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   Bobby
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   Pretz and Keri .. it must have been a long, long time since you were in SoCal, especially Sandy Eggo? Spring Valley has an 8-lane highway through it and is no longer rural; Mission Beach (all the beaches) are unsafe because of gang activity. Even little, hidden-away Warner Springs is no longer little or hidden; ditto tiny Emerald Lake .. it's private, and lined with 4-story homes. Last time I tried fishing at Santee, the people were three deep (casting over the top of each other) all the way around every lake. There were fights ..literally! .. to get close to the water. (I won, though)

   Didn't mean to hijack the thread .. sorry folks! I'm simply stunned that anyone would go to SoCal nowadays. G'night (errr...morning!) to all. It's way past this old gal's bedtime.

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   copmom
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   Yes, I remember the shack at the end of the pier, what a coincidence that they are now your neighbors! Also remember going to the beach to watch the high waves when the quake hit Alaska, and they were predicting tidal waves all the way down to SD. We used to go to the pier to fish when the croaker were spawning, boy I miss fresh caught fish! My favorite is sea bass.
   And you're right Bobby, when we lived in Mission Beach back in the late 50's - early 60's, it was all young couples with kids. Mostly military - Navy. Last time we went through there it seemed to be all bars, and tattoo parlors. When we first moved to Vista it was all orange/avocado groves. The orange blossom fragrance at night was wonderful. Then they took all those down and our view became red tile roofs!
   When they put in a development, they put in at least 500 homes. So much for the peaceful life. From our front window we had a great view of Sleeping Indian Mountain to the north, as well as snow capped Big Bear when it was clear. At that time, everyone thought, wow, what a view! Now, here in the mountains, we really have some views!! I wouldn't go back if you paid me. For that matter, I don't think we could afford to go back. Homes that were $165th are now $500th plus! Who can afford that?

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   Bobby
   Member

   CopMom, it must have been so frustrating for you to have your beautiful view chipped away like that! Sure glad you have an even better view now. The Carolinas are heaven on earth.

   I remember fishing on the pier when my son was a baby. I would secure him in his stroller and secure it to the pier so he could fish. The boy could hardly walk and was catching fish big enough to pull him in. He is still an avid fisherman 40 years later. Do you remember the strawberry fields above Oceanside, and how lovely the drive down Hwy 76W used to be?

   Beneath the pier was a ice cream shoppe, and those are the folks that moved in across the highway. The bait shack and eatery at the end of the pier were washed away by high tides a long, long time ago. When the pier was rebuilt, they put in a fancy-schmancy restaurant.

   Remember tiny Murietta? It's more like San Diego now!

   I'm with you, not even a winning lottery ticket could entice me to set foot in California again.

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   copmom
   Member

   Bobby, yes I remember the strawberry fields. Just talked to a friend in La Costa the other night, and the flower fields are still there below Carlsbad. But, he said they now charge $8.50 to tour it, and behind it is Lego World! As for 76 being a lovely drive, that's the way we went to Price Club in 15 min., which became 1-1/2 hrs. They never widened it to cover the extra traffic. We used to feed ducks in the lagoon by Mayco, wonder if that's still there? I used to wonder who in the world would ever want to live in Poway or Rancho Bernardo.. there was no place to shop, just houses! Look at it now! I think the bait shop washed away in the high tides from that tsunami/quake in Alaska that year. There we all stood at the beach watching humongous waves coming in, never giving a thought that we might get washed away! DUH! Another place I heard has really grown is Temecula.. used to pass there on the way to San Bernardino, and if you blinked you missed it. Now all that heavy traffic in Escondio are commuters going to work from Temecula. Last time we went there, in '96, at that time we said it hadn't changed a bit, but there was just a lot more of it! Every place that was an empty space was built on.

   By the way, our "kids" are in their 40's too.

   Posted 16 years ago #

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