Recent content by oakcreekrenter

I drive by that Well 78 every day and forgot that it might be TCE-related.  Turns out it is: http://www.bracpmo.navy.mil/base_docs/eltoro/documents/RAB_meeting_minutes/2011/042711_min.pdf Lots of informative slides there.  Woodbridge is IRP Site 18.  Apparently the Irvine Water District pumps...

Looking at that site, the IWD concludes: That is somewhat reassuring with regards to the Woodbridge homes.  Not sure if this is true for homes along the entire path of the plume, or to be built on the Great Park.  In Mountain View, the EPA actually tested for TCE levels inside residential and...

I should probably clarify my initial post a little for those who haven't come across this issue before.  TCE was always known to be toxic and potentially carcinogenic, especially to young children and seniors. Link to EPA PDF on TCE toxicity:http://1.usa.gov/rnnpJ3 How do you get exposed to...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-toxic-risk-20110930,0,1063431.story I was living in Mountain View in 2001 when the draft assessment came out, and knew some friends who had bought brand new town homes above a TCE plume from an old HP/IBM silicon factory.  The EPA had to hold town...

I think you summed up part of the problem in your post.  How many buyers have the ability to understand inflation expectations, much less how it will affect their ARM rate in the future?  Yet the people most likely to get ARM loans, and in fact would probably not have qualified if not for teaser...

I actually know of quite a few mixed couples in Irvine that are Asian husband and Caucasian wife.  The common theme?  The husband is a dentist/doctor/lawyer/businessman.  What's missing?  On one particular street in Quail Hill, there are many mixed Asian couples (Japanese husband/Korean wife...

Looks like they put the bare minimum into the house and exterior after purchase.  After closing costs, the owner would probably still be net positive.  But will it close for $950k?  At that price, you're still paying a premium over comparable properties elsewhere in Irvine, but for a terrible...

Haven't tried the udon place yet, but it's supposed to the number one udon chain in Japan.  I am partial to Fukada myself.  I've tried the Loft in Huntington Beach and thought it was decent Hawaiian. None of the ramen places in Irvine currently are worth going to.  Ajisen in Diamond Jamboree...

Then you need to venture north of the 405 more.  In the past few years, I have been approached by foreign women (Arab? Persian? Gypsy?) that apparently don't speak English, and have to resort to hand-written signs to beg for money.  This has happened in the Quail Hill shopping plaza, in the Oak...

Timely thread - I just visited a friend's home in Cowan Heights for the first time today, and was amazed at his house.  5300 sq ft, on 0.5 acre lot, recently renovated interior by the previous owner, pool, basketball court, views - my friend bought it at short sale in 2009 for $1,050,000. ...

Having lived in Oak Creek for three years now, here's what I think the pros and cons are for this community: Pros: Diverse community, definitely not dominated by Asians (coming from an Asian). Mostly young families with elementary school age kids. Wide range of fairly modern floorplans The...

Summary: "Stop it!" "You stop it!" "No, you started it, so you stop it!" Funny, I thought my kids were at preschool today... who let them out early?

While I understand, and can even appreciate, the sentiment, does this mean you also declare everything you are supposed to on your tax forms?  Do you pay use tax on all of your out-of-state purchases (i.e. Amazon)?  You could apply the same logic there - if you aren't paying use tax in CA...

This is funny.  Really, IHO and IndieDev are just two sides of the same coin.  Are you sure you two don't make this stuff up offline for the sheer entertainment value?

I think you are making a choice between personal happiness and financial gain, in which case it's impossible to measure the two choices objectively, since only you can determine the financial worth/opportunity cost of not living in Turtle Ridge.  Seems to me you would be "happiest" with the...