The Home Ownership Thread

[patrickBOOTH]

Just break the offending light so he has to change it. Keep breaking it if they are mismatched.

 

[ValidusLA]

Just break the offending light so he has to change it. Keep breaking it if they are mismatched.

Here in LA these days I could probably get away with it too. I'll claim it triggered me.

 

[Gibonius]

My nextdoor neighbor has different warmth lightbulbs in the two lights on the ends of his gate. One bright, one warm.

Drives me insane.

Have been tempted to go change them in the middle of the night.

My neighbors have this too. And they have at least four (!) different color temperatures in the house too.

I am irrationally bothered by mismatched color temperatures. Drives me nuts.

 

[Van Veen]

My neighbors have this too. And they have at least four (!) different color temperatures in the house too.

I am irrationally bothered by mismatched color temperatures. Drives me nuts.

I’ve been in a situation where a color tuning LED working right and would randomly go from warm to cool. It’s unsettling. It was the one right above me, too. Probably pissed I didn’t give it a tip.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Here in LA these days I could probably get away with it too. I'll claim it triggered me.

Well, i mean, it is triggering you.

 

[ValidusLA]

Well, i mean, it is triggering you.

Lol you are correct. I guess I should clarify my snark -

In Bizarro-LA that might be taken as a defense lol. Q

 

[erictheobscure]

Bizarro-LA? "Trigger" jokes? Did you just move to LA from Ohio so you could bask in good weather and cultural resentment?

 

[ValidusLA]

Bizarro-LA? "Trigger" jokes? Did you just move to LA from Ohio so you could bask in good weather and cultural resentment?

No I grew up here. My great-grandfather moved to Pasadena and built a house here. Family has been here since.

I just have grown resentful as things have gotten more and more ridiculous.

Case in point: 10.25% sales tax + 18k / year property tax coupled with a public school district that is one of the worst in the area.

 

[erictheobscure]

Well, the rest of the country is a **** hole. I moved away from the area almost twenty years ago and I've been bitter ever since. Philly (where I "live" now) has the highest city income tax in the country at around 4%.

I will say Pasadena is deeply weird. And I say that as someone who grew up in the Valley and hung out in Pasadena all the time because it was the fancy suburb.

 

[ValidusLA]

In general I would tend to agree. The only other places I could see myself possibly living are Seattle or Jackson Hole, depending on the lifestyle I would be shooting for.

Pasadena is weird, but I love it here. But thats why I'll ***** about what I don't like rather than leaving. Eventually people will have enough of spending all their money and getting nothing in return.

 

[erictheobscure]

Last time I was in your hood I finally tried Bone Kettle. I had heard good things but it was way better than I had anticipated.

 

[ValidusLA]

Bone Kettle is quite good. If you are in the area and looking for good stuff, I would recommend in the following order:

1) Sushi Kimagure Ike - reservations only - omikase. Really outstanding at the price.
2) Union - not as good since Bruce Kalman left, but still worth the trip.
3) Lunasia - legit dim sum. The flagship in Alhambra is better if you can go 10 mins drive south.
4) The Raymond / 1886 - The restaurant is pretty good. The bar in the back is outstanding.
5) The Royce @ the Langham - Plus hanging out at the hotel is fun.

 

[imatlas]

Eventually people will have enough of spending all their money and getting nothing in return.

That's where I am now, WRT San Francisco. California in general, really.

 

[ValidusLA]

That's where I am now, WRT San Francisco. California in general, really.

I can't even imagine living in San Francisco. My mortgage is bad enough in LA - would buy me 1/2 the space and 1/4 the land in a decent SF suburb.

I was in Palo Alto last year for a wedding and was already depressed enough by the rampant casual .... everything.

I haven't been in the city itself in about 3 years, and last time I was there I saw literal human feces at least twice.

 

[Omega Male]

Relevant.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...richest-town-500k-a-year-is-now-below-average