Comments on: More From, Rick Hood, Owner of Elwood Thompson’s http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/ Welcome to the beautiful life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: voiceofreason http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49835 voiceofreason Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:33:40 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49835 Jim Graham is now taking credit (deserved or undeserved is in the eye of the beholder) for passing a tax relief bill to help with ET's lease. Jim Graham is now taking credit (deserved or undeserved is in the eye of the beholder) for passing a tax relief bill to help with ET’s lease.

]]> By: Brian http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49834 Brian Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:19:22 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49834 My girlfriend and I would also be interested in the no-interest loan. My guess is that we'd do about 95% of our grocery shopping at ET if it existed. My girlfriend and I would also be interested in the no-interest loan.

My guess is that we’d do about 95% of our grocery shopping at ET if it existed.

]]> By: WDC http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49833 WDC Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:38:59 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49833 Again, if people could invest $1000 in ending the random crime on our streets, and have some reasonable expectation that their investment would pay off, you'd see people madly waving fistfuls of cash. The fact is, we're all dumping buckets of cash (our taxes) into the systems that are in place to end the crime, and we see no improvement. And in fact, if we were to stop "outsourcing" the project (which I assume means we'd stop paying for it) we'd get locked up for tax evasion, and those of us who tried to take the project in hand ourselves would get locked up for vigilantism. The income-generating projects that people here are advocating for are not going to bring more gun battles to Columbia Heights. The income-generating activities of many of the people in the project are precisely what's causing the danger to the rest of us. I've said it before, I'll say it again: if the project residents truly are as upstanding and community oriented as you insist, they need to step up and start helping the police run the dealers and the thugs out. If that means grandma calls the po-po on her own grandkids... so be it. And if they can't bring themselves to do it, they all need to go. I am sick and tired of living in fear of being caught in the crossfire, all just so a "community" can uphold their tradition of "no snitchin'". Again, if people could invest $1000 in ending the random crime on our streets, and have some reasonable expectation that their investment would pay off, you’d see people madly waving fistfuls of cash. The fact is, we’re all dumping buckets of cash (our taxes) into the systems that are in place to end the crime, and we see no improvement. And in fact, if we were to stop “outsourcing” the project (which I assume means we’d stop paying for it) we’d get locked up for tax evasion, and those of us who tried to take the project in hand ourselves would get locked up for vigilantism.

The income-generating projects that people here are advocating for are not going to bring more gun battles to Columbia Heights. The income-generating activities of many of the people in the project are precisely what’s causing the danger to the rest of us.

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: if the project residents truly are as upstanding and community oriented as you insist, they need to step up and start helping the police run the dealers and the thugs out. If that means grandma calls the po-po on her own grandkids… so be it. And if they can’t bring themselves to do it, they all need to go. I am sick and tired of living in fear of being caught in the crossfire, all just so a “community” can uphold their tradition of “no snitchin’”.

]]> By: voiceofreason http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49832 voiceofreason Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:43:26 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49832 Generating revenue as the most important priority in the neighborhood is what is causing a lot of the problems in the neighborhood. Too much energy in creating a playground for the well to do and not enough energy in fixing the social problems that plague the community. Meanwhile, you've got people lining up to give thousands of dollars to a high end grocery store while very few people are interested in doing anything about the violence in the community, short of "tearing down the public housing". If what you said is true, if people actually were dividing the labor and applying community effort on both commercial development and social improvement, I'd agree 100%, but that's not what's going on here. Generating revenue as the most important priority in the neighborhood is what is causing a lot of the problems in the neighborhood. Too much energy in creating a playground for the well to do and not enough energy in fixing the social problems that plague the community. Meanwhile, you’ve got people lining up to give thousands of dollars to a high end grocery store while very few people are interested in doing anything about the violence in the community, short of “tearing down the public housing”. If what you said is true, if people actually were dividing the labor and applying community effort on both commercial development and social improvement, I’d agree 100%, but that’s not what’s going on here.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49831 Anonymous Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:23:09 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49831 My wife and I would also consider loaning/investing $1000 to the effort My wife and I would also consider loaning/investing $1000 to the effort

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49830 Anonymous Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:39:11 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49830 VOR, come on now. There are enough of us to do the various things that needs to be done so why don't you, and others who feel passionate about the things you listed above work on that while others work on bringing business like ET into the neighborhood. See, the causes you want taken care of do not generate revenue, but the business do. The social issues require money while businesses generate tax revenue, and Jobs. Residents can buy the good food they are looking for, helping them keep a healthy lifestyle. Can't you see it is a win win for all? VOR, come on now. There are enough of us to do the various things that needs to be done so why don’t you, and others who feel passionate about the things you listed above work on that while others work on bringing business like ET into the neighborhood. See, the causes you want taken care of do not generate revenue, but the business do. The social issues require money while businesses generate tax revenue, and Jobs. Residents can buy the good food they are looking for, helping them keep a healthy lifestyle. Can’t you see it is a win win for all?

]]> By: New2CH http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49829 New2CH Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:32:36 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49829 voiceofreason, patrolling the streets of Columbia Heights in a cape and tights! thwarting burglars! shouting down evil gentrifiers! organizing one person protests against wine bars! selling high end chocolates! handing down judgment like it's his business! oh where would D.C. be without ye and your informing us of our various evils??? And by the way, the person who devoted energy to attempting to stop Room 11 from opening, time that could have been spent helping kids to read or cleaning trash from the streets or volunteering on a rape crisis hotline or a zillion other worth causes, can never, ever, ever, never, ever lecture anyone about spending time on frivolous causes instead of the real problems plaguing our community. At least the folks spending time advocating on Ellwood Thompson's behalf are trying to bring tax revenues, jobs, and community amenities INTO the community, not keep them out. voiceofreason, patrolling the streets of Columbia Heights in a cape and tights! thwarting burglars! shouting down evil gentrifiers! organizing one person protests against wine bars! selling high end chocolates! handing down judgment like it’s his business! oh where would D.C. be without ye and your informing us of our various evils???

And by the way, the person who devoted energy to attempting to stop Room 11 from opening, time that could have been spent helping kids to read or cleaning trash from the streets or volunteering on a rape crisis hotline or a zillion other worth causes, can never, ever, ever, never, ever lecture anyone about spending time on frivolous causes instead of the real problems plaguing our community. At least the folks spending time advocating on Ellwood Thompson’s behalf are trying to bring tax revenues, jobs, and community amenities INTO the community, not keep them out.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49828 Anonymous Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:13:34 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49828 Yes, sign me up! I'd gladly contribute $1000 as part of a co-op program. Rick, any feedback from your staff meeting? Maybe we could have different levels of membership, from individual to family? Please let us know how can we all "pledge", to get an idea of how much we could actually raise as a neighborhood.... Yes, sign me up! I’d gladly contribute $1000 as part of a co-op program. Rick, any feedback from your staff meeting? Maybe we could have different levels of membership, from individual to family? Please let us know how can we all “pledge”, to get an idea of how much we could actually raise as a neighborhood….

]]> By: voiceofreason http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49827 voiceofreason Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:54:41 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49827 I already have a cape, mask and tights. I spend some Saturdays patrolling the neighborhood thwarting would be burglars. I don't recommend this for everyone though. I already have a cape, mask and tights. I spend some Saturdays patrolling the neighborhood thwarting would be burglars. I don’t recommend this for everyone though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49826 Anonymous Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:47:35 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2009/10/more-from-rick-hood-owner-of-elwood-thompsons/#comment-49826 VoR is against "outsourcing" on crime. Who here wants to chip in to buy him a cape and a mask? VoR is against “outsourcing” on crime. Who here wants to chip in to buy him a cape and a mask?

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