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Fearless-Factor-8811 t1_jdsbgis wrote

Reply to comment by DidDunMegasploded in Gun on the ground near 295/congress street by [deleted]

Again. The hospital is down the street. That would explain the sirens. I work as an ER nurse. Patients get shipped from all parts of the state all day and night to Maine med. Lights and sirens. Does not indicate a lot of violence in the neighborhood. I lived between 295 and Maine med for a while, I don't remember ever noticing a siren.

You heard a gunshot and several other things in 5 years living in a city? That is not super surprising.

It's a city.

And yes. I was surprised to see a gun on the median strip in what is a pretty calm residential neighborhood. Seemed interesting.

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DidDunMegasploded t1_jdsg4jg wrote

Ohhhh, so you're a nurse. You're not in the law profession. That explains a lot.

Again, I'm aware of where the sirens are coming from. I have a good sense of direction. I know where the hospital is. I've been to the hospital before. If I didn't have a good sense of direction then I'd be fucked over.

That being said, I never insinuated that ambulances and firetrucks = "Portland is a bad city". That's nonsensical, "I just pulled a hammy" reaching. People get hurt all the time, whether they're shot by a gun or have a heart attack. Pretty normal stuff. I'm not factoring that into the equation.

Hearing all that stuff was surprising in my first year of living there because I lived in the suburbs all my life, not in the city, and thus, that's what I was used to. I grew numb to it after that. Almost any Joe Nobody would be surprised to see a gun on the median strip in a residential neighborhood, but when you've seen enough things, it becomes more of a "meh" thing to you. Obviously, that was probably not true in your case. It was true in mine. You do you.

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redditmainee t1_jdsbxp9 wrote

“ You heard a gunshot and several other things in 5 years living in a city? That is not super surprising.

It's a city.

And yes. I was surprised to see a gun on the median strip in what is a pretty calm residential neighborhood. Seemed interesting. “

This is comedy, who needs bob Marley?

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redditmainee t1_jdsbyfi wrote

“ You heard a gunshot and several other things in 5 years living in a city? That is not super surprising.

It's a city.

And yes. I was surprised to see a gun on the median strip in what is a pretty calm residential neighborhood. Seemed interesting. “

This is comedy, who needs bob Marley?

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