I sympathize. I lost sleep last night because of the non-stop barrage of illegal fireworks in my neighborhood. The fireworks season has actually been a little quieter than usual in my part of north Minneapolis. The pops and bangs of firecrackers usually start up in earnest in early June and continue into August. I've learned that firecrackers generally sound more erratic (ie: pop puh-puh pop pop!) Gunshots are more deliberate (ie: blam-blam-blam!)
one thing you learn quickly around here. although in the cacophony of fireworks they're really hard to pick out. Brandt Williams Jordan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Connie Beckers Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:17 AM To: Roberta Englund; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Mpls] Insanity I second Roberta Englund's post. Who's brainchild was it to legalize fireworks, anyway?!? I swear 9/10th's of what I've been listening to for the past week or so has been the illegal kind! I've called 911 several times and while the operators are now much more receptive, it still made no difference. The few cops we do have over North here are busy answering shooting and domestic violence and robbery and prostitution calls. I couldn't even tell which were fireworks and which were gunshots. There were some pretty loud bangs going off. One house around 35th & Dupont was shooting exploding fireworks into the sky -- big ones -- I didn't see what they were using but it sounded like the canon at a professional display! How can people be so bold?!? I suppose they just assume the cops are going to be so busy, they couldn't possibly catch them, huh? We went down to Broadway and the River to see the downtown display and I was surprised to see so many folks setting off illegal fireworks down there, as well. Kids running around and folks are lighting an entire pack of firecrackers! And then they're going to sue the maker and blame everyone else if they blow off a finger or their child is killed. And now we're knee-deep in fireworks debris because do you think anyone is going to pick up after themselves? The parking lot at the end of my block on Lowry and Girard is filled with it and the folks who left it all there most likely live in the apartments across the street. Why shouldn't someone roust them from bed and haul them out there to clean up after themselves? I pick up trash from my yard every single day ... condoms, food wrappers and even shell casings sometimes. It's not my trash but I care about how my place looks so I clean up after the losers who don't know any better. I used to be a bleeding heart liberal ... now I'm an angry liberal. This stuff is intolerable ... no one should have to live in fear like this. I didn't move into a war-zone; this was a quiet and peaceful neighborhood 22 years ago when I bought my home. Now we're being taken over .... many of my former neighbors fled in fear years ago letting their homes go to investors and now the places are dumps. One of my old neighbors visited recently and was heartbroken to see the home she'd raised her family in ... there's no grass in the front yard, just the garbage dumpster, kitchen table and chairs and lots of empty liquor cans and bottles. And now I find the need to leave, too ... who's going to be left to keep the city clean, Mr Mayor? What's going to happen to the city you say you love so much without proper law enforcement and decent, law-abiding neighbors? Who's going to be left to vote for you, RT? Who's going to want to move into a city that's overrun by thugs and prostitutes ... except other thugs and prostitutes, of course? And I don't think they're known for making it to the polls on election day either ... especially if they're convicted felons. Your future as our Mayor is in jeopardy, RT. It's time to step up the plate and do something important for the city. And I'll be selfish to nominate my part of the city as the place to get started. Forget airplane noise; forget the stadium; let's get neighborhoods back on track and encourage families to take over again. Let's get back to the business of living in peace, quiet and harmony. I miss those days and if they don't return to the city, I'll go find it somewhere else. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Connie Beckers - Folwell THE GODDESS OF GLASS www.goddessofglass.com "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." John Lennon REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! 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