Re: Relocating - need advice

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:41:58 -0400, the renowned keith
<krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 05:41:55 -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:09:01 -0400, the renowned keith
>> <krw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:51:58 +0000, Rich Grise wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 01:28:15 -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 22 Jul 2005 19:28:12 -0700, the renowned Winfield Hill
>>>>> <Winfield_member@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>AntiriadElectronics wrote...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pardon me because this is off-topic, but it is important. I have been
>>>>>>> asked to move with my company to San Diego California, and I need some
>>>>>>> reference point to compare what they are offering. Can anyone tell me:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> San Diego is expensive. It's also well-built-up and crowded, with good
>>>>>> but full freeways, etc. Whether its fabulous weather, etc., is worth
>>>>>> the rest is a function of where you're moving from, and what you like.
>>>>>
>>>>> The San Diego area is one of the most attractive in North America,
>>>>> IMHO.
>>>>
>>>> There are no ugly people in San Diego. There's a checkpoint on I-5,
>>>> where they turn away the ugly people. So, hope you're good-looking! ;-)
>>>
>>>Gee, doesn't Gay Bacon live in the area? No such flimsy butterfly net is
>>>going to catch him! (I've been through that stop and I guess WASPs
>>>weren't on the most wanted list that day ;-).
>>
>> Nah, he's in Orange County. More than an hour away under best-case I-5
>> conditions.
>
>"Best case"? IIRC it only took me two hours, by rental bomb, from
>SAN to Palm Springs, right by Escondido, including the slowdown for the
>"paper check".

It's > 100 miles, and there's bound to be traffic somewhere.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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