Historical April–May 2002 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
I have a few pet peeves to share with you.
I rarely utter a complaint about our neighborhood because it is the place where I am very happy to reside. But, nothing is perfect so here goes.
I hate hearing other people’s music in my house that goes on beyond a moment.
I work a lot at home so that is part of my gripe. Also, my tastes in music are not the most popular so there is a lot out there I’m not thrilled about. Give me Motown or give me Italian opera.
I don’t think a lot of people mean to be rude; they just aren’t aware of how sound carries.
If my windows are closed, and I am assaulted by unfamiliar and unwanted sounds, I will remember Alderman Bosley’s noise ordinance.
We all should. Cars double park here all the time on all of our neighborhood streets. Sometimes, when picking up or dropping off, it’s the only possible thing to do. But, as we all know, it’s more common than that. Students do it, long time residents do it, visitors do it. What galls me is when there is ample space to pull up at the curb.
Now these should be the worst things that we ever have to experience in urban living. What is also common and should be stopped are the realtors who discourage clients from looking at homes in the city. It’s more common than we think.
A colleague picked me up for dinner recently and mentioned that he could never live in this neighborhood; he had children.
The schools, the schools but that’s another musing for another day.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2002.
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