APatcher, Author of:
DRINKING, DRUGGING & HOW I
GOT SOBER
ABOUT ME
How I got the name APatcher
A story about authorities and rebellion.
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Gender: Male
Birthdate: 1-9-75
Marital Status: Single
Location: Hatboro-Horsham, PA (Metropolitan
Philadelphia).
Occupations:
Student at Temple University, Part-Time Freelance Writer, Webmaster
Interests:
Skateboarding, Cars, Driving, Scenic Drives, Web Publishing, Internet Taxonomy,
Friends of Bill W, Experimenting
Physical Description:
Height: 5'10'' Weight: 155 lbs.
Eyes: Green Hair:
Light Brown to Blonde (depends)
Other: Had my tongue pierced in 1995 but kept
losing the jewelry.
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Favorite Links:
AOL: Extreme Sports
Skateboarding
Library
of Congress - WEB
How to Respond to a friend with a drinking
problem
Alcoholics Anonymous Web Site
AOL: Slingo - A Game Show on AOL Games
IQ Test
JackinWorld
(I'm a part-time, professional freelance writer for JackinWorld.com.)
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How I got the name
"APatcher"
The Authorities and Rebellion
I was arrested for
patching potholes four times on the streets in and around my college campus
during the Spring Semester, 1996. The courts said that I am not allowed to
patch potholes on city property because there are union labor contracts that
employ people to such work. They also said it is criminal trespassing because
it is simply not my property. It is illegal to alter public property in any way
even if it is actually an improvement. The local papers got hold of this story
and wrote a long front page article about my "fix-up revolution" and
"pothole rebellion." I was called "a patcher on a
mission." The first couple of arrests just ended in official warnings
but eventually, I was sentenced to 45 hours of community service which involved
picking up litter.
I knew all of this was illegal while I was doing it
but I was out to make a statement and be heard. I figured I had to get the
attention of the local media. The infrastructure of the college campus was in
really bad shape and somebody had to do something.
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