Crime threads...advice for a sort of newbie?

[Flipadelphia26]

We need to have a Philly get together.

[Hussyband]

How about after all this damn snow melts, and the temperatures allow for at least the limited desire to leave the house .

We would all be pale (literally) reflections of our Jamaican personas!

[Flipadelphia26]

Maybe this summer. I have a pool, and a outdoor bar next to said pool. As well as some 3 dives jerk sauce. We could pretend.

(Moved out to chester county.)

[kibby]

Great post Flip!

This just goes to show how shocking it can be when headlines like this are called out. Fact of the matter is, I feel very safe working in Center City and living in Manayunk (although the hipsters in Northern Liberties & Fishtown kinda scare me). I still feel safe in Negril, as well.

LOL...you mean us Narbs aren't intimidating?

[kibby]

And kibby... It's definitely not as bad as where we are from....


Just a week or 2 ago.

http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-2...n-monday-night

I am sure you are familiar with Northern Liberties. A neighborhood where the yuppies and hipsters live.



http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/...232596141.html


Woman Raped, Beaten, Robbed in Center City

Yes and many people still come to our city as tourists! But is it so bad in Negril that if I want to visit my old friends in the hills, even if I'm with them, I will have problems? Just want to prepare myself for any big differences from 20 years ago...Actually hadn't crossed my mind until these threads started to pop up.

FYI, going to new Mexican joint in Manayunk this week....we live at Han Dynasty :-)

[Flipadelphia26]

I dont know about going to the hills. Not experienced there.

My GF and I have not run into too many issues over the last 2 years though. Some people were unfriendly here and there, but we have never felt threatened.

[negril#1fan]

I feel much safer traveling to visit friends in the hills, usually have a long time friend with me and go to visit his family. Its good these threads popped up, you'll be fine and now more aware.... Stay on the beaten path, careful after dark, beach road has more people out and about so there is safety in numbers, the west end road gets dark and lonely at night, not safe....

[captaind]

Yes and many people still come to our city as tourists! But is it so bad in Negril that if I want to visit my old friends in the hills, even if I'm with them, I will have problems? Just want to prepare myself for any big differences from 20 years ago...Actually hadn't crossed my mind until these threads started to pop up.

FYI, going to new Mexican joint in Manayunk this week....we live at Han Dynasty :-)

I spend every day in Spring Garden and only sleep at Seastar (until I rebuild the house)

No problems there.

[Lax1724]

i live in a ritzy Main Line suburb of Philadelphia and we have crime too. We just don't have a beach.

[Fred Stripe]

Changed !!!! You heard,,it's like Lord of the Flies 2014 now. Hold on to your conch.