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SusanDallas
Feb 20, 2018Explorer
Re: Dallas
I live just south of Dallas. I hate to say this, but I would be very cautious of staying anywhere around Dallas. I won't go anywhere in Dallas after dark because of the crime.
I have some friends that came down from Lubbock, Texas for a little league game this past year. They were looking forward to a fun weekend. They stayed at a hotel and went out to eat after the game. When they came out of the restaurant, two of the tires and rims had been stolen off their pickup.
Trailers and tires being stolen are a daily occurrence. So are road rage shootings. Do not honk at someone while driving if you value your life.
I live in a rural area that used to be like living in Mayberry on the Andy Griffith show. Several of my neighbors shoot off guns in their front yards. This summer, I was watering plants in my back yard when a bullet whizzed past my ear and slammed into the side of my house. I saw 3 kids with a gun run from the property next to mine. The oldest kid looked about 14 years old and the other two looked about 10 years old.
I called the county sheriff but there was not much they could do. The kids were long gone. The sheriff thought the kids had been shooting and hit large rocks on the property and the bullet had ricocheted. Shooting a gun on your own property in Texas is legal and to hell with everyone's safety.
If you want to visit Dallas, you would be safer staying somewhere outside the Arlington, Irving and Dallas area.
One more thing to be aware of is the scam involving the towing companies working the West End area in Dallas. This area is downtown and includes the JFK museum and a lot of popular restaurants. I was taking a friend that was visiting me out to lunch several years ago. All the parking at the restaurants is around $5 a day. You park and then go to a kiosk that works like an ATM. You put in your money and it dispenses a ticket to put on your windshield. You can park anywhere.
After we parked, we were heading to the kiosk to pay when a decent looking couple in a car drove up. They told us that they were just leaving and told us we could have their ticket since it was still good for the rest of the day. I was kind of worried about using it but my friend talked me into using the ticket since there was no way of proving who purchased it.
After eating our meal and returning to my car, we found the wheels on my car had been booted. It cost me $85 to get them removed.
The next year, I went to eat downtown with my cousin. We were approached by another couple with two young kids in their car. Again, they offered us their ticket and said they were just leaving. I told them no and I was aware of their scam. This has happened to me four times in the West End area of Dallas. I did report it to the city of Dallas but it hasn't put a stop to it. This is terrible since it is a popular tourist area.
I love Texas but living around Dallas has become a nightmare. If it was feasible for me to sell my houses and acreage, I would move.
I live just south of Dallas. I hate to say this, but I would be very cautious of staying anywhere around Dallas. I won't go anywhere in Dallas after dark because of the crime.
I have some friends that came down from Lubbock, Texas for a little league game this past year. They were looking forward to a fun weekend. They stayed at a hotel and went out to eat after the game. When they came out of the restaurant, two of the tires and rims had been stolen off their pickup.
Trailers and tires being stolen are a daily occurrence. So are road rage shootings. Do not honk at someone while driving if you value your life.
I live in a rural area that used to be like living in Mayberry on the Andy Griffith show. Several of my neighbors shoot off guns in their front yards. This summer, I was watering plants in my back yard when a bullet whizzed past my ear and slammed into the side of my house. I saw 3 kids with a gun run from the property next to mine. The oldest kid looked about 14 years old and the other two looked about 10 years old.
I called the county sheriff but there was not much they could do. The kids were long gone. The sheriff thought the kids had been shooting and hit large rocks on the property and the bullet had ricocheted. Shooting a gun on your own property in Texas is legal and to hell with everyone's safety.
If you want to visit Dallas, you would be safer staying somewhere outside the Arlington, Irving and Dallas area.
One more thing to be aware of is the scam involving the towing companies working the West End area in Dallas. This area is downtown and includes the JFK museum and a lot of popular restaurants. I was taking a friend that was visiting me out to lunch several years ago. All the parking at the restaurants is around $5 a day. You park and then go to a kiosk that works like an ATM. You put in your money and it dispenses a ticket to put on your windshield. You can park anywhere.
After we parked, we were heading to the kiosk to pay when a decent looking couple in a car drove up. They told us that they were just leaving and told us we could have their ticket since it was still good for the rest of the day. I was kind of worried about using it but my friend talked me into using the ticket since there was no way of proving who purchased it.
After eating our meal and returning to my car, we found the wheels on my car had been booted. It cost me $85 to get them removed.
The next year, I went to eat downtown with my cousin. We were approached by another couple with two young kids in their car. Again, they offered us their ticket and said they were just leaving. I told them no and I was aware of their scam. This has happened to me four times in the West End area of Dallas. I did report it to the city of Dallas but it hasn't put a stop to it. This is terrible since it is a popular tourist area.
I love Texas but living around Dallas has become a nightmare. If it was feasible for me to sell my houses and acreage, I would move.
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