jennymayla wrote:
ice, ice baby.

as I recall, she was like the less-poor-man's tonya harding.

dmark526 wrote:
don't blame innocent students from one of the top rated schools in the country unless you can back up your claim.

kitten wrote:
Looking for a pat on the back is nothing more than human nature. You see it a lot with children... not as much with adults because we all are just children with learned behavior.

But everyone likes to get credit or compliments... what's so wrong with that?

GnomeGeneral wrote:

radryan03 wrote:
Way to go Tommy - nicely done. I agree - sometimes decisions have to be made - you made the right one.

Not sure what is up with the haters. Hate on brothers - Tommy still did the right thing for all of us.

tommyc_37 wrote:

I honestly was not looking for a pat on the back

camera-ready wrote:
The private spot remains empty when the owner is away.

JCSHEP wrote:
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1stStGuy wrote:
....Wibbit, you are right. The Beacon is a sealed-off castle complex. They are only missing the moat....

Castle...moat...please dont put some kind of stereotype or generalization on us, how would you feel if people who didnt know you did that to you? I live at the Beacon

Indomitus wrote:
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1stStGuy wrote:

I didn't mean to insinuate ALL the neighbors were of lesser quality. The higher quality ones must have had jobs and been at work.

So, if you saw those individuals who were not at work, then I guess that means you were not at work either

marybarr wrote:
You didn't answer my question as to how you knew the people you saw walking around were questionable. Were they wearing plastic bags? Flipping you off? What? But now I don't care. I only go on about it because you keep coming up with stuff I disagree with. You can't deny that the area already has improved with the renovation, and continuing renovation of our buildings and soon to be open school and retail plaza.

cyclotronic wrote:
You ignorance really shines through. It will be mixed-income, and will probably include street-level retail, as they're using Hope VI funding. See:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/hope6/about/

Drive by the corner of Duncan Ave and Truck Route 1&9 to see one of these projects in progress. It's a huge improvement over the old brick high-rise projects.

billc wrote:
Montgomery Gardens is coming down, but it won\'t be replaced by more \"projects\", what it will be replaced with is mixed income housing and new retail.

JCSHEP wrote:
[Hey 1rstStGuy, I thought you had been here before, I didn?t know you just drove by. Anytime you want to come up and see the place your more than welcome, send me a PM here or via flickr below. We can have a drink or two and I can show you the complex.

Indomitus wrote:

Just as I thought. You drove by the projects. Wow. You don't like the locals because none of us could be "quality neighbors" and you refer to our neighborhood in rude terms. Yes, I think I wouldn't want a neighbor of your "quality" either. YOU are the best thing this area doesn't have to offer.

MrWolf wrote:
[So, we appreciate the niceties regarding the buildings and its amenities, but please continue to stay in your car while you drive around our neighborhood. We?re just not interested.

Indomitus wrote:
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1stStGuy wrote:
The buildings are beautiful... the amenities are top notch...I'm sure the building residents are classy, good people. But the area.. my god, the area. It is a pure and utter sh!thole. There is NO way to sugar coat it. I looked at Condos at the Beacon, and across the street at M650, and would LOVE to live in a condo building like that, but not where they are currently located.

Like wibbit said, and I'm glad I had the foresight to listen, drive around the area at night. Don't walk, because you will have trouble. It is NOT a place you would want to live, amenities be damned.

Just out of curiosity, what exactly did you see happen while driving in the utter sh!thole that had you quivering in your boots? Please enlighten me, with specifics. Besides the fact that you drove past the projects.

cstone wrote:
Now, back to the video: If someone can translate what the very vocal fellow is saying ("you have weapon with me"?) I'll be forever in your debt.

saabconv wrote:
lets hope he gets to share a nice warm bed with his cellmate....

brewster wrote:
I recall it was the judge, not the prosecutor who offered the deal, but it was a while ago. Isn't there a statute of limitations on a traffic violation? I thought murder was the only thing without one!

MrGrieves wrote:
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The reason that the insurance company raised his rates is based on the fact that it was a ticket for not wearing a seat belt. It shows them that he disregards safety, and that if there were an accident, it would be a higher payout if he wasn't wearing his seatbelt.

I have had several no point tickets that did not affect my insurance rates.

I agree with the rationalization. However, I think most of us take it for granted that a no point violation has no affect on insurance. My fear now with pleading the current speeding ticket down to a no point violation is that it may be construed by the insurance companies similarly to the seat belt violation. The insurance company in question is GEICO. At the time of the increase last year, I called around to a bunch of agents and they all counted the violation in calculating my rate.
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mia wrote:
I do think the buildings are gorgeous..... The location and that valet parking situation are problems....