tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post2702968301111555497..comments2023-05-09T06:52:16.263-07:00Comments on Neighborhood Watch: The More Things ChangeChristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14762814181349108405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-50173805835292105632011-06-28T05:45:57.274-07:002011-06-28T05:45:57.274-07:00obviously, I'm not here as much, so I'll h...obviously, I'm not here as much, so I'll have to check back and see if you have found a solution but I am with the detective solution. I've found that calling the owner when poor behavior is happening in his/her rental can be effective, especially if s/he doesn't like to be awakened at 5am. <br /><br />I engage in "bathrobe diplomacy" which is about 50/50 effective. Fuzzy white robe and a plea to let me sleep can work wonders.Berdawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-85618772825933895412011-05-30T04:30:48.707-07:002011-05-30T04:30:48.707-07:00I have to love the range of options between Robert...I have to love the range of options between Robert G. and Leslie :-). I've actually been wondering if some new neighbors who just moved in might be part of the solution, but they seem like awfully nice folks, and if they're anything like John and me when we first arrived 10 yrs ago, they'll see themselves as the newcomers, with no real right to expect their adopted environment to bend to their wishes.<br /><br />I may drop a line to the officer from the last time, Leslie, but I need to figure out a lot of stuff before I can call him. I need the exact address of the house (hard to tell in the dark if it's the same one as before), and ideally the license plate of the car. This will mean some clandestine, middle-of-the-night recon, which I just feel so psychologically/emotionally unprepared for. If it comes to that, though, there I'll be.<br /><br />Stay tuned.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762814181349108405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-9167478187146298662011-05-29T17:00:54.937-07:002011-05-29T17:00:54.937-07:00We have a similar situation: revving a crappy moto...We have a similar situation: revving a crappy motorcycle engine over & over at 5:30 am. For a long time T was the only one to ever talk to this asshole (there's also been loud parties & obnoxious stereo blaring), and I was starting to not only hate this particular guy, but also hate my nicer neighbors who never did anything. Not a solution, but easing of the problem came when a new crackhead/alcoholic parolee renter moved in two doors down, and in an early morning showdown ripped bikerdick up one side and down the other and threatened to kill him. <br /><br />So, not a real viable solution, but strange in the way adding more unseemly neighbors to the mix can make it a better place to live.<br /><br />Where is your nice cop who solved the last horn honker problem?lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274006008564412040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-8119207716945215532011-05-27T21:05:37.283-07:002011-05-27T21:05:37.283-07:00Suburbs = solution.Suburbs = solution.Robert G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02031384481404905548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344981180035127840.post-48048773855850355602011-05-27T20:47:28.387-07:002011-05-27T20:47:28.387-07:00I always check your blog...and I will mull over an...I always check your blog...and I will mull over an approach for your next step. Hmmm...probably will not mention the options that involve baseball bats.Adriane Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752403210503787516noreply@blogger.com