[Roger -Dot- Lee(Admin)]

[quote]Originally posted by kirk
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Originally posted by Roger Lee
I was born and raised in Northern California.

You ain't kiddin'.

well...that 'splains alot.

Not quite the half of it...

northern cal, like humboldt county?

Nope. Northern Cal, like the San Francisco Bay Area.

god, talk about culture clash...
k

hoo boy, you ain't kidding there. The people are nice to one another. The first day I was here, I was trying to merge. Someone actually let me in and I almost ran into a tree. Gas prices were halved. People actually held the doors open for those following them. They talk to one another. They have no problems rolling down the window to shout directions to someone who's lost. They don't seem to mind taking the time to do things the right way. They do good barbeque. They DO barbeque. Organizations that serve the poor will continue to rent space in a building they own to a for-profit business(*). If a church wants to put up a Nativity Scene at Christmas, they bloody well do it without having to listen to the complaints from people about how their 'Rights are being violated'(**). When a politician does something chowderheaded, they apologize for it(***). When a politician does something that goes against the grain of what their constituencies want, they usually come up with a good explanation as to WHY they did it that way or they do what they can to undo the damage(****).

Yeah. TOTAL culture clash.

(*) 2005. Roswell, Ga: Owner: Atlanta Homeless. Client: One Star BBQ. East Palo Alto California: Some homeless group whos name escapes me. Client: A BBQ place that was in business for over 20 years. Yes, they had to move. See www.sfgate.com, I believe, for details.

(**) Christmas 2004. Roswell, Ga: just about everywhere. Los Altos California, somewhere. Again, see SFGate for details. I believe there were protests involved. This one wouldn't have even registered in my radar had the scene not been ON CHURCH PROPERTY!!!!! I'm not religious by any stretch, but that's just going too far.

(***) Roswell, Ga: allowed permit for building of radio transmission tower. San Jose: countless thousands of examples.

(****) Roswell Ga: the transmission towers mentioned in the above footnote: upon hearing from neighbors, the permit was revoked on the recommendation of the councilman who made the original proposal. He honestly didn't think we'd kick up such a fuss. Yes, I said we. The tower was supposed to be about 300 yards from my property. San Jose: find one. I challenge you.