There's an older gentleman who walks our neighborhood with a camera and a
yardstick checking whether our hedge clippings stick out above the rim of
the trash cans, how long the grass is, and if cars parked in our driveways
extend even inches onto the sidewalks. He makes a great show of writing it
all down and then reports, in great detail I'm told, to the police and to
city hall. As you might imagine, they pretty much ignore him. I've been
known to tweak him by leaving a twig or two sticking out or by parking the
pickup right at the edge of the sidewalk. He actually checks for vertical
by placing the yardstick against the trailer ball and sighting down it to
the edge of the sidewalk. Great fun to watch.

The city, on the other hand, will, on rare occasions and in response to
egregious behavior, put a note on a trash can. The police will, also very
occasionally, ticket a car that completely blocks the sidewalk. Aside from
the loss of entertainment value, this seems like a more workable solution
to me.

Ray Warshaw


"jonnyboy" wrote in message
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Raphael Warshaw wrote:
most of us are not bothered by these postings

I wonder, why is that?

duuuuh, because most people respect the rules?

Jonny.
I wear elephant repellant every day - sure it stinks but I ain't been
bothered by no elephants.