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Thats why you never see it on cars, they would have their heads handed to them.

speaking of ugly... Woke up this morning to find my building got tagged again. Different guy from last time (they got caught earlier in the year.. 2 kids spray painting the hell out of the Heights).

I can't imagine how many hours I have wasted cleaning up spray paint. I am at the point of thinking these vandal need to be wrapped in a polyester sheet and set on fire.

The heights is more isolated than scary looking. I guess isolation could be scary..

I love it when the old timers are telling stories but never say "Hey, remember when we put vinyl siding on everything?"

Yeah.. the find the area to be too scary looking... They don't even bother looking at the apartment or even going to the building.

I guess I have been living here too long... The Heights has some butt-ugly buildings, but I never considered it scary.

Do you mean when they find out that the apartment is in the heights, or when they show up and see what the heights actually looks like?

I have been getting a definitive uptick in cancellations once people see the neighborhood (Heights, near where Healy lives).

I had this happen before when the economy was good: I was getting the 'overflow' from Manhattan and a lot of suburbanite transplants. Seeing JC for the first time would freak a fair number of them out.



On a different note: There was a landlord who owns a two family a few blocks from my place. He found a sure fire way to make money. Rent to Indians.. LOTS OF THEM! I was always curious why there were so many names written on the bell buzzer.

Turns out the fire department got called there for some reason. They found 16 people living in a single apartment (over 30 people in a 2 family). Per one of the tenants: He would rent out a space in the place for $600 a month.

Christ.. for $1,200 they could have a 2 bedroom with central A/C.