tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post1696356646367415066..comments2024-02-14T14:47:58.061-08:00Comments on Word Salad: Burning Down the HouseColeslawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06813319585807128092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-19856771649908777302012-01-11T07:56:48.273-08:002012-01-11T07:56:48.273-08:00Old houses should be given more care since they ha...Old houses should be given more care since they have heritage attached to them. In case a fire breaks out and there's not much that can be done, it is important to remember that all is not lost. The house can still be repaired, but the personal effects cannot be brought back. As a precautionary measure, keep them in a fireproof safe.Annalise Johnniehttp://aaronsrestoration.com/products-services/restoration-services/fire-smoke-cleanup-restoration/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-4070056010948203972011-10-23T14:52:36.863-07:002011-10-23T14:52:36.863-07:00Thank you for your comment, Enigma. I do recall th...Thank you for your comment, Enigma. I do recall the name. <br /><br />I think I had heard about the situation in Flint. It's sad and scary when that happens. We do have areas of our city with more abandoned homes than in my neighborhood, but nothing like you are describing. We also do have a few more vacant houses in our neighborhood, but at least they are being kept up (so far).<br /><br />I just wish people would realize how much our own prosperity depends on our neighbor's. I'm all for personal responsibility as opposed to personal irresponsibility, but not as opposed to civic responsibility, an almost forgotten term.Coleslawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813319585807128092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877872196122597956.post-3433516810689548712011-10-23T08:30:48.798-07:002011-10-23T08:30:48.798-07:00Hi! Part-time Slacktivite here (J. Enigma).
I li...Hi! Part-time Slacktivite here (J. Enigma). <br /><br />I live in Flint, MI. Same exact problem, but on a much larger scale. There are whole tracts of the city that are nothing but abandoned houses; because Flint is some million-and-a-half dollars in debt, houses like the ones you describe are the rule, not the exception. And the banks refuse to take care of them, so they become massive, boarded up, decayed eyesores covered in graffiti and gang signs with lawns filled with weeds that go up to your waist, if not higher. <br /><br />The banks would bicker with the city and with each over who would take care of it. They had no problem throwing owner out; but they didn't want to take care of the houses. What ended up happening was about a year or two ago, there was a huge rash of fire outbreaks. In one night, during the peak, we had something like 30 fires throughout the city. <br /><br />The people in the neighborhoods were almost certainly the ones burning the houses down. And honestly, I understand and empathize with the situation - after all, decayed and empty houses attract a lot of nasty stuff, and not just crime (rats, roaches, and other vermin). The arsons stopped at the end of the year, and there's still a lot of empty houses in the city. But a good hunk of them are burned out scrap heaps.<br /><br />Your story reminded me of that. Burning houses and abandoned lots... *dries a tear* sounds just like home.Enigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365715172516356113noreply@blogger.com