Oak Hollow homeowners please slow down on Oak Hollow there are a lot of kids playing out there and while us parents teach and preach about going into the street kids don't always think before they run out in the street. There are several cars that speed through and I cringe everytime hoping no one gets hit. I have asked for speed bumps but was told they are too costly to maintain, will they still say that when a child gets hit b/c someone couldn't slow down for 2 mins until they get out of OUR neighborhood. Again I say OUR neighborhood, OUR children please slow down. The Anna PD has been told about it several times but they can't just sit in the neighborhood at all times. If anyone has any ideas about how to make people slow down please let the ideas flow!!

Here in The Falls when you scream at them it is typical for Them to call the cops on YOU.  I am not quite sure of the thinking there but the cops always come out, laugh, and tell us a license plate number would really help them out.  Soooo, for this speeding season this is what I have decided to do.  The Falls is relatively small, we know where all the retards live.  I am just going to drive around and get their plate numbers.  Then when they speed down the street I can focus on making sure my kids are safe, not try to write down the plate number. 

Something you might want to think about.  That or a high speed camera.

LOL but isn't it sad that we even have to go to that extreme!

It is sad, but conducting the experiment is rather fun. 

Experimentation Guidelines:
1.  Hang out in someone's front yard doing whatever you do in the front yard
      ( a group is very effective for this endeavor to go on for extended periods of time)
2.  Every time a car is going too fast down your street, yell at the top of your lungs "SLOW DOWN"
      (this step is bit more effective if you have a loud mouth around)
3.  Watch with joyful bliss as the driver tries to figure out what just happened
4.  Don't yell and see that the results are different
       ( a control group is necessary in all experiments)


Now you could just throw roofing nails in the street, but said nails do not care what type of car goes over them.  The PD have asked us personally to refrain from this drastic measure.  I can understand why, but it is oh so very tempting.

Quote from: jabbott on April 01, 2008, 10:44:12 AM

LOL but isn't it sad that we even have to go to that extreme!

It is sad, but conducting the experiment is rather fun. 

Experimentation Guidelines:
1.  Hang out in someone's front yard doing whatever you do in the front yard
      ( a group is very effective for this endeavor to go on for extended periods of time)
2.  Every time a car is going too fast down your street, yell at the top of your lungs "SLOW DOWN"
      (this step is bit more effective if you have a loud mouth around)
3.  Watch with joyful bliss as the driver tries to figure out what just happened
4.  Don't yell and see that the results are different
       ( a control group is necessary in all experiments)


Now you could just throw roofing nails in the street, but said nails do not care what type of car goes over them.  The PD have asked us personally to refrain from this drastic measure.  I can understand why, but it is oh so very tempting.

I have heard that this works very well but having the loud mouth is a must.

Quote from: sweetexpressions on April 01, 2008, 11:27:11 AM

I have heard that this works very well but having the loud mouth is a must.

I can only be in so many places at the same time!

Your HLM is very effective with the loud mouth portion as well.

Only when he's been drinking.

And that would be a good front yard activity to prolong your stay, thus reaching more bone-headed speeders.

I wish i had one of thoes signs like they have in Plano that flashes your speed w/ a high speed camera to get the license plate Numbers of thoes that do it all problems solved at one time...they know how fast they are going so does everyone else and the camera gets the plates for me to send to the PD!