Vineland: The Sit-Com

[Paul Mackin]

Yes, I'm sure such accommodations to local conditions must occur
often. Little informal rules of behavior get established when people
are left to their own devices.

P.

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:26 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> gotta be someone from Chi-town on the list
>
> i'm sure this policy is pretty widespread not just in Chicago
>
> rich
>
> On 4/20/09, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "rich" <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>> To: "Paul Mackin" <mackin.paul at gmail.com>
>> Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 2:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: Vineland: The Sit-Com
>>
>>
>>> i've noticed the same in parts of Chicago (at least the areas I was
>>> In)--people on the block would see a unfamiliar vehicle parked on
>>> their street--they practically call the SWAT team
>>> they also had people check out your house, lawn etc to make sure it
>>> was up to some "standard"
>>> felt like the twilight zone to me
>>>
>>> rich
>>
>> I thought in Chicago when they see a car parked that doesn't "belong" they
>> smash the windows in.
>>
>> Especially if the rightful person had previously dug the spot out of the
>> snow.
>>
>>
>>
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