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Originally Posted by Hammerfel
I often think I'll retire to Melbourne, I liked the vibe of the city so much. It's safe, too. When I was there, the big story on the news was of a robbery of a convenience store by 2 guys with knives. The surveillance camera captured footage of the clerk chasing them out with a baseball bat! Here in the States, I've been car-jacked at gunpoint by a convicted (and released) murderer in North Carolina and had a fistfight on the NYC subway!
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Safe - to a point. It's gotten a lot worse over the last few years, unfortunately, but is still not as bad as many big cities. The worst thing that happened to me here was being assaulted at a rock concert in my younger days. I was blind-sided by a drunk who was just looking for someone to hit. I also had the radio stolen from my car once as well - not dangerous but still aggravating. Still not as bad as being car jacked though! 
PS - Next time you're in Melbourne, drop in, and we'll spend the day talking about Joes! 
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