Posted by Tug Boat Lonnie on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 8:02PM :
In Reply to: Re: Overrun with Californians posted by Jim on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 1:31PM :
I agree with you.
As far as Politics go, I am continually embarrased by these idiots.
You have got to keep in mind that the population of California has grown from 8 million when I was a kid, to 35 million now. A lot of this has been immigration from other countries. Most of the people who leave California for Idaho are the good people who have had it with the current conditions here.
Notice to all Californians, if you leave, fine, but remember that you are leaving California for a reason. You should try to blend in to the new local climate and not try to create another California. One is enough. Learn the language and local customs. Learn to BBQ, drink the local brew, and relax. But I am preaching to the choir.
My sympathies to all of you out there and remember that most of the problems come with population increases, it doesnt matter so much where it is from. Name one city of one million or more that does not have a rough part of town, homeless, welfare, crime, etc.
We are not the only ones, just the biggest ones. And as the politians say. "As California goes, so goes the nation".
Best Wishes
Lonnie