Tom Marshall
Actor!!!!!!
Nah. Me and Rodriguez have nothing in common...
Moving to L.A. - Housing Questions
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Nah. Me and Rodriguez have nothing in common...
Blaine
Mr. Hollywood
That's today. I could be acting again, tomorrow...:evil:
Tom Marshall
Actor!!!!!!
Acting is just a hobby. Professional actors and bad backs don't go too good together...
Blaine
Mr. Hollywood
Didn't I see that in L.A. Story?is a ***** in LA. BUT and that's a big BUT, most folks in LA, even long time residents are pretty clueless about the most efficient ways of driving from point A to point B. One hint: you are not legally obligated to always use freeways... there are such things as surface streets... and back alleys... and crossing parking lots and gas stations etc., etc., etc. There are tricks. You'll get the hang of it if you pay attention, then you can laugh at all the rubes stuck in traffic as you zoom around them.
I love the whole Southern California experience. I live in the Inland Empire and occasionally make it into the "big city."
I thought you healed yourself.Acting is just a hobby. Professional actors and bad backs don't go too good together...
DevonKrain
Well-known member
Side Note:
The transplant :::a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity::: are generally the ones gumming up the gas stations and zooming through parking lots at highly unsafe speeds simply to save another 10-30 seconds in driving time. They are also the one's cutting in and out of the parking lane, again at highly unsafe speeds. Dont forget that it's the Native Angelinos that will bust a road rage cap in your heads for :::a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity:::ing up our cities.
(Mikko doesnt like it when I use the defined word.)
The transplant :::a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity::: are generally the ones gumming up the gas stations and zooming through parking lots at highly unsafe speeds simply to save another 10-30 seconds in driving time. They are also the one's cutting in and out of the parking lane, again at highly unsafe speeds. Dont forget that it's the Native Angelinos that will bust a road rage cap in your heads for :::a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity:::ing up our cities.
(Mikko doesnt like it when I use the defined word.)
Tom Marshall
Actor!!!!!!
It's as bad as it ever has been. The alignment thing helps me feel better, but it's still ****ed up.
I'm with you sir. I was born and raised in LA. I guess it's a child only a mother can love perhaps. But if you know the right places, it's an amazing, dynamic, electric place. It has a soul, contrary to what Tom Cruise said in "Collateral" but you have to look for its soul under rocks and in obscure alleys and neighborhoods. A good movie that captures some of LA's manic, eccentric temperment is "Repo Man". "Pulp Fiction" and "Collarteral" also give you a glimpse.
Sean Richwine
Member
How often do you guys get earthquakes? Do I need to worry about some kind of earthquake insurance? Should I duct tape myself to the bed at night? Do they still serve coffee in the morning or has all the glassware broken?
Don't worry, not often. Only a few times a month. No biggie.
Batutta
Major Contributor
The thing about a lot of neighborhoods in LA is that it can make a difference of literally one block, or even half a block between totally safe and totally unsafe. That's why it's best to go with someone from LA to check out prospective places. I've lived here for 25 years and I've got something of a sixth sense - I may not even know the area, but just walking around I get a sense of how safe/unsafe it is... sounds like ESP or something, but I swear it's true
It's called having eyeballs. My fear level goes up in proportion to the amount of graffiti I see and the number of guys walking around with shaved heads, white T-shirts and baggy pants.
puredrifting
Major Contributor
I was a kid during the big Sylmar earthquake in the 70s. My bedroom had a tiled floor. I remember waking up and my bed was zipping all around the room, sliding on the tiled floor. I actually thought it was pretty cool.
But during the '94 Northridge earthquake, my wife was 3 months pregnant with my daughter and I have never been so stressed out in all my life. We live in a two story house and the upper story felt as if it was moving three feet. It threw us out of bed, then we were both running to take cover in the dark and ran into each other, almost giving each other concussions. It was not a fun earthquake, I was paranoid the whole time that she would lose the baby.
We are about due for another biggie but that could be today or it could be in 50 years.
Dan
DevonKrain
Well-known member
Exactly. ESP? Bah! Just be aware of your surroundings.
As for earthquakes, it's been a while. My ex had been in LA for 3 years and hadn't felt one until about 6 months ago or so. I cant even remember when. I thought she's be freaked, but she awoke to me asking her if she was okay. It's no big deal.
I was in Northridge for the 94 Northridge quake. Again, no big deal. The bad part is that I was a grunt mold maker at an FX shop and didnt want to go in the next day as I knew there would be the daily work PLUS 100s of broken molds that needed to be replaced.
Oh.... and watch out for the tar pits on La Brea. You could totally get stuck in there.