I feel so guilty!

Not Afraid · 03-10-2005, 04:54 PM

Our neighborhood is very multi-cultural (but mostly gay and hags like me). We are a few blocks away from a school and end up with various bits of trash on our lawn. One of the main sources of this trash are street vendors who sell things like corn on the cob, frozen treats, fried pigs feet, tamales, etc. Today, two vendors took up residence on our sidewalk, which means kids and trash all over our our lawn.

So, I called the cops. One guy was still there and was questioned. I don't know what the outcome will be, but, this is how this poor guy makes his living!

I've told the Ice Cream truck to move on before. I give them 10 minutes then I'm a bitch, but this is different.

I try to keep our neighborhood clean and crime free, but at what expense. I'm just having mixed feelings.

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-10-2005, 05:09 PM

That does suck. What an annoying quandrary. You don't want trash on your lawn, but you don't want to put a low-income person out of a job.

I don't know what I'd do in your position.

€uroMeinke · 03-10-2005, 05:14 PM

Perhaps the sadest part is the police can easily intervene in this situation, whereas they seem entirely impotent when it comes to the drug deals that go down in the next block, the petty vandalism, and theft.

BUt if this entrepenuer and his clientel had a little more respect for their place of business and cleaned up after themselves, there wouldn't be an issue at all.

Not Afraid · 03-10-2005, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

BUt if this entrepenuer and his clientel had a little more respect for their place of business and cleaned up after themselves, there wouldn't be an issue at all.

That is my biggest issue - that and noise while I'm trying to study. But, finding stripped corn cobs on our front lawn later is quite discusting.

We reall DO need that hedge. PLEASE!

€uroMeinke · 03-10-2005, 05:18 PM

How about decorative razor-wire?

Not Afraid · 03-10-2005, 05:22 PM

That will increase the value of our house!

Sheila · 03-10-2005, 05:23 PM

You are not alone in your guilt. In my neighborhood, I live on the corner of a residential street that is all single-family homes and a major cross street that is all low-income apartment houses.

So, there's not enough parking at the apartment houses a half block away so they come and park in front of my house. I have NO driveway so there's been a few times where I wind up parking down the block instead of in front of my own house.

So far, no real problem, right? Well, said apartment dwellers all have cars they either do NOT drive or the owners are unemployed so the cars wind up being parked forever. They're basically abandoned and the owners move them from time to time to avoid being ticketed. Well, a few of them decided to park their abandoned cars at my house for several weeks. I was hopping mad.

This means I could not put out my trash cans on trash day. And sometimes they park their cars so that it blocks the gateway to my house and I have to climb over their cars to get in!

So, after the first occurrence of this, I started calling the city and reported them all as abandoned if the car was parked more than 3 days. hehehe

Funnily enough after I made a few examples of the worst offenders, hardly anybody leaves their wrecks in front of my house and I can park *and* bring out my trash cans on trash day. But I know that someday, one of them will come over and shoot the windows out of my car or house because I reported them. Uh-oh!

Not Afraid · 03-10-2005, 05:57 PM

You know, there is a fine line between doing what's right and doing what's prudent for your property. Our street look cared for - with the exception of one or two places, but otherwise it is a desirable place to live. But, there are these few things that just bug the CRAP out of me. Maybe because I'm home most of the time and I see it, but people steeling shopping carts and leaving them, unlicensed businesses, occasional grafitti on the stupid mail box(!), speeders, and parked ice cream trucks are all things that piss me off.

I see more community involvement in my future - good mofv if I'm going into RE.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 03-10-2005, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

That is my biggest issue - that and noise while I'm trying to study. But, finding stripped corn cobs on our front lawn later is quite discusting.

We reall DO need that hedge. PLEASE!

And this is why I don't think you should feel guilty. It's strange having businesses operating in your residential area. We have veggie vendors, etc., but the street is relatively trash free.

dsnylndmom · 03-10-2005, 07:15 PM

I feel your quandry Lisa. There are always those times when you have to do something that you need to do even though you know that it may have a negative impact on the other person. It sucks and it's a bad position to be in but if it needs to be done and you know it will help to rectify the situation you have to do it. Having the reservation about doing it, followed by the compounded "after the action" guilt just proves you are a person with a conscience!!

And hell who wants corn cobs on their lawn!! EWwwwwwww

03-10-2005, 04:54 PM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I feel so guilty! Our neighborhood is very multi-cultural (but mostly gay and hags like me). We are a few blocks away from a school and end up with various bits of trash on our lawn. One of the main sources of this trash are street vendors who sell things like corn on the cob, frozen treats, fried pigs feet, tamales, etc. Today, two vendors took up residence on our sidewalk, which means kids and trash all over our our lawn. So, I called the cops. One guy was still there and was questioned. I don't know what the outcome will be, but, this is how this poor guy makes his living! I've told the Ice Cream truck to move on before. I give them 10 minutes then I'm a bitch, but this is different. I try to keep our neighborhood clean and crime free, but at what expense. I'm just having mixed feelings.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	That does suck. What an annoying quandrary. You don't want trash on your lawn, but you don't want to put a low-income person out of a job. I don't know what I'd do in your position. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Perhaps the sadest part is the police can easily intervene in this situation, whereas they seem entirely impotent when it comes to the drug deals that go down in the next block, the petty vandalism, and theft. BUt if this entrepenuer and his clientel had a little more respect for their place of business and cleaned up after themselves, there wouldn't be an issue at all. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	How about decorative razor-wire? __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	That will increase the value of our house!
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03-10-2005, 05:23 PM	#7
Sheila Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 148	You are not alone in your guilt. In my neighborhood, I live on the corner of a residential street that is all single-family homes and a major cross street that is all low-income apartment houses. So, there's not enough parking at the apartment houses a half block away so they come and park in front of my house. I have NO driveway so there's been a few times where I wind up parking down the block instead of in front of my own house. So far, no real problem, right? Well, said apartment dwellers all have cars they either do NOT drive or the owners are unemployed so the cars wind up being parked forever. They're basically abandoned and the owners move them from time to time to avoid being ticketed. Well, a few of them decided to park their abandoned cars at my house for several weeks. I was hopping mad. This means I could not put out my trash cans on trash day. And sometimes they park their cars so that it blocks the gateway to my house and I have to climb over their cars to get in! So, after the first occurrence of this, I started calling the city and reported them all as abandoned if the car was parked more than 3 days. hehehe Funnily enough after I made a few examples of the worst offenders, hardly anybody leaves their wrecks in front of my house and I can park and bring out my trash cans on trash day. But I know that someday, one of them will come over and shoot the windows out of my car or house because I reported them. Uh-oh!
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03-10-2005, 05:57 PM	#8
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	You know, there is a fine line between doing what's right and doing what's prudent for your property. Our street look cared for - with the exception of one or two places, but otherwise it is a desirable place to live. But, there are these few things that just bug the CRAP out of me. Maybe because I'm home most of the time and I see it, but people steeling shopping carts and leaving them, unlicensed businesses, occasional grafitti on the stupid mail box(!), speeders, and parked ice cream trucks are all things that piss me off. I see more community involvement in my future - good mofv if I'm going into RE.
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03-10-2005, 07:15 PM	#10
dsnylndmom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Matterhorn Way Posts: 363	I feel your quandry Lisa. There are always those times when you have to do something that you need to do even though you know that it may have a negative impact on the other person. It sucks and it's a bad position to be in but if it needs to be done and you know it will help to rectify the situation you have to do it. Having the reservation about doing it, followed by the compounded "after the action" guilt just proves you are a person with a conscience!! And hell who wants corn cobs on their lawn!! EWwwwwwww
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