considering moving to SF

[desmoquattro]

You have not truly disliked new hippies until you live in Hawaii.

...or until you catch a bunch of dumb hippies using your sidewalk as a bathroom. We were going to bed the other night when BikerGoddess noticed some hippie girl peeing next to my commuter bike. I grabbed the nearest intimidating weapon...an old cane BG used when she had sciatica. It must've been a pretty funny sight...me chasing a hippie up my street with a cane. I almost wanted to yell "YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!"

[somegirl]

It's a good thing you're not thinking about Santa Cruz!

[hihhs]

...or until you catch a bunch of dumb hippies using your sidewalk as a bathroom. We were going to bed the other night when BikerGoddess noticed some hippie girl peeing next to my commuter bike. I grabbed the nearest intimidating weapon...an old cane BG used when she had sciatica. It must've been a pretty funny sight...me chasing a hippie up my street with a cane. I almost wanted to yell "YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!"

I have sooo become that guy. I really am in favor any lifestyle that makes people happy until someone else's stupidity violates my level of tolerance. Someone urinating on or near something of mine would definitely fall into that category.
I think we'd like to live in the city, but man it would take some getting used to. I'm sittin' by the pool right now and the only sounds I hear are birds and one of my dogs rooting around under a shrub. It is absolutely quiet. We are about 800 feet above sea level and a mile and half from the ocean, but I can often hear the surf at night.
BUT, I've never lived near a big city and I think it would be really exciting. The idea of renting in the city while looking for a place to buy is especially enticing. The ONLY concern is space for mutts. Now that I think of it, I also need to park a car, a truck, and the bike.

[hihhs]

It's a good thing you're not thinking about Santa Cruz!

I think we'd dig Santa Cruz, based solely on reading about it.
Is there a hippy infestation there?

[somegirl]

I think we'd dig Santa Cruz, based solely on reading about it.
Is there a hippy infestation there?

Santa Cruz probably has the highest hippy per capita ratio of anywhere in the US I can think of.

You'd love the landscape and the roads and many other things though.

[hihhs]

The landscape does look spectacular.

I loved your Halloween pic of the dogs!

[sugarcrook]

I don't know if it's been posted earlier in the thread, but I found housingmaps.com to be very helpful when moving to the west coast. 

[Spidey]

Santa Cruz probably has the highest hippy per capita ratio of anywhere in the US I can think of.

Here's an example -- my sister went to school at UC Santa Cruz.  She spent her last two years without a dorm room.  Instead, she and a 'community' of folks--some students, some locals--lived in the woods.  Yup, they lived in the woods with drum circles and pagan rituals and all.  She'd keep stuff in a locker on campus and would study in the library, but otherwise, had a lean-to or a tent or sumptin' like that for shelter.  She didn't use deodorant or shave her legs (hadn't for years) and started making her own clothes and growing her own food.  

Fast forward two decades, she moved to Arizona and became a Republican.

[hihhs]

Fast forward two decades, she moved to Arizona and became a Republican.

Clearly AZ has some mad powerful republican mojo!

[Desmostro]

I hadn't even thought of the roads! I was thinking TRACK!
Oh and restaurants, concerts, general availability of goods and services.
Roads!?!? SWEET!

Ya. Roooooooooads...
Official Favorite roads & twistys pics:
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=30212.msg523455#msg523455

So many you can't count them all on your fingers and toes. Just around here.

[hihhs]

I now have road envy

[hihhs]

I don't know if it's been posted earlier in the thread, but I found housingmaps.com to be very helpful when moving to the west coast. 

Thanks. That is a hugely helpful supplement to Craigslist. I had not heard of that site.

[johnc]

Fast forward two decades, she moved to Arizona and became a Republican.

oh .... the shame!!! 

[johnc]

I almost wanted to yell "YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!"

using his best "hank hill" impersonation ...

[Michael Moore]

I was talking about Grandpa Michael.

F'in whippersnappers.