Fellow TAC-southerlies, I have accepted a new job in the Thousand Oaks area and will be commuting there (drive up on Mon, drive back on Fri) until next summer,...
First you leave us, then you leave the TACos in the south. It's a good thing you can make friends fast Paul! Congrats on the new job. It sounds like a real...
Hey Michelle, Somehow, I knew you'd be the first to reply. ;-) Thanks for the kind thoughts. I'm not looking forward to nine months of living on my own...
So what's the job Paul? Inquiring minds want to know! Yes, that time away from family is pretty tough. Michelle ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi Paul, T.O. huh? Who ya workin for? :D T.O. is a bit wetter. Meaning they can get rain that Santa Barbara gets that never makes it as far south as L.A,...
... From bbc.co.uk: "Anyone who is even marginally familiar with the porn industry will know that the San Fernando Valley is the place where virtually all...
Hey, I represent that statement. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley! ;-) Yeah, its true. My brother used to work for a big porn printing shop not more...
... Me too. Lived there till I was about 24. I was unaware of the local industry. My favorite parts of being there were: Sandy Koufax The Lakers Griffith Park...
Hey Jeff, Thanks for all the info! I don't plan on living in TO. Drove around yesterday, and yes it's lovely and most of the homes are new and big, but it...
1953-1972, the good old days. Both my wife's and my family still live there. I grew up in Reseda/Mission Hills/Chatsworth. Family in Encino, Chatsworth and...
Great idea but you better love to spend time before and after work in the car. You sound like your familiar enough with the area to know. ... [Non-text...
... Sepulveda, went to James Monroe High School. Richard Ozer up there in NorCal was at Birmingham High School when I was at Monroe. Lived after high school...
Sounds like we overlapped pretty heavily. I went to Monroe for one year. 1967-68, I think. Moved to NorCal for about 3 years (Humboldt) and then Santa...
Sorry to hear that, but TO!, I don't know how people can live like that in the SF valley. Good luck and all I can say is they better be paying you a ton. ... ...
... Live like what? You're staking out a strongly-held position without letting us know much about it. BTW, as previously stated, I'm not enamored with TO so...
Yeah, especially from Santa Monica to T.O. which isn't even in LA county. :-( T.O. is not even considered part of LA and is actually much closer to Ventura....
... I could make do with a beach house at Zuma. Paul ;-) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a...
... Me too. Did lot of body surfing there. Tried it again in my 30s and knew then I wasn't 18 anymore! Paul's going to have a great time in the LA area....
... There is no Shangri-La. Everything is a compromise in one way or another.* I like the idea of being closer to LSA, the Bay Area, the Sierras, Yosemite,...
My wife lived in Alemeda way back when (before I met her). On a place I think was called 'Captains Row', or something like that. Nice area. But it did not seem...
Well yes and no. FWIW I take a train from Fullerton to Los Angeles Union Station and LA to Pasadena everyday. Leave the house at 5:30am and am home at 6pm....