Re: [UC] Hold up Sense

2004-11-22 Thread Charles H. Buchholtz
From: "Joe Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:02:52 -0500 I know this sounds dramatic, but I do the "walking in the street" anytime I feel someone is behind me, it's dark and I'm not certain of the person's intentions. Hey, life in the big city *is* dramatic

[UC] Fw: Lawmakers in Harrisburg Remove Taxpayers Rights

2004-11-22 Thread Suzanne Minnis
Will they stop at nothing!  This amendment is intended to wipe out the right taxpayers finally won to let neighborhood associations and groups like SCRUB (Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight) weigh in on the proliferation of billboards in this City. Please try to reach the Gov. tonight, an

[UC] hoping to stay in West Philly as Housesitter/Companion ((South)West) Philadelphia)

2004-11-22 Thread Jedidiah McKee
As the subject line says, I am hoping to stay in my neighborhood of (South) West Philly (48th near Baltimore Avenue), in a live-in Companion or Housesitting position. If you need a little extra help around the house, or just need to have some-one around, I have about 3 years experience each in bot

Re: [UC] Hold up Sense

2004-11-22 Thread Joe Clarke
There is no guaranteed method to avoid being a victim, but it is always good to notice who is around you, especially at an ATM after dark.  If in the slightest you feel like someone may be lurking, either keep on walking or noisily curse that you forgot "THAT DAMN ATM  CARD!"  Don't be embar

Re: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all

2004-11-22 Thread Benseraglio2
Re UC Village Crime Statistics (December 2003)   Back in College Hall, President Ramsbottom was grilling the head of the University Police. "Damn it Eric!" she expostulated, spilling her second margarita. "When are you going to get on top of crime in the Village? You think setting up a Men

RE: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all

2004-11-22 Thread Kyle Cassidy
Title: RE: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all if we'd had these conversations earlier, i definately would have called with the gangsta unloaded his gat into the vaccant lot and ran off. I wasn't thinking that could have been one little part in a larger pict

Re: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all

2004-11-22 Thread Stephen Fisher
Title: RE: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all I think it helps to be more aware.  For starters I hope that people are now more likely to call the police when they see someone suspicious.  I know that if I see someone suspiciously wandering our block I'm now

RE: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all

2004-11-22 Thread Ben Rhoades
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all John Fenton of UCD just sent me this: Crime in University City Year to Date Violent Crime is down

RE: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all

2004-11-22 Thread Kyle Cassidy
Title: RE: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all so anticdotal reporting of crime has skyrocketed -- on this list specifically. i wonder if some of us being more aware of the types of crimes going on and the general areas will improve safety at all. -Orig

[UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all

2004-11-22 Thread Krfapt
John Fenton of UCD just sent me this: Crime in University City Year to Date Violent Crime is down 6% Property Crime is Down 5% Overall Crime is Down 5% This area has come a long way in crime reduction, "BUT" we still have a lot of work to do. Always at your service and ready for a

Re: [UC] UCD and HD: Cause of Crime Wave?

2004-11-22 Thread Mark Krull
Dear Jon Its amazing what the UCD is blamed for. I bet they horded the flu shots for the "anointed" -Original Message- From: Jonathan Cass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Nov 22, 2004 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] UCD and HD: Cause of Crime Wave? Wow!!!

RE: [UC] Another Friday robbery

2004-11-22 Thread Anthony West
Folk wisdom around here has long held that crime tends to pick up during the summer months, to jump in September, to reach a crescendo around Christmas, and then fades for the next six months. There is a lot of residential turnover in June leading to a net *drop* in total street life and exp

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-22 Thread Mark Krull
Thats a great story -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 22, 2004 10:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge In a message dated 11/22/2004 10:22:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wri

[UC] UCD and HD: Cause of Crime Wave?

2004-11-22 Thread Jonathan Cass
Wow!!! I love it -- linking UCD to the crime wave.   From what I understand, those two masked gunmen, when questioned admitted to having the "vision of the anointed" and explained that they had been forced into a life of crime in order to raise money to purchase authentic reproductions of th

Re: [UC] Another Friday robbery

2004-11-22 Thread L a s e r B e a m ®
Kyle Cassidy wrote: i'm wondering if all this new crime is really new crime or if i just know about it because i'm on the list now and have more access to anticdotes. someone had made a lovely crime map from the stats a few months ago -- just wondering if crime is _really_ more or less rampant

RE: [UC] Another Friday robbery

2004-11-22 Thread Kyle Cassidy
Title: RE: [UC] Another Friday robbery i'm wondering if all this new crime is really new crime or if i just know about it because i'm on the list now and have more access to anticdotes. someone had made a lovely crime map from the stats a few months ago -- just wondering if crime is _really_ m

Re: [UC] Another Friday robbery

2004-11-22 Thread Krfapt
Since Eric Goldstein often bragged that a major drop in the crime rate of University City was the result of UCD, do you think that the miscreants found out he left and decided it was safe for them to come back?   Al Krigman(Left of Ivan Groznyj)

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-22 Thread Mark Krull
Meliane Good point!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Nov 22, 2004 9:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge In a message dated 11/21/04 9:12:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 19 Nov, 2004, at 13:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrot

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

2004-11-22 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 11/21/04 9:12:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 19 Nov, 2004, at 13:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There has been a long evolution to the current situation at the > Bridge... Redford talked a good line, but never produced anything. Robert Redford did one really cons

[UC] Another Friday robbery

2004-11-22 Thread MLamond
After I forwarded John Ellingsworth's emails about the Friday night masked men with guns to my son, he wrote: < of mine, at Green Line today. He told me about how he was robbed at gunpoint at the ATM by the Farmers Market on Friday, around 7 pm. The man took his cash and forced him to withdraw mor