I need to move. I like my house and I really like my bedroom. Since the weather has become cold, I have noticed that it is really warm in here. Sometimes I have to open my window, and I don’t have to pay for the heat!
There is too much crime around here though. I cannot go outside once it becomes dark because I fear my life. I am not allowed to walk home from work because I could get raped or killed.
A few weeks ago, there was a shooting by the Sunoco about two blocks from my house. Today, there was a shooting/robbery/death at a small little store that is about 100 feet from my house. If I go outside and walk about 20 steps, I can see the place. That is way too close for me. Sometimes I walk that way to work, but I won’t today because I do not want to go near the crime scene. I am afraid to go to work, because some night a crazy person is going to come in and hold up Vento’s. It is inevitable, seriously. The Sunoco right beside Vento’s has been held up so many times that there are crazy signs outside of the store about not wearing hoods. Inside, you are separated from the cashier by bullet-proof windows, and you have to slide your money through a slot. Now maybe Vento’s has not been robbed because people in E. Liberty know that it is a “NO Bullshit” place and they have some respect for its owners. BUT, someday it is going to happen. I guess I should rephrase my previous statement to “I need to move and get a new job.”
I’ve been thinking about staying here until August, but since I do not have a lease I might move before then. Financially I can’t afford to move. I can’t afford to live by myself. Anyone in the Pgh. area need a roommate around April/May?? I don’t care where. Just not East Liberty or any other ghetto neighborhood. I am willing to live in: anywhere with buses that is not East Liberty or the equivalent of East Liberty.
Now I have to walk to work and hope that I’m not randomly shot. Drive-by shootings are becoming pretty popular around here. Especially on Hollow Ave. Ok, so I’ll walk down Sheridan Ave. Oh wait, someone got killed there today too. Well, I’ll just hide in my room for the rest of my life.
Bye.