Originally Posted by
JackStraw
I could never imagine my kids growing up anywhere near Memphis. The suburbs are fine but eventually they’re going to be older and to want to drive into the city. The same city where there are no “good neighborhoods”. Memphis isn’t like other cities where there’s pockets of crime. There are over 170 gangs in Memphis and they’re EVERYWHERE. You or 16 year old kids cut off the wrong car on accident and you could find out the hard way in the form of a barrage of bullets. No, that’s not hyperbole. There’s a reason 70% of FedEx pilots commute.
Great. It really works out for me. I can't imagine my kids growing up in most of the places yall live either... With crazy taxes, horrible weather, insane costs of living, crime scenes that are just as bad on the wrong side of town, taking the dock in pay for waiting to upgrade until I can hold that double dead head that works me to exhaustion twice a month and most importantly me never being home to raise them. I guess I'll just have to explain to my 16 year old not to take the car cruising through Orange Mound to hang out with all the street gangs and FedEx commuters to avoid getting shot. Then again I grew up in Dallas and was smart enough to not go driving around South Oak Cliff for fun, so I've got some experience with what to tell them and I'll at least be home to explain things they need help with...