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« Reply #60 on: February 13, 2011, 11:11:44 AM » |
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AH Living Legend, I sadly lost that one to spider mites two years ago. I'm sure once you get one, it will look spectacular!
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« Reply #61 on: February 13, 2011, 12:40:35 PM » |
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I LOVE LIVING LEGEND!
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« Reply #62 on: February 13, 2011, 10:20:33 PM » |
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Good luck with the move Charlie. Hope all goes well!
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe
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« Reply #63 on: February 14, 2011, 05:52:44 AM » |
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Charlie, what town are you moving to? My best friend moved to Santa Maria. Are you close to that? I know you said that where you live now, you are about 5 hours away from there... are you closer now? I am planning on visiting her this summer, and would love to do it on a weekend that you have an open house... Hopefully the move will be smooth and you will be able to have them this year!
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« Reply #64 on: February 14, 2011, 06:36:06 AM » |
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Thanks for the moral support for the move!
Kristen, we are moving up closer to Los Angeles which is closer to Santa Maria but still not what most would call close. Google maps shows it as 245 miles but get this - they say it will take 4 hours and 25 minutes to drive but adds that "in traffic" it will take 7 hours and 30 minutes. That is what it means to go through Los Angeles much of the time! When we drive to San Francisco to visit family we always leave the house about 4AM so that we go through Los Angeles before we are "in traffic" as Google says. Anyway, put the town of Hemet into Google maps or Mapquest and you can see where we will be.
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« Reply #65 on: February 14, 2011, 07:18:23 AM » |
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Thanks Charlie! If I'm gonna be out there, I don't care how long it takes, I am still closer then I am now... do you have trains? That would be fun!
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« Reply #66 on: February 14, 2011, 01:15:14 PM » |
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What you really need is Lou to take you in his helicopter. Fly right over that nasty LA traffic.
Amtrak does run up and down the California coast, and goes to a few more inland cities. I think you would have to catch it in Santa Barbara and take it to Riverside. There are supposed to be good bus connections from Santa Maria and to Hemet. The train part says 5 hours and 48 minutes but the bus on each end would add at least another hour. Good price for the train at $36 each way. It would be a relatively painless way to get through LA. If you were driving to an Open House on a Saturday, LA traffic is not as bad on weekends but the earlier you pass through it the better.
Once we settle on 2011 Open House date(s) you can see if it fits your schedule and if so we will help make it possible. That would make you the American visitor with the longest trip so far! Last year a doctor from The Philippines came and a nursery owner from Italy also so they hold the record up til now.
Charlie
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« Reply #67 on: February 14, 2011, 03:30:30 PM » |
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I can say the driving should be much better now.
Since the open house will be in Hemet this changes things as to which freeways you can take. When I went in Oct from Hollywood it was horrible coming back at mid-day Saturday. Extra 2 hours of driving due to horrible traffic from Orange County line all the way through downtown (that is a long distance!!).
Now you can take the 210 freeway and fringe LA on the north side until you hit the 15 freeway which will lead directly to Hemet. If you like driving and want to see scenery I think this is now a much better drive than going towards San Diego and getting stuck going through the heart of LA to get to and from Vista.
Still, Santa Maria is about 2 hours north of LA, then add on another hour to go from LA to Hemet area. So one day is at least 6 hours of driving. Hey, spend a night in Hollywood, it would be a Saturday so lots to see and do...
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« Reply #68 on: February 14, 2011, 09:31:16 PM » |
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Well, the girlfriend I am going to be visiting could use a night out Im sure... two young kids... So maybe she would want to come, drive me, and then we can all go out dancing after  PARTY!! Hey Jordan, where do you live in relation to all of this? Close to Santa Maria? |
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« Reply #69 on: February 15, 2011, 12:59:53 AM » |
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Just looked on Google maps and I'm a little over 4.5 hrs from Santa Maria. From Hemet more like 6.5. I live a little bit east of Tracy. I do want to get down for an open house one of these days...
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« Reply #70 on: February 15, 2011, 05:44:18 AM » |
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Actually, the helicopter sounds like a great idea. (Lou, you should get on that), Jordan, Ill holla at ya when we will be by to pick you up. Make sure your ready, cause I don't know if there is much room to park in your hood.
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« Reply #71 on: February 15, 2011, 08:09:36 AM » |
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Actually, the helicopter sounds like a great idea. (Lou, you should get on that), Jordan, Ill holla at ya when we will be by to pick you up. Make sure your ready, cause I don't know if there is much room to park in your hood.
That would be a great trip. we could stop at every diner, hot dog stand and flea markets along the way. Back so many years ago when times were less stressfull, every sumer I would fly a helicopter from conn to the mid west to help in pollinating hybrid corn crops. this was a summer long deal. i would stay at the howard johnsons, parking the helo in the back yard. they loved it, try it now and you will be in deep doo doo. louis |
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farmer d
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« Reply #72 on: February 15, 2011, 02:05:21 PM » |
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Enjoy!
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« Reply #73 on: February 16, 2011, 07:03:53 AM » |
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Hey Darren,
That Acapulco Gold is showing some good strong color again. Not summer colors but still nice. We have nada in our outdoor garden, not even a garden variety bloom today. Too cold for flowers but well above freezing all winter which should help when spring rolls around. Storms for the next 10 days but none of them very cold which might take us out of danger for a freeze this year.
Lou, how does that work with the corn? The helicopter blows the pollen around or??? Remember when there was speculation that many of us would be commuting by air, landing some type of plane or helicopter in parking lots? Not going to happen any time soon but at least you got a taste of it landing next to the HoJo.
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« Reply #74 on: February 16, 2011, 01:12:39 PM » |
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LOL parking a heli at HoJo. Kristen, just send a rope down when you guys are here with the chopper and I'll grab on.  |
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