Ever see tactics so bad you cringe?

[Duelist]

The Allsup's convenience store by Camel Rock used to have an armed guard sitting in it after dark back in the early '90's.
An armed guard in Allsup's... back when Allsup's didn't give a rats ass about their employees getting robbed/killed.
That's how you know you done stopped at the wrong store for gas and a Coke.

As to Espanola being a shithole, at least they can look down on Farmington and Shiprock. LOL

My dad is from Farmington.

[Chuck Whitlock]

Yesterday at the local grocery store, I observed a man walking in with an 8-10 year old child. The man, mid-late 20s and medium build, was wearing a t-shirt, USMC PT sweat pants, and a uniform jacket with shoulder patches from our local sheriff's office (both deputies and corrections wear the same uniform). I couldn't help but think that he'd unwittingly painted a target on himself, with his kid in tow, and was unlikely armed.

[Rex G]

I miss the walk-up ATM inside the lobby of the old Houston PD Southwest Patrol substation, which was a pleasant mile’s walk from our front door, and quicker if one drove. The substation was going to be moved to a newer facility, father away, anyway, but Hurricane Harvey damage forced the closure of the old substation.

I don’t know about other PDs, but most Houston PD stations have an ATM in the front lobby area, except, of course, for the former HQ building at 61 Riesner, which remains closed, after Harvey. (Actual HQ moved to 1200 Travis, years ago, but Riesner still housed some division.) The HPD credit union building being only two or three blocks away, the lack of an ATM at Riesner is not such an urgent issue.

The HPD credit union’s drive-up ATM is nicely located, mid-way along a wall, with no shrubs or architectural features to provide concealment or cover for miscreants to hide nearby.

[JodyH]

My dad is from Farmington.

And he can make fun of Bloomfield.

[Rex G]

And he can make fun of Bloomfield.

Just curious; is this whole swath of NM one of those “S” places, to avoid? We were considering a road trip in that general area, as one of my wife’s buddies, who is married to one of my ex-colleagues, is in the Durango area, and Bosque del Apache is a big destination for bird/wildlife photography, which we are increasingly doing.

[Eric_L]

I do not use ATM's, and have not since their advent. When I need cash (increasingly seldom since 99% of my purchasing is performed online except for vehicle fuel and food) I schedule a trip to my banking entity (CU) for around 0830; a majority of sub-culture cretins are still abed at that hour.

I have no criticism for using an ATM, I only validated my card when I got it at the atm in the bank parking lot. Keep some cash in the gun safe, you might need it to buy a stock trailer or a gun on a Sunday......

[JodyH]

Just curious; is this whole swath of NM one of those “S” places, to avoid? We were considering a road trip in that general area, as one of my wife’s buddies, who is married to one of my ex-colleagues, is in the Durango area, and Bosque del Apache is a big destination for bird/wildlife photography, which we are increasingly doing.

Anywhere adjacent to the reservations can be sketchy if you're not a tribe member.
Stick to the tourist places and you'll be fine, don't go anywhere the indigenous peoples would shop for alcohol or drink said alcohol (bars, convenience stores, liquor stores or WalMart).
The whole state is pretty ghetto, but the reservations and the "land grant Mexicans" are especially hostile to gringos.
Everyone else is pretty laid back and mind their own business (except for those damn do-gooder California transplants).

[JRB]

The Allsup's convenience store by Camel Rock used to have an armed guard sitting in it after dark back in the early '90's.
An armed guard in Allsup's... back when Allsup's didn't give a rats ass about their employees getting robbed/killed.
That's how you know you done stopped at the wrong store for gas and a Coke.

As to Espanola being a shithole, at least they can look down on Farmington and Shiprock. LOL

And all three of them can give that uneasy side-glance toward Gallup.

Anywhere adjacent to the reservations can be sketchy if you're not a tribe member.
Stick to the tourist places and you'll be fine, don't go anywhere the indigenous peoples would shop for alcohol or drink said alcohol (bars, convenience stores, liquor stores or WalMart).
The whole state is pretty ghetto, but the reservations and the "land grant Mexicans" are especially hostile to gringos.
Everyone else is pretty laid back and mind their own business (except for those damn do-gooder California transplants).

Agreed and well said.

If you do engage in wildlife photography in the Bosque, there's the occasional homeless weirdos that build camps or sleep in a lot of the prime areas for bird watching. I would also avoid downtown Albuquerque after about 9-10pm.

Most local microbreweries and uptown shopping, etc. is good to go, though there's always homeless beggars everywhere.

[Rex G]

If you do engage in wildlife photography in the Bosque, there's the occasional homeless weirdos that build camps or sleep in a lot of the prime areas for bird watching. I would also avoid downtown Albuquerque after about 9-10pm.

Most local microbreweries and uptown shopping, etc. is good to go, though there's always homeless beggars everywhere.

Sounds like Houston.

Thanks!

[Rex G]

Anywhere adjacent to the reservations can be sketchy if you're not a tribe member.
Stick to the tourist places and you'll be fine, don't go anywhere the indigenous peoples would shop for alcohol or drink said alcohol (bars, convenience stores, liquor stores or WalMart).
The whole state is pretty ghetto, but the reservations and the "land grant Mexicans" are especially hostile to gringos.
Everyone else is pretty laid back and mind their own business (except for those damn do-gooder California transplants).

Sounds like parts of Houston, if one changes the names of the demographic groups.

Thanks!