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Ive been there, you havent..Fuckin weirdos abound...You and Assfly should fit right in
I didnt photoshop this...Some other wise person did
Ive been there, you havent..Fuckin weirdos abound...You and Assfly should fit right in
I didnt photoshop this...Some other wise person did
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You can visit or live by all those places and bypass Asheville..I live very close to the 1st 3 mentioned..They filmed The Hunger Games in the DuPont Forest which is like 10 minutes from my house....**** Asheville, fulla nutjobs and creeps..There are many places in WNC to live that are great..Asheville isnt one of em
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Ive been there, you havent..Fuckin weirdos abound...You and Assfly should fit right in
I didnt photoshop this...Some other wise person did
Where do hippie lesbians go? Straight to hell I'm guessing?
Seriously though ... Asheville sounds awful
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W/W...Check out Charlotte
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Come on down. I'm in the Triad but Asheville is a great area.
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http://www.city-data.com/forum/western-north-carolina/83318-asheville-come-fly-your-freak-flag.html
1....Why has Asheville has become so tolerant of drugs and related misbehaviors that occur in public housing, vulnerable neighborhoods, Pritchard Park downtown, and other places? Why are so many content to just "do nothing " as the problem grows?
The Mayor wants to use the "change" they owe us from over charging on our property taxes, for more greenways? Is she serious? How about a big homeless shelter to keep the homeless people in, until they can get help, get job training, and find their way out of their current situation? How about some increased police presence in the open air drug markets we have here.? How about jailing these repeat drug dealing offenders instead of letting them out until they have their hearing?
Pritchard Park as presently "managed" is just an incubator for misbehavior, drug deals, drunkenness, public urination, and worse. Pack Square will be complete within a year - with the potential to be something special or just a larger and more sophisticated "freak" incubator. It is important that we get our act together now, stop pandering to special interests and political correctness, and confront these lewd, unlawful misbehaviors for what they are. We do not help anyone get to a higher place by allowing their self-destructive and socially harmful behaviors.
People who visit our downtown area are laughing at us!! They like to come here to see the freak show downtown! Come to Asheville and Fly Your Freak Flag... Believe me, I am not making fun of true homeless people. I am talking about the whackos all dressed up in their costumes for the day..who hang out in Pritchard Park and parade up and down the streets as though they were on stage. I saw a guy last week who had a Sheperds hook staff, massive amounts of dreads, burlap bags for clothes, leather belts, studded leather boots, filthy face...he was drunk and mumbling about being Jesus.
People come here for the specific reason to go downtown and stare and laugh at our sites. There are people who go home at the end of the day, after sitting on the streets all day pretending to be poor and homeless.
Any community that surrenders to open air drug markets is abandoning the true concept of community...
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2...Seeing a bunch of weirdos downtown is nothing new. Ever since Asheville revamped the downtown area homeless people, punks, etc. have flocked to that area. Lots of traffic makes for easier pan handling.
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3...People have been saying that Asheville is becoming the little San Fransisco in the East. Guess it just more evidence that this is true.
Seems like there was a study last week that said one out of every 260 something people in San Fran are homeless.
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4..Asheville is a weird, weird place. Something out of a time warp or something. I moved here a few months back and had visited a number of times before doing so. I can honestly say that I never imagined this place was as weird as it is until it was too late and I was already here. I posted an older thread a couple of weeks ago and someone said that sometimes people don't really pay attention to the bad stuff in a town when they're getting ready to move there because they are excited about the move. When I first read it, I thought, "nah, that's not me." Reality, it was.
I come from NYC originally and was in S FL for a few years before coming here. This place is by far the freakiest and weirdest place I have ever been. It reminds me of a place called Nimbin in Australia that I went to once when travelling there. It's a freaky weird hippy colony where everyone is bugged out on LSD. Now I don't think Asheville is that bad, but it seems to be heading that way. Asheville is a trap. It's like you get here and you're almost sucked in to the way these people think....they all talk about art and writing and music and yet they really don't know what's going on in the real outside world. Most of what happens or goes on in Asheville is second rate, if that. It's like a bubble universe and so many think this bubble is the utopia of the universe.
I'm so tired of seeing people everyday that need a bath, stink and overall need a haircut and a shave. I can't say I know too much about the drug scene although it's obviously here.
Jcat is right. People who come here are really sitting back and looking at this place like it's some sort of freak show.....it's one of those things, sort of like a car wreck where you don't want to look, but something comes over you and you just have to.
I'll be leaving next month, back to where I came from. It has been a real eye opener for me here and I will be a stronger man to have lived here for a few months.....but I can honestly say I will NOT look back on this experience with fond memories.
What a freaky town this is........
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5...I agree with you and the original poster, absolutely. My husband and I have lived in Asheville for 2 years now, and at the end of this month we are closing on a home in the Greenville/Spartanburg area. Asheville is a weird, freaky place and many want to keep it that way.
One thing I have learned about Asheville is encapsulated in a statement by a realtor originally from Ohio who lives in Greenville "Asheville is artsy/fartsy and Greenville is cultured." I couldn't agree with her more. We love the beauty of the mountains but Asheville is not for us. I hate the stuff you see downtown.
I've also heard Asheville called the San Fran of the south. The reason why is the *** population, which we don't care for and we don't care if that's politically correct or not. I was told by a co-worker that Asheville was not like that until about 15 years ago they got a *** mayor and then Asheville was promoted heavily in areas like San Francisco with signs "Asheville, NC is friendly to gays and lesbians. 2977 miles-move there."
Asheville is now the New Age capital of the USA because it's been determined that the "crystal vortexes" are stronger here than in Sedona, Arizona, so of course people who are into that are moving here by the droves.
If you like all that, plus the drugs, old hippies, panhandlers, rich kids who like to pretend they are homeless, witches; gays who like to have public displays of affection, killings in the wooded area behind the Bi-Lo at River Ridge by a HUGE homeless community that even the cops won't go in at night, then you will LOVE Asheville.
But don't try to get a decent job here. Unless you work in the medical field or the few government agencies here, you won't be able to afford a middle class lifestyle.
It's ironic that for 15 years I longed to live in Asheville. But my main experiences were in the Waynesville area, not Asheville proper. I now live in the city, east Asheville, and while "people watching" downtown is kind of fun in the beginning, it got old for us.
We can't wait to get out of here.
1....Why has Asheville has become so tolerant of drugs and related misbehaviors that occur in public housing, vulnerable neighborhoods, Pritchard Park downtown, and other places? Why are so many content to just "do nothing " as the problem grows?
The Mayor wants to use the "change" they owe us from over charging on our property taxes, for more greenways? Is she serious? How about a big homeless shelter to keep the homeless people in, until they can get help, get job training, and find their way out of their current situation? How about some increased police presence in the open air drug markets we have here.? How about jailing these repeat drug dealing offenders instead of letting them out until they have their hearing?
Pritchard Park as presently "managed" is just an incubator for misbehavior, drug deals, drunkenness, public urination, and worse. Pack Square will be complete within a year - with the potential to be something special or just a larger and more sophisticated "freak" incubator. It is important that we get our act together now, stop pandering to special interests and political correctness, and confront these lewd, unlawful misbehaviors for what they are. We do not help anyone get to a higher place by allowing their self-destructive and socially harmful behaviors.
People who visit our downtown area are laughing at us!! They like to come here to see the freak show downtown! Come to Asheville and Fly Your Freak Flag... Believe me, I am not making fun of true homeless people. I am talking about the whackos all dressed up in their costumes for the day..who hang out in Pritchard Park and parade up and down the streets as though they were on stage. I saw a guy last week who had a Sheperds hook staff, massive amounts of dreads, burlap bags for clothes, leather belts, studded leather boots, filthy face...he was drunk and mumbling about being Jesus.
People come here for the specific reason to go downtown and stare and laugh at our sites. There are people who go home at the end of the day, after sitting on the streets all day pretending to be poor and homeless.
Any community that surrenders to open air drug markets is abandoning the true concept of community...
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2...Seeing a bunch of weirdos downtown is nothing new. Ever since Asheville revamped the downtown area homeless people, punks, etc. have flocked to that area. Lots of traffic makes for easier pan handling.
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3...People have been saying that Asheville is becoming the little San Fransisco in the East. Guess it just more evidence that this is true.
Seems like there was a study last week that said one out of every 260 something people in San Fran are homeless.
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4..Asheville is a weird, weird place. Something out of a time warp or something. I moved here a few months back and had visited a number of times before doing so. I can honestly say that I never imagined this place was as weird as it is until it was too late and I was already here. I posted an older thread a couple of weeks ago and someone said that sometimes people don't really pay attention to the bad stuff in a town when they're getting ready to move there because they are excited about the move. When I first read it, I thought, "nah, that's not me." Reality, it was.
I come from NYC originally and was in S FL for a few years before coming here. This place is by far the freakiest and weirdest place I have ever been. It reminds me of a place called Nimbin in Australia that I went to once when travelling there. It's a freaky weird hippy colony where everyone is bugged out on LSD. Now I don't think Asheville is that bad, but it seems to be heading that way. Asheville is a trap. It's like you get here and you're almost sucked in to the way these people think....they all talk about art and writing and music and yet they really don't know what's going on in the real outside world. Most of what happens or goes on in Asheville is second rate, if that. It's like a bubble universe and so many think this bubble is the utopia of the universe.
I'm so tired of seeing people everyday that need a bath, stink and overall need a haircut and a shave. I can't say I know too much about the drug scene although it's obviously here.
Jcat is right. People who come here are really sitting back and looking at this place like it's some sort of freak show.....it's one of those things, sort of like a car wreck where you don't want to look, but something comes over you and you just have to.
I'll be leaving next month, back to where I came from. It has been a real eye opener for me here and I will be a stronger man to have lived here for a few months.....but I can honestly say I will NOT look back on this experience with fond memories.
What a freaky town this is........
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5...I agree with you and the original poster, absolutely. My husband and I have lived in Asheville for 2 years now, and at the end of this month we are closing on a home in the Greenville/Spartanburg area. Asheville is a weird, freaky place and many want to keep it that way.
One thing I have learned about Asheville is encapsulated in a statement by a realtor originally from Ohio who lives in Greenville "Asheville is artsy/fartsy and Greenville is cultured." I couldn't agree with her more. We love the beauty of the mountains but Asheville is not for us. I hate the stuff you see downtown.
I've also heard Asheville called the San Fran of the south. The reason why is the *** population, which we don't care for and we don't care if that's politically correct or not. I was told by a co-worker that Asheville was not like that until about 15 years ago they got a *** mayor and then Asheville was promoted heavily in areas like San Francisco with signs "Asheville, NC is friendly to gays and lesbians. 2977 miles-move there."
Asheville is now the New Age capital of the USA because it's been determined that the "crystal vortexes" are stronger here than in Sedona, Arizona, so of course people who are into that are moving here by the droves.
If you like all that, plus the drugs, old hippies, panhandlers, rich kids who like to pretend they are homeless, witches; gays who like to have public displays of affection, killings in the wooded area behind the Bi-Lo at River Ridge by a HUGE homeless community that even the cops won't go in at night, then you will LOVE Asheville.
But don't try to get a decent job here. Unless you work in the medical field or the few government agencies here, you won't be able to afford a middle class lifestyle.
It's ironic that for 15 years I longed to live in Asheville. But my main experiences were in the Waynesville area, not Asheville proper. I now live in the city, east Asheville, and while "people watching" downtown is kind of fun in the beginning, it got old for us.
We can't wait to get out of here.
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Lexington, KY - Rolling hills, nice people, horses, etc.
Jerome / Sedona, AZ - It's a little trendy, but gorgeous... and not as blisteringly hot as Phoenix/Scottsdale
Salem, OR - Mountain skiing and the ocean, all within an hours drive... and just because it's Oregon.
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I know a professional couple (both far more intelligent than you) who were there just a few weeks ago and said it's beautiful.
Most people I associate with aren't terrified of anything different, so generally don't have issues with a town because it has hippies or lesbians living there.
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They must be nuts
Rolling Stone mag did a story on Asheville...They called it.."The Freak Capital of America"
Thats when the man running for city council only wore a thong and cowboy boots everyday.
Dont speak of something you know nothing about..I live here, your friends visited for a few days..You have never even been close
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Priceless. You do that in virtually every thread in the history of CCS/CBMB.
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prove it...and then tell me the last time you were within 500 miles of the place you defend so much
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You can visit or live by all those places and bypass Asheville..I live very close to the 1st 3 mentioned..They filmed The Hunger Games in the DuPont Forest which is like 10 minutes from my house....**** Asheville, fulla nutjobs and creeps..There are many places in WNC to live that are great..Asheville isnt one of em
Downtown Asheville
Lol. I don't even want to move to Asheville itself, I just think it's funny how worked up you get about people different than you (appearances, sexuality et al). In fact, I want to move to the exact town you live in right now - we discussed it awhile back. I visited the area and went to pretty much all the surrounding towns with the intent on relocating and it was my favorite by far. Waynesville may have been my second choice, can't remember now.
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Costa Rica and other assorted Latin American countries are for retirees looking to live better, or Expats.
Too many fruits and nuts in SF. Nashville I have visited twice, loved it. In fact, if you remove Memphis and that shithole Chattanooga on either end of the state...everything in-between is pretty cool.
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Have you been to Austin before? If so, any pros vs cons/compare & contrast to offer?
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Maybe he would evolve into a believer?
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Its not their appearances..Its the panhandling, open drug use, and drunkenness that makes Asheville a shithole.....Night and day difference between where I live..You would love it here..Esp if you love cycling or fly fishing
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