[Alansglide]

I was born at St. Jo's in Burbank and raised in Sherman Oaks. Went to UCLA and then did three years elsewhere for uncle Sam. I remember cruising Van Nuys Blvd and watching the guys race on Mulholland at night. I stayed in the valley after I retired but things changed so drastically within the last 15 years I just couldn't find a reason to stay. Road conditions became hazardous to nice cars and the nasty attitudes of other drivers became dangerous. Store clerks seemed to all have a chip on their shoulder as if the store was doing me a favor by selling to me.

I still love California but couldn't take it anymore. I sold my house and moved to Summerlin NV and while its not paradise it is a whole lot better. People are friendly to a fault and the weather while not valley nice is not bad ( I'm about 800 feet higher than Las Vegas ). Would I move back to Cal ? Not unless things changed dramatically.