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The biggest problem with freeway congestion here is that the I-5 and I-15 are the only north/south freeways available. Other coastal north/south alternatives such as Coast Highway, El Camino Real, or even Vulcan Dr in La Costa/Encinitas is that they are all littered with stops or traffic signals and there is no interconnection. You might luck out one day and get 2-3 green lights in a row. More often than not, however, you are bound to be stopped at EVERY darn traffic signal. This is probably as bad as sitting in freeway parking lot.

I think the Coaster is an ok alternative, but its service range is limited. Taking the bus is just not an option for most people. Cities like New York, Boston, and San Francisco have a more developed mass transit system, but even they experience a boatload of gridlock every day. Forget about carpool lanes, too, as they don’t work. How many more freaking car pool lanes do we need to build to realize that they don’t work!

CalTrans is proposing to widen the I-5 up to as many as 8-10 lanes EACH WAY! Can you imagine the huge costs and damage to residents and business that would go with all of the right-of-way acquisition alone? What’s more, I think there have been studies that show that the more you widen a road, it will eventually just fill up again. All of the development and traffic impact reports use the new traffic figures to justify building their development. Next thing you know 5-10 years have passed and traffic is back to where it was before the widening.

I started this thread a few weeks back in response to our traffic problems: http://piggington.com/traffic_solution_ultra_narrow_vehicles

Ultra narrow vehicles, a better mass-transit system, and increased tele-commuting (working from home) will help to reduce the traffic load on our freeways. Mass transit alone, widening freeways, and stinking carpool lanes won’t solve our problem.

[greekfire]

The biggest problem with freeway congestion here is that the I-5 and I-15 are the only north/south freeways available. Other coastal north/south alternatives such as Coast Highway, El Camino Real, or even Vulcan Dr in La Costa/Encinitas is that they are all littered with stops or traffic signals and there is no interconnection. You might luck out one day and get 2-3 green lights in a row. More often than not, however, you are bound to be stopped at EVERY darn traffic signal. This is probably as bad as sitting in freeway parking lot.

I think the Coaster is an ok alternative, but its service range is limited. Taking the bus is just not an option for most people. Cities like New York, Boston, and San Francisco have a more developed mass transit system, but even they experience a boatload of gridlock every day. Forget about carpool lanes, too, as they don’t work. How many more freaking car pool lanes do we need to build to realize that they don’t work!

CalTrans is proposing to widen the I-5 up to as many as 8-10 lanes EACH WAY! Can you imagine the huge costs and damage to residents and business that would go with all of the right-of-way acquisition alone? What’s more, I think there have been studies that show that the more you widen a road, it will eventually just fill up again. All of the development and traffic impact reports use the new traffic figures to justify building their development. Next thing you know 5-10 years have passed and traffic is back to where it was before the widening.

I started this thread a few weeks back in response to our traffic problems: http://piggington.com/traffic_solution_ultra_narrow_vehicles

Ultra narrow vehicles, a better mass-transit system, and increased tele-commuting (working from home) will help to reduce the traffic load on our freeways. Mass transit alone, widening freeways, and stinking carpool lanes won’t solve our problem.

[greekfire]

You also can’t put a price on common sense. These people, if they had even a small amount of common sense, would’ve figured out that they were stretching too far with their home purchase. Some might argue that they are more to blame than the unethical, greasy agent because they actually took his word for gospel rather than using their own common sense. I am sure that they have learned a lot from this and I hope everything works out for them.

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You also can’t put a price on common sense. These people, if they had even a small amount of common sense, would’ve figured out that they were stretching too far with their home purchase. Some might argue that they are more to blame than the unethical, greasy agent because they actually took his word for gospel rather than using their own common sense. I am sure that they have learned a lot from this and I hope everything works out for them.

[greekfire]

sdr,

I’ll be able to pick up your kitchen set on Friday. Can you hold it for me?

Sincerely,
CL Flaker

[greekfire]

sdr,

I’ll be able to pick up your kitchen set on Friday. Can you hold it for me?

Sincerely,
CL Flaker

[greekfire]

Selling on Craigslist is about the easiest way to sell something. Take some good photos of your fridge (inside and out), give it a good description, list it at a reasonable price, and wait for the phone calls. Post your email and phone number in a manner similar to what you’ve done on this post so the spiders and bots don’t pick it up. One thing you must be aware of are Craigslist Flakers. These are people who will call or email you and ask you to hold the item as they will be there to look at/pick up the item on a given day and time…but they never show up. If someone calls and asks for you to hold the item for them, don’t do it. Kindly tell them that you are selling the item on a first come, first serve basis. Good luck to you.

[greekfire]

Selling on Craigslist is about the easiest way to sell something. Take some good photos of your fridge (inside and out), give it a good description, list it at a reasonable price, and wait for the phone calls. Post your email and phone number in a manner similar to what you’ve done on this post so the spiders and bots don’t pick it up. One thing you must be aware of are Craigslist Flakers. These are people who will call or email you and ask you to hold the item as they will be there to look at/pick up the item on a given day and time…but they never show up. If someone calls and asks for you to hold the item for them, don’t do it. Kindly tell them that you are selling the item on a first come, first serve basis. Good luck to you.

[greekfire]

LOL I really like the San Yskidrow one. Here are some from North County (from west to east): Oceanslime, San Mucus, Escondildo, and Rancho Barfado.

[greekfire]

LOL I really like the San Yskidrow one. Here are some from North County (from west to east): Oceanslime, San Mucus, Escondildo, and Rancho Barfado.

[greekfire]

I like Mr. Streitfield's straightforward style. The LA Times is well suited to have a straight shooter like him on their payroll. On another note, Rich's quote in the article has to be one of my favorite housing market quotes so far:

The good news, as seen by Toscano: "I don't envision a 'Grapes of Wrath' scenario where we all have to pile in the family car and look for harvesting work."

This begs the tongue-in-cheek question: Will the aforementioned 'Grapes of Wrath' scenario not play out because times aren't quite so bad, or will it be because all of the harvesting work is being taken up by those that are from south of the border?

[greekfire]

I like Mr. Streitfield's straightforward style. The LA Times is well suited to have a straight shooter like him on their payroll. On another note, Rich's quote in the article has to be one of my favorite housing market quotes so far:

The good news, as seen by Toscano: "I don't envision a 'Grapes of Wrath' scenario where we all have to pile in the family car and look for harvesting work."

This begs the tongue-in-cheek question: Will the aforementioned 'Grapes of Wrath' scenario not play out because times aren't quite so bad, or will it be because all of the harvesting work is being taken up by those that are from south of the border?

[greekfire]

I sense that you are eager and ready to buy, but have you considered waiting until more of the housing fallout smoke settles? You might find that your prospects are twice as good. Waiting only a year from now will allow you to view any repercussions from a glut of subprime mortgage resets that are due to occur (red line vs. blue line):

[img_assist|nid=3953|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=305] Besides, if you rent in a particular area it will give you first-hand knowledge of the schools and overall feel of the neighborhood…without having to make a large investment like you would if you'd purchased.

[greekfire]

I sense that you are eager and ready to buy, but have you considered waiting until more of the housing fallout smoke settles? You might find that your prospects are twice as good. Waiting only a year from now will allow you to view any repercussions from a glut of subprime mortgage resets that are due to occur (red line vs. blue line):

[img_assist|nid=3953|title=|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=466|height=305] Besides, if you rent in a particular area it will give you first-hand knowledge of the schools and overall feel of the neighborhood…without having to make a large investment like you would if you'd purchased.

[greekfire]

I wonder if our government sees an opportunity to haggle with China in light of their recent quality snafus. If you buy some of these, we’ll continue to buy some of those. Do we even have any leverage with them anymore?

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