I laughed so hard!
I don’t think there is a border he isn’t willing to cross.
Stranger
The one from bright to dark?
Certainly any border that has a bridge he can hide under.
Stranger
I think you’re right, and I apologize for feeding him 
I’m gambling yalllll! It’s the motherfucking weekend. Woo hoo!
My hands are tied. I’m a busy human with a slightly short attention span, and limited wifi access.
I’ll get back to you all with thoughtful replies, soon. Replies to this thread and my other thread (the one about CASH).
I will clarify one thing right now though. I am NOT talking about rural areas. Those places are supposed to be dark at night, it is the country! I’m talking about high income areas within cities and the suburbs.
I’m not a troll, I don’t even post often enough to qualify as one. And, I’m not a fan of brightly colored hair.
Midwest Degenerate Gambler
@MW_Degen_Gamblr, I love you, but sooner or later, you’re going to have to face the fact you’re a goddamn moron.
Stranger
Yep, it’s a gamblers fate to walk the dark lonely streets of suburbia.
The yellow circle on the pavement from the one stupid fake gas street light is small comfort from the wolves snapping at your heels.
Oh wait, that’s just a bassett hound. He warning you not step there. His human had to go get baggies for clean up.
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First off, maybe running through strange neighborhoods in bedroom communities is not wise. Dark or not.
2nd, Is there a reason we can’t know why you were in that place, at that time, doing whatever you were doing?
This cracks me up!
I sort of agree with the OP.
I’m fine with darkness in the wilderness, or in actual rural communities. I’ve done plenty of hiking out in the desert with no lights for miles around; I’ve also worked on a farm. But as a city boy, darkness in suburbs freaks me out.
Well. Allow me to correct that: suburbs in general freak me out. Having them go all dark at night just makes them worse. It’s like travelling through a dead city.
I must disagree, few things are as unsettling as modern suburbs in the overly bright artificial light that creates an unknowable time of day. It’s like ‘eclipse’ lighting. It’s unnaturally bright but nothing has a shadow. :::shiver:::
The better to rob us with…
My guess is they don’t want degenerate gamblers in their neighborhoods. I would not be surprised if they turned off the lights when you approach.
The Chicago area has the suburb of
Riverside, where my wife grew up. Nearly all of the town’s streets curve, and they have (or used to) only very inefficient gas street lights. I believe this has changed, but the rule used to be that when parked on the town’s streets at night, you had to have your warning lights on. Now THAT was a stupid aspect of poor municipal lighting! I used to figure the town’s governmnet had to have a sweetheart deal with a local towing/road service company that jumped all of the dead batteries!
Some friends of mine lived in Riverside in the early '90s, and they told me about the same thing. They told me that the village insisted that those were “parking lights” on cars, and that’s what they are there for. 
My personal thought is that Riverside is way too hung up on being a beautiful, planned community, and part of that is actively discouraging people from parking unplanned cars on their beautiful, curving, confusing streets.
I read both threads.
Could they be connected?
You had won some “benjamins” had a fat pocket because the ticket-y ticket machine fouled up.
Thought you could get to your lodging thru a neighborhood rather than call an Uber.
Found yourself nervous walking thru a poorly lit area. I mean tryin’ to 'splain all those small bills if cops or neighborhood watch folks noticed you. Not to mention, possibly getting held up. Remember criminals like noticing people walking from a casino with fat pockets. In fact it’s their career.
Yep, shoulda called that Taxi.
With sleuthing like that I think maybe Beck oughta to get a cable TV show solving mysteries every week. We’ll give her a new stage name, maybe Agatha something. 
Oooh, can I have goofy side kick?
Indispensable, but a bit on the dingy side?
Oh, and I’ll need a deer stalker hat and a spy glass.
Sounds like a role that a scruffy armadillo or possum could play.
You da star of your own fantasy, honey. You can have whatever you want. I hear Tom Selleck is available and hasn’t aged a wink since that Magum, P.I. gig.