john blanche's latest disaster shows exactly why common sense is dead in this town
Just got wind of John Blanche's latest stunt—three neighbors on Elm Street now have flooded basements because he decided to "fix" the storm drain himself with a sledgehammer and a prayer. I've lived here forty years, and it's always something with that guy. First it was the backyard bonfire that nearly torched the shed, then the DIY porch he built that collapsed under a potted plant. Now this. You can't make it up. He posted a video online bragging about his "engineering skills," and the comments are full of folks cheering him on like he's some kind of hero. Common sense says if you're not a plumber, you don't touch the town's drainage system. But hey, who needs professionals when you have YouTube tutorials and a can-do attitude? Meanwhile, the rest of us are stuck with water damage and an insurance headache. If this isn't a wake-up call for our local council to start enforcing basic permits, I don't know what is.