[joec]

Thanks for the quick lesson in laser printers! My printer actually has a separate toner and drum unit.

I’ve just switched to generic toner and it seems to work fine so I’ll probably stick to that from now on. Also got a generic drum as well. Save over 50% compared to OEM.

[joec]

Thanks for the quick lesson in laser printers! My printer actually has a separate toner and drum unit.

I’ve just switched to generic toner and it seems to work fine so I’ll probably stick to that from now on. Also got a generic drum as well. Save over 50% compared to OEM.

[joec]

Thanks for the quick lesson in laser printers! My printer actually has a separate toner and drum unit.

I’ve just switched to generic toner and it seems to work fine so I’ll probably stick to that from now on. Also got a generic drum as well. Save over 50% compared to OEM.

[joec]

I think you’re taking this discussion a little too personally. Maybe since you live there, you feel every negative comment is a personal attack, but all my comments are merely to give other folks an honest, real opinion of why “WE” didn’t choose to move there. Similar to how Skyranchowner posts reasons as to why he chose to live there, most of the comments and my comments here is the other side of the story so to speak.

As for blatant lies, I didn’t talk about the schools at all so I can’t speak for the other person who did, but read my earlier post on the % of sex offenders in Santee vs. the other areas, there is data to back that comment up and was another reason we didn’t choose to move there (any comments from any Santee owners if that metric was a concern for you?).

I think this thread keeps getting resurrected because some folks do seem to like to bash Santee for whatever reason (maybe it’s just to get you folks riled up), but probably also because of comments like calling it “La Jolla of the East” or 15 minutes to the beach comments. 🙂

Anyhow, no one had any thoughts to my earlier question as to why not live in Blossom Hill in Carlsbad for the same price as Skyranch?

I think everyone here is married, why else would we even bother searching for a home!

[joec]

I think you’re taking this discussion a little too personally. Maybe since you live there, you feel every negative comment is a personal attack, but all my comments are merely to give other folks an honest, real opinion of why “WE” didn’t choose to move there. Similar to how Skyranchowner posts reasons as to why he chose to live there, most of the comments and my comments here is the other side of the story so to speak.

As for blatant lies, I didn’t talk about the schools at all so I can’t speak for the other person who did, but read my earlier post on the % of sex offenders in Santee vs. the other areas, there is data to back that comment up and was another reason we didn’t choose to move there (any comments from any Santee owners if that metric was a concern for you?).

I think this thread keeps getting resurrected because some folks do seem to like to bash Santee for whatever reason (maybe it’s just to get you folks riled up), but probably also because of comments like calling it “La Jolla of the East” or 15 minutes to the beach comments. 🙂

Anyhow, no one had any thoughts to my earlier question as to why not live in Blossom Hill in Carlsbad for the same price as Skyranch?

I think everyone here is married, why else would we even bother searching for a home!

[joec]

I think you’re taking this discussion a little too personally. Maybe since you live there, you feel every negative comment is a personal attack, but all my comments are merely to give other folks an honest, real opinion of why “WE” didn’t choose to move there. Similar to how Skyranchowner posts reasons as to why he chose to live there, most of the comments and my comments here is the other side of the story so to speak.

As for blatant lies, I didn’t talk about the schools at all so I can’t speak for the other person who did, but read my earlier post on the % of sex offenders in Santee vs. the other areas, there is data to back that comment up and was another reason we didn’t choose to move there (any comments from any Santee owners if that metric was a concern for you?).

I think this thread keeps getting resurrected because some folks do seem to like to bash Santee for whatever reason (maybe it’s just to get you folks riled up), but probably also because of comments like calling it “La Jolla of the East” or 15 minutes to the beach comments. 🙂

Anyhow, no one had any thoughts to my earlier question as to why not live in Blossom Hill in Carlsbad for the same price as Skyranch?

I think everyone here is married, why else would we even bother searching for a home!

[joec]

I think you’re taking this discussion a little too personally. Maybe since you live there, you feel every negative comment is a personal attack, but all my comments are merely to give other folks an honest, real opinion of why “WE” didn’t choose to move there. Similar to how Skyranchowner posts reasons as to why he chose to live there, most of the comments and my comments here is the other side of the story so to speak.

As for blatant lies, I didn’t talk about the schools at all so I can’t speak for the other person who did, but read my earlier post on the % of sex offenders in Santee vs. the other areas, there is data to back that comment up and was another reason we didn’t choose to move there (any comments from any Santee owners if that metric was a concern for you?).

I think this thread keeps getting resurrected because some folks do seem to like to bash Santee for whatever reason (maybe it’s just to get you folks riled up), but probably also because of comments like calling it “La Jolla of the East” or 15 minutes to the beach comments. 🙂

Anyhow, no one had any thoughts to my earlier question as to why not live in Blossom Hill in Carlsbad for the same price as Skyranch?

I think everyone here is married, why else would we even bother searching for a home!

[joec]

I think you’re taking this discussion a little too personally. Maybe since you live there, you feel every negative comment is a personal attack, but all my comments are merely to give other folks an honest, real opinion of why “WE” didn’t choose to move there. Similar to how Skyranchowner posts reasons as to why he chose to live there, most of the comments and my comments here is the other side of the story so to speak.

As for blatant lies, I didn’t talk about the schools at all so I can’t speak for the other person who did, but read my earlier post on the % of sex offenders in Santee vs. the other areas, there is data to back that comment up and was another reason we didn’t choose to move there (any comments from any Santee owners if that metric was a concern for you?).

I think this thread keeps getting resurrected because some folks do seem to like to bash Santee for whatever reason (maybe it’s just to get you folks riled up), but probably also because of comments like calling it “La Jolla of the East” or 15 minutes to the beach comments. 🙂

Anyhow, no one had any thoughts to my earlier question as to why not live in Blossom Hill in Carlsbad for the same price as Skyranch?

I think everyone here is married, why else would we even bother searching for a home!

[joec]

Actually, I’m not making it up and you can say whatever you wish to defend your own visits, but when we visited probably upwards of 5 times to Santee in 2008 since we seriously considered buying, we took 1 look at another family visiting Riverwalk and that alone changed OUR minds to live there. My point is that for some folks, the negative stigma and the work in process that’s ongoing will keep them out and affect housing values due to demand from those folks…

Again, I’m not stating everyone who lives there is a tatooed wife-beating shirt wearer with barefoot kids; and that person looking probably doesn’t even live there now, but that’s what we saw and it was enough for us to move on and keep looking.

In the end, people will see what they choose to see, but I certainly can agree with some of the other not so rosy comments of Santee having visited many times…

[joec]

Actually, I’m not making it up and you can say whatever you wish to defend your own visits, but when we visited probably upwards of 5 times to Santee in 2008 since we seriously considered buying, we took 1 look at another family visiting Riverwalk and that alone changed OUR minds to live there. My point is that for some folks, the negative stigma and the work in process that’s ongoing will keep them out and affect housing values due to demand from those folks…

Again, I’m not stating everyone who lives there is a tatooed wife-beating shirt wearer with barefoot kids; and that person looking probably doesn’t even live there now, but that’s what we saw and it was enough for us to move on and keep looking.

In the end, people will see what they choose to see, but I certainly can agree with some of the other not so rosy comments of Santee having visited many times…

[joec]

Actually, I’m not making it up and you can say whatever you wish to defend your own visits, but when we visited probably upwards of 5 times to Santee in 2008 since we seriously considered buying, we took 1 look at another family visiting Riverwalk and that alone changed OUR minds to live there. My point is that for some folks, the negative stigma and the work in process that’s ongoing will keep them out and affect housing values due to demand from those folks…

Again, I’m not stating everyone who lives there is a tatooed wife-beating shirt wearer with barefoot kids; and that person looking probably doesn’t even live there now, but that’s what we saw and it was enough for us to move on and keep looking.

In the end, people will see what they choose to see, but I certainly can agree with some of the other not so rosy comments of Santee having visited many times…

[joec]

Actually, I’m not making it up and you can say whatever you wish to defend your own visits, but when we visited probably upwards of 5 times to Santee in 2008 since we seriously considered buying, we took 1 look at another family visiting Riverwalk and that alone changed OUR minds to live there. My point is that for some folks, the negative stigma and the work in process that’s ongoing will keep them out and affect housing values due to demand from those folks…

Again, I’m not stating everyone who lives there is a tatooed wife-beating shirt wearer with barefoot kids; and that person looking probably doesn’t even live there now, but that’s what we saw and it was enough for us to move on and keep looking.

In the end, people will see what they choose to see, but I certainly can agree with some of the other not so rosy comments of Santee having visited many times…

[joec]

Actually, I’m not making it up and you can say whatever you wish to defend your own visits, but when we visited probably upwards of 5 times to Santee in 2008 since we seriously considered buying, we took 1 look at another family visiting Riverwalk and that alone changed OUR minds to live there. My point is that for some folks, the negative stigma and the work in process that’s ongoing will keep them out and affect housing values due to demand from those folks…

Again, I’m not stating everyone who lives there is a tatooed wife-beating shirt wearer with barefoot kids; and that person looking probably doesn’t even live there now, but that’s what we saw and it was enough for us to move on and keep looking.

In the end, people will see what they choose to see, but I certainly can agree with some of the other not so rosy comments of Santee having visited many times…

[joec]

Micheloff’s words are more biting than I’d ever want to use, but I think his main point is that Santee has a lot of older homes/neighborhoods (like the trailer park next to the 52) where unlike all the new Sky Ranch residents, are probably not folks you’d want to hang out with or see/be around. These folks still go to your restaurants, stores, etc…Maybe it was just me, but I remember dining out in a simple place like Denny’s in East county vs. the coast and the demographics between the two were night and day.

This is not a knock on Sky Ranch, but since some residents of Santee have been there for a while and live in lower cost housing available there, you get the idea of how the community is. Again, some folks hate living in a robo-stepford wife environment too, but in our visits (in 2007-2008) to Santee, we certainly didn’t feel like we felt comfortable or safe there. I’m sure it’s not as bad if you grew up/lived there.

This type of thing is everywhere, but some folks would prefer to avoid it if they could afford to.

This was another reason we decided against the Riverwalk community. I’m sure the piggington buyer folks are great, but on my tours of that development, the barefoot kid which his wife-beater tank-top tattooed dad also looking at the homes were a major turnoff (I’m sure he’s a nice guy actually).

Like an HOA is good if you don’t want to live next to some redneck who parks his 3 broken trucks on his front lawn, some economic segregation is a good thing for housing.

[joec]

Micheloff’s words are more biting than I’d ever want to use, but I think his main point is that Santee has a lot of older homes/neighborhoods (like the trailer park next to the 52) where unlike all the new Sky Ranch residents, are probably not folks you’d want to hang out with or see/be around. These folks still go to your restaurants, stores, etc…Maybe it was just me, but I remember dining out in a simple place like Denny’s in East county vs. the coast and the demographics between the two were night and day.

This is not a knock on Sky Ranch, but since some residents of Santee have been there for a while and live in lower cost housing available there, you get the idea of how the community is. Again, some folks hate living in a robo-stepford wife environment too, but in our visits (in 2007-2008) to Santee, we certainly didn’t feel like we felt comfortable or safe there. I’m sure it’s not as bad if you grew up/lived there.

This type of thing is everywhere, but some folks would prefer to avoid it if they could afford to.

This was another reason we decided against the Riverwalk community. I’m sure the piggington buyer folks are great, but on my tours of that development, the barefoot kid which his wife-beater tank-top tattooed dad also looking at the homes were a major turnoff (I’m sure he’s a nice guy actually).

Like an HOA is good if you don’t want to live next to some redneck who parks his 3 broken trucks on his front lawn, some economic segregation is a good thing for housing.

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