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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info
[mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Sonja
Kinzer<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
chat@charlesvillage.info; discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Chat] part
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<DIV>My second suggestion came about 3am...so bear with me! How
about we start a "clean sweep" program? Yes, I'm actually suggesting
fighting crime with a broom! How can one do this, pray tell?
Well...first we establish a standard schedule. Monday -8am Tues-9am,
Wed 10am, Thursday 3pm Friday 4pm. Okay...so everyone who is
available on those days...those times...takes to the steps
and...er...sweeps! Hear me out! What we need more than
anything is a neighborhood with lots of visible NEIGHBORS! Criminals
will NOT stop and carjack/rob/assault when there are lots of people on the
street. We can't be parked outside our homes all day, but we can do
what we can, right? Besides, it could be a lot of fun in an old
school, throw back sort of way. It's 9am...you head out front...turn
to your neighbor, give a wave and start your day...not bad. There
are many things we can do out front...sweep the stairs, sweep our dusty
porches...clean those doors...whatever. The point is to make it a
regular thing and our grandmother's would be proud. Will you join me
for the "<SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1227217820_2
style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Clean
Sweep</SPAN>" challenge? Weekends aren't a biggie. These
criminals like the weekdays. For those of us that work 9-5...I
didn't leave you out! This brings me to my third suggestion:
Charles Village, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1227217820_3>FRONT
PORCH</SPAN> FRIDAYS! I thought about suggesting this closer to the
Spring, but heck...why not? Basically the idea would be that on
Friday's anytime between say, 6pm-8, we (this time of year) bundle
up...take our cup of coffee/cocoa and adjourn to the front porch. I
live on the 2700 block of Guilford...maybe perhaps we invite our neighbors
on the 2600 and 2800 blocks to walk over and visit. That's the
idea. Then the next week...maybe we take a walk and visit someone
else. It could be a fun way to get to know everyone and the presence
of people on the street would be terrific for crime-fighting...So there it
is...broom combat and porch hopping...Are we interested in trying them
out? Tomorrow is Friday...and I can sweep at 4...hope you'll
join me or you can just drive by and laugh:) Either way, we're out
there and doing <EM>something.</EM> Thanks for your time,<BR>Sonja
Kinzer</DIV>
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