On Wed, 16 May 2012 10:07:14 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Wed, 16 May 2012 11:04:52 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:


Image the fire power on my street. I even have an agreement with the
guy next door that if a crook jumps from my yard into his I'm allowed
to shoot, if his dogs don't get him first.

When I moved out of Chicago 15 years ago, I first looked at the
Edgebrook neighborhood, which is still Chicago, but on the northern
edge. Real nice area, with forest preserves, good traffic, pretty
houses, low crime, etc.
Couldn't afford it though, and I'm happy where I ended up.
Reason for the low crime in Edgebrook and Edison Park and a couple
other northern Chicago neighborhoods is partly because they're full of
cops and firemen.
Maybe 40 years ago old man Daley cracked down on city employees living
in the suburbs, which was against the law.
Some got fired.
Those edge neighborhoods filled up with cops, firemen and teachers.
Got real expensive too.
But they're the safest neighborhoods in Chicago.
Not many kids in the suburb where I live - Morton Grove.
Only one neighbor a few house away had kids, and he was happy to see
me bring mine in.
I'll never forget what my mechanic said when I gave him my new phone
number. He's in Niles, next door to Morton Grove.
He asked where I moved to, and I told him the street corner.
He thought a minute until he had it pictured in his head.
Then he slowly said, like he was talking about a beautiful woman,
"Nice. Real quiet there, real quiet."
And he was right.

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Vic