larry
At 02:28 PM 11/30/2003, you wrote:
>I'll grant you the new administration, Larry, But I was last in DC in
>2000, that's not that long ago. I just know the place better than y'all. I
>lived there twenty years, you know.
>
>Dana
>
> >Foggy Bottom is a great place. As is Georgetown and the areas between
> >the two places. I've really found that its like any large city, there
> >are places where you simply do not go at certain times of day.
> >
> >As "the DC government gives new meaning to the term "criminal
> >enterprise"", Dana, you have not been here in quite a while, that is
> >plainly obvious. Things have changed a great deal since the Marion
> >"Crackhead" Barry administration. While I do not necessarily agree
> >with all of what Mayor Anthony A. Williams has done, the fact remains
> >he's done a remarkable job of turning the city around.
> >
> >larry
> >
> >>there are no "OK" parts of town in DC :) they are all in the suburbs :)
> >>
> >>This being said I just couldn't let the statement past, but I have
> >>no basis for comparing DC to Philly and very little to NY. However,
> >>I don't agree that any big city is dangerous. There are quite a few
> >>cities with the same population as DC where I would happily go for a
> >>stroll at night. Houston and San Antonio come to mind and so do
> >>Albuquerque and Portland OR, though I will grant you that the latter
> >>two are probably somewhat smaller.
> >>
> >>If we are talking about doing business... I have to admit that
> >>Mike's post arrived more or less sui generis in my inbox, and I
> >>wondered what he was talking about... the DC government gives new
> >>meaning to the term "criminal enterprise" :)
> >>
> >>Dana
> >>
> >>>come on... DC's neighborhoods and people aren't that bad if you stay
> in the
> >>>OK parts of town... and neither is New York. I am originally from New
> York
> >>>but grew-up in Philadelphia during my teenage years and very early
> twenties,
> >>>and then I lived and partied in DC until severalmonths ago. Quite
> honestly,
> >>>there's no such thing as a big city with nothing but safe
> neighborhoods. If
> >>>I had to rate cities in terms of danger, DC is definitely more dangerous
> >>>than New York but Philadelphia is by far more dangerous than DC. If we're
> >>>talking about doing business and not getting ripped-off (which is what I
> >>>believe the original topic was) then I'd say you're least likely to get
> >>>ripped-off in Philladelphia, then DC, and most ikely to get ripped off
> by a
> >>>shop-owner in NY. That said, if you're a sucker then you're just as
> likely
> >>>to et ripped-off in any city and if you've got common sense then
> you'll most
> >>>likely be fine anywhere. Damn, all this talk about rough neighborhoods
> >>>makes me miss Philly.
> >>>
> >>>~Simon
> >>>
> >>>Simon Horwith
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> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> Sent: 30 November 2003 13:34
> >>> To: CF-Community
> >>> Subject: Re: CF-Community: Digest every 8 hours
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> whoa.
> >>>
> >>> This is the DC I know? Where a woman got shot driving her children home
> >>> from choir practice because she made the mistake of being on North
> Capitol
> >>> Steet when two drug dealers decided to have it out? The land of the
> >>> three-hour rush hour? You *are* kidding, right? Take a nice stroll
> around
> >>> Howard University or Johns Hopkins Hospital at midnight and then
> come tell
> >>> me how sane the population is :)
> >>>
> >>> Dana
> >>>
> >>> > > I would also suggest staying away from NYC, nothing by freaks,
> >>>zombies,
> >>> > > theives, junkies and gorillas up there. Been ripped off every time I
> >>> > > have dealt with someone from NYC. Boston, Baltimore, or DC are much
> >>> > > nicer places to visit, cost less, and have fewer sociopaths per
> capita
> >>> > > in relation to the overall population of crazy Americans.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>
> >>[
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