But, seriously -- there is a group of kids in a house very near us (I swear that they can't be more than 13 years old, with some being probably seven or eight) that have been setting off fireworks now for the past hour.
Not only is it completely annoying, but we all got upset on the cul de sac when the house on the corner just wouldn't sell and so then the owner decided to make it a rental. And, while there is nothing wrong with people renting (we did it for a long time), it is just this kind of behavior (fireworks for an hour coming up on midnight, and absolutely no adults out there) that makes people get upset about renters.
I just know that we're going to be picking up their firework trash off of our yard tomorrow, just like we had to pick up all kinds of firework trash out of our backyard today.
Sorry -- I don't normally vent on here, but this is just annoying and just so rude. Do their parents really think this is acceptable?
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Really...I love fireworks...
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Hi Angie!
My husband and I are both big fans of TMBG and The Cure (my husband has a boys don't cry tattoo and everything, ha!)
And yes, fireworks at midnight are irritating! Our neighborhood was very quiet this year.
I'm adding you to my blog list :)
While I agree that unsupervised fireworks are a VERY BAD THING, and unsupervised children outside at midnight are also a VERY BAD THING, I'm not getting the renter connection here. Whether it's a homeowner or a renter, it's still a VERY BAD THING.
Barb -- It has been my experience that in a housing community where everyone owns their own homes, people aren't pleased when someone then rents out a home. It's kind of as an aside, I guess, I'm just irritated. It's not about them specifically being renters, I just think it's too bad that their actions (as well as the other renters that have lived in the same house) have done the exact things that the home owners around here seemed to fear about renters -- huge, drunken parties (the old renters) and things like unsupervised kids out until all hours of the night or leaving their car parked in their lawn for hours on end. It's too bad that there hasn't been a nice calm family in the house so that everyone could say, "Oh wow -- it's not a problem to have people renting that house, they take care of it just like the own it themselves."
I guess it's just my own personal rant because I have had to deal with so many bad neighbors who have rented, and it just kind of all balled up together.
You know, like I said, we rented apartments and houses for the first seven years we were married. So, I have absolutely nothing against people renting. I just wish we would have some people in this one particular house that would ever act like they cared about the house and the neighborhood like they actually had a vested interest, instead of that they might move out in a year.
Sorry -- this just might not all make sense. There is just so darn much that goes into it, and in my mind, it just all came out together.
Suffice it to say, the main point is -- why did these parents supervise their kids or have even the tiniest consideration for their neighbors? I seriously listened to them all yelling and shouting (including the littlest boy) at midnight while they were still outside.
Oh, and as if I had to add more. LOL But, if they had been the homeowners, I would have complained all the same.
When my oldest was a baby and I had FINALLY gotten him to sleep at 2:00am one time 3 weeks AFTER the
fourth of july, I went out screaming into the street like a raving lunatic because some kids were setting off fireworks and had been for hours. I couldn't take it anymore! I think maybe I'm the crazy mom on the block....lol
God bless-
Amanda
P.S. Its hard not to be annoyed when we see behavior that would be better modified under parental control. Dont beat yourself up.
Ugh that sucks! Sorry you have to deal with that!
i understand the renter thing. in a neighborhood of owned homes, sometimes renters don't have the same pride or concern about their home or their neighborhood community b/c they don't have as much at stake. it's a sometimes thing, but the concern when a renter moves in is probably an always thing for the surrounding area. it's hard not to feel that way.
we had a similar problem years ago though. we were renting a duplex - there were actually 3 dupexes in a row in the middle of a cute neighborhood. we loved our home but had atrocious neighbors. i was turned off the day the woman told me the only way she could stand her kids was b/c of her "happy pills". the new years i was 8 months pregnant with our first (huge, barely able to waddle around, itchy pregnancy rash, miserable really) the entire family began shooting off fireworks. illegal fireworks. in our yard, over our duplex, with crap falling all over our cars. did i mention they were drunk? i was irritable, then livid. my husband was furious, running around the house in his boxers, peering out the windows trying to think of what to do. he ended up calling the cops - who promptly came out, confiscated the fireworks and as much debris as they could find in the dark, and issued citations to all of the adults they could find.
needless to say, we didn't have to worry about those neighbors speaking to us every again. i've never quite been sure how they knew it was us.
Fireworks are illegal in New York, so if it gets out of hand I have no problem calling the police. My mom worked in the ER and always warmed us about the horrible injuries that can occur with them. And my friend's son burned his hand just using a sparkler. Minors should never ever play with fireworks supervised or not! Oh and I used to be a considerate renter but the other renters in our house were inconsiderate to put it mildly, and the rented houses in my neighborhood look like they need "Desperate Landscapes" to visit.
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