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Old 06-20-2009, 10:09 AM
 
Location: southern california
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not so its not crowded we just like to be together a lot.
not so we do not have crime here, just lots and lots of terrible misunderstandings.
yes true we have no winter here.
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Old 06-20-2009, 10:09 AM
 
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These are really GREAT posts and I am glad that I started the thread. Even though it has raised much controversy I think it has helped many people and that was my goal when I started it. Life isn't easy right at the current time (anywhere on this planet) for any of us and hopefully people will understand that no matter where they go times are tough. Right now we all need to choose wisely if being faced with a move. Thanks to all of you for sharing and hopefully I haven't made too many enemies on this thread. It wasn't my intention to do so.

No, thank you Raelyn! I have learned quite a bit from this thread and I'm always excited to read posts from people who lived in LA/OC long before I was even born.
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Old 06-20-2009, 03:22 PM
 
Location: Flower Mound, Texas
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No, thank you Raelyn! I have learned quite a bit from this thread and I'm always excited to read posts from people who lived in LA/OC long before I was even born.
Peace and have a nice day!! Enjoy life
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Old 06-22-2009, 06:22 AM
 
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Yea, this is true, however I would submit that there was another peak in the mid 80's.

I lived in LA and attended those games. It was a highlight for me in my life. Now I live in N W WA and am working on how much $$ I can rent my house for as some of the venues are in my area. Isn't is wierd how times change.
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Old 06-22-2009, 04:18 PM
 
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I lived in LA and attended those games. It was a highlight for me in my life. Now I live in N W WA and am working on how much $$ I can rent my house for as some of the venues are in my area. Isn't is wierd how times change.

Yup, times do change. You know, there are still a few clues around the area to indicate that the games were once there. I was at a museum right off FIG street and the bench I sat on had the engraving of the Olympic rings on it; it was the original concrete bench.
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Old 06-22-2009, 05:30 PM
 
Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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I would submit that there was another peak in the mid 80's.

I sense this myself. Can't put a finger on it but the LA teams were winning and LA was (one of) the the centers of punk and new wave.
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Old 06-23-2009, 02:03 AM
 
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Yup, times do change. You know, there are still a few clues around the area to indicate that the games were once there. I was at a museum right off FIG street and the bench I sat on had the engraving of the Olympic rings on it; it was the original concrete bench.
I moved from LA to Seattle in 1991, but I remember that during the Olympics, there were many paintings of athletes done on buildings that could be seen from the Hollywood FWY. Did they survive?
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Old 06-23-2009, 09:15 AM
 
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Ha! Giant bathtub! Great analogy!
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Old 06-23-2009, 09:21 AM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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The U.S. seems like a giant bathtub with waves of people sloshing from one side to the other, looking for some magic combo platter of living standards. California is definitely crowded. It's strange to drive over the desert and mountains there, where you hardly see anyone, and then you cross that last ridge and there's a massive traffic jam all up and down the coast. Now they've all discovered Arizona, Idaho and of course, Seattle, which I hear is getting just as crowded.
LOL - Seattle is a lousey place to live.
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Old 06-23-2009, 10:14 AM
 
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There REALLY is good and bad about every place. I currently live in New Orleans and I am planning a move in August to the OC area. There is Nowhere better or more terrible than The Big Easy. Our murder rate is the highest in the U.S. Our schools are terrible!(I mean really terrible) and I found a relatively nice place to live. Traffic you say? We have traffic and know one uses a turn signal...EVER! I spend more than 55 mins in the morning driving less than 15 miles. There is really nothing for kids to do around here. Unless you like fishing,hunting,and drinking yourself into a coma this is not the place for you. Natural disasters you say? We are the capitol city of natural disasters!!

My point to all of this is there are BAD places everywhere even in good areas!! The OC is no different.
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