tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post9054019101661936190..comments2024-03-28T14:37:17.081-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: More About Vacant HousesCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-7436886843709732982013-01-30T15:25:36.639-05:002013-01-30T15:25:36.639-05:00I've heard Hudson described as "a city&qu...I've heard Hudson described as "a city" and also as "basically a town" by the same individuals or officials who benefited from either characterization, depending on context. <br /><br />I choose to comment on the phenomenon. You're as free not to read it as you are to try to suppress it.<br /><br />And is remembering to thank the HPD so negative? (Perhaps you thought I was being ironic, in which case I was not.)<br /><br />Instead of carping against carping, why not lend a hand defending what's left of the waterfront? If you'll allow for one more negative observation - and I assure you that it is the source of all the others - people in Hudson only pretend to be interested in things like the South Bay, ecology and waterfront history. We make it so easy for the politicians to see that nobody will actually chip in and do the work of defending these things. <br /><br />If there's anyone who can help do some research at the state library in Albany, we need to gather up all documents relating to the history of Standard Oil in the South Bay, and there are apparently enough of them.<br /><br />(This research was already accomplished by a predecessor, who has since left Hudson. Unfortunately the research was left behind in the wrong hands, and has since been lost.)<br />unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-12182280904698328642013-01-30T04:46:19.927-05:002013-01-30T04:46:19.927-05:00I just love to read all the comments relative to G...I just love to read all the comments relative to Gossips' articles. Especially the ones that ALWAYS find something to complain about.<br />Really, "unheimlich" are you that negative about everything?<br /><br />tmdonofriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370760970951114120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-70601798324529680672013-01-29T15:17:40.844-05:002013-01-29T15:17:40.844-05:00There's nothing wrong with giving the coppers ...There's nothing wrong with giving the coppers a thanks and a pat on the back. It encourages community. <br /><br />To that end I prefer to emphasize the relative smallness of the place. To exaggerate Hudson's size leads to excuse-making on everyone's part, including residents.unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-911820020662296012013-01-29T14:32:13.368-05:002013-01-29T14:32:13.368-05:00I'm sorry, Prison Alley, that I omitted the pa...I'm sorry, Prison Alley, that I omitted the part about going to the police station and filling out a request form. This was not mentioned at the meeting, but it makes sense..Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-70043847008834301182013-01-29T14:10:53.602-05:002013-01-29T14:10:53.602-05:00Technically Hudson is a city, but for every other ...Technically Hudson is a city, but for every other purpose the similarity ends there.<br />unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-87676609950891126022013-01-29T14:00:07.437-05:002013-01-29T14:00:07.437-05:00Since I never heard ,HPD has this service,and nee...Since I never heard ,HPD has this service,and need to be away many times,this is why I asked.I phoned HPD and they told me that I need to go to HPD and fill out a request form.<br />This is very helpful information .Thank-you.Prison Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059050028975347899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-80477307992060779972013-01-29T13:38:12.302-05:002013-01-29T13:38:12.302-05:00Hudson is a CityHudson is a CityPrison Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059050028975347899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-49925267351906028162013-01-29T13:06:48.021-05:002013-01-29T13:06:48.021-05:00I've never heard of a police department in the...I've never heard of a police department in the land that doesn't offer such a service upon request, except perhaps in cities. unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-11304482662974300022013-01-29T13:01:13.886-05:002013-01-29T13:01:13.886-05:00I have no reason to believe that it doesn't.I have no reason to believe that it doesn't.Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-36916583835552327222013-01-29T12:56:51.192-05:002013-01-29T12:56:51.192-05:00Is this service the Hudson Police Department provi...Is this service the Hudson Police Department provides to residents,"that people can notify the HPD when they are going to be away, and the police will make "special loops" to check on their houses",apply to all residents of the City of Hudson?Prison Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059050028975347899noreply@blogger.com