As someone who has desperately scoured the central coast for affordable housing, I'm going to say you live in Lompoc
Nah, not Lompoc. I'm on the coast. And as I said, I sold a place in Houston and bought a place here on the coast. I lived in the Museum District in Houston, and my place here was 20% more expensive and had a little less floor space. Well worth it to be in such a beautiful place. Plus, salaries are way higher here than in Houston and it more than makes up the difference.
The solution to affordable housing is to not isolate the cost of housing. Look at everything.
You should be proud. NZ looks like an awesome place. I saw a documentary that you guys have hobbits and elves and shit, and at least two wizards. That is so cool. You live anywhere near that big tower with the eyeball on it?
I thought negative stereotyping like this was regressive behavior..
There is no stereotyping. It says right in the story that he's launching his homemade rocket from his motorhome in Amboy California. I repeated those fact without judgement. In fact, I have great admiration for what he's about to do. He has real conviction and I applaud that.
Development limitations would make real estate prices skyrocket just like SF
Depends on whether the town is growing. This town has a limited population based on it's single major employer.
So you're living in a population of a couple hundred thousand at most, and probably a lot less. Comparing the cost of living there to that in Houston, with a population of 2+ million, is disingenuous for reasons I should not have to explain.
Oh, it's a fraction of a "couple hundred thousand". I don't think there are even 50,000 in this town. So why is it unfair to compare the cost of living to Houston?
Bite your tongue. I would definitely buy a pay-per-view to watch his launch. I might even donate to his Patreon if he promises to do it.
What could be more quintessentially American than a guy strapping himself to a homemade rocket and launching himself off his motorhome in Amboy, California. God speed, you glorious bastard.
Nope. Some of the movements have advocated a north/south split.
You're right. The north/south split people are different from the "New California" types. Really, a north/south split would not significantly change the political mix of either. The New California split is just about some cranks in Bakersfield or some other godforsaken place.
So if you ignore the astronomical cost of housing in California, the remaining expenses are comparable. You're shameless.
The place we sold in Chicago to buy the place in Houston which we sold to buy a place in California were all about the same price.
The place here in Cali has about 15% less floor space than the place in Houston, but the yard is about three times bigger. Considering the weather here is absolutely perfect compared to the shittiest weather you can imagine in Houston, having the outdoors is preferable. People who don't live on the California coast have no idea how beautiful it really is. There's mountains, an ocean, clear weather, clean air. Houston air always smells like creosote.
There's a reason California gets more tourists than any other state in the US.
My guess is that what you mean is that it's not that much more expensive for YOU (retired; little/no taxable income) to live in whatever it is YOU consider to be "the most beautiful part of California" (likely somewhere that's not close to a real job market, unlike Houston). Otherwise, this is simply nonsense.
I'm semi-retired, but my income is not that different from when I worked. My wife is still working, and her job here in California pays a lot better than her professorship at Rice University.
There is a lovely job market here in California. And the job market back in Houston is no longer what it once was. The energy sector jobs are not in boom mode any more. The thing that's keeping Houston afloat is the magnificent Medical Center, which is now the #1 industry in Houston.
Real estate is more expensive here in Cali, but we sold a place/bought a place, so it doesn't really figure into our expenses. Income tax is high here, but property taxes are much lower than in Texas. Food is much cheaper here (and much, much better). Gasoline is more expensive, but since we live a short bike ride from work and the beach, we drive a lot less. In Houston, you can't go three miles without getting on an expressway. The entire city of Houston is paved over with 12-lane highways that are poorly maintained. The unit price of utilities is more expensive in California, but since you don't have to heat or air condition anything, it doesn't matter. In Houston, you have to air condition 10 months out of the year (new houses in Houston don't even have windows that open).
So, you can live in beautiful place with beautiful weather or an ugly place with horrible weather. It's not that different economically.
Not really. California has had movements to split it into multiple states periodically as far back as I can remember.
And those "movements" have been the same two guys, who raise money and then you don't hear from them until a few years later. There's never been a serious movement to split California. People realize that if it wasn't for the "commie coast", schools in "New California" would have dirt floors.
Except the most productive agricultural area in California is outside the map of the "New California".
I live in an extremely liberal, semi-rural part of California (actually the most beautiful part of California, too) and almost 100% of the food we eat comes from within 100 miles of here, and all within the "old" California.
That makes it hard to find antifungals that have a high therapeutic index:
But they do exist. For example, soaking your feet in a 75-25 mixture of white vinegar and generic Listerine (eucalyptus and menthol) will completely eradicate foot and nail fungus. You don't have to spend big money on creams or sprays, just buy a gallon of vinegar and a bottle of grocery store chain generic Listerine and soak your feet. You can even reuse the mixture.
When my dad was really old, he got this nasty foot and nail fungus. Nothing seemed to help for long. His doctor (who happened to be from one of the countries Trump calls a "shithole") told me to try the vinegar foot soak. Worked like a charm, infection never came back.
Paul Preston and Tom Reed are two cranks who have been at this game since the early 90s. If you go to their "movement's" website you will find that their various "regional committees" are almost completely made up of Paul Preston and Tom Reed. Their previous efforts consisted entirely of raising money.
The funny part of this story is that Russian bots were pushing the story on Twitter and Facebook that this "New California" officially seceded from the rest of the state. Scamsters selling swag quickly got in on the fun:
State secession has long been a favorite trope of the Russian bots. I'm sure you remember this story about how they pushed for Texas to secede. Turns out their Facebook page was run by the "Internet Research Agency" run out of St Petersburg, Russia.
I explained why using the "common definition" of cooperation would make the suggested definition of "collusion" useless. I asked what hey! meant by "cooperation" to allow them to try to rescue their definition of "collusion".
You could save us all time on this lovely Saturday if you simply admit that there is no evidence you would ever believe. Not from Slashdot commenters, not from the Mueller investigation and not even from Donald Trump's own mouth. Whether in the comments to a Slashdot article or in a court of law, you will never believe because that would violate a basic tenet of your faith in Benedict Donald.
Demanding evidence from Slashdot commenters when there is an ongoing - and accelerating - investigation going on by Robert Mueller is pretty disingenuous. By the way, that investigation has already produced arrests and convictions of Trump associates.
You gotta admit, for someone with "no collusion", there sure are a lot of people lying about dealings with Russians. A lot of effort being expended in order to cover up something that they claim doesn't exist.
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Nah, not Lompoc. I'm on the coast. And as I said, I sold a place in Houston and bought a place here on the coast. I lived in the Museum District in Houston, and my place here was 20% more expensive and had a little less floor space. Well worth it to be in such a beautiful place. Plus, salaries are way higher here than in Houston and it more than makes up the difference.
The solution to affordable housing is to not isolate the cost of housing. Look at everything.
Nah, that's not a rocket. Now THIS is a rocket:
https://youtu.be/UExTN3_UOIY
You should be proud. NZ looks like an awesome place. I saw a documentary that you guys have hobbits and elves and shit, and at least two wizards. That is so cool. You live anywhere near that big tower with the eyeball on it?
Why, what did LEO do to you?
There is no stereotyping. It says right in the story that he's launching his homemade rocket from his motorhome in Amboy California. I repeated those fact without judgement. In fact, I have great admiration for what he's about to do. He has real conviction and I applaud that.
Depends on whether the town is growing. This town has a limited population based on it's single major employer.
Oh, it's a fraction of a "couple hundred thousand". I don't think there are even 50,000 in this town. So why is it unfair to compare the cost of living to Houston?
Nobody's discussing the election here, fuckwit. We're talking about secession.
And 2% of them are dyslexic.
Bite your tongue. I would definitely buy a pay-per-view to watch his launch. I might even donate to his Patreon if he promises to do it.
What could be more quintessentially American than a guy strapping himself to a homemade rocket and launching himself off his motorhome in Amboy, California. God speed, you glorious bastard.
You're right. The north/south split people are different from the "New California" types. Really, a north/south split would not significantly change the political mix of either. The New California split is just about some cranks in Bakersfield or some other godforsaken place.
You're in the right vicinity. I can't believe you haven't guessed it, but I ask you as a gentleman not to try.
Wrong again. It just happens to be a place that kept limitations on development.
There are too many jackoffs here on Slashdot. Let's just say it's the Central Coast and leave it at that.
The place we sold in Chicago to buy the place in Houston which we sold to buy a place in California were all about the same price.
The place here in Cali has about 15% less floor space than the place in Houston, but the yard is about three times bigger. Considering the weather here is absolutely perfect compared to the shittiest weather you can imagine in Houston, having the outdoors is preferable. People who don't live on the California coast have no idea how beautiful it really is. There's mountains, an ocean, clear weather, clean air. Houston air always smells like creosote.
There's a reason California gets more tourists than any other state in the US.
https://youtu.be/Yy57Xdk9u0o
There is a more beautiful place than any you mention. It is not a city, though.
No way. Paso Robles is too far from the ocean.
I'm semi-retired, but my income is not that different from when I worked. My wife is still working, and her job here in California pays a lot better than her professorship at Rice University.
There is a lovely job market here in California. And the job market back in Houston is no longer what it once was. The energy sector jobs are not in boom mode any more. The thing that's keeping Houston afloat is the magnificent Medical Center, which is now the #1 industry in Houston.
Real estate is more expensive here in Cali, but we sold a place/bought a place, so it doesn't really figure into our expenses. Income tax is high here, but property taxes are much lower than in Texas. Food is much cheaper here (and much, much better). Gasoline is more expensive, but since we live a short bike ride from work and the beach, we drive a lot less. In Houston, you can't go three miles without getting on an expressway. The entire city of Houston is paved over with 12-lane highways that are poorly maintained. The unit price of utilities is more expensive in California, but since you don't have to heat or air condition anything, it doesn't matter. In Houston, you have to air condition 10 months out of the year (new houses in Houston don't even have windows that open).
So, you can live in beautiful place with beautiful weather or an ugly place with horrible weather. It's not that different economically.
Oh, and weed is legal here. And there's surfing.
And those "movements" have been the same two guys, who raise money and then you don't hear from them until a few years later. There's never been a serious movement to split California. People realize that if it wasn't for the "commie coast", schools in "New California" would have dirt floors.
Except the most productive agricultural area in California is outside the map of the "New California".
I live in an extremely liberal, semi-rural part of California (actually the most beautiful part of California, too) and almost 100% of the food we eat comes from within 100 miles of here, and all within the "old" California.
When you add everything up, it's not that much more expensive to live in the most beautiful part of California than it is to live in Houston, Texas.
The most productive rural areas of California are squarely inside the part that would NOT secede.
But they do exist. For example, soaking your feet in a 75-25 mixture of white vinegar and generic Listerine (eucalyptus and menthol) will completely eradicate foot and nail fungus. You don't have to spend big money on creams or sprays, just buy a gallon of vinegar and a bottle of grocery store chain generic Listerine and soak your feet. You can even reuse the mixture.
When my dad was really old, he got this nasty foot and nail fungus. Nothing seemed to help for long. His doctor (who happened to be from one of the countries Trump calls a "shithole") told me to try the vinegar foot soak. Worked like a charm, infection never came back.
Paul Preston and Tom Reed are two cranks who have been at this game since the early 90s. If you go to their "movement's" website you will find that their various "regional committees" are almost completely made up of Paul Preston and Tom Reed. Their previous efforts consisted entirely of raising money.
The funny part of this story is that Russian bots were pushing the story on Twitter and Facebook that this "New California" officially seceded from the rest of the state. Scamsters selling swag quickly got in on the fun:
https://twitter.com/GrantJKidn...
State secession has long been a favorite trope of the Russian bots. I'm sure you remember this story about how they pushed for Texas to secede. Turns out their Facebook page was run by the "Internet Research Agency" run out of St Petersburg, Russia.
https://extranewsfeed.com/how-...
https://washingtonmonthly.com/...
No collusion...
http://www.businessinsider.com...
You could save us all time on this lovely Saturday if you simply admit that there is no evidence you would ever believe. Not from Slashdot commenters, not from the Mueller investigation and not even from Donald Trump's own mouth. Whether in the comments to a Slashdot article or in a court of law, you will never believe because that would violate a basic tenet of your faith in Benedict Donald.
The evidence we now have is very substantial but circumstantial.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/...
https://www.newyorker.com/news...
Demanding evidence from Slashdot commenters when there is an ongoing - and accelerating - investigation going on by Robert Mueller is pretty disingenuous. By the way, that investigation has already produced arrests and convictions of Trump associates.
You gotta admit, for someone with "no collusion", there sure are a lot of people lying about dealings with Russians. A lot of effort being expended in order to cover up something that they claim doesn't exist.
If you don't understand the meaning of words, why should we expect you to believe any evidence?
As Donald Trump himself famously said,
Believe me, people who believe the words of someone who starts sentences with "believe me" will never believe evidence.
https://youtu.be/rMmiLWDpCno