GenVibe - Community for Pontiac Vibe Enthusiasts

OK, so I work for a social service agency. One of our offices is a community outreach program that is located in a converted apartment in one of the buildings of a low income housing community. A few months after I started here, I had to go to that office. While outside having a smoke, I noticed bullet holes in the door, MAKES ME FEEL SAFE!!! So the building has gotten progressively worse. The stairwill has turned into a favorite hangout for drug dealers and addicts, and if that weren't bad enough, there are always puddles of urine in the corners of the stairwell. So I go to that office today, and as usual I open the swiss cheese door and get a lovely whiff of urine and crack smoke. But today was even worse than normal. On top of the whole packs of burnt matches, which is what they light the crack pipes with, there are the insides of cigars, obviously they were smoking pot, there were crack bags, I am assuming they were crack bags, they looked like the corner of a plastic baggie with the top spun up and they had white power in them, and to top it all off, SYRINGES!!!! So how unsafe do I feel going into an area like this!If Stang reads this, he can probably back me up that McKeesport isn't exactly the area with the lowest crime rate either.

holy sheeto! that sounds rough, keep an eye out!those white baggies were most likely from coke, because crack doesnt leave much residue. so, do you take bad peoples kids away?

No, I take care of the computers and network for the people who take bad peoples kids away.

I have been for awhile, luckily I only have to go there MAYBE once a month.

what i would do is dress so that i look like i might be a cop!

I still wouldn't feel safe.

get your permit to carry a pistol and start packing some iron

yikes! no kidding... i'd be getting my concealed carry license too!

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »what i would do is dress so that i look like i might be a cop!Not sure if that would be a good thing or a bad thing to do.

Screw concealed in this case! I'd want a sideiron going halfway down my leg in a big ol' leather hip holster for all the crackheads to see!Whacked out or not,they'd think twice if you looked like dirty Harry!Don't forget the toothpick in the corner of your mouth to complete the look!(yes,I realize dirty harry's holster was under his arm....)

Quote, originally posted by redlava »Not sure if that would be a good thing or a bad thing to do. I'd agree, I think a good portion of crackheads have less respect for a police officer than some guy standing around..

You deserve far more than hazard pay, in my opinion. I can't believe this place doesn't provide security for the people that work there - but this is the government, isn't it?Forget dressing like a cop, you need to take the Terminator and Dirty Harry with you!!!!!