Something to consider for those of you looking for a foreclosure in the suburbs

[OwnerOfCalifornia]

Works fine for families all over the world. Used to work just fine for families here a few decades back. People won’t do it unless they have no other choice, though, that’s for sure…

Exactly. There’s some inside-the-box thinking in this thread. If families need to choose between homelessness, and area of no utility with unaffordable transportation and electricity costs, or a low-footprint, walkable area, I think they’ll choose the third one. Attitudes will change when new circumstances compel them to change. Americans may stop loving their cars, too much sqft, BBQ’s, and consumer junk because those attitudes won’t make economic sense. That may not happen a year from now or three years from now, but the 60-year suburban paradigm looks like it can’t continue for everyone.

I live in CV and my biggest complaint is the appalling lack of public transportation. There area is otherwise very walkable and I love that. I walk to work and the store, but there’s no easy way to get outside the CV area without driving. (If taking the bus is for losers, then call me Lane Kiffin).

Again, maybe downtown condos aren’t the answer. Maybe we’ll see the kind of high density development patientlywaiting discussed. I asked about downtown San Diego, because admittedly I may be interested in the area in a few years (or some other city from where I can telecommute).

[pk92108]

Bus stops in RSF…A little off topic but….

Anyone ever notice the nice bus stops in Rancho Santa Fe…I always thought that was a joke..Basically it provides a way for nannies, housekeepers and day laborers to get in and out of the ranch….

As mentioned we need more public transportation in the CV and more central areas of town….I assume the rich folks pushed this through long ago so they wouldn’t have to shlep their help in and out of the ranch….Don’t want to be seen with the help in the same car for goodness sake…

[pk92108]

Bus stops in RSF…A little off topic but….

Anyone ever notice the nice bus stops in Rancho Santa Fe…I always thought that was a joke..Basically it provides a way for nannies, housekeepers and day laborers to get in and out of the ranch….

As mentioned we need more public transportation in the CV and more central areas of town….I assume the rich folks pushed this through long ago so they wouldn’t have to shlep their help in and out of the ranch….Don’t want to be seen with the help in the same car for goodness sake…

[pk92108]

Bus stops in RSF…A little off topic but….

Anyone ever notice the nice bus stops in Rancho Santa Fe…I always thought that was a joke..Basically it provides a way for nannies, housekeepers and day laborers to get in and out of the ranch….

As mentioned we need more public transportation in the CV and more central areas of town….I assume the rich folks pushed this through long ago so they wouldn’t have to shlep their help in and out of the ranch….Don’t want to be seen with the help in the same car for goodness sake…

[pk92108]

Bus stops in RSF…A little off topic but….

Anyone ever notice the nice bus stops in Rancho Santa Fe…I always thought that was a joke..Basically it provides a way for nannies, housekeepers and day laborers to get in and out of the ranch….

As mentioned we need more public transportation in the CV and more central areas of town….I assume the rich folks pushed this through long ago so they wouldn’t have to shlep their help in and out of the ranch….Don’t want to be seen with the help in the same car for goodness sake…

[pk92108]

Bus stops in RSF…A little off topic but….

Anyone ever notice the nice bus stops in Rancho Santa Fe…I always thought that was a joke..Basically it provides a way for nannies, housekeepers and day laborers to get in and out of the ranch….

As mentioned we need more public transportation in the CV and more central areas of town….I assume the rich folks pushed this through long ago so they wouldn’t have to shlep their help in and out of the ranch….Don’t want to be seen with the help in the same car for goodness sake…

[Eugene]

If families need to choose between homelessness, and area of no utility with unaffordable transportation and electricity costs, or a low-footprint, walkable area, I think they’ll choose the third one. Attitudes will change when new circumstances compel them to change.

Attitudes are hard to change. People will try to maintain their lifestyles if they can. To use an example of the electric car again. We all know that we’re going to run out of oil sooner or later. Maybe we’re running out of oil already, maybe we have 10 more years, no one knows, but at some point we’ll need to change. We can do it with existing technology (electric cars, plug-in hybrids) but it requires lifestyle changes – you have to plug your car into the outlet overnight, you can’t charge from zero to full capacity in two minutes, you can’t go 300 miles on one charge, you won’t do 0-60 in 5 seconds. So, instead of that, big money goes into looking for new solutions (ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells) that can hopefully preserve our way of life.

When worst comes to worst, people will change, but they will try to change as little as possible. Transportation may become unaffordable, but electricity costs are in no danger of running out of control, there’s plenty of coil, uranium, … we can even build some new hydroelectric power plants if we want.

[Eugene]

If families need to choose between homelessness, and area of no utility with unaffordable transportation and electricity costs, or a low-footprint, walkable area, I think they’ll choose the third one. Attitudes will change when new circumstances compel them to change.

Attitudes are hard to change. People will try to maintain their lifestyles if they can. To use an example of the electric car again. We all know that we’re going to run out of oil sooner or later. Maybe we’re running out of oil already, maybe we have 10 more years, no one knows, but at some point we’ll need to change. We can do it with existing technology (electric cars, plug-in hybrids) but it requires lifestyle changes – you have to plug your car into the outlet overnight, you can’t charge from zero to full capacity in two minutes, you can’t go 300 miles on one charge, you won’t do 0-60 in 5 seconds. So, instead of that, big money goes into looking for new solutions (ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells) that can hopefully preserve our way of life.

When worst comes to worst, people will change, but they will try to change as little as possible. Transportation may become unaffordable, but electricity costs are in no danger of running out of control, there’s plenty of coil, uranium, … we can even build some new hydroelectric power plants if we want.

[Eugene]

If families need to choose between homelessness, and area of no utility with unaffordable transportation and electricity costs, or a low-footprint, walkable area, I think they’ll choose the third one. Attitudes will change when new circumstances compel them to change.

Attitudes are hard to change. People will try to maintain their lifestyles if they can. To use an example of the electric car again. We all know that we’re going to run out of oil sooner or later. Maybe we’re running out of oil already, maybe we have 10 more years, no one knows, but at some point we’ll need to change. We can do it with existing technology (electric cars, plug-in hybrids) but it requires lifestyle changes – you have to plug your car into the outlet overnight, you can’t charge from zero to full capacity in two minutes, you can’t go 300 miles on one charge, you won’t do 0-60 in 5 seconds. So, instead of that, big money goes into looking for new solutions (ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells) that can hopefully preserve our way of life.

When worst comes to worst, people will change, but they will try to change as little as possible. Transportation may become unaffordable, but electricity costs are in no danger of running out of control, there’s plenty of coil, uranium, … we can even build some new hydroelectric power plants if we want.

[Eugene]

If families need to choose between homelessness, and area of no utility with unaffordable transportation and electricity costs, or a low-footprint, walkable area, I think they’ll choose the third one. Attitudes will change when new circumstances compel them to change.

Attitudes are hard to change. People will try to maintain their lifestyles if they can. To use an example of the electric car again. We all know that we’re going to run out of oil sooner or later. Maybe we’re running out of oil already, maybe we have 10 more years, no one knows, but at some point we’ll need to change. We can do it with existing technology (electric cars, plug-in hybrids) but it requires lifestyle changes – you have to plug your car into the outlet overnight, you can’t charge from zero to full capacity in two minutes, you can’t go 300 miles on one charge, you won’t do 0-60 in 5 seconds. So, instead of that, big money goes into looking for new solutions (ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells) that can hopefully preserve our way of life.

When worst comes to worst, people will change, but they will try to change as little as possible. Transportation may become unaffordable, but electricity costs are in no danger of running out of control, there’s plenty of coil, uranium, … we can even build some new hydroelectric power plants if we want.

[Eugene]

If families need to choose between homelessness, and area of no utility with unaffordable transportation and electricity costs, or a low-footprint, walkable area, I think they’ll choose the third one. Attitudes will change when new circumstances compel them to change.

Attitudes are hard to change. People will try to maintain their lifestyles if they can. To use an example of the electric car again. We all know that we’re going to run out of oil sooner or later. Maybe we’re running out of oil already, maybe we have 10 more years, no one knows, but at some point we’ll need to change. We can do it with existing technology (electric cars, plug-in hybrids) but it requires lifestyle changes – you have to plug your car into the outlet overnight, you can’t charge from zero to full capacity in two minutes, you can’t go 300 miles on one charge, you won’t do 0-60 in 5 seconds. So, instead of that, big money goes into looking for new solutions (ethanol, hydrogen fuel cells) that can hopefully preserve our way of life.

When worst comes to worst, people will change, but they will try to change as little as possible. Transportation may become unaffordable, but electricity costs are in no danger of running out of control, there’s plenty of coil, uranium, … we can even build some new hydroelectric power plants if we want.

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