I loved most things about living in California, had many friends, and we were doing something every weekend in that wonderful state full of great places to go, close to the beaches, close to one of the most beautiful cities in the world, San Francisco. I moved to WA state to be closer to family, and am very glad I did.
Besides, as Babs Boxer says, greenhouse gasses are killing Californians. Got out just in time.
"I loved most things about living in California, had many friends, and we were doing something every weekend in that wonderful state full of great places to go, close to the beaches, close to one of the most beautiful cities in the world, San Francisco. I moved to WA state to be closer to family, and am very glad I did. "
I used to say the same thing...funny,. tho, I don't do much of anything anymore. The beach? Too crowded, too many illegals drinking beer and harrassing people, strollers everywhere, dirty baby diapers on the sidewalk, in the sand, wierd, creepy middle eastern guys staring outright at anything female...same for museums - too crowded, baby strollers everywhere (and god help you if you don't get out of the precious liberal babies way), illegals dumping their kids there for babysitting, they run wild and break anything not nailed down (or even nailed down)...don't go to the mountains, can't afford the rentals, the traffic up, or the lines on the slopes...can't go hiking, everywhere is innundated with SUVS all weekend, and even more strollers and liberals...and traffic...movies? Forget it. Rude kids, cell phones, attitude. I don't do anything in SF anymore because of the crime, traffic, homeless people peeing and defecting on the street, the liberals...
SF is losing it's beauty, with every over-priced "luxury" condo high rise that goes up. All of the character of SF was erased in the .com boom, and was finished up with the housing boom, and whatever culture is left hides from fear of being targeted by the SF City Council and their effete Mayor.
It's gone from thinking bout getting out, to figuring out when - my entire family left, most of my friends have moved away, and the majority of the people I run into daily are the kind of people everyone else moved to get away from. I had a discussion with a born and raised Californian recently, who's very liberal, and she said she hates what CA has become, and the liberals here now scare her, as she doesnt think they're liberal at all. She's happy now, several states away, but almost cried when she saw what her state had become in only a few years.
NY has an unfair reputation for being rude, but they can't hold a candle to "Californians". (I was raised in NY, I know better, New Yorkers are the friendliest people around, they just have little patience for the idiocy of Californians). I've lived in my apartment for a year and a half now, and the ONE neighbor I saw and greeted, grunted and glared at me, and slammed his door in my face.
California will become the ultimate liberal nirvanah - mile after mile of ghetto and bario, with walled and armed enclaves for rich liberals scattered here and there. We're almost there - but i won't be.