Waldorf the Next PG County....
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Heartily agree. Which is one of the reasons I left. Waldorf suffered from DC/PG creep, but now it dosn't go back north when the sun goes down. Or comes up, whichever is more correct.
Know what I don't miss hearing? The sirens every 30 minutes, starting at about 9pm. When they started to make their way in from 301 to Smallwood Drive, I left.
I also don't miss my pedophilic Air Force neighbor!!
NJ rocks!
Know what I don't miss hearing? The sirens every 30 minutes, starting at about 9pm. When they started to make their way in from 301 to Smallwood Drive, I left.
I also don't miss my pedophilic Air Force neighbor!!
NJ rocks!
More businesses mean more people come to the county. More people mean it is more likely there is going to be crime.
You are doing a lot of stereotyping when you start talking about Section 8 housing.
Have any of you ever been out of Southern Maryland? I bet you wouldn't dare go to crime ridden DC. You might get shot or something. And I'm sure with what you are hearing on the news about London right now you probably think I'm taking my life in my hands when I get on the Metro. I feel sorry for you.
I think people in Waldorf need to be more concerned about nuts like you than about the criminals. You are going to do our county more harm than they ever will. I wonder if you are friends with our "conservative board of ed members"?
You are doing a lot of stereotyping when you start talking about Section 8 housing.
Have any of you ever been out of Southern Maryland? I bet you wouldn't dare go to crime ridden DC. You might get shot or something. And I'm sure with what you are hearing on the news about London right now you probably think I'm taking my life in my hands when I get on the Metro. I feel sorry for you.
I think people in Waldorf need to be more concerned about nuts like you than about the criminals. You are going to do our county more harm than they ever will. I wonder if you are friends with our "conservative board of ed members"?
Mikeinsmd
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Let me elaborate oh misguided one..... Not only was I born and raised in Southern MD, I have worked in the DC metro area for over 20 years. So yes, I do go out of Southern Maryland EVERY WORKDAY as do many many people from Southern Maryland.terpfan said:
I've also ridden and will continue to ride metro.
Section 8 is a fact. Get used to it. Looks like you're the only one happy with Waldorf. Get over yourself already.
Oh and yes, you should worry about us "nuts'" vs. all the crime you've inherited from PG/DC.
Well, hell no - we wuz all BORN here!terpfan said:
Buddy, I moved here while in my 30's, and I still *work* in DC every day, just like many others on here. I've lived in nearly every major city in the Northeast.
But I don't buy into the ridiculous premise that "business" breeds crime. Lots of cities across the nation have businesses, but crime doesn't escalate. Case in point: Crime generally occurs in "hot spots" - and they aren't necessarily population centers or business areas. Often, they are in neighborhoods with no retail businesses whatsoever. You can have HEAVY crime in relatively rural areas, such as was true a few years back in Palo Alto - due to heavy gang violence.
Higher population *may* bring a higher NUMBER of crimes - and it doesn't, necessarily - but per capita crime shouldn't escalate. Like I said, many metropolitan areas of greater than 100,000 people in the U.S. have very low crime. Urbanization does not promote, create or - and I think this is what you implied - *correlate* (meaning, they scale together even if no cause/effect link is known) to crime.
Like Suitland MD - nearly every business that was here ten to fifteen years ago is now abandoned, boarded up, turned into a church (!) or into a vacant lot. At one time the local business owners blamed the failing of the businesses on the ugly appearance of the Suitland Federal Center, claiming that it looked like "a prison".ylexot said:
Then - they blamed it on the non-decorative appearance of the store fronts, so they spent an obscene amount of money to "re-face" the store fronts. STILL the people didn't come.
Somehow, they didn't get that the hold-ups, murders, arson and drive-by shootings *might* be contributing to the problem. I've witnessed the permanent closing of at least two banks, three restaurants, one convenience store, one dry cleaner, a video store, one fast food chain and at least one gas station, in addition to the smaller shops around here.
