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By Darlene DorseySAN ANTONIO --He has lived in the same neighborhood since 1979 and Manuel Mermea has strong opinions about graffiti in the Indian Creek subdivision.I hate stuff like this. This just irritates me, Mermea emphasized.Instead of complaining, about ten years ago the retired Army paratrooper jumped into action.I went and bought me some paint and got me a brush at the dollar store.With safety in mind, he quickly set out a bright orange cone to alert drivers since he parked on the side of the road.Making sure people won't hit me, he insisted.Mermea swiftly wipes out what many consider signs of trouble.He has found a way to save money on his continuing project to clean up his community.The Graffiti Abatement program provides me with the paint.Mermea gets paint from the District 4 field office of Councilman Rey Saldana.The councilman is hosting a Graffiti Abatement Flash Mob on Saturday, July 27th at 9:30am.Saldana is hoping more hundreds of volunteers can help, in 100 locations throughout the district, to tackle graffiti--something doing Mermea has done all alone.If we could multiply him by 100, we'd have a much cleaner, safer district, stated Saldana.With or without help, Mermea said he will keep showing up behind those leaving their unappreciated marks. As long as I can walk, long as I can use my hand, long as I can use my eyes to see to do what I am doing right now, I will keep doing it.