If it's not CalTrans, it'll be Obama

Ducimus · 08-18-10, 04:10 PM

For some stupid reason which I can't figure out, people like to move to and live in California. As a Native here, this drives me batty since every year it gets worse and worse. Kinda like apartment rent. It only goes up, not down. A one bedroom in upland, next to the projects, runs 1100 dollars a month, with a 20 to 40 dollar increase annually.

So needless to say, IT'S CROWDED HERE. (How I wish all these out of state people would back where they came from.) Anywho, with all that people congestion comes traffic congestion. And with that congestion there are certain things you can count on.

1.) Mentality of drivers: "Me first" and "Not in front of me". Everyones stepping over some idiot trying to get to where they are going. The more people crowding up the place, the less patience people have.

2.) There is always traffic. And if there is no traffic, fear not, CalTrans will make some for you! Thus, there is always traffic.

Now throw Obama's visit in on top of that.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,7604411.story

That article doesn't say so, but I've heard of people being stuck in traffic for THREE to FOUR HOURS because of Obama. I don't care who you are, you DO NOT shut down a freeway..... ANY freeway, in southern california during rush hour.

Moeceefus · 08-18-10, 04:18 PM

Sounds like NY lately.

ivank · 08-18-10, 04:51 PM

Yes, very much New York

Platapus · 08-18-10, 04:56 PM

I remember when the Queen of England came to visit LA, there were signs by the road that read

Keep LA beautiful, take someone with you when you leave.

Personally, I think LA is a great place to be from. I have no desire to ever go back.

Ducimus · 08-18-10, 04:56 PM

I'll be sure to NEVER live in NY.

I do look forward to leaving california though. May/june of 2011, and hopefully i'm outta this taco stand.

TLAM Strike · 08-18-10, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Moeceefus

Sounds like NY lately.

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Originally Posted by ivank

Yes, very much New York

If that's the case you and everyone else stay on your side of the state.

Unless its rush hour the traffic is not too bad here in Rochester.

krashkart · 08-19-10, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Unless its rush hour the traffic is not too bad here in Rochester.

QUICK!!! Everyone move to Rochester!!

Weiss Pinguin · 08-19-10, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Personally, I think LA is a great place to be from. I have no desire to ever go back.

I dunno how people live there... Terrorists every other day, mega earthquakes, Jack Bauer...

Actually that sounds pretty righteous

FIREWALL · 08-19-10, 10:14 AM

Joe and Martha and their herd of kids come here to see Disneyland and never leave.

August · 08-19-10, 11:12 AM

I don't think California is that big a people magnet anymore.

A one way 10' U-haul truck rental from San Francisco to Dallas $1219.00
Same truck one way rental from Dallas to San Francisco $743.00

Ducimus · 08-19-10, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Joe and Martha and their herd of kids come here to see Disneyland and never leave.

They must be filthy rich. You know a one day ticket costs like 80-90 bucks now i hear? I know they just raised their prices recently. I'll never go there again, its just too expensive.

TLAM Strike · 08-19-10, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

QUICK!!! Everyone move to Rochester!!

Party at my house, bring you own beer and ammo!

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Originally Posted by Weiss Pinguin

I dunno how people live there... Terrorists every other day, mega earthquakes, Jack Bauer...

Actually that sounds pretty righteous

Jack Bauer moved to New York... then got canceled...

Tchocky · 08-19-10, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I don't think California is that big a people magnet anymore.

A one way 10' U-haul truck rental from San Francisco to Dallas $1219.00
Same truck one way rental from Dallas to San Francisco $743.00

Nice way to measure it, never would have thought of that

Pioneer · 08-19-10, 08:19 PM

It's not just L.A.

My 40 minute commute in San Diego yesterday....3 hours 8 minutes.

...for no particular reason.

The traffic report; "Yeah the 5 and the 8 are at a standstill. There's no accident, everyone left work at the same time."

FIREWALL · 08-19-10, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

They must be filthy rich. You know a one day ticket costs like 80-90 bucks now i hear? I know they just raised their prices recently. I'll never go there again, its just too expensive.

That's why their broke and can't go back to Arkansaw or Oklahoma.

So they signup for welfare and stay here.

08-18-10, 04:10 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	If it's not CalTrans, it'll be Obama For some stupid reason which I can't figure out, people like to move to and live in California. As a Native here, this drives me batty since every year it gets worse and worse. Kinda like apartment rent. It only goes up, not down. A one bedroom in upland, next to the projects, runs 1100 dollars a month, with a 20 to 40 dollar increase annually. So needless to say, IT'S CROWDED HERE. (How I wish all these out of state people would back where they came from.) Anywho, with all that people congestion comes traffic congestion. And with that congestion there are certain things you can count on. 1.) Mentality of drivers: "Me first" and "Not in front of me". Everyones stepping over some idiot trying to get to where they are going. The more people crowding up the place, the less patience people have. 2.) There is always traffic. And if there is no traffic, fear not, CalTrans will make some for you! Thus, there is always traffic. Now throw Obama's visit in on top of that. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,7604411.story That article doesn't say so, but I've heard of people being stuck in traffic for THREE to FOUR HOURS because of Obama. I don't care who you are, you DO NOT shut down a freeway..... ANY freeway, in southern california during rush hour.

08-18-10, 04:51 PM	#3
ivank The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington, Long Island, New York Posts: 1,426 Downloads: 284 Uploads: 0	Yes, very much New York __________________ Head of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod Team Leutnant z. S. David U. Ziegler U-105 IXB On Patrol 1

08-18-10, 04:56 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I remember when the Queen of England came to visit LA, there were signs by the road that read Keep LA beautiful, take someone with you when you leave. Personally, I think LA is a great place to be from. I have no desire to ever go back. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Joe and Martha and their herd of kids come here to see Disneyland and never leave. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-19-10, 11:12 AM	#10
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't think California is that big a people magnet anymore. A one way 10' U-haul truck rental from San Francisco to Dallas $1219.00 Same truck one way rental from Dallas to San Francisco $743.00 __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Moeceefus 中国水兵 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New York Posts: 278 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Sounds like NY lately.

08-18-10, 04:56 PM	#5
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I'll be sure to NEVER live in NY. I do look forward to leaving california though. May/june of 2011, and hopefully i'm outta this taco stand.

08-19-10, 08:19 PM	#14
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It's not just L.A. My 40 minute commute in San Diego yesterday....3 hours 8 minutes. ...for no particular reason. The traffic report; "Yeah the 5 and the 8 are at a standstill. There's no accident, everyone left work at the same time." __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles