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Thanks, OP. Water is wet, also. The climate and landscape of California is beautiful. From the coastline to the inland valleys to the Sierras, and the deserts and the parks. A good portion of California is absolutely stunning.
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It does exist. I live out in the burbs and really thought it was over hyped bullshit but I had to go to downtown San Francisco several times over the last few weeks and it really is very shocking. The tent cities do exist, there are people shitting in the gutters, many more doorway squatters than I have ever seen before. And while stuck in traffic on an elevated approach to the bay bridge I actually witnessed a bum blowing a bum. lol let that sink in for a bit. And I was NOT in the shitty areas. I can't imagine what the shitty districts are like. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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The trouble with California is that it's full of Californians.
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Yes, politics and Liberals aside, California as a great state.
There's a reason people from all over the globe want to visit it. There's a reason it's called the Golden State. There's a reason so much about modern culture and society seems based on it and comes from it. A.W.D. |
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Yeah, being stationed there for several years had nothing to do with be my experienced opinions, it was all because of Fox. Yeah! Lol. Not. Nice people for sure, those awfully nice considerate of others with no ego attached CA drivers, uh huh. Gee that was so nice of them to cut everyone off. Swell people that bunch. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: Thousand Oaks is definitely Middle class. But It does have some sections of nicer neighborhoods. I live about a mile from TO. CA is really not as bad as most on here make it to be. I bet most just watch FOX news and minds are made up about it.... people are mostly nice weather is great. Lol. Not. Nice people for sure, those awfully nice considerate of others with no ego attached CA drivers, uh huh. Gee that was so nice of them to cut everyone off. Swell people that bunch. The sheer volume of vehicles on the road in many areas, at all times of day, insists on it. A.W.D. |
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California is an amazing place, the problem is Californians....
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The trouble with California is that it's full of Liberals that flocked to it from other states, settled, and raised more liberals.. View Quote The problem is what became of it politically. That will change though, one day. The CA of 40+ years ago was a very different place. Time tends to deal with these things in cycles, just as the great state of Texas was once proud to be Blue. A.W.D. |
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You are essentially on a company-paid vacay, OP. You are seeing attractions in a few days that most Californians don't see in years, if ever. Yes, CA has some beautiful places. I've been to most states, and CA is the most beautiful overall. Hence the attraction for its 35 million residents, legal and illegal alike. If you had to live 24/7/365 under the derp you might have a different opinion. But yeah, company paid vacay in CA isn't the worst thing a person can do. Enjoy it while it lasts. View Quote Why? All this beauty sitting right there in front of you and it’s being ignored. |
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I spent 150 days there within the last year.
Gotta agree. If it weren't for the stupid laws and the insane cost of living, I'd try to move there in a heart beat (central coast, maybe San Luis Obispo or Paso Robles). |
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I was born in socal. It is beautiful. It is also God's natural disaster theme park. It burns! It floods! It has epic landslides! It has epic earthquakes! Wheeee! My birthday coincides with the Santa Anna winds and wildfires. On my birthday, it is always on fire. I live in Appalachia now. It is much less unstable...but it does flood...it is the mountains. I live on a high spot. Because I don't like flooding. View Quote Fortunately none of those were going on this time but the fires last year were within 30 minutes. It did look very dry and the mountains looked very very sparse...wasn’t sure if they burned, were thinned or if they just dried out and were less green. Much more of a desert look this trip. I hear all the haters and I’d never live there. It’s a shame by shame that it’s so bad with the bums, gangs and liberals. I wonder how it got that bad.....like minds, like kinds I suppose. |
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We can’t get fresh water or electricity here? Who knew? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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As long as you don’t need fresh water or electricity... Who knew? I don’t know how the lower level accountants make it there! I’m a Director and couldn’t afford the place. |
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Thousand Oaks is definitely Middle class. But It does have some sections of nicer neighborhoods. I live about a mile from TO. CA is really not as bad as most on here make it to be. I bet most just watch FOX news and minds are made up about it.... people are mostly nice weather is great. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Thousand Oaks is the rich area. |
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I am originally from Thousand Oaks, it really is a great place. What people really don't understand is that CA isn't all a shithole. The situation is such that the shithole cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento call the shots. There are many areas in California that are great places and great people. Don't get me wrong, California is in terrible shape and I want like hell to get out. Thousand Oaks is a very special place to me; we are surrounded by outdoor and indoor shooting ranges up to 1,000 yards, plenty of gun shops within driving distance, our Sheriff issues CCW's, good schools, very friendly people, and very low crime. Thousand Oaks is maybe 60% Republican and the entire county of Ventura would be a Republican majority if it wasn't for shitty Oxnard which is also responsible for a great portion of the gangs and crime in the county. Obviously you saw how beautiful it can be. Don't make the mistake of throwing all Californians in with the likes of San Francisco. I haven't seen the whole country but I have been to a decent amount of state and thus far the best looking women are in California. Middle class by California standards. I'd imagine against the nation it is a rich area. Also against the country. I never considered my family rich, not by a long shot. But many I knew, especially from Oxnard/Ventura seemed to think we were by where our house was and the size. Go behind the gates of Sherwood Valley, that is rich. Quite a few celebs live behind those gates, I did security there once. Then you have some big houses on Westlake Blvd between Arboles and TO. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Thousand Oaks is definitely Middle class. But It does have some sections of nicer neighborhoods. I live about a mile from TO. CA is really not as bad as most on here make it to be. I bet most just watch FOX news and minds are made up about it.... people are mostly nice weather is great. The homes are nice and would be maybe $300k in Atlanta but probably go for close to $1m. How people afford that and the taxes is beyond me. I love the place. Of course I do not live there. But not once did I feel unsafe anywhere except due to the stench of underarm odor of the foreign tourists. But the Four Seasons had some yoga program for non-guests that was dragging in the hotties like crazy. |
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There's a real issue with Californoia ( Sounds like an issue, so I left it misspelled) as a rule helping itself to other states' assets, like they're entitled to. For some reason, a vast majority of mob owned businesses are registered in Cali that operate in my state. It's like a gigantic chinese wallet. It makes our money disappear.
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Thanks, OP. Water is wet, also. The climate and landscape of California is beautiful. From the coastline to the inland valleys to the Sierras, and the deserts and the parks. A good portion of California is absolutely stunning. Downside: millions and millions of fuckwits live there. View Quote |
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Growing up living and driving in CA, you learn to drive in an offensive manner out of necessity. The sheer volume of vehicles on the road in many areas, at all times of day, insists on it. A.W.D. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Quoted: Thousand Oaks is definitely Middle class. But It does have some sections of nicer neighborhoods. I live about a mile from TO. CA is really not as bad as most on here make it to be. I bet most just watch FOX news and minds are made up about it.... people are mostly nice weather is great. Lol. Not. Nice people for sure, those awfully nice considerate of others with no ego attached CA drivers, uh huh. Gee that was so nice of them to cut everyone off. Swell people that bunch. The sheer volume of vehicles on the road in many areas, at all times of day, insists on it. A.W.D. Out in CA it was like I was invisible. Three times driving in the right lane at the speed limit with two lanes beside me totally free I had people drive up and nearly rear end me as if I wasn’t even there, going 30-40 faster than me. I’m not talking about switching into my lane and realizing I had slowed up, they drive up in the same lane as if I wasn’t even there and then realized...guess I better slow up. I catch the rear view and watch them almost drive right into me, nose dive...one actually squealed their tires....slight fish tailing. Then they went around and kept going. Beats all I’ve ever seen and was totally unexplainable. It was a black freaking minivan!!! |
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Quoted: Dude you live in SC! View Quote Live in SC because my wife and I make decent coin. The South, culturally, is where I prefer to live. But born in LA and raised in TX. Still have a lot of family in SoCal, but I'd never live there. Climate? Culture? My aunt and uncle lived in the LA area until about five years ago. Huge Cali fans. But moved to middle of nowhere western NC and absolutely love it. |
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Quoted: I’ll be back in the fall, in case of natural disaster, riot or other need...you’re my go to arfcommer. We can fight our way out together. The only weapon I had was my pecker and I only got to take that because the TSA determined it wasn’t dangerous to anyone! View Quote |
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Is that a compliment or an insult? Live in SC because my wife and I make decent coin. The South, culturally, is where I prefer to live. But born in LA and raised in TX. Still have a lot of family in SoCal, but I'd never live there. Climate? Culture? My aunt and uncle lived in the LA area until about five years ago. Huge Cali fans. But moved to middle of nowhere western NC and absolutely love it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: Dude you live in SC! Live in SC because my wife and I make decent coin. The South, culturally, is where I prefer to live. But born in LA and raised in TX. Still have a lot of family in SoCal, but I'd never live there. Climate? Culture? My aunt and uncle lived in the LA area until about five years ago. Huge Cali fans. But moved to middle of nowhere western NC and absolutely love it. But you do have murder beach on the list. I felt safer in Cali than I did in Murder beach. |
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Sounds like a plan! I’m guessing you were here for Amgen? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: I’ll be back in the fall, in case of natural disaster, riot or other need...you’re my go to arfcommer. We can fight our way out together. The only weapon I had was my pecker and I only got to take that because the TSA determined it wasn’t dangerous to anyone! Unfortunately we were there to shut down jobs for my company and move them to Atlanta. Taxes, regulation and salaries made it cost prohibitive. Soon my company will have taken all jobs out that aren’t required to be there to do business with the State. I felt like the grim reaper. Some darned fine people to have to do it to as well. |
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Quoted: Amgen? Not sure what that is. Unfortunately we were there to shut down jobs for my company and move them to Atlanta. Taxes, regulation and salaries made it cost prohibitive. Soon my company will have taken all jobs out that aren’t required to be there to do business with the State. I felt like the grim reaper. Some darned fine people to have to do it to as well. View Quote |
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California is about to go full commie bat shit crazy if they pass Prop 10 in November. It will allow local governments to establish rent control.
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In two weeks I have to spend 3 days in Los Angeles, I'm not really looking forward to it .
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All I ever carry is a Benchmade Barrage or an ESEE Izula II. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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There is no doubt it's a beautiful place but it's been infected with liberal/progressive/socialist/communists and unfortunately, the infection is too far gone and has become terminal.
They did the same thing to Washington, Oregon, Illinois and its spreading to Colorado now IMO. |
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It wears off once you live there a few months. Traffic, cops giving bullshit tickets, expense, fees for everything, can't do shit on the beach, illegals and their shitty uninsured cars. The weather is nice, plenty to do but that's about it.
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Given the option I would move to Cali and live out my days as a beach bum. I already live in an area that won’t put anything other then democrats in local offices. So I would just be moving from one liberal shithole to the other. Just different landscapes.
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It wears off once you live there a few months. Traffic, cops giving bullshit tickets, expense, fees for everything, can't do shit on the beach, illegals and their shitty uninsured cars. The weather is nice, plenty to do but that's about it. View Quote |
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California is a beautiful state. Awesome climate, beaches, and mountains.
The laws, majority of the people, and attitude sucks. |
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I’m from Atlanta and we perfect hate driving. Someone not going fast enough, cut them off in an aggressive fashion as closely as you can. I don’t do it, but it’s our State welcome symbol. Out in CA it was like I was invisible. Three times driving in the right lane at the speed limit with two lanes beside me totally free I had people drive up and nearly rear end me as if I wasn’t even there, going 30-40 faster than me. I’m not talking about switching into my lane and realizing I had slowed up, they drive up in the same lane as if I wasn’t even there and then realized...guess I better slow up. I catch the rear view and watch them almost drive right into me, nose dive...one actually squealed their tires....slight fish tailing. Then they went around and kept going. Beats all I’ve ever seen and was totally unexplainable. It was a black freaking minivan!!! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Quoted: Thousand Oaks is definitely Middle class. But It does have some sections of nicer neighborhoods. I live about a mile from TO. CA is really not as bad as most on here make it to be. I bet most just watch FOX news and minds are made up about it.... people are mostly nice weather is great. Lol. Not. Nice people for sure, those awfully nice considerate of others with no ego attached CA drivers, uh huh. Gee that was so nice of them to cut everyone off. Swell people that bunch. The sheer volume of vehicles on the road in many areas, at all times of day, insists on it. A.W.D. Out in CA it was like I was invisible. Three times driving in the right lane at the speed limit with two lanes beside me totally free I had people drive up and nearly rear end me as if I wasn’t even there, going 30-40 faster than me. I’m not talking about switching into my lane and realizing I had slowed up, they drive up in the same lane as if I wasn’t even there and then realized...guess I better slow up. I catch the rear view and watch them almost drive right into me, nose dive...one actually squealed their tires....slight fish tailing. Then they went around and kept going. Beats all I’ve ever seen and was totally unexplainable. It was a black freaking minivan!!! A.W.D. |
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