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How do you know that your neighborhood is starting to go down the tubes?

Posted on 07/07/2004 4:27:48 PM PDT by Mears

Just heard this on Howie Carr's radio show in Boston and it was hysterical!


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: neighborhoods
When check cashing stores start opening up in your neighborhood.
1 posted on 07/07/2004 4:27:49 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Mears

Or pawn shops


2 posted on 07/07/2004 4:36:39 PM PDT by Servant of the 9 (Screwing the Inscrutable or is it Scruting the Inscrewable?)
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To: Mears
When check cashing stores start opening up in your neighborhood.

True. On the other hand, a liquor store improves any neighborhood. :)

3 posted on 07/07/2004 4:49:46 PM PDT by LibKill (Happy Birthday America! I love you.)
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To: Mears

When the Kerry-Edwards lawn signs start going up.


4 posted on 07/07/2004 5:00:47 PM PDT by EggsAckley ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Evita Rodham Clinton)
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To: Mears

LOL


5 posted on 07/07/2004 6:15:04 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: EggsAckley

That's the last straw.


6 posted on 07/07/2004 6:15:20 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: cyborg

Another one that came up is when you see sofas on the front porch.


7 posted on 07/07/2004 6:22:25 PM PDT by Mears
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When some driveways resemble used car parking lots or junk yards.


8 posted on 07/07/2004 6:23:36 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: Mears

When a cheap dinette set is in the carport.


9 posted on 07/07/2004 11:00:37 PM PDT by ChocChipCookie (If we had some eggs, we could have bacon and eggs if we had some bacon. --unknown Freeper)
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When you can't BBQ for fear of setting off the neighbors meth lab.


10 posted on 07/08/2004 5:19:15 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (Be a Dollar a Day FReeper, and SMILE when you get your Mastercard bill!)
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When there are signs in your neighborhood advertising "Sweat Corn"...


11 posted on 07/09/2004 8:58:44 AM PDT by EUPHORIC (Right? Left? Read Ecclesiastes 10:2 for a definition. The Bible knows all about it!)
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To: Mears

and right next to the check-cashing place is a rent-to-own store.


12 posted on 07/12/2004 12:47:51 PM PDT by LouisWu (pull our people out now! Then we can nuke.)
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To: LouisWu

Good one,LouisWu!


13 posted on 07/12/2004 2:42:02 PM PDT by Mears
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