Wednesday Blogwrap

Re: gate stealing

My block has eyes. One time a homeless guy came down into my stoop and started going through my trash. I ignored him. I kid you not, no less than 3 "old timers" came out and yealled at the guy to "get the fuck out".

I love Carroll Gardens.

In Park Slope people would be too concerned with alienating a homeless person and denying him his right to pick through my trash.

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 4:56 PM

And the homeless guy going through the trash is a problem, why exactly?

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 5:10 PM

the bushwick initiative post shows how gross liberal policies are.

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 5:58 PM

Katia=snitch.

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 6:01 PM

5:10

When you start to allow homeless people to go through your garbage, remember you are also allowing a climate of permissiveness. 9 1/2 times out of 10, the person going through my trash leaves the trash on the street and the stoop and out of my cans. Does he care to leave it the way it was? Generally not. Also, when 1 person goes through your stuff, many will follow. Your stoop and your block will become open territory. Your neighbors stoops will follow, then your street and then your whole hood. Following the homeless garbage pickers will come the crackheads, then the drug dealers, then the burglars. If you make a precedent that you don't want people going through your private proerty EVEN YOUR TRASH CANS, they will stay the fuck away.

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 6:05 PM

"9 1/2 times out of 10, the person going through my trash leaves the trash on the street and the stoop and out of my cans."

Have you actually undertaken a study to confirm the accuracy of these figure you are just throwing out haphazardly??

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 6:09 PM

6:09

No, of course not. Most educated city dwellers would read my statement and understand the point I was getting at. Only narrowminds need statistics. The same kind of people who welcome crime into their neighborhood.

What do I base it on? Well, I've lived in 4 Manhattan neighborhoods, 2 Bronx neighborhoods and am now in my 3rd Brooklyn neighborhood. I've lived in nice areas and less desiarbale ones. I've lived in the hood and I've lived in swank. And every time I see homeless people going through cans, they leave crap all over the street and my stoop.

But before I post again, I'll make sure I get the data back from my official study. I wouldnt want to challenge the imaginations of my readership.

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 6:14 PM

Paranoia will destroy ya.

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 9:46 PM

9:46:

" What does not destroy me makes me stronger"

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 9:51 PM

I iz on ur stoop diggin thru ur garbig

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 10:00 PM

Please go away crazy old racist Carroll Gardens Italian lady. Why do you keep coming to this site when clearly you have nothing in common with anyone here?

Posted by: guest at February 28, 2008 1:36 AM

I would embarrassed and ashamed if my neighbors yelled at homeless people.

The cans are being recycled anyway. Why not let a guy make a buck off collecting them? It's work. First people tell them to get a job then they tell them not to do their work of choice. Which is it?

Posted by: guest at February 28, 2008 1:38 AM

I have no problems with homeless people who take cans and bottles, provided that they don't make a mess and put the lids back on (which most of them do, believe it or not).

On the other hand, when people begin going through the trash and leaving garbage on the stoop and front walk, it's time to chase them away. Overall, I've found that it comes down to the individual.

Posted by: guest at February 28, 2008 9:32 AM

Agree with 9:32.

Some dumpster divers are inconsiderate and some actually take the time to make sure put the lids back on and that everything is left as is. I've experienced both.

1:38 - I bet you've never woken up with 5 bags of garbage all over your front yard that you have to clean up. It's not fun.

Posted by: guest at February 28, 2008 1:57 PM