Comments on: Exclusion zone approved for 3 Ballard parks

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:19:11 +0000

Can't disagree.

By: eldangeroso

eldangeroso — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:15:30 +0000

Maybe some of the local businesses should stop serving the bums booze, that would get them to move on. 7-11 and the Golden Dragon are the “Soup kitchens” for the drunks around here, they should show their commitment to the community by not serving the visibly drunk and the visibly homeless.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:02:55 +0000

My hands Rose…
…and you thought I was a girl??? sheesh…

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:59:54 +0000

Oh wow you are the black hawk fellow? I thought you were a girl. Those must not be your hands.

By: mamaC

mamaC — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:44:04 +0000

I would love it and my dogs would adore the butt smellin

By: LBB

LBB — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:03:33 +0000

I think lunchtime or early evening concerts would be cool too – like the “out to lunch” concerts they do (or used to do?) downtown. Maybe unplugged to start . . .

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:49:58 +0000

Beat cops = public safety.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:48:32 +0000

AndreaL, truthfully, even in this economy, the revenues to the city and state have increased this year, as well as the year before, and so on. The stimulus provided by the feds increased the coffers even further. The problem is that the funds are being allocated elsewhere. (Including, spending money that won't even be there.) To exacerbate the issue, we, the citizens, have rolled over and taken it. There is no outcry against the budget priorities that have been decided.
Chances are, there will be no accountability handed down for that fact.
I'm sick about it, some others are as well, but clearly, this minority has lost the debate, will continue to be shouted down in the future, and will be ignored.
However, if the majority gets just as sick of what's being done, things will change.
At least, that's my hope. For all of us.
Remember to vote.

By: AndreaL

AndreaL — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:13:03 +0000

The fact that police don't do anything is what makes me angry. I really wonder sometimes why there isn't an outbreak of vigilantism here.

“Citizen photos aren't evidence” – so then what are citizens supposed to do to reduce crime?? There have been incidents posted all over My Ballard about the cops being called about a crime in progress, and the cops choosing to do nothing, maybe out of laziness, probably out of the budget cuts brought on by the tanked economy.

By: xtevex

xtevex — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:08:46 +0000

"As for soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc. I don't mind them being in the area (they have to go somewhere)."

There aren't any services for the shelter residents in a residential neighborhood. There's a reason why the shelters and soup kitchens are located downtown and it's a good one. Any social worker or real homeless advocate will tell you the same.

Attention-grabbing media whores like SHARE/WHEEL have no interest in helping the people they claim to serve, only in directing publicity to themselves.

Unfortunately the police are helpless in this matter because of a small but very vocal number of ultra-enablers. If they had the support from the people, this wouldn't be a problem.

Personally I would welcome the reinstatement of beat cops in the neighborhoods like they have in downtown Chicago to keep the peace and keep an eye on what's happening on the street, but I doubt the general public would be able to deal with that.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:33:56 +0000

Super simple, just no-where in the budget.
We need to save the money for stripper gate, the Belltown beautification plan, scalper gate, the city park gun-ban signs, and pending litigation, oh, and Key Arena improvements, so we can get another crappy basketball team…
Those are the priorities, public safety is not.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:24:51 +0000

Still alive and well, thank you.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:23:21 +0000

And the 'give away Ballard' faction here as well, huh?

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:21:27 +0000

Ha! I love your screen name.

By: DJ

DJ — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:20:25 +0000

Funny. I had a similar thing happen when my car was broken into at my Ballard home, and my brank spankin' new car stereo was lifted. I called the cops, and the nice girl (she sounded like a girl) said, "I'm sorry that we can't do much." But she tried to be sympathetic: "My stereo was stolen a year ago. Doesn't it make you fee violated?"

Yup. Inspires confidence.

If the problem is the police, then we shouldn't be banning losers from the parks. We should have better (and more) police. Not hard, is it?

By: Bum Crisis '09

Bum Crisis '09 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:17:31 +0000

What ever happened to the black helicopter operations? They were going to save Ballard from evil.

By: angelatini

angelatini — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:20:19 +0000

Thank you. His ashes have a place of honor in my home.

I don't demonize breeds, I love ALL dogs. I would LOVE to meet your pitbull. They can be the sweetest dogs in the universe!

By: angelatini

angelatini — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:19:25 +0000

Shut up! Your dog that passed was named Sage?!!
My dog was named Sage, too! I will definitely have to come now!

By: Sir Camp-a-lot

Sir Camp-a-lot — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:42:52 +0000

All the usual suspects, including Maria ….. I thought you divorced a bum, why would you want them camped out permanently in Ballard?

By: Sweet Rose

Sweet Rose — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:03:50 +0000

Lordy yet another take back Ballard thread with the usual suspects all here.

By: proxyuser

proxyuser — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:50:46 +0000

Feel good gesture. Nothing will change.

By: proxyuser

proxyuser — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:49:54 +0000

Feel good gesture. Nothing will change.

By: Trix

Trix — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:48:52 +0000

The stigma of bad press. My brother's last dog was pit bull (brindle) and he was also very sweet.

By: cdpenne

cdpenne — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:37:51 +0000

Yeah How bout a whole bunch of the tainted coke. http://www.myballard.com/forum/topic.php?id=925
That would take care of the problem

By: cdpenne

cdpenne — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:31:04 +0000

Hey, I have a dog and everyone love's him. Salty the schnoodle. I'd love to come.

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:35:33 +0000

My friends who live in Belltown seem to think it's worse down there now – at least as far as crime goes.

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:26:39 +0000

I agree. I've been wondering how bad Salmon Bay, Loyal Heights and Gilman are going to get now. But I also wonder if the city will care because it's all residential and there're no businesses to make the city listen.

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:23:52 +0000

I have plenty of friends who live in Monroe and they don't have a quarter of the problems that Ballard does even though there is a state penitentary in their backyard.

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:22:05 +0000

I read an article about that place – it's not a “cheap” place to live, I think it's free. After a couple years they did an analysis of much tax payer money was spent on this housing compared to how much is spent on police work to arrest these guys and put them in jail and emergency homeless shelters and apparently it saved the tax payers a lot of money. Still – there are sooooo many people who've chosen to live like that I don't know if there'd be enough room in industrial areas to house them for the rest of their lives. And yes, I did say choose. It's hard to stop whatever you're addicted to but other people have done it so it's possible. No one is pouring the booze down their throats or holding them down forcing them to smoke crack. Every day they wake up and choose to live that way.

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:14:58 +0000

I know it's off topic but our dog died in December too. Sorry to hear about yours passing too. We still have a younger dog but she's a pitbull – very sweet but lots of people are instantly afraid of her.