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January 25, 2011 at 10:19 AM #659094January 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM #657968Allan from FallbrookParticipant
[quote=Djshakes]
However, I believe that an alarm, a dog and a bat provide sufficient protection while reducing the danger of a nosy kid hurting itself (my cousin never fully recovered from shooting himself in the left hand while playing with my uncle’s handgun).
My wife is an orange county native. She didn’t grow up around guns like I did in WI. She is a girlie girl. I took her shooting once to get her familiar with guns. I keep a pistol in the night stand next to the bed. I drill her from time to time to make sure she can chamber a round, etc. She isn’t a fan of guns. I’m sure she would prefer I don’t have them but does understand that in a tough situation, they can help. It is not my first line of defense as it shouldn’t be. I have the house always locked and I am installing an alarm system. However, if someone broke in and lets say I don’t have access to the gun, she might. She wouldn’t even have to shoot the perp…she could shoot in the ceiling. The sound of the gun should scare away the perp. I think most people here that are anti-gun feel that people with them are going to use them like the movies or the wild west. That isn’t the case. There different ways to use a hammer.[/quote]
Dj: I own several guns myself, avidly support gun ownership rights, and as most long-time posters on this board know, I’m slightly to the right of Attila the Hun politically. I’ve also been in the Army and survived more than my share of firefights.
I will also tell you that I don’t keep any loaded guns in the house. Yes, we have an alarm system and dogs (including two big ones), and I lock up every night. I do keep a razor sharp 8″ SOG single-edge in my nightstand, as I know my house (especially in darkness) far better than any intruder ever could. The main reasons I don’t keep a loaded gun in the house are the various statistics and case studies about homeowners that do.
Let’s face it: Most cops can’t shoot worth a shit in a gunfight and the same applies to most soldiers in a firefight. I’ll tell you from experience that stress, adrenalin, and noise will fuck up your point-of-aim every time. Throw in inexperience, terror and low- or sub-light conditions, and your wife is as likely (statistically speaking) to shoot you as the intruder.
January 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM #658030Allan from FallbrookParticipant[quote=Djshakes]
However, I believe that an alarm, a dog and a bat provide sufficient protection while reducing the danger of a nosy kid hurting itself (my cousin never fully recovered from shooting himself in the left hand while playing with my uncle’s handgun).
My wife is an orange county native. She didn’t grow up around guns like I did in WI. She is a girlie girl. I took her shooting once to get her familiar with guns. I keep a pistol in the night stand next to the bed. I drill her from time to time to make sure she can chamber a round, etc. She isn’t a fan of guns. I’m sure she would prefer I don’t have them but does understand that in a tough situation, they can help. It is not my first line of defense as it shouldn’t be. I have the house always locked and I am installing an alarm system. However, if someone broke in and lets say I don’t have access to the gun, she might. She wouldn’t even have to shoot the perp…she could shoot in the ceiling. The sound of the gun should scare away the perp. I think most people here that are anti-gun feel that people with them are going to use them like the movies or the wild west. That isn’t the case. There different ways to use a hammer.[/quote]
Dj: I own several guns myself, avidly support gun ownership rights, and as most long-time posters on this board know, I’m slightly to the right of Attila the Hun politically. I’ve also been in the Army and survived more than my share of firefights.
I will also tell you that I don’t keep any loaded guns in the house. Yes, we have an alarm system and dogs (including two big ones), and I lock up every night. I do keep a razor sharp 8″ SOG single-edge in my nightstand, as I know my house (especially in darkness) far better than any intruder ever could. The main reasons I don’t keep a loaded gun in the house are the various statistics and case studies about homeowners that do.
Let’s face it: Most cops can’t shoot worth a shit in a gunfight and the same applies to most soldiers in a firefight. I’ll tell you from experience that stress, adrenalin, and noise will fuck up your point-of-aim every time. Throw in inexperience, terror and low- or sub-light conditions, and your wife is as likely (statistically speaking) to shoot you as the intruder.
January 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM #658632Allan from FallbrookParticipant[quote=Djshakes]
However, I believe that an alarm, a dog and a bat provide sufficient protection while reducing the danger of a nosy kid hurting itself (my cousin never fully recovered from shooting himself in the left hand while playing with my uncle’s handgun).
My wife is an orange county native. She didn’t grow up around guns like I did in WI. She is a girlie girl. I took her shooting once to get her familiar with guns. I keep a pistol in the night stand next to the bed. I drill her from time to time to make sure she can chamber a round, etc. She isn’t a fan of guns. I’m sure she would prefer I don’t have them but does understand that in a tough situation, they can help. It is not my first line of defense as it shouldn’t be. I have the house always locked and I am installing an alarm system. However, if someone broke in and lets say I don’t have access to the gun, she might. She wouldn’t even have to shoot the perp…she could shoot in the ceiling. The sound of the gun should scare away the perp. I think most people here that are anti-gun feel that people with them are going to use them like the movies or the wild west. That isn’t the case. There different ways to use a hammer.[/quote]
Dj: I own several guns myself, avidly support gun ownership rights, and as most long-time posters on this board know, I’m slightly to the right of Attila the Hun politically. I’ve also been in the Army and survived more than my share of firefights.
I will also tell you that I don’t keep any loaded guns in the house. Yes, we have an alarm system and dogs (including two big ones), and I lock up every night. I do keep a razor sharp 8″ SOG single-edge in my nightstand, as I know my house (especially in darkness) far better than any intruder ever could. The main reasons I don’t keep a loaded gun in the house are the various statistics and case studies about homeowners that do.
Let’s face it: Most cops can’t shoot worth a shit in a gunfight and the same applies to most soldiers in a firefight. I’ll tell you from experience that stress, adrenalin, and noise will fuck up your point-of-aim every time. Throw in inexperience, terror and low- or sub-light conditions, and your wife is as likely (statistically speaking) to shoot you as the intruder.
January 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM #658771Allan from FallbrookParticipant[quote=Djshakes]
However, I believe that an alarm, a dog and a bat provide sufficient protection while reducing the danger of a nosy kid hurting itself (my cousin never fully recovered from shooting himself in the left hand while playing with my uncle’s handgun).
My wife is an orange county native. She didn’t grow up around guns like I did in WI. She is a girlie girl. I took her shooting once to get her familiar with guns. I keep a pistol in the night stand next to the bed. I drill her from time to time to make sure she can chamber a round, etc. She isn’t a fan of guns. I’m sure she would prefer I don’t have them but does understand that in a tough situation, they can help. It is not my first line of defense as it shouldn’t be. I have the house always locked and I am installing an alarm system. However, if someone broke in and lets say I don’t have access to the gun, she might. She wouldn’t even have to shoot the perp…she could shoot in the ceiling. The sound of the gun should scare away the perp. I think most people here that are anti-gun feel that people with them are going to use them like the movies or the wild west. That isn’t the case. There different ways to use a hammer.[/quote]
Dj: I own several guns myself, avidly support gun ownership rights, and as most long-time posters on this board know, I’m slightly to the right of Attila the Hun politically. I’ve also been in the Army and survived more than my share of firefights.
I will also tell you that I don’t keep any loaded guns in the house. Yes, we have an alarm system and dogs (including two big ones), and I lock up every night. I do keep a razor sharp 8″ SOG single-edge in my nightstand, as I know my house (especially in darkness) far better than any intruder ever could. The main reasons I don’t keep a loaded gun in the house are the various statistics and case studies about homeowners that do.
Let’s face it: Most cops can’t shoot worth a shit in a gunfight and the same applies to most soldiers in a firefight. I’ll tell you from experience that stress, adrenalin, and noise will fuck up your point-of-aim every time. Throw in inexperience, terror and low- or sub-light conditions, and your wife is as likely (statistically speaking) to shoot you as the intruder.
January 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM #659099Allan from FallbrookParticipant[quote=Djshakes]
However, I believe that an alarm, a dog and a bat provide sufficient protection while reducing the danger of a nosy kid hurting itself (my cousin never fully recovered from shooting himself in the left hand while playing with my uncle’s handgun).
My wife is an orange county native. She didn’t grow up around guns like I did in WI. She is a girlie girl. I took her shooting once to get her familiar with guns. I keep a pistol in the night stand next to the bed. I drill her from time to time to make sure she can chamber a round, etc. She isn’t a fan of guns. I’m sure she would prefer I don’t have them but does understand that in a tough situation, they can help. It is not my first line of defense as it shouldn’t be. I have the house always locked and I am installing an alarm system. However, if someone broke in and lets say I don’t have access to the gun, she might. She wouldn’t even have to shoot the perp…she could shoot in the ceiling. The sound of the gun should scare away the perp. I think most people here that are anti-gun feel that people with them are going to use them like the movies or the wild west. That isn’t the case. There different ways to use a hammer.[/quote]
Dj: I own several guns myself, avidly support gun ownership rights, and as most long-time posters on this board know, I’m slightly to the right of Attila the Hun politically. I’ve also been in the Army and survived more than my share of firefights.
I will also tell you that I don’t keep any loaded guns in the house. Yes, we have an alarm system and dogs (including two big ones), and I lock up every night. I do keep a razor sharp 8″ SOG single-edge in my nightstand, as I know my house (especially in darkness) far better than any intruder ever could. The main reasons I don’t keep a loaded gun in the house are the various statistics and case studies about homeowners that do.
Let’s face it: Most cops can’t shoot worth a shit in a gunfight and the same applies to most soldiers in a firefight. I’ll tell you from experience that stress, adrenalin, and noise will fuck up your point-of-aim every time. Throw in inexperience, terror and low- or sub-light conditions, and your wife is as likely (statistically speaking) to shoot you as the intruder.
January 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM #657978scaredyclassicParticipantI like the knife idea. One kid sleeps with a crowbar (for zombie attacks; a knife would be useless).
I wonder if a non shooting gun that just made a big bang might be helpful in distracting an invader
January 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM #658040scaredyclassicParticipantI like the knife idea. One kid sleeps with a crowbar (for zombie attacks; a knife would be useless).
I wonder if a non shooting gun that just made a big bang might be helpful in distracting an invader
January 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM #658642scaredyclassicParticipantI like the knife idea. One kid sleeps with a crowbar (for zombie attacks; a knife would be useless).
I wonder if a non shooting gun that just made a big bang might be helpful in distracting an invader
January 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM #658781scaredyclassicParticipantI like the knife idea. One kid sleeps with a crowbar (for zombie attacks; a knife would be useless).
I wonder if a non shooting gun that just made a big bang might be helpful in distracting an invader
January 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM #659109scaredyclassicParticipantI like the knife idea. One kid sleeps with a crowbar (for zombie attacks; a knife would be useless).
I wonder if a non shooting gun that just made a big bang might be helpful in distracting an invader
January 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM #657983bearishgurlParticipant[quote=CDMA ENG]And you think that because the document is 11 years old that all of that has since been cleared up?
. . . but they are there and like you said it the article is 11 years old so who knows who “owns” CV now.
That area IS Chula Vista. CVPD reports this activity IN ITS AREA. Key words there…[/quote]
For the most part, yes.
CE, you need to change the stmt in the article to past tense, that is, to “. . . WAS in its area in 2000.” I was here in 2000, as well, and didn’t see any meth mfg/sales going on OR biker gangs.
And I want to know why the SD Division of the DEA/NTF moved from its longtime HQ in National City to none other than “Carlsbad,” lol. Was this just a “space-issue” decision? They had plenty of “space” in National City. Don’t you think they would want to be closest to their “daily activities?”
CE, I have a very l-o-o-o-ong memory as I am a longtime former justice-system employee here in SD county. I could tick off grisly murders, rapes, arson, shooting sprees, a mass suicide, meth-lab busts, kidnappings, SWAT-team standoffs, etc, but this blog isn’t long enough. I can assure you that this ENTIRE county top to bottom and side to side is NOT IMMUNE from wackos living amongst their midst, heinous and grisly crime as well as all manner of assorted kids getting involved with the “wrong influences.”
[quote=CDMA ENG]. . . I know you love your home and can feel your conviction for it but this area has problems. Most do. Just not the kind I want my kids to deal with
But I would not raise my childern on “The Hill” in a school or district that has the neigbhorhood’s next future hood rats.
I grew up fighting with the State Street Boys, Pinoy Boys, Bloods, Little Latin Locos, and 28th Street instead of paying attention to schooling (I grew up in schools were kids became Crips so at least I didn’t have to fight with them).
That is just not the area I would raise my kid in. May be out towards Eastlake but not anywhere near that stuff in old CV. And eventually that shit will spill over into the newer neighborhoods of CV. . .[/quote]
CE, If you choose to live your life “afraid” and teach your kids to be “afraid,” that is your business.
My understanding from your former posts is that you are renting a house in UC. UC is well-established, like the older sections of Chula Vista. That’s why I think it is a nice place to live in an SFR, many situated on larger than std lots. There are two major differences between UC and older Chula Vista. The first is that UC is in closer proximity to more high-tech jobs. The second is that older Chula Vista has many homes built on raised “pier and post” foundations and many luxury homes on 1/2 AC to 4 AC lots. Many of these luxury homes are 3000+ sf single-story, CE. There are also many beautiful historical homes registered with the Mills Act (tax abatement program) in Chula Vista. UC does not have any of this.
I don’t know where you grew up but it doesn’t at all sound like a comparison to Chula Vista.
And no, I don’t work for the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce and I have never been “emotionally attached” to properties I have owned. I’ve owned several properties in San Diego County and my current property will not be my last. It was purchased in a specific location for a specific purpose and when that purpose is gone, so am I. But for the time being, it is spacious, with a large backyard, situated in a very picturesque, entirely walkable ‘hood on all bus lines, etc.
“Eastlake,” on the other hand, is rife with brown, treeless tiny front yards, foreclosures, peeling paint (that was heavily watered down when it was originally applied by the developer 20-25 yrs ago), tiny driveways leading to overfilled garages (often to the point where the garage door won’t completely close), and vehicles parked everywhere, etc. ESPECIALLY Eastlake Shores. And the “commute time” from there to the I-805 in the mornings can take up to 35 mins. OR you can pay $44 mo (each way) to use the SR-125 “toll road.” Take your pick, CE.
Eastlake Shores is 8.5 miles from me. If you drove 8.5 to 12 miles from your residence in UC, might you end up someplace you “wouldn’t want to live in??” Well, for me, driving 8.5 to 12 miles south and southeast lands me in … Chula Vista (albeit 2-3 zip codes over)!!
Apples to apples here, CE.
Can I just ask your opinion on “gentrification,” CE?? I don’t know how old you are but at what age would you say that neighborhoods will be what they are (stable) and will not “change” anymore. In other words, if your ‘hood in UC is 45 years old, do you think it will “decline” more? If my ‘hood is 65 years old, do you think it will “decline” more? If La Playa (SD) is 75 years old, do you think there is room for decline there? Just wondering . . .
When, in the lifetime of a “neighborhood,” is it most vulnerable to decline?
January 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM #658045bearishgurlParticipant[quote=CDMA ENG]And you think that because the document is 11 years old that all of that has since been cleared up?
. . . but they are there and like you said it the article is 11 years old so who knows who “owns” CV now.
That area IS Chula Vista. CVPD reports this activity IN ITS AREA. Key words there…[/quote]
For the most part, yes.
CE, you need to change the stmt in the article to past tense, that is, to “. . . WAS in its area in 2000.” I was here in 2000, as well, and didn’t see any meth mfg/sales going on OR biker gangs.
And I want to know why the SD Division of the DEA/NTF moved from its longtime HQ in National City to none other than “Carlsbad,” lol. Was this just a “space-issue” decision? They had plenty of “space” in National City. Don’t you think they would want to be closest to their “daily activities?”
CE, I have a very l-o-o-o-ong memory as I am a longtime former justice-system employee here in SD county. I could tick off grisly murders, rapes, arson, shooting sprees, a mass suicide, meth-lab busts, kidnappings, SWAT-team standoffs, etc, but this blog isn’t long enough. I can assure you that this ENTIRE county top to bottom and side to side is NOT IMMUNE from wackos living amongst their midst, heinous and grisly crime as well as all manner of assorted kids getting involved with the “wrong influences.”
[quote=CDMA ENG]. . . I know you love your home and can feel your conviction for it but this area has problems. Most do. Just not the kind I want my kids to deal with
But I would not raise my childern on “The Hill” in a school or district that has the neigbhorhood’s next future hood rats.
I grew up fighting with the State Street Boys, Pinoy Boys, Bloods, Little Latin Locos, and 28th Street instead of paying attention to schooling (I grew up in schools were kids became Crips so at least I didn’t have to fight with them).
That is just not the area I would raise my kid in. May be out towards Eastlake but not anywhere near that stuff in old CV. And eventually that shit will spill over into the newer neighborhoods of CV. . .[/quote]
CE, If you choose to live your life “afraid” and teach your kids to be “afraid,” that is your business.
My understanding from your former posts is that you are renting a house in UC. UC is well-established, like the older sections of Chula Vista. That’s why I think it is a nice place to live in an SFR, many situated on larger than std lots. There are two major differences between UC and older Chula Vista. The first is that UC is in closer proximity to more high-tech jobs. The second is that older Chula Vista has many homes built on raised “pier and post” foundations and many luxury homes on 1/2 AC to 4 AC lots. Many of these luxury homes are 3000+ sf single-story, CE. There are also many beautiful historical homes registered with the Mills Act (tax abatement program) in Chula Vista. UC does not have any of this.
I don’t know where you grew up but it doesn’t at all sound like a comparison to Chula Vista.
And no, I don’t work for the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce and I have never been “emotionally attached” to properties I have owned. I’ve owned several properties in San Diego County and my current property will not be my last. It was purchased in a specific location for a specific purpose and when that purpose is gone, so am I. But for the time being, it is spacious, with a large backyard, situated in a very picturesque, entirely walkable ‘hood on all bus lines, etc.
“Eastlake,” on the other hand, is rife with brown, treeless tiny front yards, foreclosures, peeling paint (that was heavily watered down when it was originally applied by the developer 20-25 yrs ago), tiny driveways leading to overfilled garages (often to the point where the garage door won’t completely close), and vehicles parked everywhere, etc. ESPECIALLY Eastlake Shores. And the “commute time” from there to the I-805 in the mornings can take up to 35 mins. OR you can pay $44 mo (each way) to use the SR-125 “toll road.” Take your pick, CE.
Eastlake Shores is 8.5 miles from me. If you drove 8.5 to 12 miles from your residence in UC, might you end up someplace you “wouldn’t want to live in??” Well, for me, driving 8.5 to 12 miles south and southeast lands me in … Chula Vista (albeit 2-3 zip codes over)!!
Apples to apples here, CE.
Can I just ask your opinion on “gentrification,” CE?? I don’t know how old you are but at what age would you say that neighborhoods will be what they are (stable) and will not “change” anymore. In other words, if your ‘hood in UC is 45 years old, do you think it will “decline” more? If my ‘hood is 65 years old, do you think it will “decline” more? If La Playa (SD) is 75 years old, do you think there is room for decline there? Just wondering . . .
When, in the lifetime of a “neighborhood,” is it most vulnerable to decline?
January 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM #658647bearishgurlParticipant[quote=CDMA ENG]And you think that because the document is 11 years old that all of that has since been cleared up?
. . . but they are there and like you said it the article is 11 years old so who knows who “owns” CV now.
That area IS Chula Vista. CVPD reports this activity IN ITS AREA. Key words there…[/quote]
For the most part, yes.
CE, you need to change the stmt in the article to past tense, that is, to “. . . WAS in its area in 2000.” I was here in 2000, as well, and didn’t see any meth mfg/sales going on OR biker gangs.
And I want to know why the SD Division of the DEA/NTF moved from its longtime HQ in National City to none other than “Carlsbad,” lol. Was this just a “space-issue” decision? They had plenty of “space” in National City. Don’t you think they would want to be closest to their “daily activities?”
CE, I have a very l-o-o-o-ong memory as I am a longtime former justice-system employee here in SD county. I could tick off grisly murders, rapes, arson, shooting sprees, a mass suicide, meth-lab busts, kidnappings, SWAT-team standoffs, etc, but this blog isn’t long enough. I can assure you that this ENTIRE county top to bottom and side to side is NOT IMMUNE from wackos living amongst their midst, heinous and grisly crime as well as all manner of assorted kids getting involved with the “wrong influences.”
[quote=CDMA ENG]. . . I know you love your home and can feel your conviction for it but this area has problems. Most do. Just not the kind I want my kids to deal with
But I would not raise my childern on “The Hill” in a school or district that has the neigbhorhood’s next future hood rats.
I grew up fighting with the State Street Boys, Pinoy Boys, Bloods, Little Latin Locos, and 28th Street instead of paying attention to schooling (I grew up in schools were kids became Crips so at least I didn’t have to fight with them).
That is just not the area I would raise my kid in. May be out towards Eastlake but not anywhere near that stuff in old CV. And eventually that shit will spill over into the newer neighborhoods of CV. . .[/quote]
CE, If you choose to live your life “afraid” and teach your kids to be “afraid,” that is your business.
My understanding from your former posts is that you are renting a house in UC. UC is well-established, like the older sections of Chula Vista. That’s why I think it is a nice place to live in an SFR, many situated on larger than std lots. There are two major differences between UC and older Chula Vista. The first is that UC is in closer proximity to more high-tech jobs. The second is that older Chula Vista has many homes built on raised “pier and post” foundations and many luxury homes on 1/2 AC to 4 AC lots. Many of these luxury homes are 3000+ sf single-story, CE. There are also many beautiful historical homes registered with the Mills Act (tax abatement program) in Chula Vista. UC does not have any of this.
I don’t know where you grew up but it doesn’t at all sound like a comparison to Chula Vista.
And no, I don’t work for the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce and I have never been “emotionally attached” to properties I have owned. I’ve owned several properties in San Diego County and my current property will not be my last. It was purchased in a specific location for a specific purpose and when that purpose is gone, so am I. But for the time being, it is spacious, with a large backyard, situated in a very picturesque, entirely walkable ‘hood on all bus lines, etc.
“Eastlake,” on the other hand, is rife with brown, treeless tiny front yards, foreclosures, peeling paint (that was heavily watered down when it was originally applied by the developer 20-25 yrs ago), tiny driveways leading to overfilled garages (often to the point where the garage door won’t completely close), and vehicles parked everywhere, etc. ESPECIALLY Eastlake Shores. And the “commute time” from there to the I-805 in the mornings can take up to 35 mins. OR you can pay $44 mo (each way) to use the SR-125 “toll road.” Take your pick, CE.
Eastlake Shores is 8.5 miles from me. If you drove 8.5 to 12 miles from your residence in UC, might you end up someplace you “wouldn’t want to live in??” Well, for me, driving 8.5 to 12 miles south and southeast lands me in … Chula Vista (albeit 2-3 zip codes over)!!
Apples to apples here, CE.
Can I just ask your opinion on “gentrification,” CE?? I don’t know how old you are but at what age would you say that neighborhoods will be what they are (stable) and will not “change” anymore. In other words, if your ‘hood in UC is 45 years old, do you think it will “decline” more? If my ‘hood is 65 years old, do you think it will “decline” more? If La Playa (SD) is 75 years old, do you think there is room for decline there? Just wondering . . .
When, in the lifetime of a “neighborhood,” is it most vulnerable to decline?
January 25, 2011 at 11:38 AM #658786bearishgurlParticipant[quote=CDMA ENG]And you think that because the document is 11 years old that all of that has since been cleared up?
. . . but they are there and like you said it the article is 11 years old so who knows who “owns” CV now.
That area IS Chula Vista. CVPD reports this activity IN ITS AREA. Key words there…[/quote]
For the most part, yes.
CE, you need to change the stmt in the article to past tense, that is, to “. . . WAS in its area in 2000.” I was here in 2000, as well, and didn’t see any meth mfg/sales going on OR biker gangs.
And I want to know why the SD Division of the DEA/NTF moved from its longtime HQ in National City to none other than “Carlsbad,” lol. Was this just a “space-issue” decision? They had plenty of “space” in National City. Don’t you think they would want to be closest to their “daily activities?”
CE, I have a very l-o-o-o-ong memory as I am a longtime former justice-system employee here in SD county. I could tick off grisly murders, rapes, arson, shooting sprees, a mass suicide, meth-lab busts, kidnappings, SWAT-team standoffs, etc, but this blog isn’t long enough. I can assure you that this ENTIRE county top to bottom and side to side is NOT IMMUNE from wackos living amongst their midst, heinous and grisly crime as well as all manner of assorted kids getting involved with the “wrong influences.”
[quote=CDMA ENG]. . . I know you love your home and can feel your conviction for it but this area has problems. Most do. Just not the kind I want my kids to deal with
But I would not raise my childern on “The Hill” in a school or district that has the neigbhorhood’s next future hood rats.
I grew up fighting with the State Street Boys, Pinoy Boys, Bloods, Little Latin Locos, and 28th Street instead of paying attention to schooling (I grew up in schools were kids became Crips so at least I didn’t have to fight with them).
That is just not the area I would raise my kid in. May be out towards Eastlake but not anywhere near that stuff in old CV. And eventually that shit will spill over into the newer neighborhoods of CV. . .[/quote]
CE, If you choose to live your life “afraid” and teach your kids to be “afraid,” that is your business.
My understanding from your former posts is that you are renting a house in UC. UC is well-established, like the older sections of Chula Vista. That’s why I think it is a nice place to live in an SFR, many situated on larger than std lots. There are two major differences between UC and older Chula Vista. The first is that UC is in closer proximity to more high-tech jobs. The second is that older Chula Vista has many homes built on raised “pier and post” foundations and many luxury homes on 1/2 AC to 4 AC lots. Many of these luxury homes are 3000+ sf single-story, CE. There are also many beautiful historical homes registered with the Mills Act (tax abatement program) in Chula Vista. UC does not have any of this.
I don’t know where you grew up but it doesn’t at all sound like a comparison to Chula Vista.
And no, I don’t work for the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce and I have never been “emotionally attached” to properties I have owned. I’ve owned several properties in San Diego County and my current property will not be my last. It was purchased in a specific location for a specific purpose and when that purpose is gone, so am I. But for the time being, it is spacious, with a large backyard, situated in a very picturesque, entirely walkable ‘hood on all bus lines, etc.
“Eastlake,” on the other hand, is rife with brown, treeless tiny front yards, foreclosures, peeling paint (that was heavily watered down when it was originally applied by the developer 20-25 yrs ago), tiny driveways leading to overfilled garages (often to the point where the garage door won’t completely close), and vehicles parked everywhere, etc. ESPECIALLY Eastlake Shores. And the “commute time” from there to the I-805 in the mornings can take up to 35 mins. OR you can pay $44 mo (each way) to use the SR-125 “toll road.” Take your pick, CE.
Eastlake Shores is 8.5 miles from me. If you drove 8.5 to 12 miles from your residence in UC, might you end up someplace you “wouldn’t want to live in??” Well, for me, driving 8.5 to 12 miles south and southeast lands me in … Chula Vista (albeit 2-3 zip codes over)!!
Apples to apples here, CE.
Can I just ask your opinion on “gentrification,” CE?? I don’t know how old you are but at what age would you say that neighborhoods will be what they are (stable) and will not “change” anymore. In other words, if your ‘hood in UC is 45 years old, do you think it will “decline” more? If my ‘hood is 65 years old, do you think it will “decline” more? If La Playa (SD) is 75 years old, do you think there is room for decline there? Just wondering . . .
When, in the lifetime of a “neighborhood,” is it most vulnerable to decline?
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