[originalbuckeye]

We lived in SoCal for 20 years. We left 8 years ago. When we first arrived, we loved it. It is the most beautiful state. By the time we left, we had suffered credit card fraud 15 times in 5 years. Our neighbors had no conscience about the noise and barking dog decibels next to our zero lot line home. A man kicked in the side of my car because he didn't like the way I was backing up (I was doing so, safely, as I had a back up camera). I got his license plate number, but the cops didn't do anything because his DL picture didn't fit my description of the perp. I had been acquaintenced with 3 people who had actually been murdered. And we were struggling with the high cost of living and of regulations every month. I came to the conclusion that life is very cheap in California. And nothing much happens when you do break the law. We love going back to visit, but yes, don't use your credit cards much of anywhere. The fraud is rampant.

[Chuckster]

I grew up in SoCal in the late fifties and early sixties. You should have seen it then. Left to join the Army in 66. Came back in ‘70 and left forever in ‘77. I won’t even visit now, even though I still have family there.