Ok...two years ago it was a teenager building a bomb in the apartment complex last year, and tonight, the cops find a body in a house that's on the street behind us. What's next? As soon as we can, we'll be starting to look for a house to buy again. I'm getting kinda nervous living here now. For those of you who get the local Seattle news...it was the murder in Parkland that is getting live coverage tonight.
Whoa. Find a place, and find it fast!
If you can find a place where there arent any murders or loonies please let the rest of us know. We will follow you. Hugs Di
I haven't seen that news but since it was murder, it could be time to relocate. No, strike that - it IS time to relaocate! You need to be safe.
There are murders and loonies everywhere you go but no one needs to live in a area where that happens on a semi-regular basis.
LOL My Mom OWNS a house where the previous owners were murdered. Long weird story, even made the national news at the time (about 20 years ago). This older couple loaned their gardener's son some money for a business venture or something similar. The business went bust after a time and the lender sued in small claims court for his money back (legal agreements had been signed for the loan, etc.) The gardener went to the house to plead on his son's behalf, argued with the husband/homeowner, lost his temper and hit the guy, who was in his 70's and not exactly rough & tough. Killed him accidentally (or so he testified later). The wife came out to see what was going on, and the gardener forced her to get out her checkbook and sign several blank checks. He then strangled her, and dragged them both to a space down in the basement...it was built as a bomb shelter, under the garage, with a dirt floor. (The chalk outlines were still there when my folks moved in.)
Apparently the gardener then drove home in one of the homeowner's cars, told his wife what had happened and they made a cross-country run for it. They were caught when a check finally bounced in Arizona or New Mexico a week or so later. Major man-hunt, etc.
Sadly the homeowner's had no children of their own, but had 11 nieces & nephews who inherited their sizeable estate, including the house. Because they were squabbling among themselves to get top dollar, and because the house was known to be somewhat, um, creepy, it took quite a while to sell. My Mom fell in love with it instantly (it was like pulling teeth to get my Dad to move from their old place). They got it for about 15% below appraised value and it's gone way up since then. Mom's a serious fixer-upper....put in a gorgeous kitchen and a finished 2nd floor with a private whirlpool bath and other goodies.
The year after they moved in (I was living in NYC at the time) I came home and helped them have a Halloween party. They even lit up the entrance to the bomb shelter and got some kind of glow-in-the-dark powder to sprinkle over the chalk outlines! Mom said she figured a good party would "exorcise the place for good." LOL And yanno, she's really turned it into a very cozy, comfy home.
KarenK
relocate. No, strike that - it IS time to relaocate! You need to be safe.<
Yanno, I'm gonna sound weird here but it kinda depends on the motives. If it was some personal grudge thing, that was ONLY going to happen to that particular victim, then I wouldn't worry that much. But if it was a drug-related or home invasion kind of thing (though stats show they tend to be personal too) then I'd be packing up myself.
Stay safe, Jalynne!
KarenK
Sadly, that stuff can happen ANYWHERE.....
The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)
Your mom sounds like a lot of fun!
Jerri
Yikes!
Good luck with the house hunting!
Jerri
No kidding! We live in a very small town which now has the dubious distinction of being the starting place for Britain's most infamous serial killer.
You would never know it from looking at the place, it's teeny and very quiet otherwise.
-Su
She's a hoot! She's coming to visit in a few weeks and I can't wait!
KarenK
I don't know. Just seems like bad vibes/mojo/karma/whatever to me.
Very true, and we all can't afford to move away from it.
But since your looking to move anyway, good luck in finding a nicer neighborhood, I know they are out there. Is it safer to get out of town? I always think of being a little out in the sticks as being safer...
.Stephanie.
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What a comment!!!....
The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)
Unfortunately it's true. We also have laws that are skewed so that harm done by wealthy, white collar, and corporate criminals are usually punished with fines whose cost can be passed on to someone else, or can be escaped with the help of highest priced lawyers. The reason the jails are full of minorities and poor folk isn't because wealthier people are somehow better and more moral people.
Tina
Certainly, when we are one of a smaller number of neighbors, we can have more effect than when we live in an anthill.
Tina
I hope you're not assuming that everyone who reads these boards is struggling financially. I hate it when any group of people is painted with a broad brush. I know as many moral, fine, hardworking, good people with money as I do those without. I also know creeps who have lots and creeps who have little.
At least that's how this whole little lecture sounded to me. If it's not, then I do apologize.
The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)
minorities and poor folk isn't because wealthier people are somehow better and more moral people.<
Touché! Carol in SLC Some of my stuff:
Um... EEEEK!
My friends had a similar horrifying experience, only it was the house a couple doors down from them. TERRIFYING.
-Kalera
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