Places To Live In California?

[Goomoonryung]

Santa Barbara & San Diego ftw.

 

[Kingfisher]

I see...I can only imagine what it must be like to have to work the field in a service utility job in some of those areas...

But you must admit there are still places one can live on a modest salary but not have to worry about that...right?

True. But I'd still like to leave the state. Better cost of living index.

I hear they pay you to live in Alaska & the only thing you have to worry about is getting raped by a moose or if Yogi steals your pic-a-nic basket :dunno:

I lived in Alaska when I was kid for a long time, it's a beautiful country. I did see moose, ram, sheep, grizzly, king crab bigger than me as a kid. Only gross thing was rhubarb.

 

[Hot Mega]

True. But I'd still like to leave the state. Better cost of living index.

K/f...do you know how many people I've heard say the exact same thing and are literally mourning the decision??

Maybe you're different but be careful what you wish for...don't take what you have here for granted...it sure is easy to do. You know, sit around and forget about barely having to worry about it raining...being able to walk to the store in a windbreaker or short-sleeved shirt in the middle of 'winter', etc.

Do yourself a favor, take this weekend to take advantage of what So Cal has to offer...the weather is FUCKING-BEAUTIFUL these days...

Like I said before, it's so beautiful that I almost feel like charging some of these lubbers admission just for telling them about it...

 

[Jenkum]

I have always heard NorCal is much better than SoCal. One nice thing about Cali is that you can get medical marijauna, you can even legally grow it and legally sell it to your patients or to a dispensary, that could make for a nice little earner on the side to combat the high taxes and expenses.

 

[Jon S.]

I'm actually currently looking into possibiliy moving to San Diego myself.....and the weather/climate, and it's proximity to LA are MAJOR factors in genuinely making me consider it.

 

[nylo]

San Diego would be my choice, the weather is perfect all the time.
and you want to be the weatherman there

"A perfect job is to be the weatherman in San Diego, you'll be on the tv for six minutes. What's the weather like Lew?"
"Nice, back to you" - Lewis Black

 

[squallumz]

as much as california sucks, i will always miss l.a. that was my town for a long time.

good fucking food too.

 

[MikeyK]

For the people that have or currently live in Southern California how do you find the people? Are they generally like the rest of the country or are they all stuck up?

 

[Hot Mega]

For the people that have or currently live in Southern California how do you find the people? Are they generally like the rest of the country or are they all stuck up?

Facebook like they do everywhere else?:dunno:

 

[squallumz]

For the people that have or currently live in Southern California how do you find the people? Are they generally like the rest of the country or are they all stuck up?

find people? you cant avoid people. you're gonna be smashed between everyone if you go to a major city like l.a. people find YOU.

as for stuck up, that also depends where u go. generalizations are dangerous though so tread carefully.

i do notice, however, a lot of people in san francisco (god forbid they actually say "san francisco" instead of the "bay area" (dicks!)) tend to be a touch snooty. i wanna slap their dumb faces sometimes.

whereas, places like downtown l.a., everyone minds their own fucking business. eyes down, get to where u want to go. dont fuck around. lets get through this fucking traffic already.

 

[knowone]

San Diego would be my choice, the weather is perfect all the time.
and you want to be the weatherman there

"A perfect job is to be the weatherman in San Diego, you'll be on the tv for six minutes. What's the weather like Lew?"
"Nice, back to you" - Lewis Black

After living 4 years in San Diego and decades in San Jose. I can say the weather is much better in San Jose.

 

[squallumz]

After living 4 years in San Diego and decades in San Jose. I can say the weather is much better in San Jose.

plus there's less gay sex.

 

[tartanterrier]

If I were to move to Cali then i'd either goto Big Bear,Tahoe or anywhere
north of San Fran

You can probably tell from reading this,that i'm a country boy :1orglaugh

 

[BigSwede]

What is it like in the northern half of the state, outside S.F.?

 

[tartanterrier]

What is it like in the northern half of the state, outside S.F.?

Probably the same as Sweden but with bigger mountains

 

[gunslingingbird]

What is it like in the northern half of the state, outside S.F.?

Hotter than dogshit. Where I live summer temperatures average over 100. It gets even hotter as you go farther inland. Sacramento is unbearably hot in the summer. Other than the temperature, there's a lot of meth addicts in northern California.

 

[BigSwede]

I thought it was one giant vineyard.

 

[gunslingingbird]

I thought it was one giant vineyard.

You're thinking of Sonoma, Napa, or beyond. There's a shitload of vineyards in Northern California, and there's also shitloads of pot plantations, especially in Humboldt and Mendocino. And it's still hotter than dogshit and full of tweakers.

 

[Supafly]

Well, if you had some BIG money on your hand, you might buy a complete (Yet small) town...

Population: 25

http://www.therealestatebloggers.co...e-california-the-ebay-town-is-for-sale-again/

...

Originally called Robinsons Ferry, it was renamed Bridgeport when a bridge was built across the Van Duzen River in 1875.[2] The post office rejected Bridgeport as a name because of another Bridgeport (in Mono County), and the Bridgeville post office opened in 1877.[2] Robinsons Ferry was named in honor of William Slaughter Robinson, local rancher.[2]

The 83-acre (340,000 m2) town became famous in 2002 for being the first in history to be put up for auction on eBay. It was originally sold for $1.77m but the buyer backed out of the deal only for it to be bought by businessman Bruce Krall for $700,000.

Krall put the town up for sale again in 2006 for a starting price of $1.75m. According to the BBC News website, the price included three cows, eight houses, and a post office.

Los Angeles-based entertainment manager and college student Daniel Thomas La Paille, 25, purchased the town on August 3, 2006 from Krall. La Paille paid $1.25 million, the money coming from his own entertainment management work as well as from his mother and grandmother.

In an interview with the Times-Standard, La Paille said, “(Community) is very important in every aspect. We all have to live together. Bridgeville is going to be an example. We're going to ... show that we can be environmentally conscious, good neighbors and just create a special little community.”

According to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Daniel La Paille committed suicide November 9, 2006. The cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the chest.

On June 29, 2007, Bridgeville was on the market with a $1.3 million price tag for at least several months. This was the third time that Bridgeville had been listed for sale within five years.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeville,_California

Must be awesome to be able to receive letters that just have the ZIP code '95526' on it :2 cents:

 

[josesentme]

I travel quite a bit. I can tell you that people in most of Siberia, parts of Asia, Eastern Europe may speak ill of the US, but I see them trying to live our lifestyle and they don't come close.

I love living in the U.S. We are FAR from perfect, but hey, it is a pretty good place to live. Also, just look to the north...we have GREAT neighbors up there.

I live on Long Island and with the high taxes, high cost of living and traffic, it is still great.

For California - San Fran or San Diego are my personal picks.