You would think so. Maybe they were just trying to save money on food. Kay In a message dated 02/07/10 14:59:19 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I would like to say that they didn't know any better..but that doesn't sound right. Surely they had to know that people didn't grow gardens inside?? ~J in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "jkaywojack" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] [KYHeritageFolklore] Re: [HS] Roll Call > Unbelievable that someone would plant a garden inside, they must have been > desperate for food. Kay > > > > In a message dated 02/07/10 00:39:32 Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Belle, > > That's really something about the influx of refugees where you used to > live > in CA. I think a goodly portion of the United States got hit by the same > thing. > > I think I have already mentioned this..but I wanted to go back into my old > home before it was razed. The church behind our house had bought the > house > so they could use the property for extra parking. The first time I went > by > & stopped at the church, I asked the secretary if she had a key to the > house..she said she couldn't find it. The following day when I went by > the > whole house was gone!! It was as though it never existed. I stopped & > talked to some of the old neighbors who still lived there & they told me > that it was just as well that I didn't see the inside of the house. The > church had allowed a Vietnamese family to live in there & I guess they had > torn the whole inside apart. > > My cousin who lives in Missoula, Montana was telling us about a refugee > family who had moved into an apartment building on the second floor. The > neighbors below couldn't figure out what was happening because they had > water constantly coming through their ceilings. Finally the downstairs > neighbors went up to check on what was happening & it seems that this > family > had brought in dirt & had planted a farm on their living room floor. They > had all sorts of things growing..guess they even had corn! Of course, > after > the owner of the apartments found out, he asked the people to leave. From > what he said, they had totally ruined the apartment & even though he kept > their security deposit, it wasn't enough to pay for all the damage which > these people had done. They may have not done it intentionally...but it > certainly wasn't a very bright act on their part. > > I can believe that about the market. I don't blame the produce manager > for > bagging things up so this wouldn't happen again. My husband before he > became a carpenter was a produce manager in several supermarkets in the > Chicago area. He has told me about the refugees who came through the > alley > behind the stores & would pick through the garbage. Paul was always very > particular about how his produce looked...so if something wasn't worth > selling, he usually threw it away. His manager caught wind of what was > going on & told my husband that he couldn't allow this to continue. So > all > that Paul could think to do is to make it so the produce wasn't > appetizing. > After he had thrown produce away, he would ask the butcher if he could > have > some of the sawdust on his floor in the back area. Paul would take the > sawdust & dump it on top of the produce. That really made the people > mad...but his boss had told him to stop the people from taking the > produce. > He really didn't have any other alternative. > > Regarding that poor dog...all I can say is I shuddered when I read that. > I > have heard that those people do eat dogs, so it probably did happen. Just > thinking about that sort of thing, gives me the chills..but I'm a dog > lover, > so I probably am over-reacting. > > No, you probably wouldn't like it if you went back. My husband & I made a > trip out to CA to find my Aunt in Hollywood. We found out after we got > out > there that she had died & her cousin from San Diego had come up to > Hollywood > & taken care of all of her business. It bothered me in that I had always > been close to my Aunt & we had corresponded for years. For one reason or > another this cousin really didn't care to tell any one about my Aunt's > death. I had visited my Aunt & Uncle years before & they lived right off > of > Hollywood Blvd.on DeLonpre in Hollywood. Boy, had that place changed!! > The > fellows who had bought my Aunt's house had lived across the street in a > rather run down home. At that time it looked as though they were doing a > good job of running her home down too. As far as that goes, the whole > neighbor was a mess. I sure wouldn't walk around at night in that part of > Hollywood. I know this doesn't sound very nice..but the majority of the > neighborhood was then Hispanic/Latino...that place had totally > changed...and > I was so surprised. > > ~J in AZ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 7:19 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] [KYHeritageFolklore] Re: [HS] Roll Call > > >> Southern California inthe late 60's and early 70's Home prices were >> still >> reasonable. Most people were clean and mannerly, traffic was heavy but >> manageable. Lots of clean stores and well landscaped yards, many open >> produce markets. >> When Viet Nam was over, things began to change, The influx of refugees >> began to swarm in the markets and get housing at a very low rate, less >> the >> half of what my son was paying as a California veteran. >> >> I had a favorite market between my work and home. One hight I was in >> the >> produce section and saw one of the refugees blow her nose on her long >> sleeve, then drug her arm through the bin of tomatoes. I told the produce >> manager and he started bagging the tomatoes and some other items to >> prevent this sort of thing. >> >> My daughter's friend had her pet poodle missing. After a lengthy >> investigation they found out that it may have been barbequed in the >> carport of a nearby apartment complex that rented to the refugees. >> >> I have grandchildren living there and they tell me that I wouldn't like >> it >> now. >> >> Belle >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Larry & Gloria Glass >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 6:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [KYHeritageFolklore] Re: [HS] Roll Call >> >> >> >> >> of all the places you lived, which did you like the best?? >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Belle Shepherd >> To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; >> [email protected] >> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 9:04 PM >> Subject: [KYHeritageFolklore] Re: [HS] Roll Call >> >> >> >> Hello, >> I'm glad to know about where you good folks live. I have moved around >> a >> bit so have seen a lot of the country, finding much to like and >> dislike >> as >> well. I now live in North Las Vegas, Nv. with my daughter and >> handicapped >> grandaughter. >> We have had rain the last few days, temperatures in the 50's. >> I am a Georgia gal, lived in the Cincinnati, Ohio area in the eary >> 40's.lived in Southern California area 60's, 70's, 80's. To Nevada in >> the >> 90's. Still here! >> >> Belle >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Elsie" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 1:29 PM >> Subject: Re: [HS] Roll Call >> >> > >> > Hi, >> > Yes, I know about it. Have already had the weather alert >> > warning........I'm in Central CA. where we will get some heavy rain, >> but >> am >> > very thankful I'm not in Southern CA. where they had all of those >> > fires earlier. >> > Love ya, >> > Elsie >> > >> > At 07:43 AM 2/6/2010, you wrote: >> > >> > >I'm in the northwest part of Oregon. We had a gorgeous day >> > >yesterday, around 62 degrees, sunny, just a perfect day. But today >> > >is more overcast and showers are coming back next week. Elsie they >> > >said the storms are going south instead of hitting us so be ware, >> > >they're coming. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >I'm seeing some names either I had forgotten about or they're new >> to >> > >me. We used to have a lot of postings going on so how about some >> > >more? 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