Expressed as a position on a continuum from dystopia to utopia: Where YOU at? (Trees And Things)

pO157: Re: Expressed as a position on a continuum

Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:05:31 EST

The fine ethnic markets in Slavic village are long gone, replaced by white-trash. It's not the same city I grew up in, for sure. :(

Welcome to my world. Every time my wife and I tell people where our house is we usually get the

skeeter1: Re: Expressed as a position on a continuum

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:25:50 EST

I'm surprised that Cleveland, OH only made it to 11th on the list. I live near there, but I never go into the city any longer. I used to go downtown with my mom on the streetcar (remember those?) back in the '50s, and it was fine. I hung

Lou: Bumper sticker philosophy

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 20:54:43 EST

"When the people lead, the leaders will follow". Or something like that.

pO157: Re: Expressed as a position on a continuum from dy

Mon, 1 Dec 2008 06:19:08 EST

You know what the problem is? It's almost like despair, or maybe some type of Jimmy Carter era malaise in these neighborhoods. It seems to me that people are willing to tolerate some type of random high profile crime every once in a while because at least

pO157: Now is your chance!

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:41:31 EST

Your neighbors are afraid of the crime wave. It's time for you to step up and solve their problems for them. I'd find a minority dissident group to blame everything on (like digital photographers), then start your own cadre of loyal brown shirts. Make sure

port1080: Re: Expressed as a position on a continuum from dy

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:12:51 EST

Last night we went out to eat, and when we got home a police car was blocking the entrance to our driveway. Turned out to have nothing to do with us, though. Our neighbors left their car unlocked, parked on the street in front of their house an

joshv: Re: Expressed as a position on a continuum from dy

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:11:36 EST

Funny, you'd think the population wouldn't have any time for such shenanigans, what with all the time they spend stuffing envelopes with credit card offers.

permazorch: Wilmington, DE is right next door

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:28:11 EST

to Philadelphia, PA.

I wouldn't be surprised if vast amounts of creepy activity bounced between and spilled over the two metro areas.

MayorBob: So Many Murders; So Few Arrests.

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:32:40 EST

Wilmington has recorded 23 murders this year (the city has around 72,000 residents). Only nine have resulted in arrests. Amazingly, there is no homicide section in the Wilmington PD. Up until twenty years ago, there used to be at least th

port1080: Re: Expressed as a position on a continuum from dy

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:37:01 EST

I'm somewhat surprised to see that Wilmington, DE wasn't on the list - I guess maybe it's not quite big enough? In any case, we've had a record number of murders this year, but they're pretty much all in the same area and they're mostly drug related.