Don't know if it is true, but it sure is funny!

Ranger Ron · Post by **Ranger Ron** » January 16th, 2007, 3:44 pm

I have a friend who is president of his homeowner's association
in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. They were having a terrible problem
with litter near some of his association's homes. The reason according
to Wallace (my friend) is that six very large, luxurious new houses are
being built right next to their community.

The trash was coming from the Mexican laborers working at the
construction sites and included bags from McDonald's, Burger King and
7-11, plus coffee cups, napkins, cigarette butts, coke cans, empty
bottles, etc.

He went to see the site supervisor and even the general contractor,
politely urging them to get their workers not to litter the
neighborhood, to no avail. He called the city, county, and police and
got no help there either.

So here's what his community did They organized about twenty
folks, named themselves The "Inner Neighborhood Services" group, and
arranged to go out at lunch time and "police" the trash themselves. It
is what they did while picking up the trash that is so hilarious.
They bought navy blue baseball caps and had the initials "INS"
embroidered in gold on the caps. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to
understand what they hoped people might, mistakenly, think the letters
really stand for.

After the Inner Neighborhood Services group's first lunchtime
pickup detail, with all of them wearing their caps and some carrying
cameras; 46 out of the total of 68 construction workers did not show up
for work the next morning--and haven't come back yet. It has been ten
days now.

The General Contractor, I'm told, is madder than hell, but can't
say anything publicly because he could be busted for hiring illegal
aliens.

Wallace and his bunch can't be accused of impersonating federal
personnel, because they have the official name of the group recorded in
their homeowner association minutes along with a notation about the vote
to approve formation of the new subcommittee--and besides, they informed
the INS in advance of their plans and according to Wallace the INS said
basically, "Have at it"!

SO FOLKS, I THINK YOU COULD SAY THAT YANKEE INGENUITY TRIUMPHS AGAIN!

SmileyTFJ · Post by **SmileyTFJ** » January 16th, 2007, 3:49 pm

When I was in high school, my boss told me I wasn't allowed to go around to rival builders' sites and yell "imagracion!" He was evidently getting complaints.

RTO · Post by **RTO** » January 16th, 2007, 3:50 pm

I'm sure someone will be along to snope the status of the 'INS' shortly. I don't care if it ain't true, it's still damn funny! :D

289sotherhalf · Post by **289sotherhalf** » January 16th, 2007, 6:36 pm

SmileyTFJ wrote:When I was in high school, my boss told me I wasn't allowed to go around to rival builders' sites and yell "imagracion!" He was evidently getting complaints.

se7en · Post by **se7en** » January 17th, 2007, 1:29 pm

RTO wrote:

I'm sure someone will be along to snope the status of the 'INS' shortly. I don't care if it ain't true, it's still damn funny! :D

Ranger RTO:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigrat ... enuity.asp

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » January 17th, 2007, 3:23 pm

I wanna know if I can file and become a NYC chapter of INS too.