Author: Bungo Blog (Page 8 of 27)

is it just me calling the police when i see bin rakers, drug deals and acts of vandalism on the streets/back lanes of strathbungo?

it certainly seems so. sorry to sound harsh but i was so proud to say i lived in Strathbungo a few years ago and its certainly not the case now.

in the space of half an hour today i saw 2 sets of bin rakers and 4 asian teenagers very obviously dealing drugs. i stay in moray place and overlook the back lanes and the mess from fly-tipping, irresponsible dog walkers and bin rakers is just appaling. not so long ago, we reported a man with a knife ripping open dumped binliners in the lane – he was obviously drunk or on drugs – what would have happened if someone had innocently startled him?

what i find bizarre is that i have heard of loads of break ins yet lots of people have overgrown hedges and trees and haphazard fences that don’t protect their property, just shield the burglars, we have bungo at the bells/back lanes that is supposed to encourage community spirit yet i see dog mess on the streets of strathbungo each day and barely anyone looks you in the eye if you pass them on the streets. we all appear to have windows that look onto the back lanes/streets but strangely no-one sees these bin rakers or dodgy folk , we are all paying mortgages/rent and yet it seems we let the council away with potholes, flytipping, broken street lights- what a funny wee world strathbungo is.

i find it very hard to believe that no-one else sees what i see or feels the same way so if you do please respond. the police have told me that they are happy for us to call them. the number is 0141 423 1113. i am making the decision to call them whenever i see anything dodgy and i don’t care if that makes me seem like a nosey busybody!