SR vs 4s/Del Sur/Carmel Valley

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[quote=Myriad]Yeah seriously, the dual working couple is pretty much standard for most middle-class. Didn’t know you have a time machine to take us back to the 1950s.[/quote]

I wish I did – a time when family structure – along with solid morals – were still largely intact. Was it perfect? No

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[quote=scaredyclassic]A half drunk pissed offf frustrated drunk mom with an amphetamine scrip from the family doc was pretty standardIn the 50s[/quote]Aaaahh, yes. The “Stepford Wife.” I saw that movie, too :=0

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Everyone is different, but, since our careers and finances permitted, we chose to take time off and be with our kids as much as possible when they were growing up. Those years go by fast–and, looking back–we’re very glad we did.

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This topic has come up quite a few times before, and it might be useful to read some of the old threads. I don’t know how much things have changed, but this one is from 2011:

http://piggington.com/how_about_steeplechase_area

In that thread, I said:

All in all, we loved living [in Scripps Ranch]. As I said in a previous post, I think Scripps Ranch is a real sweet spot. The weather isn’t too hot, there are lots of families, the schools are good, and the houses are less expensive than CV. If you want to pay 15% more for slightly better schools, 8-10 degree cooler weather in the summer, a shorter drive to the beach, and, depending where you work, maybe a shorter commute, then Carmel Valley is a good spot for you.

And I still feel that way. Scripps Ranch is nice.

But there is one neighborhood in Carmel Valley that has what I think is a rare sense of community these days: Palacio Del Mar. We have lots of friends who live there, and many of them talk about how much they love the sense of community. It’s a gated community, and it’s perceived as relatively safe. Nowadays, there aren’t as many kids playing outside as there used to be. You’ll find more kids playing outside there than any place else I’ve seen recently. Halloween is a big deal there. Parents seem a bit more likely to let their kids go unsupervised (within the community) than most places. Which, in my opinion, is a good thing. They have a 9-hole golf course and two nice community pools. The HOA fees were around $270/month last I checked, but I believe the houses are slightly cheaper than most of Carmel Valley. There are a lot of smaller (and therefore more affordable) houses there. Obviously that won’t be a great fit for everyone, but something to consider.

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Here’s one from a year ago:

http://piggington.com/scripps_ranch_2

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These are from 2007:

http://piggington.com/4s_ranch_vs_carmel_valley

http://piggington.com/good_place_to_live_with_children?page=1

http://piggington.com/seeking_advice_buying_in_carmel_valley_vs_4s_ranch
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Here’s some more from 2011

http://piggington.com/help_me_piggs_you039re_my_only_hope

http://piggington.com/4s_ranch_vs_carmel_valley_schools
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This one is from 2013, and, while the title makes it seem not very directly related, it swerved into more related topics, and it has some good info:

http://piggington.com/which_public_schools_are_better_carmel_valley_or_la_jolla

In that thread, I said:

A word on the weather. You may already know all this, but just in case…
In May and June, we have “May gray” and “June gloom.” It’s frequently cloudy in the mornings and at night. Sometimes all day. The further you go inland, the less cloud cover you’ll have.
Also, it’s pretty cool (temperature-wise) near the coast. If you like highs in the upper ’60s and low ’70s, right along the coast is good. Every mile you go inland makes a difference. In Carmel Valley (about 3 miles inland) it’s in the low ’70s almost every day in the summer. Which sounds really nice. And I guess it is. But I’ve found it a bit cool for my taste. And it’s cool every night (except a few nights during the strongest Santa Anas). Great sleeping weather, but you’ll need a jacket if you want to spend much time outside at night. Even in July and August. In Scripps Ranch and Poway (9-12 miles inland), it’ll be 6-15 degrees warmer than Carmel Valley, depending on the microclimate where you are. That usually varies depending on how much air flow you get from the ocean. The more seabreeze, the cooler, obviously. You’ll get less cloud cover out there, too.
The real beauty is you can pick exactly how warm you want it to be. La Jolla and Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Santa Luz (you might check that out) and Rancho Penasquitos, Scripps Ranch, Poway. Each of these is a bit warmer than the previous.
Good luck and enjoy the great weather!

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Here’s one from 2006:

http://piggington.com/best_communities_of_san_diego

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From 2009:

http://piggington.com/scripps_ranchwhat_say_you?page=1

and

http://piggington.com/del_sur_vs_4s_0

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From 2010:

http://piggington.com/looking_for_good_family_area_that_i_can_commute_from_to_el_cajon

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In the “forum” area, there’s a section called “properties or areas.”

Most of the above are linked there, plus dozens of others. Here’s the link:

http://piggington.com/taxonomy/term/21/termsofuse

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[quote=scaredyclassic]

A half drunk pissed offf frustrated drunk mom with an amphetamine scrip from the family doc was pretty standardIn the 50s[/quote]

Only in rolling stones songs was it standard.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=paramount][quote=scaredyclassic]

A half drunk pissed offf frustrated drunk mom with an amphetamine scrip from the family doc was pretty standardIn the 50s[/quote]

Only in rolling stones songs was it standard.[/quote]paramount, IIRC, 7 or 8 years ago you posted on this forum several times that you were extremely disenchanted with living in TV and commuting to work in your home county of SD. Acc to your posts back then, for a period of YEARS, YOU BADLY wanted to move back here. Instead, you’ve posted since then that you purchased another residence in TV and rented out your old one in TV. I don’t know if your 2nd home purchase was closer or further from your job in SD County but it doesn’t matter, because, in retrospect, that’s what you really wanted to do, despite you posting here to the contrary.

Could it possibly be that at the time you were house shopping in SD (during the period we had the lowest house prices in recent history) that your household still couldn’t qualify for a mortgage for a house you were willing to accept here in SD County due to you being the primary (or only) “breadwinner” in your entire household?

I’m not trying to be “mean” here. Every adult makes their own choices in life. And everyone’s values are different. But I feel that you were insinuating here that some people are “bad parents” because they are willing to do what it takes to qualify to buy a residence of their choice for their families located in a CA coastal county as close to their jobs as possible. You may want one parent at home with your kids until they leave for college and that is okay. But that parent is not likely going to be bringing in a great deal of income into the household, especially living in the (corporate) isolation of TV. And that must be the way you like it because that is your chosen lifestyle.

The reality is that you had your chance to buy a residence back in your home county of SD a few years ago (while the “getting was good”) and for whatever reason, you chose not to. All I’m saying here is don’t begrudge families who are not willing to do what you’re doing every biz day and want a lot more time with their families. At the end of the day, we all have to sleep in our own beds.

I can tell you that if I was in my 30’s again and working and raising a family today in SD, there is no way in h@ll I would live in TV and have your commute. If I worked in dtn SD, 10 miles from it would be my limit (maybe 15 miles max from dtn for a very exceptional property which I thought was a good deal) but I would prefer not being freeway dependent every day. Life can be short and my time as a parent after the 40-hr wk grind would be very valuable to me. But that is just me.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=paramount]…I want to get out of this hellhole while I still can; meaning maintain real estate values.[/quote]

http://piggington.com/ot_heavily_armed_guards_your_local_walmart

Just saw this …. and I rest my case.

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[quote=paramount][quote=scaredyclassic]

A half drunk pissed offf frustrated drunk mom with an amphetamine scrip from the family doc was pretty standardIn the 50s[/quote]

Only in rolling stones songs was it standard.[/quote]

The nation was on speed. Not criminalized till 1970. There were BILLIONS of pills produced yearly…it was normal …same as getting a Valium or zoloft scrip nowadays.

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