Open Thread Monday 7/5/10

I’m melting……….

I am struck by the community spirit and generous nature of several BHB contributors in recent days. For example – signs to keep unwary drivers from parking near 20 Henry, efforts to rescue goldfish in a too warm pond, concern for water filling the house on Pierrepont Pl. I am sure that there are many more acts of neighborly concern in BH and these are reasons to love our not too exciting neighborhood. Thank you!

If anyone is in the market for a dog, we took a beautiful, friendly Alaskan Malamute to the shelter on Linden Blvd today and he should be up for adoption in a couple of days. They have lots of dogs and cats there that need homes.

Just had to share this with the good (and not so good) people of BH:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tZKZiIn1Yg

Think I’ll pour some cold milk over my head now…

Wow, Lori- I hope your post doesn’t prevent anyone who was looking to rescue an animal from considering Linden Blvd. Those are the animals who need the most help. Your information about non Pit Bulls being held for rescue groups is incorrect, and if by the “runaround” you mean the three day waiting period when an animal comes in to give its owners a chance to pick it up, I hope your dog never runs away. It shouldn’t be a problem for the Malamute- its former owners saw fit to live it locked up by itself for four days in a sweltering, filthy apartment in the Gravesend Houses and won’t be allowed to pick it up. Linden Blvd is a giant step up for most of the animals that end up there.

The bar at 136 Atlantic avenue is called Last Exit. That is where the sign is from.

and another note: my kittens decided that it would be great fun to dig up the keys on my laptop, and I’m having a devil of a time replacing them. Is there anywhere in the area that might do this?

There is also a computer repair shop on Atlantic Avenue between Clinton & Court on the north side. However, I do not have the name or contact info.

@AAR, I heartily agree. As a parent, it seems the playground community is incredibly friendly. My parents were visiting from Long Island and were surprised that other parents would just spontaneously say hi to or offer help to their grandchild. I think there is a gross misperception that New Yorkers are rude because their experience is midtown crowds of grumpy commuters. Nothing against my parents, but Brooklyn Heights is a 10X better place to raise a child than the suburb I grew up in.

HATS OFF TO THE POTS! Finally an aesthetically-minded person found a way of protecting we Heights cuties from falling into the 4×4 square mud thing on the sidewalk next to Clark’s restaurant. There are two grand, ballroom-size cement pots on either side of that muddy hole, both of them carrying basketball-player-high fresh green baby trees. When you think of all the folks who walk by that area, glance out at it while having their morning eggs, even give it a stare from up above in their fine homes, it is definitely a step forward. Now let’s hope that those “runnin’ round the corner” delivery trucks don’t see those planters as things to aim at.

Don’t worry, it will be replaced by a cellphone, realty or nail store.

AAR – I want to acknowledge the Gold St. police precinct for their neighborly spirit. About 1 a.m. one 26-degree winter night I discovered a Persian cat which had been locked out of its home. The cat was obviously in distress, but I couldn’t risk ringing bells at that hour to determine which house it belonged to. Had I had no other option, I’d have carried the cat home and kept it until morning, but who knows if it would have cooperated. The precinct gladly sent a squad car, and the officers didn’t mind ringing bells, despite the hour. The grateful owner was soon located.

It’s a kitten-key-kalamity!