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Centenarian seeks help against “annoying” nearby construction
While most centenarians are desirous of relaxing at home in comfort, 101-year-old Olive Blackmore is claiming that she has been unable to do so for the past few months.
Mrs. Blackmore, who has resided at 341 Cummings Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, for the past seventy years, is extremely upset and somewhat angry because she “can’t enjoy a good sleep” and sometimes can’t hear her own voice, because of what she describes as “annoying” construction work that has been ongoing at an adjacent premises.
The senior citizen, who says she has always had an excellent relationship with her neighbours, is claiming that the noise the workers make is too much and the dust from cement often gets into her home and “dirties the yard”.
101-year-old Olive Blackmore
She insists that the workers should clean-up the mess they make in her yard after they complete their daily work, and also be more respectful of the environment in which they operate.
The visually impaired centenarian has accepted that construction involves a certain degree of noise. However, she is displeased about “the daily, loud cursing by the workers” which interrupts her once peaceful periods of prayer.
A frustrated Mrs. Blackmore says her relatives have reported the matter to the Alberttown Police Station on three occasions and twice to the City Engineer’s Department, but the problem still exists.
“My life has become a living hell. I am not getting enough sleep and I’m being distracted during my peaceful moments. I am pleading with those in authority to ensure that these construction workers desist from dropping their building materials in my yard and making a complete mess of the place. I have to pay a handyman to clean up. This is not fair at my age.”
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