How good we have it... [???]

I read the post about the garbage/ lobby being an eyesore. It made me
think about where I used to live. Just down the block in an old
warehouse conversion, for 2.5 years. Talk about eyesore, imagine
waking up in the morning and the first thing you saw was a 10ft crack
in the ceiling covered in mold, or stepping out of your front door
only to dodge numerous piles of dog shit and broken glass. In the
evenings we would hear continuous outbursts of domestic violence. The
walls weren't sealed or insulated so not only could you hear
everything that went on with your neighbors, but your heat and
electric bills were in the thousands every season.
I saw Leslie this morning and I asked him why he was here on a
Saturday. Because of the complaints about the garbage area of course.
I thought it really sucked that he had to leave his family on one of
his only days off just to come here for an hour to pick up garbage
that blew in from the street throughout the night. If the garbage
area is really that bad, maybe we should suggest moving it to the back
of the building, but that may also cause problems for those who don't
want to walk so far. The thing is, you can never please everyone.
But what if we make positive suggestions rather then complaints. If I
see trash in the courtyard, I'll pick it up. This is Bushwick
Brooklyn people, not the Upper West Side. I think we all need to stop
looking so much at the outside and we all need to look more on the
inside, of our selves. How can we make it better, what can we as
individuals do to positively change this place and the world. We have
it soooooo good!