Andrew in CA Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 You're a young dude, unmarried, no? DO NOT return East if you can at all manage it. You don't want to get stuck here. Haha, I hear you, I definitely don't plan on going back. I'm not married, and with the caliber of girls out here, I'm gonna keep it that way for awhile.
Chef Jim Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 It takes exactly ONE visit to appreciate just how nice it is. More precisely, it takes exactly one visit after having lived in Southeastern PA to figure it out. Even Riverside would have hooked you.
Hammered a Lot Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 Ever live here? Do you see the ? I asked a question. You can not answer a ? with a ? A little touchy are we.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 19, 2010 Author Posted February 19, 2010 But I don't want to live in Southeastern PA. Can I skip that step? Syracuse may be the only place WORSE than SE PA, so yes.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 19, 2010 Author Posted February 19, 2010 Even Riverside would have hooked you. Absolutely.
Chef Jim Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 Absolutely. Obviously you've never been to Riverside.
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 I lived in Carlsbad 1957-63[the first years of my life] We had a acre and a half in walking distance of the then undeveloped beach. Our neighbors had 11 acres they raised chickens on. That Cali I would move back to. Not todays version.
Alaska Darin Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 All of those that B word typically have never visited let alone lived here. I lived there for 5 years. Couldn't wait to leave.
Chef Jim Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 I lived in Carlsbad 1957-63[the first years of my life] We had a acre and a half in walking distance of the then undeveloped beach. Our neighbors had 11 acres they raised chickens on.That Cali I would move back to. Not todays version. It still does exist. It's called the Mendocino Coast. And their number one cash crop and actually I think their number one employer is....weed.
Chef Jim Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 I lived there for 5 years. Couldn't wait to leave. Thank you. Keep spreading that around.
Alaska Darin Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 Thank you. Keep spreading that around. I tell people the same thing when they ask about Alaska. California would be great if there was a way to weed out the !@#$ing retards. They seem to breed faster than rabbits. I think it would have been a hell of a lot easier to live there if we didn't have kids. To this day, Carmel/Monterey/Pine Grove is still pretty much my favorite place on earth.
Chef Jim Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 I tell people the same thing when they ask about Alaska. California would be great if there was a way to weed out the !@#$ing retards. They seem to breed faster than rabbits. I think it would have been a hell of a lot easier to live there if we didn't have kids. To this day, Carmel/Monterey/Pine Grove is still pretty much my favorite place on earth. I hear ya. If I had kids this place would probably suck. And guess what, it ain't going to get any better (regarding the !@#$ing retards) if they legalize pot here. But I'm very good at blocking out the asshats, hell I live in SF for God's sake, and taking in the natural beauty of it all.
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 It still does exist. It's called the Mendocino Coast. And their number one cash crop and actually I think their number one employer is....weed. The beach at Carlsbad was not that rocky. In fact I see what appears to be a cross in the foreground. It would have been mine if I learned to swim there as I did in Carlsbad. 60's gone
Fan in San Diego Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 I lived in Carlsbad 1957-63[the first years of my life] We had a acre and a half in walking distance of the then undeveloped beach. Our neighbors had 11 acres they raised chickens on.That Cali I would move back to. Not todays version. Nice version. Too bad you didn't keep the land.
Cornerville Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 Obviously you've never been to Riverside.
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 Nice version. Too bad you didn't keep the land. You'll have to ask my Father about that. He wanted to move back to Buffalo.
Frit0 Bandit0 Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 I lived in Carlsbad 1957-63[the first years of my life] We had a acre and a half in walking distance of the then undeveloped beach. Our neighbors had 11 acres they raised chickens on.That Cali I would move back to. Not todays version. I grew up 70's / 80's in the North County .. I could take my dirt bike or my Baja bug up the street and head out to Rancho Santa Fe and the old Del Dios highway on dirt roads through Black mountain to Cardiff, Salana and Encinitas/ chasing all the illegals into the tomato fields on the way..or walk out a half mile and shoot my rifles and hunt....I went back in 2001 and all that landscape was gone and mostly developed... filled with new mini neighborhoods, shopping centers and golf courses for miles and miles. Rancho Bernardo to La Costa to Poway to Esconddido.
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 I grew up 70's / 80's in the North County .. I could take my dirt bike or my Baja bug up the street and head out to Rancho Santa Fe and the old Del Dios highway on dirt roads through Black mountain to Cardiff, Salana and Encinitas/ chasing all the illegals into the tomato fields on the way..or walk out a half mile and shoot my rifles and hunt....I went back in 2001 and all that landscape was gone and mostly developed... filled with new mini neighborhoods, shopping centers and golf courses for miles and miles. Rancho Bernardo to La Costa to Poway to Esconddido. My uncle who lived in La Mesa[ ? spelling] sent us some photos of the Carlsbad property in the 80s. Wall to wall condo's.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 19, 2010 Author Posted February 19, 2010 Obviously you've never been to Riverside. Can't be worse than Allentown.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 19, 2010 Author Posted February 19, 2010 I hear ya. If I had kids this place would probably suck. That's the big thing. I feel bad for my daughter, she hates the cold so she essentially has to play indoors for 4-6 months out of the year. it'd be awesome to have her be able to play outdoors all year round.
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