Facebook neighborhood groups are the worst thing ever

on investigation, it appears there is now a second "Townname People - No Moderators" group set up in protest

I've got to find out what's going on here, I bet it's dramatic

I checked out the "no moderators" group and the first post was someone asking whether there was still going to be a pan-Asian grocery store set up in a campustown location that was formerly a pet store. First response was a poorly-formed "joke" combining the name of an american chinese restaurant dish with "meow."

so I'm guessing the no-moderators policy is to avoid the thought police who banned racists

best post on nextdoor today is a response to a thread where a woman was looking for a vet to express her dog's anal glands. she did not express interest in doing it herself, and since she was asking for a vet to do it, one would assume she did not want to do it herself. a helpful reply gave lengthy step-by-step instructions for how to express the dog's anal glands.

I was inspired by this thread to see if there's Facebook group for my town, and there is, but it has 1 post with someone asking for recommendations for a roofer :(

actually i'm sorry, i lied. i had stopped reading at "you need exam gloves and vaseline," she doesn't say what to do next???

"Put jelly on your shoulder, lie down upon the carpet..."

We had our first dead dog photo.

SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR DOGS OUTSIDE IN THIS COLD WEATHER????? Dog laid flat on its side, half buried in two inches of snow, legs sticking straight as if he had been standing and then tipped over. THE OWNERS OF THIS DOG SHOULD SPEND A NIGHT OUT IN THE COLD LIKE THIS ONE.

Somebody from our animal control department posted that the dog was found with bite marks all over it, which you couldn't see in the photo. Also, if the dog had froze to death, it would've likely been found curled up, not laying on the ground like it's trying to get some sun on the left side too. Oh, and the owners have been notified since he was wearing a collar, they're mortified and saddened. (Also, I guess HIPPA doesn't cover animals.)

The response? ANIMAL CONTROL SHOULD HAVE RESCUED THE ANIMAL BEFORE IT WAS ATTACKED BY OTHER ANIMALS AND oh for chrissake why am i on this list.

i'm on it so i can read about how THE BIKE LANE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED because hits-and-runs have definitely increased since people in the city's richest neighborhood now have to park their cars in a place eight feet to the side from where they used to be and they are mad

Lol we also have a brand new bike lane and the neighborhood is NOT HAVING IT. I mean look at this photo I snapped on a 15 degree day, see any bikers?

I am relatively neutral on biking myself but all the right people get angry at bike lanes, so i’m all for them

My other favorite thing is whenever someone announces that a new eatery is going in some vacant 350sf storefront someone inevitably says “what we really need is a supermarket.”

There's a half mile stretch of road that went from four lanes to two lanes (+ a turn lane) and I tell ya that change has just *ruined* the lives of everyone within a half mile radius. And they used to have such a nice neighborhood.

Another one is people complaining about the fact that they are demolishing the structure of a “historic” (ugly, dilapidated and outdated) Jewish community center TO BUILD A BETTER FACILITY.

It “goes back to the holocaust,” which I’m pretty sure did not take place in Queens.

My other favorite thing is whenever someone announces that a new eatery is going in some vacant 350sf storefront someone inevitably says “what we really need is a supermarket.”

We had a Savers thrift store close, in a location that had also hosted a Food 4 Less and a Budget Saver.

So obviously, Trader Joe's was the pick among the neighbors to replace it. Nevermind that currently the closest one to us is in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Why not a location that couldn't even support three discount stores?

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27751694_10154957735670728_948591131771817845_n.jpg?oh=6eda69ffb582a4593e9f885d9a437db6&oe=5B0ABFA2

missing: 20 consecutive threads asking "Is anyone else's internet out?"

Had I known that Nextdoor was around the corner, I would've invested everything into Ring doorbell cameras.

https://twitter.com/bestofnextdoor

I forgot to post that here, but I think I tried sending that link to pplains on fb because of his love of neighborhoods

I learned of that account when they faved one of my Nextdoor tweets!

(Also, I never check FB messenger. Thanks though.)

I'll return to our regular smoke signal communication channel

totally and utterly useless picture of top of package stealer's head

totally and utterly useless picture of top of package stealer's head

yes!!!

goddamn i love those grainy RING videos where a guy briefly pauses to glance at a front yard.

[Georgetown-Seattle] Lost rooster on Ellis
He’s hanging out near 6306 Ellis at the moment.

so much murderous anger about slightly bad parking jobs

I already mentioned the dead dog in the snow. This past month featured photographs of a dead puppy in a cardboard box that someone had dumped at the cemetery. And then there was the still-alive cat who was found with a massive head wound. That poster later came back and dared whomever it was that reported her to show their faces.

woke up to a panicked email from NextDoor's "crime and safety" section.

IT'S THAT GUY AGAIN...CALLS HIMSELF TYRONE.

I think Tyrone is selling magazines.

how dare he call himself tyrone

our latest big thread was people complaining about door to door energy salespeople and an actual guy who had the job for a few days explaining why he took the job (mostly bc poor, no transportation of his own to get a better one). it was sad.

i'm coming off pneumonia here and tbh i would buy the shit out of some energy rn if someone would sell it at my door

i think you better call tyrone

J****** L******
Right now there’s several coyotes running up and down M** Street, between G***** Ave and H**** St.. Just a heads up if you’re planning to walk your dog, or if your cats are still out.

K**** F****
They’re out every night. They come right down M** Street and meet up in front of the church or on the football field at the high school.

those coyotes are just tryina get saved before judgment day ya fuckin pharisees

that is unfair to the pharisees but you know what i mean

To canine's land I'm on my way

Random guy at 1400 Uxxxx St asked me to make a quick call for him. I called XXX-XXX-XXXX with the speaker phone on. 'Katie' answered, and arranged to meet the guy outside as parents are home. 'Katie' asked the guy 'what do you need' to which the guy replied 'one,' at which point I cursed at the guy and hung up the phone. Guy kept walking up Uxxxx toward Cxxxxxx.
Does anyone know this number or where they live so I can more effectively report this to the police?

R U SERIOUS WITH THIS

yeah i mean Uxxxx St must be a fake

Random guy asked me to call bofa for him

names were changed to protect the stupid

so there's a new app called 'citizen' which seems a strong contender for new Worst Thing Ever

https://gizmodo.com/citizen-the-creepy-crime-fighting-app-formerly-known-a-1818607859

Dog Tied to Tree?
My neighbor has a dog tied to their tree. They work night shifts and I hate to disturb them so early but I also know, as animal lovers, they would not do this. EDIT: Just spoke with my neighbors. This is not their dog nor did they tie this dog up.

Is someone missing a dog?

Has anyone seen my tree, there was a dog tied to it last time I saw it.

"Oh, tie a yellow lab to the old oak tree, the old oak tree..."

Every post tonight is “all this noise, you’re ruining the night for everyone!”

We have a type of neighborhood watch, right now it’s me and 3 other people on Friday and Saturday 11pm to 5am and some of our older night owls who just watch from there darkened front windows, who call us.

Comment in response to a question about increased police activity in the neighborhood.

GladysKravitz.jpg

Who knew that one day we'd miss the Kitty Genovese era.

This is like one step away from the OMG, WHO'S CAT IS THIS? and it's a bobcat in a sink.

Except this one actually happened.

https://i.imgur.com/7emhMJ3.png

Gonna start posting a buncha frogs to my feed.