Drug Dealers

On the news this weekend, I could not escape the heart-wrenching story of the children murdered in Connecticut. Most of us are parents, and no one wants to see anyone shot or killed. That's obvious.

What many people may not realize is how dangerous it is for drug dealers to do business on our block. Some of you may think a little weed is no problem. I don't smoke, but I don't mind it either. Hell, recreational marijuana is even legal now in two states and I'm sure a decade from now it will be regulated and taxed. But we all know there's more going on that reefer. When there are deals going on, there are guns. Sooner or later, some dickhead is going to rob some other dickhead and maybe one of our neighbors will get caught up in the crossfire. Maybe someone you know. Maybe someone's child.


I, for one, will be walking around with a camera.

Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy, Thursday, October 25, 2012 

It's kind of a weak name - Sandy doesn't quite instill any fear. They're calling it the Storm of the Century, or Frankenstorm.
I'm still waiting for the day they start using stripper names. But, hurricanes being what they are, there may be a wee bit of wind in store for our block, so...

A Units: Please remove/tie down/secure anything in your yards that can blow away.

B Units: Please remove all chairs, BBQ's, or any other projectiles from your balconies and stow anything that can blow away.

Hurricane Sandy's projected landfall, as of October 24, 2012

Thank you.

Epiphany

It's 1:00, Tuesday morning, it's raining, and the damn garbage truck is outside collecting garbage. My previous post suggested that you not put your garbage out because of the holiday. Clearly, there is no rhyme or reason when it comes to the NYC Sanitation Department.

I don't know what to tell you.

Labor Day

This Monday is Labor Day. It is a day to celebrate the contributions of our work force. This year marks the 130th anniversary of Labor Day. (I bet you didn't know that.)



Important reminder:

There will be no garbage pick-up on Monday. Please, put what you can tomorrow night, or Thursday morning. There will be no recycling pick-up until the following Monday morning. Unless you like a bunch of rats dining on your leftovers, please stow it. Thanks.









Even more of an important reminder:    Don't wear white after Labor Day.

Peaceful

Everyone say hi to Joe.  (Joe isn't really a robot, this is an illustration from Mark A. Hicks I stole from the net; shhh.) 

Joe is the guy you call when you have a problem or a question. Are you doing the crossword and need an 8 letter word that means calm, Joe's your guy. -- Seriously, all of us strive to make this a happy place. I don't see many problems on our block, but if you do happen to have any concerns or questions, well, that's why we have Joe. Please respect the 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM hours.

Also note our brand spankin' new number 347-666-6025. Oh yeah; Joe takes over on September 1st. For the rest of August, you can still harass Celeste. She likes that.

"Are you kidding me? It's a quarter past eleven you psycho!" 

In case you haven't noticed, we have our very own American flag on our very own flag pole. That's class. I would've posted a picture of it but I'm far too lazy to get my camera and walk fifty feet to take the photograph. Look out the window, there it is. It's a thing of beauty, I tell ya.

Ding Dong

This Wednesday, we'll be ringing your doorbell to see if it needs to be fixed, so if you hear us ringing the bell and it is broken, we'll fix it.

Yes, that is the plan.

Annual Owners Meeting

A friendly reminder:

The guy with the pitch fork is having too good a time - watch him.

It's that time of year again. BBQ's, baseball and our annual owners meeting. If you have any comments, criticisms, gripes, praises (gasp) or questions, this is definitely the forum for such actions. I welcome any communique in the comments section on this blog as well, but only a couple of brave souls have taken advantage of that.

Anyway, the meeting will commence at 7:30PM on June 14, 2012 at the usual place around the corner on Amboy Road.

See you there. Leave the weaponry home.
Thank you.