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Nextdoor Wars: The Muppets Take Carlsbad
Guy with socks gets socked
Carlsbad Village, once the kind of place where locals sipped coffee and waved at tourists, is now apparently just a street fight away from a full-blown societal collapse, if the latest Nextdoor dispatch is to be believed.
Posted by a local just trying to enjoy a peaceful day at the beach, this post kicks off with a dramatic warning:
The original post
“Be on the lookout, for the desperate are now going out swinging! This man with blood on his face started a fight and was subdued by the person he was harassing!”
Lifeguards were summoned. Police took statements. The bloody man rolled down a hillside. And the kicker? The poster remembers the disturber of Carlsbad's peace from an earlier encounter, thanks to his signature socks: blue knee-highs, featuring Sesame Street's famous addict, Cookie Monster.
Don't do drugs, kids.
“He isn’t safe for the community to be around!” the poster concluded. “If I see him again, I’m calling the authorities!”
Comments/Observations
1. Paul M. “Carlsbad Village ain’t what it used to be.”
2. James J. “It’s a wreck in so many ways.”
Thank you, Statler and Waldorf!
Don't get old, kids.
3. Mary Jean. “What have our city leaders allowed to be done to our town?”
It's a fair question.
4. Gary. “That’s what Progressives get you.” (Gary got five “loves” for this one. Congrats, Gary.)
Pictured: Progressives, aka dirty hippies.
5. Ryan Martian: “I blame the low-income housing as well as the illegal aliens… Yet they keep raising the rent!”
Pictured: Low-income housing, possible illegal alien.
Then came the clapbacks.
6. Cecilia Anguiano: “You don’t like it, move!!”
Beach brawls? Deal with it!
7. Paula Valls: “The beach should always be a peaceful place.”
Ommmmmmmmmmmmm
8. Gina Yarbrough: “He is severely mentally ill. Hopefully he will get treatment.”
Crazy Harry is crazy; Kermit is concerned.
Final thought
They aren't making more beach, and so they aren't making more beach towns. As the price of paradise climbs, so does tension—over homelessness, housing, and oh yes, mental health services. But while those socks may be a crime against fashion, there's not much point in calling the authorities over them.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Nextdoor Wars: The Muppets Take Carlsbad
Guy with socks gets socked
Nextdoor Wars: The Muppets Take Carlsbad
Guy with socks gets socked
Carlsbad Village, once the kind of place where locals sipped coffee and waved at tourists, is now apparently just a street fight away from a full-blown societal collapse, if the latest Nextdoor dispatch is to be believed.
Posted by a local just trying to enjoy a peaceful day at the beach, this post kicks off with a dramatic warning:
The original post
“Be on the lookout, for the desperate are now going out swinging! This man with blood on his face started a fight and was subdued by the person he was harassing!”
Lifeguards were summoned. Police took statements. The bloody man rolled down a hillside. And the kicker? The poster remembers the disturber of Carlsbad's peace from an earlier encounter, thanks to his signature socks: blue knee-highs, featuring Sesame Street's famous addict, Cookie Monster.
Don't do drugs, kids.
“He isn’t safe for the community to be around!” the poster concluded. “If I see him again, I’m calling the authorities!”
Comments/Observations
1. Paul M. “Carlsbad Village ain’t what it used to be.”
2. James J. “It’s a wreck in so many ways.”
Thank you, Statler and Waldorf!
Don't get old, kids.
3. Mary Jean. “What have our city leaders allowed to be done to our town?”
It's a fair question.
4. Gary. “That’s what Progressives get you.” (Gary got five “loves” for this one. Congrats, Gary.)
Pictured: Progressives, aka dirty hippies.
5. Ryan Martian: “I blame the low-income housing as well as the illegal aliens… Yet they keep raising the rent!”
Pictured: Low-income housing, possible illegal alien.
Then came the clapbacks.
6. Cecilia Anguiano: “You don’t like it, move!!”
Beach brawls? Deal with it!
7. Paula Valls: “The beach should always be a peaceful place.”
Ommmmmmmmmmmmm
8. Gina Yarbrough: “He is severely mentally ill. Hopefully he will get treatment.”
Crazy Harry is crazy; Kermit is concerned.
Final thought
They aren't making more beach, and so they aren't making more beach towns. As the price of paradise climbs, so does tension—over homelessness, housing, and oh yes, mental health services. But while those socks may be a crime against fashion, there's not much point in calling the authorities over them.