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sarisataka

(18,220 posts)
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 05:29 PM Jul 2017

Cops get complaint about slip-and-slide, end up going on it

Cops get complaint about slip-and-slide, end up going on it

It was a telltale sign the party was coming to an end: The police showed up.

But when cops in Asheville, North Carolina, responded to a complaint about a giant slip-and-slide that had been set up for a Fourth of July block party, they did the unexpected: They took a ride themselves.

Resident Katlen Joyce Smith said one of the local dads decided to build a slip-and-slide for the neighborhood kids to enjoy during the annual block party.

In the middle of the party, two officers showed up. They had received a complaint from one of the neighbors that the DIY water slide was blocking the road, Asheville police said.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/us/cops-join-slip-and-slide-asheville-north-carolina/index.html

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Cops get complaint about slip-and-slide, end up going on it (Original Post) sarisataka Jul 2017 OP
Someone needs to get a life rufus dog Jul 2017 #1
Not only that but watching the video rpannier Jul 2017 #15
There's always at least one bitter asshole in every neighborhood. TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #2
boy howdy. mopinko Jul 2017 #3
Be passive/aggressive. If they have a swimming pool, put up 2 bird feeders with a berry nut mix. TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #5
well they dont have a pool, but i am mopinko Jul 2017 #7
Check your zoning, perhaps you can raise a couple of chickens and a rooster, or get a mini donkey. TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #9
already have the roosters. mopinko Jul 2017 #10
In my state, police calls are public record. You can ask for the log of people who called on you. TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #18
oh i know who it is. mopinko Jul 2017 #19
Here's an attic vent to consider, if a 3D living garden is not an option. TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #22
bwahahahaaa mopinko Jul 2017 #23
You must have missed the newspaper article about Mo's Moah's Ark" creatures. nt tblue37 Jul 2017 #16
i'm so glad someone did. mopinko Jul 2017 #20
Mo could plant a 3-D garden. One where aligned properly conveys a message. TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #21
Awesome! The person who called is an old/young who knows? sourpuss loser. Probably a Trump Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #4
A "Get off my street!" rant. They think they own it, even though it's taxpayer funded and maintained TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #6
OKIf it was every weekend or 4 am but it wasn't..geesh...a long time ago we lived next to lunasun Jul 2017 #8
yeah, they are not fond of that shit. mopinko Jul 2017 #11
Nowadays the neighbor would shoot you if you played loud music, like that guy in Texas tblue37 Jul 2017 #17
What ?? Insane! Yeah we did not take the cops suggestion, as we had to continue living near the lunasun Jul 2017 #24
Here is the story I referred to. It happened in Texas: tblue37 Jul 2017 #25
Unless it was blocking someones driveway and preventing them from entering or leaving there cstanleytech Jul 2017 #12
Hey you kids, get off my road! rpannier Jul 2017 #13
Reminds me of this from a couple years ago FuzzyRabbit Jul 2017 #14
 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
1. Someone needs to get a life
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 05:34 PM
Jul 2017

They didn't block the entire street AND had adults monitoring. Worst case was a car needing to go down the hill while another needed to go up. It was basically a one lane street at that point but adults could manage the traffic for the damn 50 feet while the kids had fun.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
15. Not only that but watching the video
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 08:38 PM
Jul 2017

the slide is built in the area where people park their cars
There are parked cars at the end of the slide

TheBlackAdder

(28,076 posts)
5. Be passive/aggressive. If they have a swimming pool, put up 2 bird feeders with a berry nut mix.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 07:00 PM
Jul 2017

.

The birds will dip their beaks in the pool and then crap all over the place on takeoff.

The berries will stain their concrete, the nut dumps will sink to the bottom of the pool.

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TheBlackAdder

(28,076 posts)
9. Check your zoning, perhaps you can raise a couple of chickens and a rooster, or get a mini donkey.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 07:10 PM
Jul 2017

.

The rooster will start squawking 30 mins before sun up. I used to have them on a farm.

The mini donkey will bray whenever they see a person, or something at night. They are the best farm animal.

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mopinko

(69,806 posts)
10. already have the roosters.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 07:24 PM
Jul 2017

now infamous, apparently.
did soundproof the coop to the extent possible short of suffocating the birds. sort of the nub of the issue.

had the cops come by today, so she is up and at em. just a quick drive by. nothing to see.

TheBlackAdder

(28,076 posts)
18. In my state, police calls are public record. You can ask for the log of people who called on you.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 09:08 PM
Jul 2017

.

Don't forget to wave and smile at them every time you see them.

Nothing will piss them off more.


Well, that and a nice infrasound speaker. That's if you want to really be a prick. One that you can build yourself. Just enough to cause a mild uneasiness. It might take a few months, but they'll move.

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mopinko

(69,806 posts)
19. oh i know who it is.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 09:37 PM
Jul 2017

and i bought a distressed property right next door to her. taking our sweet time fixing it up.
she watches my workers all day making sure they dont spit on her side of the property line.

funny, there is a guy in the hood that has a boom box made from an old suitcase that he straps to the back of his bicycle. lol.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
8. OKIf it was every weekend or 4 am but it wasn't..geesh...a long time ago we lived next to
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 07:10 PM
Jul 2017

real nasty neighbors in Chicago and they called the police saying we were making noise
We were sitting far away from the houses around a picnic table talking.
The police walked in the back yard told us who were the neighbors who complained but obviously for nothing . Told us stay as long as we wanted outside,and suggested we go get some music to play outside so the neighbors would have something to really complain about but that they , the police wouldn't be coming back to answer any more ridiculous complaining from them . I think they were mad the neighbors called and wasted thier time and that's why they suggested we ADD some loud music

We just stayed at the table no music but it was sorta funny how pissed the police were at the frivolous call and their solution.

tblue37

(64,982 posts)
17. Nowadays the neighbor would shoot you if you played loud music, like that guy in Texas
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 08:41 PM
Jul 2017

who shot his neighbor for playing music at a party and then claimed self defense.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
24. What ?? Insane! Yeah we did not take the cops suggestion, as we had to continue living near the
Thu Jul 6, 2017, 02:56 AM
Jul 2017

assholes- the cops didn't

tblue37

(64,982 posts)
25. Here is the story I referred to. It happened in Texas:
Thu Jul 6, 2017, 10:39 AM
Jul 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2155149/Man-kills-neighbor-complaining-noise-neighbors-wifes-party-says-self-defense.html

"Teacher shot dead over loud music at his wife's birthday party: Father gunned down on his lawn by neighbour who was complaining about noise"


cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
12. Unless it was blocking someones driveway and preventing them from entering or leaving there
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 08:20 PM
Jul 2017

looks like plenty of room for a car to get past it unless the person complaining had something like a Humvee in which case thats their own stupidity.

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