How many of us hail from California?

Live down by the Mexican Border by Mexicali. Living in Brawley and have been here for almost 40 years but soon, very soon that will all change. Will be on the road in my truck and 5th wheel traveling all of the U.S. first year and then on to Baja, Mainland Mexico, Beliez, and then travel back down to Costa Rica and then Panama. I really liked Costa Rica as well as Los Mochis and Maztalan but in any case will be leaving California before they can think of any more stupid S$$t to do with our tax dollars or allow to be done here. Later---------------bajafun777

Fifth generation native Californian. Born and raised in West Los Angeles. Escaped there at 19 and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. Now living in Nevada City, next to Grass Valley in the west Sierra Nevada Foothills; California Gold Country.

Oh. almost forgot....San Diego in early and mid-ninetys.

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Originally posted by toneart Fifth generation native Californian. Born and raised in West Los Angeles. Escaped there at 19 and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. Now living in Nevada City, next to Grass Valley in the west Sierra Nevada Foothills; California Gold Country.

Diane

Avenal You missed Firebaugh?

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Originally posted by comitan Diane Avenal You missed Firebaugh? [Edited on 6-3-2007 by comitan]

Yea, we missed Firebaugh---got distracted by the open market in Mendota. Went there whenever we missed the markets in Mexico. Tranquillty was another hot spot.

We have a friend who is from Firebaugh---he said don't move there!.

Glad to see someone knows those little way out places in that valley.

Diane and John

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if i did i wouldnt admit it

I never thought I would hear of another person that lived in Arnold!! We started out( after a few years in Baja and Hawaii) living in Bear Valley and moved down the road to Arnold, just about the same timeframe as you were there! Geez, it was a VERY small town then..might we know each other??holy toledo Oh yeah, I am a Capo Beach gal, lived here since 1960 in between Baja and Hawaii.

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Sally

Wow , so I would think that you were working as a police/man, person then? Wouldn't it be a kick if we knew each other back then? This may need to become a U2U so as not to mess up this poll thread.I skied every day of the weekday and traded my time working in the daycare center in BV for daycare for my youngest on the weekends.My older girls went to the BV school(population 32, grades kinder to 6th) and skied for their P.E.! We lived in the A frame right up BV road for the first few years. I'll bet you know who i am/was......U2U me? Sally

California born and raised. Californian until I die.

Born N. California. San Clemente is second home.

san diego here. I see from the survey that the huge majority are from California.

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Originally posted by lencho Quote: Originally posted by Jack Swords Hola Larry...since you started this thread, how about your connection to CA? Sure-- though my intent was to gather general statistics, not life confessions. I've lived in California a total of 6 years, high school in Orange county and a couple of years as an adult due to various quirks of fate. Long enough to have a feel for the place but not so long as to have an emotional connection. To the contrary: I believe that Santa Barbara north is a different tune, but Southern Cal, at least, is one of the last places on earth I would choose to live: "Bods of gods, hearts of stone". --Larry

Larry,

I find these posts more interesting that just a poll. Actually, I didn't see the poll form when I first posted. Apparently nobody else did either. Obviously most of the Californians who responded can relate to lots of locations mentioned.

Regarding living in Southern California, I agree with you. Notice in my post I said "I escaped" from L.A. at 19.

By the way, a Life's Confessions topic could really be interesting. Maybe keep it to Baja. There have been variations of this posted here from time to time...always interesting.

Born in California

small world, yes

diane and bobbuzz temple city?? when, where? i was there between 1957 and 1967.

bajabound and bajamigo fresno when? where? i was there 1978-2004 when we moved to ensenada.


more comprehensively and roughly chronologically:

mexico city
toluca
acapulco
los angeles
temple city
arcadia
claremont
manhattan (nyc)
west college corner, indiana
oxford, ohio
east palo alto
sunnyvale
palo alto
madera
fresno
ensenada

and a great ride it's been, too.

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Originally posted by sylens diane and bobbuzz temple city?? when, where? i was there between 1957 and 1967.

I was born in Pasadena and lived in Temple City until I graduated from High School in 1964----lived on Wedgewood. Where did you live?

and bobbuzz???

I know, it started as a poll, but this is fun.

Diane

Mississippi, born in the Delta and raised on the coast
Oregon, roaming the Blue Mountains
Washington, work
Idaho, more mountains
Future? Baja.

Igor I am dazzled to know that you were born in Dubrovnik. It is one of my favorite places:

Ken, equally amazing

Cornfield, Illinois (northwest)
West Germany
Coal Mine, Illinois (southern tip)
The People's Republic of Berkeley (kalifornia)

That's a great picture of the town, Ken. I've walked on that wall before and it's thickness is really impressive. Actually, I was born on the Adriatic, about 60 miles south of Dubrovnik in a town called Kotor. Kotor was hot stuff 800 years ago and had it's own kingdom as I recall. It also has ancient stone buildings and walls but they're deep inside a fjord and not the tourist attraction that is Dubrovnik. If you have a picture of Kotor please post it. I would like others to see it's beauty.

Some of the more scenic places have become a playground of the rich. The islands have been converted to casinos. My fear is the Conception Bay will have a similar fate some day as the seascape is similar. There is still time to protect baja.

found it:

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Chicago 1940-1945
Los Angeles 1946-1966
San Mateo 1967-1969
Los Angeles 1970-present

Igor we didn't get to Kotor. The coastline and the history in the Dubrovnik area are both fantastic. Dubrovnik has one of the most beautiful cable-stayed bridges I have ever seen:

Wife is from Arlington Heights - and, man, does she have the midwestern accent....
Bob H

Manhattan Beach (65-68)
La Jolla (68-83) [LJHS '83]
Tempe, AZ (83-86)
Scottsdale, AZ (86-88) [ASU '87]
San Diego (88-90)
Boulder, CO (90-92)
Huntington Beach (92-99)
San Diego (99-present)

Born in The Hague,Holland 1936 (Qualify for "Old Fart" status), left for Niagara Falls, Canada in 1961
1961 to 1964 Niagara Falls
!964 to 1967 San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury, flower children chased me off
1967 to 1992 Carmichael, Sacramento.
1992 till now, Nopolo, Loreto. Wonderfully peaceful till Loreto Bay showed up
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Wife is from Arlington Heights - and, man, does she have the midwestern accent....
Bob H

I used to work in a shop in Montana, was conversing with a customer one day when a third person came in. She stopped short, looked me in the eye, and said "Chicago!" I hadn't been there for years, and had no idea that I had an accent. It never goes away... your wife will always sound as sweet as she does today. And probably she knows, as I do, that those of us from Chicago don't have accents

edit was for clarity.

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Vandenberg, I lived on Powell St. in the Haight in 67. Probably saw you in GG Park. Spent my days eating fish & chips and handing out flowers::

martyman

Yes, I guess you could say that... I was a BABY!
Lucille Ball did hold me, my mom told me... no photos, as my mom considered Lucille as 'regular people'!!! Can you imagine that!!!

I remember in an episode of I Love Lucy where they mentioned "going to spend the summer in 'Del Mar, Califonia"... Hey, that was my HOUSE!

When tidal wave warning signs went up on the beach after the Alaskan earthquake, my parents decided to move inland to the ranch.

Been there

Been there _ in CA- for 15 years in school and later to work and 13 years in Nevada- Carson city- but born and raised in TN- Memphis- school at U of Ky, Army all over the place- GA, NJ, KY , Panama, and Vietnam. I've pretty muched hiked CA and Nevada in the Sierras, San Gabriels, San Bernardinos so I've seen the lowlands and highlands of CA-- but I'm not from there-

Great thread

Born in Spokane Wash. 1934
Spent some time in Okanogan Wash.
Omak Wash.
Sandpointe Ida.
Boise Ida.
Huntington Bch Calif. 28 years
Back to Spokane
Now Kingman Az. more than likely my last stop

capitolkat

Hey Phil,
Not quite everyone. Still a mere 30 million plus left.

Birds of a feather fly formation.

Hi Paula

Lived in Helena while in MT, Southside Chicago back in the good old days of the late 1950's and Oswego while in Upstate New York in the early 60's.
Loved all those places equally!

You have a great point on Montana in the summer and since I still have family up that way I think a road trip is in order ! My goal is to keep my boat here in Santa Cruz for our gorgeous indian summers and the holidays , Baja for shivering months of Jan and Feb, back to Santa Cruz for spring then XXXXXXXX for a few months of good sunshine and gardening somewhere less crowded and more affordable than Santa Cruz.

Born and raised in Lemoore, then: Cayucos, Los Osos and currently Atascadero for the last 17 years. Spending 7-10 days in Bola every couple of months but would love to live there and spend 7-10 days every couple of months in California.