Mainly looking in the Bronx...

4/13/2010 9:05:12 AM

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4/13/2010 9:05:55 AM

4/13/2010 9:06:07 AM

cool story, bro

4/13/2010 9:06:21 AM

4/13/2010 9:07:40 AM

4/13/2010 9:08:16 AM

so tuff

4/13/2010 9:09:56 AM

so AE not working out for you?

4/13/2010 9:11:11 AM

^Not quite at the moment..

betrayal. I thought I could count on TWW



[Edited on April 13, 2010 at 9:11 AM. Reason : .]

4/13/2010 9:11:18 AM

Yeah i'd stay away from the Bronx.

And if you're serious then perhaps you should ask people in the Lounge NYC thread

4/13/2010 9:21:30 AM

might be time to live in Jersey....not exactly time to live anywhere in the Bronx...let alone the south bronx...

4/13/2010 9:22:54 AM

I hear gunzz maintains a small inventory of slumlord housing and chinese restaurants, but I think it is mainly over in Bushwick.

4/13/2010 9:23:01 AM

Hoboken's great, but about 95% of the cost of living in Manhattan.

4/13/2010 9:26:49 AM

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=591790&page=1#13877904

4/13/2010 9:39:59 AM

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=591475&page=1#13874079

4/13/2010 9:40:22 AM

How much are you looking to spend?

4/13/2010 9:46:13 AM

I think he either needs to either stop fucking trollin'

or wait till he actually gets the fuckin' job

4/13/2010 9:48:19 AM

Oh...nm then

If you need a room from 1050 to 1650 a month in Manhattan let me know...in retrospect...if you're looking to live in the Bronx than my rooms are probably way too expensive.

4/13/2010 9:50:37 AM

omg I might need a place, too... but I'll be looking at student housing


but we can hang out !

4/13/2010 9:51:28 AM

Hey I might be needing a new place in charlotte, clemson, asheville, charleston, newbern, dc, charlottesville, chapel hill, columbia or durham...

but I'm not making a thread about it till I have definite plans, and for some of these i'm not going to make a tww thread.

4/13/2010 10:02:55 AM

Quote :

"THAN MY ROOMS"

4/13/2010 10:28:11 AM

Basically, if you can handle the responsibility of carrying a gun then it's a good option. Even then, I suggest having various options at your disposal. There's a lot more to it than just buying a gun and carrying it to be honest. I highly suggest you consider whether or not you're willing to invest the time and money into being able to properly handle the weapon and whether or not you can safely do so. Can you control yourself to a high degree even when people are being assholes? As in, do you find yourself giving people the middle finger in traffic? You wont want to do anything that could be considered instigation when carrying. You'll have to do your absolute best to diffuse every situation. You've got to consider the fact that you have to be very conscious of where you can and can't go when armed and that not all of these places will be marked as off limits even though they are. You'll have to consider whether or not you are capable of taking another person's life up close and personal. These are all major things to consider when buying a firearm and often I don't think enough consideration to these factors is given.

With knives, understand that you're going to be in their face. It's going to be EXTREMELY dangerous and bloody. It's likely going to be a long, drawn out process of cutting their hands and arms a whole lot unless you're good and can move in for a rapidly incapacitating slice or stab to the neck. You need to study the proper points to cut and how to best use a knife. You'll need to practice deploying the knife ALL THE TIME. I mean, every single day is what I'd suggest. I practice with various knives constantly when I'm just sitting around. Practice with and without gloves, practice delivering various blows. Note that all of this practice can and probably will result in at least a few small cuts and maybe some big ones. A knife can be brutally effective, even more than a firearm when you're within arm's reach if it's in skilled hands. But the thing is, you're generally going to be on the defensive and taken by surprise, unprepared. So you've got a number of things working against you and the attacker will be mentally prepared. You most likely wont be able to surprise them and slam the knife into their throat and quickly remove it to allow a proper amount of blood loss to occur. You'll probably end up in a drawn out and extremely bloody/gore-filled fight if they don't back down. If you end up on the ground, then you could really be in trouble (This is why I like more than one knife in various locations). If all you have is your knife and they also have a knife, god help you, because you're both probably going to end up in really bad condition unless one of you is good or one of you is really bad.

Note that I still think you should have a good knife. Note that I said good, not like a $10 knife, but a good knife that is like ~$50-$200. Spyderco is my folding knife maker of choice because their designs tend to focus on defense (The designs are brutally effective and safe to employ defensively, as in they have jimping and stuff to prevent your hand from slipping forward on the blade when you stab and slash). I'd go for a Tasman Salt or Spyderhawk if you want a purely defensive blade in the $50 range. Those two knives are extremely dangerous, they're human zippers (They will unzip anything in their path; skin, organ tissue, clothing, whatever). It is a good last resort weapon and I'd much rather have it than nothing. It may just be the thing that saves your life or simply deters them from attacking. It could also allow you to stop a situation in the unlikely event that you find yourself next to a gun wielding maniac hell bent on murdering people around him. If you're extremely close to someone who starts to open fire or is about to open fire (Particularly in a closed space with only one or two exit points like a classroom), the only real option you have is to rush the bastard or cower and die. If you have a knife you may be able to end it and even if you are mortally wounded in the process, you might save a lot of lives by severely wounding or killing the shooter. These are all things you must consider. For me having options is always better than not having options and I'm willing to do what it takes as far as I can tell, so I make the choice to carry self-defense tools.

Anyway, I like having non-lethal options because lethal force is a last resort and the more options you have the better usually. That's not to say you always go to pepper spray first, if the situation dictates going straight for the firearm, do so.

I highly recommend pepper spray, but you need a good setup IMO and not just any old pepper spray if you want to ensure that you don't hurt yourself with it just as much as the bad guy. I like Cold Steel's inferno because it utilizes a canister that will spray in any orientation (Some will empty the propellant if discharged upside down, while others can only discharge upright or upside down but not sideways) and will not dump the propellant in any orientation. They use a formula that shoots a foam stream which then liquefies on contact with the target (So they can't fling the foam back at you). A foam stream is also essentially immune to blow back from the wind. This is one of the few pepper sprays I highly recommend.

The main reason I like pepper spray is it is a ranged weapon. No, it's not a gun, but you can hit the target at a range from which they are unable to physically contact you. This is not the case with knives that you can legally carry most places in NC. If nothing else, have a good sized can of Cold Steel Inferno pepper spray.

Personally, I like to have multiple knives and at least one gun with a substantial sized reload (I like to keep a Glock 26 with 11rds on board and a spare 17rd Glock 17 mag) at all times. I prefer to add pepper spray to the mix as well but I don't always if room wont allow for it. The more options the better, but you have to place all of this stuff consistently and you have to train with it constantly. Pepper spray doesn't require too much training and it gives you some range to work with, which I like. A good sized canister will allow you to engage a number of targets before you're out of "ammo" too. I'd go ahead and get that now and then decide on the gun later, as you'll have a somewhat involved/lengthy process in order to carry concealed (Register for and take a course, then go to sheriff's office and file for CC Permit, give fingerprints, wait for investigation to take place and then pick up permit). There's a slightly less involved process to open carry, but being able to carry concealed is far more convenient and having the element of surprise is usually to your benefit IMO. Even if you decided on the gun today and went to take a course tomorrow (Not likely, it will probably take a month or two to take the course if you sign up today), I'd still suggest you obtain the Cold Steel Inferno pepper spray in the meantime and try to carry it even when you have lethal options.

4/13/2010 10:53:15 AM

^^^^^, that could very well be in my price range. I am only saying the Bronx as that is where I will be working (if of course I get the job).

I have only made three threads at this point. I got great info out of the Charlotte one (miami, not so much). I am just curious and would like to get as much info as possible.

Not sure what the big deal is. Well this is TWW so I guess I do.

4/13/2010 11:31:00 AM

just b/c you'd work in a crappy area of NYC doesn't mean you'd have to live there too...

4/13/2010 11:42:11 AM

well at least near it.

4/13/2010 11:43:08 AM

Just find the subway line near your office and look for a place to live off the same line. Avoid connections and your ride to work will be pretty quick. Given that its The Bronx you can probably find a nice place to live on the UES or UWS.

4/13/2010 11:45:54 AM

here as well

6/8/2010 4:57:42 PM

why live in the Bronx?

6/8/2010 5:24:36 PM

quite a few people I work with where grew up and still live in the Bronx. Its not all that bad.

its fucking huge tho. Saying you work in the bronx and want to live there doesnt really help at all. Where are you thinking of working?

[Edited on June 8, 2010 at 7:50 PM. Reason : also dont listen to TKE. THE UES and UWS are expensive and for the most part horrible.]

6/8/2010 7:49:48 PM