trader1966, my drunken party photos from camera-phones don't even do the ladies here justice. It's really the percentages that's amazing. Just walking down the street you'll see 75% of the chics qualifying as supermodels. While other places may also have hot chics, there's just such an overwhelming majority of them here that are simply knockouts. I did some better shots of chics here:
http://www.skindeepadelle.com
http://www.skindeepadelle.com/Portfolio/IMG_6097bw2.JPG
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So the only reason to live in SB is because "it's pretty" and " there are hot girls"???
Not the "only" reason, but definitely some of the top reasons. I've listed other benefits as well such as weather, people, infrastructure, etc. It actually costs less to live here compared to where I grew up (Saratoga, CA), so I'm not complaining about the costs of living. No one is making people buy brand new Aston Martins and Rolls every year, so those who are struggling did it to themselves.
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Santa Barbara beaches..
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-reviews-1...sortorder-4;_ylt=AiWqEAYdTorXSTYqDHa64jVDFmoL
Also according to city-data.com SB crime is higher than similar areas of San Diego.
I think you may not be interpreting the data fully. Notice that in the types of crime-rates that S.B. has more than San Diego such as rapes, assault & burglaries, the difference is only about 10-20% higher. But in crimes where San Diego is higher than S.B., murders, robberies, auto-theft, it's a significant 50-500% higher! The overall crime-index has S.B. about 10% lower than national-average, while San Diego's about 10% higher (both are increasing).
Needless to say, I'm like Mike, the doors to my house and cars are never locked. The main issue I have is that a lot of restrictive laws are being passed that makes criminals out of everyone. You can't have an open beer on the beach, you can't take a drink out into the street when walking between one pub and the next. Can't jaywalk after 9pm without 10 cops diving on you and fighting over who gets to write you the $88 ticket. You can't make too much noise after 9pm or the neighbors can call the cops. You can't expand or remodel your house without approval from the Architectural Review Board, not for building-code compliance which is a given, but for
"aesthetically pleasing and fitting into the theme of Santa Barbara" criterias. Bah! We need to elect a young celebrity as mayor and do away with all these little old ladies that's turning this town into a giant retirement home! :eek:
