Am I being a bad neighbor

**richey24** · 08-14-2009, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonestate78

I sure did. I live in Urbandale which is a very nice community. Hell... I drive through residential areas in town and kids will yell profanity at you as you drive by, flip you the bird or the newest gang signs they learned at school from their buddies, or even throw stuff at your car. It happens in Urbandale, it happens in Ankeny, West Des Moines..... it happens everywhere. Some kids just don't have respect for anything these days and granted the kids causing trouble are the minority but their numbers continue to grow. Parenting is obviously a lost art.

You have kids curse at you, flip you the bird/"gang signs", and throw stuff at your car in Urbandale? I call shenanigans.

**Aclone** · 08-14-2009, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by richey24

You have kids curse at you, flip you the bird/"gang signs", and throw stuff at your car in Urbandale? I call shenanigans.

Well, you haven't seen his pimpmobile, have you?

**Cyclonestate78** · 08-14-2009, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by richey24

You have kids curse at you, flip you the bird/"gang signs", and throw stuff at your car in Urbandale? I call shenanigans.

You can call whatever you want. I grew up in Urbandale and other then the 5 years I lived in Ames I have been living in Urbandale. I have seen plenty of "hawk" acts by kids around here. I was a member at UGCC for several years and punk kids used to vandalize the golf course all the time. It happens everywhere.

**richey24** · 08-14-2009, 12:20 PM

I have seen plenty of "hawk" acts by kids around here.

....seriously?

You didn't really say if you do in fact have kids swear at you, flip you the bird/"gang signs" or throw things at your car as you're driving.

**Griffin** · 08-14-2009, 12:30 PM

Actually....walking my dogs I have seen little kids waiting for the bus in the morning by the Cross Creek apartments on 86th and Iltis throw rocks or something at people's cars while driving by.

**Cyclonestate78** · 08-14-2009, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by richey24

....seriously?

You didn't really say if you do in fact have kids swear at you, flip you the bird/"gang signs" or throw things at your car as you're driving.

Sure. I have had things of this nature happen to me. It takes every bit of restraint that I can manage to just keep going on my way and not jump out of the car and teach some punks a thing or two.