Rusty, I don't remember saying none of them were from the city I currently reside in, could you please point me to where I did? I didn't name any names or cities AT ALL. You did that, not me. Like a lot of other people who think they're smart-arses, you assumed I was talking about your city, took it personally and then decided to openly have a pop at mine. 

Silas, yes I can decide if someone is busy or not, what a stupid comment. That doesn't mean to say I'm correct in my opinion, it's just... my opinion, but if you're telling me I can't share my opinion then you can just 'jog on' my friend.  I'm fully focused on my own back yard thank you very much, I'm fully aware of almost everything that happens in this city and not far behind with other cities too. It's called 'networking'... or having contacts. If you don't think that my bloodline has managed to build up a VAST array of 'blood-friends' over the years  we've been here, whom we keep in touch with on a regular basis and talk about their city, then quite frankly... you're a bit daft.

You've based your whole pissy rant at me on the basis that 'I know fuck all'. Guess what buddy, you're wrong again. I'd have an educated guess that I know more about the people in your city than YOU do.

I'm not sure how deep everyone else delves into what goes on around them in this world, but I am a 'student of life', I collect vast amounts of information, most of which people wouldn't think has any serious bearing on our world. For example this speech, I track every leader/RH/LH's activity, not just with what tools the Gods give us. I know when exactly what times they ALL are usually active... every single city including your own and mine. I know when they usually go to bed, when they're busy with 'that other life', if their bowel movements are regular I could probably pinpoint when that is if I studied hard enough.

Lot of people assuming a lot of things from this speech, folk have been throwing names at me from left, right and centre. Every single city apart from one has assumed it was about another person from their city (that 1 is not Detroit, they threw names at me too), but guess what... you can't all be fucking right.

1. I doubt you would be criticising your own leaders this way.

2. If you make indirect comments, people will add 2 and 2.

3. I've had no pops at anyone I just brought my findings forward, you advised us to go look, we looked.

1. You know my bloodline better than that.

2. Let them add 2 and 2... they'll keep getting 5.

3. Yes, you did. I didn't like it at all. 'Admittedly, he has been between here and the old country, sadly he seems to spend most of his time there.' This was a blatant cheap shot.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one then. You may have taken it in a specific way but many of us know why Calogero has been away, however I included it because it was relevant to this discussion.

Indeed we will Rusty, indeed we will.

Everybody rebuilds in their own way even when they chose not to be part of the rebuilding but still sticking around in an easy going matter. And that is okay. That actually is acceptable. It might not be acceptable to you, which is okay too, but it is acceptable in general. 

See, this is were the mobsters who choose their family have a lot of power. Especially gangsters that have some experience with our world should use it to their advantage to pick a family that suits them.

Where I think it goes wrong is when your expectations aren't met, or when the CL's expectations aren't met. For example, if you have an obscenely low CL and they expect XX in earnings and XX in this and that and over 9000 shot reports... well, that family just simply wouldn't work for me. Some people think that might be acceptable behavior from a CL, I think I wouldn't want to be part of that family. So I simply won't join them.

That you can also reverse, if you want to see a high activity from your family... join a family that offers that. Simple. So if everybody here feels similar to your words, the solution is to not join the "lazy" crew leaders. But I personally fucking love being in a more laid back, no expectations kind of environment....  Stuffing my face with cheese steaks.  Hurray!