Chico, CA

[Fallen Jim Rides again]

Texas....Texas....only two things come out of Texas....queers & steers....hey odot....you got horns :blink:

Now you've done it. Don't be talking about Texas like that Mike. Toast Odot all you want, he likes it. But trying to make fun of the Lone Star State just shows jealousy. As for the Queers and Steers statement; the queers are coming out of Texas with some, uh, 'help' from the locals and the steers are shipped swinging, under refridgeration and ready to cut into your favorite steak. Of course with the influx of yankees and Kailifornians the cities are pretty diversified but, we have lots of room and try to have a place for everyone who is legal.

 

[Mike-H]

FJRA....It was a tease....meant to stir it up (no jealously here :huh: ).....which I see it did....as for the Yankee thing ....I don't qualify....according to you I'd be an Eskimo :cold: ....being north of the border....Oh ya while we're at it you could send the steak (though we've got lots) but feel free to keep the queers....we have more than enough of them up here already....Mike

 

[odot]

Funny you say that, mike....you're talking to an eskimo.....lol

 

[Mike-H]

Odot....humour me....who's the Eskimo? :blink: most be later or I'm getting old....don't get it :dribble:

 

[worldbound4now]

OK guys, enough stealing my thread.

I looked at Orangevale housing on realtor.com and was surprised that prices aren't more inflated. The heat doesn't bother me too much. What I don't want is to live in an area that has one continuous town after another. I'm looking for a bit of space wthout being alienated from modern conveniences. I'd have to personally check out Roseville, Orangevale, Citrus Hts., Grass Valley, etc. Central valley heat can't be any worse than Las Vegas valley heat.

I really didn't expect employment to be too challenging for us, but it's always a concern. I am a Charge RN in a trauma center and my wife has her master's degree (working on PhD) in education and teaches high school spanish at the present time. She also has recently held a position teaching at a local community college.

I do greatly appreciate the feedback. Maybe I'll have to take a few days off after WFO and visit since I'll be in the general area (within a few hours). Negotiations with my employer and wife will have to occur soon

Thanks again everyone.

 

[evil_henchman]

OK guys, enough stealing my thread.
I looked at Orangevale housing on realtor.com and was surprised that prices aren't more inflated. The heat doesn't bother me too much. What I don't want is to live in an area that has one continuous town after another. I'm looking for a bit of space wthout being alienated from modern conveniences. I'd have to personally check out Roseville, Orangevale, Citrus Hts., Grass Valley, etc. Central valley heat can't be any worse than Las Vegas valley heat.

I really didn't expect employment to be too challenging for us, but it's always a concern. I am a Charge RN in a trauma center and my wife has her master's degree (working on PhD) in education and teaches high school spanish at the present time. She also has recently held a position teaching at a local community college.

I do greatly appreciate the feedback. Maybe I'll have to take a few days off after WFO and visit since I'll be in the general area (within a few hours). Negotiations with my employer and wife will have to occur soon

Thanks again everyone.

Roseville, Citrus Heights, Orangevale are connected in a long line of Sacramento metro area suburban sprawl. It starts to spread out nicely at Grass Valley. You'll see

I might add that Grass Valley / Nevada City have a very eclectic artsy/hippy/educated vibe. Mixed with the occasional foothills biker meth lab. Seriously, it's nice there and a lot of people commute to Sacramento from there and if you're working shifts, you beat the nine to five traffic on Hwy 49. Which by the way is a favorite bike route of mine :good:

 

[worldbound4now]

For some reason I feel like you guys are dangling a chocolate in front of me on a fishing line. I may just have to try to bite and see if it tastes good.

 

[Rogue]

...and my wife has her master's degree (working on PhD) in education and teaches high school spanish at the present time. She also has recently held a position teaching at a local community college.

As long as she understands that it has been ruled in the California courts that its unfair to expect kids to learn in school, they are required to be graduated whether they learned anything or not. :blink: :blink:

Not joking! :angry:

 

[Mike-H]

Rogue,....if your being serious....that is truley pathetic :dribble: ....does this mean that california doesn't expect anyone to be able to pass classes?....if true that's scary....

 

[rogdeb]

+ 1 on Grass Valley or Nevada City

We occasionally get the urge to move to those areas, but then I remember how I HATE to move

 

[SilveradoSlick]

Another opinion - everybody's got one. Chico is a nice town but a little far from an airport. Carpinteria is a beautiful place and Santa Barbara has an airport - gonna cost ya, though. Grass Valley/Nevada City: really nice place. Not a university town but has the flavor of one. Hardly ever enough snow to shake a shovel at and killer roads to ride. The fringes of Sacramento can be nice if the town itself is too metropolitan for you. San Louis Obispo is a great place but an airport is the problem. Santa Cruz is also a possibility, although expensive.

A non-metropolitan, well-maintained university town where it doesn't snow close to a major airport? You don't want much, do you? You'll find good wine in all the places mentioned except maybe Chico although the Pinot is mostly only grown along the coast. The roads are not well-maintained in California and earthquakes can be problematic, mostly within 100 miles of the coast.

I can't speak much for Oregon. It's a pretty place. Portland's a nice city but it is metropolitan. The roads must be good because they work on them all summer long. The weather is just slightly different from what you're used to.

 

[Rogue]

Rogue,....if your being serious....that is truley pathetic :dribble: ....does this mean that california doesn't expect anyone to be able to pass classes?....if true that's scary....

Well California passed a law that to graduate high school students had to get 55% on a 7th grade test and are allowed 6 trys to do it, so many flunked they sued the state, the law has been put on hold.

 

[madmike2]

Hmmmm, let's see, attend WFO in Reno, while there, take a day ride over to Nevada City/Grass Valley (West for 60 miles to Hwy 20, then 27 miles to Nevada City). Yep, nice day trip! Plenty of time to check out the area and take a scenic return trip.

Did you go look at the pictures of the Quincy for lunch trip, under CA ride planning? That trip began of Hwy 20 justy 10 miles West of Grass Valley. Just to give you an idea of what the roads are like up there. Ane, yes, we do like "fishing with chocolate".

 

[Mike-H]

Hmmmm, let's see, attend WFO in Reno, while there, take a day ride over to Nevada City/Grass Valley (West for 60 miles to Hwy 20, then 27 miles to Nevada City). Yep, nice day trip! Plenty of time to check out the area and take a scenic return trip.
Did you go look at the pictures of the Quincy for lunch trip, under CA ride planning? That trip began of Hwy 20 justy 10 miles West of Grass Valley. Just to give you an idea of what the roads are like up there. Ane, yes, we do like "fishing with chocolate".

MM2....please explain "fishing with chocolate?" :blink: ....Thank You

 

[worldbound4now]

Ok, I must read the Quincy post more. I just examined the piccies. It is a beautiful area. I do not understand the "fishing with chocolate" statement though.

 

[Bugnatr]

Ok time to chime in. I live in the greater Grass Valley / Nevada City area. Town elevation is 2,500 feet snow starts at 2000 and we do get it every winter with a big 3 footer every ten years. Hwy 49 south sucks- really- the traffic is bad so bad you have to drive with your lights on and the cops are writing over 100 tickets a day, I hate that road. People who come up here on the weekend don't see the real picture. This was a great area 110 years ago but everyone is moving here, the highschool sucks. My son is a freshman and hates it. Over 2,500 kids at one school. No major shoping, no road improvements. a house on every 5 acres. Oh sure the mountians and trees are pretty untill we have a wildfire. You would be much happier in the Auburn (above the fog and below the snow) area close to I 80 so you could fly out of Sacramento or Reno or the way California is getting so over crowded Oregon make more sense. Why do I live here? Cause it is still one of the best places to live in Ca. but the way Ca. is going that ain't saying much.

 

[worldbound4now]

It's about time somebody gives some more negative reports. I love the positive, but this is also what I want to hear. Thanks!

 

[Bugnatr]

Geez, do ya think I had a hard day at work? I could list all the good things about this area but then you would really want to move here. We really do get snow in the winter and all households should own at least one four wheel drive, I have 3 and use em.

 

[Mike-H]

Your still not explaining the "fishing with chocolate" deal....we are waiting....

 

[odot]

As an eskimo....I have no comments on the "fishing with chocolate" concept. Must be some kind of goofy french thing or something.