My Cali trip
 

first of all, this was my first time to cali (properly...i was really young before). All i have to say is that this state is AWESOME!!! besides the fact that everyone drives like its GT3 racing, some of the roads (like PCH and topanga and the 101) are amazing to drive on. in FL, we dont have too much scenery other than ocean and green. our tallest "mountains" are the landfills LOL. with that said, the mountains and valleys and vineyards were really beautiful. i did see a couple of 350s on the road (along with many exotics), but no 370s. i dont know how some of you guys do it with such steep inclines on alot of these roads. I know im generalizing the whole state based on my experiences in LA, but even i bottomed out on my rentacar pontiac.

Besides everything staying open till all hours of the night, some of my favorite things were:

-pismo beach--we drove almost 3 and a half hours (from the OC) to get here. It was a blast. i've grown up riding dirtbikes and quads, so this fit the bill. i didnt think the park was going to be that big, and those dunes are amazing! great experience overall.
-jack in the box--WHY DOES FLORIDA NOT HAVE THIS PLACE
-animal fries from In and Out--enough said
-friendly people--hell i made friends with ppl sitting in traffic, at clubs, on the street, at everywhere.
-Bossanova or whatever its called. great cookies
-Bj's--also great something. its like a cookie pizza

as im noticing...most of my likes are the food...hmmmmm. well i ate alot this trip.

I also stopped by Santa Barbara on the way up to Pismo Beach to check out that Polo club. its a beautiful club just seconds from the water. I will be back!

anyway, I had a great experience and luckily i got to visit almost everywhere (hollywood, playboy mansion--kinda (a rock told me to leave), OC, the valley, pismo, SB, Vegas (ya i know thats not in Cali)....
So, if it werent for ur earthquakes and lame emission laws, i would definitely consider moving there.

great state...cheers:tup:

cali is where its at man....

ya man. i wanted to stop by stillen, but i didnt get a chance! all the performance places are there.

next time travel up North a bit and get some coffee and the country's best micro brewed beer. :D

HAHA!!! L.A. has its moments.

I noticed you guys don't have Jack in the Box. They have the best spicy chicken.

You get used to the inclines and hills quickly. I drive manuals, and the hills are only a pain in the rain because of traction and people getting up REALLY close to your bumper behind you. In downtown LA there's a LOT more hills and stuff.

Did you happen to drive through Laural Canyon or any of the Hollywood Hills? Those are fun when there's no traffic. :D

And the cookie pizza, I think you're talking about a Kazookie!? The cookie with ice cream on it?

You're talking about the Pizookie.

This state is kinda ok until you have to live here and pay all the random taxes, and deal with the cost of living. Then its not so much fun anymore.

PIZOOKIE!!! That's it. LOL!

When did you live here?

I will gladly pay it and some more to live in this state... seriously - what dont you have here? desert / snow / rain / mountains / rivers / valleys / plains / beaches / EVERYTHING ... I would never leave cali- I will always live here... I dont care if my car is a few tenths less in the qtr mile and it costs me a little more to live than it does elsewhere...

Don't leave out the on going trouble with street gangs , murder, shootings, home invasions, drive by shootings!

When I think of Cali...i think of porn. Not sure why....

^^^ Yeah. Me neither. Something about California and porn... I just can't put my finger in it. I don't know. It's on the tip of my... uh... tongue. LOL

Well said, I have friends who live all around the country, and I have visited them. From Utah to Florida, to Texas.

I wouldn't trade Cali for anything. Ill take the good with the bad. Much more upside.

Cali is definitely a great place to live. I wish you could have made it down to the shop. Maybe next time?

By the way...How in the world can you put Jack in the Box above In N Out on your list? In N Out is 100 times better than Jack in the Box.

Tell me about it. My next assignment is in Oklahoma so I won't be having In'N'Out for awhile. I've eaten there at least bi-weekly for the last, I dunno, 8 years probably. I think I'm going to have hardcore withdrawals.

By the way we got screwed on some fast food chains in Cali though

What a burger! Jesus thats a good place!

Chick Fillet--------awesome!

And I would have to dirive like 1 hour to get to a Sonic.

Chic Filet is in Cali. There's one like 20 minutes from me.

Give me a break, this is a socialist state, you make money then have to give it to people that don't do **** with thier live and then want and have the nerve to ask for more from people that work all day just to try and better themselves, BASTARDS! I love California's beauty but cant stand the trash that live in it. So don't give me this BS about how you would be ok with paying more just to live here, the thing we dont have here is freedom from Big Government,(who is going to fix it and make it better with more Big Government, AKA Socialism) I dont leave because I could never afford to come back!:gtfo2:

I agree! It's become infested with rats and cockroaches! Socialist state, probably the biggest in the Union! Two or two an a half years were gone, and we don't want to come back!

^^LOL. well regardless of all the politics, i just really enjoyed the state. i also like the fact that u can go surfing and snowboarding in teh same day at some parts of the year haha. im not saying that i will give up my beloved Florida...cuz i do like it down here, but Cali is up there in my books. and maybe i can go there for med school or even to practice. Josh, I will come back, and next time i am stopping by. haha exhausts and G3s can be my carryons back home LOL. and Pizookies!!! oh goodness. icecream on top is like whipped cream on a fine russian! I LIKE!.
I forgot who asked me, but i had never lived in Cali, i had just visited when i was younger becuase i had family there. but ya. Oh, ya. and In and Out is the Shiznit. my list of likes was in no specific order...just random thoughts that came to mind. i love how they have the secret "animal" menu LOL. alrighty. well im in DR right now and just saw a GTR. tried to talk to they guy saying i have the same car and how great it was....but he was a deusche. ehhh it happens.