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    Housing Analysis

    San Carlos is prime mid-peninsula - killer art and wine festival every year. $3M seems like an avg price there when the avg 2 earner household brings home close to $1M/yr. Something doesn’t add up - may be a location issue.
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    Dango and Mochi at Mitsuwa

    Not as good as the jamon bellota samples at High Times Cellars this afternoon . BTW, went to the Irvine Gelson’s for sushi today and was blown away by the quality. Young Japanese female sushi chef. Tuna is akami, king salmon, blue crab for the rolls, and 10 beers in tap. Hidden gem of Irvine.
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    Poll: Irvine Housing Prediction June 2024 to 2025

    ZIRP built so many good memories
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    College applications discussion

    My first manager was Swiss and a competitive fencer. Phenomenal engineering manager.
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    College applications discussion

    4 year letterman is a crucial box to check - any good private college counselor would have told him that. Congrats on USNA! A huge sacrifice for your kid but will definitely pay off. Ours graduated from Marine OCS last summer (Marine PLC program) and is set to commission upon graduation in Dec.
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    College applications discussion

    He got accepted to UMass
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    College applications discussion

    Hilarious - UMass Amherst is one of the top CSCI depts in the country - which dad probably doesn’t even know because in New England it’s still known as Zoo Mass given it used to be a huge party school. And the kid played no sports! Kids like this are a dime a dozen in the Bay Area. 4 years of...
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    Retail Openings and Closures

    Try Bricco in Laguna Niguel for authentic Chicago thin crust (cut in squares) with Chicago Italian sausage - it’s the best I’ve found anywhere in CA. We had dinner at Angelina in LN recently - what an incredible restaurant with stunning ocean views and great live smooth jazz. Quite an older...
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    Retail Openings and Closures

    I miss Diedrichs
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    Mortgage lender & Home Insurance

    Bamboo just renewed me for no increase after an $11,000 water claim from a burst pipe. Happy and surprised .
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    Newer Irvine listings with crazy WTF asking prices from equity sellers

    Single level, level lot, big yard - that’s as prime as Port Streets get. Very few single levels left there
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    ICE or EV?

    M3 Performance is a totally different car, with a tuned chassis, lowered suspension, 20” P0s and Bembos. And Track Mode. Its absolutely insane.
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    ICE or EV?

    Au contraire - I couldn’t get enough of a RACE car. IMO they will be the last profitable ICE mfr a decade from now. 911s just sound like super loud lawn mowers - nothing sexy about that sound. I do however love me some big block V8 rumble - my dream classic muscle car is a 1970 Firebird Formula...
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    ICE or EV?

    I had one for 4 days and it gave me a headache - maybe because I was driving 100+ consistently
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    ICE or EV?

    Are you referencing an M3 Performance or a regular Model 3?
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