[carli]

As usual, FLU makes some very astute points. I agree that you’ll regret buying a townhome instead of just sucking it up for a couple more years.

I also want to confirm his info that some kids in that area are NOT going to be able to attend either of the elementary schools that are within walking distance, Sage Canyon and Ocean Air (both of which are the highest rated in the district). There are going to be some confused and angry parents out there who thought that buying in that area guaranteed admission to either school.

Here’s an excerpt from an article published in the Del Mar Times on July 1, 2010, recapping the results of a recent DMUSD Bd of Trustees meeting:

“Del Mar school district to cap enrollment at Sage Canyon and Ocean Air –

The Del Mar Union School District will cap enrollment this fall at Ocean Air and Sage Canyon School to avoid overcrowded campuses.
Most district schools are anticipated to have sufficient capacity to accommodate all students who reside within their attendance boundaries – except for Ocean Air and Sage Canyon, whose neighborhoods are experiencing growth due to new housing developments.

Kindergarten and second grade at Ocean Air will be capped at six sections (classes), and first and third grade capped at five. Fourth grade will be capped at four sections, and fifth and sixth grade at 3.5 sections.

Sage Canyon kindergarten, second and third grades will be capped at five sections, first grade at six sections, fourth grade at four sections, and fifth and sixth at 4.5 sections.

Students who don’t get into their school of choice will be placed at an alternate school.

‘We know we are offering a wonderful education at any one of our school sites,’ Trustee Katherine White said.”

EDIT – I added the word “SOME” to the statement that kids are not going to be able to attend either Ocean Air or Sage Canyon even if they live in that area. Obviously there will still be kids in that area attending those schools!

One more point…the schools that the overflow kids will be sent to are pretty far away. Parents will be driving at least another 10-15 mins (maybe more in morning rush hour) one way to the other elementary schools in the DMUSD district.

[carli]

A couple years ago, we bought a teardown in a north county coastal town, less than a mile from the beach (so it’s frequently a little overcast).

No matter, we were convinced that when we renovated the house, we would absolutely get solar, even if the numbers didn’t pencil out completely. Maybe things have changed, but we were still interviewing solar companies and trying to find a way to make this happen within the past year, and surprisingly, it just didn’t make sense for us to pull the trigger.

Our house is 3700 sf and has no pool or A/C, and with the right windows, the right lightbulbs, a tankless water heater and new appliances, our SDG&E bill is almost always less than $100/month. We have two teen daughters who LOVE to take long showers and blow-dry their hair everyday (at least once)! And, my husband and I are both home all day. Sure, we try to be conscious of saving energy, but we don’t go crazy. I think we probably only turned the heat on a dozen times this winter, and we tried to remember to put on a sweater if we were a little chilly before heating the house. For us, bottom line was that it didn’t make sense to go solar because we realized we don’t use that much power anyway.

That was our experience, and obviously your needs vary. Good luck w/your decision.

P.S. I found out that Sequoia Solar in Solana Beach (one of the companies we were interviewing) went out of business last week.

[carli]

A couple years ago, we bought a teardown in a north county coastal town, less than a mile from the beach (so it’s frequently a little overcast).

No matter, we were convinced that when we renovated the house, we would absolutely get solar, even if the numbers didn’t pencil out completely. Maybe things have changed, but we were still interviewing solar companies and trying to find a way to make this happen within the past year, and surprisingly, it just didn’t make sense for us to pull the trigger.

Our house is 3700 sf and has no pool or A/C, and with the right windows, the right lightbulbs, a tankless water heater and new appliances, our SDG&E bill is almost always less than $100/month. We have two teen daughters who LOVE to take long showers and blow-dry their hair everyday (at least once)! And, my husband and I are both home all day. Sure, we try to be conscious of saving energy, but we don’t go crazy. I think we probably only turned the heat on a dozen times this winter, and we tried to remember to put on a sweater if we were a little chilly before heating the house. For us, bottom line was that it didn’t make sense to go solar because we realized we don’t use that much power anyway.

That was our experience, and obviously your needs vary. Good luck w/your decision.

P.S. I found out that Sequoia Solar in Solana Beach (one of the companies we were interviewing) went out of business last week.

[carli]

A couple years ago, we bought a teardown in a north county coastal town, less than a mile from the beach (so it’s frequently a little overcast).

No matter, we were convinced that when we renovated the house, we would absolutely get solar, even if the numbers didn’t pencil out completely. Maybe things have changed, but we were still interviewing solar companies and trying to find a way to make this happen within the past year, and surprisingly, it just didn’t make sense for us to pull the trigger.

Our house is 3700 sf and has no pool or A/C, and with the right windows, the right lightbulbs, a tankless water heater and new appliances, our SDG&E bill is almost always less than $100/month. We have two teen daughters who LOVE to take long showers and blow-dry their hair everyday (at least once)! And, my husband and I are both home all day. Sure, we try to be conscious of saving energy, but we don’t go crazy. I think we probably only turned the heat on a dozen times this winter, and we tried to remember to put on a sweater if we were a little chilly before heating the house. For us, bottom line was that it didn’t make sense to go solar because we realized we don’t use that much power anyway.

That was our experience, and obviously your needs vary. Good luck w/your decision.

P.S. I found out that Sequoia Solar in Solana Beach (one of the companies we were interviewing) went out of business last week.

[carli]

A couple years ago, we bought a teardown in a north county coastal town, less than a mile from the beach (so it’s frequently a little overcast).

No matter, we were convinced that when we renovated the house, we would absolutely get solar, even if the numbers didn’t pencil out completely. Maybe things have changed, but we were still interviewing solar companies and trying to find a way to make this happen within the past year, and surprisingly, it just didn’t make sense for us to pull the trigger.

Our house is 3700 sf and has no pool or A/C, and with the right windows, the right lightbulbs, a tankless water heater and new appliances, our SDG&E bill is almost always less than $100/month. We have two teen daughters who LOVE to take long showers and blow-dry their hair everyday (at least once)! And, my husband and I are both home all day. Sure, we try to be conscious of saving energy, but we don’t go crazy. I think we probably only turned the heat on a dozen times this winter, and we tried to remember to put on a sweater if we were a little chilly before heating the house. For us, bottom line was that it didn’t make sense to go solar because we realized we don’t use that much power anyway.

That was our experience, and obviously your needs vary. Good luck w/your decision.

P.S. I found out that Sequoia Solar in Solana Beach (one of the companies we were interviewing) went out of business last week.

[carli]

A couple years ago, we bought a teardown in a north county coastal town, less than a mile from the beach (so it’s frequently a little overcast).

No matter, we were convinced that when we renovated the house, we would absolutely get solar, even if the numbers didn’t pencil out completely. Maybe things have changed, but we were still interviewing solar companies and trying to find a way to make this happen within the past year, and surprisingly, it just didn’t make sense for us to pull the trigger.

Our house is 3700 sf and has no pool or A/C, and with the right windows, the right lightbulbs, a tankless water heater and new appliances, our SDG&E bill is almost always less than $100/month. We have two teen daughters who LOVE to take long showers and blow-dry their hair everyday (at least once)! And, my husband and I are both home all day. Sure, we try to be conscious of saving energy, but we don’t go crazy. I think we probably only turned the heat on a dozen times this winter, and we tried to remember to put on a sweater if we were a little chilly before heating the house. For us, bottom line was that it didn’t make sense to go solar because we realized we don’t use that much power anyway.

That was our experience, and obviously your needs vary. Good luck w/your decision.

P.S. I found out that Sequoia Solar in Solana Beach (one of the companies we were interviewing) went out of business last week.

[carli]

I’d suggest Anthology in Little Italy. Great club with fabulous music and good food. They’re doing two seatings on NYE – one at 5pm and one at 9:30pm. Go to their website, http://www.anthologysd.com, to hear the music that the band will be playing. Have fun!

[carli]

I’d suggest Anthology in Little Italy. Great club with fabulous music and good food. They’re doing two seatings on NYE – one at 5pm and one at 9:30pm. Go to their website, http://www.anthologysd.com, to hear the music that the band will be playing. Have fun!

[carli]

I’d suggest Anthology in Little Italy. Great club with fabulous music and good food. They’re doing two seatings on NYE – one at 5pm and one at 9:30pm. Go to their website, http://www.anthologysd.com, to hear the music that the band will be playing. Have fun!

[carli]

I’d suggest Anthology in Little Italy. Great club with fabulous music and good food. They’re doing two seatings on NYE – one at 5pm and one at 9:30pm. Go to their website, http://www.anthologysd.com, to hear the music that the band will be playing. Have fun!

[carli]

I’d suggest Anthology in Little Italy. Great club with fabulous music and good food. They’re doing two seatings on NYE – one at 5pm and one at 9:30pm. Go to their website, http://www.anthologysd.com, to hear the music that the band will be playing. Have fun!

[carli]

I had a fantastic lunch today at Kitchen 1540, which is in the L’Auberge hotel in Del Mar. Not only was the food the best I’ve had in the area in a long time, but the setting is spectacular. There’s a great view if you go before sunset and sit outside above the pool area with the ocean beyond. They also have cabanas (no view). Reserving one of those would be romantic, and the baby might think it’s fun to be inside a tent. It’s pricey but worth the splurge. Wherever you go, have fun and happy anniversary!

[carli]

I had a fantastic lunch today at Kitchen 1540, which is in the L’Auberge hotel in Del Mar. Not only was the food the best I’ve had in the area in a long time, but the setting is spectacular. There’s a great view if you go before sunset and sit outside above the pool area with the ocean beyond. They also have cabanas (no view). Reserving one of those would be romantic, and the baby might think it’s fun to be inside a tent. It’s pricey but worth the splurge. Wherever you go, have fun and happy anniversary!

[carli]

I had a fantastic lunch today at Kitchen 1540, which is in the L’Auberge hotel in Del Mar. Not only was the food the best I’ve had in the area in a long time, but the setting is spectacular. There’s a great view if you go before sunset and sit outside above the pool area with the ocean beyond. They also have cabanas (no view). Reserving one of those would be romantic, and the baby might think it’s fun to be inside a tent. It’s pricey but worth the splurge. Wherever you go, have fun and happy anniversary!

[carli]

I had a fantastic lunch today at Kitchen 1540, which is in the L’Auberge hotel in Del Mar. Not only was the food the best I’ve had in the area in a long time, but the setting is spectacular. There’s a great view if you go before sunset and sit outside above the pool area with the ocean beyond. They also have cabanas (no view). Reserving one of those would be romantic, and the baby might think it’s fun to be inside a tent. It’s pricey but worth the splurge. Wherever you go, have fun and happy anniversary!

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