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Ligeti
Citizen
Username: Ligeti
Post Number: 237
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 7:52 am: | 
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At the intersection of Prospect & Irvington, they've installed a new audio-enhanced crossing technology, presumably for blind pedestrians. During the 'walk' cycle, a speaker emits a "tink...tink...tink..." sound, and with 10 seconds left, a voice announces "Ten...nine...eight..seven..." etc. I'm all for helping handicapped people cross safely, and perhaps there was a special need for this precaution at this particular intersection. But for the rest of us, it's like a Chinese water torture 24/7. It's not outrageously loud, but people living in the vicinity must endure it over and over and over -- all night and all day long. Are they going to install this at all lights in the community? |
composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn
Post Number: 293
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 9:22 am: |
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There is also one at the intersection of South Orange Ave and Scotland Road. I agree with you, it's annoying. |
Stuart0628
Citizen
Username: Stuart0628
Post Number: 57
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 1:48 pm: |
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Having nothing to do with the water torture but a related topic....
At the corner of Ridgewood and Walton, one of the blinking lights has burnt out--again.
Last time it took weeks to replace...can we do better this time? |
cmontyburns
Citizen
Username: Cmontyburns
Post Number: 857
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 9:22 pm: |
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Stuart: It depends. How much time has passed so far since you called the town to let them know?  |
Stuart0628
Citizen
Username: Stuart0628
Post Number: 58
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 10:03 pm: |
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have not called the police...don't know the dpw number offhand.
Not asking them to fix it on a weekend and pay double time...but early next week would be nice.
Don't the police cruise the whole town, and wouldn't they report a light out? |
Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 1093
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 11:14 pm: |
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Village Hall - (973) 378-7715
Be Proactive. Be a part of the solution. |
Stuart0628
Citizen
Username: Stuart0628
Post Number: 59
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 21, 2005 - 11:33 pm: |
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Rastro, thanks for the #. I don't have 'em memorized yet.
The menu for Village Hall didn't seem to have any appropriate options, so I called the Police Department non-emergency number and let them know. |
bets
Supporter
Username: Bets
Post Number: 1540
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 12:09 am: |
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In my opinion, your request should be documented in writing, with notes about subsequent calls.
But maybe that's just me.  |
Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 1095
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 12:12 am: |
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Depends. Is your point to get it fixed, or to catch the town asleep on the job? |
bets
Supporter
Username: Bets
Post Number: 1543
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 12:21 am: |
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If your point is to get it fixed, documentation may serve you well.
Is my point. |
Erin Cartman
Citizen
Username: Carnac
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 12:53 am: |
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Is it burned out or have a short? (I swear it was working the other day and then it went off again in the time it took me too look both ways!)
Either way, it needs to be looked at... |
Ace789nj
Citizen
Username: Ace789nj
Post Number: 27
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 1:59 am: |
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Stuart0628
"Don't the police cruise the whole town, and wouldn't they report a light out"
 I hope you don't think that if a light doesn't get fixed it's the PD's fault, Just because they report a light out doesn't mean it gets fixed right away |
Ace789nj
Citizen
Username: Ace789nj
Post Number: 28
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 2:13 am: |
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BTW, is it really that big a deal to have those audible signals in place? Other than that little convenience we call "eyesight", I'm sure the blind have complaints about similar issues |
Ligeti
Citizen
Username: Ligeti
Post Number: 238
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 7:31 am: |
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It's a big deal only to those people who live in the vicinity. Would you like to hear "Beep...Beep...Beep...10...9...8...7...6..." over and over while you're trying to sleep? |
Old and Gray
Citizen
Username: Pastmyprime
Post Number: 102
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 8:59 am: |
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wow...I would take that over college parties and constant driveway shuffling. |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 6958
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 9:42 am: |
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I passed this intersection last night. The noise is ridiculous. There has to be a better way. I couldn't tolerate it if I lived near it, either. |
Stuart0628
Citizen
Username: Stuart0628
Post Number: 60
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 10:11 am: |
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Ace writes, "Stuart0628
'Don't the police cruise the whole town, and wouldn't they report a light out'
I hope you don't think that if a light doesn't get fixed it's the PD's fault, Just because they report a light out doesn't mean it gets fixed right away"
I did not mean to imply it was the police's fault if the repair takes a while. My point is that my calling in *should* not matter much because the police would presumably see the problem and mention it to DPW. |
Dust Buster
Citizen
Username: Coyote
Post Number: 23
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 10:25 am: |
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Are there any blind people in the area of the noisy light? Maybe the counting is not for the blind. In San Francisco they have really neat lights that count, silently. It is great because you know how long you have to cross. Someone should call Sal Renda and ask what his intentions were. |
Ligeti
Citizen
Username: Ligeti
Post Number: 239
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 11:22 am: |
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It's bad enough in the daytime, but at night when it's quiet it sounds like a car alarm that keeps on going and going and going and going....
I'm using earplugs. Wouldn't it be great if the rocket scientist who dreamt this one up had to actually live with it himself before unleashing it on the public? This principle should also apply to the folks that brought us bagless vacuum cleaners, digital cameras, cordless vacs (they all stop sucking shortly after purchase), and digital sports watches that cannot be adjusted unless you carry a copy of the (often unreadable) instructions with you at all times.
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Ace789nj
Citizen
Username: Ace789nj
Post Number: 29
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 2:19 pm: |
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Stuart0628- "My point is that my calling in *should* not matter much because the police would presumably see the problem and mention it to DPW."
you're right about that, not only does the PD make the phone calls but the locations of all outages are logged into a book at the station. so when they get repeated calls they can see it's been in the book for a while and make more calls trying to put the heat on the guys who are supposed to fix 'em. It's not always the DPW that have to change the lights either, depending on what road it's on the job may have to go to the county roads dept
BTW, doesn't the dpw have to pass that intersection pretty much to get anywhare in town
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AntoninaKC
Citizen
Username: Antoninakc
Post Number: 11
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2005 - 11:41 pm: |
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Old and gray-
You really do have a personal problem with college people, dont you? You seem to include your feelings on SHU in every post you make, regardless of the topic and how little it has to do with the subject you are posting about. |
Ligeti
Citizen
Username: Ligeti
Post Number: 240
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 12:32 pm: |
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Mysteriously, the device feel silent yesterday. Either the township got a lot of complaints, or some enraged resident took matters into his own hands with a sledgehammer (I have a bagless vacuum I'd like him to demolish).
Keeping my fingers crossed (and earplugs handy). |
us2inFL
Citizen
Username: Us2innj
Post Number: 1320
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 12:53 pm: |
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...would absolutely drive me wild. Keep us posted Ligeti, as to whether it was damaged or officially disconnected.
Our house was close-by the school bus yard, (which was the mulch pile for many years after we moved there.) The beep beep of backing up was annoying, and that was only from 6am-8am and again from 2pm to 5pm.
In Florida, it's so quiet you could hear an alligator burp. |
Old and Gray
Citizen
Username: Pastmyprime
Post Number: 103
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 1:13 pm: |
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Thats not true, I was very pleased with voting at SHU this year...It wasn't as bad as I expected even with that event going on.
and there are plenty of other posters on here who have their constant pet peeves come through in a majority of their posts. |
Old and Gray
Citizen
Username: Pastmyprime
Post Number: 104
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 1:13 pm: |
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Not to mention several posters who are just down right nasty and argumentatitive about everything. |
Debra Davidson
Citizen
Username: Peanutslady
Post Number: 11
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 12:30 am: |
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I find the new beeping crossing singles they installed at Scotland & South Orange Ave and Prospect & Irvington to be incredibly annoying. The first time I herd them I said to myself what is that hirable beeping I wish It would just stop. I'm disabled. I'm legally blind. I'm all for 100% helping people with disabilities, but I think there could be an other to do this without the annoying beep. Especially at night when it is very quiet and sound are much louder then during the day. During the day there are so many different sounds happening at once that you do not notice it like you do at night when it is very quiet. |
Uhuru
Citizen
Username: Uhuru
Post Number: 31
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 10:23 pm: |
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South orange village hall is like one big infant...if you ask them ANYTHING they curl-up, cry , and get fussy..
it takes years to replace lights down irvington ave..where i live... |
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