Thursday, September 18, 2008

When The Locals Tell The Truth,

there's hell to pay.
There was a story about our own little Rome, NY on Good Morning America this morning.
Needless to say, the Chamber of Commerce wasn't too happy that the locals were more than willing to let the reporters know the truth about what's going on around here instead of sugar-coating the fact that we're struggling for the basic necessities and everything is NOT fine:

The Economy Hits Home

We've had two burglaries within a tenth of a mile of us in the last two weeks. There has never, ever been a break-in on our road. Ever. People are getting desperate.

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2 comments:

Flighty said...

Unfortunately wherever you are a downturn in the economy means an upturn in crime. It's a sad fact of life. xx

Tina said...

Hey, Flighty,
Yes, is very sad. And a bit scary.