Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Very understaffed, and by their nature, tend to have more cash on hand. We're seeing more than usual amounts of shady people poking around neighborhoods to steal lawn equipment, stuff from yards and cars. Even the libs are getting concerned, lol
Same here it's getting worse. Sad because I've always been independent and I don't go in certain stores without my husband and he's packin. NC just changed several criminal laws one big improvement is not getting out on bond for certain crimes. They have to wait in jail for arraignment. Hopefully once they figure out jail doesn't have a swinging door it might help. Who knows, these people live the criminal life till they die or get in jail forever.At least more home owners have security cameras now. The problem with Dollar General they don't have outside cameras. These guys go in fully masked. Every time I've been in my local DG the staff is in the back. Just bad set up for the staff and customers.
Triad family here, and yes. Our town had its first armed robbery in, maybe ever, last spring. Nextdoor is showing lots of sus people on their ring cams in the neighboring communities. We need to get to know our own streets and neighbors well now, it could be critical later
Excellent point getting to know the neighbors. I live on a busy hwy in the country in between curves. My family on one side and another family on the other side. My grandparents were friends with their grandparents and my mom was friends with the kids. We don't cross the road to talk but if we need to speak or need something it's an option. I'd be comfortable with them if it came down "apocalypse" type environment. There's been people breaking in cars in my county and others next door. After it happened to us my husband flagged down (to tell him as FYI) the city cop across that lives across the road. They had never met. Thankfully I live in the community I grew up in and know many people.
A lot of people don't value that because they've been duped by Hollywood, et al to believe you MUST go to a city to be successful (and happy). You have an awesome situation, God keep your family whole and united!