tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post6760634404276340884..comments2024-03-28T16:58:17.705-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Unclear on the market conceptGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-91712640441316998052012-10-12T04:15:12.582-04:002012-10-12T04:15:12.582-04:00Sir, you are most kind indeed, and if Georgia come...Sir, you are most kind indeed, and if Georgia comes up (and I suppose it might) I will take you up on your offer.<br /><br />I do have to say that there was one family who moved here from Atlanta, and we recruited their son into the Cub Scouts. That boy is such a polite young man, and a cheerful one too. I told the parents what a well mannered son they had, and they thanked me, and told us about having come from Atlanta- I got it right away. Polite children (in the proper sense) are a rarity here. Georgia's been on the short list ever since.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261739259295914188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-57565123444390091762012-10-11T11:26:19.923-04:002012-10-11T11:26:19.923-04:00"I can only shrug and plead that I don't ...<i>"I can only shrug and plead that I don't leave because my entire family is here (well, till my in-laws moved to Las Vegas), and I can't rebuild a clientele in my field very quickly. Otherwise, I think I'd have been out a year and a half ago."</i><br /><br />Douglas,<br /><br />If at anytime you want to trek across the bottom half of the nation to Green Acres, I'll be happy to put you in touch with a good real estate person and a neighbor who is an exec in one of the commercial construction outfits in the region. They have seen a spike in the heretofore dead commercial construction bid'ness. Anticipation of a rout in D.C.? <br /><br />Anyway, I'm fairly certain a good Architect would have no problem in this area, not to mention we have some pretty good schools, UofGa, Ga. Tech, and multitudes of community campuses, where you might teach. So bring your family, there's plenty of room between where I live and the Smokies. Escape before the quarantine man!bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-69419494407312697092012-10-11T02:17:53.433-04:002012-10-11T02:17:53.433-04:00Oh, as the (apparently) last remaining California ...Oh, as the (apparently) last remaining California representative to the Hall, I can only shrug and plead that I don't leave because my entire family is here (well, till my in-laws moved to Las Vegas), and I can't rebuild a clientele in my field very quickly. Otherwise, I think I'd have been out a year and a half ago.<br /><br />It's a shame what they've done to the once Golden State. All the advantages we have, squandered. At least you all can point at us and convince your neighbors not to let your state or the country become like us.<br /><br />Just an anecdotal aside- perhaps there's some hope- where I live, in 2008 there were Obama yard signs and bumper stickers everywhere. This time, I could count on one hand how many bumper stickers I've seen, and I think I've seen a total of two yard signs. I was in the San Francisco bay area last weekend to visit family, and couldn't believe how few yard signs and bumper stickers I saw. I saw a total of two- yes two- yard signs for Obama (and there were no shortage of signs regarding some local ballot measure), and one for Gary Johnson. I even saw a Romney sign. Only a handful of bumper stickers. I think this election may not be so close after all- at least I'm hoping. douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261739259295914188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-64929471445584069022012-10-10T17:40:46.441-04:002012-10-10T17:40:46.441-04:00I've been out of N. Ca. since 1970ish, IIRC. ...I've been out of N. Ca. since 1970ish, IIRC. <br /><br />I have to admit I loved the state, then. Nowadays, it seems to be trying to live up to the slang description of the land of fruits and nuts. <br /><br />Sad indeed, but I also grow more nervous by the day that a quarantine is not put in place on the once Golden State.bthunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789441349826379510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-14695687493645149922012-10-10T16:29:14.473-04:002012-10-10T16:29:14.473-04:00I was asked a decade or so ago if I would be inter...I was asked a decade or so ago if I would be interested in working in California. I said no, because of taxes, earthquakes, and politics. The pilot-seeking gent sighed and allowed that while his part of the state was quite conservative, it did have the occasional earthquake, and he could do nothing about the taxes. I won't even consider applying for a job in CA now.<br /><br />LittleRed1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-8812686203890838542012-10-10T12:45:03.988-04:002012-10-10T12:45:03.988-04:00I got out of California about 5 minutes after I re...I got out of California about 5 minutes after I retired. Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.com