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There are 100 comments about "when are they off"

brett: these public urinals are a solution for late night drinkers at the weekend in our town centre they are set up at about 8pm when most children arent even in town and its getting dark......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Francine Cammarata: What a childhood in Bushwick!!! I think my passionate Italian background which was deeply rooted in tradition surely played a major part. What strength and power we had. I was born 1947 in Greenpoint Hospital.......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Warren S.: "...I think Father Zimmer was reading the weekly anouncements and DP and some other nuns were being sent to other Parishes. When Father said her name, I was stunned and looked at her with a......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Richie Fisher: Hey there Warren! I have to be honest, I almost fell off my chair reading your E Mail and I FLEW off my chair when I read your letter on the Casusos's......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Elkin School Rulz!: I think we should have a stickball tournament for all former Kensingtonians. But where do we find a Pimple Ball? Man, I miss them days. We didn't care how hot it was,......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

poteto: yeah I used to like it when there only a couple of cars parked so I could move it farther. NEVER MARRIED!one of the foxes passed not sure Brucie or Mike, Millie & Ed(fishbait) passed,my......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

BushwickBaBY08: i live in Bushwick..right on Knickbocker Ave.btw.Jefferson n Troutman..well to start it off.. Bushwick needes to be shut down..its full of 14-16 yer old girls whom are pregnate..thats so uncalled for..but what can we do......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

kls: My husband and I have lived in Humboldt Park for 4 years since moving to Chicago from Guatemala. I cannot think of a better compromise for us both. I love being near the shops......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Anna: anon if you were born in 70 then you remember the teenages that hung in the park-- (little park they were called) I know for sure I was picked on alot in the 70's I......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

jsmooth: Reply to OPEN YOUR EYES... I thought that your response made complete sense and that you are right in many aspects of your comments and if my response seemed to come off racial than I apollogize.......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Ursus: I have just applied the Black Anti-Vandal/Intruder paint to My connifer because the local brats were severely damaging it, It looks a real eyesore from the damage they caused so I decided to coat it......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

Anna: I was born and raised in Kensington (K&A) right acrossed from McPherson Square. My family still lives there, and my children grew up there! When I ws growing up in the late 60's and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Jla: Hello to all my fellow kensington neighborsand friends, i lived in kensington all my life i grew up at 2nd and cambria then moved to D & clearfield. met my husband and moved to kensington......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Gamester: I too just found this page after searching for "too old skateboarding" in Google. I am 23 years old and work as a technical support agent in Boulder, CO. Right now, here is......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

Cecilia Midiri: I have to say that it is so true about monkey see, monkey do...every weekend when I'm off from work, I get out to sweeping and I never end up alone doing it. Sometimes......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

just me : I like many of you grew up in the HP area. No I don't live there anymore because i had my children and chose not to raise them in that enviroment. Needless to say......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Lp: Reading all these Stories on here really piss me off! Everyone is saying that they moved away to make a better life for theirselves/family and say how much of a "Hell-Hole" kensington is. i was......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Anonymous Honest Tax paying citizen of Fredericton: This is yet another example of how much the fredericton police are a bunch of uneducated airheads, typical protests and offenses most cities in canada wouldnt be bothered with or treat with less scrutiny......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

Outside the box...: When you hear and see what is going on down in that part of town I find it difficult to feel sorry for the majority of those folks. The previous post hit the nail on......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Cecilia Midiri: Read backwards Joseph, you brought up the race card: JOSEPH BRIDGE: 22nd Jun 2008 - 12:21 GMT yeah, white flight. that about sums it up. I'm white and I know that that is when people started moving out...I......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: if i had a dollar for every time ive heard someone from a hard/bad/depressed/rebuilding neighborhood comment something like ##"_______ is really that bad and has been for years"##... [[76:cabrini green]], [[1727:henry horner]], [[4368:hutchinson]], [[646:bushwick]], to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

surviving: Tex ......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Me: Re to Returnee What baffles me is that these so called "happy and better off since I left Hutchinson" people just keep posting their negativity on this site. If they are so much better off and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Jeff: I went to Super Sexe a few times around 2002-2004, had a great time. Gorgeous women and good price, very entertaining overall. I have done nothing but spread the good word since, telling......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Bob Salmon: Hi James Off hand I cannot remember Mike Melani although the name rings a bell somewhere? Peter Robinson I remember from school and have not heard of him since we left school. Malcolm Kennedy was a good......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Jon Burgess: Hi all, not been on for a while. Some names are ringing bells with me in the above entry, Malc Kennedy is a good mate of my dads (John Burgess), Pete lawson from irlam friends......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Kyle: Only in AMERICA,==In 2008, Do We know have so many prude's verbally speaking out, attempting to perpetuate the FAULTS idea the Penis is Bad or shamefully , or nakedness is shamfull....that is simply for......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Gaynor Miller: I've just come back to this site after a year away and what a great load of memories. I used to live on Prospect Road just down from Lennie's. You all talk about the doctors......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Who Cares for Kensington : B Street, Well stated, but you have probably upset the professional social worker class, professional community activists and some local and long seated goverment officials of both parties that like to be known as public servants......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

anonymous: It is a shame the cops have pretty much hassled the boys at kensington and rorer that the no longer are out. Their dope, last stop, was the most consistantly good heroin in town.(btw i......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Joe: As I review most of the comments posted it seems that there are many faded memories of a better time for Kensington (including many of my comments and memories). I do love history and therefore......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Eric from Port Richmond: A Richmond boy with a few comments. Its NOT just Kensignton that took a turn for the worst in the area. I grew up in the late 70s and 80s in Port Richmond. The neighbors would sit......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

EvilGentleman: A few suggestions in order to reduce damage in future disturbances: 1 - Do **not** leave portable metal street signs with plate metal bases lying around on the streets when large events are taking place. Most......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

CE: I was there during the celebrations but left before the riots began. I was going to bike back up at about 1:30am but unfortunately got a flat tire when I was leaving (and my......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

CB : It is easy for anyone to put down our inner city areas and declare them a war zone. But the truth of the matter is that if we had more people involved to make change......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

anon (host86-142-66-149.range86-142.btcentralplus.com): Hi Rob, I well remember those slides on Lord Street park; my younger sister fell from the top & sustained a nasty fracture of her arm. As for the Irlam ones, I recall having great......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: To Born and Raised in NYC: Sorry to ask, but exactly who made the condescending comments, and which ones in particular are you referring to? I just re-read everything here, and the general vibe I get......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Andrew Smith: Here's some photo's contributed by Dom Smith (friend but no relation) - photo's of Irlam in the late 1980's The parade on the estate - butchers on the left, newsagent in the middle (run by Dom's......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Pearlykingjim: i would like to thank the person or persons for the vile and nasty E-mail that was sent to my address, it is someone on this forum form what was said i only hope we bump it......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Kathleen Knight: Right now i think that i am the only one making a comment from from my class. I am a former student. i am part of the class of 2000 , And PROUDLY reps MY......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

Ess: To Unsure- I don't know about all the "God's children" stuff and the worn-out (and not-very-helpful) phrases like "don't give up, seek help", but I can say, as a recovered meth addict, you need to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

elaine: i stayed in an apartment on tompkins square park when i went to new york for the first time. i got up crazy early because of the time difference and walked around. i saw a......

in response to: A Tree and Resident in Tompkins Square Park by jack

Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch. As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Post-84 New Jack: See, thats the general difference in our perspectives, "W-Bear". I prefer to look to the future, and push things to new heights than to dwell on the past and the past's faded glories and talk......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Bob Salmon: A bit late, sorry, my internet connection broke down. Hi Alan You are correct with what you say about the sky lighting up. Having worked in all the areas that could light up the sky, I will endeavour......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Anne, The doctors that I have known in Irlam....well our family doctor was a Dr. Walker who had the big house and surgery on the corner of Moorfield rd and Liverpool rd Then there was a......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles. Thus, this page is intended......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

{{A}}: Everyone is going to have there own personal opinion about the schooL regardl3ss. But for the ones who attend ACORN...they cant say that this school is all around bad. Just because this school may not......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

ahh a ghost: heres my list of the top 10! (im from the chicago-land area) First off, all you dallas-houston and toronto-montreal people fighting, shut the hell up. 1.Tokyo, Japan- to me, every picture i see of tokyo looks great.......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Father Christmas used to come around Harewood Road when my children were little. My daughter (who is 22 now), was petrified!! We have a different version in Oz, being summer it doesn't go dark......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Fred, The.: MS. Lady.. I understand your concern for the little child... It makes me mad and angry like Al Capone when I see little children being abused. I believe in knocking the living **** out......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Joanne Amorello-minor: Cadishead and Irlam Guardian Fri Dec 3rd 1976 front page Died after overdose An Irlam man with a "tremendous amount to live for" was......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Still in Hutchinson: McPherson is thriving with business because it is right off the interstate and that is what big business owners want. The cost of living in Hutch is less than most places around here,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

noname: Hunter, First off I am self employed. I have not needed to explore other towns. My complaint comes from the lack of people with money in this town. Thank God for the internet... I do......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

B. B: I live in Henry Horner as well from 1982 until 1989. I have to say that my time in the Horner projects was a learning experience. I raised 5 children there and none......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

noname: Tex, you have brought up very good points. Hutchinson is a poor example of a city even when compared to other towns in Kansas. Hutchinson has been on a steady down fall for years. People......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Joanne Amorello-minor: Anyway as far as memories from Irlam go I went to Irlam county primary and the endowed then to Irlam High I left in 1987,I lived on Ferry hill rd Harewood rd and The crescent.I......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Ed Swenson: I was born in Bushwick Hospital in 1937. My parents moved a few years later to Ozone Park and when I was 5 they moved us to New Hyde Park, but whenever we needed......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Mike: Hairsy-I have some other names for you. I went out to dinner the other night and ran into a couple I've known for awhile, but didn't know they were from Kensington. Hairsy-I have some more......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Achiever: I like living in Hutchinson; however, it has shrunk. When my family moved here in 1980 there were more than 50,000 residents in the city, not the whole county. Because of our wonderful city government,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Michelle: EvilGentleman - The storms we get nowadays in Toronto are not really severe, nor do they put our city at a standstill like everyone likes to pretend. I think people took advantage of the moderate......

in response to: Snow Day! by Michelle

Fred, The.: I'll agree that there are still alot of good people here with good hearts beating in them and it is a shame that they're not more visible.. There sure are alot of able bodied welfare......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Fred, The.: Good morning, I can see that there are some misconceptions out there about this ridiculous mess of a town.. I've created a video......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Peter: karen: ive often wondered that, too, so i googled it and found the answer: "Cables are pressurized with nitrogen to reduce corrosion and prevent combustion. They transport it as liquid because they can get more of it in......

in response to: Road works by barry

Birdperson: If your bird is biting you do need to try to figure out why in order to stop the behavior. Recently my green cheek conure decided to take a chunk out of my lip.......

in response to: Parrot Biting by Jamie

jamal: I remember the Henry Horner projects very well. I never lived in any of them but lived one block away on Warren Blvd. near Damen. I remember as a little boy when they were......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Evinrude: Alfred. Again you stated over again what has been brought up before. If you have looked through the site you will see that old bastards like yourself enjoy the same things, the comsmosphere, NJCAA,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Alfred: I live in Hutchinson, and I knew this article was pure propaganda right when I saw the photos. The first photo is of an entrance gate to the State Fairgrounds, which the author describes as......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Freda Anderson: Hey, I live there! It can be rough sometimes but seeing all the stuff that goes down just makes me want to work that much harder to get to collage and to do well... Although......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Johnson: YESiam.. Just as I suspected. You work for the city, my hard earned (OVERPRICED) tax dollars fund your life. That is why you love it in Hutchinson so much. That is very typical of Hutchinsonians......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: Probably the guy in the Honda stopped to count his change, and the guy in the Nissan impatiently tried to pass, pissing off the Honda guy, who raced to keep his spot in line, and......

in response to: Tight Squeeze by jack

EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK. As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here. After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September......

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

Gems: This is like the worst city on earth, there is nothing to do. Not only in La Junta not "One of America's best kept secrets! La Junta is a growing city on the High Plains of......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

Padre Island: I graduated from HCC in the late 70's, back when Hutchinson still had somewhat of a downtown. I remember our business law class one day invited the Pres. of the Hutch Chamber to come speak.......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

jack: sorry about the health care problem there, i am on medicare now but all my working years i paid over $400 a month for my health plan, it was the best, when i had open......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

Someone Who Made it Out: I lived in Hutchinson for the majority of my adolescent life. By the time I had reach the 8th grade at Sherman back in 1999-2000, I had already become a product of which Hutch has......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Logan: I am a 38 year old man born and raised in bushwick. I have seen bushwick go through many changes. I can remember when the wiseguys used to spend their days in the coffee shops......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Andre: D Bennet? I grew up in the hornets also. I lived in 1920 and 1943. I grew up with them also and I was there when Laffy threw the glass at chris. I know them......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Gary: Much of what I read here reminds of comments about what gentlemen the German officers were in restaurants after they had invaded France! Listen here: The Hells Angels, each and every......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

MaGoo: Thank you, Editor, and UFF and Cartlegger. I won't go hog-wild here- as I realize that there are so many other areas of human endeavor that come into play when discussing this topic, that it would......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Helen Salmon: I'm on holiday next week and I'm planning on visiting Irlam and Cadishead whilst I'm off to do a bit of Ancestry hunting (trailing St John's Church Graveyard!) I'm going to take my camera with......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

BBC Reports Kite deaths in Lahore: BBC News Kite deaths mar Pakistan 2005 festival It is not the first time Lahore has seen kite-related deaths Up to nine people have been killed and dozens injured during an annual kite-flying festival called Basant in the......

in response to: Kite String All over Milliken Park by Michelle

Trek 9800 OLCV: Stolen last night off my porch (along with my wifes bike) - if you manage to see it around town please let me know. Queen + Carlaw area. Funny thing is I was walking my......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Cindy: I think these are a great idea. After living in several college towns, and seeing random drunks pissing everywhere, these would be a welcome change. My only question is, how do they work? Is......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Sweaty: If you don't like them, don't use them. Whatever you think is offensive is occuring in your head since you can't actually see anything. It makes me crazy when people are upset and want someone......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap! Things just aint the same for todays traceurs, Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs Yamakasi and the Belle are aging, The old traceurs, well they're all changing, Making way for new......

in response to: Parkour Trip to Lisses by Ben Nuttall

EvilGentleman: I never noticed this article before, but I think I was posting like 10 articles a day when this one came out, so maybe that explains why. Interesting how people want the chickens preserved, most likely......

in response to: Wild Chickens by Tyfoid Kid

Hutch Hater Too: I agree that Hutchinson is a hell hole. The writer who mentioned how those in charge are nothing but a bunch of snobs is right. Money grubbing, ignorant snobs at that. I'm......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Scott: We've had a single coon that shows up here about once a week. It's been showing up for almost a year now. Typically shows up after the cats have eaten and then it'll......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

HushUp: For the person who thinks that someone should ask the side of the 'Gang Member' on why they shot and killed my son's friend - It's obvious you have no clue what it's like to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: I saw this post the day it was first posted, and had not looked back it till today. What a lot of comments about stolen bikes in the Toronto area! Incredible. Reminds me of this guy......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Tonya James-Rance: Those were the good ole days.. I also remember the police department coming by and telling us to turn off the water and if they saw it on again, they turned it off.. Then they......

in response to: School\'s Out for Summer! by CartLegger

106!!: well well.... i guess us cycling types need to band together to protect one another.... a few years ago my girlfriend bought me a new bike for my bday!! i was my first new bike......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now