Comments about trash day

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OG FROM GCC: I just got back from a mission trip to Kensington. We worked at a kids camp that was located at a church on the corner of C and Indiana. Before the kids would get there. Every......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

carol: To Lp I raised 4 children in Kensington(3 of which went to college),and I thank God that they do not live in the Kensington of today.I am still here and probably will be till I......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced out 22 years later. While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Bob Sisko: Does anyone remember the pizza truck that drove around @midnight. I grew up on Sergeant & Emerald in the 60's-70's and have not visited but twice. I am going back next week to drive through......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

To Unsure: You can start by going to meetings everyday. And I mean everyday. Change your crowd of friends. If you associate with meth users,you will never break away. If you hang out with dogs,you will get......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

UNSURE..: Well I have lived here most of my life. I have 3 kids and a X husband. I hate it here but can't get away from here either. I do not get welfare even though......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Emily: I smiled to see a posting here with a pic of York and Emerald -- the same site I see outside my bedroom window every day. Things here aren't great but they're definitely moving......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: nice {diesel} passat... i like the last one, too... birdcages, tech trash, lawn chairs... im imagining people just dump stuff outside the donation center there, yeah? the {salvation army} in my old hood had an......

in response to: Jan 27 2007 Toronto by hool

...just lookin for a job, lookin for a job...: OMG! I thought I lived in a pretty good place until I stumbled onto this site while surfing for nursing jobs in this area. I've been HappyInHutch for 30+ years and known about......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

chiamattt: Thanks adam. Testeez, I am a Torontonian that has been living and working Seoul, South Korea for the past five years. Every year or so I head to Osaka to get my Korean employment visa......

in response to: Osaka Part One by chiamattt

Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

juan tejeda: ACORN was a hell of a good time...for me . i wasent one of the most popular folks in that bitch but ,there aint nothin i wouldn't giveto be a student there again. any how that was......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

todd from kansas: Scott, first of all, I do not know where you live but I would guess I would probably find it uninteresting. I think the only interesting cities in North America reside south of the border,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Someone who's moved Chicago and moved back to Belleville: Where you live is what you make of it! I lived in Chicago for about two years when I was in my early 20's and found it nothing like everyone talks. Sure I was......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

colavitos ghost: jack: you say this beach is "too dirty and too trashy"... do you believe you want change? if so, go clean up this beach! in related news, all cleveland area readers: this sunday i'm organizing a beach......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Local ASS: I know that theirs plenty of pathetic places to live. Ever day I deal with Hutchinson Kansas, I never got lucky and got out. Hutch is a trash hole,infested with lazy non-working......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Cory: Thanks for the great pictures. The green field is a community garden opened by Trees Not Trash. Trees Not Trash is a neighborhood beautification project based in Bushwick. Our mission is to transform this neighborhood......

in response to: Bushwicks: Brown and Green by upfromflames

upfromflames: Clarifications: I’ve found out a lot more about the Bushwick Initiative this week, after talking to Annie Marie Mirez, who helped to develop the program and currently helps to oversee it for HPD. The first thing......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

Kevin: Being from a wooded area in South Jersey, I have much experience with Raccoons, and I can say they are both cute AND dangerous. First - if you see them during the day -......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: Been awhile since I posted. The only nice thing about below zero winter is that THERE ARE NO RACCOONS. My pet door is open again. But not for long - dreading the day I will......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Yesterday's paper had an article about how there are bylaws coming into force to make bars put ashtrays outside their entrances. The city estimates that 600,000 people use the downtown core each weekday (not counting......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Peter: the above-pictured toothy guy's cousin, with his much shorter pal: [[img:12749]] another bot peering out of his bunker, extending a metal hand to clasp any unwelcome intruders: [[img:12750]] old knobby-eyes, sitting out on the sidewalk for yesterday's trash pickup: [[img:12751]] ...

in response to: robot building by elaine

rich: culture club i couldnt have said it better.i grew up there from 51-69,didnt have anti mex-pr stuff when they moved into the hood..2 of my best friends were mexican,we used to eat over at the......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

jeeff: here are the lyrics to a topical song: 'take stuff from work' by king missile (lyrics, john s. hall) take stuff from work. it's the best way to feel better about your job. never buy pens or pencils or paper. take......

in response to: Class War Sunset by elaine

jack: we do the same out here in new jersey, only the towns give us one week in spring and you must have your stuff out there by the first day. then they pick it......

in response to: Abandoned Furniture by RQ

cool-tsk: JEFF jack: 5th Feb 2006 - 01:04 GMT ok it is or there is a rather small sence of artistic creativeness. but its their names they are promoting. because their families probably did not pay any attention......

in response to: Destruction of Lisbon City by cool-tsk

Mad Max: I cant believe all you people favour that stupid woman who instigated this whole thing. If you drive in Toronto you know how difficult and stressful it can be in traffic. The last thing you......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Cooter: Oh man what scum. I am totally ashamed to call TO home. Has anyone seen what our city looks like now-adays? People just don't give a rat's ass anymore, tossing their trash on the road......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jp: People commending Leah for throwing trash in that guy's car are absolutely ridiculous. There is no justification here for commiting a crime (granted, throwing trash in someone's car could probably only be......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

so right about some drivers: To the person who wrote: "the most entitled drivers (excluding cabbies and anything oversized) are luxury sedan drivers. It is no surprise that motorist was driving an Acura." So right!! When I'm waiting to cross the street......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

kindred-litterpicker: Good for you Leigh. I feel proud that a fellow cyclist can stand up for the rights of the earth and the rights of our cities. You set a fine example. This one time I was biking......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

justlookatthatevileyedpsycho!!!!!!!!!!: TO:Vancouver, Yes ok,some people carry things they use often in there trunks, necessities, be it leisurely items sports;hockey sticks ok maybe even baseball bats in the winter. However,those who do and I gather like......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

4 mode observation: This incident is an excellent example of some of the worst features of human behaviour and the consequences that result from the actions of those who are misguided and self indulgent enough to believe they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

EvilGentleman: On Littering: First off, let me mention that as a native Indian, I am so deeply saddened to see the land that once held the bones of my ancestors being converted into a cesspool of trash.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

culturevulture ( Belfast ): A small sample of some of the quotes left after the pix... " Toronto's like a haven for fucking retards with shit attitudes. " " Toronto is the dirtiest city in Canada im sure she can think......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Provoking: Wow, the name calling. I've never read so much trash - towards both of these individuals. Hey, let's see some more compassion here. Without it, we're all likely to have our faces plastered publically......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

phoqnchyt: People are saying that Leah should have minded her won business and that she shouldn't have picked up the garbage and give it back to the psycho dude. Well, guess what! SHE WAS MINDIG HER......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Steve in Vancouver: Almost an identical incident happened here in Vancouver to a close friend of mine. Let me tell you that one turned out as it seems so relevant (sorry, no photos). My friend, and his girlfriend, were......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Andrew: I think Leah (the cyclist) should be commended for standing up to this jerk. If more people followed her lead these self-centered morons might think twice before they treat our public spaces as their personal......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

JayMTL: Just to add another dimension - the thing I miss the least about being a courier is the road rage. Having people swerve at you in their cars sucks - but what sucks even worse......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Peter: here in {nyc}, when you put out a dead refrigerator to be taken away with the trash, theres a law that requires you to remove the doors; apparently, back in the days when fridges had......

in response to: Beware of Dog by Peter

jack: trash of red and green, candles gleaming inside, painted candy canes on the tree, or perhaps from a distance it could be a tear from an old man who still thinks of his children......

in response to: Strawberry Redux by elaine

Soaxtica: Dallas Graffiti Abatement Plan.. :P Looks like the 2 types of cameras to be used seem rather ineffective aside from spooking a few people. According to the website, the cams don't lead to any prosecution. Doesn't......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Like What! by Tick Tock

Editor:: wide eye: there are a few editors, so sometimes its hard to tell who did what. but odds are, if your ocmment got deleted, it was because it had little value- as in, all it......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Dean Harlowski: Wow, seeing the photo with the T.V says a lot about our society today. Maybe the person throwing it was trying to relay the message "T.V is trash". Who knows?...

in response to: garbage and colors by hool

Peter: would you guys mind taking this "battle" somewhere else, like maybe via email or something? its sort of off-topic here, and i for one am sick of reading this shit every day. i mean, if......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Like What! by Tick Tock

SadStateOfAffairs: Very sad but enlightening to read all of the threads. I too live in Humboldt Park and have seen the good and the bad. The first night in our new home, a girl got shot,......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Peter: ahh, nyc has that same phenomenon, what with the pollution/filth and the cleansing rain. in the summer, the hot, steamy rains work wonders... you can sometimes literally see the grime running off of walls and......

in response to: Seoul from hotel window by Trace