Posted on 01/27/2008 5:03:23 PM PST by traumer
One of my Dad’s stories involves a joint called “Down the Hatch.” Once he was telling the story (about himself and his uncle) to a group of flight-deck seamen in a crummy joint in Singapore, and a big, black lifer said, “YOU been Down the Hatch, Commander? And you made it out alive?!? DAMN!”
We have a ghost town in the New Jersey Pine Barrens called Batsto which is actually pretty cool to visit, if only to see a huge old mansion and “worker’s cottages” (it was a bog iron and moss manufacturing/farming center for over a century) in the middle of nowhere.
I work in Beachwood, Ohio. I often travel through Shaker Heights. I agree that they probably cherry picked a street that bumps up against Cleveland proper.
Parts of Shaker Heights, especially those next to Cleveland, are in distress. The banks are giving the houses away. The good part of Shaker is still very good. Here are some samples.
“Free” houses:
http://realtyone.realliving.com/Property/Details.aspx?PropID=7560816
http://realtyone.realliving.com/Property/Details.aspx?PropID=8678515
Good:
http://realtyone.realliving.com/Property/Details.aspx?PropID=8378781
Right. Shaker is far from a ghost town, except for the streets in the crappy part. This is a BS story.
That's pretty mean-spirited to make a value judgment about geography and lower someone's self esteem. Today's public school geography student need not fear such judgment. If a student believes Cleveland is in Illinois, who are we to judge? Ohio and Illinois are relatively close to each other. Shouldn't there be points for identifying the correct nation or continent?
The only time there should be consequences for such conclusions is if you are actually trying to get to Cleveland. Since few people not already living in Cleveland are trying to get there, there ought to be considerable slack given here. Even if you have to get to Cleveland, you can always ask a law enforcement officer which direction you should drive to arrive in Cleveland.
If you are flying, just rely on your airline to find it.
Also, from the sounds of the article, Cleveland won't be around much longer, anyway. That will greatly simplify the whole matter.
Click here and select Shaker Hts. to see some sheriff sales for failure to pay taxes.
http://sheriff.cuyahogacounty.us/propertysearch.asp
When folks buy a home they expect to die in it, I guess,” she said as she stood outside in the cold. “I had my American Dream but it became a nightmare.”
No worry, they'll be getting their 600 dollar government check soon....This ought to turn things around in Ohio.
Cleaveland, I can believe, is becoming a ghost town.
What happened was the "inner-city" of Cleveland expanded into the "diverse" community.....
Loans were made to avoid "red-lining" lawsuits against lenders, and anyone (especially certain minorities) were given loans freely with no money down, and no background checks. Those that could (and most Shaker residents previously) moved out to more affluent suburbs, leaving the "Democrat voterbase" take the town....
White sign side??
I think these are refis with adjustables.....
Coming to a neighborhood near you. e.g. - Las Vegas.
bttt
155K for a freaking townhome? They’re dreamin’.
ROTFLMAO! (Blight for Blight)
I agree, but assuming that she is not addicted to gambling or drugs, my guess would be that it's not her, but her kids who are the reason she is broke. I have read about some cases where the parents went through their retirement savings bailing out their adult kids.
Sad stories in some cases.
Kids went into debt and were in danger of losing their house, and unable to get another decent paying job so the monthly expenses to bail them out continues until everyone runs of money. Not to mention kids who have alcohol / drug / other legal problems and need to be bailed out to the tune of perhaps tens of thousands of dollars for lawyers and court costs and to get them into alcohol / drug rehab and keep them out of jail, etc.
Here's a link to an MSN.com Money article that touches on parents giving financial aid to their children a bit:
She may have spent the $24,000 making necessary improvements to her house—new roof, furnace, insulation, etc...Can burn through a lot of money just doing that..
Also- kids may have borrowed from her and she gave..Have seen that happen many many times to the elderly...
Phone numbers are in Cleveland Ohio. Mayor Jackson (Cleveland) is sueing the banks for subprime lending which caused his city to go down the tubes.
Ohio Ping!
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