You know, Rob and others..... I was just here thinking about "back in the day" and the funny thing about it is that it evokes such good memories (although a little clouded by the time gone by) that most things today don't compare favorably. When you start out a story with words similar to "I remember when.....(fill in the blank) that...", chances are a smile creeps over your face with the warm and fuzzy rememberings.

Truth is that; money was worth much more, education/literacy was better, people had jobs, nuclear families were the rule instead of "baby muddas or faddas" providing little or no support. A gangster in Kingston couldn't or at least wouldn't bother to come to Westmoreland to commit crimes because cars were scarse and pickings were better in town anyways.

The whole point is that Jamaica is both a wonderful and can be a dangerous place if you don't take at least as much care as you do at home. I wouldn't walk an unlit, sparcely traveled lane here in So. Florida so why would I do that in Jamaica?

What you could safely do 5-25 years ago is not necessarily true today. You could be a stumbling drunk and the goodness of people or "the Alcohol God" would keep you safe but too often it just opens a window of opportunity for some never-do-well to make a fast few dollars.

I love Jamaica and don't feel threatened by much of anything that goes on around me but I do maintain a vigilance and an awareness of my surroundings. In short; Summerset Lane is a great place to walk in the daytime or at night with a close friend or two.

Peace and Guidance.