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05-05-10, 03:42 PM
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NorCal's got far better culture and scenery than SoCal (and better surfing and skiing) but the traffic sucks there too and I got tired of getting my wallet emptied by a state that can't even get the potholes filled.
California's broken. I paid $5500 in property taxes a year when I left, the guy next door paid $450 on virtually the same house. Of course I got a lot better service at the DMV
Ex be ex. Ain't going back except to visit.
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05-05-10, 03:42 PM
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One of my best friends at wes just got a job in boston as well!!!
05-05-10, 03:47 PM
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I see your Singapore/Taiwan and raise you Ankara, Turkey.
05-05-10, 03:48 PM
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How's this for CT culture?
05-05-10, 03:49 PM
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05-05-10, 03:49 PM
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And see your stuff and raise you New Delhi, India and Kampala, Uganda.
Edit: Goddamn you botto!
PS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi0Rt0slfy4
Edit: Goddamn you botto!
PS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi0Rt0slfy4
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05-05-10, 03:53 PM
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05-05-10, 03:55 PM
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SoCal's ranked #1 for both the worst air quality and worst traffic in the USA. Those beaches are closed for weeks at a time because of high bacteria counts and it takes a day sometimes to get from there to the mountains, if you can afford the gas because it also has the highest composite taxes in the US, and horribly inflated property values. Presuming the mountains aren't on fire or sliding their way to the ocean of course.
NorCal's got far better culture and scenery than SoCal but the traffic sucks there too and I got tired of getting my wallet emptied by a state that can't even get the potholes filled.
California's broken. I paid $5500 in property taxes a year when I left, the guy next door paid $450 on virtually the same house. Of course I got a lot better service at the DMV
Ex be ex. Ain't going back except to visit.
NorCal's got far better culture and scenery than SoCal but the traffic sucks there too and I got tired of getting my wallet emptied by a state that can't even get the potholes filled.
California's broken. I paid $5500 in property taxes a year when I left, the guy next door paid $450 on virtually the same house. Of course I got a lot better service at the DMV
Ex be ex. Ain't going back except to visit.
South Orange County beaches and San Diego beaches are quite clean and rarely close...when they do it's more likely due to natural causes like under tow.
No doubt Cali has financial issues..that can and will be fixed. We may have had to pay more in taxes but at least I got a freakin' street cleaner every week and decent highway signs.
05-05-10, 03:56 PM
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05-05-10, 03:58 PM
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SoCal's ranked #1 for both the worst air quality and worst traffic in the USA. Those beaches are closed for weeks at a time because of high bacteria counts and it takes a day sometimes to get from there to the mountains, if you can afford the gas because it also has the highest composite taxes in the US, and horribly inflated property values. Presuming the mountains aren't on fire or sliding their way to the ocean of course.
NorCal's got far better culture and scenery than SoCal (and better surfing and skiing) but the traffic sucks there too and I got tired of getting my wallet emptied by a state that can't even get the potholes filled.
NorCal's got far better culture and scenery than SoCal (and better surfing and skiing) but the traffic sucks there too and I got tired of getting my wallet emptied by a state that can't even get the potholes filled.
I don't live in LA, and I don't like going to LA. Fortunately, it's nothing like LA here.
05-05-10, 04:00 PM
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05-05-10, 04:01 PM
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05-05-10, 04:03 PM
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okay - everybody start snapping and stepping... gotta jump in before we hit the bridge...
(they give B a shout-out at 2:26)
just to clarify, this is a genital-waving show for places "lived-in-long-term", not just visited, right?
in which case:
Childhood: Various South America
Teen: Various North America
Early through Mid-Twenties: Various Europe
Late-Twenties: Various (different) North America
just to clarify, this is a genital-waving show for places "lived-in-long-term", not just visited, right?
in which case:
Childhood: Various South America
Teen: Various North America
Early through Mid-Twenties: Various Europe
Late-Twenties: Various (different) North America
05-05-10, 04:04 PM
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Why the eff do my pictures and youtube links not show up as embedded...
05-05-10, 04:05 PM
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okay - everybody start snapping and stepping... gotta jump in before we hit the bridge...
https://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=61U 90Pqo-rU(they give B a shout-out at 2:26)
just to clarify, this is a genital-waving show for places "lived-in-long-term", not just visited, right?
in which case:
Childhood: Various South America
Teen: Various North America
Early through Mid-Twenties: Various Europe
Late-Twenties: Various (different) North America
https://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=61U 90Pqo-rU(they give B a shout-out at 2:26)
just to clarify, this is a genital-waving show for places "lived-in-long-term", not just visited, right?
in which case:
Childhood: Various South America
Teen: Various North America
Early through Mid-Twenties: Various Europe
Late-Twenties: Various (different) North America
05-05-10, 04:11 PM
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05-05-10, 04:21 PM
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Besides you are the one who constantly defending the upper east coast. NYC is an overpriced, over crowded dirty hell hole and no amount of good food or museums is going to change that
05-05-10, 04:25 PM
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05-05-10, 04:36 PM
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I tend to notice little things.
One thing that has stood out about Rust Belt cities is public clocks.
When I see a public clock that is either not working at all or displaying a grossly wrong time, I am usually in a Rust Belt city. Not always, but it's an indicator.
One thing that has stood out about Rust Belt cities is public clocks.
When I see a public clock that is either not working at all or displaying a grossly wrong time, I am usually in a Rust Belt city. Not always, but it's an indicator.
05-05-10, 04:48 PM
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05-05-10, 04:51 PM
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Incorrect.
If you have to compare any place to Houston, you've scraped through the bottom of the barrel and are now into the septic tank.
There's Houston again
Incorrect. I used to go down there to dive quite a bit and there were weeks at a time we couldn't go out because of high bacteria counts because of sewage runoff. This comes from the Surfrider website:
"When you venture into the water, will you get sick as a result? Closed beaches due to sewer spills and the appearance of beach health advisory warning signs due to pollution from urban runoff continue to be much more too frequent".
Only when fairy dust and unicorns become the state currency, if the last 20 years are any indication. Their budgetary problems are endemic because around 90% of the state budget is pre-allocated and Prop 13 has shut down the most stable revenue stream. The Terminator couldn't fix it, and he's a Cyborg.
Which reminds me about the State's penchant for looking to mediocre actors for governance. And don't get me started on B-1 Bob and Boxer.
Considering it's the 5th largest economy in the world, I'd say those would be fairly modest expectations brother.
Hey, give me $35k a year and I'll buff your sidewalks with Lemon Pledge.
If you have to compare any place to Houston, you've scraped through the bottom of the barrel and are now into the septic tank.
"When you venture into the water, will you get sick as a result? Closed beaches due to sewer spills and the appearance of beach health advisory warning signs due to pollution from urban runoff continue to be much more too frequent".
Only when fairy dust and unicorns become the state currency, if the last 20 years are any indication. Their budgetary problems are endemic because around 90% of the state budget is pre-allocated and Prop 13 has shut down the most stable revenue stream. The Terminator couldn't fix it, and he's a Cyborg.
Which reminds me about the State's penchant for looking to mediocre actors for governance. And don't get me started on B-1 Bob and Boxer.
Hey, give me $35k a year and I'll buff your sidewalks with Lemon Pledge.
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05-05-10, 04:58 PM
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05-05-10, 05:02 PM
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