OK, I gotta vent--I live on College St. close (maybe too close?) to the King St. district; last night around 1 in the morning, I was woken up when some drunken jackass climbed up on top of my 6' stockade fence (breaking off the top of one of the pickets in the process) and grabbed some windchimes hanging off a corner rafter over the back deck. They left before I could get outside, taking the chimes and leaving a muddy foot print on the side of my house and an empty beer can on the ground.
My question: what the hell is wrong with some people and who the hell steals windchimes? Windchimes?!
Alright, rant over, thanks for listening--I feel better now but also really old (Hey youse kids, get offa my damn lawn!)
That sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. People do leave King Street pretty rowdy sometimes. The Loft does a huge indie night on Thursday, so I suspect it was someone leaving there. You may want to tell Scott McAllister.
I can't speak for college street, but I know a few rascals who have left their mark on Post.
I'm glad it's quiet over where I am. I'm avoiding the area as a whole because the "king street district" is starting to attract the "hey bros, watch this" popped-collar-college-douchebag types. And there's not really any parking besides off street. So they file out of the place and stumble down the street and "hey, I dare you to steal that windchime!"
/GETOFFMYLAWN
Thanks Cap and Loki.
Yeah, I'm sure it was probably some d-bag from outside of the neighborhood who had one too many at the Loft or Kickbacks. It was a minor thing, but it still pretty much sucks.
Scott M. is a good guy--we spoke with him last night and he said he's had some problems with theft outside his places recently too, so keep your stuff bolted down on Thursday nights!
Last Friday I witnessed the staff at The Loft putting a guy in the back of a cop car for behaving very badly. They do a great job at the Loft and Rogue, but they've started to attract some of the people you talked about. While it is a great thing to have outsiders recognize the quality establishments in our neighborhood, they do need to respect that we live here. I feel for you. I've seen plenty of beer cans lining the lawns along Post street.
You can maybe see it as growing pains for the city....? We're finally pulling people away from Whiskey River and into a decent bar, but with that comes their antics in a residential neighborhood. Maybe after a couple weeks of getting arrested and being ignored by girls they'll realize you can't act like that in Riverside.
I also have started noticing the douchebaggy fratboys with popsicle-colored polo shirts and baseball caps starting to mix in with the regular crowd at Kickbacks and Loft. They're not hard to spot, generally the loudest drunkest people in the room. I guess we have to take our lumps with the positives, I'd rather put up with the occasional obnoxious idiot than go back to how that area was before it developed.
Could've been someone very close - maybe they were too noisy.
QuoteI also have started noticing the douchebaggy fratboys with popsicle-colored polo shirts and baseball caps starting to mix in with the regular crowd at Kickbacks and Loft.
Quit talking about me, Chris.
Quote from: Captain Zissou on February 11, 2011, 01:43:09 PM
QuoteI also have started noticing the douchebaggy fratboys with popsicle-colored polo shirts and baseball caps starting to mix in with the regular crowd at Kickbacks and Loft.
Quit talking about me, Chris.
Haha you're the exception, you're a nice guy. Besides I usually see you in button-down polo shirts. lol
Probably the same morons that stole gnomes off of our porch on Herschel. Really!? Gnomes and windchimes?
My wife thought maybe it was a lead-up to the Gnomeo & Juliet premiere and we would be receiving ransom notes very soon.
next time just come out with your shotgun and pump it!
Quote from: floridaforester on February 11, 2011, 02:41:36 PM
Probably the same morons that stole gnomes off of our porch on Herschel. Really!? Gnomes and windchimes?
My wife thought maybe it was a lead-up to the Gnomeo & Juliet premiere and we would be receiving ransom notes very soon.
Sounds like somebody is building quite the garden. I actually had a garden gnome stolen out of my old apt that is accessible only by private elevator.
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on February 11, 2011, 01:29:17 PM
I also have started noticing the douchebaggy fratboys with popsicle-colored polo shirts and baseball caps starting to mix in with the regular crowd at Kickbacks and Loft. They're not hard to spot, generally the loudest drunkest people in the room. I guess we have to take our lumps with the positives, I'd rather put up with the occasional obnoxious idiot than go back to how that area was before it developed.
Crack head...drunken frat boy...crack head...drunken frat boy...
That's a tough one!
Quote from: floridaforester on February 11, 2011, 02:41:36 PM
Probably the same morons that stole gnomes off of our porch on Herschel. Really!? Gnomes and windchimes?
Right?
Way to build your street cred there muchacho--what a bad ass!
Sorry to hear about your gnomes flforester--hopefully they're just traveling the world and will be returned soon.
A photo of the suspect has been released by JSO.
(http://i.imgur.com/jdJXd.jpg)
that looks like a pole-o shirt, not a polo shirt
Quote from: blizz01 on February 11, 2011, 01:43:00 PM
Could've been someone very close - maybe they were too noisy.
Do the neighbors have wind chimes?
NOT SAFE FOR WORK
I'm guessing from the comments that this is the new clientele that is patronizing Rogue these days...
For those of you who've seen it, I'm sure you'll watch it again, for those of you who haven't, enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/v/4JMOh-cul6M
I started noticing the D-Bag infiltration of King Street around the holidays this past year. I chalked it up to being vacation time but it looks like they are sticking it out through the new year. I purposely avoid the area Thursday through Saturday nights now. I've been sticking with good old wall street on the weekends and O'bros or Lomax occasionally
Also, Sorry about your wind chimes. Were they unique in someway? Not sure what would make somebody want wind chimes so much that they would scale a fence to get them.
In these times nothing surprises me. I sure am sorry to hear your wind chimes were stolen.. I have 4 of them in front of my house..... Guess anything you do not want stolen (whether you think its something that people would or would not steal ) , has to be under lock and key.. and even that may not work :(
i live on college and sorry but I've seen a much different clientele since the new bars opened up...seems like the gay bars are much more peaceful....these drunk straight boys are just idiots...i guess a wiskey bar makes people drunker than normal. I"m just sayin'.
Hey you know ive live near thirteen gypsy and ive had all kinds of things taken from my porches but just minor stuff
Sorry about the 'chimes, dollar store 'chimes are probably a good replacement. McAllister just tells you what you want to hear. Steve at Kickbacks has more regulars who help him keep peace. Thankful none of the rowdies have made it to Intuition. If they do, Robbie and Amy will be cracking some skulls!
Quote from: A-Finnius on February 11, 2011, 10:17:09 PM
Also, Sorry about your wind chimes. Were they unique in someway? Not sure what would make somebody want wind chimes so much that they would scale a fence to get them.
No, they weren't one of a kind or anything, just nice Woodstock ones from Midnight Sun in 5 Points (not the most expensive, but not exactly cheap either) but they were a Mother's Day present for my wife from several years ago, so they definitely had sentimental value more than anything. They can be replaced and the fence picket repaired, but the thing that really got my goat was the fact that someone actually walked over to the house, climbed up onto the fence and reached above the back deck to grab them. It's an older house, but WTF, does it look abandoned? How drunk do you have to be to risk breaking your neck or getting shot at over something stupid like windchimes?
I'm also a little surprised that even though there were several people within a stone's throw at the time no one saw the person up on the fence grabbing them. I guess it's fair to say that free Pabst Blue Ribbon does attract a certain distinct type of a*hole.
Anyway, I picked up some new ones at Midnight Sun over the weekend. Thanks for letting me vent y'all--it's helped with the healing process. :D
Sorry to hear about everyone else's run ins with local d-baggery too--misery loves company, eh?
QuoteIf they do, Robbie and Amy will be cracking some skulls!
Amy is good at it... a long time veteran of London Bridge! :)
Everyone just needs to stick with Birdies, Lomax & Wall St. You dont have as much d-baggery there. I'm happy for the success of the new places on King st though....different strokes and such!
Quote from: letters and numbers on February 12, 2011, 08:57:10 AM
Hey you know I've live near thirteen gypsy and Ive had all kinds of things taken from my porches but just minor stuff
I do too.
I have actually had a huge whole bougainvillea stolen from my from yard!!!
We imagine-usually spot on- that wind chimes are not a target of the thug because those that really appreciate wind chimes are of a higher level so to speak,and not prone to stealing.
This thread is a hint to why the surrounding counties have leveraged perception to Duval's detrimernt.
Quote from: L.P. Hovercraft on February 14, 2011, 01:11:06 PM
How drunk do you have to be to risk breaking your neck or getting shot at over something stupid like windchimes?
It's amazing how stupid people can get when they have had too much to drink. They will take anything and maybe not even remember dealing damage and stealing things the next day.
I know someone who woke up one morning only to discover a parking cone lifted off the streets now decorating their living room, with no clue as to where it came from after a bender. ;D
All you can do about this is send lots of love and positive reinforcement their way... because it sounds like their behavior is going to really get them in trouble one day with someone far less gracious and understanding than you have been.