Did you know you can sell your house in 7 seconds????

[ArcticSplash]

It also says there is a history of disciplinary/corrective action for him, although you have to email them to find out the specifics.

Nevermind I see it.

[ArcticSplash]

[lemko]

Several of us folks brought up the issue of bandit signs with Councilman Brian O'Neill last night at our Town Watch / Homeowners' Association meeting last night. I specificly pointed-out Slafman and Trexler as the worst offenders.

[ArcticSplash]

Several of us folks brought up the issue of bandit signs with Councilman Brian O'Neill last night at our Town Watch / Homeowners' Association meeting last night. I specificly pointed-out Slafman and Trexler as the worst offenders.

What was his reaction?

[lemko]

What was his reaction?

I dunno. He seemed to be taken aback as to why we were so concerned about bandit signs after he explained to us the possibility of our property taxes going up another 10% to 25% next year and possible water rate hikes. I'd say revenue collection and bandit signs go hand in hand. I had a spreadsheet that showed a potential $419,000 in city fines for the relatively small amount I removed in my tiny sliver of the city if the bandit sign laws were enforced. If the city would only collect what it is owed it from creeps like Slafman and Trexler, there would be less need to hit up honest, law-abiding folks for more revenue.

In favor of Mr. O'Neill, he wrote me back and told me he is most definitely against the proposal to legalize bandit signs.

[ArcticSplash]

Gorilla Upskirts: We rob houses!

[lemko]

New Bandit Sign Creep!

This creep had 17 of these signs plastered all over a two block radius around the intersection of Bingham Street and Martins Mill Road. The creep had to have put them up last night as I pass through this block all the time!



Bingham and Magee x 1
Bingham and Gilham x 2
Bingham and Hellerman x 2
Magee and Martins Mill Road x 4
Fanshawe and Martins Mill Road x 4
Bingham and Martins Mill Road x 4

[Cya]

It's almost like these signs are increasing--like these guys are thumbing their nose at the city and the resident volunteers who are fighting them.
What's the status of city council legislation on these signs?

[ArcticSplash]

What's the status of city council legislation on these signs?

Signs (heh) point to Council Bill 120017 dying but it is not officially dead. Theoretically it can be left on the table all the way through the end of the legislative session. The committee that it sits in only met 3 times last year so it remains to be seen what Council will do. Council is well aware that nobody likes this bill.

On the other front, there is no word from L&I or the Streets Department what will be done about the signs. The last rumor that I heard at a civic meeting from someone "in the know" with higher ups within Streets, is that there is currently bickering between L&I and Streets on how the existing law will be enforced.

Again... the Mayor of Houston made this a major tactical issue and she backed it up with stricter enforcement of sign scofflaws, takedowns and better response when sign complaints come in.



For now, the City doesn't want to listen to your complaints about bandit signs, so I still encourage you to report them to BANDITPROJECT.ORG before you take your complaint to 311 or elsewhere at the City, because we need the data off the signs so we can trace down the owners.

I've now positively identified some of the biggest sign posters across Philadelphia. That was an EXCUSE that Streets gave me 2 years ago: that there's no way to find these people. BanditProject.org was created to PROVE THE CITY WRONG.

[ArcticSplash]

By the way, the official Bandit Sign Project is having a meeting at NKCDC's headquarters in Kensington to discuss summertime strategy and the Philadelphia Spring Cleanup.

One item I have brought up is to hold a contest similar to the one in Germantown, but the top prize is an Amazon Kindle Fire, and I'm thinking of doing cash as prizes 2 and 3.


If you would like to join the actual Bandit Sign Project (meetings are once a month on an as-needed basis), please write to admin at banditproject.org.

I also want to send reps (including myself) to speak at civic meetings.

If you have any Civic Association meetings planned in the near future, please see if you can get me on the agenda with your Civic and let me know the time/date(s).

[lemko]

Saturday Morning Bandit Sign Roundup:

Employment Scam (267-793-0701) $30K PT / $80K FT (Yeah, right! Can you say "pyramid scheme?")

SW corner of Rhawn Street and Roosevelt Blvd.
813 Cottman Avenue.
7301 Rockwell Avenue. (The jerk put this one up really high! Dork probably thought I couldn't get it! WRONG!)
845 Cottman Avenue.


"Trexler Trashes the Town!"
JUNK CARS $250: 267-229-1970

7250 Oakley.
Ne corner of Oakley and Walter.
SE corner of Oakley and Cottman.
800 Cottman Avenue.
813 Cottman Avenue.
840 Cottman Avenue.
845 Cottman Avenue (near Midas Muffler).
7314 Rockwell Avenue.
7301 Rockwell Avenue (near WaWa).
SE corner of Cottman and Hasbrook.
820 Cottman Avenue (near Pit Stop Car Wash).
901 Cottman Avenue (near Wendy's).
7350 Oxford Avenue (near KFC).
NE corner of Solly and Bustleton.
8140 Bustleton (near Chris' Auto Repair).
Near NE corner of Bradford and Borbeck.


Help Feed a Family (Mine!)
JUNK CARS $250
267-271-7703
This loser must be competing with Trashy Trexler as his signs were posted above or below his on the same poles!

845 Cottman Avenue (near Midas Muffler).
7301 Rockwell Avenue (near WaWa).
820 Cottman Avenue (near Pit Stop Car Wash).
901 Cottman Avenue (near Wendy's).
7350 Oxford Avenue (near KFC).


Romano Roofing: 215-550-3240

SW corner Stanwood and Bustleton.
2107 Solly.


Help Keep Philly Clean! (Oh, the irony!)
JUNK CARS $200-$400
267-601-4040

Bustleton and Stanwood.
Solly and Large.
8140 Bustleton Avenue.


We Buy Junk Cars
$250 and UP CASH PAID
267-319-9202

SE corner of Bradford and Borbeck.


I Buy Houses Any Condition (Hand-scrawled)
215-550-4000

SE corner of Rhawn and Roosevelt Blvd. near Lukoil station.

All Junk Clean Outs (You can start by not trashing our city!)
267-278-2943

SE corner of Cottman and Hasbrook.

UGLY ROOF STAIN REMOVAL (How about removing your ugly bandit signs?)
610-680-6226

SW corner of Solly and Elberon.

WE BUY HOUSES ANY CONDITION FAST
215-501-4610

8140 Bustleton Avenue.

WE BUY JUNK CARS
CASH PAID
215-910-7213

SE corner of Solly and Bustleton.

[Sphilly19145]

If the city is so desperate for money, why don't they start charging fines for them posting these signs? Is that too much trouble for them? They clog all the poles in Gray's Ferry. I don't expect the signs to stay down even if I were motivated to take them down.
Love the "I will buy your house in 7 seconds" one. That's gotta be a scam. How is it even possible to buy a house in 7 seconds? It can't be legal.

[MarketStEl]

I thought the current ordinance DID mandate fines for illegal signs.

[ArcticSplash]

I thought the current ordinance DID mandate fines for illegal signs.

It does:
BanditProject.org - Legal Penalties For Posting Bandit Signs

[lemko]

This Scumbag Sure Likes Variety!


NW Rhawn and Horrocks by Dattilo's Deli.


NW Loretto and Rhawn.


NE Rhawn and Bustleton.
Near 2101 Rhawn Street, (Rhawn and Large).


SE Oxford Avenue and Unruh.


A panorama of blight.



7900 Ridgeway.

This creep had his bandit sign on a pole right near Fox Chase Playground. He nailed it high above a legitimate steel street sign thinking I couldn't get it off! WRONG! He'd better get an aerial ladder fire engine if he wants to try to stop me! His ghetto-looking business is right across the street at 7990-A Rockwell Avenue with the same signs in the windows and on the crabgrass "lawn" outside! Stop in and say "hello" some time!

[lemko]

Seems these two creeps tag-teamed the neighborhood last night and plastered this community-killing crap all over the place. These creeps actually took to nailing this street spam to trees! What kind of lowlife nails bandit signs to trees? Look at the typeface on the bottom sign. Sure looks like the one previously used by Al "I'll Buy your House in 7 Seconds" Slafman!

Counted 26 of these. 26 x $300 = $7,800.00 fine owed to the City of Philadelphia.



Bingham and Martins Mill Road.
Bingham and Hellerman.
Bingham and Gilham.
Martins Mill Road and Hellerman.
Lawndale and Hellerman.
Fanshawe and Martins Mill Road.
Martins Mill Road and Rising Sun Avenue.
Fanshawe and Rising Sun Avenue.
Carver and Bingham.
617 Carver.
Sanger and Bingham.
Brill and Bingham.
Godfrey and Bingham.
Allengrove and Bingham.
Allengrove and Tabor.
Godfrey and Tabor.
Brill and Tabor.
Sanger and Tabor.
Carver and Tabor.
Anchor and Tabor.
Cheltenham and Tabor.
Rosalie and Tabor.
Alcott and Tabor.
Van Kirk and Tabor.
Benner and Tabor.
Devereaux and Tabor.
Robbins and Tabor.

Counted 40 of these. 40 x $300 = $12,000.00 fine owed to the City of Philadelphia.



Bingham and Martins Mill Road.
Bingham and Hellerman.
Bingham and Gilham.
Martins Mill Road and Hellerman.
Lawndale and Hellerman.
Fanshawe and Martins Mill Road.
Martins Mill Road and Rising Sun Avenue.
Fanshawe and Rising Sun Avenue.
Van Kirk and Bingham.
Alcott and Bingham.
615 Van Kirk.
615 Alcott.
585 Alcott.
Rosalie and Bingham.
613 Rosalie.
574 Rosalie.
Cheltenham and Bingham.
615 Cheltenham.
583 Cheltenham.
Anchor and Bingham.
585 Anchor.
Carver and Bingham.
617 Carver.
Sanger and Bingham.
Brill and Bingham.
Godfrey and Bingham.
Allengrove and Bingham.
Allengrove and Tabor.
Godfrey and Tabor.
Brill and Tabor.
Sanger and Tabor.
Carver and Tabor.
Anchor and Tabor.
Cheltenham and Tabor.
Rosalie and Tabor.
Alcott and Tabor.
Van Kirk and Tabor.
Benner and Tabor.
Devereaux and Tabor.
Robbins and Tabor.

That's a total of 66 signs plastered all over the 'hood! That's $19,800 in revenue the city left sitting on the table for a couple hours work. Maybe if the city went after these bandit sign crooks, they wouldn't have to raise property taxes on honest citizens?

[lemko]

Some creeps came through the Five Points area of Burlholme and plastered these ghetto "Junk Cars" signs all over the place sometime today. They weren't there this morning when I passed through around 8 AM, so somebody must've seen these jokers!



NE corner Cottman and Oxford x 2 (1001 Cottman Avenue near Chuck's Alibi).
SE corner Cottman and Oxford x 2 (1000 Cottman Avenue near Bank of America branch).
SW corner Cottman and Oxford x 3. (7275 Rising Sun Avenue near Crown Chicken).
SW corner Cottman and Rising Sun x 2. (7270 Rising Sun Avenue near H&R Block).
NW corner Cottman and Rising Sun x 2. (7300 Rising Sun Avenue near Dunkin' Donuts).
7350 Rising Sun Avenue x 2 near Custard's Last Stand.
NE corner Oxford Avenue and Rising Sun x 2. (7319 Rising Sun Avenue)
NW Cottman and Lawndale x 2 (1115 Cottman Avenue near Sunoco Station).
SW Cottman and Lawndale x 2
NW Cottman and Bingham x 2
SW Cottman and Bingham x 2
1082 Cottman x 2.
1064 Cottman Avenue x 2.
1015 Cottman Avenue x 2 (near Immanuel Lutheran School).
NW Cottman and Palmetto x 2.
SW Cottman and Palmetto x 2.
1007 Cottman Avenue (near former site of Burlholme Tavern).
1006 Cottman Avenue x 2 (near Hair Design Outlet).

36 x $300 = $10,800.00 fine. That's a lot of junk cars you clowns won't be buying!


Also, this one keeps appearing at the intersection of Tabor, Disston, and Oxford Avenue. Somebody must have a lot of time on their hands to hand-stencil these bandit signs with a magic marker:


Disston and Oxford Avenue x 3.
Disston and Tabor x 1.

[lemko]

This creep who made a hell of a mess in the Crescentville neighborhood about a month or so ago decided to hit Lawndale



6401 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6419 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6421 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6429 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6437 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6451 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6503 Oxford Avenue x 2
6511 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6521 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6527 Oxford Avenue x 2.
6529 Oxford Avenue x 2.
NE Oxford and Magee x 2.
SE Oxford and Magee x 2.
SW Oxford and Magee x 2.
NW Oxford and Magee x 2.
754 Magee Avenue x 2.
755 Magee Avenue x 2.
800 Fanshawe Street x 2.

That's 36 x $300 = $10,800.00 in fine revenue for less than 1/2 an hour's work and this city wants to jack up our property taxes when there's this much money lying right in front of them on almost every utility pole. Maybe if the city started levying heavy fines on these crooks and lowlifes, there would be no reason to financially rape honest folks! This creep's range is wide. I've seen his crappy ghetto signs as far south as Adams Avenue and as far north as Pennypack Park. This creep is just begging to be made an example of!

Why do they have to hang two to every pole, one right on top of the other? Maybe the creep advertiser asked the morons he hired to put two on every pole meaning "one to each side" but the clueless knuckleheads couldn't comprehend that? They even had some of the signs hung sideways! Just goes to show that the crack and meth-heads these creeps hire can't read or even properly do the simplest task!

[lemko]

Now Collected Over Half a Million Dollars Worth of Bandit Signs!



Why does the city want to boost our property taxes so much when they leave money like this lying on the table?

[Jayfar]

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