Quit Needling Me! - August 27, 2018

FROM THE CROTCH....

QUIT NEEDLING ME !

These are a few pictures I took at Wal-Greens on 82nd and Holgate. Among the nasty camps all around it, I found this right up against the back of the store just around from the pharmacy drive thru. Must have been 50 needles in one little corner. I was on my way to an appointment and called Char to get on the phone with them and tell them to clean that nasty crap up. Thank you Mr. Wheeler for allowing these scumbags to not only terrorize neighborhoods but local businesses also.

The junkie robber and dope peddler has been banished from the neighborhood...since his absence we have noticed a huge reduction in folks on that side of 83rd's alley problem.

Thanks to Brad, Anna, John, Rita, Old John, the folks that adjoin us on 84th, and my kids for getting involved. A day at a time.

Still amazes me as to the ignorance of those who live among us and have no idea what the hell is even going on in their own neighborhood...

More...from the Crotch - June 8, 2018

More from the Crotch!

This morning we were greeted by a few drug dealers. You know the old saying....The early dealer gets the junkie. Well, Brad first saw them at 5 AM.  At 6 AM I came outside (morning yogi) and watched as 2 cars parked down by the Shell were selling their goodies.

On my way to coffee I stopped and asked them what they were doing here and they said. "just talking". Two males - one blonde female.

At about 7:30AM John and his wife came out, Brad and Anna and me and my son Josh. They waved at us....so I walked over and he said his name but I can;t remember it...He then said they were homeless and just parked.  Brad and my son came walking up and we explained that this was not the block to be on. Brad told them that he had seen Asia at their vehicle. I told them I had seen 2 other stop by and it was obvious what they were doing. They left.

10 minutes later a person at gunpoint stole a car from someone at the Shell Station.

At 10:30 when I got back from bidding a job there were three folks in my alley.

I just got back to this post after almost an hour in the alley I was taking some pictures so you could better understand what is going on here

While out there I came across a new camp that just sprung up over the last few hours. Where they get all this crap to drag back here I have no clue.

This one was sleeping.. all around the pad he was on were needles and garbage. Asked him if he was okay and he jumped up talking some crazy stuff about how us people that own things are fucking the world. Brad, John and other neighbors came out and he got more and more crazy. At one point he picked up a board and came at me swinging it.

By this time yes,,, same concerned folks out there, as this is our neighborhood. He finally left after a lot of crazy talk. 

The police came, we gave him a description. Brad even offered him a ride to a shelter and he refused, By the way.... he says his girlfriend is 8 1/2 months pregnant and they are not going to a hospital to have it.

Remember the alley I am showing you was cleaned up not too long ago by our group, Char has pictures of it after the cleanup...This is what it looks like now..with dozens of needles,,,

The Crotch - July 18, 2018

The Crotch

A guy pulls into the Shell this morning only to find some dude and a bunch of tweaks in a truck that was stolen from him. A fight breaks out, the tweaks scatter and the guy gets away with the truck again.  Only in Lents folks.. only in Lents!

Of course under our current GTA laws the burden of proof on getting nailed for stealing a car damn near needs a confession to get a conviction.

Like our local LNA seems that the folks who write rules to abide by are lacking in either education...or do it purposely!

Stupid or deliberate .... they can choose which !

A Day at the Crotch - July 5, 2018

LENTS / A DAY AT THE CROTCH !

Did not get pictures of the 2 in the alley this morning. The second time that I could hear them but not see them and just yelled for them to leave. Watched another 3 or 4 ramble on down the street as they rubber neck looking into cars and front yards. When you confront them.. they say they are looking for cans. Of course...what is wrong with me, Everyone knows that most folks keep empty cans in their cars and front yards!  How stupid of me!

The next one was sitting with his back toward me and would not answer. I could see smoke and saw aluminum foil everywhere. He finally...after telling him to leave got his shoes back on and stood and and quickly walked away,  Stumbling down the alley leaving a trail of small sheets of foil... Minutes later another...this one very aggressive. He was picking up aluminum foil and rigs looking to see if anyone left any dope.

I told him to leave the alley. He told me to go fuck myself. So I again told him to leave the alley. Told him we were tired of them using our alley as a place to do their dope. He picked up a rig and a piece of foil and proceeded to tell me he was cleaning up. I stuck my head over the fence and started yelling at him to get the hell out of the alley.

He them picked up a cabinet door that was lying there and threw it at me hitting the fence just below me, As soon as I started to go over the fence he took off running toward Hing Mings,,,yelling as he left.

Please spare me the sympathy and bullshit. If any of you out there are Rainbow Unicorns and have compassion for this shit...speak up. They aren't leaving behind skittles and rainbows ,,, just feces, needles and aluminum foil. Post your address and I will gladly give it to each and every one that comes back here, I am so very fucking tired.

More from the Crotch - August 1, 2018

MORE FROM THE CROTCH !

A lady attempted to steal one of the work trucks on the asphalt on on 83rd and Foster. 

Several calls from folks reporting a junkie doing dope sitting right in front of their house.

Four junkies shooed away from our alley.

Last night we walked up on a guy who was moonlight fixing by the trash cans at the Shell station. He actually continued to fix while we were talking to him.

As I post this just heard we have a few more in the alley doing their dope.

Never a dull moment over here. Getting to the point where we call a day like this.. A good one, compared to most!

The Crotch - August 19, 2018

THE CROTCH !

So the alley again became a problem last night. 10:30 pm, 2:30 am, 5;40 am and 9;30 am. The first two incidents were more junkies and drunks in the alley fighting and yelling. Chased them away.

At 5:40 the other pain in the ass started.

Seems like the work crew on Foster that use 83rd for their truck started around 5 am or so this morning. Woke up half the neighborhood.. Neighbors complained and I am sure the city will be hearing from residents tomorrow morning. The last incident were 2 more junkies getting their morning fix.

Now remember folks we have to have patience and compassion for these folks. Despite the fact that working folks and families would like to spend a weekend without smelling their shit, worrying about their needles and being woken up at all hours of the night.

I was under the impression since I do a lot of pressure washing that 7 am on weekdays and 9 am on Sunday were rules for running equipment?  Maybe that changed. 5:00 am on a Sunday morning ????????

Good News From the Crotch - August 21, 2018

SOME GOOD NEWS FROM THE CROTCH !

Don and Suzi who just had their business destroyed by a car crashing into it, and hearing they were not covered....got good news today.

Seems the Insurance company after a story on KGW and a lot of calls from angry folks (I know about a dozen on the pages ...Thanks Guys) have accepted the claim..

Which means the coffee shop that I have gone to for 12 years along with many others will reopen.

Good job guys...big shout out to Maggie Vespa .

From the Crotch - August 12, 2018

FROM THE CROTCH !

If there is any doubt in any minds as to why Fred Meyers closed, I think this map below of yesterday's criminal activity in our area speaks volumes,

Looks like Wal-Mart got hammered yesterday and there was a shooting and robbery in with the usual thefts and assaults. Think about it.  If the store caught 5 or 6 shoplifters... that means there were how many times that more that got away? I noticed they had an employee and a security guard at the food side exit.

Again the average drug addict does from $60 to $100 a day in drugs. ( That info is not from any gov survey but from the users themselves) $1800 to $3000 per month ,,,,now multiply that by 100. Residents wind up paying taxes out of one pocket for these folks and higher costs for consumer products due to high theft.

Not sure how good the information is however I am told that an Asian Market may be going in the old Fred Meyer building. 

Same person who told me this made mentioned that we in Lents are not being given complete and updated information on issues from our board. Apparently they decide what they think we should hear.

The construction in the area is really hurting local business. I for one think they should be compensated. 

If the city can waste millions on service resistant folks they can pony up to local businesses that are financially impacted by these crazy ideas they call improvements. The Foster project that was hatched 15 years ago is a disaster even before completion. Yesterday at 11:30 I was returning home and ran into a traffic back up on Foster between 52nd and 72nd. I have driven that street for 30 years and never ran into anything like that unless there was an accident or construction...their was neither.

From the Crotch! - August 26, 2018

So after chasing about a dozen out of the alley this weekend, we were pleasantly surprised that the alley has twice as much trash and debris as last week. Yes, I will not doubt for the ? time ( I lost count) I will clean it up again.

You can see they were coloring and they even have a Christmas tree stand back there. You have to give them credit for planning early

The biggest surprise however is the portable vagina they left there. It is made of rubber and has all the details.

Just the thing for those lonely nights in the alley.. a hit of dope and then snuggle up to Virginia the Virtual Vagina.

Now in my wildest stories about what they drag back here I cannot top this one.

No I am not crazy yet folks.... but they are working at it....

Unbelievable !!!.

Meanwhile Back In Realty - August 18, 2018

MEANWHILE BACK IN REALITY.... THE CROTCH !

So you can see from the pics this area is less then 100 feet.
As a group we cleaned it up...it was spotless. Since then it has been cleaned by me twice, the last time was Tuesday....yes Tuesday 5 days ago.

They have torn down more fences, spray painted the new ones,
I picked up 48 rigs and about twice that many caps.

Neighbors are beyond disgusted. Between our neighborhood leader and the city folks we have no one that gives two shits about these alleys,

This one is the worst, With the construction going on one end is closed off so foot traffic has multiplied. There are literally folks in this alley non stop from 11pm to sunrise, shooting dope, crapping, urinating, and dragging in trash from everywhere. Looks like the streets of a third world country back there.... Julie, Cliff, David, Char, Penny, Doug and have to be sick seeing this.....