I miss CA guys

"Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'" (otto-the-croatian) 04/03/2018 at 14:30 • Filed to: None

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Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/03/2018 at 14:42

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Just the guys or do you miss the girls, too?

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 04/03/2018 at 14:50

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That was perfect. I have nothing to say, there’s no comeback for that.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/03/2018 at 15:14

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Things I miss about California:

Predictable weather, you can spot it weeks in advance.

Great driving roads, the Sierras are blanketed by them.

Sour dough bread, Panera bread only sells weak sourdough.

Mexican food, yeah, a state that is roughly 1/3rd Mexico has great mexican food. News at 11.

A car can have crap paint and not turn into a rust bucket overnight.

Tools don’t rust right away.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 04/03/2018 at 15:39

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What don’t you miss?

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/03/2018 at 16:21

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$1M for a storage shed to sleep in. At least that’s in the SF Bay Area, better elsewhere

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/03/2018 at 16:38

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Wildfires and smog checks that are actually difficult. At first I thought “Wow, car registration is so cheap!” then the personal property tax bill came in, and I said “Oh, that’s where it is.”

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/03/2018 at 16:40

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That pic reminds me of this graphic from an LA Times article on earthquakes and building design.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 04/03/2018 at 19:07

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same for me last summer.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 04/03/2018 at 19:08

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Just FYI, Ground story can collapse in an earthquake so watch out.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/03/2018 at 20:55

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Traffic. Day and night. Everywhere.

I was back in OC visiting family last September and was actually thinking of moving back after having lived the last five years in the Midwest. Then I spent a grueling hour on the 405 to get back home from a short trip and decided that nope, no way I’m dealing with this shit again. Unless I was rich and had a driver, which is an odd thing to come from me, someone that loves to drive just for the hell of it with no destination in mind.

The last few years I lived in SoCal I couldn’t afford registration and insurance (being out if work for an extended period will force some compromises), so the vehicles remained stationary and I either walked or took public transit. Yeah, it sucked, but I was in good shape because of it. It also forced me to think about having a plan in place before going somewhere, and also about shopping locally. I’d still rather drive, however, preferably on open roads...

LastFirstMI is my name > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' 04/03/2018 at 21:22

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Things I don’t miss:

Leaving for a higher paying job, then getting a fine because I didn’t withhold enough California state income tax the first 6 months of the year, based on my new higher annual salary after I left.

2 years later getting another tax bill because they assumed I still lived there and had just been skipping paying my taxes.

Traffic.

$1M for a storage shed to sleep in.

Seriously; soul-crushing traffic. To get to and from my $1M storage shed.

But the weather and tacos were phenomenal.