We’re adjusting well to our new location. The weather,the house, the neighbors are all great. I just didn’t realize we were moving into an area with such a high level of security. What do I mean? I’ve have seen more advertising on TV and newspaper in this area that either assumes you know where they’re located, or just don’t want to tell you.
Car dealers advertise they’re located on Highway 17. Great! Highway 17 runs from Charleston SC to Wilmington NC, and to make it more interesting, there are at least TWO Highway 17s. One is referred to as “Business” and the other is called “The Bypass”. So why do I get confused, I mean one is listed as Business? Because there are businesses on the Bypass. Or they will say they are right next to another place you don’t have a location for. “We’re near the Mall” Which mall? There’s 3 malls within 20 miles of here!
Real estate companies list everything by neighborhood: the house is in the Lakes, or Ocean Oaks or some other cute name. I’m new here, and I want to buy a house: which lake do I go to? Do I have to look for Oaks and then an Ocean to know where I am?
Finally, and my favorite, was a newspaper ad for a bar. It has discounted wings during the football games, $2 drafts, trivia, and a bar menu. It has an email address of XXXXXX@Aol.com What it apparently doesn’t have is a name or a building, because the ad ran for a week without a name or an address, not even an address as bad as “Highway 17” or near the Mall. The only thing I can figure out is it’s a front for the CIA. A friendly front, with $2 drafts and discount wings, but a front, nonetheless. It’s just my opinion.