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LIR. heh, payday loan stores are one of the signs (to me) that it's not a great neighborhood.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jan 12 '10, 11:17

also bail bonds and pawn shops

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also Rent To Own stores -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jan 12, 11:26
check cashing places, too, though those are slightly more benign... -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 11:19 12
- also, prepaid long distance phone cards, and wire transfers. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 11:20 11
  - that really just signifies a high immigrant population, not a bad neighborhood in and of itself... - znufrii Jan 12, 11:23 10
    - though the best way I've found to tell a good neighborhood is the beer selection in the corner bodega/local grocery store. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 11:25 7
      - True. Also, how many bars are on the windows of the liquor store. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 11:28 5
        
        or even the classic plexiglass partition. - znufrii Jan 12, 11:29 3
        
        All of these warning signs are understandable, but all put together you run a high risk of choosing a boring neighborhood. At least here, anyway. -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 11:32 2
        
        and I'm not saying you should avoid them altogether, necessarily. - znufrii Jan 12, 11:35 1
        
        I'm sure I've mentioned how much I love my neighborhood, even though it violates most of these -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 11:37
        
        You know, bars on any first floor dwellings, especially new ones, is a sign -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 11:29
      - A man can not live on malt liquor alone -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 11:27
    - it's the whole package I'm referring to. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 11:24 1
      - oh yeah, definitely. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 11:25

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LIR. heh, payday loan stores are one of the signs (to me) that it's not a great neighborhood.

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