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Participant“We really like being able to walk to coffee shops, restraunts and bars.”
In that case, when the 1-2 kids come, you need to be living close to grandparents, aunts/uncles, or close friends who love babysitting (preferably free babysitting). It’s amazing how much kids change your lives. You think they could handle restaurants, and technically, they should be able to, but they don’t like sitting at the table waiting for food, and they don’t like sitting at the table waiting for everyone else to finish their food. Which makes eating out a struggle, and less fun for everyone (imagine telling your 3 year old to sit down every few minutes, to stop playing with the salt shaker, etc. Crayons only keep young kids busy 5 minutes or so). And if the kid is an infant or toddler, and they decide they want to scream (joyful or not), it will bother other customers (who obviously don’t have kids) and you will be informed the screaming is bothering other customers and expected to do something about it, and since the kid is too young to reason with, you get to decide if you want your food packed up, or someone can take the kid for a walk, or I suppose duct tape might work, but then you might get a visit from Child Protective Services. Coffee shops are fine if the kids are having a drink or snack, but they won’t want to hang out there when the drink or snack is finished.
I personally find myself planning to go to restaurants near my mother’s house (because my husband and I just dropped off the kids there and we have to go back there to pick them up), rather than restaurants near my house.
Participant“We really like being able to walk to coffee shops, restraunts and bars.”
In that case, when the 1-2 kids come, you need to be living close to grandparents, aunts/uncles, or close friends who love babysitting (preferably free babysitting). It’s amazing how much kids change your lives. You think they could handle restaurants, and technically, they should be able to, but they don’t like sitting at the table waiting for food, and they don’t like sitting at the table waiting for everyone else to finish their food. Which makes eating out a struggle, and less fun for everyone (imagine telling your 3 year old to sit down every few minutes, to stop playing with the salt shaker, etc. Crayons only keep young kids busy 5 minutes or so). And if the kid is an infant or toddler, and they decide they want to scream (joyful or not), it will bother other customers (who obviously don’t have kids) and you will be informed the screaming is bothering other customers and expected to do something about it, and since the kid is too young to reason with, you get to decide if you want your food packed up, or someone can take the kid for a walk, or I suppose duct tape might work, but then you might get a visit from Child Protective Services. Coffee shops are fine if the kids are having a drink or snack, but they won’t want to hang out there when the drink or snack is finished.
I personally find myself planning to go to restaurants near my mother’s house (because my husband and I just dropped off the kids there and we have to go back there to pick them up), rather than restaurants near my house.
Participant“We really like being able to walk to coffee shops, restraunts and bars.”
In that case, when the 1-2 kids come, you need to be living close to grandparents, aunts/uncles, or close friends who love babysitting (preferably free babysitting). It’s amazing how much kids change your lives. You think they could handle restaurants, and technically, they should be able to, but they don’t like sitting at the table waiting for food, and they don’t like sitting at the table waiting for everyone else to finish their food. Which makes eating out a struggle, and less fun for everyone (imagine telling your 3 year old to sit down every few minutes, to stop playing with the salt shaker, etc. Crayons only keep young kids busy 5 minutes or so). And if the kid is an infant or toddler, and they decide they want to scream (joyful or not), it will bother other customers (who obviously don’t have kids) and you will be informed the screaming is bothering other customers and expected to do something about it, and since the kid is too young to reason with, you get to decide if you want your food packed up, or someone can take the kid for a walk, or I suppose duct tape might work, but then you might get a visit from Child Protective Services. Coffee shops are fine if the kids are having a drink or snack, but they won’t want to hang out there when the drink or snack is finished.
I personally find myself planning to go to restaurants near my mother’s house (because my husband and I just dropped off the kids there and we have to go back there to pick them up), rather than restaurants near my house.
Participant“We really like being able to walk to coffee shops, restraunts and bars.”
In that case, when the 1-2 kids come, you need to be living close to grandparents, aunts/uncles, or close friends who love babysitting (preferably free babysitting). It’s amazing how much kids change your lives. You think they could handle restaurants, and technically, they should be able to, but they don’t like sitting at the table waiting for food, and they don’t like sitting at the table waiting for everyone else to finish their food. Which makes eating out a struggle, and less fun for everyone (imagine telling your 3 year old to sit down every few minutes, to stop playing with the salt shaker, etc. Crayons only keep young kids busy 5 minutes or so). And if the kid is an infant or toddler, and they decide they want to scream (joyful or not), it will bother other customers (who obviously don’t have kids) and you will be informed the screaming is bothering other customers and expected to do something about it, and since the kid is too young to reason with, you get to decide if you want your food packed up, or someone can take the kid for a walk, or I suppose duct tape might work, but then you might get a visit from Child Protective Services. Coffee shops are fine if the kids are having a drink or snack, but they won’t want to hang out there when the drink or snack is finished.
I personally find myself planning to go to restaurants near my mother’s house (because my husband and I just dropped off the kids there and we have to go back there to pick them up), rather than restaurants near my house.
ParticipantNot sure if that particular area has young families, but the larger general area must have a decent amount of young families. I frequent Camino Ruiz and Lopez Ridge park with my children, and unless the day is rainy or something of that sort, there are always other young kids around to play with.
ParticipantNot sure if that particular area has young families, but the larger general area must have a decent amount of young families. I frequent Camino Ruiz and Lopez Ridge park with my children, and unless the day is rainy or something of that sort, there are always other young kids around to play with.
ParticipantNot sure if that particular area has young families, but the larger general area must have a decent amount of young families. I frequent Camino Ruiz and Lopez Ridge park with my children, and unless the day is rainy or something of that sort, there are always other young kids around to play with.
ParticipantNot sure if that particular area has young families, but the larger general area must have a decent amount of young families. I frequent Camino Ruiz and Lopez Ridge park with my children, and unless the day is rainy or something of that sort, there are always other young kids around to play with.
ParticipantNot sure if that particular area has young families, but the larger general area must have a decent amount of young families. I frequent Camino Ruiz and Lopez Ridge park with my children, and unless the day is rainy or something of that sort, there are always other young kids around to play with.
ParticipantI lived in Tierrasanta while I was growing up. My parents still live there.
That area is a fire concern, I know at least one of those condo buildings burned in the Witch Creek fire (and they all had to be evacuated due to it being close to open space). I would make sure the HOA has appropriate insurance and reserves.
As for foundations, the houses my family has owned (which has been two, one in the older part and one that was built at about the same time the condos you are looking at were built) have never had any problems. And I haven’t heard of foundation problems from neighbors. But I would believe the realtors regarding that, although you might want to ask for more detailed information.
As for shopping, there is a Vons and Albertsons in Tierrasanta, plenty of gas stations and random other stores in the strip malls. So you can obviously get grocceries nearby and gas to get where you want to go. And there are some restaurants, churches and parks in the area. Everything else you have to drive somewhere else (like movies, bowling, clothing stores, etc.). So in that respect it is somewhat boring and/or always a drive to get where you are going.
ParticipantI lived in Tierrasanta while I was growing up. My parents still live there.
That area is a fire concern, I know at least one of those condo buildings burned in the Witch Creek fire (and they all had to be evacuated due to it being close to open space). I would make sure the HOA has appropriate insurance and reserves.
As for foundations, the houses my family has owned (which has been two, one in the older part and one that was built at about the same time the condos you are looking at were built) have never had any problems. And I haven’t heard of foundation problems from neighbors. But I would believe the realtors regarding that, although you might want to ask for more detailed information.
As for shopping, there is a Vons and Albertsons in Tierrasanta, plenty of gas stations and random other stores in the strip malls. So you can obviously get grocceries nearby and gas to get where you want to go. And there are some restaurants, churches and parks in the area. Everything else you have to drive somewhere else (like movies, bowling, clothing stores, etc.). So in that respect it is somewhat boring and/or always a drive to get where you are going.
ParticipantI lived in Tierrasanta while I was growing up. My parents still live there.
That area is a fire concern, I know at least one of those condo buildings burned in the Witch Creek fire (and they all had to be evacuated due to it being close to open space). I would make sure the HOA has appropriate insurance and reserves.
As for foundations, the houses my family has owned (which has been two, one in the older part and one that was built at about the same time the condos you are looking at were built) have never had any problems. And I haven’t heard of foundation problems from neighbors. But I would believe the realtors regarding that, although you might want to ask for more detailed information.
As for shopping, there is a Vons and Albertsons in Tierrasanta, plenty of gas stations and random other stores in the strip malls. So you can obviously get grocceries nearby and gas to get where you want to go. And there are some restaurants, churches and parks in the area. Everything else you have to drive somewhere else (like movies, bowling, clothing stores, etc.). So in that respect it is somewhat boring and/or always a drive to get where you are going.
ParticipantI lived in Tierrasanta while I was growing up. My parents still live there.
That area is a fire concern, I know at least one of those condo buildings burned in the Witch Creek fire (and they all had to be evacuated due to it being close to open space). I would make sure the HOA has appropriate insurance and reserves.
As for foundations, the houses my family has owned (which has been two, one in the older part and one that was built at about the same time the condos you are looking at were built) have never had any problems. And I haven’t heard of foundation problems from neighbors. But I would believe the realtors regarding that, although you might want to ask for more detailed information.
As for shopping, there is a Vons and Albertsons in Tierrasanta, plenty of gas stations and random other stores in the strip malls. So you can obviously get grocceries nearby and gas to get where you want to go. And there are some restaurants, churches and parks in the area. Everything else you have to drive somewhere else (like movies, bowling, clothing stores, etc.). So in that respect it is somewhat boring and/or always a drive to get where you are going.
ParticipantI lived in Tierrasanta while I was growing up. My parents still live there.
That area is a fire concern, I know at least one of those condo buildings burned in the Witch Creek fire (and they all had to be evacuated due to it being close to open space). I would make sure the HOA has appropriate insurance and reserves.
As for foundations, the houses my family has owned (which has been two, one in the older part and one that was built at about the same time the condos you are looking at were built) have never had any problems. And I haven’t heard of foundation problems from neighbors. But I would believe the realtors regarding that, although you might want to ask for more detailed information.
As for shopping, there is a Vons and Albertsons in Tierrasanta, plenty of gas stations and random other stores in the strip malls. So you can obviously get grocceries nearby and gas to get where you want to go. And there are some restaurants, churches and parks in the area. Everything else you have to drive somewhere else (like movies, bowling, clothing stores, etc.). So in that respect it is somewhat boring and/or always a drive to get where you are going.
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