Recently, an IKEA store opened up in Atlanta. I've been in the market for a new computer desk for a while, but I've been too stubborn to buy anything just yet. I found a desk that I liked and didn't look too cheap or clashy, with matching bookcases and other goodies, on their website. It's in stock and available at the Atlanta store.
However...
It's 42 miles from my home. Big deal, right? No, shitty deal. It's in the ghetto. Between 16th and 17th street in Atlanta, a white man just doesn't galantly walk down those corridors. Driving is another problem... a lot of traffic lights and stoop sitting apes staring at me and wondering what I am doing here between every stop.
I'm not afraid, mind you. I've sneered at death in the face and flicked off militant Iraqis in a gunfight. What I do fear is what COULD happen.
I'm damn sure some of these guys carry guns... illegally. I am a card carrying NRA bastard with a concealed weapons liscense. So nine times out of ten, I'm packing. I don't want to use it, but its there when I might need it.
This doesn't make me immune to the law, above it, or anything to that effect. I just try to avoid situations where my gun is the only thing keeping fear from me. A gun shouldn't make anyone feel fearless, however these fucking porch-monkeys down on 16th and 17th street believe it does. Thus, I avoid this area at all costs.
Why would a descent, reputable company open a store in the ghetto. The store just had its "Grand Opening", I guess it'll soon be its "Grand Closing".