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Warpy

(110,900 posts)
33. No, I live in a very poor part of town
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 12:19 AM
Nov 2012

and my area is all hardscrabble Democratic.

The "compounds" I've known are the big properties with several summer homes on them owned by wealthy families. The Kennedys weren't the only family on Cape Cod with one.

I'm sure there are places in the more rural parts of this state that might fit your description. It's hard to say, though, this is a pretty poor state and that kind of fencing is really expensive.

I don't know of any in this part of the country but most of Floriduh doc03 Nov 2012 #1
One of the whackadoodles in our area Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #2
There is one down the road from me that has upside down Obama/Biden signs in doc03 Nov 2012 #3
There seem to be small steps toward this in a lot of developments PATRICK Nov 2012 #4
The more the rift grows between rich and poor, the more you will see this. This is the norm JCMach1 Nov 2012 #5
Kenya? You see it in Europe, too! And the Carribean! nt MADem Nov 2012 #31
Yeah about 15 miles down the road.... whistler162 Nov 2012 #6
I'm in a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas TlalocW Nov 2012 #7
I guess there are compensations for living on Long Island union_maid Nov 2012 #8
I live on 40 acres. It is fenced (5', 5 strand barbed wire cattle fence ) and gated. oneshooter Nov 2012 #9
There's a difference between fences to keep livestock in and fences to keep the boogeyman out... Thor_MN Nov 2012 #10
The same fence can do both. oneshooter Nov 2012 #23
The non-existent things that hate radio tell people to fear don't know what purple paint is... Thor_MN Nov 2012 #25
What's the significance of the purple? Squinch Nov 2012 #30
Yeah--I was driving by Osage Avenue the other day. That msanthrope Nov 2012 #11
Philadelphia is one tough city. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #16
So tough MOVE decamped to New Jersey....nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #18
The one left that wasn't roasted. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #19
2. People always forget Birdie, who overcame the abuse he suffered msanthrope Nov 2012 #20
A horrific situation from all involved. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #22
There used to be some over in western Arkansas madokie Nov 2012 #12
Western Arkansas? the original Rainbow People? I'm pretty sure they didn't live in compounds, now... patrice Nov 2012 #28
I vacationed in the UP right before the election in 2008 proud2BlibKansan Nov 2012 #13
That must be the new meme. There are still many Romney yard signs up. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #14
I used to live across the street from a convent Generic Other Nov 2012 #15
Just a Warren Jeffs compound in the next town over. bluedigger Nov 2012 #17
They're the scariest. They took over the municipal politics in that town in Texas where the Squinch Nov 2012 #32
They're detestable, all right. bluedigger Nov 2012 #34
I used to live near such a place mythology Nov 2012 #21
No, thankfully I don't LibertyLover Nov 2012 #24
Just a grow house surrounded by an 8ft plate steel fence, with dogs and cameras DJ13 Nov 2012 #26
Two Libertarians I know left here to join a group in South Dakota. nt patrice Nov 2012 #27
Does having a fence, garden, generator and CB count? a geek named Bob Nov 2012 #29
No, I live in a very poor part of town Warpy Nov 2012 #33
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