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05-06-2005, 06:15 AM
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Why I hate city life.....
I'm currently living in Columbus, Ohio, and after the other city I lived in (which was much worse), I'm getting the heck out of town ASAP. I've seen enough violence, disturbing trends, and complete lack of self-restraint to make me sick. I work nights as a security guard, and this past week has me a bit irate at the lack of consideration and downright stupidity of a majority of the human race. Everything from vandalism, theft, and sexual assault has happened here THIS WEEK ALONE. Normally, the worst thing I have to deal with is drunks, but this really has me wondering where we're headed. Not very long ago, there was a shooting at a concert (Darrell Abbott was killed). A little better than a year ago, there was a lunatic shooting at drivers on the outerbelt. I don't normally like to complain, but this week (and past experiences) has me wondering when our society will implode. Sorry for the rant, but I'm nearly at the end of my leash (and straining to distance myself from the depravity of city life). OK, now I'll go back to civilized mode.....
gd357
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05-06-2005, 07:53 AM
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I'm with ya pal.
It goes both ways too. On one side you have the criminals killing, slashing and raping. On the other hand you have the Religious freaks trying to turn the rest of us into criminals. I wish I could make a living in the boondocks somewhere. I need the city for my livlihood. So I keep driving in every day. Jabba
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05-06-2005, 09:20 AM
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I make a living in town (62 miles from home) and live in the boonies. . . . . . Ain't life grand. BTW be careful because alot of us religious freaks LIVE in the boonies. . . .
 GoodOlBoy
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#4
05-06-2005, 09:35 AM
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You ain't a religious freak. They are out there... but you ain't one. The people I consider freaks are the ones that think I'm going to hell for celebrating a birth day. Or "allowing" my wife to wear pants. Or ride a motorcycle... or any number of other things that is generally none of their business and effects them in no way. Jabba
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05-06-2005, 10:40 AM
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Not picking a fight, Jabba, but what someone "thinks" about what you do doesn't affect you, either.
Put me in the non-religious, non-fanatic crowd. Please. But unless any group of "they" take action to prevent you from doing what is otherwise legal and ethical, "they" can think anything they like. It doesn't skin your nose. Now, if they DO start to skin your nose, THEN we all have a problem. Nose skinning is how we got Prohibition, gun control, limited usage public lands and all the rest. None of it helped anything.
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05-06-2005, 10:45 AM
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People no longer are responsible for their actions and habits, and feel like they need to blame someone else and be compensated for their own poor choices. I am a fat guy, and will probably die young because I can't get me eating in check. That's no ones fault but my own. Jabba
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05-06-2005, 10:49 AM
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Amen to all that.
If we ever meet, I'll buy you lunch - and I'll have seconds.
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05-06-2005, 01:30 PM
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ROCKY AND JABBA
IT ALL GOES BACK TO BASIC POTTY TRAINING. I WAS A NATIVE OHIO BOY AND LOOK WHERE I ENDED UP. A FEW YEARS AGO I INHERITED A HOUSE IN DAYTON AND LIVED THERE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I COULDN'T STAND THE CITY LIFE. THE PEOPLE WERE LIKE MOLES, SOMETIME BETWEEN 6:30 AND 7:30 THEY WOULD ALL COME SCAMPERING OUT OF THE HOUSE, JUMP IN THEIR CAR AND LEAVE. AT AROUND 3:00 TO 4:00 THEY WOULD ALL ARRIVE BACK AT THEIR DOMICILE AND YOU WOULDN'T SEE THEM AGAIN UNTILL THE NEXT MORNING. CRIME WAS RAMPANT, ABOUT A MURDER A DAY, RAPES AND CHILD ABUSE OUT OF CONTROL. I WOULDN'T GO BACK THERE IF THEY PAID ME TO COME THERE AND THEN A MONTHLY STIPEND TO STAY. THE BIG CITY IS NO PLACE FOR THIS OL' COWPOKE. I DON'T THINK I'M MISSING ANYTHING AT ALL. JUST MY 2 CENTS WORTH.
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#9
05-06-2005, 01:57 PM
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gd357,
Ever thought about leaving? I know several folks that have left St Louis to live here. They usually dont make the same money, but dont have to. Cost of living is the difference. Dont know your situation, but I do know several that it has worked for...... Andy
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05-06-2005, 03:44 PM
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It's the anonymity.
I grew up in a small town. You had to behave and watch your step, because the assumption was, anything you did, everyone would know about. If you wanted to be trusted, and respected, you behaved accordingly. If nobody knows you, and you don't know the people you're interacting with, the only practical problem is getting caught. People without a conscience take advantage of that.
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05-06-2005, 10:45 PM
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You guys want to talk about city life, the life around Washington, DC sucks. Right next to a client of mine's shop, two people were shot to death in two days. I was just down there yesterday and today. In downtown DC, a 20/30 something man punched a 83 year old woman and commenced to beat her into submission so that he could steal whatever she had. This was all caught on video tape. She kept clutching her pocket, so he smashed her on the head about three more times with his fist. What made me sicker is that a white care drove by in the background and nobody got out. However, the video only showed the bottom portion of the vehicle, so I would like to think that the drivers of the car didn't see anything. Anyway, the guy got away and the 83 year old woman was hospitalized.
Whoever mentioned that anonymity allows people to get away with this stuff is right. I mentioned that to my fiance just last night as we were watching that video. If something like that were to happen in a small town, you can bet that the victim would know who beat her. In this case, nobody has a clue and the picture on the camera wasn't too good. Tons of people were stunned by this event. I guess it is easy for people to think that this stuff doesn't really happen, but to watch a brutal beating on tape kind of wakes people up.
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05-06-2005, 11:11 PM
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Andy,
Hopefully within a year, I'll be able to. Unfortunately, right now I can't. I spent the first 19 years of my life out in the middle of nowhere, and I loved it. Now, I leave town on friday, and return sunday night. I spent 18 months in Flint, MI. That place was a heck of a lot worse than this is. At least here I don't have to listen to gunshots coming from downtown on a regular basis. I still just can't fathom why anyone would choose to live in a large urban area. gd357
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05-07-2005, 12:13 PM
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Down here I think what balances the crime rate is the atmosphere...I am fortunate somewhat....as you dont really drive more than two miles without seeing Law enforcement...they have a very heavy presence, but arent heavy handed.....but to read the newspapers or listen to the evening news on any given day is getting more and more depressing....I enjoy driving, seeing the big boats the airplanes taking off and the beautiful homes...this has always been home to me, Florida born and bred.....I stay away from places I know are bad....but any and everywhere I do, hairdresser, work, watering holes etc...are ten minutes in any direction.....
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05-07-2005, 04:12 PM
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I'm not advertising for more people to move here (Utah is already one of the fastest growing states, by percentage), but it's hard to beat an area where one can be an hour from elk hunting, or an hour from symphony and ballet.
I live in Ogden, and have good eateries, good stores and everything I could want. I'm also 200 yards from the boundary of the National Forest, half mile from a trout river, 15 minutes from world-class skiing, same distance from a nice reservoir and a bit more to a rifle range. I have mule deer feed in my yard many nights, and I can hear pheasant and coyotes many evenings. The scenery? Whoa! Utah is a CCW state with low crime and family values. On the other hand taxes are outrageous, the Mormon church does tend to make adulthood illegal or at least frowned on, and wages are low. But in general, the West has everywhere else beat hands down for great living. Pick Utah or Wyoming or Idaho or Montana or Nevada or Colorado or Arizona or South Dakota and you can't go wrong.
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