On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 3:02 AM, Dana<[email protected]> wrote: > > no they are not. I picked them because they are adjacent to downtown. The > worst is .. hm, hard to say, but maybe Central and Texas or thereabouts. Or > perhaps Westgate, just for sheer desolation. But most of those people own > their homes. You really need a definition of bad. Where I am right now off > Bridge and Isleta would probably qualify by Albuquerque conventional wisdom, > but I kind of like that it's an old neighborhood and the bosque is right > there. Plus the 50's Dairy Queen is amusing...
I love the 50's Dairy Queens. :-) My uncle used to run an apartment building on Central and Texas. It's damn bad 'round there, but I dunno if it's the worst. I'm going to focus on the positive tho, and end it there, vs. listing stuff, 'specially since I've been a hermit of sorts for the last like 5 years. > But nobody is going to wander into the war zone up Central looking for > historical landmarks. Which was my main point, friendly advice to someone I > did not know knew DC. Watch out where you step, because people did and still > do get shot a block or two from historical landmarks. So when you are > pushing your kids around in their strollers, it's probaby good to stick to > frequented areas in daylight. Well, I dunno if that's very special about DC tho, is I guess kinda my point. Like, it seems that the crime rate 'round Hawaii catches more folk by surprise. I'd be wary anywhere "like" DC. Not scared, mind you, but at least Aware. > I think I do ok in street situations. I've been in a lot of them and for > example seen a lot of stupid white kids get into trouble on drug runs. Luckily I haven't seen too many kids of any color get into trouble on drug runs, but this is part of my point-- one who has experience isn't like one who hasn't, and it's sometimes hard to be unbiased, I guess. Like, can I, who is pretty hip on either avoiding or defusing confrontations, really see the world from the point of view of someone who isn't, or, me who wasn't? Maybe, but it's no science. J > Saying something is dangerous does not mean don't do it (tho really, buying > drugs on the street imho is pretty dumb...) I spent a lot of time looking > around New Orleans when I was there, and got to see a lot of different > versions of the place. So it's not that it didnt kick in DC ;p unless you > are saying I should have repelled the attempted carjacking of my taxi with > my mindpowers ;) I did however use my knowledge of the place to get my hotel > for about a hundred bucks a night cheaper. More that the taxi-shaking is something similar to what I've been through, and this is tame little old Albuquerque. :) Nawlens was a real blast when I was there. I love architecture, tho I'm no buff. And I used to love to party. Perfect match. Speaking of, I'm a little bummed because this old apartment building next to my old home burned down yesterday or so (depending on how you define day). > Larry is an ass who thinks he knows DC because he lives in a townhouse in a > subdivison fifty miles away in another state ;p Also, it really upsets him > when people tell him he isn't omniscient. Yeah, it can be fun to engage, neh? Don't be too hard on 'im tho, nothing wrong with seeing things differently. Prooving how things are, of course, is, well... you know how I feel about proof. =] > You, well, at least you listen. We hear all the time in Albuquerque what a > dangerous place it is, which I think is hysterical. No it's not, unless you > buy drugs or have sex for money or do some serious Mad Dog behind the gas > station at San Mateo and Zuni ;) Maybe it's a little dangerous if you're 19 > and hang out at skate parks or perhaps big dance clubs. Shrug. The skate parks might sound a little scary, but they've got UCs there and whatnot-- probably get into more trouble skating places he shouldn't. Or not. Kids congregating... well, just seems like it leads to trouble. Heh. This place is probably not really that bad, in all actuality. There is some crazy shtuff that goes down, but I think that's sorta true anywhere people are. :) As an anecdote, I think the night I was shot was a full moon, (yeah, IRIN) and when I went in I was front of the line for getting [this totally old-west-type bullet removal] worked on, when a cop was ran over, two people came in with chest wounds (trumped my measly hand), and then more came in, when both parties involved in a previous altercation came to the same hospital. All were more serious than my situation (and those bastards wouldn't give me so much as an analgesic till a doc saw me, several hours after I went in!). That was at least 10 years ago or so, but I've been spending time at various hospitals throughout the years (mostly UNMH), and plenty of people (not all druggies, whores, dog'ers & kids) get hurt all the time. Violently, that is. Least when it happens in the hospital parking lot, you're close, neh? Heh :( But what really gets to me is the innocent kids (usually sleeping) that get killed in drive-by shootings (usually the wrong house even) and whatnot. That crap is super lame. Too many times a year, IMO. Course, once a decade would be too much, but that's part of life. Rain and all that (don't forget the sun!). A tourist will have a freaking awesome time tho-- which sorta sucks, cuz then they move here and don't do stuff like stop to help a fellow motorist in distress, and instead focus on getting rid of things like smoking. What a mix, what a mix. (said like I'm melting at the end of the wizard of oz) =] So, yeah, I guess it's just habit to say "my town is rougher than yours", sorta. Wasn't quite paying attention. (LOL-- sadly, I hardly ever take my own advice) > Almost all of the violence that is going to happen in the state happens > here, just because it is the transportation hub and the closest thing to a > big city in the state. (it isn't really, you know. It's medium at best.) But > that is what I think gets our per capita up, that and some wierd charging > patterns. Personally, I don't think it's child abuse to run a stop sign with > a chid in the car, but people do get charged with it and want to bet > whether that get as counted as violent crime? Espa[tilde-n]ola gets pretty crazy. Or so I hear. :) There's something weird about the state, really. Nowhere else like it. (obviously, but still) > There's no comparing it to the hopelessness in the bad parts of some other > cities. Not just DC; that's just the example I know in detail. New Orleans > definitely hits some of the same notes. New York and Philadelphia probably > do too, but I haven't really done more than drive through NYC and I have > only been semi-close to Philadelphia once. I honestly can't really say. And it's bad enough that there's no hope anywhere. In this day and age? Sheesh. Hrm. Probably partly my bad, as I could be giving hope *right now*. Guess that's just what's in the cards. > I have spent way too much time on Larry's delusions now; I'll go see if I > can see the moon fromthis side of the building. Thanks for the heads up. It's a bad-ass moon, I tells ya what. And 'magine: we were probably looking at it, at the same time (course it would be more awe-inspiring if you were in china or something, and not a few miles (how many km, I wonder?) away.). Hmm... guess China would fall into that "it's like, full daylight here, dude." category, so, well, you know. Fill in the blanks with something that actually makes sense. =]s Ah well. I too should probably be solving problems right now, though this is nice. sh'prolly be sleeping, actually. It's a couple hours past my bed-time. I do so love the night. -- I love the day too. Dawn and dusk? Middling. ;] :D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? 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