2005BlueBusa
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Ok all, i'm looking for some advice. i'm from western PA (pittsburgh area) and am relocating to virginia beach/hampton roads area. I've spent a few days down there poking around at houses in norfolk/suffolk/vabeach/portsmouth areas and i gotta say, it seemed pretty urban and unsafe at times. should I be worried?
one night i thought i would take a trip to the beach... man, every single car seemed to have hydraulics, pumping ear splitting bass. is there a nicer/toned down section of virginia beach, or one that you can take a family to? i guess i'm asking where the non gang-banger section is..
another night i had to run to a grocery store in norfolk (near waterside ave.). needless to say, it was scary, i came out of the store and there were 2 men leaning on my car looking inside it. there were others running around in the parking lot screaming for whatever reason... WTF?? now, i know there's ghetto in every city, but i jumped on 664 (or 264, not sure what it was?) and it seemed like every exit i got off was the same thing... urban as hell. not really a place to raise a family and keep the busa & other toys safe.
folks have told me that chesapeake & suffolk are much nicer, but i haven't had the time to really check it out. i've also heard newport news/hampton are decent places, but the traffic is terrible over the bridges.
i'm usually not a first impression guy. i just believe it takes time to get to know something or someone, but my first impressions were really not good about the area. Can someone who lives or has lived near this area speak to my worries? where would be a good place to purchase a home or for the short term, rent an apartment?
I can't believe it's all that bad, i mean, the beach is right there!
Thanks all!
one night i thought i would take a trip to the beach... man, every single car seemed to have hydraulics, pumping ear splitting bass. is there a nicer/toned down section of virginia beach, or one that you can take a family to? i guess i'm asking where the non gang-banger section is..
another night i had to run to a grocery store in norfolk (near waterside ave.). needless to say, it was scary, i came out of the store and there were 2 men leaning on my car looking inside it. there were others running around in the parking lot screaming for whatever reason... WTF?? now, i know there's ghetto in every city, but i jumped on 664 (or 264, not sure what it was?) and it seemed like every exit i got off was the same thing... urban as hell. not really a place to raise a family and keep the busa & other toys safe.
folks have told me that chesapeake & suffolk are much nicer, but i haven't had the time to really check it out. i've also heard newport news/hampton are decent places, but the traffic is terrible over the bridges.
i'm usually not a first impression guy. i just believe it takes time to get to know something or someone, but my first impressions were really not good about the area. Can someone who lives or has lived near this area speak to my worries? where would be a good place to purchase a home or for the short term, rent an apartment?
I can't believe it's all that bad, i mean, the beach is right there!
Thanks all!
