Yet - I had a large tree limb fall in my yard on Sunday. My sister (who was watching our cats) sent me a photo. I was driving through Ontario at the time and would not be home until Monday morning. Like a good citizen - I called the local police department to let them know because it was blocking the sidewalk. They said they would take a look and called back to let me know it was in fact blocking the sidewalk, but that there was nothing they could do about it. They would be placing an orange cone and it would be my responsibility. I told them I would take care of it as soon as I got home the next day. When I got home, however, I had a note hanging from my door stating I was breaking a village ordinance by blocking a sidewalk and that I needed to call the police department to let them know I was going to take care of it by the end of the day or else I would be fined. Really? I called them from Canada. I told them when I would be home. I told them it would be taken care of ASAP. Suburban cops really don't have much to do, I guess.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 5:09pmThat's fucked up.WestwayKid wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 1:14pmI live in a suburb of Milwaukee where the local police force is well known for randomly pulling over African-American motorists. It's become their calling card. Pathetic.
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Maybe their beer fund was low. Seriously though that's stupid, like you said all you wanted to do was the right thing, makes you feel like you shouldn't bother!WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:15amYet - I had a large tree limb fall in my yard on Sunday. My sister (who was watching our cats) sent me a photo. I was driving through Ontario at the time and would not be home until Monday morning. Like a good citizen - I called the local police department to let them know because it was blocking the sidewalk. They said they would take a look and called back to let me know it was in fact blocking the sidewalk, but that there was nothing they could do about it. They would be placing an orange cone and it would be my responsibility. I told them I would take care of it as soon as I got home the next day. When I got home, however, I had a note hanging from my door stating I was breaking a village ordinance by blocking a sidewalk and that I needed to call the police department to let them know I was going to take care of it by the end of the day or else I would be fined. Really? I called them from Canada. I told them when I would be home. I told them it would be taken care of ASAP. Suburban cops really don't have much to do, I guess.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 5:09pmThat's fucked up.WestwayKid wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 1:14pmI live in a suburb of Milwaukee where the local police force is well known for randomly pulling over African-American motorists. It's become their calling card. Pathetic.
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I did never call the officer back, however. I took care of the tree and as far as I'm concerned - that's the end of it. Their cone is still sitting outside. I wonder if they'll ever pick it up?BitterTom wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 1:07pmMaybe their beer fund was low. Seriously though that's stupid, like you said all you wanted to do was the right thing, makes you feel like you shouldn't bother!WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:15amYet - I had a large tree limb fall in my yard on Sunday. My sister (who was watching our cats) sent me a photo. I was driving through Ontario at the time and would not be home until Monday morning. Like a good citizen - I called the local police department to let them know because it was blocking the sidewalk. They said they would take a look and called back to let me know it was in fact blocking the sidewalk, but that there was nothing they could do about it. They would be placing an orange cone and it would be my responsibility. I told them I would take care of it as soon as I got home the next day. When I got home, however, I had a note hanging from my door stating I was breaking a village ordinance by blocking a sidewalk and that I needed to call the police department to let them know I was going to take care of it by the end of the day or else I would be fined. Really? I called them from Canada. I told them when I would be home. I told them it would be taken care of ASAP. Suburban cops really don't have much to do, I guess.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 5:09pmThat's fucked up.WestwayKid wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 1:14pmI live in a suburb of Milwaukee where the local police force is well known for randomly pulling over African-American motorists. It's become their calling card. Pathetic.
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Have it and tell them they've left it on your property and you'll be charging them a daily rate of $20 to keep it.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 1:29pmI did never call the officer back, however. I took care of the tree and as far as I'm concerned - that's the end of it. Their cone is still sitting outside. I wonder if they'll ever pick it up?BitterTom wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 1:07pmMaybe their beer fund was low. Seriously though that's stupid, like you said all you wanted to do was the right thing, makes you feel like you shouldn't bother!WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:15amYet - I had a large tree limb fall in my yard on Sunday. My sister (who was watching our cats) sent me a photo. I was driving through Ontario at the time and would not be home until Monday morning. Like a good citizen - I called the local police department to let them know because it was blocking the sidewalk. They said they would take a look and called back to let me know it was in fact blocking the sidewalk, but that there was nothing they could do about it. They would be placing an orange cone and it would be my responsibility. I told them I would take care of it as soon as I got home the next day. When I got home, however, I had a note hanging from my door stating I was breaking a village ordinance by blocking a sidewalk and that I needed to call the police department to let them know I was going to take care of it by the end of the day or else I would be fined. Really? I called them from Canada. I told them when I would be home. I told them it would be taken care of ASAP. Suburban cops really don't have much to do, I guess.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 5:09pmThat's fucked up.WestwayKid wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 1:14pm
I live in a suburb of Milwaukee where the local police force is well known for randomly pulling over African-American motorists. It's become their calling card. Pathetic.
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Ha!BitterTom wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 1:48pmHave it and tell them they've left it on your property and you'll be charging them a daily rate of $20 to keep it.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 1:29pmI did never call the officer back, however. I took care of the tree and as far as I'm concerned - that's the end of it. Their cone is still sitting outside. I wonder if they'll ever pick it up?BitterTom wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 1:07pmMaybe their beer fund was low. Seriously though that's stupid, like you said all you wanted to do was the right thing, makes you feel like you shouldn't bother!WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:15amYet - I had a large tree limb fall in my yard on Sunday. My sister (who was watching our cats) sent me a photo. I was driving through Ontario at the time and would not be home until Monday morning. Like a good citizen - I called the local police department to let them know because it was blocking the sidewalk. They said they would take a look and called back to let me know it was in fact blocking the sidewalk, but that there was nothing they could do about it. They would be placing an orange cone and it would be my responsibility. I told them I would take care of it as soon as I got home the next day. When I got home, however, I had a note hanging from my door stating I was breaking a village ordinance by blocking a sidewalk and that I needed to call the police department to let them know I was going to take care of it by the end of the day or else I would be fined. Really? I called them from Canada. I told them when I would be home. I told them it would be taken care of ASAP. Suburban cops really don't have much to do, I guess.
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Not being funny but surely you should ring the council about a blocked footpath not the Police.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:15amYet - I had a large tree limb fall in my yard on Sunday. My sister (who was watching our cats) sent me a photo. I was driving through Ontario at the time and would not be home until Monday morning. Like a good citizen - I called the local police department to let them know because it was blocking the sidewalk. They said they would take a look and called back to let me know it was in fact blocking the sidewalk, but that there was nothing they could do about it. They would be placing an orange cone and it would be my responsibility. I told them I would take care of it as soon as I got home the next day. When I got home, however, I had a note hanging from my door stating I was breaking a village ordinance by blocking a sidewalk and that I needed to call the police department to let them know I was going to take care of it by the end of the day or else I would be fined. Really? I called them from Canada. I told them when I would be home. I told them it would be taken care of ASAP. Suburban cops really don't have much to do, I guess.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 5:09pmThat's fucked up.WestwayKid wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 1:14pmI live in a suburb of Milwaukee where the local police force is well known for randomly pulling over African-American motorists. It's become their calling card. Pathetic.
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One would think the village department of public works would have taken care of it, but the non-emergency line for the police is always the first stop around here. The dispatcher then decides who to send out: police, fire, DPW. My guess is that because it was a Sunday - she simply had the police check it out because other departments would not have been working.101Walterton wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 6:08pmNot being funny but surely you should ring the council about a blocked footpath not the Police.WestwayKid wrote: ↑19 Jun 2019, 11:15amYet - I had a large tree limb fall in my yard on Sunday. My sister (who was watching our cats) sent me a photo. I was driving through Ontario at the time and would not be home until Monday morning. Like a good citizen - I called the local police department to let them know because it was blocking the sidewalk. They said they would take a look and called back to let me know it was in fact blocking the sidewalk, but that there was nothing they could do about it. They would be placing an orange cone and it would be my responsibility. I told them I would take care of it as soon as I got home the next day. When I got home, however, I had a note hanging from my door stating I was breaking a village ordinance by blocking a sidewalk and that I needed to call the police department to let them know I was going to take care of it by the end of the day or else I would be fined. Really? I called them from Canada. I told them when I would be home. I told them it would be taken care of ASAP. Suburban cops really don't have much to do, I guess.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 5:09pmThat's fucked up.WestwayKid wrote: ↑18 Jun 2019, 1:14pmI live in a suburb of Milwaukee where the local police force is well known for randomly pulling over African-American motorists. It's become their calling card. Pathetic.
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