----- Original Message ----- From: "joann breitbarth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "almitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] mean streets of PF
> In 17 years as the proprietor of my own business, located in Chicago > Heights, and as a Park Forest mailman, I never had a single incident. Since > I bought and sold antiques, household merchandise and entire estates on a > daily basis, it was well known that I carried goodly sums of money. We all > know that anything can happen anywhere and caution should always be the > rule. Over the years and to this day I've had dozens of friends and > assosciates in and around Park Forest. I have nothing but positive > experiences to draw upon. Since March i've spent at least 2 days a week > hunting meteorites in the area without a negative word from anyone. There > are a lot of aggressive dogs you might want to watch out for though. I had > one stick it's head through a fence, snapping and snarling.... > > Bill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "almitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:32 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] mean streets of PF > > > > Hi Bill and all, > > > > I have lived in the general area of Chicago all my life before 1963. > Though I think > > there are a lot of nice people who live in this area there area also a > number of hard > > core people and it isn't uncommon to hear of someone breaking down in an > auto on > > Chicago's south east side and running into trouble, shootings, car > jackings, and a > > variety of other problems (probably related to drugs). I seriously doubt > you would go > > into the Chicago Heights with money or anything of value out in the open > during the > > night time hours. You are kidding yourself if you don't think something > couldn't > > happen. > > > > I live and work with people who grew up in that area and they have > cautioned me, > > people that lived in that area had cautioned me while I was hunting in the > area so > > there has to be something to the stories that I have heard. When I was in > Chicago > > itself one time looking for a camera store, the people in the store gave > me detailed > > directions on how to get to their store, and gave me areas to stay away > from. They > > advised me to lock my doors until at the store. Like any city it has its > bad spots and > > with all the people carrying wads of cash around at Park Forest, I am > surprised that > > someone didn't get mugged. All my best to you and the list! > > > > --AL Mitterling > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
