Posted on 05/19/2023 12:17:45 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
That makes me sad. I lived in San Dog from 1994-1997. It was a beautiful city then.
It describes what you saw from the bigger picture point of view. You both came to the conclusion "we are done for."
Vote in an all democrat govt and end up with death and destruction, while they steal all the money. It’s everywhere that democrats rule. But of course the pig headed zombies that vote democrat will never learn.
Heck, or even Pete Wilson.
The worst was when leaving the beach being held up by police cordons and fire trucks…the police actually shied showed up!
Regards,
San Diego was nice 35+ years ago. For everyone else who is not wealthy, who are not able to financially isolate themselves, that place went to hell long ago.
One of their biggest suburbs, El Cajon, is now called, “Little Baghdad”.
I’m on the opposite side of the country, in a rather small sleepy city in eastern NC, population around 30,000.
But I see a lot of the same here. A wooded area adjacent to a WalMart has been turned into an encampment for lowlifes.
Abandoned shopping carts, trash, mattresses, litter the roadway beside the encampment.
It’s not the town I grew up in anymore.
I’m on the opposite side of the country, in a rather small sleepy city in eastern NC, population around 30,000.
But I see a lot of the same here. A wooded area adjacent to a WalMart has been turned into an encampment for lowlifes.
Abandoned shopping carts, trash, mattresses, litter the roadway beside the encampment.
It’s not the town I grew up in anymore.
One of the major priorities for this country is the re-opening of the mental hospitals the libs got shuttered in the ‘70s and ‘80s for “humanitarian reasons.”
What you're seeing is primarily the result of closing restaurants and other conveniences we used to enjoy due to the Covid lockdowns.
All these young people lost their jobs and were handed cash to cope with the situation and turned to drugs for whatever reason, don't care.
Now these druggies are a waste of skin that contribute nothing to society while they slowly fade away towards their inevitable early deaths. I've seen them all over this county. They keep attempting to set up shop permanently in the “suburbs”, but we keep moving them along and repairing the damage they leave behind.
Downtown is a joke nowadays. Homeless drug addicts that just gave up on life in general. They refuse any help that will get them off the streets.
Round them up and toss them into the ocean for all I care. They're nothing more than a burden to society at this point and the sooner they kill themselves via OD, the better, IMO.
What were once cities are now Urban Reservations for those who will not or can not function in society.
Sounds like you took a wrong turn at Albuquerque, and wound up in San Francisco.........................
I left San Diego in 1977. It was dying even then.
With 7M illegals entering into the country by the time O’Biden finishes his first (and hopefully last) term, things may get a lot worse before they get better.
In today's culture, conservative patriots would be marked for these hospitals.
I spent a beautiful year in SD, navy, 1979-80…even then, though, Otay Mesa was filled with illegals, certain parts were to be avoided at any cost; graffiti on the underpasses, ‘cholos’ & gang-bangers at the flea market, etc. etc. just a foretaste of what was to come,apparently. I think Pete Wilson was mayor then iirc
You go weekly? And all of what you described happened while you were gone a week?
No, what you see is SD has devolved into LA South, and that didn't happen suddenly. The only difference is there are pockets of SD that are still livable but the barbarians are at the gate.
Kalifornia is finished, and I know a lot of California Freepers are having extended cognitive dissonance about that, but it's a fact.
My experience was much like yours. Bums and druggies everywhere. Even worse, I spent a day at Oceanside Beach, which was my favorite spot to hang out at when off duty. There were broken down vans all down the strip with people living in filth. The stink was terrible and you could tell these people haven't had a proper shower (with soap) in about a year.
Some experiences were good however. I went to Oldtown (just outside Oldtown) for some excellent authentic Mexican food. Also took a tour on the Midway (one of the sponsors of the golf tournament) and ended up spending the entire day there.
But otherwise, this area has gone really downhill.
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