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Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]I don’t know… it’s one thing if you buy for investment like I bought in Vegas, hoping on appreciation.
Buying to live and having to commute 60 miles, one-way, hoping for future growth is a little nuts. I drive to and from San Diego, Vegas, Orange County and LA frequently. It’s not fun. But for me it’s a little different because I consider it a job, almost. I don’t recommend a daily commute if you have a family.
There’s still a lot of land to develop and in 30 years there will be something in between. For example, 4S Ranch didn’t exist before. Some people bought in Temecula and commute to San Diego.
Buy near where you want to be, and make compromises for what you can afford.[/quote]
Could not agree more, FIH. We know quite a few people who commute between Temecula and SD County. They don’t seem to mind it, but my DH and I don’t think that’s a reasonable commute.
Participant[quote=svelte]Got 71.1 kwh yesterday with 10.4 kw system.
Let’s see how they compare
6.83 = 71.1/10.4 – svelte
6.66 = 35/5.25 – ocrenter
7.01 = 31.54/4.5 – montana
6.5 = 24.7/3.8 – ANMontana, looks like you’ve done best so far!
Also interesting that our results are so close together…looks like one can expect between 6.5 and 7 hours of energy on the BEST day of the year…
That’s probably on a crystal clear long day with zero clouds. Worst day will be much harder to compare apples to apples, since clouds will vary over the different homes.[/quote]
On Friday, June 19th, we generated 87.31 kWh with an 11 kW system. On Saturday, June 20th, we generated 84.3 kWh. We’re about 6-7 miles from the coast and the panels are new (within the last year). I’m surprised our generation is so good because we have trees that shade the panels during part of the day, and we also get the coastal influence. Must be the orientation or the panel/inverter types(?).
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]I’m liking this pope Francis.
Yes, he’s exceptional.
Regarding the environment, I wonder when — more likely IF — anyone will ever get serious about planned obsolescence. This causes more environmental damage than most other environmental sins. Everything from raw materials acquisition/mining to factory pollution to transportation pollution to premature end-of-life dumping are all a result of planned obsolescence and the marketing machine that fools people into following trends and fashions. On top of the environmental damage, there is the financial damage done to the average consumer, too.
Yes, addressing this would severely damage the economy as we know it, but perhaps we ought to be looking at alternative ways of managing our resources and economy.
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano]In SD anyway, I feel like they got back to normal more than 5 years ago:
[/quote]Totally agree with you, Rich. Right now, things are downright “frothy.”
ParticipantGlad to hear your feet are feeling better, flu. Just keep wearing those nice, wide shoes and keep taking them off at every opportunity. Hope things continue to heal going forward.
ParticipantFWIW, this is an issue that teachers have to deal with on a daily basis. You are always keenly aware of appearances and how you have to avoid any kind of liability at all costs.
ParticipantGreat post, Russ. You’re doing an awesome job with your kids (not that you need me to tell you that).
ParticipantCongratulations, OCR and moneymaker! Nice ROI.
Participant[quote=ctr70]I live in Seattle now but I always regretted looking back to my time in SoCal that I didn’t live in LA vs. SD. LA is a lot more cosmopolitan, there is more to do, way better sports (Lakers, Dodgers, Clippers, Kings, UCLA, USC, etc..). Most people who don’t like LA just drive though on the freeways or have pre-conceived notions. There are some very cool hip neighborhoods (like Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Echo Park for example).
The traffic does suck and it is crowded and has more crime than SD. But crime has fallen a lot over the last 25 yrs from what I hear. You can get more of that LA fakeness and superficialness up there too. So there are major downsides of course.
Also you can get to Santa Barbara way faster, Kings Canyon/Sequoia faster, LAX has way more non-stop flights EVERYWHERE. You have major mountain ranges just east.
SD is a solid place for a lot of folks and has a lot going for it. I just personally found SD kind of bland and boring. Kind of a bit of a backwater almost. Just a big surfing military town mostly. It is nice about SD though being able to access the beaches and mountains faster with less traffic.[/quote]
Good summary, ctr.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]I just like neighborhoods with different mixes of houses and development. Yes, you’re right that LA has many eclectic neighborhoods, even in the suburbs. I guess Glendale is considered a suburb. Since the opening of Americana, Glendale is hot.
Oh, and I love the mature trees in LA. Somehow the trees are nicer than in San Diego. In San Diego, even older neighborhoods like Mission Hills look denuded compared to LA.[/quote]
Yes, the suburbs in LA aren’t really suburbs in the way that a lot of other people think about them. LA is so densely populated, and industry is spread out so that a lot of people really don’t drive all over the place to get to work. Most people that I know drive 10-30 minutes to work.
And the trees!!! I really, really, really miss those trees. Not sure what the problem is in San Diego, but it reminds me an awful lot of The Lorax.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]Look at this cute street in Hollywood, right off of Highland and the 101, in the middle of all the action.
Is there anything cute like that in the suburbs?
Or this neighborhood in Century City. There is mix of condos/apartments and single family houses.
I visited someone nearby and they had chic European style condo, right in the city.Infill condo development:
https://goo.gl/maps/VoGkc%5B/quote%5DThe orange boxes, or?? Not sure those are cute.
L.A. has lots of really cute, eclectic neighborhoods, even in what’s considered the suburbs. I think you’ll like it if you end up moving there.
ParticipantHave you checked with other podiatrists?
ParticipantListen to scaredy. He knows what he’s talking about.
Sorry you have to deal with this, flu. 🙁
Participant[quote=The-Shoveler]Most of the High Tech jobs in the L.A. area have migrated out of the metro area’s to the outer suburbs over the last 30 years (with the exception of Santa Monica and a little on the west side).
You are far more likely to work in Arcadia or West-Lake, Agoura, Valencia, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Newbury-park etc.. than the L.A. Metros if you work in High tech, it is very rarely that you would go to the Metro areas for most people.[/quote]
This is true, and was also true many years ago, IMO. Most of the people I know in LA (including myself, before moving to SD) work and live within a relatively small radius. Things are situated in LA in such a way that you don’t regularly have to travel more than 5 miles or so. When I moved to SD, it was surprising to see how willing people were to drive 10-20 miles just to go to a Costco or Home Depot. We didn’t do that in LA.
Also true about Angelinos not using the freeways much or venturing “over the hill” if they can avoid it.
Personally, I think that LA has a colorful, vibrant energy. Even the seedy parts give it character.
Though we live in an exceptionally nice area in SD, it’s very bland and everything is dead after 8:00 p.m. Great for raising kids in a clean, safe environment, I suppose, but miserable for singles/no kids.
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