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Well, if no one used their garages, there wouldn't be enough street parking in most of the complexes. Perhaps the homes aren't as densely packed up north as they are here. I haven't seen a garage that can't fit both a bike and a car at the same time. The smallest garages in Irvine that...

The usual rule is that as long as you have at least one of your cars in the garage, you are okay to park the others on the street as long as you don't violate any city laws such as the 72 hour limit. Having no cars in the garage at all with cars on the street is where you get fined by the HOA...

I assume that you have a garage that you don't park in? I guess I am probably one of those evil neighbors. Street parking should be for guests. Most HOAs in Irvine dictate that you use your garage for your cars and forbid using it as storage. Park in the garage and you wont ever have this issue.

We bought a Honda mini van last Thursday. The place was packed and they were doing crazy business. I already negotiated a price, so all we needed to do was pay and handle the paperwork. There was a long queue to go through the financing part so we hung out with other buyers for a few hours...

Just got back from the office which lost power. We sysadmins sure love power outages.

And boy did those evil spirits stink. Just kidding. I'm fascinated by peoples beliefs in things like this. Completely foreign to me and I don't believe any of it, but it is good to know should I ever want to sell a house here.

We had a rental where the prior renter died in the bedroom. Didn't bother us a bit. The only problem was that the plumbing kept plugging up. The evil spirits must have been trying to escape through the <em>toilet</em>.

Appraisals are worthless right now. When we bought our house the appraiser was some kid who spent very little time and just appraised it at the same value that we payed for it. In the report he compared it to homes not even in the same neighborhood that had sold ages ago that were nothing like...

Well, at least he had a job. My wife, who hires entry level career fresh out of college type of jobs, sees so many UCI grad resumes with absolutely 0 job or intern experience. The CSU grad with the proven ability to hold a job is a much more attractive candidate than the 24 year old UC grad...

Hmm deja vu. Something like this happened on Nasioc with a mini vs a WRX. The guys actually did take it to the tracks, and well, the Mini didn't quite stack up. The thread is a funny read. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6095376&postcount=1207

What makes Irvine schools nice is the high level of parental involvement. Families who care about school quality move here causing more families with similar concerns to move here. A positive feedback loop. But as a product of University High school myself, I plan on sending my kids to a...

I agree with vent. I think that the 2002 5 series is the best looking sedan ever made. The year after that it became the ugliest sedan ever made. Not a fan of the Bangle designs. Fun and timely thread. Our ancient Volvo had another breakdown so it's time to put it out to pasture...

BMWs sure are fun to drive. Just why can't those Germans design a decent cup holder? Gotta put my coffee somewhere.

My inlaws used to live in Moreno Valley. In the early 90s squatters moved in to the vacant homes on their street and no one cared. They would turn on the utilities, live there for a while until it became too trashed and move out. I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen again there.

Kidnappings! Razor Blades! Bad Chi! No defensible space! Renters! That's it, I'm staying in my bubble.

That is a meal in a bottle.

I would also guess that stretch of Jamboree before the 5. How about this: What is the oldest still operating retail establishment in Irvine?

The dead cat must be coated in flubber at this point.

Are the great park homes going to be managed by TIC like portola/woodbury or is it a strictly Lennar thing like VoC?

Well, I come from a different background. Family of 4 in 1200 sq. ft (now 1800 sq. ft. with a massive back yard where we spend most of our free time). I wouldn't consider these homes smallish. To me they are large and they waste the space that they have. The layout of space just in portola...