It's missing the part where some boomers complained to the city council about noisy delinquents and got a curfew enacted.
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or the head of the HOA giving a $500 fine for the $100 basketball hoop not being approved before "installation"
There's just one school-age kid living on my block for several years now. It's a little sad, he has no one to play with, but he's often outside in the afternoon while his mom smokes pot in the garage.
That's terrible.
His mom should share her pot.
I'm not sure if it's what you were implying but without anymore detail, I don't really see a problem with that.
It's kind of the same as having a beer out in the yard while your kid plays? Maybe you're not directly playing with them but you're hanging out with them as they play. I'd have been perfectly happy with having that as a kid
Before I read the post text I was going to yell “Fake!” because surely a Karen would ruin this.
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What’s the meaning of the past tense there? “I’ve been fortunate enough”
I moved recently. Looking forward to starting it up again in my new neighborhood
- Guy sets up hoop
- Kids play basketball with hoop
- Kid twists his ankle playing basketball
- Hoop is removed as a safety hazard
- Guy sued by parents (optional but likely)
Yep, also likely is someone is driving and can't park their ultra power diesel 4x4 placebo truck into their garage and demands the hoop be taken down, running over a kid optional in that case, and karens all get together saying how dangerous it is for kids to be playing in the street.
OR, old couple get mad at children laughing, they control the HOA with an iron fist, and pass new bylaws saying no obstacles in parking spaces or something. Kids go back to loitering at gas station and causing trouble, so older people can say "kids these days, never play outside anymore".
I'm jaded, but as an example. We had a youth center that our town made for kids so they wouldn't be hooligans and have a place for them. Well, the seniors noticed this nice open building was just empty, claimed it was a waste of money, and started going there during school days. Which started fine, until eventually they stayed later and later until school got out and those pesky kids came by. So naturally, the seniors demanded that it no longer be a youth center but instead a senior center. So it was changed. Ending of that story is eventually those seniors got bored, stopped going, and now it sits empty.
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- Guy sets up hoop
- Kids play basketball
- Crazy person thinks they’re too loud.
- Crazy person calls cops.
- Cops do nothing.
- Crazy person kills kids.
Jesus, where the fuck do you live.
Yes, that's where I live, too. Most of us are pretty chill. Our gun laws are ridiculous, which is why stuff like that happens, but the vast majority of us are not walking around and shooting children.
crazy person also drives by every day with LED headlights and flash bangs every living room in sight, while idling their car for over ten minutes every morning in the winter
because it's not about what's actually intrusive, it's about their own selfish concerns
"I've been" usually implies a "so far" and is broader than strict present tense (includes previous places of residence). Another way to phrase it could be "I'm fortunate enough to have had great neighbors everywhere I've lived"
Thanks for explaining. English is my second language, and I’ve forgotten that present perfect can describe actions that are still ongoing.
i'm assuming that they don't get a constant influx of new neighbors, so the fortune is in the past.
We have a few kids in the neighborhood that are close enough in age to hang out. Initially you hear everyone complain that kids never play outside anymore. Well, they all found each other and started playing outside. When that started, a whole different group of neighbors complained about all the kids being unsafe and loud in the streets. To be clear, these kids watch for cars, don't damage yards, and generally just try to keep to themselves. I understand why kids prefer to be in of doors where they can just get on discord with their buddies.
But isn't it just easier to point at the problem and complain online about it?