Semi-Retire in Temecula in 2012

[temeculaguy]

Rainbow gap reference, good work eclipxe, making me proud. But you need to be a southie to get the full benefit. So here’s the local jogging trail that parallels south 79, all you hear is leaves and frogs[img_assist|nid=10131|title=temecula creek jogging trail|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75].

btw, I concur, fios is so awesome, just for porn alone it is worth the money. It makes Cable internet and dsl feel like dialup aol. I wonder if wiring the whole city was a plan to attract all the work at home via internet folks.

However, you still need a car to live in my fair city. Eclipxe may be the heir apparent, but I am still the king, and the king says no car, no Temecula, the king has spoken.

[eclipxe]

[quote=temeculaguy]Rainbow gap reference, good work eclipxe, making me proud. But you need to be a southie to get the full benefit. So here’s the local jogging trail that parallels south 79, all you hear is leaves and frogs[img_assist|nid=10131|title=temecula creek jogging trail|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75].

btw, I concur, fios is so awesome, just for porn alone it is worth the money. It makes Cable internet and dsl feel like dialup aol. I wonder if wiring the whole city was a plan to attract all the work at home via internet folks.

However, you still need a car to live in my fair city. Eclipxe may be the heir apparent, but I am still the king, and the king says no car, no Temecula, the king has spoken.
[/quote]

Thanks, I always try to drop the “rainbow gap” into my day to day conversation, and I give a credit to “tg”. My friends are convinced I’m psycho.

If the king says no car, no Temecula then I guess you’re out of luck ice9. All new Temecula detainees are processed in his South Temecula facility, outfitted with a Temecula City Uniform and given appropriate work orders to begin defending the city online. It’s invigorating really.

[eclipxe]

[quote=temeculaguy]Rainbow gap reference, good work eclipxe, making me proud. But you need to be a southie to get the full benefit. So here’s the local jogging trail that parallels south 79, all you hear is leaves and frogs[img_assist|nid=10131|title=temecula creek jogging trail|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75].

btw, I concur, fios is so awesome, just for porn alone it is worth the money. It makes Cable internet and dsl feel like dialup aol. I wonder if wiring the whole city was a plan to attract all the work at home via internet folks.

However, you still need a car to live in my fair city. Eclipxe may be the heir apparent, but I am still the king, and the king says no car, no Temecula, the king has spoken.
[/quote]

Thanks, I always try to drop the “rainbow gap” into my day to day conversation, and I give a credit to “tg”. My friends are convinced I’m psycho.

If the king says no car, no Temecula then I guess you’re out of luck ice9. All new Temecula detainees are processed in his South Temecula facility, outfitted with a Temecula City Uniform and given appropriate work orders to begin defending the city online. It’s invigorating really.

[eclipxe]

[quote=temeculaguy]Rainbow gap reference, good work eclipxe, making me proud. But you need to be a southie to get the full benefit. So here’s the local jogging trail that parallels south 79, all you hear is leaves and frogs[img_assist|nid=10131|title=temecula creek jogging trail|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75].

btw, I concur, fios is so awesome, just for porn alone it is worth the money. It makes Cable internet and dsl feel like dialup aol. I wonder if wiring the whole city was a plan to attract all the work at home via internet folks.

However, you still need a car to live in my fair city. Eclipxe may be the heir apparent, but I am still the king, and the king says no car, no Temecula, the king has spoken.
[/quote]

Thanks, I always try to drop the “rainbow gap” into my day to day conversation, and I give a credit to “tg”. My friends are convinced I’m psycho.

If the king says no car, no Temecula then I guess you’re out of luck ice9. All new Temecula detainees are processed in his South Temecula facility, outfitted with a Temecula City Uniform and given appropriate work orders to begin defending the city online. It’s invigorating really.

[eclipxe]

[quote=temeculaguy]Rainbow gap reference, good work eclipxe, making me proud. But you need to be a southie to get the full benefit. So here’s the local jogging trail that parallels south 79, all you hear is leaves and frogs[img_assist|nid=10131|title=temecula creek jogging trail|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75].

btw, I concur, fios is so awesome, just for porn alone it is worth the money. It makes Cable internet and dsl feel like dialup aol. I wonder if wiring the whole city was a plan to attract all the work at home via internet folks.

However, you still need a car to live in my fair city. Eclipxe may be the heir apparent, but I am still the king, and the king says no car, no Temecula, the king has spoken.
[/quote]

Thanks, I always try to drop the “rainbow gap” into my day to day conversation, and I give a credit to “tg”. My friends are convinced I’m psycho.

If the king says no car, no Temecula then I guess you’re out of luck ice9. All new Temecula detainees are processed in his South Temecula facility, outfitted with a Temecula City Uniform and given appropriate work orders to begin defending the city online. It’s invigorating really.

[eclipxe]

[quote=temeculaguy]Rainbow gap reference, good work eclipxe, making me proud. But you need to be a southie to get the full benefit. So here’s the local jogging trail that parallels south 79, all you hear is leaves and frogs[img_assist|nid=10131|title=temecula creek jogging trail|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=75].

btw, I concur, fios is so awesome, just for porn alone it is worth the money. It makes Cable internet and dsl feel like dialup aol. I wonder if wiring the whole city was a plan to attract all the work at home via internet folks.

However, you still need a car to live in my fair city. Eclipxe may be the heir apparent, but I am still the king, and the king says no car, no Temecula, the king has spoken.
[/quote]

Thanks, I always try to drop the “rainbow gap” into my day to day conversation, and I give a credit to “tg”. My friends are convinced I’m psycho.

If the king says no car, no Temecula then I guess you’re out of luck ice9. All new Temecula detainees are processed in his South Temecula facility, outfitted with a Temecula City Uniform and given appropriate work orders to begin defending the city online. It’s invigorating really.

[AK]

[quote=eclipxe]1. You won’t be considered a freak or worse and the law enforcement won’t hassle you. Everyone seems to think the area is a large void of houses where people shut their doors at 6pm and aren’t to be seen until they wake up to sludge their way to San Diego in the morning. This is not necessarily the case. You will find people walking and biking on most major streets. I live in Harveston currently and there are almost always folks out biking or walking around the development – folks of all ethnic profiles, young, old, men, women, etc.

Because Temecula is newer (and most streets have been recently widened or construced) you will find the majority have usable bike lanes. There are older roads in some parts of town that do not have easy bike access but you are concerned with biking to retail and commercial activities. This will mainly be focused on the northern part of town along highway 79, which is very bike friendly. (I regularly bike this route, so I’m pretty familiar). Traffic is heavy so be careful.

2. The age of the home will dearly impact your electricity costs. An average summer day in my old 2000sqft place built 99 was about $400. My newer place (2005, 2400sqft) has CFLs throughout and a better AC unit. I averaged about $150 this last summer. Then again, this last summer was mild. I ran my office fan most of the day and it was sufficient.[/quote]

Thanks eclipxe, that was very enlightening. Most of my experiences in Temecula date back to the middle and late ’90s, back when essential services were inconvenient to reach by car, let alone by muscle power. (And oh, the backed-up traffic at the southbound 79 offramp.) If the newer developments were designed to be more human-friendly, that’s great.

As for ethnic profiling and the car-less sticking out like a sore thumb … those comments were based on my experiences in parts of Orange County. so maybe I’m the one who’s been picking the wrong places to live 🙂 I don’t mean to say that people cower behind their locked doors and emerge only to walk the Rottweiler, but I have noticed that if you’re the one always seen walking, biking, etc. around car-oriented suburban neighborhoods, people get suspicious and odd rumors get started. Especially if something gets stolen or vandalized.

I’d mentioned utility bills to emphasize California’s high electric rates. Then I found out Texas recently deregulated, with much the same experience as California, so I guess the OP won’t be in for that much of a shock 🙂

[AK]

[quote=eclipxe]1. You won’t be considered a freak or worse and the law enforcement won’t hassle you. Everyone seems to think the area is a large void of houses where people shut their doors at 6pm and aren’t to be seen until they wake up to sludge their way to San Diego in the morning. This is not necessarily the case. You will find people walking and biking on most major streets. I live in Harveston currently and there are almost always folks out biking or walking around the development – folks of all ethnic profiles, young, old, men, women, etc.

Because Temecula is newer (and most streets have been recently widened or construced) you will find the majority have usable bike lanes. There are older roads in some parts of town that do not have easy bike access but you are concerned with biking to retail and commercial activities. This will mainly be focused on the northern part of town along highway 79, which is very bike friendly. (I regularly bike this route, so I’m pretty familiar). Traffic is heavy so be careful.

2. The age of the home will dearly impact your electricity costs. An average summer day in my old 2000sqft place built 99 was about $400. My newer place (2005, 2400sqft) has CFLs throughout and a better AC unit. I averaged about $150 this last summer. Then again, this last summer was mild. I ran my office fan most of the day and it was sufficient.[/quote]

Thanks eclipxe, that was very enlightening. Most of my experiences in Temecula date back to the middle and late ’90s, back when essential services were inconvenient to reach by car, let alone by muscle power. (And oh, the backed-up traffic at the southbound 79 offramp.) If the newer developments were designed to be more human-friendly, that’s great.

As for ethnic profiling and the car-less sticking out like a sore thumb … those comments were based on my experiences in parts of Orange County. so maybe I’m the one who’s been picking the wrong places to live 🙂 I don’t mean to say that people cower behind their locked doors and emerge only to walk the Rottweiler, but I have noticed that if you’re the one always seen walking, biking, etc. around car-oriented suburban neighborhoods, people get suspicious and odd rumors get started. Especially if something gets stolen or vandalized.

I’d mentioned utility bills to emphasize California’s high electric rates. Then I found out Texas recently deregulated, with much the same experience as California, so I guess the OP won’t be in for that much of a shock 🙂

[AK]

[quote=eclipxe]1. You won’t be considered a freak or worse and the law enforcement won’t hassle you. Everyone seems to think the area is a large void of houses where people shut their doors at 6pm and aren’t to be seen until they wake up to sludge their way to San Diego in the morning. This is not necessarily the case. You will find people walking and biking on most major streets. I live in Harveston currently and there are almost always folks out biking or walking around the development – folks of all ethnic profiles, young, old, men, women, etc.

Because Temecula is newer (and most streets have been recently widened or construced) you will find the majority have usable bike lanes. There are older roads in some parts of town that do not have easy bike access but you are concerned with biking to retail and commercial activities. This will mainly be focused on the northern part of town along highway 79, which is very bike friendly. (I regularly bike this route, so I’m pretty familiar). Traffic is heavy so be careful.

2. The age of the home will dearly impact your electricity costs. An average summer day in my old 2000sqft place built 99 was about $400. My newer place (2005, 2400sqft) has CFLs throughout and a better AC unit. I averaged about $150 this last summer. Then again, this last summer was mild. I ran my office fan most of the day and it was sufficient.[/quote]

Thanks eclipxe, that was very enlightening. Most of my experiences in Temecula date back to the middle and late ’90s, back when essential services were inconvenient to reach by car, let alone by muscle power. (And oh, the backed-up traffic at the southbound 79 offramp.) If the newer developments were designed to be more human-friendly, that’s great.

As for ethnic profiling and the car-less sticking out like a sore thumb … those comments were based on my experiences in parts of Orange County. so maybe I’m the one who’s been picking the wrong places to live 🙂 I don’t mean to say that people cower behind their locked doors and emerge only to walk the Rottweiler, but I have noticed that if you’re the one always seen walking, biking, etc. around car-oriented suburban neighborhoods, people get suspicious and odd rumors get started. Especially if something gets stolen or vandalized.

I’d mentioned utility bills to emphasize California’s high electric rates. Then I found out Texas recently deregulated, with much the same experience as California, so I guess the OP won’t be in for that much of a shock 🙂

[AK]

[quote=eclipxe]1. You won’t be considered a freak or worse and the law enforcement won’t hassle you. Everyone seems to think the area is a large void of houses where people shut their doors at 6pm and aren’t to be seen until they wake up to sludge their way to San Diego in the morning. This is not necessarily the case. You will find people walking and biking on most major streets. I live in Harveston currently and there are almost always folks out biking or walking around the development – folks of all ethnic profiles, young, old, men, women, etc.

Because Temecula is newer (and most streets have been recently widened or construced) you will find the majority have usable bike lanes. There are older roads in some parts of town that do not have easy bike access but you are concerned with biking to retail and commercial activities. This will mainly be focused on the northern part of town along highway 79, which is very bike friendly. (I regularly bike this route, so I’m pretty familiar). Traffic is heavy so be careful.

2. The age of the home will dearly impact your electricity costs. An average summer day in my old 2000sqft place built 99 was about $400. My newer place (2005, 2400sqft) has CFLs throughout and a better AC unit. I averaged about $150 this last summer. Then again, this last summer was mild. I ran my office fan most of the day and it was sufficient.[/quote]

Thanks eclipxe, that was very enlightening. Most of my experiences in Temecula date back to the middle and late ’90s, back when essential services were inconvenient to reach by car, let alone by muscle power. (And oh, the backed-up traffic at the southbound 79 offramp.) If the newer developments were designed to be more human-friendly, that’s great.

As for ethnic profiling and the car-less sticking out like a sore thumb … those comments were based on my experiences in parts of Orange County. so maybe I’m the one who’s been picking the wrong places to live 🙂 I don’t mean to say that people cower behind their locked doors and emerge only to walk the Rottweiler, but I have noticed that if you’re the one always seen walking, biking, etc. around car-oriented suburban neighborhoods, people get suspicious and odd rumors get started. Especially if something gets stolen or vandalized.

I’d mentioned utility bills to emphasize California’s high electric rates. Then I found out Texas recently deregulated, with much the same experience as California, so I guess the OP won’t be in for that much of a shock 🙂

[AK]

[quote=eclipxe]1. You won’t be considered a freak or worse and the law enforcement won’t hassle you. Everyone seems to think the area is a large void of houses where people shut their doors at 6pm and aren’t to be seen until they wake up to sludge their way to San Diego in the morning. This is not necessarily the case. You will find people walking and biking on most major streets. I live in Harveston currently and there are almost always folks out biking or walking around the development – folks of all ethnic profiles, young, old, men, women, etc.

Because Temecula is newer (and most streets have been recently widened or construced) you will find the majority have usable bike lanes. There are older roads in some parts of town that do not have easy bike access but you are concerned with biking to retail and commercial activities. This will mainly be focused on the northern part of town along highway 79, which is very bike friendly. (I regularly bike this route, so I’m pretty familiar). Traffic is heavy so be careful.

2. The age of the home will dearly impact your electricity costs. An average summer day in my old 2000sqft place built 99 was about $400. My newer place (2005, 2400sqft) has CFLs throughout and a better AC unit. I averaged about $150 this last summer. Then again, this last summer was mild. I ran my office fan most of the day and it was sufficient.[/quote]

Thanks eclipxe, that was very enlightening. Most of my experiences in Temecula date back to the middle and late ’90s, back when essential services were inconvenient to reach by car, let alone by muscle power. (And oh, the backed-up traffic at the southbound 79 offramp.) If the newer developments were designed to be more human-friendly, that’s great.

As for ethnic profiling and the car-less sticking out like a sore thumb … those comments were based on my experiences in parts of Orange County. so maybe I’m the one who’s been picking the wrong places to live 🙂 I don’t mean to say that people cower behind their locked doors and emerge only to walk the Rottweiler, but I have noticed that if you’re the one always seen walking, biking, etc. around car-oriented suburban neighborhoods, people get suspicious and odd rumors get started. Especially if something gets stolen or vandalized.

I’d mentioned utility bills to emphasize California’s high electric rates. Then I found out Texas recently deregulated, with much the same experience as California, so I guess the OP won’t be in for that much of a shock 🙂

[Anonymous]

What ???????

I lived and had a business in Temecula since 1990. DO NOT LIVE THERE. Out door activities? Hahaha, running from a bank robber or mugger is more like it. Check the crime stats. Temecula is at least 22% mexicans, mostly illegal due to the loose mortgage standards, (and they bring the culture with them, and it aint your culture).

Traffic is horrible, cameras spying on you everywhere, virtually no good restaurants, people are rude and selfish, lots of white trash too. People live in a delusional state of mind. Vacant dumpy homes everywhere. Most new homes built like a notch above a cardboard box.

“Wine country” is a joke, most of the grapes come from Napa valley due to a fungus in the soil that has been there from the beginning of time.

I could go on for hours. And almost everyone I talk to who is a professional (programming, CPA, lawyer, etc) say the exact same thing.

Temecula started as a real estate scam in the 80’s, known notoriously as Rancho California. And nothing has changed.

Pick ANYWHERE but there.I moved my office to Corona, and even though there are issues there, at least there it is an established with nice stores and places to eat.

You would be much wiser to locate anywhere in San Diego. Even though real estate is hurting, the city will always have intrinsic value (old town, ocean, endless stores, culture, great restaurants, etc etc).

[Anonymous]

What ???????

I lived and had a business in Temecula since 1990. DO NOT LIVE THERE. Out door activities? Hahaha, running from a bank robber or mugger is more like it. Check the crime stats. Temecula is at least 22% mexicans, mostly illegal due to the loose mortgage standards, (and they bring the culture with them, and it aint your culture).

Traffic is horrible, cameras spying on you everywhere, virtually no good restaurants, people are rude and selfish, lots of white trash too. People live in a delusional state of mind. Vacant dumpy homes everywhere. Most new homes built like a notch above a cardboard box.

“Wine country” is a joke, most of the grapes come from Napa valley due to a fungus in the soil that has been there from the beginning of time.

I could go on for hours. And almost everyone I talk to who is a professional (programming, CPA, lawyer, etc) say the exact same thing.

Temecula started as a real estate scam in the 80’s, known notoriously as Rancho California. And nothing has changed.

Pick ANYWHERE but there.I moved my office to Corona, and even though there are issues there, at least there it is an established with nice stores and places to eat.

You would be much wiser to locate anywhere in San Diego. Even though real estate is hurting, the city will always have intrinsic value (old town, ocean, endless stores, culture, great restaurants, etc etc).

[Anonymous]

What ???????

I lived and had a business in Temecula since 1990. DO NOT LIVE THERE. Out door activities? Hahaha, running from a bank robber or mugger is more like it. Check the crime stats. Temecula is at least 22% mexicans, mostly illegal due to the loose mortgage standards, (and they bring the culture with them, and it aint your culture).

Traffic is horrible, cameras spying on you everywhere, virtually no good restaurants, people are rude and selfish, lots of white trash too. People live in a delusional state of mind. Vacant dumpy homes everywhere. Most new homes built like a notch above a cardboard box.

“Wine country” is a joke, most of the grapes come from Napa valley due to a fungus in the soil that has been there from the beginning of time.

I could go on for hours. And almost everyone I talk to who is a professional (programming, CPA, lawyer, etc) say the exact same thing.

Temecula started as a real estate scam in the 80’s, known notoriously as Rancho California. And nothing has changed.

Pick ANYWHERE but there.I moved my office to Corona, and even though there are issues there, at least there it is an established with nice stores and places to eat.

You would be much wiser to locate anywhere in San Diego. Even though real estate is hurting, the city will always have intrinsic value (old town, ocean, endless stores, culture, great restaurants, etc etc).

[Anonymous]

What ???????

I lived and had a business in Temecula since 1990. DO NOT LIVE THERE. Out door activities? Hahaha, running from a bank robber or mugger is more like it. Check the crime stats. Temecula is at least 22% mexicans, mostly illegal due to the loose mortgage standards, (and they bring the culture with them, and it aint your culture).

Traffic is horrible, cameras spying on you everywhere, virtually no good restaurants, people are rude and selfish, lots of white trash too. People live in a delusional state of mind. Vacant dumpy homes everywhere. Most new homes built like a notch above a cardboard box.

“Wine country” is a joke, most of the grapes come from Napa valley due to a fungus in the soil that has been there from the beginning of time.

I could go on for hours. And almost everyone I talk to who is a professional (programming, CPA, lawyer, etc) say the exact same thing.

Temecula started as a real estate scam in the 80’s, known notoriously as Rancho California. And nothing has changed.

Pick ANYWHERE but there.I moved my office to Corona, and even though there are issues there, at least there it is an established with nice stores and places to eat.

You would be much wiser to locate anywhere in San Diego. Even though real estate is hurting, the city will always have intrinsic value (old town, ocean, endless stores, culture, great restaurants, etc etc).

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