sup socal,
so pretty much my step dad got a job opportunity in the OC and we might be moving by the end of this year. im just trying to see wassup with the area in case i do move down there.
i was curious to know who lived in the area.
wanted to know if the road conditions are low car friendly.
and if LA traffic is really as bad as i was told.....
thanks for the help :wiggle:
Only parts of OC that I like are by the beaches. Go live by the beach and you will always be happy. What a view to drive home with. The nicest areas are by the beach, everything inland from there is just filler. They could nuke the rest and nobody would care. Well, ok except for maybe Disneyland. LOL.
The roads are decent. They're newer so they're usually better. But gotta watch out for MAJOR dips in a lot of neighborhoods. They are usually to drain water out of the neighborhoods. The roads might be nice but if you have a low car, the dips will mess yo **** up.
Traffic in the area is bad. The 405 is a parking lot, but so is the 91. If you ever have a need to go out towards Chino Hills, DON'T use the 91. Not unless you like sitting in traffic on a trip that should only take an hour but instead takes 3 hours. Problem is, you can sometimes get around quicker using surface streets, but then you're running the risk of hitting more dips. And then they have the stupid Toll roads which in a pinch can be useful but otherwise take up a lane of traffic which would otherwise relieve some of the traffic in certain areas.
As far as cops are concerned, DON'T go into south Orange County. I worked with an ex-cop who used to laugh that they weren't doing their job unless they could pull anyone with a fixed up ride over before they got off the overpass. Basically, if you're aren't some rich conservative snob, they don't want you in their neighborhood. Oh and that's the other thing, the OC is like the bible belt of LA. Super conservative christian douchbagery there.
So what does your dad do for a living? What company is hiring these days? This area got hit really hard by the recession.