The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #114840   Message #2457195
Posted By: CarolC
04-Oct-08 - 01:52 PM
Thread Name: BS: If the Bottom DOES fall out
Subject: RE: BS: If the Bottom DOES fall out
In this neighborhood we have the advantage of being surrounded by a meandering creek and cyprus swamps on three sides and a cemetary on the other. There's a lot of empty land surrounding this neighborhood, and if necessary, people could plant gardens in the empty parts of the cemetary. The people in this part of town had a history of self-reliance. They're mostly African Americans, and because of the history of African Americans in the US South, they know a hell of a lot about surviving under adverse conditions. And most of them have served at some point in their lives in the US military, so they know how to protect themselves with a gun.