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Coyoteskye, I, too, love my Mexican food, as does my wife. We just prefer to have it cooked and served by people who are in the country legally and aren't reconquistas bringing their entire village with them.
By the way, the food tastes just as good!
Yesterday we lunched for the first time at a Sonora style restaurant in a small town right on the lake. The food was authentic, homemade and delicious.
Nevergoingback, please take a step back, take a deep breath and look at your grammar. I think you may be right on your criticism of Santa Maria schools.
However, your comments on SLO and SB counties do not show much familiarity with either.
You may want to plan a trip, eat at the Far Western, hike the sand dunes, taste some wine at the wineries, bicycle Foxen canyon, or Tepusquet (start at 166, tis abit easier to do the canyon down hill. Visit the village in Arroyo Grande, walk across the swinging bridge (tourists love that) head out to Lopez Lake, rent a boat, go for a ride. Then off to Avila, walk the promenade, head out to Petes on the pier for fish tacos, watch the dolphins play.
Get to know the area, there is a lot to do, and you don't have to be rich.
Enough with cheap shots. My grammer is bad now?
Bro, I don't think that you understand that I grew up in that area, and in my mind, seem to know more about it than you.
You sound like you've lived there for 5 minutes.
You aren't telling me about any places I don't already know.
I've given my opinions (and some facts) about SB county. You just disregard them as being wrong.
Later on teach!!
FWIW Righetti is not in SM. I graduated from there and I am very successful.
mmmm Can you name the only freshwater lake in Santa Barbara County? Did you know that there are no natural freshwater lakes in San Luis Obispo County?
Cachuma. Science camp!! Good stuff.
No I didn't know that, I always thought that Naci and SA were reserviors (not natural). I would have guessed Lopez was natural though.
OK, Righetti, is not inside the city limits of SM.
Orcutts cool.
The natural beauty of Ca. will always be great. I've liked every state that I've lived in. I just think that are better places to raise children rather than SM ( Ca. in general). In the 80's it was cool, now alot has changed.
mmmmm Do you what state has the most manmade lakes?
I believe in taking care of myself, not relying on government to tell me what I can and can't do. California is one place where it's becoming increasingly more difficult to make decisions for myself, because government agencies are dictating what I'm permitted to do. Some of the legislation that has passed or has been considered includes:
This isn't the state to be for the person believing in hard work for an honest buck. They perpetuate the mentality of "lets pool our resources and take care of everyone else" to the point where it is financially not worth it to do anything but take a government handout.
Want to work hard to get ahead? Forget about it here. Unless you have mad connections or are really great at playing politics, you're going to find foreigners and minorities promoted ahead of everyone else and the average Joe sweating over losing his "at will" job in a capricious employer's economy.
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Restrictions on self protection and self defense. In California, it is very difficult for the average person to obtain a concealed carry permit, even though it's easy to do in many other states. Use of a firearm in a self defense shooting within one's home will even normally lead to long, drawn out legal proceedings because California does not have a "Castle Doctrine" that protects homeowners.
These are just a few examples of the many reasons people want to leave California. It has become way too much of a "nanny state" for those that are able to think and do for themselves.
I wouldn't be surprised if the person breaking into someone's home didn't have a case to sue them for cutting their leg on the window they broke into or similar crap. Self-defense isn't understood here.
Cachuma. Science camp!! Good stuff. It is Zaca Lake, Lopez and Cachuma are both Reservoirs.
No I didn't know that, I always thought that Naci and SA were reserviors (not natural). I would have guessed Lopez was natural though.
OK, Righetti, is not inside the city limits of SM.
Orcutts cool.
The natural beauty of Ca. will always be great. I've liked every state that I've lived in. I just think that are better places to raise children rather than SM ( Ca. in general). In the 80's it was cool, now alot has changed.
mmmmm Do you what state has the most manmade lakes? Oklahoma
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This isn't the state to be for the person believing in hard work for an honest buck. They perpetuate the mentality of "lets pool our resources and take care of everyone else" to the point where it is financially not worth it to do anything but take a government handout.
Want to work hard to get ahead? Forget about it here. Unless you have mad connections or are really great at playing politics, you're going to find foreigners and minorities promoted ahead of everyone else and the average Joe sweating over losing his "at will" job in a capricious employer's economy.
Sure, the social programs have gone overboard in CA, but let's not exaggerate and say that it's not worth it to do anything but take a government handout. Maybe some find that lifestyle acceptable (I've met some of them) but most Californians would not be better off if they just stopped working and accepted government help. That's a little extreme. Working hard still pays off in CA. You might have to work a little harder in CA, but the reward is there - hell, more than half of my good friends are examples of this.
And the only time I've seen foreigners or minorities taking peoples' jobs is if they are more skilled, or at least almost as skilled and will cost the company less - that's just part of business though. You can sit there and blame the foreigners, but so long as they're there legally, it's not their fault. It's a matter of building up skills to be competitive in today's/tomorrow's job market. Maybe you've seen specific examples that counter this argument, but let's not go as far as saying that's the norm.
Coyoteskye, I, too, love my Mexican food, as does my wife. We just prefer to have it cooked and served by people who are in the country legally and aren't reconquistas bringing their entire village with them.
By the way, the food tastes just as good!
Yesterday we lunched for the first time at a Sonora style restaurant in a small town right on the lake. The food was authentic, homemade and delicious.
Actually, i don't like Mexican food.
It makes me toot.
And i can't deal with cheese.
And i can't get into an illegal immigration discussion 'cause i'm not qualified to do so.
Obviously, it's a problem although i sure don't experience it up here on the central coast and the Mexican Americans and Mexicans (how does one know the diff? - i don't and actually don't care) up here are an organic and integral part of the scene and California without the Mexican influence (dating how far back now?) would not be CA.
My experience with Mexican American folks here in the Santa Cruz area has only been positive and i, speaking generally, like their vibe.
And i prefer diversity.
Living in an all white / homogeneous community is just weird for me.
I'm not talking about gang people and regardless of country of origin and/or race, they s_ _ _. (can i say that?)
My mom was from the show-me state btw so you get a pass ... to a point ... but watch your step.
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