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Universal credit
Universal credit is the government's attempt to simplify the welfare system. Its main purpose is to provide a greater incentive for people on benefits to work - even for short periods of time - by ensuring they do not lose out financially.
Its supporters hope it will reduce in-work poverty by making it easier for people to move in and out of work and put an end to people being trapped on benefits, unable to risk taking a job for fear of being worse off. The government also hopes universal credit will cut welfare costs and prevent fraud, errors and discrepancies by creating a streamlined system where one payment replaces the current bundle of benefits.
But critics of universal credit worry that it might leave many single people and families worse off. And many people, including Mumsnetters, are worried about how the new system will actually work in practice.
Particular areas of concern include fears that there will be harsh assessments of people with disabilities and those who are currently unable to work because of illness, that the new benefit cap will hit larger families and people who live in places where the cost of housing is high, as well as there being unrealistic expectations for lone parents with young children to go out to work.
Here, we set out a brief outline of what universal credit is, who it will affect, and concerns about its implementation. The finer details are still being worked out, but it will give you the gist of the impending changes and how they might affect you.
What is universal credit? | How will it work? | Benefit cap | Who will be eligible? | When is it happening? | The other elements | Earnings disregards and tapers | Payment | Other welfare changes
Universal credit will replace the following benefits:
- Child tax credit
- Housing benefit
- Parts of the social fund
- Working tax credit
- Income support
- Income-related employment and support allowance
- Income-based jobseekers allowance
Concern: Council tax credit will be administered by local authorities. The Insititute of Fiscal Studies has predicted there will be problems with this because local authorities have been given less funding to administer the credit, which may lead to crude fixes and arbitrary means-testing. The IFS predicts poor families will end up paying 19% of their council tax.
Universal credit will not replace:
- Attendance allowance
- Bereavement benefits
- Carer's allowance
- Child benefit
- Council tax benefit
- Disability living allowance
- Maternity allowance
- Parts of the social fund
- Contributory employment and support allowance
- Contributory jobseeker's allowance
- Industrial injuries disablement benefit
- Pension credit
- Personal independence payment
- Statutory maternity pay
- Statutory sick pay
- War pensions
Universal credit will be paid in one monthly payment to a household, which may consist of a single person, a couple or a family. It consists of one basic element and five other elements, for which claimants need to qualify.
Universal credit will be paid to people who do not have a job and people who are in low-paid work to top-up their earnings. The amount of universal credit will reduce as working hours and earnings increase.
The age-related standard allowance is the basic benefit awarded. It will be lower for under-25s. If you are in a couple, you will be assessed as a unit.
The other elements are:
- Child element / disabled child additions
- Childcare element
- Carer element
- Limited capability for work element
- Housing element
On top of this there will be a benefit cap. This is designed to make it impossible for anyone to receive more on benefits than the average weekly wage after tax and national insurance.
- For couples and lone parent households the cap will be £500 a week
- For single adults the cap will be £350 a week
The benefit cap will be brought in nationwide in April 2013 and reductions will be made to housing benefit payments until universal credit takes over in October 2013.
Concern: The benefit cap will hit larger families who live in comparatively wealthy areas the hardest, and may result in ghettoisation of poorer working people and some people being forced to leave their homes. Estimates from Disability Rights UK have suggested that 67,000 households will be affected in 2013-14 and 75,000 in 2014-15, with 54% of these being households in Greater London.
Other benefits that will be included in the amount to be capped during the changeover to universal credit are:
- Bereavement allowance
- Carer's allowance
- Child benefit
- Child tax credit
- Housing benefit
- Income support
- Jobseeker's allowance
- Maternity allowance
- Employment and support allowance (except where the support component has been awarded)
- Guardian's allowance
- Incapacity benefit
- Severe disablement allowance
- Widowed parent's allowance
- Widow's benefit
Exemptions from the benefit cap
Some households will be exempt from the cap, including households where anyone receives disability living allowance or attendance allowance. The childcare element of universal credit will be exempt from the benefit cap calculations.
Until the changeover is complete, any household that receives working tax credit will be exempt from the cap. Those receiving working tax credits will know that a change in eligibility for working tax credits in April 2012 has meant that a couple have to work a minimum of 24 hours between them, rather than 16 hours, to qualify.
Who will be eligible for universal credit and how do you qualify for each element?
Everyone must sign a claimant commitment to receive the basic element of universal credit. Refusal to sign will result in tough penalties; these are still being defined, but may include benefit being reduced or withdrawn for up to three years.
The claimant commitment is designed to show the claimant's willingness to work at short notice and that they are prepared to fulfil all requirements to get them closer to finding work or increasing their existing work hours.
Concern: This commitment will tie in to the workfare schemes, where people will have their benefits cut if they are unwilling to work unpaid for six months. This is called the community action programme or 'support for the very long-term unemployed', but critics say it could be an easy way for companies to get free labour and take advantage of people who have been unable to find work (not to mention the fact that it would essentially remove paid jobs from the labour market by converting them into 'free placements').
Exemptions from the claimant commitment
- Claimants with limited capability for work-related activity (as defined by a work capability assessment)
- Claimants who receive the carer element
- Those who are responsible for a severely disabled person for at least 35 hours a week
- A lone parent with a child aged under one
Concern: Reports on the new way of assessing fitness to work for people with disabilities has shown a 'tick-box' approach that doesn't consider individual needs and may disregard 'hidden' disabilities, such as autism and mental health problems. It is also feared there will be targets for private companies who carry out work capability assessments, which will reward them for declaring more people fit to work. This was the subject of a Channel 4 Dispatches programme: Britain on the Sick.
Degrees of conditionality
Claimants for the basic part of universal credit will be divided into different groups:
- No work-related requirements - because they may already earn enough or they may not be able to work at all.
- Work-focused interviews only - designed to keep people in touch with the labour market. This group would include a lone parent of a child between the ages of one and five.
- Work preparation group - claimants need to prepare to move to work or better paid work and may include people with a limited capability for work.
All work–related requirements group - need to be looking for and available to do any type of work, usually full time. There will be concessions for parents of children aged 5–13 (where work hours would be limited to school hours), although it appears there may be concessions regarding work hours for parents who care for children aged 13–16, too.
There will be a three-month period where claimants will be able to look for work in a specific area and at a level of pay they have previously had, after which they must be willing to accept anything.
Concern: These requirements may be designed to help people into work, but the tough sanctions (fixed period sanctions of 91 days for the first failure; 128 days for the second failure, if it occurs within 52 weeks of the first; and three years for third and subsequent failures, if they occur within 52 weeks of the previous failure) mean that people will be forced into low-paid jobs.
Other sanctions will be applied if:
- There is a failure to undertake mandatory work activity without good reason
- There is a failure to apply for a particular vacancy without good reason
- There is a failure to take up an offer of paid work without good reason
- Paid work ceases by reason of misconduct, or voluntarily without good reason
- Pay is lost by reason of misconduct, or voluntarily without good reason
Concern: Creating a workforce that lives in fear of losing low-paid jobs may lead to abuses and erode employees' rights. The fact that universal credit will not top-up payments for claimants involved in pay disputes may indicate a bias towards the rights of the employer.
When does universal credit begin?
Universal credit has been trialled since April 2013 in areas of Greater Manchester and Cheshire, so that any problems that arise in these areas can be ironed out in time for the national changeover.
From October 2013, six centres in Harrogate, Bath, Rugby, Shotton, Inverness and Hammersmith in London will begin taking universal credit claims. The government says the entire process will be complete by 2017.
There is a universal credit transitional payment designed to help those in the interim when the universal credit is less than their current benefits. The circumstances for this are 'currently being defined'.
Separated parents need to decide between them who will receive this part. There will be one higher rate for first or only children and a reduced rate for subsequent children. There are two rates for disabled children, which is reliant on whether they receive disability allowance. There is one rate for a child having any component of the DLA and a higher rate for severely disabled children who receive the higher rate of the care component or are registered blind.
The childcare element will be given to parents, regardless of the number of hours they work, towards the cost of childcare. The costs will continue one month after a period of work ends, so that a childcare placement can be secured and it will be easier to move to other work. Claims can also be made for deposits and advance costs. The childcare element will pay 70% of costs up to £760 for one child or £1,300 for two children per month. Both members of a couple have to be in work for this to apply, unless there is some reason that the person who is not working is unable to look after the children. This amount will be exempt from the benefits cap.
This will be awarded to people who are caring for a severely disabled person for 35 or more hours a week. It is limited to one per household and one per severely disabled person.
This will be decided by a work capability assessment (WCA) and is divided into limited capability for work element (LCW) or the higher limited capability for work and work-related activity element (LCWRA).
Concern: Heavy-handed tick box assessments may be too harsh and may miss hidden disabilities and not look at the claimant's needs.
The housing element will be given instead of housing benefit and will be fixed at a rate that will make the lowest third of market rents affordable. The support will be 'fair but not excessive'. There will be limits to the housing element for people who are considered to be under-occupying social housing.
Concern: People will not be able to pay the rest of their rents and will be forced to move to different areas. It is possible that the housing element will be restricted to four-bedroom houses, which will penalise larger families.
Earnings disregards and tapers
If a claimant starts work, they will be able to keep some of the money they earn before there are any deductions to their universal credit payment. This is the earnings disregard.
Once the disregarded earnings have been taken into account, universal credit will be withdrawn at a rate of 65p for each £1 of net earnings. So, after the disregard, claimants will be £35 better off for every £100 they earn.
When will universal credit be paid?
Universal credit is supposed to be responsive to changing circumstances. Claims will be managed online, so that if a claimant does a week's work during the month, they will be able to add this information to their 'account' and their benefits will be adjusted accordingly. The government hopes that universal credit will be wholly managed online or over the phone.
Concern: The idea of paying benefits monthly is to reflect the world of work where wages are often paid monthly. But for those receiving a low income, there may be a lot more month left at the end of their money. This could trigger a proliferation of pay-day loans, or benefit-day loans, which would leave vulnerable people worse off.
Concern: This assumes everyone is online and able to update their 'account'. There is also an option to make claims on the phone and possibly at high-street shops, but the way universal credit is administered may deter some people from claiming it, and it will certainly be difficult for some people to manage their accounts.
Concern: Critics have concerns about the IT capabilities of the new system. The benefits system is supposed to work alongside PAYE tax details, and employers are supposed to feed payment details into the system to make the benefits system 'dynamic'. Reports suggest the system is not ready and there have been large delays in processing information. The system relies on real-time information being provided to track claimants' earnings. All employers are supposed to submit wage information, but it may prove difficult for smaller companies to do so.
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Rick Carrion has never met Lin and Larry Pardey, but the retired high school science teacher from Cecil County and the couple who met in California and have spent the past six decades not staying put share a special passion for sailing in general and wooden boats in particular.
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Carrion didn't begin fully restoring the boat until 1991, around the time his 10-year marriage ended. The restoration process, which took more than 15 years and an estimated cost of more than $550,000 (raised mostly through donations and grants to a nonprofit foundation he started in 1982), eventually affected other personal relationships, including a recent breakup with a girlfriend of two years.
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That has certainly not been the case for the Pardeys, whose own relationship goes back to their first meeting in "grungy little bar" frequented by local sailors in Newport Beach, Calif., in 1965. Larry Pardey, who grew up in British Columbia, was 26 and working as a skipper on fire and race boats; Lin Pardey, then 21, was working as an early computer programmer for the Bob's Big Boy hamburger chain and was looking to buy a "little sailboat" when she met her future husband.
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The Pardeys finished building their first boat, Seraffyn, a couple of years later and their second, Taleisin, more than 11 years after that, and sailed nearly 200,000 miles in them. Lin Pardey wound up writing an award-winning nonfiction novel, Bull Canyon, named after the remote location on edge of the Mojave Desert 60 miles south of Los Angeles where she and her husband "cut down the trees" to build their second boat.
It was the 11th book written by either Lin or Larry Pardey, to go along with five instructional videos and documentaries.
"When we built our first boat, people starting giving us work fixing their boats," Lin Pardey said. "It feels good. It was a joy to build. It took us halfway around around the world. There's a romance about wooden boats that drew people to us everywhere we went. It helped us make friends. The local fishermen around the world still use wooden boats. And you can fix them anywhere."
It has made the Pardeys guests of honor when the community of wooden boat owners get together, as they did for the first time in Port Victoria, British Columbia, and Port Townsend, Wash., for their inaugural wooden boat festival in 1977. The Pardeys have been to similar gatherings in 14 countries, including one in France in 1996 that drew some 3,500 boats.
At the most recent Port Townsend festival, there were 30,000 in attendance and more than 350 boats.
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The Pardeys have been to Annapolis a number of times over the years, mostly through their work with the Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating, a nonprofit organization that raises money and awareness to help those with disabilities get on the water.


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It is an age of great battles, valiant leaders, and unscrupulous mercenary armies. The Italian landscape is littered with noble houses vying for economic and territorial supremacy. The most cunning Captains of Fortune (Capitani di Ventura) have the power to lead the most ambitious of these houses to victory.
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The Obama Administration is also trying to expand the concept of volunteerism. Toward that end, the president's Inaugural Committee erected a huge tent on The Mall in Washington and, on Saturday, filled it with nearly a hundred organizations which are seeking more volunteers.
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There are two types of people who defend Joe Paterno. There is the kind of person who could be shown a video of Paterno cheering on Jerry Sandusky as the defensive coordinator abused a child and still support the head coach because of how many games he won at Penn State. Then there are the people who choose not to become informed about the case because they don't want their image of the coach to be shattered. In either case, the reason for denial is the same: Joe Paterno can't be bad because of how much he won, and how many young men he supposedly taught to win the "right way."
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CHARLESTON (AP) — While officials have improved conditions at West Virginia's only high-security correctional center for juveniles, they lack an immediate plan for complying with last month's court order condemning the facility, lawmakers learned Jan. 7.
Division of Juvenile Services Director Dale Humphreys said officials hope for clearer directions from Circuit Judge Omar Aboulhosn at a Jan. 4 hearing regarding the Industrial Home for Youth at Salem.
"We are not holding anything back," Humphreys told a House-Senate oversight committee. "We are waiting to see what's being asked of us."
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The ruling calls on lawmakers and state officials to at least renovate the building to meet minimum modern standards or remove its juveniles, or else the court will mandate such actions. That prompted Co-Chair William Laird, a senator and former Fayette County sheriff, to press Humphreys for an agency response.
"The clear language of this order is, we either do it or the court's going to do it for us," said Laird, a Democrat. "I want to know if there's a plan."
Humphreys said his agency has a long-term plan for that campus, but it has yet to present a quicker way forward to the court. While he awaits clearer word from the judge, the more obvious steps include adding bathrooms, Humphreys said.
"If that's what they want, then that's going to cost a tremendous amount of money," Humphreys said.
Sen. Greg Tucker said he was "disturbed" to hear the agency has accepted the ruling and will not appeal or ask Aboulhosn to reconsider.
"That basically puts the burden on the Legislature to either come up with the money or let the court do it. Is that your strategy?" said Tucker, a Democrat and former Nicholas County prosecutor. "The court's not going to care about the cost. The court's going to tell you to pay for it, which means you're going to have to come to us and we're going to have to appropriate the money."
Aboulhosn concluded that Building A follows an outdated training or reform school approach to rehabilitating juveniles. This model is not only the most expensive but is increasingly considered a failure and appears particularly harmful to youths age 14 and younger, Aboulhosn found, citing expert testimony in the case.
That testimony instead touted community-based programs that focus on smaller groups to encourage relationship-building and determine the best way to provide needed drug, mental health or educational services, the judge found.
Both the judge and a court-appointed monitor have praised Superintendent David W. Jones for moving toward that approach in recent months. The ruling calls for legislation embracing such changes by Jones and his staff, noting that the improvements may last only as long as Jones is in charge.
Less than 70 juveniles are in Building A, down from a high of around 180, Humphreys said.
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Restore Grandma's Chair or Let It Go?
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Q: We own my Grandma's club lounge chair, which was made in Sydney in 1952. It's gorgeous, but our cat Andy has used it as a scratching post. I want to restore it, but the quotes range between $3000-$4000AUD. Hubby wants to buy an inexpensive sofa from the local department store. I do not want to consume more mass-produced "stuff", which in Australia is usually imported from China. What do AT reader's advise? Restore or replace?
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It could be a very beautiful deco piece done in mohair. It is expensive because of labor and getting really nice fabric. Mohair starts at 80.00 per yard. I think you should restore it and do it right when you can for now throw a blanket over it.
oh and take off the casters let it sit on itself.
Bad Andy! My cats have tried and failed to get their claws into my microsuede couch. Recover it but go with a fabric that kitty will have a hard time destroying.
I think you would regret tossing it. The lines are wonderful; it is a piece of sculpture. It could be the basis for a whole way of life. Not only is it a magnificent piece of furniture, but it is a part of your family's heritage. My family immigrated so I treasure a thimble and a pair of scissors from a past I cannot know. You can make the chair your own by reupholstering when you have the money. Replacing fabric every 50 years is cheaper than replacing cheap furniture.
its such a great shape - i'd loathe to toss it.
I'm usually all for keeping old furniture/restoring things, but I am not a big fan of this chair, the shape is too blocky for me. But if you like it, and it reminds you of your family, then by all means restore it. To cut on cost, you could do the upholstery yourself or find a friend who will do it for you for a deal.
I think its a very funky chair. Think carefully about the fabric and pattern. I see velvet in a lovely jewel tone. Save up for the reupholstery job and rehab Grandma's chair. You will be so glad you did when everyone starts asking you where you got it.
maybe it's just the angle, but it just looks way off
so the cost to restore is roughly the cost to replace right? the replacement surely wouldnt be as solid. removing the front wood panels would simplify the lines...
Take a reupholstery class at a local community college or whatever is in your area. Make this your class project. :) Learn something new and save a ton of cash!
it looks so comfy, even with the cat destruction, I would save up to reupolster. You'll never find a couch that will have quite the same character.
I don't like the shape either. Even though the chair has to have great sentimental attachment, I'd let it go. It would be expensive to rehupolster, and will probably stand out from the rest of your decor, but not in a good way.
I agree with those who said to keep it. It's gorgeous! I think lindenen had a great idea - at reupholstery classes you bring your own project to do during the course - this would save you all the cost of labour, and you'd learn a great skill!
It's had it's day and it's time for something new. Nothing wrong with imports from China if you find the right item.
Get rid of the cats restore the chair. It has great lines and a shame to let animals destroy something so nice. I also think it will be a waste of money to buy anything new or restore something if the cats are going to just tear it up again. Maybe you could declaw the cat. New items you get that are mass produced are cheaply made and wont last; restoring something well made will last for years and wont be glued together and will be a show piece!!
Buy a new chair. it is not that nice anyways and with the money it costs to restore it you should be able to buy something quite nice.
I'd be all for restoring it, but that cost seems somewhat outrageous to me- not as in unreasonable, I'd just not want to spend that much on it.
I'm going with the 'upholstery class' people. Or any other way of making 'keeping it' cheaper. And whatever you do, make sure there's no way to turn it back into a scratching post again!!!
I won't get into a crazy declawing rant here, but it's enough to say that it's cruel and barbaric and illegal almost everywhere but in the US.
I don't have an opinion on the chair but I will give you some ideas for the cat:
If you attach tinfoil or double sided tape to things he is drawn to scratching there is a high chance he will stop. Most cats hate both. You can also try spraying him with canned air (like for cleaning computers), and there is a great automated training tool called "Sssscat" you can try. Also regular clipping of the nails.
Absoloutely restore it - somehow - it is too gorgeous & unique not to!
I can't say I've even ever SEEN a chair like that! Depending on your decor, you could even have a bit of a go at DIY ala what I did here with an oppy chair: http://punkysmamma.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-creative-space_08.html
Or even just patch up the bursting apart parts & cover it with a slip on cover...? Whatever you decide, I beg you to keep it..! (or send it my way... hehe)
Ha - good one JRC! I'm absolutely driving the "restore" bandwagon, as I recently found myself in the same situation; after dreaming of the perfect, authentic, beat up, vintage Parisian leather club chair, and going as far as looking around 1st Dibs to further torture myself... I suddenly realized I already *had* a perfect candidate -- grandma's old, worn, pink reading chair.
Low and slung back, it's incredibly comfortable and in desperate need of a good reupholstering job anyhow.
To achieve the 'worn', lived-in look (in something besides pink toile), I may try and find an inexpensive leather sofa or love seat on Craigslist, and cannibalize it for the leather!
Then again, you could also save a lot of money by opting for a plain linen that really shows off the lines - maybe accented with bronze nail heads along the edges, which looks sophisticated ...and you could add them yourself!
Either way - we (and you) would not only be saving a sentimental piece by re-imagining grandma's chair, but we'd be keeping it out of the landfill, and ending up with a completely custom piece!
Brad in Chicago
I hate to be *that guy* but declawing cats isn't like taking off fingernails. They have to chop off part of the actual paw to keep the claws from coming back. Like posted above, soft paws is a great solution that does not involve mutilation.
For my part... I have lived with many, many cats over the years, and I have never seen such wholesale destruction despite living with fully clawed cats who could never be dissuaded to not scratch. I kind of doubt that much destruction happened in a single day, or a single trip out of town.
So... have a cup of tea, sit down, and really *think* about how much you really care about this chair. If you let it get to this point without covering the thing with a quilt so he couldn't get it to this point, are you really, really sure you're as attached to the chair? Part of your brain may be thinking "It's a temple to grandma!" but the rest may be thinking "It's just a chair." Decide which part of your brain is stronger.
Consider what other mementos you may have, as well. You don't have to keep every single thing someone gives you, just the most important ones.
At worst, if you're still very emotionally attached but decide you can't keep the chair - carefully remove the pretty patterned fabric and see if you can get a crafty friend to sew it into a beautiful purse or pretty thing. That's a family reminder that is easy to keep and easy to pass on to the next generation.
Restore. Restore it WELL. Professionally.
THEN sell it. Before the cat ruins it again.
I'm also assuming that the quotes you are getting is not only for reupholstery, but for the restoration of the wood itself, so DIY classes will only get you so far.
As mentioned, mohair or a cut velvet is the way to go with this chair.
But the "restore this chair or buy BF's sofa" seem like two separate issues... unless your budget allows only one or the other. If you do it right, your initial investment will yield a restored chair AND a new sofa.
Brad - there are places that sell leather. One in Indianapolis sells it by the pound, including leather scraps from who knows where, but it is less than $10 a pound of thin leather in all colors. Perfect for redoing a chair.
I am all for keeping the chair. It is built better than anything new. The price sounds high to me.
I agree that the cat didn't do it all at once, but cat's don't live forever and the chair could outlive you. It is worth the investment to refinish it. A different material will make a difference. I had a couch and chair that my cat scratched to hell, but he didn't scratch any other furniture.
I say restore it, only because those quotes seem high. Keep shopping around, if possible. That chair is gorgeous.
From your post, it sounds like you know what you want to do.......
I have this same chair sitting in my apartment, but it's covered in blue mohair that desperately needs replacing. It reminded me of an old movie theatre - very glamorous and art deco. I am having the same dilemma as you, except that it was so difficult to get up the stairs into my apartment that I'm worried I won't be able to get it down to be re-upholstered. It's a great chair with great bones. I think I'm going to try to sell it online and let someone else deal with restoring it.
According to google $4000 AUD is $3500 USD. Is that right? $3500 to restore a chair? What the eff?
Keep shopping for restorers. I had four totally fabric dining chairs that a cat had destroyed. I found an upholstery shop to recover the chairs for $125 each after I had had a quote of five grand, both plus fabric. When I got the quote for $500 for all four chairs it was all I could do to stay upright. I didn't want the lady to see my surprise.
So you pay a ton of money to restore the chair and that naughty kitty claws up that one too? Seriously, go to the root of the problem!
The chair isn't my favorite, so I'll comment on something I know: the cat. I started trimming my cat's claws because she liked to puncture my visitors with them. It was horrible for both of us at first, but she's gotten used to it. We're both much happier now. Trim their claws so they can't scratch, and get them a nice catnip-y cardboard toy that is way more fun to scratch at so they feel like they are scratching. You need to take steps to change their behavior or this will just keep happening.
Beautiful chair. Restore it. Then get an inexpensive slipcover to protect it till Andy isn't anymore.
Get a cheap sofa to live with till you can afford a better one.
And I don't know who the upholsterer was but I have an old armchair with similar heritage. It's about 70 years old. I priced out getting complete restoration, including the frame which is getting loose, and I got quotes in the $600 to $800USD range. Unless you are looking at upholstering in some extremely high end fabric the prices you quoted are freakishly high.
Maybe try networking to find a shop where the prices aren't quite so outrageous. There are still individuals who do high quality work and don't charge wild prices. And if you purchase your own fabric you might be able to lower the cost. Ask folks at fabric stores. Check on neighborhood listservs. Talk to artisans who may know a hidden gem. I found a great jeweler when talking to a potter about quality artists. (this for a shop i managed)
I think you know what you want to do. If you like the chair, you like the chair. The price you quoted seems insanely high...are you looking to upholster it in gold?
Also, you know this, I'm sure, but you need to teach Andy to not scratch furniture. Trim his claws, get him a scratching post, cover the chair in a cover, and spray his little kitty hiney with mist from a water bottle until he learns.
sew yourself a slipcover, buy the sofa and save up to restore the chair! If you use the spraybottle tactic to train the cats not to scratch it, by the time you've saved up (or found a cheaper place to do it) to fix it they won't scratch it. I say only restore it if you actually like the lines of it. I personally think it's cool and funky (I also agree that jewel tones would pop on this thing) but if you don't like the design there's no reason to keep it, even if it is sentimental.
Reminds me of the story my friend told me about the 'davenport' left him by his great-aunt because as a child he once said he loved it. As an adult, after his aunt passed away he went to pick it up and was aghast at how ugly it was. Out of respect to family members he rented a truck, thanked everyone for remembering his summer visits to his great-aunt and his youthful fondness of this couch. He then drove toward the state line where he promptly dumped it on the side of the road. Not that I'm saying you should dump it.. just how fond are you of it?? If it brings back childhood memories or funny stories then keep it. It will keep your grandmother alive in your mind - at least you can tell the story about the ugly lounge chair she left you!
I'd just buy a staple gun for now and give it a go yourself. I did an upholstered rocking chair in fuschia pink batik and it looks great.When you have the money, and after living with the chair, if you then decide that you really love it, then do it properly once you know that it is a keeper.
And trim the cats claws.
I have some questions for you:
- When you noticed that the cat was scratching, why didnt you do something about it right away? Even if the cat scratch at it every day, that kind of damage would take at least a month. You should have seen it long before it became that bad.
- How many scratching posts do you have for your cat?
- How often do you trim his nails?
- Have you tried the various products that you can spray on the furniture to keep him away from there?
Cats are animals, and as such living creatures with needs and instincts. You wouldnt molest or tie a child down just because he/she ruined the house and neither should you do with your cat. If he is not happy at your place (I have a feeling he does not get enough play time?) then you should try to find a new home. Softpaws or declawing is a terrible thing and thankfully it is illegal in many countries with better animal protection than the US. I would be ashamed to even consider something like that, and I am quite upset that AT would suggest it. Gives me the feeling that furniture is more important than living things (and I am not sure that there would be a big difference woin attitude if a child ruined a precious piece).
Hi AT readers. Thanks for all the feedback ...I'm blown away by how helpful everyone is... now to digest it all... there is so much good sense and humour in these comments. Khatam - What the GQ did not include (not sure what happened there, ED?) is that there is also a 3-seater sofa and another single arm chair - and the quotes reflect the significant degree of work the suite requires. And the reason for the agony - can't bear blowing all that embodied energy, not forgetting history as pointed out. Andy did this when he was a house bound kitten. There are more piccies on my blog for those interested...thanks again... Love & adore AT, its opened my eyes to the creative side of America. Sarah (Teal Sea). http://www.thetealsea.blogspot.com
Thorndale think I might try Evergirl's suggested Spray solution if I can find it in the local pet shop. :)
Let it go.
Re-upholster your lovely sofa. Get rid of the cat ;-)
that is the ugliest chair i have ever seen GET IT OUT GET IT OUT
The chair is stunning. As others have said, save up for having it redone properly. In the meantime, I'd make a slipcover. You can take a sewing class if you don't already have that skill. With a little experimentation, you can come up with a simple pattern that's easy to make. Then you can try inexpensive, lightweight fabrics to make temporary slipcovers in different patterns/colors so you can try out several fabric ideas before you commit to the expensive fabric your eventual professional job will require.
Also, you can use the temporary slipcovers to train the cats to avoid the chair. Putting aluminum foil or tape on a temporary cover is easier. When you do get the chair redone, you'll already have a pattern for making a slipcover out of a good, durable fabric that will protect the chair from the cats when you're out and can't shoo them away.
Don't just get rid of the cat. If you truly are a 'cat person' (and you know if you are) abandoning a cat for the sake of furniture won't make you feel any better.
Do whatever you need to do to make the cat stop scratching - training, new toys, trimming, declawing (no judgement from me, not trying to start anything) - but keep the cat.
As you say the price is to restore the full suite, maybe discard or sell 2 pieces and keep your favorite piece. I think a whole suite in that style would be overwhelming, but one focus piece for the room would be quite stunning!
It does not cost that much to restore it. This is what I do for a hobby. Eventhough your chair is a reproduction of a 30's chair in the 50's, its still worth saving. Come on AT is all about reduce, reuse, recycle right??? Go to downtown LA and find some great wool or something durable and take it to a rundown hole in the wall upholsterer that has been doing this skilled trade for over 20 years. It should cost max $700 including fabric.
I saw this comment on you linked blog, "Trevor thinks its drab, dated and uncomfortable." Reassure him that restoring it will probably fix all three issues including "uncomfortable." I vote for restore, especially since you claim the cat issue has been resolved.
I think we can tell the people with pets from the people without based on the comments. I'm mostly under the opinion that if somebody doesn't have a dog or cat, they should probably refrain from offering pet advice--especially when it comes as "get rid of the cat."
MORE ON CAT SCRATCHING: Try clear packing tape on furniture.
You also need something more solid than a typical pet store scratching post. When cats scratch they like to push and pull against a resilient surface -- it's how they exercise their shoulder muscles. Either find a way to anchor a scratching post to the wall or use my cheap but ugly solution: Wrap a carpet sample around a door frame and nail it in place. My cats love it.
You can also provide other scratching surfaces for them, such as a couple more carpet samples on the floor here and there.
Cats will always need to scratch. Clipping won't stop that. But if their claws are snagging the furniture, here's how to clip them. 1) Don't pick the cat up and try to clip right away. Instead, start by massaging its paws a little bit every day for a couple of weeks. Do this on the same clear, flat surface where you plan to clip. When the cat struggles, stop immediately. Give a treat each time. 2) With the cat on the flat surface, lean over its back to handle the paws on the side facing away from you. Turn the cat around to work on the other side. 3) Use regular nail clippers. 4) When you start clipping, the cat will struggle after a claw or two. Stop immediately, give a treat, and have another go tomorrow. It may take days or weeks but eventually the cat will be (more or less) reconciled and you will handle its paws with confidence. 5) Never clip more than the very tips.
I actually think the lines are pretty clunky and inelegant. For that reason alone, I would let it go....
I have this same problem. I have an old leather chair that was my grandfathers. I learned to read in it, and since I am a bookworm now and my grandfather has passed away I really dont want to get rid of it. I actually put it outside one time, and I cried and my boyfriend took pity on me and carried it back in.
Sigh memories.
Thanks BREDLO, I didnt mean to start a cat fight with the other folks. I liked your idea about the Parisian club chair. Have you tried second hand stores locally? I found some great chairs at thrift stores; however, I like midcentury modern. Good luck! JRC
Declaw the chair.
reupholster the cat.
$3500 is a ASS LOAD of money for a chair. You can get a REALLY SUPER AWESOME designer custom chair for that price.
If it was $500 I would say restore. If they chair was worth a ton I would say restore. $3500? I almost don't believe it. What would be the point? If you don't want "cheap" new stuff...well $3500 is by no means cheap.
Kidding about declawing...I shouldn't even joke. I hate cats but I don't hate them so much I would condone torture. :(
Just read that it is a suite of furniture not one chair. oops.
I love vintage furniture, but find this particular chair really unattractive. Buy a nicer vintage piece and let this baby go.
I just realized that you're in LA. I'll go to your blog so I can give you the phone number of an unbelievably good and reasonable upholsterer.
it would look great in either a navy or the blue color you have on the outside cladding.
Definitely have it recovered. The bones of new furniture will never compare to the furniture of days gone by.
I have two arm chairs which I had recovered/re-upholstered recently for around $700 per chair which included fabric, all new wadding and some repairs. They are old, maybe a bit younger and simpler than yours but still good quality. I bought them years ago at a Salvos store for about $30 each! The money I have spent re-upholstering is about the same as what I would now have to spend getting some of that mass produced Made in China stuff.
Re doing the upholstering course suggestions, I have done one of these for 6 weeks and you don't come away equipped to tackle this kind of thing which needs experience and skill. I managed a swing back bridge chair.
I think you should shop around a little more for the upholsterer for a better price, your quote seems outrageous. Make sure you know how much you are paying per metre for the fabric. Ask them to re-use the old springs if they can because once again they don't make them now like they used to.
I'm sure you can get a better deal, I paid the above and live on Sydney's Nothern Beaches. He did a great job and I am very picky about these things!
You will have to come to some kind of 'understanding' with your cat if you do get it re-done. Scratching post?
Ah right, just read that it is a whole set which means your quote is about right.
Still worth it.
Thanks everyone, I'm still undecided. Husband is mad keen on a Florence Knoll leather replica from a place in Waterloo...but quality & durability is questionable. We've looked at King sofas which are quite divine, and Australian made sofas in various department stores. The economics tells me its more cost effective to buy new, but there are many compelling reasons not to, as many people have pointed out. And the cat is still with us and we need to address that before we do anything more with the lounge. Appreciate all the cat suggestions. Thanks Etelka for the nail clipping advice.
Teal Sea: Sure! I'm always eager to help people manage cat scratching problems. Feel free to email me through my website if you run into trouble with the clipping.
Another thing about the tape/tin foil: You won't have to leave it on forever (that would suck!). After the cat tries and fails to scratch the taped furniture a few times, it will forget about it and find somewhere else. Once you're sure the cat is out of the habit of scratching the furniture, take the tape off. If the cat goes back to the furniture, do the same routine and set up a more desirable scratching post or scratchable areas.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot another method! I haven't tried this, but you can spray furniture with Bitter Apple spray from the pet store. It will get on their paws and discourage them from using those areas.
keep the cat. i spent a fortune on new furniture and got extra fabric which i throw over it, i plan to make a slip cover out of the fabric to use and they can scratch that. of i take it all off when people come and they understand.
like the leather idea, maybe i'd keep all but the sofa-put it in a guest room. two chairs and a table in a separate place in the room would look great. off set the old look by using a modern table or floor lamp.
maybe you won't like this but i'd use raw or just regular silk. it's a texture idea and then i'd add great pillows. either modern print or embroidered (now ther's an idea for your spare time!).
i agree, having done this with a chair that had the same ugly upholstery yours does, that the workmanship and quality of old furniture can't be equaled with today's stuff.
also, i know this is long, trying to find a coordinating ottoman that you can cover in the same fabric and use as a 'chaise longue' type of furniture. it might distract from the bulkiness.
you could also paint the wood in black to get an 'art deco' type of chair.
Restore it if you love the chair. But shop around and try to haggle a bit. If you have more than one piece to re-do, you might get a deal. That quote seems a bit high. But worth it if you will cherish the piece forever. Just keep your cats away!
Get rid of the cat and then restore it...:) Definitely a very cool chair, although I can understand not wanting to put out that kind of money to have it redone.
I wonder if you could make a deal:
Find a vintage furniture dealer who handles restorations and offer him the sofa in exchange for the restoration of the two chairs, or vice versa, depending on which would be more suitable for you.
It'd break up the suite, yes, but it would avoid breaking the bank (and it'd make it easier to keep your living room from looking like the lobby of a Art Deco-era Miami hotel).
Pick a vintage-approriate fabric that you love, install cat-scratch deterrents, and be prepared for the restored pieces to become hubby's new favorites.
I couldn't get rid of my grandparents' old loveseat but my friend suggested we make pillows! Here is how it came out if you're interested:
I say restore the chair if you can afford to do so.
On another note, and please do keep in mind the fact that I come from a different culture. Why are people so easy to say mean things like "Get rid of the cat!" and they get upset when someone gets rid of a dog? Is it that impossible to love cats as much as dogs over here? I feel cats are mostly loathed in the west even when they are much easier to take care of. I have seen the damage dogs can do as well.
I don't get it! Cats can be family members just as dogs in my humble opinion.
How would one put a piece of furniture ahead of a loved pet?
Hiya I found a lovely old chair on the side of the road...needs a full-on once over. I had a quote of $1000 just for the upholstery... that's with me doing the wood work. I'm either going to do a course in upholstery or keep searching till I find a better price. Definitely keep it:-)


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Date Reviewed: November 15, 2004
Strengths: Rooomy! This is the first CamelBak Pack (I own 3 others)that actually allows me to commute to work and fit everything that I need for the day. Very stable, very comfortable. Exceptionally well made. Much better quality than my 2000 CamelBak Blowfish.
Weaknesses: None, other than I probably will still use my Blowfish for trail riding cause I just don't like lots of weight when I'm bouncing off of rocks.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $82.00
Purchased At: eBay
Similar Products Used: Various CamelBak products
Bike Setup: 2003 Specialized S-Works Epic Disk w/ Manatou Minute 3:00, full XTR
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2004
Strengths: Very roomy and seems sturdy. Sits nice on the back and not on the lower lumbar region (something I've had problems with in smaller backpack configurations).
Weaknesses: Haven't found any except that one of the elastic tightners came off. Very happy with it.
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Price Paid: $110.00
Purchased At: Europe Bound
Similar Products Used: standard water bottles
Bike Setup: DeVinci Patriot.
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2003
Strengths: Plenty of storage space, 100 oz. big mouth fill bladder, ergo bend and big bite valve, chest and waist straps. Excellent pack for day hikes - side mesh pockets will hold qt. size Nalgenes, bananas, whatever.
Weaknesses: Not recommended for long mountain bike rides. Pretty heavy when loaded down with water and other gear you may want to carry along. Really changes your balance, too top heavy. I'll stick with the 70 oz. C'back classic for long rides!
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Price Paid: $90.00
Purchased At: ON-LINE CATALOG
Similar Products Used: Camelback Classic, Jansport fanny pack with dual water bottle side carriers
Bike Setup: Gary Fischer Big Sur
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2003
Strengths: This thing is great, I use it for everything. I can get it all in, have something to drink, and still have room for other crap.
Weaknesses: Nothing so far...
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Price Paid: $100.00
Purchased At: Bikesmart.com
Similar Products Used: Hawg, Alpine
Bike Setup: Klein Adroit w/XTR and fox fork
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2002
Strengths: Durable, roomy, has a raincover that stows, typical CamelBak quality
Weaknesses: A bit pricey. So much room that you find yourself taking more stuff than what you actually need...OR...your buddies think that since you have the room, YOU can carry their extra stuff...
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $130.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: CamelBak, original, Pakster (remember those?), and Mule
Bike Setup: Specialized M2, Marzocchi Atom Z2, XT/XTR, Race Face, Easton, Velomax Climax's
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2002
Strengths: Very comfortable and light. Very well designed and durable pack. Perfect for clothes, tools, food, fits absolutely everything. I especially like the attached rain cover and the mesh netting. The weight difference between this pack and other camelbaks is typically no more than a pound, so it's well worth having the extra space when you need it. when you don't need the room, you can compress the pack down, it's totally malleable. great great design.
Weaknesses: nothing. i've had no wear whatsoever on the pack and have been using it for a year.
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Price Paid: $100.00
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: klein hardtail
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2002
Strengths: Big, lots of pack room and lots of water.
Weaknesses: Weak stiching. Can't hold much weight.
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I loved it until I started school. In two weeks the stiching around the zippers in the main compartment have started fraying.
If you need lots of space for light items like clothing it's great. But don't expect it to be that versitile.
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $99.00
Purchased At: http://www.bikesmart.com
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2002
Strengths: Design, materials, and available space.
Weaknesses: Nothing to note as of yet.
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Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $90.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: ROCKET, BLOWFISH, AND M.U.L.E.
Bike Setup: Zaskar X, RF next LP crank, ti BB, Thompson Stem, XTR RD.
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2002
Strengths: Quality construction by a company who innovated this type of product.
Weaknesses: None that I can find!
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Price Paid: $120.00
Purchased At: REI
Similar Products Used: Camelbak Mule and HAWG
Bike Setup: 2002 Giant NRS AIR, 2002 Giant xtc se2 with many upgrades.
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2001
Strengths: Very roomy, like a backpack but with the right type of ventilation material. Holds shoes and helmet for longer or overnight rides. Has a rainfly that works.
Weaknesses: 2001 looks much better than the 2000. The 2000 I used began to get all deformed because the straps holding it together were wearing out. The 2001 fixed that with the helmet cover pouch the kinda wraps the bag. It looks much better too. Greatest weakness is the price and lack of warranty. Lombardi's was kind enough to replace my 2000 for a 2001 after I came in with a retarded looking TransAlp. Not enough easy access pockets for food or tools.
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Price Paid: $142.00
Purchased At: Lombardi's Sport
Similar Products Used: Mule
Lowe Alpine
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Procaliber OCLV version
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2001
Strengths: lots and lots of room!!
rain cover that really works!
works good in winter months also!!
100 oz. bladder.
Weaknesses: none
Bottom Line:
if you ride by yourself this pack is a must!!
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Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid: $120.00
Purchased At: price point
Similar Products Used: other non specific back packs
Bike Setup: Trek Fuel 90 Disc
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001
Strengths: Plenty of pockets and several ways to adjust the straps. The rain cover is a great bonus.
Weaknesses: Even when the straps are fully extended, inside pocket access is a little tight.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $129.00
Purchased At: Performance
Similar Products Used: Camelback Flash-Flow
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2001
Strengths: Storage Space, design.
Weaknesses: None. It soes exactly what it is designed to do.
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Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid: $120.00
Purchased At: LBS
Bike Setup: 2000 Gary Fisher Kaitai plus upgrades.
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2000
Strengths: huge 1500 cubic inch storage capacity
strong and very durable construction (durable=heavy)
external mesh pockets that securely hold helmet and shoes
enough straps to tighten anything... or tie anything to the outside of the pack
integrated raincover that works
detachable reflective strips
seperate compartment (inside the big one) for wet cloths storage that cinchs tight
Weaknesses: not much i can complain about really, i could say its heavy... but it needs to be to be this durable and you don't feel the weight once its on your back, i could say the straps are to long and the extras dangle but you can easily tuck them into one of the mesh pockets and you never know when you will all that length for something.
only thing that would be nice is if it had one or two more small zippered compartments on the outside... not that there isn't enought storage - it just takes a minute to search through everything to find what you need sometimes
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Price Paid: $115.00
Similar Products Used: regular backpacks
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2000
Strengths: lots o space, durable, nice padding, rain cover
Weaknesses: can't they design a better way to put the bladder back in while the pack is full! It is a bit on the heavy side. several lbs before you even put anything in it.
Bottom Line:
Great pack for LONG day rides or multi-day trips if used in conjunction with a rack of some kind (Delta Postporter NOT recommended...see reviews)
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Price Paid: $90.00
Similar Products Used: many different Camelbaks
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The following is a sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between June 28 and July 4. During that week 183 incidents were investigated.
Monday, June 28
- Patrol received a report of a black Lab mix puppy running loose in the roadway in the 9800 block of Lockport Road. SPCA was notified and secured the puppy.
- A Lindburgh Avenue resident reported that the front license plate of his vehicle was taken while it was parked overnight in the 100 block of Spina Drive.
- Patrol investigated a suspicious person on Tuscarora Road. Subject on the Tuscarora Road Bridge was found to be using a video camera to film the sunset over the quarry embankment.
Tuesday, June 29
- Patrol assisted the Niagara Falls Police Department with a search for a bank robbery suspect, who had fled a Niagara Falls Boulevard bank towards Military Road. The search had negative results.
- Patrol checked on a suspicious person whose car was parked in the weeds behind a bank in the 2400 block of Military Road. Operator stated he was urinating in the weeds.
- Patrol responded to a business in the 8100 block of Porter Road where the owner said a man came into his shop and threatened to shoot him, because a teenage employee in the garage had shot one of his pet ducks with a BB gun. Patrol calmed both parties down and resolved the issue without incident.
Wednesday, June 30
- Patrol responded to Nathan Drive where a woman reported that a 14-year-old in Sabre Park had spit at her. She was advised to follow up with park management.
- Patrol received a report of oil in the road in the 5600 block of Lockport Road, which was causing a hazardous situation. Niagara Active Hose was contacted to lay down some Speedy Dry.
- Patrol responded to the 7500 block of Sunnydale Drive on an open burn complaint.
Thursday, July 1
- Patrol responded to the 3000 block of Military Road for a fire alarm activation. Employee stated that he had just burned toast, which set off the alarm.
- Patrol responded to a father-son domestic incident on Juanita Drive in Sabre Park. Son had fled the scene after throwing an ax through the windshield of a car and also smashing a mirror and a flat-screen television inside the residence.
- Patrol responded to the 5000 block of Isherwood Drive where a neighbor was trying to revive a woman who was not breathing with CPR. Woman was transported to Mount St. Mary's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Friday, July 2
- While on patrol on Hermitage Road near Grauer Road, patrol observed numerous males ducking and trying to hide when they saw the patrol car. There have been recent burglaries in the area. Patrol interviewed the males, who said they were just trying to cut through the town park. They were informed that the park was closed and to stay off other people's properties.
- Patrol investigated an accident involving one car and two deer on Lockport Road. There was minor damage to the car's front bumper and one dead deer, which was removed by the Highway Department.
- Patrol investigated a report of an intoxicated male walking on Spina Drive and throwing beer cans. Not found.
Saturday July 3
- While on the 7400 to 7800 blocks of Porter Road, patrol issued five traffic tickets to motorists going 61 mph to 54 mph in the 40 mph zone.
- A resident of the 5000 block of Tuscarora Road reported that sometime overnight someone entered his unlocked vehicle and took a pistol cigarette lighter and a Bob Marley tin box, each valued at $10. Another resident of the same block reported a GPS unit, valued at $250, taken from his unlocked vehicle. A resident of Thomas Loop reported her digital camera and carry bag, valued at $400, were taken from her unlocked vehicle.
Sunday, July 4
- Patrol assisted State Police on a report of a male lying in the road at Witmer Road and Hyde Park Boulevard. The male was unharmed, but highly intoxicated.
- A resident of D Street in Cayuga Village reported that she came out to do some grilling and discovered her gas grill was missing.
- Patrol investigated a fireworks complaint in the 7100 block of Laur Road, the 5400 block of Grauer Road, on Elderberry Place and on the 2900 block of Hyde Park Boulevard.