Open Thread Wednesday 3/21/12

@MO & J-man, vigilantism? so knee-jerk ridiculousness. see how you feel when you step in the stuff.

Thanks for the DMV reviews. The one on Staten Island gave me the worst photo to date. I am afraid to go back. I had no idea there was one in lower manhattan. I’ll have to book a day off and check it out.

And, thanks for the poop posts! I laughed so hard I started to cry. Really needed that this stressful morning.

GHB,

Throw feces, not bombs~!

Also having trouble getting post to stick, as well as getting same message as respondent cat

Neil, cat,

I think your posts triggered the spam filters. Who knows what causes false positives. The longer the message, the more words or links that might make the filter suspicious. I’ve had messages “detained”, so I feel your pain.

You laugh at the idea of throwing feces, but I was in a Chase ATM lobby on Water Street & Maiden Lane at lunchtime last Thursday when someone did just that … literally … a bucket full. I don’t know what their beef with Chase was, but they really made their mark on the branch.

Good to know re: Greenwich St. DMV location. Sometimes I go upstate just so I don’t have to deal, but it’s a pain.

Also, I’m not sure it’s really vigilantism to take pix of someone who first let’s their dog sh*t on the sidewalk, doesn’t pick it up, and then chains the dog to a tree while she eats (and presumably is not going to get up to clean up after the dog if it sh*ts again while she is eating).

It is weird, but it sounds like just the sort of thing a clueless, headstrong person could do. I wouldn’t call the police unless there is a good reason for suspecting fraud, or unless there is a pattern of harassment of one person. I might call the number and explain that we don’t make offers this way; it’s very upsetting to the homeowner.

Willowbubb, Tell your friend to just ignore it, the cops won’t do anything unless a crime has been committed, which has not. I wouldn’t call as DoM suggested as they would have your friends phone number.

@willowbub: I’ve seen that happen before, though in a very different sales market. It could just be that the person who left the note is looking to move into the neighborhood without paying a realtor’s commission and wants to know if anything is about to become available that has not yet been committed to a specific realtor. The “cash” part isn’t all that suspicious, either, if they already own a house on which their mortgage is paid off.

I once found an unsigned note on the door of my car (not in the Heights) with someone’s cell phone number, cordially requesting a phone call, as they wanted to “ask me a question.” I ignored it.

It may have been…don’t remember it, though, and the note is long thrown away. Something to the effect of “Hi! Can you call me at ###, have a question to ask.” Seemed like a rogue phone phishing thing, or something. Or someone who wanted to know how to get press plates. Either way, I wasn’t interested in finding out.

O’god just what we need another Irish bar.