Fogg Museum Construction Noise Continues

Published June 7, 2014 8:56 PM ET; Last updated June 9, 2014 11:00 AM ET

"It is not my problem. Call to Harvard operations, the construction is done." That is what Ryan Prentiss told me on June 6th 2014 at about 9:10 AM. I called to the mitigation office to complain about a truck idling at a high rate making a loud noise for more than ten minutes. State law prohibits idling for more than 5 minutes. It went on for about 20 minutes as I spoke with Prentiss. He told me that the construction is finished. I reminded him that there is still some construction ongoing with materials being delivered and trash removed from the building. I reminded him about a public statement made by a Harvard University official that it was done when it was not. He said it is no longer under the mitigation office. He recommended I call operations. I said when I call Harvard they refer me to this office.

After 7:00 AM on week days, Harvard University can make their deliveries and pick ups. But the city noise ordinance plus the state law on idling vehicles applies. I'm aware, but do not know if Mr. Prentiss knows that Harvard University campus police remain untrained regarding city ordinances and do not have jurisdiction over them. 

Speaking with the mitigation office takes time, and I'm not paid as their quality control officer for complaining. When I call they ask me why I'm "the only one." Because the other tenants are in a coma. 15 other units face the street.  It is almost as if they purposely make noise to get me to call to complain. They want to see what I say, to see if I am rational or make threats so they can arrest me. It is a part of daily psychiatric evaluations to test me, by control freaks who run the governments and corporations and especially the human services industrial complex (MA State Rep. Marie Parente's term).  There is one aspect I suspect is intentional. One FBI agent who observed the relentless harassment by five crime families and their police associates commented, "He'll come around." It was a corollary of the paradigm created by J. Edgar Hoover the cross dressing founder of the FBI. He was said to be "the arsonist and the fire chief." He created problems for civilians, then waited for them to come to him and beg for relief.

Emphasizing my reason for calling, I explained my right to complain. I said the state is corrupt and does not enforce laws when Harvard University violates them. When I said I'd write a piece about it, it is the only thing that works he said "I'm sorry you feel that way." 

Here are two images of the vehicle that was making so much noise that morning. I should add that the next day the graduate student lesbian psychologist at Harvard University Medical School ramped up her harassment disturbing my sleep as if she was punishing me for complaining about Harvard University nuisances. It is how conformist, obedient, useful idiot, Harvard University employees, especially their depraved psychologist control freaks act when someone dares to criticize holy Harvard.



Tractor with trailer at Harvard University Museum loading dock June 6, 2014, 8:50 AM


Tractor with trailer at Harvard University Museum loading dock June 6, 2014, 8:50 AM

Tour Buses Idling for 90 Minutes at Harvard University

Harvard University attracts many tour buses. Some students complained that they were idling near their dorm windows along Mass Avenue near Harvard Square. City officials noted this and wondered about enforcing the state law against idling vehicles for more than 5 minutes. Some of the bus drivers looked for other less prominent places to wait for their passengers. Some of them found the block on Broadway between Quincy Street and Prescott Street across from my windows. It is a No Stopping Zone. Seldom are laws affecting Harvard enforced in Cambridge. Who would dare to give a summons to a University with $35 billion?
I noticed the bus idling at about 4:15 PM on Friday December 7, 2007. I went to the Senior Center to pick up the agenda for the City Council meeting on Monday December 10, 2007. When I returned at 5:45 PM the bus was still there still idling in a No Stopping Zone. I called to the police dispatcher explaining that it was 90 minutes since I noticed the bus idling. He said he would send someone. That does not mean that he would. They always say that. I suspect that there are some dispatchers who answer telephones and others who dispatch the patrol cars. Each of them has discretion what to do with the calls. At about 6:00 PM 105 minutes after I noticed the bus idling it was gone. This bus had a telephone number on it with an area code for Ohio. I'll bet he did not know about the idling law.

Harvard Square Idling Buses, Cambridge MA

On Mass Avenue near Harvard Yard at Linden Street in Cambridge, MA, tour buses park so their passengers can see the sights in Harvard Square and at Harvard University. On occasion the buses keep their motors running. Since many of them are from other states and some from Canada many drivers are unaware of the state law which limits idling of vehicles to five minutes. Here one of the three buses was idling.

Three Buses Idling Near MIT

Cambridge MA City Councilors often urge the City Manager to enforce state laws on 5-minute idling limit for all vehicles. This is part to enhance their image as environmentally concerned officials.
But it is easier said than done. It is not a high priority item for police especially during busy periods. Police dispatchers promise to send a patrol car and no car ever arrives. On occasion Cambridge civilian police dispatchers divert calls to the special campus police. But they seldom enforce these quality of life laws. They are only empowered to make arrests on university property in any case.
The three buses in this clip were idling near MIT. When I began filming two of them drove away. The driver of a third confronted me asking why I was taping "for five minutes." I explained that I like buses.