 Really not that bad, but you do not want to live here
I have lived through the 71 earthquake, barely effected us, I lived through the Whittier narrows earthquake, saw a few buildings fall down, no big deal, lived through the Loma Prieta one, no big deal for us here in SoCal, the Nrothridge one, I was about 40 miles north of it, no big deal, lost power for a day, believe me, it is not going to fall into the ocean. Have more trouble with rain, mudslides and landslides. But you do not want to live here, rents are outrageous 1 bedroom old apt = $1k a month, houses over $2k per month (these are old places too) new homes $650k for a 30-40 year old 1500 square foot house, traffic sucks, gas at $2.50 a gallon, to go 20 miles to work, an hour to an hour and 15 minutes, lines everywhere. Cost of a movie ticket $10, Disneyland $55 for admission. Dinner for two, no drinks at a nice, non-chain place = $200. I am getting to hate Southern California and am making plans to get out of here ASAP. And I have lived here for most of my life. Go to the Beach (if not closed due to pollution) parking spot takes an hour or two to find, people 20 inches away from you on the sand, go skiing, takes 4 hours to get there (2 hour drive in distance anyplace eles), wait in line forever to get on the ski lift, etc. etc. etc. Gangs are everywhere even in "nice" neighborhoods. I want OUT |