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Old 05-08-2008, 02:18 AM   #16
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In west Philadelphia?
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Old 05-08-2008, 02:18 AM   #17
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I sense a definite hardness about him. Even the name carries some serious weight.
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Old 05-08-2008, 02:20 AM   #18
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I heard anchor didn't have cable tv while growing up. If thats not hard, I don't know what is.
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Old 05-08-2008, 02:23 AM   #19
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Dang! Are we talking rabbit ears on the TV with the tinfoil booster? That is definitely HARD!
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Old 05-08-2008, 02:23 AM   #20
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That's right mortals, born and raised on the streets.

Stabbing someone is par for the course. We view it as a victimless crime, like punching someone in the dark.
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Old 05-08-2008, 02:27 AM   #21
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Old 05-08-2008, 10:59 AM   #22
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Emeryville is OK, but I would highly recommend taking the Emeryville shuttle (it is free) to and from the MacArthur BART station. It is a sketchy area around that station.

Unless or until you get to know the East Bay, find a place to live closer to campus. Berkeley is fine, Albany is fine, Rockridge close to the BART station is fine...all of those should be relatively safe areas. (But not guaranteed...)
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Old 05-08-2008, 11:46 AM   #23
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Quote:
"But on the way back two kindly neighbors reminded me how wonderful the place was.

"Dude, you don't belong here... Where're you from?... If you don't want to get shot, take a taxi and don't ever come back!... Someone got shot to death on this street 2 days ago... etc.. etc.."
They were not neighbors, they were after the same apartment and laughed their asses off when the taxi came
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Old 05-08-2008, 12:41 PM   #24
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for those of you who are not from the bay:
cities to stay away from:
Richmond, Oakland
cities that are fine:
North Berkeley, Albany
cities that you need to be careful about depending on which part:
El Cerrito (the part that boarders Richmond)
Emeryville (the parts that boarders Oakland and South Berkeley)
Parts of West and South Berkeley
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Old 05-08-2008, 01:09 PM   #25
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If you are close to the campus/shattuck or berkeley, north berkeley and rockridge bart stations - I would say you're safe. MacArthur really isn't the best station to live near. I'm from the east bay and would prefer not to live around there for my own safety. It's manageable - but not preferable.
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Old 05-08-2008, 01:33 PM   #26
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The surrounding areas of UCB can be pretty bad but have you guys ever checked out the area around USC? Now that is truly ghetto.
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Old 05-08-2008, 02:13 PM   #27
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USC is South Central hooded out ferreal
but that anchor guy
i heard he holds it down for those heavy boatloads
that's HARD!
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I am not going to Cal so I don't have to worry about it. I wish no one here gets any random shot. Good luck
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lol this thread +1
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