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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 6:17 pm
Eh, depends on the area. I know some small towns that are chalk-full of scum bags, drug addicts, etc... I also know some small towns that are super friendly with very little crime or drugs. Interestingly, drug addiction tends to lead to higher crime rates. Go figure. I don't know if things are as black-and-white as small town = friendly and big city = mean. Or even all towns/cities are full of bad people.... or good. I think some people here want to prove that "small towns are just as bad as big cities." Probably not true, though. Smaller towns do tend to have the sort of "You know everyone and everyone knows you vibe" so people tend to behave. I think the anonymity of bigger cities allows some people to think they can get away with shit. That being said, assholes can live anywhere.
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 8:10 pm
(May 10, 2019 at 1:23 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (May 10, 2019 at 12:53 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Consider it an intelligence test.
You failed. Yes, you did. The first town I lived in, Summitville, Indiana, had ~1,000 people. I could see every house in town from the four-way stop.
Which has nothing to do with the topic of broken windows or big city vs. small town life. Rave on till you actually have something to say.
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 9:37 pm
Interesting statistic.
The town in question ( the county seat) is just under 10,000 residents.
The crime rate?
For 2018 - incidents of violent crime - 12.
No homicides.
You can keep the big city.
I'm comfortable 10 miles outta town
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 9:47 pm
(May 10, 2019 at 9:37 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Interesting statistic.
The town in question ( the county seat) is just under 10,000 residents.
The crime rate?
For 2018 - incidents of violent crime - 12.
No homicides.
You can keep the big city.
I'm comfortable 10 miles outta town
What's the meth lab incident rate?
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 10:19 pm
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2019 at 10:32 pm by Athene.)
Don't care for small town nosiness and folks being all up in my business. Or having to drive way out yonder just to get to the doc, a decent hospital, mall or whatever. That shit's for the birds.
That being said, I'm not too fond of big cities either. Nice to visit, but the hustle and bustle, the lights and all those stupid specialty coffee houses and buildings crammed together gets boring real quick. It's just ugly to look at after awhile.
I live in a nice mid-sized city. Plenty of new non-nosey faces and amenities interspersed with lots of greenery, trees and open space.
Just the way I like it. 
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 10:26 pm
(May 10, 2019 at 9:47 pm)wyzas Wrote: (May 10, 2019 at 9:37 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Interesting statistic.
The town in question ( the county seat) is just under 10,000 residents.
The crime rate?
For 2018 - incidents of violent crime - 12.
No homicides.
You can keep the big city.
I'm comfortable 10 miles outta town
What's the meth lab incident rate?
A trailer or two blow up every once in a while.....
It relieves the monotony.....
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 10:43 pm
Not an advantage but a fact: A few years ago, all at once, my former boss died. And my then-current boss's step-father. And my daughter's former teacher's ex-husband. And the former Editor/Owner of the local newspaper.
He was a great man.
Where are we going and why am I in this hand basket?
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 10:55 pm
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2019 at 10:58 pm by Athene.)
If you do become a victim of crime in a small town, your goose could very well be cooked if you don't have a firearm handy.
Could find yourself fucked if you have a life-threatening medical emergency as well.
Small town living has its drawbacks in that regard.
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 10, 2019 at 11:06 pm
(May 10, 2019 at 12:40 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: Across the street from my insurance agent's office, and just a few doors away from two taverns is a corner bookstore that went out of business. Sitting on the sidewalk in front of a large plate glass window is three bricks and a concrete block. They have been there for over a month.
Think you'd see that in "the big city"?
I'd bet not.
No. The corner bookstore would probably still be in business in the big city.
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RE: One advantage of small towns.
May 11, 2019 at 6:08 am
I can attest that crime can be rampant in small towns. I live in a town of about 6000 people. Last year, someone stole a bolt of cloth from a local upholsterer and it was all anyone could talk about for three days.
The mystery remains unsolved.
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