Christmas in Memphis

[Caculator]

Picked up tickets for the December 15 match up between the Vols and Tigers. Been excited about this game since it was announced. Who else will be there?

 

[tennrich1]

Did you get the tickets from UT?

 

[Caculator]

Did you get the tickets from UT?

Stub Hub

 

[Burhead]

I plan on going but didn't realize tickets were on sale. I've been keeping my eye on Ticketmaster but nothing on there yet.

 

[Caculator]

I plan on going but didn't realize tickets were on sale. I've been keeping my eye on Ticketmaster but nothing on there yet.

Noticed that, first place I checked.

 

[Roustabout]

Memphis?
Yeah, well......,
No

 

[Donvolson]

Please take a bullet proof vest with you when you go.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

I hope to attend.

 

[livefaith]

When I read the thread title I figured Santa got robbed at gunpoint when landing on someone's roof.

 

[volfaninky]

I wouldn’t go to Memphis for any reason. Wish there was another route to get to all the ducks in Arkansas but there isn’t.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

I wouldn’t go to Memphis for any reason. Wish there was another route to get to all the ducks in Arkansas but there isn’t.

Yes there is. Drive up to Dyersburg and come down through the bootheel of Missouri. You won’t be missed.

 

[ATC_VOL]

Hope to be there. Will have to change my work schedule around some.

 

[Donvolson]

Have seen it all in Memphis. Be careful. Nobody is safe there. Nobody
Head of the chamber of commerce was shot and killed last week on south front street while doing a children’s benefit. The two who did it were captured and await trial.

 

[Caculator]

Have seen it all in Memphis. Be careful. Nobody is safe there. Nobody
Head of the chamber of commerce was shot and killed last week on south front street while doing a children’s benefit. The two who did it were captured and await trial.

Seeing it all, how did you survive?

 

[Manning Up]

Worked the inner city of Memphis for over 2 years as a home health Physical Therapist. Never had a problem. Maybe the stethoscope around my neck kept me safe.

From what law enforcement told me, criminals will not bother anyone in the medical field because you may be the first responder if they are the victim in a shooting.

Sounded reasonable.

 

[iKrager]

Worked the inner city of Memphis for over 2 years as a home health Physical Therapist. Never had a problem. Maybe the stethoscope around my neck kept me safe.

From what law enforcement told me, criminals will not bother anyone in the medical field because you may be the first responder if they are the victim in a shooting.

Sounded reasonable.

Sounds like police doo doo to me. It’s like asking an officer “are there speed traps??”

 

[Donvolson]

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Seeing it all, how did you survive?

Taught martial arts in orange mound to various military and carried “ safety equipment “ with me everywhere.
Made as many friends as possible and had the protection of the grandmothers in the neighborhood as well. It was about helping tutor the kids as well. After a while the neighborhood knew I was truly trying to help them and trusted me and protected me. I still care a lot about the kids there and wish them well

 

[Electric Orange]

Please take a bullet proof vest with you when you go.

I was literally just about to type that. Saw 3 drive bys in one hour last time I was there.

 

[Chris4Vols22]

I saw 2 rapes, then I was shot and killed while pumping gas in Memphis earlier this year.

 

[Electric Orange]

Whatever
I run with 12 gangs and we only commit hate crimes. Whatever I do what I want

 

[Caculator]

Memphis is like every other big city, there is violence in every one of them. The good news? Tennessee is a right to carry state with a strong stand your ground law.

 

[SDV]

The Most Dangerous Cities in the US

Memphis in top 3 of most violent cities behind St Louis and Detroit

 

[Caculator]

The Most Dangerous Cities in the US

Memphis in top 3 of most violent cities behind St Louis and Detroit

Is that a top 10, 25, or 50 list? All big cities are violent. Something is wrong with a list that does not have Chicago, LA, and NYC in the mix.

 

[Donvolson]

I was literally just about to type that. Saw 3 drive bys in one hour last time I was there.

It’s gotten worse every year of its existence to get to this point. It used to be a really cool place to visit in the 1980’s and some of the 90’s. Honestly, after 9/11 it went off the deep end and is not a situation that can be helped in any way.

 

[Caculator]

It’s gotten worse every year of its existence to get to this point. It used to be a really cool place to visit in the 1980’s and some of the 90’s. Honestly, after 9/11 it went off the deep end and is not a situation that can be helped in any way.

Memphis has a problem with gangs and drugs. It is a distribution center, a hub for drugs heading east from Mexico. Build the wall and stop/slow the flow of drugs and Memphis can be a better place.

I've been going to Grizzlys, Red Birds, and ncaa regionals for years in downtown Memphis and never once had a dangerous encounter. If you live and work there you have a different exposure to crime than the visitor to Beale.

Don't let the fearmongers dissuade you from enjoying a big time event like the Tigers and Vols, the sky is falling chicken littles are exaggerating the danger.