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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nofearfactor" data-source="post: 1347115" data-attributes="member: 1535">When me and my 2nd wife left San Francisco for Des Moines in 00-01',things then were hitting the fan,for us anyways. The brownouts were getting so frequent they would pass out flyers when you would lose your electricity on what day and time. Restaurants were closing because of it. We had 2 tattoo shops and couldnt operate without power. When we lived in Sunnyvale the property value on a house her mother had given us was so high we couldnt afford the taxes or the insurance and it forced us to sell and move to my place up north of San Fran. I know people who worked at HP,etc who couldnt even afford to live in the town because rents were crazy and housing prices were out of their league and they made 6 figures. Some of them slept in their offices during the week. It was just way too many struggles to try and survive so we looked for a place to go to that was affordable,and moved to Iowa and started over. My grandfather bought property pretty cheap up north in the 49r area in the 20s&30s, and we rent it all out and I do what I can to go up there and maintain it for some pretty good income that we all split. I do the work and the southern Cali richyrich lazy ***** split the profits,as usual. Some day it will be passed down to our kids hopefully,if the state stays together that long. My greedy assed siblings though would sell it all in a heart beat,they dont see the beauty in the mountains or have any sort of nostalgia about the place. But I happen to love the area so theyre stuck with me taking care of it,at least while Im alive. My little cabin/house is easy to maintain. I close it up when gone and when I go back every quarter I stay about a month while working on the rental stuff. My sister lives in Huntington Beach/LA area,older brother is in Monterey,and my mom and stepdad are in San Francisco. I dont envy them at all,and I rarely visit them. I like staying in my little mountain cabin 7700 ft up in the mountains. My neighbors all look out for each other. Our little town is less than a few thousand people. Very quiet,great view of the Sierras. Yosemite is close. Tahoe is close. Fishing and boating at New Melones resevoir,skiing at Bear Valley resort,original 49r area is down the road from me,Snowshoe brewery/pub is down the road. I keep my 4x4 in my younger brothers garage in Woodland,I fly in to Sacremento from Tulsa,drive up to my place on Hwy 4. Time to go home, I drive back down to Woodland,stash the 4x4 in brothers garage,he takes me to airport in Sacremento, and I fly home to Tulsa where either my wife picks me up or I leave my Blazer.</blockquote>

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