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Do not read this if you are easily grossed out.
Last night at a party I met a woman who left San Francisco after her dog walker told her the dogs were getting addicted to meth-laced feces.
Apparently they were running around the parks looking for it and then getting high.
Last night at a party I met a woman who left San Francisco after her dog walker told her the dogs were getting addicted to meth-laced feces.
Apparently they were running around the parks looking for it and then getting high.
This woman shared her story to a small crowd, so someone piped in.
"I left San Francisco after my second child got punched by a homeless man wielding a liquor bottle."
The third person in the group said "we left San Francisco after my business got robbed the 15th time."
"I left San Francisco after my second child got punched by a homeless man wielding a liquor bottle."
The third person in the group said "we left San Francisco after my business got robbed the 15th time."
They then turned to me and asked why I left San Francisco.
I still spend a lot of time there, but I have indeed moved to New York.
My answer was not clear, but definitely the problems of the city have been weighing on my spirit.
Living in New York is just easier.
I still spend a lot of time there, but I have indeed moved to New York.
My answer was not clear, but definitely the problems of the city have been weighing on my spirit.
Living in New York is just easier.
I feel safe in New York to walk alone, at night, essentially everywhere.
I can walk without scanning the sidewalks for glass and trash.
People are so friendly to me -- construction workers often say hi to me when I pass.
The energy is just more positive.
I can walk without scanning the sidewalks for glass and trash.
People are so friendly to me -- construction workers often say hi to me when I pass.
The energy is just more positive.
I miss my family and friends in SF. I miss the cool bay breeze and jaw-dropping views.
But there's a lot I am glad to have left behind.
The business owner who was robbed -- he said his NYC store got robbed recently too.
When NYPD arrived in minutes he cried tears of joy.
But there's a lot I am glad to have left behind.
The business owner who was robbed -- he said his NYC store got robbed recently too.
When NYPD arrived in minutes he cried tears of joy.
He said he could not believe how fast they came, and that they actually seemed to care.
Apparently SFPD either didn't come, or didn't do anything about his chronic robberies. Even when it was the same person robbing them again and again.
Apparently SFPD either didn't come, or didn't do anything about his chronic robberies. Even when it was the same person robbing them again and again.
Almost all my friends have left San Francisco at this point.
Many still there spend most weekends out of the city.
There's a sense that things are in trouble but nobody knows what to expect.
Guess we will find out.
Many still there spend most weekends out of the city.
There's a sense that things are in trouble but nobody knows what to expect.
Guess we will find out.
P.S. For those of you who think this is BS...
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