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Now that the city is safe it can work on getting some personality beyond chain stores and beige and brick houses on 1/10th acre lots. But that is what makes it so safe, people get so bored all they do is shop and sleep.
In all honesty it is good news, and I am happy for them.
Now that the city is safe it can work on getting some personality beyond chain stores and beige and brick houses on 1/10th acre lots. But that is what makes it so safe, people get so bored all they do is shop and sleep.
That's kind of a good point. In Cary, people are either in their cars, in a shopping plaza, or in a large public space surrounded by people. That's fine for some, and it does lead to a very safe, if bland, existence.
That's kind of a good point. In Cary, people are either in their cars, in a shopping plaza, or in a large public space surrounded by people. That's fine for some, and it does lead to a very safe, if bland, existence.
Some people like that, my parents for one, I would rather have a few gunshots and crackheads to keep life interesting. On my drive to work I have seen drug deals and hookers getting picked up, that is life!
That's kind of a good point. In Cary, people are either in their cars, in a shopping plaza, or in a large public space surrounded by people. That's fine for some, and it does lead to a very safe, if bland, existence.
Yes, but the article refers specifically to the crimes: "murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft." Other than motor vehicle theft and burglary, none of those crimes are very commonplace in what is, let's face it, a very large suburb. Does anyone really think of Cary as a "city" in any traditional sense of the term?
I'd love to see statistics on how many cars in Cary are covered at night vs. not, I bet that explains the lack of motor vehicle theft. I'm not sure exactly what my definition of a "city" is vs. the census-type definition, but part of my case definitely includes abundant on-street parking and lack of 1 or 2-car garages.
And burglary, well, that can happen anywhere, but is much less likely in neighborhoods with any combination of the following: gates, postage-stamp lawns and nosy neighbors.
I'm really not knocking Cary. It's a great place for many people. I guess my point is, take away this "city" status and you have exactly what every "real" city in the country has: The really nice, expensive, safe suburb everyone wants to live in. Cary just managed to pack in more people than most of those other towns and became a "city" according to some actuarial table somewhere.
Well.. I certainly don't consider it a town... isn't it still offiically "Town of Cary."
I consider it an annoyance. I actually have not been there in over a year, and even then it was a commando raid to get $3 Buck Chuck at Trader Joe's. I will admit though, in the hour I was there I was never raped, my car was not jacked and no one killed me!
Of course I go to Durham every weekend and I have never been raped, car jacked or murdered there. I was burgled when I lived there though!
I have lived in Raleigh all of my (minus college) and have been in Cary less than 10 times. I am sure it is nice and clean and full of growth. The newness of it all is too much for me. To each his own.
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