08-23-2006, 03:29 AM
Let me get this straight. You live in Los Angeles, but you work in San Diego?
"The traffic in Los Angeles is legendary, abysmal, and sucks up huge quantities of residents' lives. "
Same is true of the other most populated cities in North America. You do realize L.A. is one of the largest, most populated regions in the U.S., yes? Try living in Boston, or New York, or even Seattle. Same thing.
I live in LA. I live near the beach, not far from LAX, and work in nearby Culver City. It takes me 12 minutes to get to work. I wish I had a LONGER drive to work, so I could enjoy my '06 Honda Civic Si. Having a car you like, and driving because you want to, not because you have to, can make a lot of difference.
Not living an hour's drive in freeway traffic (I haven't been on a freeway in a month, I prefer surface streets) from where you work can make a difference, too.
When you talk about "the reality of living in Los Angeles", who's "reality" are you talking about? What you apparently meant was "my individual experience in LA".
Your LA experience--an unfortunate one, granted--is much different than mine, and much different than a lot of Los Angeles residents. By your comments, it appears you've mistakenly compared our experience to yours, and assumed they're identical?
On the other hand, I hear they have some nice beach communities and a dynamic entertainment industry in Kansas. Scratch that--I mean, some good BBQ sauce. (I do love BBQ sauce)
"The traffic in Los Angeles is legendary, abysmal, and sucks up huge quantities of residents' lives. "
Same is true of the other most populated cities in North America. You do realize L.A. is one of the largest, most populated regions in the U.S., yes? Try living in Boston, or New York, or even Seattle. Same thing.
I live in LA. I live near the beach, not far from LAX, and work in nearby Culver City. It takes me 12 minutes to get to work. I wish I had a LONGER drive to work, so I could enjoy my '06 Honda Civic Si. Having a car you like, and driving because you want to, not because you have to, can make a lot of difference.
Not living an hour's drive in freeway traffic (I haven't been on a freeway in a month, I prefer surface streets) from where you work can make a difference, too.
When you talk about "the reality of living in Los Angeles", who's "reality" are you talking about? What you apparently meant was "my individual experience in LA".
Your LA experience--an unfortunate one, granted--is much different than mine, and much different than a lot of Los Angeles residents. By your comments, it appears you've mistakenly compared our experience to yours, and assumed they're identical?
On the other hand, I hear they have some nice beach communities and a dynamic entertainment industry in Kansas. Scratch that--I mean, some good BBQ sauce. (I do love BBQ sauce)