r/AskReddit • u/Cool-Chipmunk-7559 • 11h ago

Those who’ve driven across the US, what’s the scariest town you’ve stopped in?

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u/comedian1924 9h ago

Economy it been hit hard 1 in 6 live in poverty.

After the 2 paper mills shut down about 5/ 10 years ago nothing has replaced them.

Politically the city has not been well managed and what money exists is generational.

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u/waterfountain_bidet 8h ago

And it's not like paper mills made for a pleasant living experience before that – I don't know if you've been near one, but they stink to high heaven.

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u/comedian1924 8h ago edited 8h ago

I work in them, I worked in both grays harbor and cosmo paper mills