Clay

i lived on vine street for 3 years, and it only got worse from beginning to end. we put the house up for sale in march of this year and moved out of the area. the day we moved the house got hit by the tornado, doing a small amout of damage. in the weeks to follow, the house was ravaged by the thieves and junkies in the "neighborhood". they ripped the gutters off the house, tore apart our caged air conditioners, broke into the boarded-up house and then put gigantic holes in the walls to pull out all of the copper wire and pipes. they even stole the porcelain sinks out of all 3 bathrooms. our beautiful house now has to be rewired, replummed, the walls must be redone, etc. the house basically is a shell, and even still they will not leave it alone. the drug dealer that sells in front of the house is violent and bold. the junkie squatting in the property next door is even bolder. i know that in the near future this entire area is going to turn around and probably be the next cool neighborhood, but as for us, that dream is over. the houses are cheap for a reason. believe me, i know. - Sun Jul 6 2008, 17:46