When you look at the sign, one of the first things that you may notice is that the Fox Meadow fox looks like it is gnawing its own tail off to escape. After spending any amount of time here, any means of escape would not seem too drastic.

During my first few weeks here, I awoke at 7:30 a.m. to the wonderful racket of someone banging on the cable box (with a hammer) outside of my bedroom window. This happens very frequently and will probably be the least of your problems.

1) CRIME

Since my husband and I have lived here, we've had our car keyed and otherwise damaged with a car door. Another friend of ours had the tires on his new car slashed -- right after it had been keyed. (By the way, we only know about two other people who live here. So this is probably a pretty common occurance.)Fox Meadow wouldn't even tell us if they had any crime reports from other tennants, so beware. MANAGEMENT DOES NOT CARE!! This is definitely not a place to live if you care about your car.

2) NEIGHBORS

If you're lucky enough to escape the cable guy banging outside of your window, then you just may wake at 6:00 a.m. to the sounds of "Rasberry Beret" blaring through the speaker that is your paper thin wall. (No, they're not "very thick" as management will have you think.) Or, you will have a true awakening when you trip over someone's garbage conveniently collecting in the breezeway.

3) "AMENITIES"

Don't believe anything anyone tells you about the things offered at "Fox Ghetto" (as people living here call it), because its not worth the price. The "sparkling pool" that is displayed prominently in the brochure costs $50 per person, per summer. And once you fork over the extra cash, you still won't be able to swim in the gross thing because of the 1200 or so kids that are swarming about. Believe me, the "P" is definitely in the "ool" here -- if you know what I mean.

And the basketball and tennis courts' They're really not very nice at all, so it isn't worth the effort of trying to fight your way through another swarm of children.

Oh, and my favorite -- the laundry rooms. PLEASE, GO ON MONDAY WHEN THE CLEANING LADY COMES, OR YOU ARE SCREWED!!! This is quite possibly the nastiest place in Maple Shade. The hair. The smell of molding laundry. The inch thick layer of dirt on the floor. And of course, the used dryer sheets that seem to pop up EVERYWHERE. The worst part is probably the neverending battle for the machines. It isn't uncommon to see someone using all 6 machines at once, so come prepared.

The rent prices increase every year. The doors stick and must be slammed. Maintenance has been okay for us, but other people we know have had problems with it. I'm still here, but can't wait to get out when the lease is up. I spent three years in this dump because I didn't know where else to go. The price is decent, but it's worth paying a little more to escape this area. Just like that poor little fox....

In response to some other postings (which probably came from the management here), we both work to make our area livable. We actually put our trash in the garbage cans, try to keep quiet, we don't leave dog poo out for other people to step in, and don't key other people's cars. So, ya know what' We have the right to complain! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!!!!!

But, hey, it is better than those apartments down the street that burn down every week....

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