Charlottesville Twitter Week in Review – 13 June 2010

• There are astonishingly few quality homes on the market in Albemarle less than $250k. I think I’ve shown everything that fits my clients #
• Must-Listen –The Friday Podcast: Sex, Drugs And Regulation : NPR https://post.ly/jMHS #
• My Apple Time Machine died. Thanks for 18 months, Apple. #
• Reading: How we got our mortgage. Or: Why so many people bought houses they couldn’t afford. http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2010/06/mortgage/ Think I know the “bad” one #
• RT @sajego: Nice. @stevewhitaker quality 🙂 RT @ohmybrain Oh shit! The iPad cutting board app was my absolute worst idea ever. #
• RT @robhahn: Tim. Howard. That is all. #worldcup #USA #
• RT @dannysullivan: British government now arranging special protection for #eng goalie who screwed up. #USA offering him citizenship. #
• @shebeenworldcup is filling up fast with #worldcup folks. An hour before game time. Who says soccer’s not popular in the US? #
• @okaypaul yep in reply to okaypaul #
• World Cup. World Cup! (@ Shebeen) https://4sq.com/c1z52q #
• @okaypaul I’m here. in reply to okaypaul #
• @okaypaul how crowded is it there? Cc @shebeenworldcup in reply to okaypaul #
• RT @USHUD: Tax Credit Extension Could Help Tax Cheaters-Developments – WSJ http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/06/11/tax-credit-extension-could-help-tax-cheaters/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Fdevelopments%2Ffeed+%28WSJ.com%3A+Developments+Blog%29&mod=WSJ_Real+Estate_BLOGSDEVELOPMENTSFEED [biggest cheaters are politicians & lobbyists] #
• Morning showings over. Time to head to C’Ville to watch the #worldcup #
• 1/3 of the properties I’ve shown today are foreclosures https://post.ly/jHsR #
• For the life of me, I can’t find the amendment that speaks to the proposed extension of the homebuyer tax credit. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4213&tab=amendments Help? #
• RT @skeltzer: #cville where’s a good place to watch the US soccer match today? [ https://www.realcentralva.com/2010/05/24/where-to-watch-the-world-cup-in-charlottesville-2/ ] #
• Where Can I Fly For This Much Money? — Family Hack https://post.ly/jGjH #
• RT @bookofjoe: ESPN’s World Cup announcers just excellent. Hooray for the British/foreign upgrade. [Sooooo much better] #
• Watching the World Cup in Charlottesville – 2010 | RealCentralVA.com https://post.ly/jBah #
• Check it out > https://cli.gs/XHhbpp (no longer available) – a FREE 2-year $240 schmaps & schnaps PRO account (share places, events, photos on Twitter). #
• RT @MarkDykeman: What All Content Creators Need to Learn From Roger Ebert http://www.copyblogger.com/roger-ebert/ [thanks, respect and props to @ebertchicago] #
• Oil Cleanup Device To Be Demonstrated on Downtown Mall https://post.ly/jAmd #
• Charlottesville – where are you watching the World Cup? #
• Glenn Reynolds: Higher education’s bubble is about to burst | Washington Examiner https://post.ly/jAEk #
• I love that: more pubs/bars in Charlottesville are showing all the World Cup games & that they are telling (cont) https://tl.gd/1q22f8 #
• RT @cvilledave: RT @cvillecharlie: RT @cvillecharlie The Timberwood Grill | Charlottesville World Cup 2010 @ (cont) https://tl.gd/1q1dqr #
• RT @edibleCville: Good news! Beer Run plans to be open for EVERY WORLD CUP GAME! Even the ones that start at (cont) https://tl.gd/1q1cs1 #
• I GUESS THERE MUST STILL BE PEOPLE WITH JOBS HE HASN’T ALIENATED: Obama Puts Mortgage Interest Deduction on Chopping … https://post.ly/j65x #
• Anyone else having problems with Verizon wireless phone service in Charlottesville today? #
• Brilliant: to make 29 more functional, get rid of businesses & trees. Good job, commenters. http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/mixed_reviews_for_places29/57074/#When:03:04:08Z #
• Transferring & uploading video for an overseas client. #
• RT @CrozetGazette: Crozet Gazette is considering sponsoring an impromptu July 4th parade now that the CVFD one is canceled. Any volunteers? #
• Trying to enable logging into Zoho w/ Google Apps. I’m initially flummoxed. http://code.google.com/googleapps/domain/sso/openid_reference_implementation.html#cpanel #
• It’s been an interesting, non-real estate productive 36 hours. Now to show a cool bungalow house in the city. #
• RT @askNAR: Latest issue of On Common Ground explores Gen Y, new commuting patterns, water scarcity &other “Megatrends” http://www.realtor.org/government_affairs/smart_growth/on_common_ground_summer2010 (no longer available) #
• The only traffic I’ve hit between DC & Charlottesville today is the stopped traffic on 29 N southbound. #
• RT @TeriLussier: RT @libertyideals: A career in organized crime. #libertarian http://i.imgur.com/gHYYV.jpg #
• @DailyProgress Timberwood, Shebeen, mcGrady’s. I wrote a post last week about watching World Cup in Cville. in reply to DailyProgress #
• RT @TobyBoyce: Have you read @mortgagereports bio #classic ! #
• RT @tfjtolson: motion to deny being built – insufficent data and impact on neighbors. Seconded. 5 AYES, 1 No #22932 [wow.] #
• @gingergermani I’m following updates via @tfjtolson on Twitter & @NeilSWilliamson on Facebook in reply to gingergermani #
• Median Price per Sqft, Average Days on Market for Single Family Properties in CROZET, VA https://post.ly/isv4 #
• Who’s going to to the public hearing about the proposed gas station in Crozet? http://albemarle.org/department.asp?department=planning&relpage=2401 #22932 #
• Honest surgeons. Shockingly different experience than at UVA. #
• Thank goodness for free wifi. #
• Big wreck on 29N Southbound at Research Park. Huge backup. #cvilletraffic #
• Heading to DC tomorrow. Late lunch anyone? #
• Be *really* careful on 64 West to Crozet. Traffic is thick & unpredictable. Many near rear-end collisions. Weird traffic. #
• RT @JovanH: 71% of our site viewers last week were using IE. This stat depresses me a bit… [Um. Your visitors are realtors, no?] #
• @jaemery making sausage. bureaucracy-laden sausage. in reply to jaemery #
• Clients don’t stop b/c I’m in a meeting. That’s fantastic. #
• In a meeting discussing actually raising bar of professionalism. I’m starting to trust the system less & less. Money & politics rule. Sadly. #
• RT @GetOpenSpace: Win an iPad by showing us Charlottesville’s Ugliest Office! Enter OpenSpace’s contest: http://www.getopenspace.com/uglycontest #
• RT @TheOnion: Massive Flow Of Bullshit Continues To Gush From BP Headquarters #oilspill https://onion.com/9VVwmD (no longer available) #
• BP’s incompetence re: stopping leak = banks’ incompetence re: mortgage defaults & short sales #
• Thanks, Google for duplicating all of my contacts. For the 3rd time. #
• RT @zappos: “Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.” -H. Jackson Brown Jr. #
• RT @reagent: OMGWTFISTHISHIT https://brosicingbros.com/ #
• Can’t find a post I know I wrote. Might have to write it again. Dammit. #
• Another potential client asking about fiber in Charlottesville. Lamentably, the pickings are limited. #
• RT @sandersonimages: The greatest oil disaster in American history is actually our dependence on it. Just sayin, BP you get a close 2nd. #

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