12-23-2010, 10:08 AM
There are thieves here (and most other places for that matter), and they do befriend you in order to rip you off. And there are a lot of robberies. I suspect they are typically done by people who live in the subdivision and who have gained access in one way or another to people's homes, so they know what their victims have that they want, and they feel entitled to take it. And they'll smile and wave when they see you again. Thieves will just learn your patterns if you have them, wait for you to leave and come on in when you aren't home. Some roads are worse than others for that kind of thing. And yes, it's CRITICAL to know your neighbors and look out for one another. Goes for anywhere. We haven't had any problems in the 3 years we've lived here (knock-on-wood), but our neighbors at the opposite end of the street have had PLENTY. And a lot of other folks that live off a nearby road have too. We keep to ourselves except for our closest neighbors, and that has worked out just fine.
There were people living, yes, permanently living, at the community lot, making fires in the covered areas, taking apart their vehicles, leaving trash all over, lots of hungry dogs, etc. Not anymore. Thank goodness!!! And many huge thanks to the people who put their safety and energy on the line to put a stop to it. If people own lots here, let them have daily parties at their own lots. Feed their loose dogs there, do mechanical work there and leave their trash there. I suspect many of these people did not own property here, otherwise they would have used their own lots. If that's the case, they had no business taking over the community lot anyway.
Were all the people that were hanging out there thieves? No way! Were they all bad? Absolutely not likely! But they were a problem, because they were monopolizing the lot. A community lot needs to be kept open to everyone in that community, and if there is partying from 9am on, and a bit of a rough crowd that takes it over every single day, then that doesn't leave a lot of room for others to enjoy it on their own terms. I wouldn't have sent kids there, you just don't know what might happen when a big braddah's been sucking 'em up since 4 days previous... But we've been over all that in the Forest, the roofs and outbuildings came down, the squatters got out, the roads are looking better and better and things are moving in a positive direction.
BTW, I did get cantaloupe out here! That is, until the beetles got 'em.
There were people living, yes, permanently living, at the community lot, making fires in the covered areas, taking apart their vehicles, leaving trash all over, lots of hungry dogs, etc. Not anymore. Thank goodness!!! And many huge thanks to the people who put their safety and energy on the line to put a stop to it. If people own lots here, let them have daily parties at their own lots. Feed their loose dogs there, do mechanical work there and leave their trash there. I suspect many of these people did not own property here, otherwise they would have used their own lots. If that's the case, they had no business taking over the community lot anyway.
Were all the people that were hanging out there thieves? No way! Were they all bad? Absolutely not likely! But they were a problem, because they were monopolizing the lot. A community lot needs to be kept open to everyone in that community, and if there is partying from 9am on, and a bit of a rough crowd that takes it over every single day, then that doesn't leave a lot of room for others to enjoy it on their own terms. I wouldn't have sent kids there, you just don't know what might happen when a big braddah's been sucking 'em up since 4 days previous... But we've been over all that in the Forest, the roofs and outbuildings came down, the squatters got out, the roads are looking better and better and things are moving in a positive direction.
BTW, I did get cantaloupe out here! That is, until the beetles got 'em.
Melissa Fletcher
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