A Different Kind of Neighborhood Watch on E. 7th Street
A Kensington reader passed on a note left by a nosy neighbor/concerned citizen (which is it, do you think?). It reads: “As I pass through my neighborhood, I find it necessary to remind my neighbors of their responsibility to keep our home values high by not only taking care of the inside of their homes…
A Kensington reader passed on a note left by a nosy neighbor/concerned citizen (which is it, do you think?). It reads: “As I pass through my neighborhood, I find it necessary to remind my neighbors of their responsibility to keep our home values high by not only taking care of the inside of their homes but also of their front areas. I have taken the liberty of grading each home and front areas. This letter is just a reminder and not intended to injure or insult anyone. I am sure we all want to maintain our property at the highest of standards and therby [sic] insuring that our property values remain high. This is a preliminary rating another [sic] will follow at a later date.” Luckily, there are many A’s. Our flummoxed reader writes, “I’m all for working to make our block look as beautiful as it can be, but really this is creepy! Don’t you think? Have you heard from others who have received similar letters?” We haven’t. Have you?
More like Big Brother is Watching You. Orwell missed it- we don’t need government to be Big Brother- we have neighbors. By all means let’s thank the puffed-up self-important neighbor for telling us like it is.
it would be a lot less creepy without the eye at the top.
Its definitely awkward and the guy who is grading people must have a lot of free time.
But I can’t help but think that this would work on most people. Many homeowners may not even realize their upkeep is slacking and this is certainly a reminder. And for those that are getting A+, that must be a nice pat on the back for a job well done.
Quite interestingly I just noticed that on my block, two more of the long-time residents just had their facades painted (admittedly the less attractive method for restoring a brownstone faced) and now most of them are done EXCEPT MINE!!!
I expect to be getting a similar report card in the near future. It’ll be a “Walk of Shame” on the way home everyday!!!!
OMG this person is a NUTJOB! What a judgmental, arrogant wacko. And yes, almost all the grades are A’s, if this was a class it would be all rocket scientists and brain surgeons. Obviously NOT grading on a curve. I give this jerk an F at being a decent human being. I would freak out if I got something like this.
Interesting that the person felt compelled to issue the report at all since even by the submitter’s standards, all but a couple are doing a bang up job. I love the threat at the end, this is a premliminary rating …
nutz.
I can still read the addresses, by the way. You might want to set your blur radius a little higher.
If this wacko has given them mostly “A” and “B” grades as we see then what’s the problem??? And what does “E” stand for???
Wow! This person has way too much time on her/his hands.