It's a wonderful New Year and Friday morning here on West 8th Street!
Or at least from what I can see from here it looks quite fine.
My view has changed, although temporally but I can see from my vantage point that all is well in the neighborhood.
This will be somewhat of a short post since your author has many items to take care of this morning and afternoon.
I hesitate to bring up the reason for my change of location but I supose that it will all come out in the wash eventually.
And again, I'm never sure if anyone is actually reading this authors work but I'm always aware that it is surely possible.
But nevertheless, I am here, healthy and all that is around me is the same!
We have, as of the new year installed a new mayor (Bill Gluba) and a few new Alderpersons.
Mr. Gluba, this author wishes you well and hopes that you will help bring, along with your co-conspirators some much needed sanity to our fine city.
For the most part, I am willing to ignore for now your affiliation with "Davenport ONE" (....and no, we are NOT Davenport ONE). And I truly believe that you will not ignore the citizens of this great city and their hopes for better streets, utilities and services.
Believe it or not Mr. Gluba, but the fact does not escape most of us that this great city needs to "grow". It needs to grow in it's manufacturing opportunities, population and the amount of goods and services it provides.
Yes, money makes the world go 'round and taxes makes the city more able to provide what is needed for its citizens. Most realize this....
But what is NOT needed is established businesses being given tax breaks and so called "assistance" in allowing them to make more profits, above and beyond what is considered natural.
It has become a national endeavor it seems for businesses to not want anymore to make money but to make a lot of money.
It is of my opinion that is why we have seen businesses such as liquor and convenience stores and motels being taken over by those from other countries. These people understand the value of a days work and are not overtly trying to make "millions". All they want is to make a comfortable living...nothing more, nothing less.
I realize that I am wandering from my original point and my original promise to keep this post short, so I'll busy myself elsewhere for now.
As the sun rises in the East over our fair neighborhood this author wishes you a good day!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Davenport, Iowa Elections
It's a nice, cool day here on West 8th Street! About 3/4's of the leaves have fallen off of the trees. Some although are completely "neckid" and others look like the crisp 26 degree lows haven't affected them at all. But most are quickly losing what adornment they have in the gusty winds that have been blowing around town.
Speaking of "gusty winds"...(Hows that for a segue?)
A few days ago, my home town elected 5 new alderpersons and a new mayor.
Note: Alderperson = Not an alderman nor a alderwoman but a ALDERPERSON! Yes....very PC isn't it? :-)
Mr. Bill Gluba garnered 60% of the vote to defeat Phil Yearington.
Here in the 3rd Ward, Bill Boom defeated the incumbent Keith Meyer to be our "representative".
I'm going to go a little bit out of my normal routine here and give a few opinions on what this all means for the great City of Davenport. And please keep in mind that they are indeed "opinions" !
First of all I want to talk about the 3rd Ward which is the ward I live in and the Ward the major part of West 8th Street is in.
It was time for Mr. Meyer to go. He had much support during his first 2 terms as 3rd Ward alderman, living only a few blocks from West 8th Street on Marquette St.
Keith was somewhat of an eccentric. Many would say he was "all" eccentric.
Many times disheveled and unkempt in public, his demeanor was usually that of a kind old man. But as time went on, it seemed he became more spiteful and angry.
Much of this was because of people like Charlie Brooks, may he rest in peace, and Jamie Howard whom Keith got off on the wrong foot with by wishing her a "Black" Christmas during a committee of the whole session.
At the time, I could almost understand Keith's explanation of the whole thing....almost. On the other hand, Jamie took exceptional offense to the comment and thus started a tumultuous relationship which would work to the detriment of our great city.
Keith always sided with the "little people". Which only made sense since they were the main part of his support.
But what was his undoing was his bitterness from being lambasted constantly by other aldermen to the point where he felt it necessary to retaliate by accusing others of lying and other forms of deceit.
Near the end, Keith refused to vote one way or the other for motions put before the council. When interviewed by local newspapers, he refused to give his age or respond to their questions.
Keith would ask questions that the other alderpersons did not want asked nor did they want to answer. Sometimes his questions were off subject but some times so much right on the money that he would catch people with their guard down.
Weather it was because of his conspiracy type thinking or the determination of the other alderpersons to push through their agenda, Keith became totally ineffective as a representative.
And while I'm on the subject of a "representative" I want to scold those, including our local newspaper, The Quad City Times, for insisting that we were choosing our "leaders".
If I vote for a leader, I think of voting in a presidential election.
But our alderpersons are NOT leaders so to speak but REPRESENTATIVES. It is their job to represent their constituency, not necessarily lead them.
Keith played the part of being a Representative to a fault. Most of the other alderpersons wanted to be leaders. Again, this may have been a big part of what ailed our council.
All in all, I would have liked to have a "Keith Meyer" Light. Someone who would know how to choose his fights better. One who could take a punch and keep on keeping on.
In the end, Keith let himself get knocked down too many times....seemingly punch drunk most of the time.
It really was too bad, because Keith Meyer is a good man!
Unfortunately, I believe that our council is now pretty much a rubber stamp for the Davenport Chamber of Commerce otherwise known as Davenport ONE.
We will see exactly where this will take us but I believe this council will be more focused on helping the business sector thrive and support new business rather than street, sewer or sidewalk repairs and putting more police on the street.
Your author in his next blog will discuss the new (and old) mayor of Davenport.
Speaking of "gusty winds"...(Hows that for a segue?)
A few days ago, my home town elected 5 new alderpersons and a new mayor.
Note: Alderperson = Not an alderman nor a alderwoman but a ALDERPERSON! Yes....very PC isn't it? :-)
Mr. Bill Gluba garnered 60% of the vote to defeat Phil Yearington.
Here in the 3rd Ward, Bill Boom defeated the incumbent Keith Meyer to be our "representative".
I'm going to go a little bit out of my normal routine here and give a few opinions on what this all means for the great City of Davenport. And please keep in mind that they are indeed "opinions" !
First of all I want to talk about the 3rd Ward which is the ward I live in and the Ward the major part of West 8th Street is in.
It was time for Mr. Meyer to go. He had much support during his first 2 terms as 3rd Ward alderman, living only a few blocks from West 8th Street on Marquette St.
Keith was somewhat of an eccentric. Many would say he was "all" eccentric.
Many times disheveled and unkempt in public, his demeanor was usually that of a kind old man. But as time went on, it seemed he became more spiteful and angry.
Much of this was because of people like Charlie Brooks, may he rest in peace, and Jamie Howard whom Keith got off on the wrong foot with by wishing her a "Black" Christmas during a committee of the whole session.
At the time, I could almost understand Keith's explanation of the whole thing....almost. On the other hand, Jamie took exceptional offense to the comment and thus started a tumultuous relationship which would work to the detriment of our great city.
Keith always sided with the "little people". Which only made sense since they were the main part of his support.
But what was his undoing was his bitterness from being lambasted constantly by other aldermen to the point where he felt it necessary to retaliate by accusing others of lying and other forms of deceit.
Near the end, Keith refused to vote one way or the other for motions put before the council. When interviewed by local newspapers, he refused to give his age or respond to their questions.
Keith would ask questions that the other alderpersons did not want asked nor did they want to answer. Sometimes his questions were off subject but some times so much right on the money that he would catch people with their guard down.
Weather it was because of his conspiracy type thinking or the determination of the other alderpersons to push through their agenda, Keith became totally ineffective as a representative.
And while I'm on the subject of a "representative" I want to scold those, including our local newspaper, The Quad City Times, for insisting that we were choosing our "leaders".
If I vote for a leader, I think of voting in a presidential election.
But our alderpersons are NOT leaders so to speak but REPRESENTATIVES. It is their job to represent their constituency, not necessarily lead them.
Keith played the part of being a Representative to a fault. Most of the other alderpersons wanted to be leaders. Again, this may have been a big part of what ailed our council.
All in all, I would have liked to have a "Keith Meyer" Light. Someone who would know how to choose his fights better. One who could take a punch and keep on keeping on.
In the end, Keith let himself get knocked down too many times....seemingly punch drunk most of the time.
It really was too bad, because Keith Meyer is a good man!
Unfortunately, I believe that our council is now pretty much a rubber stamp for the Davenport Chamber of Commerce otherwise known as Davenport ONE.
We will see exactly where this will take us but I believe this council will be more focused on helping the business sector thrive and support new business rather than street, sewer or sidewalk repairs and putting more police on the street.
Your author in his next blog will discuss the new (and old) mayor of Davenport.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Water, Water Everywhere....
....but not a drop to drink.
The precise quote is:
"Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink"
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Here on West 8th Street we've had much rain in the last 3 days. And when it rained, it came in buckets and sheets. Fungi is growing in a neighbors front yard and we are starting to look more like a rain forest rather than a residential area.
The vegetation, including the grass obviously loves the moisture but there have been numerous flood warnings and watches posted throughout the area! We of course, here on West 8th Street haven't anything to worry about when it comes to flooding but the Mighty Mississippi lies only a short 8 blocks away and those closer, up to 3rd Street have been at times affected by the Old Man's whim.
Our great metropolitan area"s motto used to be, "A River Runs Through It" but the citizenry re-coined it, "A River Runs Over It". Humor during serious events seems to be a specialty of ours!
The moisture has kept the citizens of West 8th Street away from their duty of mowing their grass. I'm sure that after this slow moving cool front finally moves through our little corner of the world, the sounds of gas powered lawn mowers will no doubt be deafening.
Listening to the National Weather Service on my weather radio at this moment it tells me that Thursday night we are to expect a "record setting low" in the mid 50's.
It's 6:30pm and quite overcast and dark looking as your blogger types this out and the temperature is sitting at 88 F.
The 50 F. temp will be a blessed event.
As we stood outside the air was so thick with moisture that it was uncomfortable to even take a deep breath.
Although your author has a great love for the fall season, one will never hear him complain about the heat and humidity since he remembers all too well the month of January here on West 8th Street.
The precise quote is:
"Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink"
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Here on West 8th Street we've had much rain in the last 3 days. And when it rained, it came in buckets and sheets. Fungi is growing in a neighbors front yard and we are starting to look more like a rain forest rather than a residential area.
The vegetation, including the grass obviously loves the moisture but there have been numerous flood warnings and watches posted throughout the area! We of course, here on West 8th Street haven't anything to worry about when it comes to flooding but the Mighty Mississippi lies only a short 8 blocks away and those closer, up to 3rd Street have been at times affected by the Old Man's whim.
Our great metropolitan area"s motto used to be, "A River Runs Through It" but the citizenry re-coined it, "A River Runs Over It". Humor during serious events seems to be a specialty of ours!
The moisture has kept the citizens of West 8th Street away from their duty of mowing their grass. I'm sure that after this slow moving cool front finally moves through our little corner of the world, the sounds of gas powered lawn mowers will no doubt be deafening.
Listening to the National Weather Service on my weather radio at this moment it tells me that Thursday night we are to expect a "record setting low" in the mid 50's.
It's 6:30pm and quite overcast and dark looking as your blogger types this out and the temperature is sitting at 88 F.
The 50 F. temp will be a blessed event.
As we stood outside the air was so thick with moisture that it was uncomfortable to even take a deep breath.
Although your author has a great love for the fall season, one will never hear him complain about the heat and humidity since he remembers all too well the month of January here on West 8th Street.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Update.....
It's been a long time since I've actually added anything to this blog and your author apologizes for this. I could say we've been busy or distracted but we will not because there actually isn't any excuse, BUT.....we will go on from here and try to be more "timely" in our postings.
With that said, it's onward and upward!
In The Sumertime:
Summertime here on West 8th Street is actually very nice and mostly quiet. Of course everything is "greened" up and people in the neighborhood, for the most part, take good care of their lawns.
We do have an abandoned home down the street a ways and the back yard looks like something out of a Tarzan movie but other than that, all the yards look good.
A neighbor nearby has a very nice lawn and has it maintained by some business that specializes in yard maintenance.
Your authors own lawn is not so "pristine" but I've made one promise to myself and that is whatever grows in my yard at least "looks" like grass, even though it may not be classified as such!
The McGruff Factor:
The warm days of summer are upon us and most of the citizens of West 8th Street are staying inside for the most part and partly because of this, crime, as far as this author is aware of, is at a minimum right now.
But of course with school not being in session we do have a problem with groups of unsupervised children "strolling" down the alley at night sometimes. In one case, a neighbor had their battery taken out of their vehicle but the vehicle was in very poor condition, being used only for transportation of a dirt bike to and from a track not far from here.
Renting For Fun:
We have a few of what this author calls "vagabond landlords" who rent their homes to whoever first shows up with cash in hand.
One such landlord that we have talked to seems to rent his property out more as a hobby rather than a cash flow operation. He'll rent to a family who then lives in the home for 1 - 3 months, they trash it, stop paying the rent and then move out in the middle of the night to some other undisclosed location.
Eventually he discovers that his "tenets" have flown the coop so to speak and him and his wife dutifully come in to clean and repair the home for the next tenet.
This landlord explained to me one time that the previous tenets, whenever the floor was in dire need of sweeping would lift the fresh air vents from the floor and sweep the dust and dirt into them and then replace the grating.
I suppose that this was efficient for the tenet but hell on the furnace when it had to be used in the winter time.
When those tenets finally moved out, on the sly of course, I seen the landlord carrying out multiple buckets of dirt he had removed from the venting system of the furnace.
This author has suggested to him that when he is looking for a new tenet he should make it a point to check their credit rating with the three credit reporting agencies.
I tell him that if he uses a good credit rating as his measure of who to rent to, that he might be able to keep out the "undesirables", knowing that at least those with a good credit rating at least pay the rent and their other bills in a timely manner. Also this avoids the "fairness" matter altogether. No race, creed, color or religion is taken into account when renting the home with this method.
But obviously my advise has so far gone unheeded and at this time, the home has sat vacant for the last 3 weeks while being rehabbed for it's next adventure.
Also in our fair neighborhood, at the beginning of each month, there seems to be at least one renter who would rather have their belongings removed from the premises by the landlord and put out near the alley for all to view and rummage through than move it to their new abode.
This at times causes a problem with the neighbors as they look for items of some value in the piles of what is otherwise junk and the stuff gets strewed about the area.
Looking Out My Window:
I see green everything and nice, well maintained homes. I also see that our fair city needs to redo or repair the curbing on West 8th Street. It has become rundown and shoddy looking.
Keeping The Faith:
Although living here on West 8th Street is mostly uneventful, the author would like to see a "Neighborhood Watch" group formed. I am of course unsure if this blog is ever read but if anyone who lives within a reasonable distance of West 8th Street would like the same they could post a reply to this blog and I would respond in kind.
With that said, it's onward and upward!
In The Sumertime:
Summertime here on West 8th Street is actually very nice and mostly quiet. Of course everything is "greened" up and people in the neighborhood, for the most part, take good care of their lawns.
We do have an abandoned home down the street a ways and the back yard looks like something out of a Tarzan movie but other than that, all the yards look good.
A neighbor nearby has a very nice lawn and has it maintained by some business that specializes in yard maintenance.
Your authors own lawn is not so "pristine" but I've made one promise to myself and that is whatever grows in my yard at least "looks" like grass, even though it may not be classified as such!
The McGruff Factor:
The warm days of summer are upon us and most of the citizens of West 8th Street are staying inside for the most part and partly because of this, crime, as far as this author is aware of, is at a minimum right now.
But of course with school not being in session we do have a problem with groups of unsupervised children "strolling" down the alley at night sometimes. In one case, a neighbor had their battery taken out of their vehicle but the vehicle was in very poor condition, being used only for transportation of a dirt bike to and from a track not far from here.
Renting For Fun:
We have a few of what this author calls "vagabond landlords" who rent their homes to whoever first shows up with cash in hand.
One such landlord that we have talked to seems to rent his property out more as a hobby rather than a cash flow operation. He'll rent to a family who then lives in the home for 1 - 3 months, they trash it, stop paying the rent and then move out in the middle of the night to some other undisclosed location.
Eventually he discovers that his "tenets" have flown the coop so to speak and him and his wife dutifully come in to clean and repair the home for the next tenet.
This landlord explained to me one time that the previous tenets, whenever the floor was in dire need of sweeping would lift the fresh air vents from the floor and sweep the dust and dirt into them and then replace the grating.
I suppose that this was efficient for the tenet but hell on the furnace when it had to be used in the winter time.
When those tenets finally moved out, on the sly of course, I seen the landlord carrying out multiple buckets of dirt he had removed from the venting system of the furnace.
This author has suggested to him that when he is looking for a new tenet he should make it a point to check their credit rating with the three credit reporting agencies.
I tell him that if he uses a good credit rating as his measure of who to rent to, that he might be able to keep out the "undesirables", knowing that at least those with a good credit rating at least pay the rent and their other bills in a timely manner. Also this avoids the "fairness" matter altogether. No race, creed, color or religion is taken into account when renting the home with this method.
But obviously my advise has so far gone unheeded and at this time, the home has sat vacant for the last 3 weeks while being rehabbed for it's next adventure.
Also in our fair neighborhood, at the beginning of each month, there seems to be at least one renter who would rather have their belongings removed from the premises by the landlord and put out near the alley for all to view and rummage through than move it to their new abode.
This at times causes a problem with the neighbors as they look for items of some value in the piles of what is otherwise junk and the stuff gets strewed about the area.
Looking Out My Window:
I see green everything and nice, well maintained homes. I also see that our fair city needs to redo or repair the curbing on West 8th Street. It has become rundown and shoddy looking.
Keeping The Faith:
Although living here on West 8th Street is mostly uneventful, the author would like to see a "Neighborhood Watch" group formed. I am of course unsure if this blog is ever read but if anyone who lives within a reasonable distance of West 8th Street would like the same they could post a reply to this blog and I would respond in kind.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Spring Has Sprung?
Well, it's been almost a month since I've "reported" from West 8th Street.
We've had a very nice taste of spring about a week ago but now we're back into the grip of ol' man winter with blustery winds and a low tonight getting into the "teens".
I've seen flowering pear trees blooming their heart out but now the blossoms are wilted from the frigid temps. The grass is green and in most yards needs cutting already!
Our next door, drug dealing neighbor is still up to his old tricks. I've must have sat here 3 times since you last heard from me and watched a vehicle pull up for a delivery.
It takes no longer than 10 - 15 seconds and the window is rolled up and the car speeds away!
I'd call the police but I'm sure the first thing they would ask me is how I know he is dealing drugs, which after all is a reasonable question.
I guess I could tell them that long ago I used to, how should I say it, be a part of that sect. Of course, I'm not much for "true confessions" so I just won't call.
Perhaps next time I'll get up and walk out into my front yard and watch. See if I can make anyone nervous.
We've had a very nice taste of spring about a week ago but now we're back into the grip of ol' man winter with blustery winds and a low tonight getting into the "teens".
I've seen flowering pear trees blooming their heart out but now the blossoms are wilted from the frigid temps. The grass is green and in most yards needs cutting already!
Our next door, drug dealing neighbor is still up to his old tricks. I've must have sat here 3 times since you last heard from me and watched a vehicle pull up for a delivery.
It takes no longer than 10 - 15 seconds and the window is rolled up and the car speeds away!
I'd call the police but I'm sure the first thing they would ask me is how I know he is dealing drugs, which after all is a reasonable question.
I guess I could tell them that long ago I used to, how should I say it, be a part of that sect. Of course, I'm not much for "true confessions" so I just won't call.
Perhaps next time I'll get up and walk out into my front yard and watch. See if I can make anyone nervous.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Well, it's been a while since I reported from W. 8th Street in Davenport, Iowa so I thought I'd sit down and throw out a few words!
As I've mentioned before, people here on the block and in the neighborhood just basically hunker down when it gets cold out. You don't see very many citizens out on the street cept' for the kids coming home from school and the adults leaving and coming home from work.
In the last few weeks, since about the 18th of February, we've suffered a major ice storm, power outages, thunder snow and blizzard like conditions.
We here on West 18th Street take it all in stride, going about out business and just looking forward to some warmer weather.
Today through this coming Tuesday we just might get our wish. The weather peeps are calling for "above normal" temperatures through out the period with the warmest day to be on Tuesday, up into the mid 60 degree range.
My North facing home still has lots of snow on the lawn since it sits in the shadows but if it gets into the 60's then I'm sure it will melt away pretty quickly.
You can look on the trees and see the tiny buds starting to swell a little although nothing yet in the form of a leaf has appeared.
I have yet to see my first robin but I'm sure that I will spy one soon with the warmer temps.
Yesterday we had a pretty good rain and that helped wash down the salt covered streets in the neighborhood, and they needed the cleaning pretty badly.
About 3 weeks ago, a block South and a block East we had a tragedy where a man was saying he was going to commit suicide. The police were called and as they talked to him, with a knife in his hand, he charged towards the officers. Unfortunately, they had to defend themselves with deadly force and the man was killed.
We here in the neighborhood of course hate to seen something like this take place so close to home but it was understandable what the Davenport Police did. Our hearts go out to those this poor soul left behind!
Events like this are thankfully few and far between in the neighborhood. Since I've been on West 8th Street, (about 9 years) there have been 3 killings in all. The one I just mentioned, another one a couple of houses down where a man was trying to break into another mans home and then there was a body discovered on the church property about a block away to the East.
But for now, all is well here on West 8th Street and life goes on for most of us.
As I've mentioned before, people here on the block and in the neighborhood just basically hunker down when it gets cold out. You don't see very many citizens out on the street cept' for the kids coming home from school and the adults leaving and coming home from work.
In the last few weeks, since about the 18th of February, we've suffered a major ice storm, power outages, thunder snow and blizzard like conditions.
We here on West 18th Street take it all in stride, going about out business and just looking forward to some warmer weather.
Today through this coming Tuesday we just might get our wish. The weather peeps are calling for "above normal" temperatures through out the period with the warmest day to be on Tuesday, up into the mid 60 degree range.
My North facing home still has lots of snow on the lawn since it sits in the shadows but if it gets into the 60's then I'm sure it will melt away pretty quickly.
You can look on the trees and see the tiny buds starting to swell a little although nothing yet in the form of a leaf has appeared.
I have yet to see my first robin but I'm sure that I will spy one soon with the warmer temps.
Yesterday we had a pretty good rain and that helped wash down the salt covered streets in the neighborhood, and they needed the cleaning pretty badly.
About 3 weeks ago, a block South and a block East we had a tragedy where a man was saying he was going to commit suicide. The police were called and as they talked to him, with a knife in his hand, he charged towards the officers. Unfortunately, they had to defend themselves with deadly force and the man was killed.
We here in the neighborhood of course hate to seen something like this take place so close to home but it was understandable what the Davenport Police did. Our hearts go out to those this poor soul left behind!
Events like this are thankfully few and far between in the neighborhood. Since I've been on West 8th Street, (about 9 years) there have been 3 killings in all. The one I just mentioned, another one a couple of houses down where a man was trying to break into another mans home and then there was a body discovered on the church property about a block away to the East.
But for now, all is well here on West 8th Street and life goes on for most of us.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
It's been a fateful 10 days here on West 8th Street in Davenport.
A block to the South and a block to the East one man got stabbed in the chest during a fight with another over a girlfriend.
From what we've been able to find out, he'll be "ok".
We've had some more snow here and I have to tell you that it's been a few winters since we've had so much snow on the ground. The temperatures have been sub zero for their lows up until the last couple of days and some days never got into the double digits. But we are promised by Teresa and Terry that a warm up is on its way on Monday and that we'll get might close into the 40's. Melting will surely take place then and perhaps some of the Southern facing areas will lose much of its winter blanket.
Your blogger and faithful West 8th Street reporter admits to having a bad case of cabin/spring fever and can't wait to be able to sit comfortably outdoors with only a t-shirt and shorts on. Alas, I know it just might be a while until that happens but in March we've been known to experience every form of weather possible. Hopefully some of that will be something in the 70's.
But for now, my only day off from work this week, I have things to take care of. My front sidewalk (which faces North) is still covered from our last snowfall so that is on my list of to do items.
There are other things needing taken care of and I have a list of them sitting in front of me now.
One thing I should mention is that the 1st Ward Alderman, Mr. VanFossen has recently spent some time in the county pokey, arrested for allegedly assaulting his "estranged" wife and then after being released from custody the next day he "allegedly" violated an order of protection she had secured against him and was returned to the county jail post haste.
This blogger doesn't know if he is actually guilty or not of the stated crimes but the hub bub around town has labeled him as a drunkard and a fiend.
Mr. VanFossen is a retired Davenport police detective and is quite familiar with the goings on of the police department. For him to make such grievous errors in judgement one can only assume that either he didn't care about the punishment he had to know would be delivered or he truly is innocent of the charges. Either way, our fair city is abuzz with news about him and his "antics".
Hope you all are having a good weekend!
Good bye from West 8th Street in Davenport, Iowa.....for now.
A block to the South and a block to the East one man got stabbed in the chest during a fight with another over a girlfriend.
From what we've been able to find out, he'll be "ok".
We've had some more snow here and I have to tell you that it's been a few winters since we've had so much snow on the ground. The temperatures have been sub zero for their lows up until the last couple of days and some days never got into the double digits. But we are promised by Teresa and Terry that a warm up is on its way on Monday and that we'll get might close into the 40's. Melting will surely take place then and perhaps some of the Southern facing areas will lose much of its winter blanket.
Your blogger and faithful West 8th Street reporter admits to having a bad case of cabin/spring fever and can't wait to be able to sit comfortably outdoors with only a t-shirt and shorts on. Alas, I know it just might be a while until that happens but in March we've been known to experience every form of weather possible. Hopefully some of that will be something in the 70's.
But for now, my only day off from work this week, I have things to take care of. My front sidewalk (which faces North) is still covered from our last snowfall so that is on my list of to do items.
There are other things needing taken care of and I have a list of them sitting in front of me now.
One thing I should mention is that the 1st Ward Alderman, Mr. VanFossen has recently spent some time in the county pokey, arrested for allegedly assaulting his "estranged" wife and then after being released from custody the next day he "allegedly" violated an order of protection she had secured against him and was returned to the county jail post haste.
This blogger doesn't know if he is actually guilty or not of the stated crimes but the hub bub around town has labeled him as a drunkard and a fiend.
Mr. VanFossen is a retired Davenport police detective and is quite familiar with the goings on of the police department. For him to make such grievous errors in judgement one can only assume that either he didn't care about the punishment he had to know would be delivered or he truly is innocent of the charges. Either way, our fair city is abuzz with news about him and his "antics".
Hope you all are having a good weekend!
Good bye from West 8th Street in Davenport, Iowa.....for now.
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