Been to Philly’s in New Haven. Decent cheesesteak but a little light on the meat.

I usually have to order some abomination with green peppers and other collateral stuff and tell them to hold everything except the cheese and onions. The bread is still an issue, though.

Really need to include a shitload of rocks and some broken-ass trees.

Yep. And nearly any atomized substance can be explosive. In this environment, sugar, powdered milk, cocoa, and a host of other materials could have been suspended sufficiently to trigger the blast.

>Great how we wasted all of that land for a gigantic warehouse

That particular area is kind of industrial wasteland anyway.

"Officially" the word is "maybe."

Correct. The Giant used to be on the other side of the bypass and Market Street, behind Friendly's. The Pathmark was tucked back behind the Camp Hill Shopping Center (aka Camp Hill Mall for a while), where LA Fitness now stands. When Pathmark left, Giant moved in, and then when Montgomery Ward departed, Giant refurbed that space and moved to where they now stand.

Another trivia bit (correct me if I'm wrong): The space the Giant lives in, before it was Montgomery Ward, was a Korvette's, which closed in 1980.

Yep. That one asshole wrecked it for everyone.

No doubt that they didn't live up to expectations.

Must've attended a game at the Vet.

Another update: I called Frontier, and after fighting with their phone system, I spoke with someone with a thick accent (clearly outsourced customer support). Since I don't have a Frontier account, half the battle was just getting someone to talk to me. Eventually they transferred me to a "technical support" person. When I mentioned that the box had "AT&T" on it, I was told that I need to talk with AT&T. They gave me the main AT&T number. Since I don't have an account there, I had yet another battle trying to get to a human. The lady I spoke with (also with a thick accent) directed me to a technical support phone number. Or not. When I called, I realized that the number was the main Consumer Cellular phone number.

This is crazy. My next path is probably through PURA. I'm close to getting a ladder, going out to the pole, and cutting the sucker off myself.

Update: I located the ID information, and it's an SNET pole. There is also another tag with a 2015 date. The camera has flexible conduit attached, running to the little box mounted lower on the pole.

I'm currently talking with a Frontier rep (via Twitter). They agree that the pole is theirs, and that since they don't use cameras, it shouldn't be there. I asked them to check if there is a third-party agreement for such a thing and, if not, who I should press to remove it.

They are saying they know nothing about it. Upon closer inspection, I see the lower box has "AT&T" embossed on it. Therefore it is Frontier's equipment.

Good idea. I'm not sure who owns it. There is a transformer on it, but also some Comcast stuff. I suppose Eversource would be my first call (assuming they're not too busy fielding calls about their price surge).

I actually entertained the idea of putting a bag over the camera and waiting to see who shows up to remove it. LOL

It's an elm tree that has been sitting there for over a year. This fall, I had a landscaper in to do some other work, and he offered to buck it up for free, and since I use a wood stove, I was happy for the opportunity. I was about 1/3 of the way into splitting it all when the neighbor showed up (while I was away) and loaded some rounds into his truck. He's a nice guy who also offers to plow my driveway when it's bad, so I'm not too mad...but we have to come to an understanding about him just showing up and taking things unannounced.

Yep...lots of questions for sure. It's a mystery to me. And come to think of it, I didn't notice the wiring. I'll have to look at it from another angle. From the look of it, though, it wasn't just slapped on there.

That's my plan at this point. I already need to have a friendly chat with him because he took part of a downed tree that fell on my property...but I'll need to be diplomatic about it all. The houses here were all built near the end of the 70's, and I'm wondering if this isn't just something that the developer left behind.

>write your mobile number on them

Makes it easier for the ransom caller.

Bear right!