[quote=The-Shoveler][quote=temeculaguy] I had to go to L.A. today, albeit it was raining but it took me 3 hours and 45 minutes to go 65 miles.
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If I remember right you were about to retire soon TG.
The good thing about being retired is you are generally in no rush to go anywhere and you can mostly choose to drive not in rush hours. the biggest issue my mother has with crowds and traffic is when she goes to Costco.[/quote]
All true, especially about Costco, that place never seems to slow down no matter when you go.
I was just venting, I know the population will continue to increase here no matter what and it shouldn’t affect me too much, retired or not. Like others I bitch about this state at times but I’ve been to many other places and I’m not sure I’d be happier there even if the taxes are lower. I think the biggest hurdle to being in Cali is the housing cost, once you purchase you’ve fixed those costs. Purchasing with a mortgage isn’t really an investment so much as 30 years of rent control.
Of the friends I have that have retired and left the state or the country, the happy ones are those who did it for reasons other than cost of living.
