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I wonder if someone in Ireland approves of the hotel?
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It doesn't appear that I will make this gathering. We are putting our house in Alameda up for sale in May and will relocating. The two top relocation candidates are Santa Fe, New Mexico or somewhere in the Willamette Valley. I expect that we will midway through relocation by the time this event takes place.
I find it ironic that I am unable to comfortably retire in the State that I was borne and raised in. The cost of living in this state is unreasonably high and the Bay Area far too crowded to be enjoyable. It was a great place to grow up and go to school in. Three of my nieces were all top flight performers in high school, yet despite the fact that their Parents and Uncles were all graduates of the University of California, they were rejected. All are or will attend USC. On the upside, the equity I have in my house will permit me to pay cash for a house almost anywhere I want to live outside of California.
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Chris,
Sorry you will not be making it this year. My vote is for the Willamette Valley area. Our daughter attended Willamette and I love the south end of the valley. Things are green and the people are pretty cool. If you have any questions about the Reno area, please let me know. It would be great to have a fifth 968 in our little town.
I just looked at a house in SF, the prices were increasing on the house at over $11,000 PER MONTH! That's better than working.
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Chris,
I would very willingly move to Willamette regardless of cost.
Best of luck,
Jay
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RAP, I assume that you are referring to my nieces. The University of California has found it very lucrative to admit out of state and foreign students who pay a premium to attend. The University Charter requires that the University accept a percentage of applications from California Residents and they do. The problem is that are two many residents. When I graduated high school in 1966, if you were in the top 12% of your graduating class you were assured of a slot in a UC campus. In the Bay Area we have Chinese (mostly Hong Kong residents) parents who purchase houses in the Bay Area and send their kids to live here in order to establish residency to lower the cost of of a college education a public university should the kid get accepted.
I was very fortunate to have attended school and university in California during what I lovingly remember as the 'GoldenAge"of public education in this State. My Piemontese Grandmother told me once that a free public school education and a low cost university was truly a gift from God, and it surely was.
Chris Vais
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