Leaving California!

[spdrun]

Why would you want to find the few Charbucks hidden around town? Crap coffee, annoying servers, not to mention being a characterless chain that drives real coffeehouses out of business.

[paramount]

[quote=doublewide]

Oh, and wiki “Minnesota Nice”…[/quote]

I’m still trying to figure out the meaning of:

I’m looking California and feeling Minnesota

[no_such_reality]

Minnesota, home of Caribou Coffee.

Minnesota Nice, California prick, to-ma-to, to-mah-to…

Did you already buy/rent in Nicollet Isle area?

Much like CA, where your job is at will really affect where you want to live.

[jstoesz]

Starbucks and caribou, it’s all the same.

We are sadly moving into the first floor of may parents house. It is a nice 800 sq foot flat, but very demeaning to live with my parents. Once my wife knows where she is going to work we will probably buy unless she needs an escape route, then we will rent.

I love st anthony, and I dream of living on Nicollet island (it has an interesting history and it feels like walking back in time, but the schools kind of stink. For you Minneapolis knowledgeable, we are probably shooting for southwest or excelsior and deephaven depending on how the job for my wife works out. If we are making bocu bucks I would love to live in kenwood.

I love the urban lakes and south minneapolis ( its where i gre up), but I will be joining the Minnetonka yatch club to race ynglings in the summer so western suburbs are okay too.

If it weren’t for the sierras, I would be so happy, man I love the ” mountains of light.”

[paramount]

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If it weren’t for the sierras, I would be so happy, man I love the ” mountains of light.”[/quote]

I’m with you on that, I try to visit the Sierra’s every year (usually Bass Lake). I usually take a peak at the Mineral King Web cam at least a few times/week:

http://www.mk-webcam.net/

[jstoesz]

It is random that you mentioned Bass Lake. I feel like that area is not well known. Have you headed up to shuteye ridge or minaret road? If you drive up minaret road an hour or so, you will see you one of the most spectacular canyons in the Sierra. The kayakers call it the crucible where the south and the North fork of the San Joaquin meet. The run is known as devils post pile because it begins in Mammoth at Devils post national Monument. it is one of the best runs in the world. They also call it the crucible because it is walled in with thousand foot walls of perfect granite. Balloon dome is right there and it is famous among climbers for being one of the biggest walls in the Sierra, but the approach is miserable, 3k ft. The Southern Yosemite area is one of the best places in the Sierra just above Bass Lake, Because it is so untouched by most people.

I will miss it, but I have a ticket booked for the end of November! I think we will do a climbing trip to Yosemite!!!!

[jstoesz]

Mineral king is amazing, despite the awful road, worst in the Sierra; my friend once puked while driving it. It is insane, and death defying given the drivers.

But the mountains there are amazing especially from the west side. The only better west side trail head is kaiser pass rd.

[CA renter]

jstoesz,

You’ve been debating this for quite awhile. Your wife might have more difficulty adjusting since she’s a native Californian, but MN sounds like a wonderful place to live and raise a family. Your post about missing the Sierras makes me sad, but hopefully you will be able to visit often enough to get your fill of those beautiful mountains.

It might be fun living with your parents…you probably won’t regret spending more time with them when all is said and done. Just be patient with each other. 🙂

Hope you’ll keep in touch with us and let us know how everything works out.

Best wishes to you and your family as you embark on this new adventure!

[spdrun]

Mountains, good schools, cold climate, and decent economy/lower prices than CA. Have you all considered New England?

[doublewide]

[quote=spdrun]Why would you want to find the few Charbucks hidden around town? Crap coffee, annoying servers, not to mention being a characterless chain that drives real coffeehouses out of business.[/quote]

@spdrun Only reason to visit the Starbucks is to catch a whiff of home…I brew my own tea at home, but when we were jonesing for a bit of SD, the kid and I went into the SBUX took a few deep breaths and felt better… ;~)

[doublewide]

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Oh, and wiki “Minnesota Nice”…[/quote]

I’m still trying to figure out the meaning of:

I’m looking California and feeling Minnesota[/quote]

Haven’t heard that one, but I’d heard of Minnesota Nice and thought it was just that – nice – until I got here and was dealing with some really passive aggressive neighbors and drivers…One neighbor was really nice until I turned down her invite to join her Christian book club by politely telling her I’m just really too busy (Guess in her mind you’re never too busy for God?) and now she won’t even wave back to us, and the drivers are just plain obnoxious with the honking…They have these bizarre right turns here and stupid me actually yields to oncoming traffic. Once I got blasted out of my seat for NOT hitting the pedestrian in the crosswalk. These folks will talk sweet as sugar to you right up until they get behind the wheel of their car or you pass on their offer of God time…In SD I always knew where I stood with folks – here I feel a little Sybil.

[spdrun]

You should go to the book club, dress in black from head to toe, and bring some Anton LaVey to read 🙂 Intolerance is oh so Christian — shouldn’t she be trying to convert you rather than shunning you?

[poorgradstudent]

I love Minnesota. If I could have San Diego’s weather in Minnesota I would move back there in a heartbeat. For me, the cold winters are just too oppressive to deal with, but in terms of education and cost of living, Minnesota is very hard to beat.

[Veritas]

“If all of California’s 2006 global warming law were implemented, the study estimates the cost of gas would increase by up to $2.70 per gallon. By the way, Californians are already paying up to 50% more for their electricity than the rest of the country thanks to their renewable-energy portfolio standard.”

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443768804578038674197901726.html

[spdrun]

Doing the right thing isn’t always cheapest. Deal with it.

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