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tgnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:24 PM Original message |
WTF: FEMA wont go into gated communities? |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. no sympathy for the gated community set from me... |
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Cobalt Violet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Ya, can't you get shot in FL for doing that now? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Umm, perhaps you should re-read a little more carefully |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. yeah, i saw that... |
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ender (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. money doesnt mean anything. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. It does when you are deciding on whether to leave town... |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I'm betting it doesn't take a helluva lot of money |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. No that's not necessarily true. Just because a community is gated |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Mobile homeparks out here are almost ALL gated |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I'm pretty sick of the attacks on gated communities. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Why should my taxes support your infrastructure if I'm not allowed on your |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Not sure what infrastructure you mean |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. My point is, that if a "gated community" walls itself off from the rest of |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Do fences in single family home neighborhoods... |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 09:01 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. No, my primary objection is to gated STREETS |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:31 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. It's anti-outside community |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
48. Gated communities are PRO-community. |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:57 AM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Pro community? Oh, please, they promote segregation |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:01 AM Response to Reply #48 |
56. How is it "pro-community" to fence yourself in? |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:38 AM Response to Reply #21 |
40. YOU are saying to yourself that you're not good enough. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:42 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. What I am saying, is that I'm not allowed to walk down your street. Why? |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
39. You not paying for my infrastructure... I am. we pay for our street, etc. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:43 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Fine, then you should also pay for your own police, fire, water treatment, |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:50 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. They are still paying for those things, too |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:54 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. But by being connected to the bigger grid, they reap the benefits of |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:52 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. Huh? So can I just camp out on your lawn or driveway? |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:56 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I'm not talking about traipsing through your house. |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #39 |
47. We almost live in a shack, and it still has a gate LOL |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. You know what? I've got ALL those things... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 09:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
37. I understand what you are saying |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:54 AM Response to Reply #15 |
51. Wow. You're lucky. Those neighborhoods are hard to find now. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:24 AM Response to Reply #15 |
59. ditto here |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. It really depends on what you mean by "rich" |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. I live in a "gated" community and I think you're post is outrageous. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:41 AM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Yeah right. Financial bigotry doesn't exist on DU. okay. |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:56 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. "Rich bashing is a sport here" |
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I_am_Spartacus (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 09:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
35. You should read this book: |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 09:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
36. Nice rant. |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Depends on the gated community. |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Do you have the same feeling about people who live in |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. As I stated in my post, one building is one shared home. My objection is |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. A lot of those people DO pay for that infrastructure... |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. So if it's all fair and above-board, why am I not welcome on your street? |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I can tell you why we got the gate... |
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Coventina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 09:07 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. If all you are talking about is condos & a parking lot, that's fine |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:45 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. We also have a locked fence around the pool |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
57. Gated communities represent anti progressive values |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. We live in a gated community |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
9. Put the resources toward those with the greatest need. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
20. I always wanted to know the real reason why people choose to |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. they're afraid (nt) |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. You have to understand the code |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 03:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. LOL...nannies? Where? |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 09:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. I live in a gated apt. complex. |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 11:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
58. Yes, homongeniety is a big part of it. |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-05 03:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. For us, it was the best home we could afford at the time |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 09:19 AM Response to Reply #20 |
33. Sometimes it's paranoid fear. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
43. The legal truth |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-28-05 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
46. Good. Let their high priced security take care of them. |
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