COMMENT 57113 |
2010-02-08 10:13 AM |
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Kids have been throwing their sneakers/shoes up on power lines since power lines were invented. Of course it is against the law and unsightly. But I wouldn't get all paranoid about its meaning.
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COMMENT 57116P |
2010-02-08 10:23 AM |
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Isla Vista! But yeah, don't think it has anything to do with death. Just fun.
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OICU812 |
2010-02-08 10:28 AM |
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Common site out here in Isla Vista. Just silly college kid stuff.
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PUENTE |
2010-02-08 10:33 AM |
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It's a sign of drugs being sold by the houses where the shoes show up in Noleta.
No drugs being sold in Isla Vista...right...
Read the article attached to this. Get educated. No more heads in sand in Santa Barbara...hasn't worked for gangs...or graffiti...
What is the law? Anyone know?
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COMMENT 57122 |
2010-02-08 10:44 AM |
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Shoe's hanging over power lines is a sign of drug houses.
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COMMENT 57123 |
2010-02-08 10:56 AM |
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Sigh.. Another cranky, bored, person with too much time on their hands and resort to worrying about such things? This has been going on for ages and it's not a drug thing. Don't like it? I recomend moving into an area that doesn't have power lines. There's much bigger problems in this town then old pair of shoes on a power line.
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ROGER DODGER |
2010-02-08 11:44 AM |
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That's what it's about " illegal drugs" usually crack, or that good old nasty stuff. Not legal medical marijuana it's good to get to know the law even if we don't all agree on it.
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HATTIE |
2010-02-08 12:24 PM |
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wasn't there an edhat story about this topic a few years ago? i'm too lazy to do a search for it but i recall posting a comment then with a link to the "shoefiti" wiki page.
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COMMENT 57139 |
2010-02-08 12:30 PM |
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Here you go, Hattie.
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LEMONJELLY |
2010-02-08 12:58 PM |
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The times I ever really noticed shoes on power lines was areas within walking distance of the beach. I thought it meant someone with their shoes off threw them up for fun, or had them thrown up by someone else, for fun.
If there was a link between shoes and a place associated with drugs, I doubt that's used today. It hardly seems effective as a code now.
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COMMENT 57141 |
2010-02-08 01:24 PM |
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I know it makes you feel safer to assume that
drug dealers are all uneducated and ignorant,
but I promise you if a bunch of busybodies can
figure out "sneakers mean drugs are sold"
then surely the police force and rival drug
dealers can, too.
The fact is that people continue to operate
selling illicit substances precisely because
they're NOT stupid. They don't hang out in
front of elementary schools trying to convince
little kids to buy drugs
When you get beyond the fear and paranoia,
you can see the real issues at play. Some
people want to buy drugs (why do you think
our alcohol and coffee industries do so well?),
and they're gonna find a way. Convincing
yourself that "well, if only we could stop these
shoes" is a fools errand.
People who don't like something like graffiti or
shoes or lowered cars or loud music or brown
people or whatever will try to rally others
behind their cause with scary terms like
"drugs" or "terrorist". It doesn't really solve the
problem, and spreads misinformation and
fear.
And I think that's a lot more damaging to a
community that a few random shoes.
Incidentally:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/sneaker
s.asp
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COMMENT 57142 |
2010-02-08 01:32 PM |
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As far as I can tell, 57141 was the first person in this thread that equated shoes hanging on power lines to "lowered cars" and "brown people". Perhaps it is YOU who should stop spreading misinformation.
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PUENTE |
2010-02-08 01:34 PM |
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Does anyone know the Municipal Code in Santa Barbara regarding shoes thrown over transmission lines?
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Z28RACERGIRL |
2010-02-08 01:53 PM |
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I couldn't find anything.
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/government/city_hall/m
unicode/
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COMMENT 57145 |
2010-02-08 01:57 PM |
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noleta, your absolutley correct.
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COMMENT 57148 |
2010-02-08 02:15 PM |
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Wow fascinating. I thought it was just bullies throwing some poor kids shoes up on the wire.
Drugs, huh? Have to take a gander about my Noleta neighborhood and see if it's been adorned with shoe ornaments.
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COMMENT 57149 |
2010-02-08 02:16 PM |
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I'm about to go throw some up, anyone care to join? I got some pretty worn chucks with heavy mileage on them that might compliment the lines along the bike path and M/M Drive. I actually saw a pair up there a few months ago, not sure if they are still present.
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PUENTE |
2010-02-08 02:53 PM |
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681-4100.
You be the test case. Call the above number (Sheriff Dept.) and tell them when and where you will execute your well thought out upchuck and throwing shoes over transmission lines plan.
We want a full report. After.
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COMMENT 57160 |
2010-02-08 03:11 PM |
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People throw shoes on the wires because it's FUN, it has nothing to do with marking a drug house or any silly nonsense like that.
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GINGER1 |
2010-02-08 03:27 PM |
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How DO you get them up there? I tried and all that
happens is they keep falling back down onto my head.
Ouch! Do you have to be under a certain age to be
successful? Have I missed out on something?
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COMMENT 57164 |
2010-02-08 03:33 PM |
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Since when is damaging utility lines, or our view of the sky, with old shoes fun? This is childish stupidity and vandalism, only promoted by those that only think it's fun. Really, kids and young adults need to get more useful activities or get a life!
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ROGER DODGER |
2010-02-08 03:58 PM |
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Will it might be "just for fun" here but in the bigger cities it used to mean drugs houses were near by.
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COMMENT 57179 |
2010-02-08 04:40 PM |
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There have been a pair hanging just west of Peabody
school near the school parking lot for many months.
Can anyone here think of a way to get a pair of shoes
down, short of a cherry picker. A good idea about this
would be useful.
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COMMENT 57186 |
2010-02-08 05:00 PM |
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Roger, that is just an old urban legend, no truth to it what so ever.
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COMMENT 57189 |
2010-02-08 05:07 PM |
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This was quite silly. But thank you, all.
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ROGER DODGER |
2010-02-08 06:45 PM |
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Bull I saw it on 60 minutes, 60 years ago I know it's true. And your quite entertainning too.
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PATRICK |
2010-02-08 07:44 PM |
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The idea that these shoes are signs put up by drug
dealers is hilarius -- what, do all the drug users know
this but the cops don't? It reminds me of the '80's
when the same sort of rumor passed around
regarding people driving with their fog lights on.
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COMMENT 57211 |
2010-02-08 08:01 PM |
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57179 - Seems as though a fiberglass extension pole style tree pruner should work.
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COMMENT 57226 |
2010-02-09 06:22 AM |
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Southern California Edison website:
link
Look Up, Look Out, and Live
"Remember to look up and look out for power lines when working outdoors. Contacting power lines can seriously hurt or even kill you.
Look up first and stay away from power lines when you are using aluminum ladders, tree trimming equipment, pool skimmers, poles for harvesting fruit, or other tools that extend above your head. Metal conducts electricity. You will receive a dangerous electric shock if you are holding a metal pole or ladder that comes into contact with power lines.
Never trim trees that have high-voltage power lines going through them, or touch any tree limb that may fall into a power line. For the health and beauty of your tree, and for your family's safety, we strongly recommend contacting a qualified line-clearance arborist to trim and maintain your trees -- especially trees near power lines.
Never build a tree house, climb in or play in any tree that is located near a power line. Never attach any steps, ladders, ropes swings or any objects that could assist in ascending a tree where power lines are present.
It is not uncommon for trees to fall during high winds, rain, and other stormy conditions. If a tree or limb falls into power lines, stay away from the line; do not remove or touch it. Call SCE's 24-hour emergency number, 800-611-1911, immediately."
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COMMENT 57230 |
2010-02-09 06:53 AM |
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It's a way of claiming your neighborhood or getting back at someone. Get over all the other drama! Kids will be kids.
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ROGER DODGER |
2010-02-09 08:37 AM |
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And adults will always be a pain in the a**.
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COMMENT 57261 |
2010-02-09 08:46 AM |
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There's a pair on Salinas at Old Coast. Been there a while...
He who eats sneakers, throws up sneakers.
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COMMENT 57292 |
2010-02-09 10:16 AM |
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This thread reminded me of all the old sneakers I never wear sitting in my garage. So I went home tied em up and threw em up. I consider it public art. A challenge and a good time.
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COMMENT 57296 |
2010-02-09 10:25 AM |
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Intelligent comments are rare here but 57141
qualifies (and whoever wrote 57142 should try
reading it again).
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COMMENT 57333 |
2010-02-09 11:52 AM |
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Sockpuppets are rare here but 57141 and 57296 qualify.
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ROGER DODGER |
2010-02-09 01:34 PM |
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Well Salinas and Old Coast alot of stuff goes on over there.
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COMMENT 57349 |
2010-02-09 01:49 PM |
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A decade or so ago, when I was an educator in a school district, the police came to talk at our faculty meeting. One of the things they told us is that sneakers hung over telephone wires means that drugs are sold nearby.
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COMMENT 57354 |
2010-02-09 02:13 PM |
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Awhile back my old neighborhood had a community information session on this very topic. It turns out the police figured out the shoes over the wires was an indication of a nearby safehouse for Sasquatches. With the rampant urban sprawl it has become difficult for the species to travel, requiring the use of these safehouses to move from habitat to habitat.
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