Family Relations

[J. M. Pescado]

Are you kidding? That's the SAFE part of town. It's when you get OUTSIDE the capitol district that it goes royally to hell.

[Maria]

I love Dizzy's breakfast at midnight hack and have never had any problems with it.  Some of my sims like nothing better than chili at 3 a.m.  Dizzy must have been a very good hacker to make something that can work through every expansion without any updates.

I've seen (East coast, USA) a lot of guys wear claddagh rings either as promise or engagement rings.  I surprised my husband with an engagement watch after he gave me my ring   Maybe the Glamour pack will include jewelry, that was one of the best little details about Hot Date.

[jsalemi]

Are you kidding? That's the SAFE part of town. It's when you get OUTSIDE the capitol district that it goes royally to hell.

Um, the Pentagon isn't even in DC -- it's in Arlington VA.   And as someone who lives across the river from DC, and works downtown at least 2 days a week (telecommute the other 3), and goes to DC frequently for museums, shows, concerts, dinners, etc, I can happily say that in the 20-odd years we've been living here we've never felt threatened (other than on 09/11/01, of course) or been attacked by anyone.  Like any big cities, there are areas to avoid, but you'd have to go looking for them to find them -- they're certainly not in the main parts of town where most normal folks would go.

[J. M. Pescado]

Um, the Pentagon isn't even in DC -- it's in Arlington VA.

Yes, but I couldn't expect YOU to know anything about it. I figured that was a general-purpose joke anyway.

And as someone who lives across the river from DC, and works downtown at least 2 days a week (telecommute the other 3), and goes to DC frequently for museums, shows, concerts, dinners, etc, I can happily say that in the 20-odd years we've been living here we've never felt threatened (other than on 09/11/01, of course) or been attacked by anyone.  Like any big cities, there are areas to avoid, but you'd have to go looking for them to find them -- they're certainly not in the main parts of town where most normal folks would go.

You're kidding? You must have your head buried in the dirt half the time or something. I'm running 2 for 2, just passing through briefly, and have come under fire both times. I figure the "Areas to avoid" mean "the vast majority of it".

[jsalemi]

You're kidding? You must have your head buried in the dirt half the time or something. I'm running 2 for 2, just passing through briefly, and have come under fire both times. I figure the "Areas to avoid" mean "the vast majority of it".

Or you're just a more inviting target than the average person.   DC is no worse than any other major city when it comes to there being dangerous areas.  For the average person who isn't a drug dealer or gang-banger, you have a better chance of getting hit by a Metro bus crossing the street than you do getting shot at or mugged or assaulted.

[J. M. Pescado]

Or you're just a more inviting target than the average person.   DC is no worse than any other major city when it comes to there being dangerous areas.  For the average person who isn't a drug dealer or gang-banger, you have a better chance of getting hit by a Metro bus crossing the street than you do getting shot at or mugged or assaulted.

All major cities are dangerous, but DC is more so than others. Frankly, I'd feel safer in the middle of Baghdad. At least there, nobody minds if you keep your AK-47 ready, which by itself is a pretty hefty deterrent factor.

[ElfPuddle]

Says the man whose state has a smaller population than DC.
Not that I should talk: my little rez is worse.

[neriana]

I feel a helluva lot safer in D.C., which I visit very regularly, than driving down the road in Florida. Even factoring D.C. traffic into account.

[J. M. Pescado]

Says the man whose state has a smaller population than DC.
Not that I should talk: my little rez is worse.

Hey, I remind you, I have never been shot at by a bear.

I feel a helluva lot safer in D.C., which I visit very regularly, than driving down the road in Florida. Even factoring D.C. traffic into account.

that's because roads in Florida have this nasty habit of having been destroyed in the last hurricane of the year, meaning you will not have any warning about when it will dump you into an alligator-filled swamp.

[ElfPuddle]

Says the man whose state has a smaller population than DC.
Not that I should talk: my little rez is worse.

Hey, I remind you, I have never been shot at by a bear.

True enough, bears don't (usually) own guns, and I'm sure the bunker has been bear-proofed. The real threats in MT are:
1) crazed "grainers" from Missoula who are out of patchouli and smokes.
2) crazed rich kids near Bozeman who can't ski in June.
3) mosquitoes.
4) frightening people who think trophy homes should have 10-foot windows, flat roofs, and wooden siding in an area known for hail, snow, wind, snow, and fire.
Shall I assume the bunker is safe from all of the above?