How safe is Birmingham AL?
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Gary Benson
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How safe would a pickup with stuff locked in the cab be overnight at a motel? Is west or south Birmingham safer?
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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If it were me, I would look for a motel 20 miles or more outside of the city.
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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I have family in Birmingham and you had best take everything inside or it will belong to someone else tomorrow.
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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Don’t know the area, but I always travel with my cell game cams and a pistol
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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I don't know Birmingham but I always stay outside a city. You can usually drive 30 minutes from any city and be in a nice, safe, clean area. If we're "in" a city for a few days, I don't even look at hotels inside. I always stay outside and drive in each morning.
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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I don't know Birmingham but I always stay outside a city. You can usually drive 30 minutes from any city and be in a nice, safe, clean area. If we're "in" a city for a few days, I don't even look at hotels inside. I always stay outside and drive in each morning. What about hookers and beer?
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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Gary I travel a lot and you almost cannot be too careful. Years ago, I remember always being pleased if I could park with in plain view of a hotels front desk staff. Now, I shy away from that because in a lot of places I suspect the staff is the one pointing their little brother or BF to your vehicle in the first place.
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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Thanks for the posts.We feel better already. Plus we have 2 full magazines for the .45 ready.
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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In the 80's, three of us went to Birmingham. The first nite we went out for supper/meeting with a group of guys. When we got back to the room and started comparing conversations we discovered we had all been asked the same question....where are you staying? And then the scary part....after telling where we were staying we had all been offered to borrow a gun from the individual we were speaking with. We changed hotels the next morning!
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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You'll find garbage everywhere nowadays... But it sure seems like you find the majority of it in cities.
I guess "convenience" and "opportunity" mean different things to different people.
Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
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Re: How safe is Birmingham AL?
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Just a tiny step up from Jackson MS. You'll be lucky if they only take your stuff and not your whole pickup.
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