you are a dirty dog who needs a bath. I suggest you go see the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua". Your gonna lose and lose big.

Last but not least, Nick Micozzie and Mario Civera have been my State reps over the years. Both are Republican, both have served well to the community for many years. Although I cannot stand George Bush or Cheney, or even entertain the thought of voting for a man who wants to reinstate the draft, Locally? It's a no brainer.

Nick Miccarelli - War hero, Republican, Local Councilman - State Representative for the 162 District in Delaware County come November 5th.

Cheers.

Getting Away With Murder

2008-09-23T09:52:00.002-05:00

I cannot believe that after 50 plus days Lemuel Payne is not behind bars charged with the hit and run death of Faith Sinclair. it was Payne's car that struck her, and DNA taken from it will prove that. The car was found hidden in an Upper Darby garage if my memory is correct. How can someone hide behind a lawyer? Is this guy rich or does he have some dirt on some people? If it were you or me we would be incarcerated in the county prison.

"No one has talked with Lemuel Payne, not from our end," said Tinsley. "We know he's in the area still. Authorities haven't had contact with him yet."

No contact? He owns the car, correct? It was hidden with a tarp over it, correct? I wonder if Faith was some ultra rich important daughter of some really well to do family the wheels of justice would be turning much faster, and Payne would be on trial already.

No, Faith Sinclair was just an average young woman, visiting some friends and happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. To Lemuel? Fess up you coward. I know you did it, you know you did it. The whole county knows you did it. But if you didn't? Why hide? Did you ever hear of Karma?

P.s. To the passenger in the car? Spill your guts to the police, collect the 10k reward, and donate it to your defense fund for aiding and abetting a coward

Rape At Wellesley College?

2008-09-20T10:31:00.003-05:00

A visitor from 149.130.238.20 (nslookup)
arrived from www.google.com slip a mickey rape 1-10,
and visited www.totallydelco.com/blog/2007/09/wild-bill-and-date-rape-caper.html
at 04:55:34 PM on Thursday, September 18, 2008.
This visitor used Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1.

Every day I check our referrer logs to see who is searching for what. I came across the above a few minutes ago. So what does it mean? Well it seems that someone using a computer from Wellesley College searched Google for "slip a mickey rape". using the phrase "mickey" means to me that they aren't college age, more like a professor or staff member.

Maybe I watch too much CSI.

Cheers.

Benefit For Cameron Ladley

2008-09-14T21:08:00.007-05:00

Benefit For Cameron Ladley

This is for my friend Heather, more to follow soon. Note that this disease is one far worse and underfunded for research than Scleroderma, a disease that my wife has a mild form of.

Letter from Heather to me:

We are having a Beef and Beverage Benefit for Cameron Ladley on November 1, 2008. Cameron is 7 years old and attends Norwood School. When he was five years old, he was diagnosed with a very rare condition called Fibrous Dysplasia.

Fibrous Dysplasia is a chronic disorder in which bone expands due to abnormal development of fibrous tissue, often resulting in uneven growth of bones, pain, brittle bones and bone deformity. There is no known cure for Fibrous Dysplasia at this time.

Unfortunately, there are no specialists in the Tri-State area that are able to treat his condition. This benefit will give Cameron a chance to see the specialists that he needs to treat his disorder.

We are looking for contributions from our nearby establishments to help create gift baskets as prizes.

If you can help us out with a donation, it would be greatly appreciated. We will proudly display your business as a sponsor that evening. Please feel free to call me at (610) 586-9258 and I would be more than happy to pick up any donation you may have for us.

I thank you in advance for your consideration and assistance.

Sincerely yours,

Mary Ann Bailey
The Friends of the Ladley Family

Information for the benefit:

Beef and Beer Benefit

Saturday, November 1, 2008
7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

St. Gabriel's Hall
233 Mohawk Avenue
Norwood, Pennsylvania

Tickets: $30

For more information: mailto:stephanie@thetruemeasure.orgor mailto:brian@thetruemeasure.org

Face book Announcement for the benefit

Look. C'mon guys! Let's get the ball rolling here.

Cheers..

The Surge

2008-09-07T06:59:00.006-05:00

I have been following a story about a local Deli owned by Mario Civera, my Mothers State Representative in the 164th district, which recently caught fire, allegedly by an electrical problem. The consensus is that Peco, (Exelon) was in some way to blame. As an electrician with almost thirty years experience, I can say that they may be right. But to a point. Seems that there have been many problems with underground transformers exploding in that area over the years, as well as power surges.

In Upper Darby Township, there are many homes and businesses that have outdated or inadequate electrical wiring. Residential homes for instance built before 1970 for the most part have no grounding conductor (the mouth of your three prong outlet) connected to it. "Knob and Tube", "Knob and Nail" or "Old style romex" are in almost every home in Drexel Hill. Many homes have no ground rod installed and connected to their electrical service. No lightning arrestor, no "Whole Home" surge protector.

Did Civera's Deli have a Surge Protector that may have helped drain off a high voltage surge from a Mal functioning transformer? Probably not. Where I live (Westbrook Park) if I were to remove my cold water and earth ground and rely on the transformer 's neutral my house would probably catch fire. Think I'm kidding? A few years ago my neighbor was renovating his home and called me to come over and find out why every time he used a drill to mix drywall compound, the lights would dim to almost nothing.

What I found out is that the plumber removed the cold water ground to his electrical service. Even with a ground rod installed (there is clay under our homes) he had no return path to the transformer. He called Peco, and a technician came over later on that afternoon, checked out the homes electrical service, and told him that the problem was in the meter box. I told the tech that I was a licenced electrician and that the "problem" was in Peco's transformer. He told me he would make note of it, and left. to this day I believe that the transformers "neutral" is not connected.

Bottom line? Go to your local hardware store and buy a receptacle tester that shows you an open ground, open neutral, reverse hot and neutral, and correct wiring. Get a local licenced electrician to inspect your home and install 5 items that may save you your home, and more importantly your life :

A ground rod
A lightning arrestor
A "Whole Home" single phase surge protector
GFCI receptacles where required
Smoke detectors where required

Cheers and Go EAGLES!

What Did You Do Last Summer?

2008-09-05T06:20:00.003-05:00

So the Springfield Township's Teachers Union decides to call a possible strike after failed meetings (13 since January) to resolve issues such as health care, salaries, etc. So who will suffer? You guessed it. The students. Let's hope they resolved their differences the other night.

20 Years?

2008-09-03T08:21:00.003-05:00

After reading about this, it makes you wonder why beasts like her were even allowed to be born. So she will do 20 years, just in time to be released and collect Social Security. Unfortunately for her, the women in prison do not like Child Molesters.

Go On Home British Soldiers - Go On Home

2008-09-02T21:11:00.002-05:00

Being that I'm in a political mood tonight, I give you this: (To you stuffy people or children, go away.)

Why I'm a Republician

2008-09-02T21:01:00.003-05:00

I oppose tyranny. I am for a free Republic. I am first generation Irish in America. My allegiance is to America and only to America. Any questions?

Cheers.

Independant Of The Party Machine

2008-09-02T20:27:00.006-05:00

"He's so independent. He's independent of the party machine. I'm like, 'Right on, so am I." <---- This one statement that Sarah Palin says is enough to convince me that she should be PRESIDENT of the Untied States of America. Unfortunately, I'll settle for VP for now.

Cheers.

Installing A Puppet

2008-08-29T17:20:00.004-05:00

Quote from Dawn (from the Haverford Blog)

As John McCain did in a news-clip yesterday, I too send congratulations to Barak Obama for breaking the racial barrier to become the first black American to lead a National Party for election to president of the United States.

May the best man win.

My Response:

Why is the national media and John McCain announcing his V.P. pick, like he is the official GOP canidate? Ron Paul and Mitt Romney didn't "drop out", just suspended their campaigning.

I am fed up with the MEDIA who is controlled by foreign countries who select candidates. RON PAUL has my vote in November, come hell or high water. That's my RIGHT. The RNC convention didn't happen already, did it? Watch for RON PAUL delegates (official from their constituents) to be harassed, bullied, and arrested. And the NEWS response? There just a crazy bunch of so called "libs" when in fact most Ron Paul backers are the most intelligent people in this country who actually see the eroding of the Constitution.

Welcome to AMERIKA.

Damming Video?

2008-08-27T12:11:00.004-05:00

Got this from Gil Spencer's blog a few minutes ago.

I had posted about Hussein's involvement last week over at the Haverford Blog. I really don't trust Obama, and to be honest with you think that McCain will start WW3 and reinstate the draft if elected. My Sons and Daughters are not going to be used as cannon fodder for some silver spoon fed out of touch man who feels that war is the answer. My choice is Republican Ron Paul. I will write him in at the voting booth come November. Thousands upon thousands of fellow Americans will also. Will he get elected? Not a chance. But at least I will show them where I stand.

Cheers.

Fund Raiser For The Fallen Fire & EMS Memorial

2008-08-27T11:38:00.002-05:00

I saw this on another Blog and though I should pass it along, being that our local Firemen and EMT's need all the support they can get.

There is a major social event planned for Sunday September 7 from 2-6pm for all Delco emergency services people to raise funds for the Fallen Fire & EMS Memorial. The event includes the band BLACKTHORN, food and drink. If you haven't already purchased your tickets, contact Ed Abel, Sr from Station 44. A list of various other Stations that will have tickets for sale will be posted asap .Thanks for your support.

Tickets for this event are $25.00 each or $45.00 a couple. You can contact Rich Heffernan by email at Heff37@icdc.com.

Link to story HERE.

Cheers.