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I was delivering pizzas in Arnold, a southern suburb of St. Louis. In the state of Missouri, the collective IQ of folks starts to drop as you drive south on I-55. The Meramec River leaving St. Louis County and taking you into Arnold is one such drop--redneck haven. (It is now rednecks vs. chicken-shit folks who have begun to not only fear living in St. Louis City, but St. Louis County as well.)
So anyway, these apartments (called Bayshore) were right across the Meramec from St. Louis County. They looked nice and all, but at night, it was a different story. I ran a few deliveries over there with a friend of mine (before we quit delivering there)...barefoot & pregnant women, scruffy guys with gun racks in their trucks...and I'm only half-kidding. You're trying to give the customer their pizza and they're arguing with their wife/gf/baby momma. You're just trying to get the hell out for fear of being part of it or a witness.
I wouldn't mind delivering pizzas now, if only I had a better car. About the worst thing I'd have to deal with here are a bunch of moron teenagers.
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