Posted: 4/25/2015 9:55:42 PM EDT
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Been hearing the sound of gunfire from my neighbors for over an hour now.
I was out trying out my latest toy earlier. Put over 100 rounds through my FNP.45 I picked up last weekend. Guess he felt left out. I love being in the country. 
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If you want to hear gunfire at any time, try driving around the apartments on Lyrewood Lane just south of Wilshire and NW Highway.  Aint that the truth...there is a laundry mat across from those apartments that we use...i pack every time i go there...that is not a nice neighborhood at all...Surprisingly, the laundry mat is very nice, albeit a bit expensive, but the machines are nice and the place is spotless. Guess the higher prices keeps the "trailer trash" out. |
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If you want to hear gunfire at any time, try driving around the apartments on Lyrewood Lane just south of Wilshire and NW Highway. Is that the Oklahoma City version of North Tulsa? Not even close but there are areas of OKC that rival north Tulsa. That said, the area mentioned above is rough but not North Tulsa rough. You have to go further south in OKC to get to north Tulsa levels. It's a weird geographic thing, you have Nichols Hills which is a VERY affluent area/small city within north OKC. It's a small area of businesses and homes that range in value from a few hundred thousand to several million dollars. They are an actual city with their own PD and FD, basically it's where most of OKC's uber wealthy reside, from oil company execs to professional athletes. However, the strange thing is Nichols Hills, on the north and east sides, is directly adjacent to some of the oldest and poorest neighborhoods on the north side of OKC. It's really strange. I live in north OKC, just north of Nichols Hills, where it's more of a middle class to upper middle class mix. Low crime, lots of economic growth (not far from where the new Cabelas store is being built) and generally a nice area. However if you go one major street to the east, from North Penn to Western, it's all nice north of Hefner but south of Hefner it's a war zone. Low income neighborhoods, low income apartment complexes, abandoned commercial properties and just a really miserable area. They've had multiple shootings and murders in that area, which is the area that meets up and runs adjacent to Nichols Hills. The movers and shakers of this part of the state have slowly been improving the area by introducing businesses that cater to higher income folks along with improving apartment complexes to the point that they are no longer affordable for the current residents. You can argue the morals of all that but the fact is the people who live in 10-20 million dollars homes don't want that kind of thing next door. Obviously low income housing is necessary but in this case it's gotten to the point that the area is getting really rundown and breeding crime like a rabbit hutch. It's gone from poor folks who are just good people trying to survive to a breeding ground of crime. The amount of money put into that area over the last few years is staggering. I can't tell if it's working yet but I assume they know what they are doing. |
The Nichols Hills Ploice officers all carry select fire weapons in their vehicles. They are the best armed LEOs in the state. They have to deal with gangbangers one minute, then billionaires the next.. 
I think the toughest place to work is a school crossing guard. Don't get in front of a soccer mom getting a parking spot to pick up her rug rate, or stand still for the spitballs coming from the kids in the busses going by. The PTSD after working there is substantial..... 
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Not even close but there are areas of OKC that rival north Tulsa. That said, the area mentioned above is rough but not North Tulsa rough. You have to go further south in OKC to get to north Tulsa levels. It's a weird geographic thing, you have Nichols Hills which is a VERY affluent area/small city within north OKC. It's a small area of businesses and homes that range in value from a few hundred thousand to several million dollars. They are an actual city with their own PD and FD, basically it's where most of OKC's uber wealthy reside, from oil company execs to professional athletes. However, the strange thing is Nichols Hills, on the north and east sides, is directly adjacent to some of the oldest and poorest neighborhoods on the north side of OKC. It's really strange. I live in north OKC, just north of Nichols Hills, where it's more of a middle class to upper middle class mix. Low crime, lots of economic growth (not far from where the new Cabelas store is being built) and generally a nice area. However if you go one major street to the east, from North Penn to Western, it's all nice north of Hefner but south of Hefner it's a war zone. Low income neighborhoods, low income apartment complexes, abandoned commercial properties and just a really miserable area. They've had multiple shootings and murders in that area, which is the area that meets up and runs adjacent to Nichols Hills. The movers and shakers of this part of the state have slowly been improving the area by introducing businesses that cater to higher income folks along with improving apartment complexes to the point that they are no longer affordable for the current residents. You can argue the morals of all that but the fact is the people who live in 10-20 million dollars homes don't want that kind of thing next door. Obviously low income housing is necessary but in this case it's gotten to the point that the area is getting really rundown and breeding crime like a rabbit hutch. It's gone from poor folks who are just good people trying to survive to a breeding ground of crime. The amount of money put into that area over the last few years is staggering. I can't tell if it's working yet but I assume they know what they are doing. Quoted:
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If you want to hear gunfire at any time, try driving around the apartments on Lyrewood Lane just south of Wilshire and NW Highway. Is that the Oklahoma City version of North Tulsa? Not even close but there are areas of OKC that rival north Tulsa. That said, the area mentioned above is rough but not North Tulsa rough. You have to go further south in OKC to get to north Tulsa levels. It's a weird geographic thing, you have Nichols Hills which is a VERY affluent area/small city within north OKC. It's a small area of businesses and homes that range in value from a few hundred thousand to several million dollars. They are an actual city with their own PD and FD, basically it's where most of OKC's uber wealthy reside, from oil company execs to professional athletes. However, the strange thing is Nichols Hills, on the north and east sides, is directly adjacent to some of the oldest and poorest neighborhoods on the north side of OKC. It's really strange. I live in north OKC, just north of Nichols Hills, where it's more of a middle class to upper middle class mix. Low crime, lots of economic growth (not far from where the new Cabelas store is being built) and generally a nice area. However if you go one major street to the east, from North Penn to Western, it's all nice north of Hefner but south of Hefner it's a war zone. Low income neighborhoods, low income apartment complexes, abandoned commercial properties and just a really miserable area. They've had multiple shootings and murders in that area, which is the area that meets up and runs adjacent to Nichols Hills. The movers and shakers of this part of the state have slowly been improving the area by introducing businesses that cater to higher income folks along with improving apartment complexes to the point that they are no longer affordable for the current residents. You can argue the morals of all that but the fact is the people who live in 10-20 million dollars homes don't want that kind of thing next door. Obviously low income housing is necessary but in this case it's gotten to the point that the area is getting really rundown and breeding crime like a rabbit hutch. It's gone from poor folks who are just good people trying to survive to a breeding ground of crime. The amount of money put into that area over the last few years is staggering. I can't tell if it's working yet but I assume they know what they are doing. You gotta go farther North than Hefner to feel a little "safer". I was on the jury for the first defendant that went to trial for the murder of the kid at the 7-11 on the corner of 122nd and Penn. The kid was carjacked, and then shot when he tried to run back into the 7-11. The poor kid bled out on the floor of the 7-11 before an ambulance could even get to the scene. I wouldn't go anywhere near the convenience stores, or any other store, in the square mile from Hefner to 122nd, and from Penn to Western without a firearm. Period. Not worth it. |
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If you want to hear gunfire at any time, try driving around the apartments on Lyrewood Lane just south of Wilshire and NW Highway. Hell, when I was in high school (88) I worked at the Pizza Hut at NW Expressway and MacArthur (Gone now). We would not deliver to anyplace on Lyerwood Lane, even back then it was dangerous.. |
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You gotta go farther North than Hefner to feel a little "safer". I was on the jury for the first defendant that went to trial for the murder of the kid at the 7-11 on the corner of 122nd and Penn. The kid was carjacked, and then shot when he tried to run back into the 7-11. The poor kid bled out on the floor of the 7-11 before an ambulance could even get to the scene. I wouldn't go anywhere near the convenience stores, or any other store, in the square mile from Hefner to 122nd, and from Penn to Western without a firearm. Period. Not worth it. Quoted:
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If you want to hear gunfire at any time, try driving around the apartments on Lyrewood Lane just south of Wilshire and NW Highway. Is that the Oklahoma City version of North Tulsa? Not even close but there are areas of OKC that rival north Tulsa. That said, the area mentioned above is rough but not North Tulsa rough. You have to go further south in OKC to get to north Tulsa levels. It's a weird geographic thing, you have Nichols Hills which is a VERY affluent area/small city within north OKC. It's a small area of businesses and homes that range in value from a few hundred thousand to several million dollars. They are an actual city with their own PD and FD, basically it's where most of OKC's uber wealthy reside, from oil company execs to professional athletes. However, the strange thing is Nichols Hills, on the north and east sides, is directly adjacent to some of the oldest and poorest neighborhoods on the north side of OKC. It's really strange. I live in north OKC, just north of Nichols Hills, where it's more of a middle class to upper middle class mix. Low crime, lots of economic growth (not far from where the new Cabelas store is being built) and generally a nice area. However if you go one major street to the east, from North Penn to Western, it's all nice north of Hefner but south of Hefner it's a war zone. Low income neighborhoods, low income apartment complexes, abandoned commercial properties and just a really miserable area. They've had multiple shootings and murders in that area, which is the area that meets up and runs adjacent to Nichols Hills. The movers and shakers of this part of the state have slowly been improving the area by introducing businesses that cater to higher income folks along with improving apartment complexes to the point that they are no longer affordable for the current residents. You can argue the morals of all that but the fact is the people who live in 10-20 million dollars homes don't want that kind of thing next door. Obviously low income housing is necessary but in this case it's gotten to the point that the area is getting really rundown and breeding crime like a rabbit hutch. It's gone from poor folks who are just good people trying to survive to a breeding ground of crime. The amount of money put into that area over the last few years is staggering. I can't tell if it's working yet but I assume they know what they are doing. You gotta go farther North than Hefner to feel a little "safer". I was on the jury for the first defendant that went to trial for the murder of the kid at the 7-11 on the corner of 122nd and Penn. The kid was carjacked, and then shot when he tried to run back into the 7-11. The poor kid bled out on the floor of the 7-11 before an ambulance could even get to the scene. I wouldn't go anywhere near the convenience stores, or any other store, in the square mile from Hefner to 122nd, and from Penn to Western without a firearm. Period. Not worth it. That gas station is an anomoly. I've never figured out why it's a hangout for the "element", there's no low income housing anywhere near it and everything else in the area is normal. I think it's owned or run by someone sympathetic to the "gangsta" cause. It's also the place where the black KKK guys do their protest thing once a year so it must be owned by like minded individuals or individual. The rest of the area is perfectly safe, just don't go into that gas station. |