Mount Westfield! This is progress?

UPDATE: Yes -- update! The city crew came last night around 6 p.m. and hauled away our newest geographical landmark. So if you didn't come by to see Mount Westfield, I'm afraid your chance is gone now. All that's left is a patch of asphalt. No, I won't post a photo of that, don't worry.

Well, we all came home from work last night to Christopher Avenue shut off and no water in our homes. I don't know what time the work crew started digging, but they had a big hole in the street at 5:30 when I got home. The water came back on about 8 p.m.

Anyone want to put a wager on when they will come back and finish the job?

1/1/2008 UPDATE: Westfield Falls: The New Neighborhood Water Feature!

Update? Are you kidding? Of course there's no update! We keep calling, they keep telling us it's "in the system." We keep reporting it at 311 online, the request keeps getting posted as "closed." Hey -- where can I get one of those "I love city life" bumper stickers? Not.

Tomorrow (Saturday) will mark one full week of the newest feature of our neighborhood: The Westfield Falls, located at the intersection of Christopher and Richard Avenues. Refusing to be swayed by mere citizen complaint, the City of Baltimore has done nothing to fix the flow of water through our streets, despite daily calls by the residents.

We're thinking about selling tickets ....