http://pdberger.com/a-call-to-311/ A British freelance writer living in New York Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:04:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://pdberger.com/a-call-to-311/comment-page-1/#comment-190341 pdberger Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:14:44 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4224#comment-190341 I'm on vacation at the moment in Denmark. But when I left last week, the tree was still leaning. I’m on vacation at the moment in Denmark. But when I left last week, the tree was still leaning.

]]> http://pdberger.com/a-call-to-311/comment-page-1/#comment-190297 Alfred Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:43:32 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4224#comment-190297 So... did they ever come? They seem pretty incompetent from the phone conversation. So… did they ever come? They seem pretty incompetent from the phone conversation.

]]> http://pdberger.com/a-call-to-311/comment-page-1/#comment-189416 niina Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:45:00 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4224#comment-189416 I routinely call 311 to have them shut off the gushing fire hydrants I encounter. It's always at least fifteen minutes and three transfers, and in the end they say they will send someone in "4 to 24 hours". I shudder to calculate the wasted gallons. I routinely call 311 to have them shut off the gushing fire hydrants I encounter. It’s always at least fifteen minutes and three transfers, and in the end they say they will send someone in “4 to 24 hours”. I shudder to calculate the wasted gallons.

]]> http://pdberger.com/a-call-to-311/comment-page-1/#comment-187158 Jim Winters Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:24:06 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4224#comment-187158 Hi Paul, this is priceless and spot on. I gave up calling 311 a long time ago for precisely this reason. Hi Paul, this is priceless and spot on. I gave up calling 311 a long time ago for precisely this reason.

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