tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post4453862700299283581..comments2024-01-27T00:42:48.097-08:00Comments on Renaissance Oaf: Hopefully the last on the shootings.Sean Cravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13763869499494698057noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-26003025969978803892008-09-23T14:56:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:56:00.000-07:00Well, it's like this. First off, this is not somet...Well, it's like this. First off, this is not something typical. Right now it's an event -- but if it becomes a condition then we're going to have to reevaluate the situation.<BR/><BR/>Next, Karen's been living here since nineteen seventy-three. She raised her kids here. She knows most of the people in the neighborhood.<BR/><BR/>There's solid logic behind just moving out to a safer area -- but the personal and financial difficulties are prohibitive right now. But as I said, it's all contingent on how things shake down.<BR/><BR/>My feeling is that this is just a flap, a one-off event. But if I'm wrong, well. We shall see.Sean Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078818294309429881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-69599968438991037232008-09-23T13:26:00.000-07:002008-09-23T13:26:00.000-07:00I don't, for the life of me, understand how your w...I don't, for the life of me, understand how your wife can put down roots in a place like that. I think it's wonderful that she wants to organize the neighborhood and work to stop the violence, but...<BR/><BR/>I mean, has she considered that, if you lived elsewhere, you might NOT have to put a futon in front of the window to avoid potentially being shot? What's the priority, here?Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692080707969333711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-83407011580985063152008-09-22T06:56:00.000-07:002008-09-22T06:56:00.000-07:00Heh. Yeah, that parking spot is right by where my ...Heh. Yeah, that parking spot is right by where my neighbor was hit.<BR/><BR/>"Except for major holidays..." I think that's going to be my favorite qualifying statement of the day.Sean Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763869499494698057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379518858474986857.post-31263442130147380152008-09-21T15:57:00.000-07:002008-09-21T15:57:00.000-07:00Shit, Sean, and I always thought I was going to a ...Shit, Sean, and I always thought I was going to a better neighborhood when I was visiting you. You know, I always park across the street from your house. Maybe you should be visiting me here in safe Oakland. Except for major holidays, I haven't heard a gunshot since we moved back to Fruitvale.robphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12139515613226908345noreply@blogger.com