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« Reply #2702 on: July 16, 2024, 08:51:43 AM »
The problem with California, for me, is income taxes.  I wouldn't mind at all living in much of eastern California.

My wife said she did not like San Diego as a place to live, we've been there a few times for a week or so.  The part of SF where our son lives is quite nice, and his apartment is not bizarely expensive.  He's near the baseball field, a mile or so.  Still not very green.

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« Reply #2703 on: July 16, 2024, 08:59:23 AM »
and property taxes and sales tax and fuel tax and..........
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« Reply #2704 on: July 16, 2024, 09:20:15 AM »
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« Reply #2705 on: July 16, 2024, 10:45:20 AM »
Belle Glade is a place you drive through without stopping.
You could stop to chew on some sugar cane.  Or pick an orange.  Or watch some good high school football.

When it comes to lists of states, you don't want to be near the top of any list headed by West Virginia.
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« Reply #2706 on: July 16, 2024, 11:06:29 AM »
You could stop to chew on some sugar cane.  Or pick an orange.  Or watch some good high school football.

When it comes to lists of states, you don't want to be near the top of any list headed by West Virginia.
They produce a lot of NFL talent for their size, that's for sure.
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« Reply #2707 on: July 16, 2024, 02:18:26 PM »
The problem with California, for me, is income taxes.  I wouldn't mind at all living in much of eastern California.

My wife said she did not like San Diego as a place to live, we've been there a few times for a week or so.  The part of SF where our son lives is quite nice, and his apartment is not bizarely expensive.  He's near the baseball field, a mile or so.  Still not very green.
As a small note, I assume you mean more northern CA? Where’s it’s forested and such.

Just because a lot of “eastern” Ca. is hit and deserts. 

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« Reply #2708 on: July 16, 2024, 02:20:20 PM »
As a small note, I assume you mean more northern CA? Where’s it’s forested and such.

Just because a lot of “eastern” Ca. is hit and deserts.
The area east of San Francisco, though the north would be nice in spots as well.  I spent some time in Calaveras County and liked the area a lot.  Even nice houses were not overly expensive.

I didn't like Palm Springs further south.  You are right, eastern California is a large swath.

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« Reply #2709 on: July 16, 2024, 02:31:02 PM »
Belle Glade is a place you drive through without stopping.
That’s why I picked it. 

I had a friend in the football space who described it as like a third world country. Also read a book about the place that was good. 

Their football team is messy, but good. 

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« Reply #2710 on: July 16, 2024, 02:36:29 PM »
The area east of San Francisco, though the north would be nice in spots as well.  I spent some time in Calaveras County and liked the area a lot.  Even nice houses were not overly expensive.

I didn't like Palm Springs further south.  You are right, eastern California is a large swath.
Out of college, I had a couple chances to live out that way, east of Palm Springs and east of Bakersfield. 

Those were not taken for various reasons. 

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« Reply #2711 on: July 16, 2024, 02:39:22 PM »
That’s why I picked it.

I had a friend in the football space who described it as like a third world country. Also read a book about the place that was good.

Their football team is messy, but good.
If I dropped you there blindfolded, you would not know you're in Florida. When people think Florida, they think of the coasts. Belle Glade is not that.
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« Reply #2712 on: July 16, 2024, 02:54:23 PM »
If I dropped you there blindfolded, you would not know you're in Florida. When people think Florida, they think of the coasts. Belle Glade is not that.
I mean, that’s how states are, right? They’re usually many things. 

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« Reply #2713 on: July 16, 2024, 03:01:32 PM »
Out of college, I had a couple chances to live out that way, east of Palm Springs and east of Bakersfield.

Those were not taken for various reasons.
Yep. I had a choice between Fort Wayne IN and San Jose CA. That was an easy decision.

If it had been between Fort Wayne and east of Bakersfield or Palm Springs, I might have taken the Fort Wayne job. 

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« Reply #2714 on: July 16, 2024, 03:07:57 PM »
Yep. I had a choice between Fort Wayne IN and San Jose CA. That was an easy decision.

If it had been between Fort Wayne and east of Bakersfield or Palm Springs, I might have taken the Fort Wayne job.
I can imagine points in my life where I’d pick Fort Wayne. 

(I also assume this was a different San Jose than the one now)

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« Reply #2715 on: July 16, 2024, 03:18:27 PM »
I can imagine points in my life where I’d pick Fort Wayne.

(I also assume this was a different San Jose than the one now)
I started at the beginning of 2001, so there are definitely some things different about SJ now. I don't go up there often but when I was last there (mid-2022?) it definitely looked like homelessness was running rampant. 

But as with anything else, there are good areas and bad areas, and so I'd do my best not to live in one of the bad ones. 

 

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