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Always the optimist. Id sell it now and just get an apartment. Remember, everything on paper? Stock market crash of 1929? Stocks were being sold on 10% margins, stock holders never really "paid" for what they "bought", money was not exchanging hands. The result...unfavorable conditions triggered the worst crash in history resulting in the Great Depression. SD: "4 million dollar" houses are being sold for interest payments, nothing applied to the principle, people who cant afford them are abel to "purchase" them, on the pretense that prices are going to continue to escalate. An unfavorable condition, like rising interest rates, can cause property values to drop, they cant afford to pay the difference, a selling crises escalates with property values falling and forecloures taking place. Isnt it true that: 1. this already happened in the 1980s? 2. property values have risen radically in just a few years? 3. property values are higher than theyve ever been? (astronomical would be a better term...and in just a few years) Take into account, we both know SD isnt really a resort area...this is a great place to live for some people, but as far as resorts, there are certainly better places to be. The cost of living here is excessively high, while the income level is excessively low...my company is having a hard time trying to convince people to relocate here. People are moving out in droves...and the ones moving in? Well, if Im wrong about what Im saying, then I am going to have a real hard time in thinking that there are this many, filthy rich, multimillionaires when I know that only 1% of the countrys' poppulation is in that category, and they are pretty well spread out (not all in SD). We'll see what happens, meanwhile Ill just sit back and watch the entertainment, ie "a shack on the water in Solana Beach (literally three rooms) selling for over 2 million"....entertaining. As for me, I live in a pretty nice apt in Mira Mesa not more than 5 minutes from where I work and dont want to change a thing, dont need a house, and I hate the idea of living by the water (yes I surf, but it doesnt mean I want to live there). And the most entertaining (and stupidest) thing Ive heard so far.....I asked one guy from up north why he would want to pay so much to live in PB when he never goes to the beach. His awnser? "So people will think I have more money". Like anyone really gives a rats ass! But this is the kind of mentality that drive up property values, idiots like him have to figure that theyre worth about as much as whats in their pocket.

Oh come on...its a cheap fad as the result of advertisement. Are you telling me that people are actually stupid enough to pay 10 times what a house is worth....because of the weather??? People are selling thier houses and moving...why arent THEY staying here because of the weather? And as far as the weather, where is the sun, anyway? All Ive been seeing is a lot of clouds and a hell of a lot of rain, like this last weekend for instance. Anyone can clearly see that the weather here sucks, its hardly ever sunny, it always rains, where is this great weather youre talking about? I havent seen it. Its cheap advertisement. People fall for it becasue they are gullible enough to believe everything they hear on TV. So you think prices will keep going up??? So people will be paying one billion dollars for a run down shack some day, because they like the weather here and they just have to live in SD? If you want good weather, go to S. Florida, thats good weather! This is another Oregon. Not that I mind it, Im just saying its ridiculous to pay that kind of money to live here because of the weather, espeically when its always cold and raining.

Yea, and California is being taken over by everyone else. From what I hear, the cost of living got so high because of real estate advertisement...they are making SoCal out to be a resort area. HOWEVER, you can plainly see that this is just a fad, and one that isnt going to last over the long term. "Resort" areas are always shifting, and SD really isnt that much of a resort, just a lot of advertisement and stupid poeple that fall for it, who are willing to "purchase", and I use the term loosely, these 100,000 dollar homes for 4 million dollars, which, ofcourse, they cant afford. Its all on paper and no real money is being exchanged (remember the stock market crash of 1929?) Its a fad, and a stupid one at that, but when it tapers off, so will housnig prices, and foreclosures will be the talk of the town (he he he). So if you want an affordable house, be one of those Californians who stick it out and wait as opposed to one of those who run away whining. As for me, I moved here because Ive always wanted to live here and I love it here, this place really kicks ass. You pay more to live here, but you also get more.

And when you do send your idea out west. Ahh, around there I believe the correct term would be "yankee"?

One question...when you say "smoking ban", Im assuming this applies to indoor areas like bars, restarurants, office bldgs, ect? Not to smoking outside or in your house, right? Im assuming this is that type of smoking ban, the post makes it sound like smoking prohibition.

Actually, the Gaslamp has a smoke shop near Island Ave and 5th. What is interesting here is that the ban is in Austin, which is where multitudes of Californians are moving to. I had one freind who went there, who told me he kept hearing California accents everywhere while he was in Austin, then he checked out an apartment and the apartment manager was from San Diego. He's telling me that half the population in Austin is from California. The point is, the smoking ban sounds exactly like something that comes out of California, I really think they are trying to "colonize" Austin, make it more like California and less like Texas to accomadate Californians who are moving there. Next thing youre going to see is alfalfa sprout burritos (yep, they have them here).

Skydiving class reunion = turning a class reunion into a skydiving event. Never been to a class reunion, so what do they do at one? Hang out at some restaurant or club or hotel I guess. Talk about high school. Whats really funny is from the emails I saw, there were these two from hs, one was an academic genius and the other was irritatingly macho and a pretend to be academic genius, who were always arguing. These two are still at it with the same types of arguments from when they were kids. From what I hear, they had to be seated seperately accross the room from each other.

Just recently, I heard about my high schools 25th reunion, which turned out to be last year, which I just found out about, which I missed. I got a bunch of emails from people I knew back then who I remembered, this was a military school, Texas Military Institute in San Antonio. Never really thought about it much over the years until now. Well, I emailed several people and they awnered back, so I got this really wild idea...lets get together for a small reunion in SD and go jumping. Cool idea? Maybe the beginning of a much bigger idea....class skydiving reunions...you take a hs class reunion and turn it into a skydiving event. Thats trippin'...the equivalent of being on some weird acid trip, without the acid. Skydiving with HS classmates from a military school that you havent seen for 25 years...now thats got to be cool. So thats the idea...next time you have a hs reunion...might as well have it at 13K

I used to downhill race when I was in the Army up in SLC, long time ago but I still remember a few things. Here are a few pointers: 1. Keep your knees slightly bent (slightly) so when you go over a bump you dont wipe out. Also, dont lean forward, slightly backward. 2. Ski from side to side, not straight down the slope, otherwise youll go too fast and go out of control. 3. To turn, try to lift up the same foot, ie left turn, try to pick up your left foot and youll turn left. Note: that doesnt mean youll actually pick it up, it means try to pick it up. 4. To brake, same as a turn, but make a 90 degree turn quickly so the skis plow. 5. DONT EVER CROSS YOUR SKIS 6. Make sure your skiboots lock your legs in place, no freeplay in the skiboots or youll become unstable. 7. Dont ski on powder, you wont be able to maneuver and youll probably end up walking out of it. 8. If you approach a cliff at the end of the ski run...STOP!!! There was this cliff at Brighton, UT I kept flying over and wiping out at the bottom of...not fun.

Well, had my first day in sail crew training on board the Star of India. Wow, I had no idea operating a sail ship was that technical. We are talking about a wind powered transportation vessel that was built in 1863, so you got to figure how complicated can it be? The wind hits the sails, the ship moves forward. There is about a ton of shit to learn, aside from navigation procedures (which the captain is mainly responsible for, along with floggings, hangings from the yardarm, ect.) Today they were talking about with a normal crew from that time, it could take up to a full day to set sail and point the ship in the right direction, started out having to learn all this new terminology, learning how to tie 5 different types of knots...I couldnt take it all in it was so much info. And learning this these new terms: fore, main, mizzen masts, fore, top, royal sails, going aloft, starboard, port and aft, ect, its like speaking another language. Cant believe how much shit there is to learn. I started out knowing what the "deck" is, that much I knew...not much else. I was talking to I think the owner of the Maritime Museum about eventually geting on the crew of the HMS Surprise (the ship in the movie "Master and Commander"), only this one cheats and has a diesel engine along with "fake" cannons on the starboard bow. Not that I care, its a cool ship and it means less work anyway. It may take them two years to get it in operation, but WTF, itll be like steping back into the 1700s.

I see the Star of India every day passing by Little Italy on the trolley, so stopped there one day and took a better look, asked if it still sails. Thats when I got the info on the guest crews aboard that and the Californian, another mid 19th century cutter. Adventure sails are: June 24-26, July 15-17, Oct 14-16, all departing from and returning to SD. Here is the reservations and info number: 619-234-9153 x 101 Good luck mate!

Among all the things there is to do here, just found something else. Im always watching Horatio Hornblower, get into Mutiny on the Bounty, big fan of Bristish sea captains and sailing vessels. There are times I keep thinking how cool it would be to be back in the 1700s, when everything was real simple, the ships were made of wood, canvas, and rope, and sailing to a distant place was a major life adventure. I just found "as close as it comes". Was just in the harbor yesterday taking a look at an old ship made in 1863, which circumnavigated the globe 21 times before being retired in the late 1800s, named "The Star of India", and can still be sailed. Digging a little more, I found out that for 450, you can be on the "guest crew" for three days when they take it sailing this summer to Catalina. So as guest crew, you have to take turns standing watch, hauling lines, manning the helm, and going aloft, aboard an 1800s British vessel. I wouldnt mind sailing it to Tahiti...dont know about the misery index, but Id do it anyway if I had the chance. I think capt Blighs crew, once they hit Tahiti and got off that ship, didnt particularly want to get back on. Makes you wonder why.

Looks like something out of the movie Frankenstien

Yea, like in WWII Germany when Jews were breaking the law by being Jews, then recieved capital punishment for their offense.

Its the result of being on TV. Think of it this way...its another way to get rich. And there arent that many ways.

And no John Travolta emulating the two step...bummer.

You think thats something...Ive seen "Urban Cowboy" on cable several times now. OK, so its a dumb movie, but I get a little homesick sometime. Every time I seen it was just after getting off of work and getting home at 3:00 in the morning. Some of those Mickey Gilley songs made me kind of homesick for a second, even though I think Houston sucks. Wonder what ever happened to that guy? He was a pretty good singer, but arrogant from what I used to hear.

Eloy this...Eloy that...Eloy is out in the middle of nowhere. Why dont you people come to San Diego where there are actually things to do and jump out over the ocean. Doesnt make much sense to be out in the desert. Its pretty cold here, but only at night, during the winter you can find a place at a pretty reasonable price. Beats sleeping in tents or bunkhouses at Eloy.

Just as an interesting experiment, try throwing her out of an airplane without a parachute and see if she still whines.

Well, being the lousy good for nothing POS turncoat that I am, I would just like to mention that we (in SoCal) have beautiful weather in the 70s and great beaches to go along with it, so.... "Dont Mess with California"

Gee, sorry about that...you would have been begging the teachers for MORE finals, but like the Viking indicates, better be careful with this stuff, kind of like nitroglycerin....doesnt take much for it to go off

Ok...and you go skydiving??? Very good for stess... There is not that much caffiene in Andrenaline I dont think, I believe its the other ingredients along with a small amount of caffiene that give you the kick. The Ginseng Im talking about seems to have some sort of synergistic effect with it, you only need a very small amount even if youre groggy as hell.

Following the thread I posted in Ginseng, just found a new discovery, stumbled on a mixture that really kicked ass. No kidding, this is the stuff. Anyone who want to try it give me some feedback. Angel Crack You need a can of Sobes' Adrenaline Rush, comes in a black can, sold by AMPM stores (dont know about 7-11), most liquor stores sell. Also, teabags containing the powdered form of the American Ginseng Root. Heat this stuff up to about the temperature of a hot cup of coffee, then drop in a teabag for about 30 seconds. Take this stuff in the morning, and it will keep you up most of the night.

try meth.... bet it changes the way you think of ginsing.... Yea, bet it gives me a heartattack and kills me too! Youre talking to someone who is hypersensitive to the amount of caffiene in a diet coke, which does to me what meth might do to anyone else.

I dont know, I have to disagree with some parts of this article just from experience. I used to get pretty run down working 12 hour factory shifts, but with this every day Im pretty on the go all night long, its really changed things. Doesnt "pop you awake" right away like caffiene, it increases energy levels over the long term (at least in me). Id be interested to know how it affects anyone else. One other guy mentioned the Am Ginseng extracts affect him quite a bit, but I tend to stay away from these, just want the natural stuff. The teabags are pretty good but I would go with the root, even though it is a pain in the ass to deal with. Anyone interested, the place is at Fenton Parkway in SD right next door to Subway (where the IKEA store is). You can take the blue line trolley out to Fenton Parkway and itll put you right there.