Louise, In 1976, I used to walk 2 miles to elementary school in the snow all by myself. I crossed private property, hopped fences, chased wild animals, entered sewer tunnels, took short cuts across industrial work zones. Those were different times, or maybe I was extremely lucky to survive that.
I can't imagine a kid doing those things today. Inner city Houston 2008, is almost as bad as the Kurt Russell movie "Escape From New York." You don't walk or bicycle,in the 1st ward, 2nd ward, or 5th ward, alone at night. Especially in the remote areas of those areas. That is were Search groups 1st go look for bodies. You would probably have to spend $ 200,000 on a house to live in the inner city and not be in the ghetto. And the taxes would kill you. I have never been to Portand, but I bet it doesn't have 5 million people within a 100 mile radius. I don't believe there is any town with a melting pot like Houston. We have every single nationality here. We maybe New York has more Puerto Ricans, or Jews or Catholics. But we have them beat on the Iranians, the Iraquis, the Pakistanis, the Mongolians, the Mexicans, the Guatamalans, the Hondurans, the Costa Ricans, the Panamanians, the Peruvians, the Columbians, the Equadorans, the Brazilians, the Chileans, Chinese, the Japanese, the Koreans, the Phillipinos, the Vietnamese, the Africans, the African-Americans, etc. I just don't think what works in one town will necessarily work in Houston. Latinos don't like to sit next to Blacks on the bus, especially if they are in gangs. I think what I am trying to say, is that I would rather live in Portland. David Locklear --------------------------------------------------------------------- Give this to a friend: [email protected] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
