I also live in a neighborhood where

• Dog pet peeve, no leashes on dogs sm - mlstoo
  • You should take this as far as you can. The next time it may be a child on the other end of the - leash, and then how will you feel? nm
  • No flame here, either ~ had the same thing happen - gmg
  • No flame here... - GAHomeMT
  • Update--thanks for your support sm - mlstoo
    • You could take him to small claims to get expenses and pain and suffering. - Maybe we will see you on Judge Judy? nm
    • Glad you filed a complaint and that you're okay. - nm
  • Did he speak to you about it? - nm
  • It's unfortunate, but sometimes... - sm
  • hit your neighbor where he lives - in the wallet - sm - MDmt
  • Carry mace or pepper spray for this. (nt) - If your (or your dogs' ) personal safety is at
    • Be careful with pepper spray, you'll get your dogs too - omt
    • Will pepper spray work? - aggressive dogs behind me
      • I would!!! I get so irritated at irresponsible dog owners (sm) - go get 'em!
  • No flames here. The neighbor was definitely in the wrong. sm - Shirl
  • My neighbors do that. They have - Just me
  • I would be furious too..see msg - MT20+
    • I also live in a neighborhood where - NCMT
      • Maybe get one of your local TV channels involved? - nm
        • Good idea...I'll check into it. Thanks! - NCMT
      • It is their job... - MT20+
  • Unleashed dog owner in wrong. sm - Love Judge Judy
    • Go ahead and file a formal complaint. Then it is on record this dog is a hazard and if it happens - again, charges would stick. Plus, take him to smal
    • I was across the street from his house sm - mlstoo
      • I would go get it documented... - sm
      • If you feel you need to be seen at ER, go. It will just make your case stronger. nm - Love Judge Judy
        • If you want to sue, you MUST have damages to sue for. GO to the DOCTOR or a suit is worthless. - I love Judge Judy, too!
        • Maybe the cop knows the dog owner.nm - Modern problems

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before, no collar.  I took to our vet to scan for a microchip and doesn't have one.  Vet won't keep the dog because it needs all shots, which we can't afford to do.  Dog is a lab and we have no place to keep her, plus we have a dog who is not tolerant of another dog and has chronic medical problems.   We feed/water the dog and are providing it with a warm place to sleep, though it is a very small space and not suitable for long-term.

I have notified all the vets in our area, called the shelter, sent e-mails to all residents with e-mail addy in our community, placed an ad in our local newspaper and placed signs at major neighborhood intersections.   There has been no ad in the paper looking for a dog, no signs, no one appears to be looking for her.  What do you think is an appropiate amount of time to keep her before we try to find her a new home?   She is just the sweetest dog and we have all fallen in love with her, but cannot provide for her.  We find it difficult to believe that no one appears to be looking for her.   DH says she is very conscious of cars like she is searching for "the one" and feels like she was dumped.   I can't/won't take her to the pound, although due to her personality we feel she will be adopted immediately. 

We're too close to the situation to be objective. 

having a race to see who can have the most babies.  It's horrible.  They think of the babies as little pets or dolls, then dump them on their mothers to go out and party.  None of the girls has a high school education, job, driver's license or anything.  They have police records, too.  Four of the girls were over here one day wanting to use my phone, and one of them wanted me to feel her stomach to see if I thought she was pregnant.  She was disappointed later when she found out she wasn't.  I got onto soapbox mode telling them to finish their education or at least get a GED so they could support those babies.  Life's not easy being a young, uneducated mother.  They use the excuse that they have bad home lives, they just want someone to love them, they'll get a regular income with WIC, foodstamps, and welfare checks, or maybe even get their own house when low income apartments become available.  My goodness, their thinking is so messed up.  They don't even have a single clue in their little heads.  This isn't even the inner city.

I keep telling my boys to stay away from girls.  Save it for marriage or you're going to get trapped into fatherhood.

It's a bit scary when you can't even get home because of the cops!

I was NOT talking to a telemarketer at SBC.  I originally talked to one (I assume) when I called, but when I explained what I was using it for, I talked with his supervisor.  As long as I am accessing voice files and NOT using it for faxing, accessing the internet, or other "computer to computer" things, it is fine.  I have not had any hassle, except for once, and then when I called and talked to them and changed to a business line, I was fine. 

Hope you have better luck than you have so far.  :-)

I am thinking of starting a neighborhood watch in my area but was wondering if people really want to get involved.  I know this would depend on my neighbors, but for the most part do people care?  The main problem I am having with my neighborhood is that down the street there is a section of what would be called *low income rental units* which are actually just one bedroom tiny houses, and the people who rent there just do not care about the neighborhood, the noise level, the litter, so on. 

The main problem I am having is noise.... It comes from about three car stereos and there is really no way to pinpoint it unless you physically sit at the end of the street and get the make and license # of the car.  The noise ends about 3:00 a.m. and starts up again about 7:00 a.m.  I have phoned the police several times regarding this, but what can they do really if they don't know what car it is coming from?  They said they can drive by the block a few extra times a night, but really that has done no good.  I have had to start taking sleeping pills and wearing ear plugs to even get some sleep lately, but the noise is still so loud it sounds like thunder, and I cannot believe somebody who lives right next to that noise does not call it in to the police.  That is why I question whether people actually want to get involved.  I can only call the police so many times myself before they think I am crazy and am hearing things. 

As for the littering, it is not just bottles and cans, it is pieces of furniture that nobody wants anymore and they push it out to the curb hoping it will magically disappear.  It doesn't disappear, and I'm getting embarassed to have any friends over to my house because they have to pass that area before reaching my end of the street. 

As for starting the neighborhood watch, would I just basically go door to door and see what kind of response I would get?  Has anybody else had a noise problem like this, and does it ever get better if people complain, or does that just make it worse?  Thanks for any input.  I'm just so tired and grouchy lately, I hate to even be at home anymore and this is making me depressed. 

I go to my mom's and flip through and don't miss it at all.  All of her stations and hardly anything on to watch.

All local wages are low. I tried the school district, $6.50/hr; the local banks, around $7.50 - $8.00; and even considered traveling 45 minutes to the nearest industrial area but it wasn't worth it for the $9.50 an hour they wanted to pay. The hospital in that area paid the whopping $8.50/hr for MTs.

I ended up lucking out and getting a job with the DoD, Army. Luckily, they have put us on the same pay scale as New York City, so I get paid well for the area. I don't know how families here do it, my salary alone is more than what most families with 2 people working locally make, and I have much better benefits. Got paid fairly well for the area when working MT from home, but DH is also self-employed and we needed the benefits desperately. My benefit package is probably worth 2/3 - 3/4 of my salary if I add it all up.