I both live (Arnold Street) and work (Obs library) in Obs. Big Brian seems to infer (maybe I am oversensitive?) that residents are somewhat apathetic to the current status quo. The *only *establishments I frequent at night are either The Wild Fig or A Touch of Madness (both drug free?). I don't see the drug dealing, I don't see the drug users. I will do what I can to keep Obs crime free - any suggestions then? I do care about Obs.
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Music Maestro's <[email protected]>wrote: > A CT tour operator intends bringing out to South Africa next year a group > of > 40 organists from the UK who will - apart from doing the normal tourist > activities - visit a number a churches with interesting organs in the Cape > Peninsula. I assist them in arranging some of the events, including a > dinner > on their last night: being organists, what better fun suggestion than an > old > church now used as a restaurant - Obsessions in Lower Main? > > Just received this from the operator: > > "I have heard from two Organ Club members in England who are coming on the > Tour that they have read the "bad" stories in the English papers of some of > the restaurants, bars and clubs in Obs at night time, and would not wish > to > be there at that time of evening. I would concede with that, after having > read the "Weekend Argus" on the same matter, and am sure the Club's > officers > would not wish to "endanger" its members on that last evening" > > What appears - to me - to be most bizarre factor in the present celebration > of lawlessness, is that a large number, if not the majority, of owners and > patrons visiting the clubs and bars in Observatory, do NOT live in > Observatory. > > > Kind regards > > Anton Els > Music Consultant & Agent > PO Box 825 Green Point 8051 > South Africa > Tel & Fax: +27 (0)21 447 0870 > Cell: 082 457 0784 > http://www.musicmaestros.co.za > > > > "The joy of music should never be interrupted by a commercial" > Leonard Bernstein > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Big Brian > Sent: 19 September 2010 05:32 PM > To: The Observatory Neighbourhood watch > Subject: [obsnw] Membership and awareness drive. > > People in Obs really need to be more informed about what goes on in their > community. I strongly suggest that efforts are made to increase awareness > of > this website and the other Obs community websites to keep residents up to > speed with what goes down in the area. The report in the week-end paper did > not go unnoticed by potential investors and unless the c...@p in Lower Main > Road is brought under control, people are going to shy away from buying > property and the prices of homes are going to come under severe pressure. > A few years ago I successfully shut down three troublesome night clubs > single-handedly, by applying pressure on the landlord, and since then it > appears as though things have once again taken a turn for the worse. > People need to take ownership of their community and get involved. > Hiding behind high walls, burglar bars and private security whilst the > criminal elements run amock in the streets, clubs and pubs, is not going to > win this war. > The few individuals who are working at the coalface need support. > As for the Metro Police Acadummy in the middle of Obs, who do Jacksh*t when > it comes to crime prevention on their own doorstep, it's time for them to > ship out, and turn the building into a fully functional law enforcement > office. > What about the CYCLOPS CCTV cameras that are in place in Observatory? > Are they tuned in to 7de Laan and Muvhango, or Supersport on the week- > ends? > CYCLOPS is blind. They see nothing, they do nothing. > What a lot of boloney. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe > from this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en
