Re: I'm leaving California. Where to go??????
South Dakota! I don't carry a house key, in fact, I'm not sure if I know where it even is. I've never locked my doors - wouldn't live somewhere I had to. My keys are in my pickup in the driveway. The only time I even pull them out of the ignition is when I go into Sioux Falls... Might be an oportunity for some rambunxious youths to do some offroading

<br /><br />SD has no state income tax. I pay 600.00/year property tax on a home & property that would sell for 80k or so. That's another thing - 80k will get you a pretty nice home in these parts. You have to learn to wave at everyone you see on the roads though - thats customary, or they'll peg you as an outsider.

Just bought gas yesteday and paid 1.52/gallon. Went out to eat last night for ribeye and spent 13 bux including the tip. The only "gangs" we have here, are my friends and I at the coffee shop. As for jobs, they're all over. You may not make what you're accustomed to, but your cost of living won't be either. Real nice schools too, with kids that are still grow up to be good people. SD is california - 80 years ago

<br /><br />I wish you the best of luck in whatever you decide, but you're right - I've been to California... no place to live.