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Originally posted by Goonz SVT:

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lets all convert our tours to hybrid contours. yea..take that toyota prius and that other ugly arse car

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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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Originally posted by Pete D:

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With that said I think it is ironic that a lot of the guys who live in BFE crap all over cali.

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I don't know if that includes me. The albany metro area is about 150k people, so not exactly BFE, but nothing special. I definitely don't claim Albany as the best place, probably any city in Cali is better than it, but that's just albany.

I think California is an ok PLACE. But a lotta the people aren't so OK and a few other things. ... I don't like big cities. I like some of what they offer and they can be fun to visit. But I like the country. I also don't like earthquakes.

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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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Earthquakes don't have too much of a warning though. Hurricanes have pretty good bit of a warning.

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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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I don't want to live in Florida either, but last I checked, an earthquake can mess up a house too (I know cali has strict building regulations, which is good). Anyways, that isn't my main reason at all for not wanting to live in California. I just said I don't like earthquakes. I don't think very many people like earthquakes.

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Originally posted by D Davis:

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I'm from small town OK. I grew up in that environment and miss it more than even I can believe. My wife would never move there, though. When I say small town, I mean small town: I grew up in a town of 2,500 and also lived in a town of 500 for a short while.

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Originally posted by Kremithefrog:

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But I like the country. I also don't like earthquakes.

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CA has more country than you think. in fact, probably more than half the state is country. whenever i drive up to Yosemite, all i see is about 7-8 hours of country.

btw Sigma, i know CA residents may have a reputation for arrogance but i think that would come in second to NY! CA may think its the best but NY thinks everything else sucks. of course, that would be a basic stereotype based on NYC to which Im sure Albany is completely different from. just as LA is completely different than Sacramento or Fresno.


ps thanks for Packrat for completely steering this thread into a different direction. lol but seriously, you hate this state because of some stupid laws and regulatons? i havent been to many other states, a few countries, but even less states. Ive been to Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. My parents and sister lived in Texas for yeeears before i was born. in fact, my dad's entire side of the family is from Texas, most of which relocated here for work.
anyway, each state that Ive been to I have reallly liked for various reasons. Nevada, really only for Vegas. too damn hot and nothing but dirt and rocks. I reallly liked Oregon's woodland areas and Seattle was very nice. I love Arizona's weather and the COLORADO RIVER is the sh*t!
I would really love to, one day, see more states in the US. take a family road trip. I would actually love to visit the south. especially Florida and Louisiana.

I would love to move out of CA just on the cost of living reason alone, but id miss what i really love about this place too much. I just need to move away from LA. LA just plain sucks. i like where i live but its becoming more and more like metro LA as the years go by. LA County has just plain ridiculous taxes and what not. just too many damn people, too much traffic, and too expensive. some where a little removed from it all but still near the things i love that are here.