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Old 01-17-2003, 10:25 AM
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My town is now famous!

Well, sort of. If any of you get Rolling Stone magazine, I guess there is a big article about drugs and such. I haven't seen the magazine yet, but the talk is all over the place here. My little hole in the wall town of Granite Falls, Wash is supposed to named as one of the biggest meth(you know, drugs) capitols of the nation. And boy, are we proud of that
(I know my signature says "Arlington". That's my mailing address. I live 10 miles from there, but only 2 miles out of Granite Falls. Go figure)

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Old 01-17-2003, 12:22 PM
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Rick,

I suppose my tour of the Pacific Northwest should start right in Granite Falls You could take me around to all the 'hot spots' and when I wake up several days later (probably in Mexico) I can ask drbrandini to drive down from San Diego and pick me up
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Old 01-17-2003, 12:36 PM
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In Roswell, the 'biggest' problem is illegal entry of cars....

source: Roswell P.D.
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Old 01-17-2003, 01:00 PM
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I think meth is a problem everywhere, I know there is a meth problem here, but not as big in other places such as Granite Falls. I think every community has there problems, and some are worse than others. Here in Wenatchee we are proud of being the sex abuse capital of the nation, as well as the prozac capital of the nation.
Yah, I'm not sure how they singled us out. We all know there is a problem in the community, but find it hard to imagine it's the "Meth capitol" as they labled us. I need to get hold of the issue and read it and see exactly what they say. Just what we need is an influx of idiots coming here from all over the country to get bargains on the kitchen drug of their choice.
I had heard about the problem in Wenatchee several years ago right after friends of ours moved there to get away from all the "bad influence" that our town was having on their kids. Then they moved out to the middle of Montana to get away from that. Last I heard their oldest daughter was having a shot-gun wedding. No where is "safe"!
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Old 01-17-2003, 02:21 PM
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Just what we need is an influx of idiots coming here from all over the country to get bargains on the kitchen drug of their choice.
I thought after I wrote that, that I hope El Presidente doesn't think I was referring to your funny comment about visiting all the hot spots in Granite Falls. Actually I laughed out loud at that one.
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Old 01-17-2003, 02:29 PM
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I thought after I wrote that, that I hope El Presidente doesn't think I was referring to your funny comment about visiting all the hot spots in Granite Falls. Actually I laughed out loud at that one.
No worries, mate
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Old 01-17-2003, 04:12 PM
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I had heard about the problem in Wenatchee several years ago right after friends of ours moved there to get away from all the "bad influence" that our town was having on their kids. Then they moved out to the middle of Montana to get away from that. Last I heard their oldest daughter was having a shot-gun wedding. No where is "safe"!
Yeah, Wenatchee is pretty shady. I thought the big "drug conduit" was down in Mattawa though, at least from informal sources during my HS days in Wenatchee several years ago.

If you live in North Wenatchee though, and never venture below Orondo Street (down South, 123c will know these things) you'll have an image of a bucolic little town with a strip-mall mainstreet. Go south of there, and it's a whole 'nother world.

I'd feel much better living in Wenatchee than living in Tacoma, though. Want to talk about crime and general sketchiness?

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Old 01-17-2003, 05:36 PM
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I think we should have a WA GTG in Granite Falls, and we can go around seeing all the meth lab sites. If that won't work I am sure we can get together in some other location with crime problems
From what I hear about that article, that shouldn't be problem. I hear it even names names, although I don't know how they did that.
Maybe I'd better get an issue to make sure I'm not one of "them"!
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Old 01-18-2003, 03:04 PM
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I think we should have a WA GTG in Granite Falls, and we can go around seeing all the meth lab sites. If that won't work I am sure we can get together in some other location with crime problems
Rainier Valley in South Seattle, maybe?

If there's an area with more crime problems in WA that anyone else can think of, lemme know.

Oh yeah, Eric, you been to that second-hand store on like Chelan or Mission St. that boasts that they have "2000 Guns" or something like that in a sign painted on their wall? I've always wanted to go in there and check the veracity of that claim.

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Rick,

I suppose my tour of the Pacific Northwest should start right in Granite Falls You could take me around to all the 'hot spots' and when I wake up several days later (probably in Mexico) I can ask drbrandini to drive down from San Diego and pick me up
Steve,

Not a problem I have a pick-up to make down there anyhow..:p :p
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Steve,

Not a problem I have a pick-up to make down there anyhow..:p :p

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