Here's how to report your neighbor for not clearing their sidewalk

[Anonymous]

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything wrong with our culture in one post. Op, you’re a jerk.

+1, I hate snitches far more than any unshoveled sidewalk. Informants and snitches were the means that millions of people were kept under the boot of leftist communist authoritarian regimes.

Snitches deserve whatever happens to them.

Informants and snitches also popular in right-wing authoritarian regimes, actually!

[Anonymous]

All my neighbors are real old and alone. I would never think of calling the county on them. You people are sick. Buy some boots and walk in the snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All my neighbors are real old and alone. I would never think of calling the county on them. You people are sick. Buy some boots and walk in the snow.

This.

More asking “do you need help?”

Less calling and reporting on kids “neglect” (see the Georgia mom story), or potentially elderly neighbors not taking care of lawns or sidewalks. And people are advised not to shovel after age 50. They might even have money for your teen to shovel it, if you would only ask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a special place in hell for the people and businesses in DC that have done nothing about the ice on their adjacent sidewalk. The Swiss Embassy is a big offender in Woodley Park and you can’t tell me it’s because they are enfeebled or can’t afford salt. Tons of people, including school kids, use that sidewalk and it’s treacherous with a hill and a curve.

DDOT needs to fine itself—its failure to de-ice sidewalks on bridges is a dereliction of duty.

I’m in full support of coming down hard on those who don’t do their part to make it safe to walk in the city.

Ok Karen. I think a lot of hardware stores quickly sold out of shovels, ice melt, etc when the snow was coming so maybe chill out a bit.

If this is the pejorative du jour for those who call out selfish a$$holes who present a nuisance to the general public, then what can we call those selfish a$$holes that present the nuisance?

Idiots who try to use the term to shame the civic-minded are apparently ignorant of its origins. One of the original “Karens” earned her notoriety by calling the cops on someone who was asking to leash her dog - as required by law - in Central Park.

Folks have been referring to entitled white women by generic sounding first names since before your grandparents were born. I'm old enough to remember when they were called "Becky." Just because you renamed Becky as Karen doesn't make it new. Talk about ignorance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A decent neighbor would help someone who needs help vs. reporting them.

In some cases yes. In most cases no. We have a group house near me and the lazy landlord has been asked for years to have his college students shovel and it's never done. Last year an elderly lady slipped on the ice and fractured her leg. I'll be reporting him through the link this time around. Thanks OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All my neighbors are real old and alone. I would never think of calling the county on them. You people are sick. Buy some boots and walk in the snow.

Or shovel for them. That way if there is an emergency they can get out. That's what we did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All my neighbors are real old and alone. I would never think of calling the county on them. You people are sick. Buy some boots and walk in the snow.

This.

More asking “do you need help?”

Less calling and reporting on kids “neglect” (see the Georgia mom story), or potentially elderly neighbors not taking care of lawns or sidewalks. And people are advised not to shovel after age 50. They might even have money for your teen to shovel it, if you would only ask.

Don't ask, just do it. I made it clear to my teen that they would not take money to shovel to help someone out as those same people he's helping have helpd us in the past. And, one day it may be us needing the help. I told him what houses to do and he did it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All my neighbors are real old and alone. I would never think of calling the county on them. You people are sick. Buy some boots and walk in the snow.

This.

More asking “do you need help?”

Less calling and reporting on kids “neglect” (see the Georgia mom story), or potentially elderly neighbors not taking care of lawns or sidewalks. And people are advised not to shovel after age 50. They might even have money for your teen to shovel it, if you would only ask.

Don't ask, just do it. I made it clear to my teen that they would not take money to shovel to help someone out as those same people he's helping have helpd us in the past. And, one day it may be us needing the help. I told him what houses to do and he did it.

+1

If they genuinely need help, you are giving to them. If they are just lazy, they will probably be ashamed when they realize someone else did it for them. If they have no shame, and you've confronted them without improvement, then report them. Snitching should not be the first step.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All my neighbors are real old and alone. I would never think of calling the county on them. You people are sick. Buy some boots and walk in the snow.

This.

More asking “do you need help?”

Less calling and reporting on kids “neglect” (see the Georgia mom story), or potentially elderly neighbors not taking care of lawns or sidewalks. And people are advised not to shovel after age 50. They might even have money for your teen to shovel it, if you would only ask.

Don't ask, just do it. I made it clear to my teen that they would not take money to shovel to help someone out as those same people he's helping have helpd us in the past. And, one day it may be us needing the help. I told him what houses to do and he did it.

+1

If they genuinely need help, you are giving to them. If they are just lazy, they will probably be ashamed when they realize someone else did it for them. If they have no shame, and you've confronted them without improvement, then report them. Snitching should not be the first step.

This is DCUM. Snitching is ALWAYS the recommended first step.

[Anonymous]

How do you report a neighbor for not raking their leaves? Do you guys usually just call the police? Should I call 9-1-1?

[Anonymous]

I want to know: are the same people threatening to call about unshoveled side walks the same people who will call about gas leaf blowers? Are these opposite groups?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to know: are the same people threatening to call about unshoveled side walks the same people who will call about gas leaf blowers? Are these opposite groups?

It's all the same people. Karens reserve the right to be difficult across any number of issues. There are no single issue Karens.

[Anonymous]

Who to? 311? Hahaha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want to know: are the same people threatening to call about unshoveled side walks the same people who will call about gas leaf blowers? Are these opposite groups?

Opposite. I will stick your gas blower up yours without hesitation