Sunday, April 22, 2018
Neighborhood notes
1. I've noticed a return of an old fashion this year. Housecoats or smocks. On my morning walk I see people taking the trash to the curb, or standing on the porch to sneak a smoke before work. This year the ladies are often wearing houserobes for those outside chores.
Houserobes were common before 1960 but already gone in my boomer generation. These ladies aren't especially old, so they can't belong to the last generation that was accustomed to houserobes. They've picked up the habit very recently.
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2. The decaying apt at 4001 W Crown was finally sold a few months ago; the realtor's sign disappeared last week indicating the deal is concluded. Still no real action toward demolition, still some indications of active squatters. Come on, new owner! Get with it!
June 22: Still no action by buyer, still lots of action by squatters.
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3. After the last big windstorm in 2015 I heard people discussing whether it was a good idea to get a metal roof. One of them said it wouldn't help; metal roofs can just peel back and come off in one piece. I wasn't convinced by the image.
Yesterday I saw how it happens. We had a typical season-change wind, about 25G35. Strong enough to knock off some weak branches but nowhere near enough to drop a tree. One neighbor has a metal roof on a large garden shed. The 35 gusts were peeling up one corner of the metal roof and curling it back. Another 10 MPH would have peeled it off entirely.
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