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Originally Posted by scorp200
When I leave my Durham apartment each morning I am certain to wear chain mail for women, and then I get into my armored hyundai, carefully make my way past the hordes of Duke grad students, drive in a zig zag on MLK to avoid stray bullets emanating from the subdivisions on either side, and finally enter RTP - quickly running from my car to the office to avoid the gangs that hang out there waiting to induct researchers and techs (after all, most of RTP is in Durham).
Every day I breathe a sigh of relief that I've lived another day.
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You cracked me up bigtime with that. Thanks for the laugh!
I agree the image is much worse than reality with Durham. I am building in Brightleaf, and the crime in the area doesn't scare me. Less there right now than there is at Brier Creek, btw.
But we traditionally have had some pretty inept political leadership. I think that's our biggest hurdle, really; and we seem to be making good strides in that regard recently.
Mike
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