i'm important too!

There has been a bunch of emails on the village list lately from people who are convinced that they are better than the rest of the world. Okay maybe I'm being dramatic. Maybe they just think they're better than the rest of Detroit. One thread has been a discussion about home insurance. A resident got screwed by her insurance company and had asked the list to let him know if they had a good experience with another company. Being the good neighbors they are, they referred him to an agent right down the street. After he met with the agent he replied to the list with a glowing review of his experience. And now, because I am not a nice person (I believe I am, in fact, an asshole), I will post an excerpt from the email...(because I'm not a gaping asshole I will not list names and other identifying info)...

"The replacement value on the house was doubled, the value on the garage was tripled and the total premium was lowered over $600. We are quite happy. P told me during our conversation that her relative (maybe an aunt) lives over in B, and that her agency really does understand that our neighborhoods are not blanketed in with every other street in the 48214 zip code. And yes, the more homes & autos they cover, the better the rates we all get. If it works for concrete repair, why not insurance?? Listen Village People, the more we can do as a group, the more benefit there is for all of us. The bottom line is always money. You know the saying, "Money talks....bullsh#&! walks."..."

Yes, Village People. Bullshit does walk. And thank GOD someone understands that their neighborhood is NOT like the other ones in the 48214. I think this person just called my house a shit hole. But yes, I know, my house is not in the same ball park as their house. That doesn't mean I don't deserve a reasonable rate to insure my house!!!!!!

And then there has also been a conversation about a school in the neighborhood wanting to put up a playscape in the parking lot.

"To inform you as of today about the playscape, the construction has been stopped. For the third year in a row the C School has tried to put a very large playscape in (the land at the north end of) the parking area. Several of the surrounding neighbors, including myself, have stopped it again. The construction of the playscape would make our yards a fishbowl to 100 kids a day. The agreement between the City of Detroit, IVA, and The L Church is very clear on the use of that lot. It specifies parking only. The C school has consistently taken the stand that the neighbors are unimportant. (end of note)"

Yes. Why should kids have a playscape? They should just get to play in the parking lot. I hate kids. And by the way, sometimes a period '.' just isn't enough. (end of note)