Has anyone heard of a neighborhood where they don't want you to jog/run in it?
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#1-you did not make him chase you(as someone said) it was his choice)
#2-just because he's in a wheel chair doesn't make him harmless
#3-you're doing the right thing by pitting some real estate between you and him
Ask your boyfriend to come with you once(at a distance behind in eye sight) and when the guy does the same thing he can run up to him and ask what's going on here. I remember on the news once where a woman was raped by a guy in a wheelchair. Don't be upset with the neagitive replies, Do what I suggested and keep doing you're thing
PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?
I get my mail when I get home for the day. Who are you to tell me that as an adult I stay out too late at night?!0 -
#1-you did not make him chase you(as someone said) it was his choice)
#2-just because he's in a wheel chair doesn't make him harmless
#3-you're doing the right thing by pitting some real estate between you and him
Ask your boyfriend to come with you once(at a distance behind in eye sight) and when the guy does the same thing he can run up to him and ask what's going on here. I remember on the news once where a woman was raped by a guy in a wheelchair. Don't be upset with the neagitive replies, Do what I suggested and keep doing you're thing
PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?
Holy baseless assumptions, Batman.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »tiny_clanger wrote: »Yep - there's a place in my local area where they don't like "outsiders". It's a very, very posh area (roads gated off to cars, £multi-million houses) and you get a lot of disapproving and suspicious looks for running or walking through, as well as lots of signs warning about neighbourhood watch and CCTV. But the roads have a lovely surface, the terrain is just hilly enough to be a challenge, the area is beautiful, the houses are gorgeous and I'm a socialist at heart, so I take great pleasure in running through the area as much as possible
Oh, and being super polite to everyone I meet, saying excuse me as I pass, thanking them if they move out of my way. It really riles them!!!tiny_clanger wrote: »Yep - there's a place in my local area where they don't like "outsiders". It's a very, very posh area (roads gated off to cars, £multi-million houses) and you get a lot of disapproving and suspicious looks for running or walking through, as well as lots of signs warning about neighbourhood watch and CCTV. But the roads have a lovely surface, the terrain is just hilly enough to be a challenge, the area is beautiful, the houses are gorgeous and I'm a socialist at heart, so I take great pleasure in running through the area as much as possible Oh, and being super polite to everyone I meet, saying excuse me as I pass, thanking them if they move out of my way. It really riles them!!!
Not wanting or being suspicious of strangers in a gated community is not the same as a neighbourhood having a rule that residents in that neighborhood can't run in it.
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PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?
Yo. I often get home late and check my mail late. And I'm sure someone is equally bewildered as to "Who runs this late at night, geez?!"
I figure there are three options.
1. The OP and The Guy were both harmlessly doing their thing, and happened to stumble upon each other.
2. The Guy was being shady, and The OP was right to run.
3. The OP was (perceived by The Guy to be) being shady, and the guy was right to follow her for a moment to ascertain what was going on.
The OP is certainly right to do things that safeguard her person. But assuming that the initial commenters on this thread were rude because they (politely but without frills) speculated anything other than #2 (which is the OP's apparent perception of the event) just makes the OP look petulant. You're both strangers to us, OP; we're not automatically going to take your side, but rather consider as many alternate possibilities as we can.
(I assume it was #1. No one was doing anything untoward, but because we're a cautious culture, both assumed the other was up to no good.)0 -
#1-you did not make him chase you(as someone said) it was his choice)
#2-just because he's in a wheel chair doesn't make him harmless
#3-you're doing the right thing by pitting some real estate between you and him
Ask your boyfriend to come with you once(at a distance behind in eye sight) and when the guy does the same thing he can run up to him and ask what's going on here. I remember on the news once where a woman was raped by a guy in a wheelchair. Don't be upset with the neagitive replies, Do what I suggested and keep doing you're thing
PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?
Um, she knows who it is and the moon may not have been out? If he was going to harm her why get his mail first? Can we make more assumptions or are we exhausting most of them?
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So, a disabled person happens to be changing direction just as you're passing, and despite him not making any attempt to speak to you, you are depicting him here like some weird stalker with a hidden agenda.
Paranoid, much?0 -
How do we know they are even suspicious of strangers? This person's contains even more mind reading than the OP. "some people looked in my direction and I saw some signs that said stuff. No one ever said a word to me but because they are wealthy I know that when I smile at them they get soooooooooo mad".
I'm sure Washington DC has a similar area to the area I was describing - one where legislators and diplomatic staff live when they are not in constituencies? And I'm sure they probably don't like strangers running round it either?
Not wanting to give more details, as it's a well known area in the UK, but no, trust me when I say they don't like outsiders and would quite happily ban us if it were legal. As it's not, I like running round there because I can (and it's a cheap celeb spot!)
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EatWholeFoods wrote: »I thought it was unusual for him to follow me because it was 1130 pm. He normally does ask questions if he sees someone. I wasn't afraid of him following me since he was in an electric wheelchair but of it was someone running or walking behind me, I would be nervous about that at night.
You're out running at close to midnight. I could see why he would follow you. Running at that time of night is pretty suspicious.0 -
You should probably swat him across the face with a baseball bat and steal his wheelchair, just to be sure.
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This thread delivers. Even if it's only the mail.
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#1-you did not make him chase you(as someone said) it was his choice)
#2-just because he's in a wheel chair doesn't make him harmless
#3-you're doing the right thing by pitting some real estate between you and him
Ask your boyfriend to come with you once(at a distance behind in eye sight) and when the guy does the same thing he can run up to him and ask what's going on here. I remember on the news once where a woman was raped by a guy in a wheelchair. Don't be upset with the neagitive replies, Do what I suggested and keep doing you're thing
PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?
Poor guy started as a slightly crazy person trying to ban running, now only 2 pages later, he is a rapist.
Who knows, by page 10 he could be a mass murderer! Because he wanted to get him mail when OP decided to go for a run.0 -
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EatWholeFoods wrote: »I know he is the association leader because he introduced himself once. I just thought it was odd he went very far from where he lives and was right behind me.
There are some communities that say no running because it is private property. I never see anyone else run here.
If he would have been crawling through the streets it would have been odd but there's nothing strange about using an electric wheelchair for getting more than 100 feet away from your home.
The reason he has an electric wheelchair is for mobility. Nothing makes the "I'm tired of being locked down in one place" statement quite like an electric wheelchair. I don't think it's an oddity to find him away from where he lives. That's what the chair is for.
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#1-you did not make him chase you(as someone said) it was his choice)
#2-just because he's in a wheel chair doesn't make him harmless
#3-you're doing the right thing by pitting some real estate between you and him
Ask your boyfriend to come with you once(at a distance behind in eye sight) and when the guy does the same thing he can run up to him and ask what's going on here. I remember on the news once where a woman was raped by a guy in a wheelchair. Don't be upset with the neagitive replies, Do what I suggested and keep doing you're thing
PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?
PS, Who in the heck is going to run at that time gezzz?
Do what you suggested ... have her boyfriend confront someone in a freaking wheelchair at 11pm for also freely moving about outside. Herp de derp.
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#1-you did not make him chase you(as someone said) it was his choice)
#2-just because he's in a wheel chair doesn't make him harmless
#3-you're doing the right thing by pitting some real estate between you and him
Ask your boyfriend to come with you once(at a distance behind in eye sight) and when the guy does the same thing he can run up to him and ask what's going on here. I remember on the news once where a woman was raped by a guy in a wheelchair. Don't be upset with the neagitive replies, Do what I suggested and keep doing you're thing
PS, Who in the heck is going to the mail box at that time gezzz?
Poor guy started as a slightly crazy person trying to ban running, now only 2 pages later, he is a rapist.
Who knows, by page 10 he could be a mass murderer! Because he wanted to get him mail when OP decided to go for a run.
It wouldn't be MFP if that wasn't the outcome.0 -
My mind is blown by how fast wheel chairs can race. That's AWESOME. Wish I had that kind of arm strength or could even run that fast.
But that was page one. Carry on.0 -
Poor guy started as a slightly crazy person trying to ban running, now only 2 pages later, he is a rapist.
Who knows, by page 10 he could be a mass murderer! Because he wanted to get him mail when OP decided to go for a run.
In all fairness, it was too late to be going to the mailbox. Or jogging.
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what is a hoa? is it neighbourhood watch?
have never come across not being allowed to jog in certain areas before
am sure if jogging wasnt allowed he would have said so.0 -
EvgeniZyntx wrote: »Was a golf club involved?
now this rings a bell. was this re a post few years back re a crazy guy welding a golf club whilst riding his bike.0 -
HOA = Home Owners Association. Self-important dictators who decide what you can and cannot do in your own neighborhood, on your own property. The basic idea is fine; you won't have a nice house with a well-kept yard next to a shack with foot-high weeds and a pickup truck on blocks in the front yard but every HOA I've dealt with has taken it to the extreme. They can also fine you. Screw HOAs; I'll never live in another neighborhood with one.0
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Therealobi1 wrote: »what is a hoa? is it neighbourhood watch?
have never come across not being allowed to jog in certain areas before
am sure if jogging wasnt allowed he would have said so.
hoa = homeowner's association0 -
TheBeachgod wrote: »In all fairness, it was too late to be going to the mailbox. Or jogging.
Since when is there a curfew for getting mail and jogging? I often get home from work after 10pm, is that too late for me to get my mail or did I make the cut?
Back on point though, this thread is baffling. At first I thought the OP was just being patently absurd but then it occurred to me that maybe her paranoia is coming not from the man in particular but perhaps because she's had issues with the HOA before (or has heard stories about ridiculous rules being enforced)?
I have a relative who has had multiple run ins with their HOA about very nitpicky stuff. For example, they got repeated warnings about having a boat on their property that was "improperly stored". The boat was under a carport, because in the rules it says boats need to be "covered". Well apparently a carport isn't good enough, because you can still...see the boat. Really dumb, especially since it was a nice custom carport AND a nice freakin' boat!0 -
ekahnicole wrote: »TheBeachgod wrote: »In all fairness, it was too late to be going to the mailbox. Or jogging.
Since when is there a curfew for getting mail and jogging? I often get home from work after 10pm, is that too late for me to get my mail or did I make the cut?
sarcasm. It's a thing.
edit: sarcasm not directed at aggelikik, but in agreement with the direction of this thread.0 -
thank you both. ok so that sounds abit like our leasehold properties here, where you pay all sorts of money for no good reason.,0
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problem would be solved if everyone gets letterbox holes in their front doors. the post man just puts the mail throw the hole0
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Or if everyone quit jogging.0
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TheBeachgod wrote: »Or if everyone quit jogging.
I don't jog. I run.0 -
I agree with your boyfriend; don't worry about it. Unless the streets themselves are privately owned and maintained, it seems unlikely that a HOA could have rules specific to what you do in the public right of way. There are literally endless possibilities and trying to guess which one isn't going to help anything.0
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Therealobi1 wrote: »problem would be solved if everyone gets letterbox holes in their front doors. the post man just puts the mail throw the hole
In my neighborhood he'd have a b#tch of a time driving his truck over the curb and the lawns to get to the door0
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