How do you sleep when there is rapid gunfire out your window at 3 AM?

[rsteinmetz70112]

You get used to it.

I used to live in a neighborhood where gunshots were heard 2 or 3 times a week.

[Ebenezr]

You get used to it.

I used to live in a neighborhood where gunshots were heard 2 or 3 times a week.

And here is the problem. I will never get used to it. I have always lived in peaceful places. I once had a 50 acre farm in the Shenandoah Valley - we didn't even lock the door but I guess times are changing at least for me

[vt_maverick]

You get used to it.

I used to live in a neighborhood where gunshots were heard 2 or 3 times a week.

And here is the problem. I will never get used to it. I have always lived in peaceful places. I once had a 50 acre farm in the Shenandoah Valley - we didn't even lock the door but I guess times are changing at least for me

We hear gunfire about 2-3 times a week where we currently live, which is why we're looking to move sometime in the next few months. We live on the bank of a 3-mile wide river, so we're pretty sure that it's just idiots firing out into the water at night for fun. Regardless, our area is bad enough that the police don't bother to check out gunfire, they just show up to remove the bodies.

We're actually looking at property in southwestern VA, probably less than two hours away from your farm. I grew up in rural NC so I know what you mean; the only times we heard gunfire were when people were hunting game rather than each other.

[Anita]

How do you sleep?

... on the floor would be my first reaction.