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San Diego, one of the five richest cities in the U.S. Wow. Details?
I didn't say I didn't like them. As far as I'm concerned, Phoenix is a pit and you couldn't pay me to live there. And yes, we have spent quite a bit of time in the aera. My neice, my wife's sisters oldest, live in the Pinnacle Peak area of No. Scotsdale. Plenty of nice areas around Phoenix to live in, but not in Phoenix itself. No way no chance. As for the other tree, been to them too. One of my wife's oldest friends is very good artist. She moved to Santa Fe quite some time ago. We drive over to see her a couple of times a year. We usually take the south route, because even though it's longer, to me it's an easier drive, especially in the winter months. We have stopped in Tucson on many occasions and it's not a bad place. We usually drive thru Las Cruces and stop in Hatch, for obvious reasons and continue on thru Albuquerque to Santa Fe. There's really nothing bad about any of the other three. Las Crices nice little hamlet and the only negative is that is only about 50 miles up I10 from Ciudad Juarez. In Tucson, the real estate and unemployment are still terrible. Having been to all of them, I personally just don't find anything enticing about them. It would take just a little bit more than a cost of living lower than the national average for me to want to live somewhere.— October 6, 2012 1:16 p.m.
San Diego, one of the five richest cities in the U.S. Wow. Details?
Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Tucson, Phoenix are enticing cities??? Obviously you haven't visited any of them recently. I have and they are far from enticing, regardless of the cost of living. Just my opinion. Opinions vary.— October 6, 2012 9:58 a.m.
San Diego water bill outrage
How are the rules arbitrary? They are available for everyone to see. What seems to be arbitrary to me is the information that was provided . It's quite obvious that some details are missing, and in my experience, the details left out are usually the ones the don't support your side of the story.— October 6, 2012 8:28 a.m.
San Diego water bill outrage
Here's a question, surfpuppy619. What was the due date of the bill she paid? As I posted above, the bill is due 15 days after it is sent and if not paid, a shut off is ordered 45-51 after the bill was sent. San Diego water will also send a reminder notice if the bill was not paid by day 25 and a final reminder if not paid by day 38. There was no mention of her having received either reminder, so does that mean she attempted to pay her bill within 25 days? In that case, it would seem that the water department was in error in ordering the shut off and the termination/restart fees were unwarranted and should have been reversed. Or was it after the 45-51 period, in which she would have already received not 1 but 2 reminders? In that was the case, she got what she deserved. As for the deposits, she admitted that she had been late on a few payments, but failed to mention one other reason for an increase in security deposit: There is a poor history of on-time payment with the Public Utilities Department. Though perhaps the amount is questionable, two returned payments in a 12 month period and some history of late payments would seem to warrant an increases security deposit, in my opinion. Let me add this one final though. Like most metro utilities, SD water has an auto pay service. Payment is deducted from your account a set number of days after it is mailed, in this case probably 15. Receipt of the bill would be the reminder to transfer the money, if necessary. As I said, based on the water department's published policy, I have to believe there is more to the story than has been offered thus far.— October 6, 2012 8:25 a.m.
UCAN Demands Shames Return $474,000 in Bonuses
It's called sarcasm, Don Bauder. Personally, I will admit that I'm not young enough anymore to know everything. But fortunately for us, surfpuppy619 has never been known to use a word that might send us reaching for the dictionary. In fact, if push comes to shove, I would be forced to admit that when he isn't posting here, it's so, so miserable without him, it's almost like having here posting. But you know what they say, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.— October 5, 2012 10:52 p.m.
Lil' Pimping
Hey erin7 You did read the "Almost Factual News" header, right??? Mencken gets someone almost every time. LOL— October 5, 2012 5:51 p.m.
Man sentenced for sex with 12-year-old-girl
On top of the 270 days jail time and registering as a lifetime sex offender, Deputy District Attorney Patricia Lavermicocca said Nutt will be on probation for at least five years. During that time, his internet usage will be closely monitored by authorities and he will have to attend sex offender classes. And according to the prosecutor, with credit for time served since his May arrest, coupled with a jail policy that allows many inmates to serve half of their sentences, Nutt could be out of custody within a week. “Based on all of our investigation, we felt this was a fair and just result,” the prosecutor said after Nutt’s hearing. Your justice system at work.— October 5, 2012 4:42 p.m.
The Neighborhood Watch
what fun would it be if everyone agreed with everyone else all the time? too much happy happy, joy joy for me, I'll tell you that much. Now surfpuppy619, he's an incredibly sensitive man, who inspires joy-joy feelings in all those around him.— October 5, 2012 3:56 p.m.
San Diego water bill outrage
You're right, my bad. That was the other commenter. I agree that a public utility should not be allowed to have unreasonable policies and while the action might have been over done, the fact remains, she's the one who screwed up. No screw up, no problem. One of our daughters made the same type of mistake when she first moved out. She forgot to transfer money into the account that her elec bill autopayment came out of. No shut off, but she did have to come up with a larger security deposit. We told her the same thing, you made the mistake, it's your obligation to bear the consequences...as we handed he the money to cover the deposit. Just my opinion. Opinions vary.— October 5, 2012 2:57 p.m.
The Neighborhood Watch
Oh I can imagine that you do; You have quite the vivid, and active, imagination. The quote wasn't from Dirty Harry. It was from ADA D'Ambrosia, played by Carmen Argenziano. Sudden Impact, elevator scene, beginning of the movie somewhere around 8-10 minutes into it. I know what a busy camper you are, so I'd look up the exact time for you, but we're not at in town, so I don't have access to the DVD right now. HAHAHA. BTW, you were what, about 7 or 8 when I started college? Unless your were actually there and participated you really can't fathom what it was actually like.— October 5, 2012 2:47 p.m.