OT: Temecula… uggghh

[mydogsarelazy]

By “here” do you mean this forum, or do you mean Temecula/Murrieta?

By the way, I assume that one person who flames an entire community on this board doesn’t speak for everyone on the board.

JS

[mydogsarelazy]

By “here” do you mean this forum, or do you mean Temecula/Murrieta?

By the way, I assume that one person who flames an entire community on this board doesn’t speak for everyone on the board.

JS

[Coronita]

“Here” meaning temecula. san diego. Lot’s have of people have moved out and have been quite happy elsewhere, like in Oregon and Washington (minus Seattle). Find out if your lifestyle/career works out there and see for it.

I personally like Oregon, but don’t like the weather too much.

I was visiting a friend in the Beaverton area about 4 years ago. Back then things were still underdeveloped, but when I went there recently, things have been quite nice.

[Coronita]

“Here” meaning temecula. san diego. Lot’s have of people have moved out and have been quite happy elsewhere, like in Oregon and Washington (minus Seattle). Find out if your lifestyle/career works out there and see for it.

I personally like Oregon, but don’t like the weather too much.

I was visiting a friend in the Beaverton area about 4 years ago. Back then things were still underdeveloped, but when I went there recently, things have been quite nice.

[Bugs]

The complaints of the effects of development are common to every area of the nation with such development – and those areas are many. If you want the quiet little community you should go in seek of it, cause it won’t occur anywhere around here.

Being happy is a state of mind – you can find peace and tranquility in most any environment if you can exercise the mental discipline to tune out the distractions.

[Bugs]

The complaints of the effects of development are common to every area of the nation with such development – and those areas are many. If you want the quiet little community you should go in seek of it, cause it won’t occur anywhere around here.

Being happy is a state of mind – you can find peace and tranquility in most any environment if you can exercise the mental discipline to tune out the distractions.

[temeculaguy]

I like moms in BMW’s with fake boobs. Your frustrations would be felt in any of So Cal’s master planned communities such as Irvine or the place I grew up, Valencia, where you will find tanning salons, gyms, plastic surgeons on every corner but have to drive to buy guns or hunting supplies. Take a weekend trip to one of these “less superficial” places, stand in front of the walmart for an hour and count the human doublewides and if you do see a woman with all of her teeth, ask her where she lives, odds are she’s visiting relatives.

This is from a cdc study “Although the national goal is to reduce the number of people with edentulism to less than 20 percent of the population over age 65 by the year 2000, only five states achieved that goal – Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Wisconsin. In addition to West Virginia, more than 40 percent of Louisiana and Kentucky residents over age 65 were also toothless.” Only half of West Virgina residents over 65 have at least one tooth.

The winner is Hawaii, combining low obesity rates and high tooth count, last I checked the R/E prices were even higher than So Cal.

You want to find real people, salt of the earth, no fake boobs, BMW’s or thongs, then West Virginia is calling you, combining one of the highest obesity rates, lowest tooth counts and cheap real estate prices, good luck with that. Personally, I’ll stick with Wisteria Lane.

[temeculaguy]

I like moms in BMW’s with fake boobs. Your frustrations would be felt in any of So Cal’s master planned communities such as Irvine or the place I grew up, Valencia, where you will find tanning salons, gyms, plastic surgeons on every corner but have to drive to buy guns or hunting supplies. Take a weekend trip to one of these “less superficial” places, stand in front of the walmart for an hour and count the human doublewides and if you do see a woman with all of her teeth, ask her where she lives, odds are she’s visiting relatives.

This is from a cdc study “Although the national goal is to reduce the number of people with edentulism to less than 20 percent of the population over age 65 by the year 2000, only five states achieved that goal – Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Wisconsin. In addition to West Virginia, more than 40 percent of Louisiana and Kentucky residents over age 65 were also toothless.” Only half of West Virgina residents over 65 have at least one tooth.

The winner is Hawaii, combining low obesity rates and high tooth count, last I checked the R/E prices were even higher than So Cal.

You want to find real people, salt of the earth, no fake boobs, BMW’s or thongs, then West Virginia is calling you, combining one of the highest obesity rates, lowest tooth counts and cheap real estate prices, good luck with that. Personally, I’ll stick with Wisteria Lane.

[barnaby33]

Hey hipmatt, I hear San Diego is nice this time of year. You could rent a nice place in Hillcrest and avoid all of that!

I just had a nice bike ride to the beach yesterday. Today I walked to the farmers market and this afternoon, I’ll head east to my local flying site for an hour or two of paragliding. Not that I am bragging.

Josh

[barnaby33]

Hey hipmatt, I hear San Diego is nice this time of year. You could rent a nice place in Hillcrest and avoid all of that!

I just had a nice bike ride to the beach yesterday. Today I walked to the farmers market and this afternoon, I’ll head east to my local flying site for an hour or two of paragliding. Not that I am bragging.

Josh

[TheChaz]

Barnaby33 – I’m with you! I left Temecula five months ago to do just that. My wife and I spent two years up there due to her work, which was about all I could handle. She found a job down here, and now we’re renting 1200 sq. ft. on 7th Ave. in Hillcrest. I can’t describe the difference in quality of life. Suffice it to say that an extra $500/mo. rent got me two extra rooms (2nd bedroom and library) 15 fewer degrees Fahrenheit, walking distance to Balboa park, and wonder of wonders, non-chain restaurants!

Hipmatt – I feel your pain. Make the move down here if you can. I’m sitting on the sidelines while home prices take a dive and my nest egg appreciates, and I feel like I’m “living the life” in the mean time.

[TheChaz]

Barnaby33 – I’m with you! I left Temecula five months ago to do just that. My wife and I spent two years up there due to her work, which was about all I could handle. She found a job down here, and now we’re renting 1200 sq. ft. on 7th Ave. in Hillcrest. I can’t describe the difference in quality of life. Suffice it to say that an extra $500/mo. rent got me two extra rooms (2nd bedroom and library) 15 fewer degrees Fahrenheit, walking distance to Balboa park, and wonder of wonders, non-chain restaurants!

Hipmatt – I feel your pain. Make the move down here if you can. I’m sitting on the sidelines while home prices take a dive and my nest egg appreciates, and I feel like I’m “living the life” in the mean time.

[FormerOwner]

I’m getting close to throwing in the towel on Temecula as well. My wife and I have lived up here for seven years. When we moved up here, we thought we’d live here forever. Now that we don’t own a home anymore, there’s really no advantage to being here. My job is pretty decent, stable and close to home but I’ve started looking for work elsewhere because I just don’t really want to be here anymore. I’m getting increasingly bored and hot with each passing month. I’d prefer either San Diego or the Bay Area. I’ve lived in both of those areas before and know which neigborhoods I’d want to live in. Basically, I’m tired of having to drive so far to get to anything and I want to live near the coast. I don’t care about having a lot of square footage or a house with a big lot. I’d rather be close to the beaches, parks, and cultural attractions. If we decide to have kids, I don’t think I’d want to raise them here either. Even though this place is billed as family friendly, it seems more and more like a cultural wasteland of cookie cutter tract homes with lifted 4×4’s racing down the streets at all hours. So what if you can rent a fancy new house for cheap? I don’t want to sit at home 24/7!

[FormerOwner]

I’m getting close to throwing in the towel on Temecula as well. My wife and I have lived up here for seven years. When we moved up here, we thought we’d live here forever. Now that we don’t own a home anymore, there’s really no advantage to being here. My job is pretty decent, stable and close to home but I’ve started looking for work elsewhere because I just don’t really want to be here anymore. I’m getting increasingly bored and hot with each passing month. I’d prefer either San Diego or the Bay Area. I’ve lived in both of those areas before and know which neigborhoods I’d want to live in. Basically, I’m tired of having to drive so far to get to anything and I want to live near the coast. I don’t care about having a lot of square footage or a house with a big lot. I’d rather be close to the beaches, parks, and cultural attractions. If we decide to have kids, I don’t think I’d want to raise them here either. Even though this place is billed as family friendly, it seems more and more like a cultural wasteland of cookie cutter tract homes with lifted 4×4’s racing down the streets at all hours. So what if you can rent a fancy new house for cheap? I don’t want to sit at home 24/7!

[Coronita]

Even though this place is billed as family friendly, it seems more and more like a cultural wasteland of cookie cutter tract homes with lifted 4×4's racing down the streets at all hours. So what if you can rent a fancy new house for cheap? I don't want to sit at home 24/7!

 

I'm trying to understand the entire lifted 4X4 culture here in san diego. I could swear I was in texas.

One thing I'm disappointed in. Gas prices are coming down. I was hoping that gas prices would hit $4.50/gal at the pumps, so that we'd see less of these ridiculous trucks on the road. I'm not against them from an environment perspective. BUT, jackasses like these people drive these raised crapboxes on regular roads/freeways like normal cars, +20 mph above the limit, taligate,etc. I put my wife in an psuedo-environment friendlier large vehicle just to be slightly safer. 

 The other thing I don't understand, is the riced-out Civics and Accords with the bling-bling wheels, fart can mufflers, and lowered suspension (or probably cut springs). But they're more of an eye sore than dangerous.

 

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1) H2: http://www.fuh2.com/

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