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They almost got me at the Landover Mall, but I out ran them. I guess that's why Landover Mall is closing, and all of the major stores have left PG county. Now as a VA resident I don't have to worry, I pack a little heat, and stay out of MD.

I pack a little heat, and stay out of MD

Both great suggestions, and the latter is the most important. It’s amazing to me the risks that people (knowingly or not) assume. For example, I live well outside of downtown; in other words, I live in the burbs. Crime is lower, we are miles and miles from the nearest project, and so on. The tradeoff is that I have a longer commute to work and we are not in a trendy area of town. I have colleagues that live in nice homes which are much closer to downtown, but while their immediate neighborhood may look fine, they are blocks away from streets that I would not feel comfortable walking around in at night. Why take the risk? Why place family in such a situation? Is it worth being closer to the trendy restaurants?

I guess that's why Landover Mall is closing, and all of the major stores have left PG county.

Thanks for the ping mhking.

I went to college in DC, and Landover was a really nice mall back then. Parts of PG County were kind of rundown and not-so-safe then, but that was BC (Before Crack), so I imagine it's even worse now. Too bad.