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I had the same problem, ski clothes to wear once a year for my kid, so I picked up a lot of great stuff at Marshalls (the one in Irvine). Don't know if they still have anything, but worth checking out, I got ski jacket for 20 bucks & special ski pants for 16.

Yup, that's the one! Thanks for looking it up. One of the reasons I was so interested in finding out what it is exactly is that it was just a weird place: old farm buildings, some rusty equipment, and yet a bunch of pick up trucks with people on the property. What can they be possibly doing...

Hi all, I was in the area a couple of days ago at the Aliso Community Park (close to Glenwood/Moulton), and I'm curious what is this large parcel right across from Aliso Middle School, does anybody know? It is fenced and has a bunch of old buildings looking like a former farm property. It is...

I used to live in Laguna Niguel, it is a horrible place, here are some misconceptions I had about this place before actually moving there (most of them were gone in a few months after moving there): <strong>1. Oh, it is so close to the beach, just a couple of miles, it is almost as good as...

No surprise there, I don't normally eat junk food but when I do, that is the only place a go to...

I haven't had much luck with any of our mail delivery people in Laguna Niguel, we would always get a bunch of letters addressed to neighbors and who knows where the letters addressed to us went. But here at the Village I haven't had a problem with that yet. I have a bad feeling that they are...

Although I do like Oak Creek a lot, it puzzles me why they put so many upper-level SFRs on the side closest to the freeway, wouldn't it make much more sense to put all these condos there (or even better, all of the parks to distance people from the freeway).

I based my vacancy rate's estimate for the Village on my walks around the neighborhood and seeing all these empty units (most of them seem to be at the 1st floor). They always keep the lights on in these units (talk about helping the environment), so if you are passing by really late at night...

I think what really got me laughing on this one was "ward-winning schools," ominous color scheme of a main picture seemed appropriate for a short sale too. http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/179-INTRIGUE-92620/home/7210978

Living at the Village, I'm surprised by the fact the IAC is still building this huge complex right next to us, the Park, given the Village's vacancy rate (my estimate is about 20%, what are they thinking?

I'm also watching Oak Creek, but it seems the only people selling SFRs there now bought for 300-400K in 2000 and now trying to turn a nice 500-600K profit for 8-9 years of ownership. When they are out, there might be something for us there optimusprime :)

I went to Mt. San Jacinto on Jan. 1, and we loved it! The ride up on the tramway was scary though, there is a bunch of towers connecting the cables, so every time the car comes up to the tower, it is in a free fall for a second or so and swings back and forth, everybody screamed. I totally...

Those earthquake kits/bags are expensive and not really tailored to your personal needs (like if you wear contacts, you are going to need an extra pair in there and so on), but they are a good way to get started in terms of what people usually put in there. I recently made earthquake kits for...

I've been doing my own taxes for years (mortgage, tuition payments, kids, 401K, itemized deductions, capital gains/losses,), so if your tax situation is not more complicated than that, you can do it yourself with the right software. I've been using Taxslayer for years, and I hear good things...

Hi all, Not sure if we had a separate thread for commodities, but here goes: Does anybody think that oil will go up? I've never traded commodities before, but I'm just dying to buy futures for 1000 barrels (it is a minimum lot) at these low prices in hopes that the oil will go up again...