California gardening?

[Alt.California@gmail.com]

Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.

Thanks in advance!

[Bill Rose]

In article om>,
wrote:

> Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>
> Thanks in advance!

Certainly is cheaper inland but the central valley in the summer is HOT.
Talking 105 F with weeks off 100 F. I think the foothills is the latest
niche if you don't have to drive to work. I would think around an hour
from Redding, Sacremento or Fresno would be OK. All three are college
towns, so there would be some intellectual stimulation. Must be some
on-line realtors. Near Auburn, East of Sacremento, on Route 80, would
have you on the way up to Lake Tahoe. Down side would be that Sacremento
is a large employer, so the market may already be tight. I like hills
and lakes so, I'd probably prefer the Redding - Chico area. But if you
find the right house, it could be anywhere. Sit down before you look at
prices.

Good luck,
- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)

[Branson Hunter]

On May 30, 8:18 am, wrote:
> Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>
> Thanks in advance!

I think you need to narrow your query to Northern, Central or Southern
California. Then ask what towns or cities should be eliminated from
consideration.
California has scores of towns / cities that fit youdr requirments.

Branson

[Jan Flora]

In article
>,
Bill Rose > wrote:

> In article om>,
> wrote:
>
> > Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> > recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> > I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> > be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
>
> Certainly is cheaper inland but the central valley in the summer is HOT.
> Talking 105 F with weeks off 100 F. I think the foothills is the latest
> niche if you don't have to drive to work. I would think around an hour
> from Redding, Sacremento or Fresno would be OK. All three are college
> towns, so there would be some intellectual stimulation. Must be some
> on-line realtors. Near Auburn, East of Sacremento, on Route 80, would
> have you on the way up to Lake Tahoe. Down side would be that Sacremento
> is a large employer, so the market may already be tight. I like hills
> and lakes so, I'd probably prefer the Redding - Chico area. But if you
> find the right house, it could be anywhere. Sit down before you look at
> prices.
>
> Good luck,
> - Bill
> Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)

My mom's house is for sale in Georgetown, Calif. It's
within a reasonable commute to Sacramento (about an hour
away), but it's up in the foothills at 2500' MSL, so it
doesn't get the brutal summer heat of the valley and doesn't
get the deep snows of the High Sierra.

Gorgeous house -- my little brother, the building contractor,
built it. My mom, with her green thumb & PhD in botany, laid it
out for easy/good gardening (the house & yard). (The inside looked
like a conservatory. I quit travelling with my mom because she
was always stealing cuttings, then smuggling them across state/
international borders. I was *so* freaking worried that we'd
get busted!)

The house sits on one acre, has it's own well, propane backup
generator (the power can go out for a week at a time in the hills),
woodburning fireplace with a heatalator thingy'bob along with
um, I think propane heat. (Gee, I'm not sure what the primary
heat is.) Air conditioning. Killer view. Decks. 2 car garage.
1-1/2 bedrooms, 2 baths. (Ma didn't want any of us to move home.
She put a futon in a small room that would make an awesome
home office.) Walk-in master closet and the master bath is
bigger than my kitchen.

Mature pine trees, two cherished cedar trees and one oak tree
on the property.

The house is in USDA Zone 7. Cold enough for apple/pear trees.
Hot enough to grow tomatoes out in the yard. Very nice growing
season!

The town has, oh, maybe a couple of thousand people. It's an
old Gold Rush town. Lots of Victorian buildings downtown and
a big supermarket down in the new mall a mile down the highway
from downtown. Ma's house is about a mile from downtown, headed
"upcountry."

Email for details...

Jan in Alaska

--
Bedouin proverb: If you have no troubles, buy a goat.

[jangchub]

On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:

>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>
>Thanks in advance!

If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.

If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one very
short lived ice storm a year.

[T r a v i s]

"jangchub" > wrote in message
...
> On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
>
>>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
>>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
>>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>
> If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
> little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
> airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
> Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
>
> If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
> money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
> the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one very
> short lived ice storm a year.


Soquel is just East of Santa Cruz and way South of San Jose.
http://www.google.com/maps?q=Soquel,+CA,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

[Bill Rose]

In article <XKC7i.24632$NM.10368@trnddc02>,
"T r a v i s" > wrote:

> "jangchub" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
> >
> >>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> >>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> >>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> >>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance!
> >
> > If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
> > little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
> > airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
> > Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
> >
> > If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
> > money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
> > the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one very
> > short lived ice storm a year.
>
>
> Soquel is just East of Santa Cruz and way South of San Jose.
> http://www.google.com/maps?q=Soquel,+CA,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

The writer said "INLAND". Soquel is just off Hwy. 1 (the coast highway).
Most of the time it will be cool and overcast. On days when there is a
heatwave inland, it is very pleasant. Prices are probably in the
$800,000 - $1,200,000 range. Prices have gotten high all along the
coast. A little less near Morro Bay, west of San Luis Obispo.
The most affordable coastal homes would be up in Humbolt and Del Norte
Counties but they have more rain than most places in the "Land of
Eternal Spring and Summer".

Look at the foot hills away from large metropolises, so that you don't
have to compete with commuters for your best deal.
- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum

[T r a v i s]

"Bill Rose" > wrote in message
...
> In article <XKC7i.24632$NM.10368@trnddc02>,
> "T r a v i s" > wrote:
>
>> "jangchub" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
>> >
>> >>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>> >>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to
>> >>garden.
>> >>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me
>> >>to
>> >>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> > If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
>> > little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
>> > airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the
>> > ocean.
>> > Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in
>> > summer.
>> >
>> > If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
>> > money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
>> > the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one
>> > very
>> > short lived ice storm a year.
>>
>>
>> Soquel is just East of Santa Cruz and way South of San Jose.
>> http://www.google.com/maps?q=Soquel,+CA,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title
>
> The writer said "INLAND". Soquel is just off Hwy. 1 (the coast
> highway).
> Most of the time it will be cool and overcast. On days when there is a
> heatwave inland, it is very pleasant. Prices are probably in the
> $800,000 - $1,200,000 range. Prices have gotten high all along the
> coast. A little less near Morro Bay, west of San Luis Obispo.
> The most affordable coastal homes would be up in Humbolt and Del Norte
> Counties but they have more rain than most places in the "Land of
> Eternal Spring and Summer".
>
> Look at the foot hills away from large metropolises, so that you don't
> have to compete with commuters for your best deal.
> - Bill
> Coloribus gustibus non disputatum


It is also not North of San Jose or its airport.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

[Persephone]

On Wed, 30 May 2007 22:03:16 -0500, jangchub >
wrote:

>On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
>
>>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
>>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
>>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>
>If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
>little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
>airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
>Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
>
>If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
>money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
>the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one very
>short lived ice storm a year.

I was in Austin once...being a college town, it is somewhat more, uh,
less, uh, YOU know...than the rest of Texas.

But all things considered, would one really want to leave in Texas?

Persephone

(prepares to be shot down...)

[mleblanca]

On May 30, 3:42 pm, Branson Hunter > wrote:
> On May 30, 8:18 am, wrote:
>
> > Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> > recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> > I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> > be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>
> > Thanks in advance!
>
> I think you need to narrow your query to Northern, Central or Southern
> California. Then ask what towns or cities should be eliminated from
> consideration.
> California has scores of towns / cities that fit youdr requirments.
>
> Branson


I agree that you need to do a little traveling and research on NorCal,
SoCal and Central. There are too many small towns to even begin.
Inland could also mean Coast Range, Central Valley, Sierra Foothills.
Decide whether you want hot, foggy and damp, or snowy cold winters
etc.Growth rate, medical facilities, cultural: there's a lot to
consider.
Emilie
in NorCal Sacramento Valley

[Walter R.]

I lived all over California. For relaxed living at "reasonable" prices,
consider the foothils, roughly along Hy 49, the old Goldrush Country. From
Grass Valley to Mariposa. Around 2000 feet altitude. The Valley is very hot
in summer and very foggy in winter. The coast is cool/cold in summer and
mild in winter.

Look for the cost of real estate, in all locations, on Realtor.com

Keep in mind that you lose 3.5 degrees temperature for every 1000 feet
elevation and 1.5 degrees for every 100 miles of latitude. (A huge
difference between San Francisco and San Diego, and between San Francisco
and Lake Tahoe)

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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> Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>



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[bob[_4_]]

> -
> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>> recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
>> I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
>> be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!

CA is a place you retire FROM. Unless your a multi=millionaire. Very high
prices, high taxes, high prices, and the people suck. If you may be sending
kids to school, they'll become idiots. It's the land of being Politically
Correct. I would go to the NW - Or, WA. ID. Up state NY is very nice (buy a
4-wheel jeep). But CA would be my last choice. I live in San Diego, CA.

[Bill Rose]

In article >,
"bob" > wrote:

> > -
> > > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> >> Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> >> recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> >> I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> >> be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
>
> CA is a place you retire FROM. Unless your a multi=millionaire. Very high
> prices, high taxes, high prices, and the people suck. If you may be sending
> kids to school, they'll become idiots. It's the land of being Politically
> Correct. I would go to the NW - Or, WA. ID. Up state NY is very nice (buy a
> 4-wheel jeep). But CA would be my last choice. I live in San Diego, CA.

San Diego, a Navy city, a Republican City. California's version of
red-necks. Cops pack 45s. Their Representative "Duke" Cunningham was
just sentenced for selling defense contracts and the Fee Bees are
looking at the city to find out where the civil retirement funds went
to. The airport is a lot of fun too. Your plane will drop down among the
high rises before it lands. Exciting stuff. On the other hand, if you
are just passing through, there is Africa USA, the San Diego Zoo,
promenades along long sandy beaches and, a little place I like to call
Mexico.

There are good people who live there like my brother-in-law and my
brother lives just to the north. But then he is ex-marine (if there is
such a thing) and an ex-cop, so it kind of figures. He grows bananas in
his garden. No, not goes but, grows bananas.

Bob should take-up surfing and relax.

To the North East is Idyllwild, a community high in a pine forest,
overlooking Palms Springs and some serious desert.

As you move north in California, there is more and more of live and let
be attitude, until you get to us tree huggers.

- Bill

Coloribus gustibus non disputatum

[Bill Rose]

In article >, Persephone
wrote:

> On Wed, 30 May 2007 22:03:16 -0500, jangchub >
> wrote:
>
> >On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
> >
> >>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> >>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> >>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> >>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance!
> >
> >If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
> >little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
> >airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
> >Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
> >
> >If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
> >money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
> >the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one very
> >short lived ice storm a year.
>
> I was in Austin once...being a college town, it is somewhat more, uh,
> less, uh, YOU know...than the rest of Texas.
>
> But all things considered, would one really want to leave in Texas?
>
> Persephone
>
> (prepares to be shot down...)

I don't know about Texas, per se, but the oldest business in Austin is
Scholtz's Beir Garten:-) (if you put an umlaut over a "u" [u] it sounds
a lot like an English "o"). The it is an university town and then there
is the music. Austin, to me, sounds like an oasis,

- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum

[Bill Rose]

In article <%ZF7i.6539$XC3.3017@trnddc04>,
"T r a v i s" > wrote:

> "Bill Rose" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article <XKC7i.24632$NM.10368@trnddc02>,
> > "T r a v i s" > wrote:
> >
> >> "jangchub" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> >> >>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to
> >> >>garden.
> >> >>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me
> >> >>to
> >> >>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks in advance!
> >> >
> >> > If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
> >> > little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
> >> > airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the
> >> > ocean.
> >> > Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in
> >> > summer.
> >> >
> >> > If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
> >> > money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
> >> > the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one
> >> > very
> >> > short lived ice storm a year.
> >>
> >>
> >> Soquel is just East of Santa Cruz and way South of San Jose.
> >> http://www.google.com/maps?q=Soquel,+CA,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title
> >
> > The writer said "INLAND". Soquel is just off Hwy. 1 (the coast
> > highway).
> > Most of the time it will be cool and overcast. On days when there is a
> > heatwave inland, it is very pleasant. Prices are probably in the
> > $800,000 - $1,200,000 range. Prices have gotten high all along the
> > coast. A little less near Morro Bay, west of San Luis Obispo.
> > The most affordable coastal homes would be up in Humbolt and Del Norte
> > Counties but they have more rain than most places in the "Land of
> > Eternal Spring and Summer".
> >
> > Look at the foot hills away from large metropolises, so that you don't
> > have to compete with commuters for your best deal.
> > - Bill
> > Coloribus gustibus non disputatum
>
>
> It is also not North of San Jose or its airport.

Let me just have one final kick. In Soquel, you would be competeting
with people who work in $ilicon Valley for the homes. Perfect for
retirement.

- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum

[jangchub]

On Thu, 31 May 2007 16:30:47 GMT, "T r a v i s" > wrote:

>"jangchub" > wrote in message
...
>> On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
>>
>>>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>>>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
>>>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
>>>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance!
>>
>> If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
>> little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
>> airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
>> Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
>>
>> If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
>> money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
>> the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one very
>> short lived ice storm a year.
>
>
>Soquel is just East of Santa Cruz and way South of San Jose.
>http://www.google.com/maps?q=Soquel,+CA,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

Like I said, it's about an hour south of San Jose airport. I go on
retreat there every year in a Buddhist Dharma Center. I drive myself
from the airport to the place and I've been there enough to know where
it is, thanks. I don't think I mentioned anythng abut Santa Cruz.

[jangchub]

On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:19:20 -0700, Persephone wrote:


>I was in Austin once...being a college town, it is somewhat more, uh,
>less, uh, YOU know...than the rest of Texas.
>
>But all things considered, would one really want to leave in Texas?
>
>Persephone
>
>(prepares to be shot down...)

I have no idea what you just cryptically tried to say. I am from New
York where I lived on the ocean, which is where my mother lives to
this day and I wouldn't move back up there for any reason. Austin is
a hip, young city and its older croud are not put out to pasture. It's
a place full of retired people who think young and are vibrant.

So, please explain in English what you are trying to say.

[jangchub]

On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:45:03 -0700, Bill Rose >
wrote:

>I don't know about Texas, per se, but the oldest business in Austin is
>Scholtz's Beir Garten:-) (if you put an umlaut over a "u" [u] it sounds
>a lot like an English "o"). The it is an university town and then there
>is the music. Austin, to me, sounds like an oasis,
>
>- Bill
>Coloribus gustibus non disputatum

It's a beautiful place to live. Tons of city parks, bike trails
everywhere, public transportation, plenty of theater and all the
"acts" come through here. We see Carlin, Richard Lewis, Kathy
Griffin, Lion King full production, and there is a great orchestra
which hosts people like Nadia Salerno and there is nothing like he
music scene. We also have more wildflowers along the roads than any
state in the union, ecology minded people including a large gather of
people involved in the "Save Our Springs" project. There are natural
pools of clean water to swim in, amazing sunsets, the largest urban
bat colony in America, great shopping and a population of people, 67
percent which have higher education and of those, half have PhD level
educations.

I love it here. Houses are affordable and beautiful.

[T r a v i s]

"Bill Rose" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Persephone
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 30 May 2007 22:03:16 -0500, jangchub >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
>> >
>> >>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>> >>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to
>> >>garden.
>> >>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me
>> >>to
>> >>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> >If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
>> >little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
>> >airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
>> >Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
>> >
>> >If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
>> >money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
>> >the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one
>> >very
>> >short lived ice storm a year.
>>
>> I was in Austin once...being a college town, it is somewhat more, uh,
>> less, uh, YOU know...than the rest of Texas.
>>
>> But all things considered, would one really want to leave in Texas?
>>
>> Persephone
>>
>> (prepares to be shot down...)
>
> I don't know about Texas, per se, but the oldest business in Austin is
> Scholtz's Beir Garten:-) (if you put an umlaut over a "u" [u] it
> sounds
> a lot like an English "o"). The it is an university town and then
> there
> is the music. Austin, to me, sounds like an oasis,

What? No hookers in Austin?

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

[T r a v i s]

"jangchub" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:19:20 -0700, Persephone wrote:
>
>
>>I was in Austin once...being a college town, it is somewhat more, uh,
>>less, uh, YOU know...than the rest of Texas.
>>
>>But all things considered, would one really want to leave in Texas?
>>
>>Persephone
>>
>>(prepares to be shot down...)
>
> I have no idea what you just cryptically tried to say. I am from New
> York where I lived on the ocean, which is where my mother lives to
> this day and I wouldn't move back up there for any reason. Austin is
> a hip, young city and its older croud are not put out to pasture. It's
> a place full of retired people who think young and are vibrant.
>
> So, please explain in English what you are trying to say.


Texas produced Baby Bush. Figure it out.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

[T r a v i s]

"jangchub" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 31 May 2007 16:30:47 GMT, "T r a v i s" > wrote:
>
>>"jangchub" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
>>>
>>>>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>>>>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
>>>>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
>>>>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
>>> little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
>>> airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
>>> Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
>>>
>>> If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
>>> money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
>>> the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one
>>> very
>>> short lived ice storm a year.
>>
>>
>>Soquel is just East of Santa Cruz and way South of San Jose.
>>http://www.google.com/maps?q=Soquel,+CA,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title
>
> Like I said, it's about an hour south of San Jose airport. I go on
> retreat there every year in a Buddhist Dharma Center. I drive myself
> from the airport to the place and I've been there enough to know where
> it is, thanks. I don't think I mentioned anythng abut Santa Cruz.


Reread your post. You said North of the airport.

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> wrote in message
ups.com...
> Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
> I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
> be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

[Bill Rose]

In article <0R08i.387$bZ1.114@trnddc08>, "T r a v i s" >
wrote:

> "Bill Rose" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >, Persephone
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 30 May 2007 22:03:16 -0500, jangchub >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
> >> >>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to
> >> >>garden.
> >> >>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me
> >> >>to
> >> >>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks in advance!
> >> >
> >> >If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
> >> >little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
> >> >airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
> >> >Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
> >> >
> >> >If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
> >> >money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
> >> >the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one
> >> >very
> >> >short lived ice storm a year.
> >>
> >> I was in Austin once...being a college town, it is somewhat more, uh,
> >> less, uh, YOU know...than the rest of Texas.
> >>
> >> But all things considered, would one really want to leave in Texas?
> >>
> >> Persephone
> >>
> >> (prepares to be shot down...)
> >
> > I don't know about Texas, per se, but the oldest business in Austin is
> > Scholtz's Beir Garten:-) (if you put an umlaut over a "u" [u] it
> > sounds
> > a lot like an English "o"). The it is an university town and then
> > there
> > is the music. Austin, to me, sounds like an oasis,
>
> What? No hookers in Austin?

An oasis has hookers? If it did and, if I would, after the first several
pitchers of beer, the proposition would be moot any way.

- Bill
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)

[Persephone]

On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:01:04 -0500, jangchub >
wrote:

>On Thu, 31 May 2007 14:19:20 -0700, Persephone wrote:
>
>
>>I was in Austin once...being a college town, it is somewhat more, uh,
>>less, uh, YOU know...than the rest of Texas.
>>
>>But all things considered, would one really want to leave in Texas?
>>
>>Persephone
>>
>>(prepares to be shot down...)
>
>I have no idea what you just cryptically tried to say. I am from New
>York where I lived on the ocean, which is where my mother lives to
>this day and I wouldn't move back up there for any reason. Austin is
>a hip, young city and its older croud are not put out to pasture. It's
>a place full of retired people who think young and are vibrant.
>
>So, please explain in English what you are trying to say.

It was in English, but perhaps a little too subtle for vous.

[jangchub]

On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:12:12 GMT, "T r a v i s" > wrote:

>What? No hookers in Austin?

No "stroll" that I know of as they have in NY on 11th Ave.

[jangchub]

On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:15:15 GMT, "T r a v i s" > wrote:

>Texas produced Baby Bush. Figure it out.

Oh, well no wonder I didn't get it. Baby Bush is born and raised in
Connecticut where he attended grade school and uppity high school.
He's the only one in his family with that dumb accent.

[jangchub]

On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:15:24 GMT, "T r a v i s" > wrote:

>"jangchub" > wrote in message
...
>> On Thu, 31 May 2007 16:30:47 GMT, "T r a v i s" > wrote:
>>
>>>"jangchub" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On 30 May 2007 08:18:02 -0700, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Just out of curiosity, what small towns in California might be
>>>>>recommended for (1) good place to retire: (2) good place to garden.
>>>>>I'm currently living in a tornado alley and it doesn't seem to me to
>>>>>be a very good place to settle down. I'd like to live inland.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance!
>>>>
>>>> If you are very wealthy and money is no object there is a beautiful
>>>> little town called Soquel. It's about an hour north of San Jose
>>>> airport and in the rain forest with huge redwoods, and on the ocean.
>>>> Just beautiful. Nice and cool in winter and not horrible in summer.
>>>>
>>>> If you aren't very wealthy I'd say the Austin, TX area is far more
>>>> money wise and weather in winter is an average of 65 degrees during
>>>> the day with maybe one week of "sort of" freezing, and about one
>>>> very
>>>> short lived ice storm a year.
>>>
>>>
>>>Soquel is just East of Santa Cruz and way South of San Jose.
>>>http://www.google.com/maps?q=Soquel,+CA,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title
>>
>> Like I said, it's about an hour south of San Jose airport. I go on
>> retreat there every year in a Buddhist Dharma Center. I drive myself
>> from the airport to the place and I've been there enough to know where
>> it is, thanks. I don't think I mentioned anythng abut Santa Cruz.
>
>
>Reread your post. You said North of the airport.

It was a mistake my hand made. I really do know where it is. I go
annually.

[jangchub]

On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:33:16 -0700, Persephone wrote:

>It was in English, but perhaps a little too subtle for vous.
>

Not coherent English. Not subtle. Cryptic.