The future of California (Arnold: houses, living, shop)

[crystalblue]

Did one for Floriduh, lets see opinions on Cali

Where do you see California in 5 years? 10?

[Snort]

As predicted by many, California will fall off into the sea............in 5.4 gazillion years.
In 5 years, Arnold will no longer be governor (can we hear a 'yaaaay'!?)
In 10 years, Arnold will be the presidentator of the planet (booooo!)

[Lovehound]

Originally Posted by crystalblue

Did one for Floriduh, lets see opinions on Cali

Are you speaking of Cali, Colombia? If so you should have posted this in C-D's South America section.

Oh, I see. You're from Florry. Or do you natives call it Flori or Florrie?

[JakeInSoCal]

i dunno. we have millions of people and a bad budget now. every in the world & it just feels like everythings falling down round us.

[EscapeCalifornia]

California is like an aging person that finds it harder and harder to recover after an illness. One day, it won't recover and will join the former economic powerhouses of the rust belt in a long, slow, decline into irrelevance.

[buckeyenative01]

I'm 25 and I don't think California flourished at any point in my short existence on this planet.

[Lovehound]

Originally Posted by buckeyenative01

I'm 25 and I don't think California flourished at any point in my short existence on this planet.

The operational word is "short," grasshopper.

Just because things are bad now doesn't mean they will be bad forever. But OTOH it doesn't mean that things won't get worse either.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by buckeyenative01

I'm 25 and I don't think California flourished at any point in my short existence on this planet.

You just missed it.

[CaliDude1]

I am not sure what California's future will be. I am in my early 30s, so all the nostalgia about the "good ole days" does nothing for me. Plus the past is never coming back, anyway. There is no need to live in it.

Looking forward I hope things get better for California. It is my home state and I still love it here. I will do my part to help make it better. If I couldn't live in California I would probably move to another country. I see a lot of the same problems here in other states. That is why I have not jumped up and moved. Sometimes running to another place is not the answer, especially if the same problems are developing there.

Also, the "best years" point is relative. I am sure there are folks who think California was better prior to the 50s. There may be some who miss the 90s. And still others want to go back to the 70s. Its all about preference. I'll stick with today and look forward.

[Twinkle Toes]

I totally agree, CaliDude. Happiness and "good ol' days" are what YOU make of it. I too am a native Californian. I loved being here in the 80's and I think of that era as my "good ol' days", but I love it here still, so I am living some "good ol' days" now as well!