Garage Sale

Gerald & I appreciate the low profile of CP.  Not having cars whizzing in and out and through the neighborhood  makes for a much better “country living” experience.

I have a suggestion for the garage sale idea.  There is a national organization called FreeCycle & there is a local Tyler Chapter.  The statement below is from their website.

Tyler TX Freecycle(TM) is open to all who want to “recycle” that special something rather than throw it away. Whether it’s a chair, a fax machine, or an old door, feel free to post it. Or maybe you’re looking to acquire something yourself! Nonprofit groups are welcome to participate! Everything posted must be FREE, legal and appropriate for all ages. The Freecycle Network is a movement of people interested in keeping good stuff out of landfills while building a sense of community.  

Since CP has its own website (thank you Larry Lynch) perhaps we might consider starting a Country Place chapter.  If selling items is important,  we may consider some modifiation of the freecycle idea.

Anyway, just an idea for consideration.

Suspicious Vehicle Today – Around 3:00pm

From: Mary Strickland
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 5:31 PM
Subject: Suspicous Vehicle Today – Around 3 p.m.

Hi,

I saw another black SUV, this time a Chevy with Texas plates.They went speeding down Ridgetop.  I told Odell to wait and see if they pop back out, and they did.  Then, they went toward the Lynch’s house.  We pulled in to get our mail, then we headed down their street.  The SUV was just backing out of someone’s driveway (past the Lynch’s) and came toward us.  I couldn’t get the plate number.  They were going very fast.

I think the speeders are sticking out as non-countryplace residents.  Maybe we should have bumper stickers or some type of identification that we belong here on our cars in order to make the “visitors” stick out.  Or, maybe we should have a list of our vehicles available to each other.  We should also tell our people to slow down and obey the speed limit so we know when someone doesn’t belong here.  That way we can rule out residents.

This SUV looked out of place.  I just sensed it.  I called Larry Lynch and told him, since they may have been casing his house.  I think we scared them off.

There was also a green pickup truck with three afro-american males driving around at 5:00.  They had tree branches in the back.  I met them on two different streets.  This also seemed suspicous.  I made it a point to go up and down all the streets, in case the black van was still hanging around.

That’s all for now!  I’ll try to get a plate number, but it’s hard when they are driving 40-50 mph!

Mary Strickland

Strangers In The Neighborhood

Mary Strickland called today to report that she and Odell had seen a couple of unknown vehicles in the neighborhood. One was a speeding black Chevy SUV, the other a green truck. If you see suspicious vehicles in the neighborhood, please get the license plate numbers and report to a board member so we can do our due diligence in finding out who’s visiting.