1/21 The area around Fruitvale Bart in oakland, is it relatively safe?
I am buying stuff on craigslist from a guy 2 blocks from the
station around Sat noon. Don't want to walk into the wrong
neighborhood you know. ;)
\_ It is safe in the daytime. -ausman
\_ why dont you meet them at the cafe directly across the st from
Fruitvale BART?
\_ This is some audio equipment that I'd like to power
on and give it a try before buying. Inside the
seller's home seems to be the easiest option, unless
there are AC outlets near BART or the cafe?
\_ The cafe I am talking about, in the 'transit village',
has power outlets.
\_ There are AC outlets in BART stations. I used to recharge
my cell phone when I waited for my wife in Hayward BART in
the evenings. Whether you want to try out audio equipment
in a BART station is a different question.
\_ Yeah, don't buy anything from anyone who asks to meet you in a
parking lot at night.
\_ Unless you're buying bioluminescent jellyfish.
\_ Fruitvale is notoriously bad. I had an acquaintance who managed
a chain of pizza places. One of the locations was in Fruitvale.
They constantly had problems, including people ordering pizza
and then not paying and drivers getting mugged. Fruitvale had
more problems than any other store in the chain.
P.S. Be very careful. I wouldn't go into some guy's house in
Fruitvale. Sounds like a good way to lose your $$$ if he's
dishonest. Meeting somewhere public is better. Fruitvale is
not Orinda, where I'd have no problems doing that.
\_ I am danh. I often go to south/east oakland to watch sideshows.
Do not worry unless you are extremely white or asian. If you
look somewhat ethic, you will be ok.
\_ Paolo, in the wise words of Yusef Bey, "Keep my name
outcha mouth." - danh
\_ If you look too ethic, you'll get beat up. No one around there
likes a goody two-shoes.
\_ Clever!
\_ What the heck does "extremely white" mean?
\_ Probably "extremely caucasian". Although I don't think
albinos will get much love either. |
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