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Old 02-11-2011, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Plano, TX
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I know that it is a little early yet for me to be thinking about retirement (I' am 26) but when the time does come, I would like to move to either the Central Coast of California (between Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara) or Southern Orange County (since it is far out from LA and SD). I love the scenery of both areas and the fact that both have a smaller/rural feeling to them. The specific places that I was looking at were San Clmente and Dana Point in S. OC and San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Morro Bay and Monterey along the central coast.

I like the fact that both areas are far from the chaos of the major cities in each region, but what I would like to know are the pros and cons of each from someone who is already retired or approaching retirement. Thank you!
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Old 02-12-2011, 02:00 AM
 
Location: Columbia, California
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No where in OC will you escape the chaos.
SLO will give you a more reasonable housing.

My folks retired to Morro. Property went up in price after they bought their ranch. Cold winters and hot summers if you are close to the 101. On the beach more mild.
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Old 02-12-2011, 08:07 AM
 
Location: San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties
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Back in the olden days when I was in the Navy in San Diego there was a gap of rural land between San Diego and near Anaheim, there was the Marine Base but in addition from Oceanside north was rural, today it is all one mass of people, buildings and concrete. O'course, if everyone retires to SLO county it will look like OC, and there are developers more than willing to do that to SLO.
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Old 02-12-2011, 08:09 AM
 
Location: Everywhere and Nowhere
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Depend on whether you want to live around a bunch of old people (SLO).
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Old 02-12-2011, 09:07 AM
 
Location: SW MO
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Depend on whether you want to live around a bunch of old people (SLO).
Yeah! Dang those old people anyway. Just sign me

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Old 02-13-2011, 12:14 PM
 
Location: Plano, TX
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No where in OC will you escape the chaos.
SLO will give you a more reasonable housing.

My folks retired to Morro. Property went up in price after they bought their ranch. Cold winters and hot summers if you are close to the 101. On the beach more mild.
Yeah, that's true, but at least San Clemente and Dana Point are not anywhere near as bad as areas farther to the north (i.e. Irvine, Huntington Beach, ect.). South OC is a choice for me because of the amazing scenery (which is better than any coastal area in San Diego) and the slightly warmer water temps and air temps (I' am a surfer, so that's why that is of some importance).

However, I like the area around SLO alot, and the town itselt. The scenery up there is greener and the open countryside and Mountain scenery is amazing as well. The fact that SLO is no more than a few minutes from either Pismo Beach or Morro Bay is pretty cool. Also, the city of SLO itself is small/close-knit, but at the same time big enough that it also has everything that you would need or want for a town it's size. I always enjoyed my visits to San Luis Obispo and San Luis Obispo County in general. I believe that it is the California experience at it's best.

So as you can probably see, it is a very tough decision for me to make, since I really like both areas alot.
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Old 02-13-2011, 12:17 PM
 
Location: Plano, TX
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Yeah! Dang those old people anyway. Just sign me
lol. too funny! Where is that sign located anyway? I would be willing to bet that the older guy in the photo put that sign up just to be funny.
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Old 02-13-2011, 12:17 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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Somewhere near good medical facilities.
Somewhere near a university as there are activities.

But ultimately, I think, I'd rather be near my family, kids, and grandkids regardless of where they lived.
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Old 02-13-2011, 01:21 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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lol. too funny! Where is that sign located anyway? I would be willing to bet that the older guy in the photo put that sign up just to be funny.
Wish I knew and you're probably right.

But at least we can figure out how the old farts know to cross there. I still haven't figured how deer know where to cross despite the signs.
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Old 02-13-2011, 01:46 PM
 
Location: State of Jefferson coast
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lol. too funny! Where is that sign located anyway? I would be willing to bet that the older guy in the photo put that sign up just to be funny.
The icon on the sign was photo-shopped from the picture of the guy. You can see that the posture of the silhouette exactly matches the perspective of the pedestrian. No one could match a pose that exactly.
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