2 reasons, 1 I can't disclose for dox concerns, but the other was exactly what you said: dystopian Hell-hole. I lived on the Vancouver side of the river, and it was steadily bleeding into Washington after 2016. The final straw was the free-for-all drug law. I miss the weather, I miss the trees, I miss the water, I miss the cold and damp, but fuck if I hate the people there. Sadly: it's every state on the west coast now. I grew up near East Los Angeles. I've watched the steady decline over the decades. Once reason 1 for me moving to CO is resolved, I want to go further east. More than likely NW Arkansas. But I have to convince the wife, first.
The entire West Coast is an almost perfect place to live, amazing climate, beautiful geography, fertile lands capable of feeding damn near all of America. It is a shame that it is ruined by its' own populace.
Yes. I talk to my wife about it all the time. Places like Poway, Escondido, Rosemead, and even Bakersfield used to have huge fields of Strawberries, avacados, lemons, etc. Hell: everyone in my neighborhood had a tree growing in their yard. I had a meyer lemon tree, plum, and fig. Next door to the left had Kumquats and Napales. Right had oranges, normal lemons, and grew annuals like chile peppers and cilantro. I miss fresh lemons. I get them from the store, but it's just not the same as those old home grown ones. SLice into 8ths, add salt, enjoy.
none of that exists anymore. I've looked at street views. It's all gone. Too expensive to keep watered I guess.
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