That old Ypsi one-two act...
On Thursday, the first of March, while stopping in for a quick coffee at Bombadill's I noticed that several dozen tiles had been pried off ( I might post pics, stay tuned) the newly revamped fountain next to the library by someone(s).
Typical low-life bastard sort of thing, that is a little too common 'round here. Frankly I'm surprised that the Winnie-the-Pooh ice sculpture is still standing too, though of course, in a much melted form now-- But then again, that one had "video protection" along with a warning sign about the same, posted on the chain barrier protecting his Poohness. Apparently the more permanent fountain needed the same, though one would think being in full view of busy Michigan Ave would be enough. I guess not. It only takes one asshole to ruin something- We all know this, and we see this shit-ass behavior a little too much as I said above.
I remember some patrons in Bombadills shortly after the little mini-park opened, scoffing that this cutesy park was too akin to Ann Arbor- styled gentrification. So what. I've posted and even smirked at some of Ann Arbor's quirky fads myself, like the Chocolate and Oxygen bars for example-- And still do. Silly Manhattan wannabees, or LA copycatting if you ask me.
My point (if there is one) is that while Ann Arbor has an over-abundance of cutesy-gentrified thingamabobs scattered around the city, and really don't need anymore, I feel Ypsi, at any rate, could well do with more-- Much more. Especially in and around Michigan Ave. Now there's been some nice progress here and there around this old town (the cheese-grater's gone, Yay!), especially over by Depot Town, where the biker gangs who once tossed their empty liquor bottles at our family station wagon as we passed by, are now, thankfully, long gone themselves ('sides it takes really $$$ to own a hog these days-- Low-lifes are hard pressed to live up to that bad-boy image, now!). Frankly the Depot area could be plopped anywhere downtown A-Squared and it would fit right in, no problem.
Yet with the local economics being the way they are right now-- I don't see much 'new' progress happening for a while, with the Water Street mess looming over us all, and such, so that's why this bone-headed vandalism of the fountain pisses me off-- The typical one step forward, two back -- Been Ypsi's song for far too long-- Sad.
Now, for the asshat that thought it cute to pry off those tiles: Grow up. Show some pride, first in yourself, then your community-- Or as my neighbor says, "Push on down the Ave., to Inkster!" (With apologies to Inkster-- It really is what my neighbor says! :) )
Typical low-life bastard sort of thing, that is a little too common 'round here. Frankly I'm surprised that the Winnie-the-Pooh ice sculpture is still standing too, though of course, in a much melted form now-- But then again, that one had "video protection" along with a warning sign about the same, posted on the chain barrier protecting his Poohness. Apparently the more permanent fountain needed the same, though one would think being in full view of busy Michigan Ave would be enough. I guess not. It only takes one asshole to ruin something- We all know this, and we see this shit-ass behavior a little too much as I said above.
I remember some patrons in Bombadills shortly after the little mini-park opened, scoffing that this cutesy park was too akin to Ann Arbor- styled gentrification. So what. I've posted and even smirked at some of Ann Arbor's quirky fads myself, like the Chocolate and Oxygen bars for example-- And still do. Silly Manhattan wannabees, or LA copycatting if you ask me.
My point (if there is one) is that while Ann Arbor has an over-abundance of cutesy-gentrified thingamabobs scattered around the city, and really don't need anymore, I feel Ypsi, at any rate, could well do with more-- Much more. Especially in and around Michigan Ave. Now there's been some nice progress here and there around this old town (the cheese-grater's gone, Yay!), especially over by Depot Town, where the biker gangs who once tossed their empty liquor bottles at our family station wagon as we passed by, are now, thankfully, long gone themselves ('sides it takes really $$$ to own a hog these days-- Low-lifes are hard pressed to live up to that bad-boy image, now!). Frankly the Depot area could be plopped anywhere downtown A-Squared and it would fit right in, no problem.
Yet with the local economics being the way they are right now-- I don't see much 'new' progress happening for a while, with the Water Street mess looming over us all, and such, so that's why this bone-headed vandalism of the fountain pisses me off-- The typical one step forward, two back -- Been Ypsi's song for far too long-- Sad.
Now, for the asshat that thought it cute to pry off those tiles: Grow up. Show some pride, first in yourself, then your community-- Or as my neighbor says, "Push on down the Ave., to Inkster!" (With apologies to Inkster-- It really is what my neighbor says! :) )
posted by Rob at 1:39 PM
2 Comments:
Tiles falling off fountain. I don't think the tiles are being pried off. There seems to be several causing the tiles to fall off. You will notice they are also coming out from the walk way as well. it appears moisture is getting behind the tiles and causing the bond to fail. This was happening as early as last fall. Now with freeze-thaw, the failure seems to be escalating.
- Steve
You're right to a point, but I've since learned that someone witnessed a couple of young "Thuglettes" standing atop the fountain, kicking at the tiles. She chased them off. Granted they may have been loose, and are popping off due to the freeze-thaw cycles,(Michigan is death on pavement materials) but at least on that one occasion, they were "helped" by a pair of miscreants... So I think that at least in part, my "rant" on this topic still stands..
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