One of the things I find interesting in SoCal is the workman waiting outside Home Depot to help you with your projects. They flag you down and wave to you as you leave. I have not seen this behavior any other HD I have been too. And I have been to many in many different states. Illegal immigrants are a significant component to the economy in SoCal. It is expensive here. You have to find desperate people to work at low (affordable) wages. The politicians will pull at heart strings through words like justice, fairness, compassion, but only to get the economic boost for their constituents.
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I am looking to work with a student architect on our property redesign. Some things are obvious, some are not. Since the house is basically a box sticking out of the ground it is like a white canvas. The old house dictated a lot of how we could proceed. This one is all open. The elements we are looking at incorporating are:
Two or three car garage, preferably connected
Large porch for valley view, roofed
Deck for sunrise and coffee
Outside brickoven, incinerator
Carport
Some kind of circular driveway
Optimized valley view
New bath down stairs
Fireplace
New septic system location
Ponds
Outdoor water cistern
Improved drainage
Barn attachment, equipment shed
Curb appeal
Larger window in computer room, bay window
Improved plumbing and heating
Barn electrification
New roof
New southern elevation
Veneer rear existing chimney, or remove
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