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This past Sunday, my spouse and I went for our daily “walk” about town. We always try to pick a different location. This time we picked Higgins Road near Rt 10.

So we parked in that parking lot in back of that abandoned underground gas station. I remember that station when I first moved into town nearly 25 years ago-I used to think it was so cool, I went there all the time. IT WAS COOL.

Then, a few years later, it closed and has remained closed and become yet another blighted eyesore on the town of Cheshire.

So as we were walking by, I thought I heard noises coming from inside the building. I said to my spouse-do you hear that? He said he thought he heard something-so we went down there to take a look and lo and behold-THE PHOTOS ABOVE!!

Yes, when we entered the parking lot-we saw BARRELS AGAIN!! Just like the barrels that were left at the old Huxley Gas Station near the Seven-Eleven that I had photos of last year. They were finally removed a few months after my photos appeared on this blog.

Now it looks like we have a repeat performance-As you will see by the photos, there are several barrels just lined up on the side of the wall facing Higgins Road. NOTHING CAN BE SEEN FROM RT 10-that is probably how they got away with it-BUT I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WALK BY THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AND SAW THESE BARRELS AND SAID NOTHING!!

OUTRAGEOUS!!

Now, the barrels say “non-hazardous” BUT ARE THEY?? One barrel, as you may be able to see from the photos, had the top pried off of it and it was empty.

WHAT WAS IN THAT??

Even worse is what we found when we went around the corner-a pried open metal door that obviously led to some sort of office-I heard noises, yelled inside and saw two kids in the office drinking beer-I told them I was not the cops, but they needed to leave or I was going to call.

The kids left and I did manage to get a photo with my crummy cell phone, of the open door and the vandalism that OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME.

When I went in-I saw beer cans and liquor bottles strewn everywhere-graffiti everywhere-I also saw a sign: “POLICE TAKE NOTICE”

HAVE THEY BEEN??

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE TOWN OF CHESHIRE?? THIS IS A DISGRACE!! NOT ONLY IS THIS SAD-IT IS DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS!!

THESE BRAT KIDS SHOULD NOT BE TRESPASSING HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE-BUT NOW TOWN OF CHESHIRE-YOU HAVE A NICE POTENTIAL LIABILITY ON YOUR HANDS.

WHAT IF THESE KIDS WERE IN HERE AND STARTED A FIRE AND THE METAL DOOR SHUT AND THEY COULD NOT GET OUT??

OR EVEN WORSE-WHAT IF THEY WERE INSIDE THIS BUILDING AND THE ROOF-WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY MOMENT-ACTUALLY DID AND PEOPLE WERE KILLED?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TOWN?? DON’T YOU SEE THIS??

I did call out the police on Sunday around 7:30 p.m. and an officer came out checked the building and shut the door. But believe me-this door can be pried open again-and I am sure it will be.

Hello, here is an idea-you see an ABANDONED BUILDING-YOU CHECK IT A FEW TIMES A WEEK FOR ILLEGAL OCCUPANTS!!

Nevermind driving by my house fifteen times in one day-try driving over HERE!!

This reminds me of that nice home near the Roaring Brook Falls that had to be torn down, costing the town tens of thousands of dollars because it fell victim to vandals!!

What A WASTE!! My spouse and I used to visit someone who was living at this house several years ago-AND WE GOT UP THE DRIVEWAY FINE!!

THAT WAS THE EXCUSE OF WHY THIS HOUSE HAD TO FALL VICTIM TO THESE BRAT KIDS THAT CAN’T RESPECT PROPERTY?? THE DRIVEWAY??

BULL CRAP!! My driveway in New Hampshire-goes 900 feet up in the air-is 250 feet long-IS NOT PAVED-AND I GET UP IT WITH MY TOYOTA COROLLA!!

WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES IN THIS TOWN??

Where I am from, you see an abandoned building-YOU KNOW PEOPLE, ALBEIT KIDS, ARE GOING TO GO THERE. TRY CHECKING IT OUT ONCE IN A WHILE!!

Besides the barrels, there is some sort of abandoned electrical transformer that needs to be REMOVED IMMEDIATELY!!

It is a downright miracle that no one has been seriously injured or even killed YET!!

Boy, this town must really love going to court!!

THIS ABANDONED GAS STATION MUST BE TORN DOWN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE-IT MUST BE MONITORED DAILY BY OUR POLICE!!

NO EXCUSES!!

This is beyond ridiculous-it is INCREDIBLE!!!

Where are the people who run this town-ON VACATION??

WHERE IS THE LOCAL PAPER??

I will keep you posted on this issue.