What do you dislike about your neighborhood, city, state?

[Blade]

We have a thread for what you love or like about your neighborhood city state Etc.

What do you not like, hate or would like to be different in your neighborhood, city, state?

[Blade]

As for the neighborhood, we used to be a tight knit little neighborhood there was only five or six houses out here then. A few people have moved away and a few have died. I don't even know the names of the people who live in the two houses across the street or even what they look like. I wish the neighborhood was as friendly as it used to be. We looked out for each other's kids, had Christmas parties and cookouts during the summer, if a strange vehicle came up my driveway one of my neighbors would be calling to see if that vehicle was supposed to be over here. I miss that feeling of looking out for each other and the feeling of family

[girl_dee]

no gay community to speak of. i sure miss that.

[Katniss]

Atlanta traffic. Shoot me now. Of course judging by the levels of road rage that last is a strong possibility.....

Katniss~~ I'd add corrupt city government but that seems to be a universal issue.

[Kätzchen]

Oregon is not really a blue state. My county was the stronghold for the democratic seat, but our state is basically an red state. The tiny pale blue dot of our state is dying and it scares me.

Closer to home, my neighborhood used to be the suburban neighborhood where nothing remotely bad ever happened. In the last nine years I have lived in my neighborhood, crime is at an all time high. Neighborhoods are divided, drastically. One block looks good, the next block is very scary. In our neighborhood, since last fall, there have been five killings, Latino and Black gangs dominate the more run down sectors of my area. You can't count on law enforcement to make any positive difference either. Imho, it seems rather hopeless.

Housing issues are at an all time crisis point. You either own (or are trying to own ) your own house and so-called property, or you're a renter and either market for home owners or renters is so bad that I have no idea if anything good will come of it at all.

Thirty, or even 40, years ago Portland was a small an small urban paradise, of sorts. It's not that way any more.

I had plans to move last year, but my life was drastically altered last fall. With any luck at all, I hope to move next year. Where, I'm not sure. Anywhere, but here where I currently have lived for the past nine years, will hopefully be better.

Eta: There are lots of good things about the metro area.....but, I'm at a point in my life where I think I need to put lots of thought into where I will move to next, because it most likely be the last time I move. I grew up in an rural lifestyle. I'd like to return to that, if possible.

[cathexis]

We haven't seen any other leather, let alone LGBTQ. Often get asked about the only womon who sprouts a moustache without waxing of shaving it off. Will most definitely be the first one to be genderqueer happy. lol