Another potential fly in the bear ointment

[Arraya]

The last thing we need is more warm bodies with a contracting economy. Well, unless they are bring jobs with them.

Out of curiosity I did a google search and came up with this. A study done by the Department of Finance recently.

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2008/dec/19/1n19migrate062949-sd-county-bucks-trend-15-populat/

According to population estimates from the state Department of Finance for the 12 months ending July 1, net domestic migration rose 3,032, compared with a decline of 3,373 the year before.

Adding the natural increase of births minus deaths and continued influx of international migrants, the county population rose 46,634, or 1.5 percent to 3,161,477, the highest one-year boost since 2002.

“That’s quite an accomplishment,” state demographer Linda Gage said. “The state certainly had a (sustained) level of out-migration last year. San Diego is more unusual in having that (domestic migration) turnaround.”

The state lost 135,173 residents to other states and nations in 2007-8, about the same as the year before. But because of a net increase of international migration and more births than deaths, the overall state population rose 435,905 to top the 38 million mark for the first time.

San Diego State University geography professor John Weeks said the shift in San Diego’s migration pattern could be an early sign of a bottoming out of San Diego’s housing slide and a signal that the economy might pick up here earlier than elsewhere.

“If times are good relative to other places, even if they are not as good as five years ago, then we’ll see some returned migration to San Diego,” he said, “and that will be indicative of better times here than elsewhere.”

Stating no outflow and international migration as cause for change in trends. I would suggest people are not moving out because they can’t sell their homes, traditionally don’t move in times of economic downturn and the international migration has always been there. So basically this is not a positive despite article spin.

[peterb]

Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.

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Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.

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Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.

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Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.

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Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.

[Eugene]

[quote=peterb]Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.[/quote]

I can tell you what they’ll answer: “the difference in price is because we are trying to keep our trucks from accumulating in Texas.”

If they were to charge the same price in both directions, the number of trucks leaving San Diego would exceed the number of trucks leaving Texas.

[quote]I know that I am well past the idea of a self move as I suspect most Piggs would be as well.[/quote]

I don’t know about most piggs, but I’m not past the idea of self moves. Especially when I can save 500 bucks by moving my stuff 20 miles with a U-Haul truck vs. paying someone to do it. I moved three times in the last three years, using U-Haul each time.

[Eugene]

[quote=peterb]Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.[/quote]

I can tell you what they’ll answer: “the difference in price is because we are trying to keep our trucks from accumulating in Texas.”

If they were to charge the same price in both directions, the number of trucks leaving San Diego would exceed the number of trucks leaving Texas.

[quote]I know that I am well past the idea of a self move as I suspect most Piggs would be as well.[/quote]

I don’t know about most piggs, but I’m not past the idea of self moves. Especially when I can save 500 bucks by moving my stuff 20 miles with a U-Haul truck vs. paying someone to do it. I moved three times in the last three years, using U-Haul each time.

[Eugene]

[quote=peterb]Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.[/quote]

I can tell you what they’ll answer: “the difference in price is because we are trying to keep our trucks from accumulating in Texas.”

If they were to charge the same price in both directions, the number of trucks leaving San Diego would exceed the number of trucks leaving Texas.

[quote]I know that I am well past the idea of a self move as I suspect most Piggs would be as well.[/quote]

I don’t know about most piggs, but I’m not past the idea of self moves. Especially when I can save 500 bucks by moving my stuff 20 miles with a U-Haul truck vs. paying someone to do it. I moved three times in the last three years, using U-Haul each time.

[Eugene]

[quote=peterb]Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.[/quote]

I can tell you what they’ll answer: “the difference in price is because we are trying to keep our trucks from accumulating in Texas.”

If they were to charge the same price in both directions, the number of trucks leaving San Diego would exceed the number of trucks leaving Texas.

[quote]I know that I am well past the idea of a self move as I suspect most Piggs would be as well.[/quote]

I don’t know about most piggs, but I’m not past the idea of self moves. Especially when I can save 500 bucks by moving my stuff 20 miles with a U-Haul truck vs. paying someone to do it. I moved three times in the last three years, using U-Haul each time.

[Eugene]

[quote=peterb]Maybe someone should get hold of Uhaul and ask them, “why the difference in price for the exact same distance?”. Doubt they’re trying to hide anything.[/quote]

I can tell you what they’ll answer: “the difference in price is because we are trying to keep our trucks from accumulating in Texas.”

If they were to charge the same price in both directions, the number of trucks leaving San Diego would exceed the number of trucks leaving Texas.

[quote]I know that I am well past the idea of a self move as I suspect most Piggs would be as well.[/quote]

I don’t know about most piggs, but I’m not past the idea of self moves. Especially when I can save 500 bucks by moving my stuff 20 miles with a U-Haul truck vs. paying someone to do it. I moved three times in the last three years, using U-Haul each time.

[peterb]

The US has many states. TX and CA, although large, are not the only games in town. Do they have to have the state that the truck is licensed in, keep its trucks there? If so, then they all have to go back to their place of origination. Mandatory round trips.

I guess one could also go from CA to TX loaded, and then come back to CA empty and drop the truck off at the origination place. Guess you’d pay mileage and the time used to make the round trip. And of course ,some opportunity costs….your time.

[peterb]

The US has many states. TX and CA, although large, are not the only games in town. Do they have to have the state that the truck is licensed in, keep its trucks there? If so, then they all have to go back to their place of origination. Mandatory round trips.

I guess one could also go from CA to TX loaded, and then come back to CA empty and drop the truck off at the origination place. Guess you’d pay mileage and the time used to make the round trip. And of course ,some opportunity costs….your time.

[peterb]

The US has many states. TX and CA, although large, are not the only games in town. Do they have to have the state that the truck is licensed in, keep its trucks there? If so, then they all have to go back to their place of origination. Mandatory round trips.

I guess one could also go from CA to TX loaded, and then come back to CA empty and drop the truck off at the origination place. Guess you’d pay mileage and the time used to make the round trip. And of course ,some opportunity costs….your time.

[peterb]

The US has many states. TX and CA, although large, are not the only games in town. Do they have to have the state that the truck is licensed in, keep its trucks there? If so, then they all have to go back to their place of origination. Mandatory round trips.

I guess one could also go from CA to TX loaded, and then come back to CA empty and drop the truck off at the origination place. Guess you’d pay mileage and the time used to make the round trip. And of course ,some opportunity costs….your time.

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