Originally Posted by
Jack
... maybe if you like crowds and high taxes. California was a nice place once.
The desolate countryside bores me to shit,
and high taxes mean more services and conveniences that you don't have to worry about yourself.
I, for example, don't have to own a pickup to bring my trash to the dump,
and if I did, I might throw myself into the trash compacter instead.
I like being tied into municipal gas and water, and sewage lines.
Some apparently don't.
I like having actual sidewalks in front of my house.
Some don't.
Coastal living, Atlantic or Pacific, is simply a different mindset than goes with living in the interior.
It suits me. It's not going to suit everybody.
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
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