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Let's get back to the IHB Slumber Party...

IR, well done. I have been able to divine the true nature of the IHB troll through yours and many other posts. Thanks!

What IS the real definition of a troll, in this context?

Wow, the 15 minutes is apparently still going on... Spitzer 'Call-Girl' Sues Francis http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexd?blogid=7

I'm still confused by the newbie with houses falling out of his pockets choosing to buy in one of the least desirable neighborhods in OC as his preferred spot to LIVE IN? I golf at River View Golf Course, and the surrounding area is fine, but there definitely is much more crime and a much...

Sign me up for IHBTV! We can have a whole episode of David A. Lereah writing "I am an idiot" on a chalkboard hundreds of times...

Zillow shows the February 2008 sale as $849,000. The only sub-$400k SFRs I have seen in Costa Mesa are in bad neighborhoods and are piles of crap. http://www.zillow.com/HomeDetails.htm?zprop=25470738

I would be shocked if the CM house really went for $430k... If so, I need to start paying MUCH closer attention!

Any advice given here on this subject would only potentially lead you in the wrong direction. It all depends on the way the clause is written and the tenacity of your former employer(s). I have seen them go virtually unenforced, and have seen them result in extremely expensive litigation. If...

Why is White Trash still a member or allowed to post? The language alone is reason enough. We're all adults, and the language is no big deal in the appropriate company, but it is totally inappropriate here. If White Trash has a problem with IHB or a moderator, there are much more articulate...

lando, Your question: Are the Property Taxes, HOA, and Mello-Roos discounted for people in the affordable housing program? Answer: NO WAY IN HELL! I qualified for a Clarendon unit last year and drew no. 4 in the lottery. The price was $302,000, but the total cost of taxes, HOA...

bk, You are absolutely right - back before Paseo Nuevo and now (GOD FORBID) Costco, La Cumbre was IT, so they could get away with that. The layout, and shared parking lot with a supermarket is very, very strange. CDM is right on with his comparison to early Fashion Island architecture...

k.o., The drink factor is another key - thanks for mentioning that! For YEARS, my place has been the pre-party spot, because we can then WALK to multiple bars, from Yardhouse and Chronic Cantina, to Goat Hill to the Little Knight and La Cave (I avoid Pierce Street AT ALL COSTS). Does...

cdm, I was there 1984-1991, epic times in SB. The Graduate was THE place to be in IV, and I can't tell you how many nights I ended up in some strange place the next morning, with no idea how I got there! Alex's was amazing - I'm not sure if I was at the same fight you were, but the one I...

k.o. - you've got that right! Costa mesa is FULL of great, unique, high-quality restaurants, and Newport has a bunch as well. One other thing to boost CM and NB is the physical proximity of everything. I live close to 17th Street and can walk to almost everything (except big-box like Target...

bk, Check out this blurb from La Cumbre's website, regarding their "redevelopment": "Positioned in the highly desirable coastal city of Santa Barbara, La Cumbre Plaza?s enhancement project will bring new and exciting shopping to Santa Barbara while still retaining the heritage of this...

Eva, Sorry for the late reply! He is convinced that someone will be able to find out personal info on him through his license plate, but someone could also go down to the County Recorder's office and look up his address and have a field day from there! Tim, You RULE! That...

I lived in Hope Ranch for years, and wouldn't move back unless I was independently wealthy and did not have to work, and could travel AWAY from Santa Barbara frequently. It is breathtakingly beautiful. The demographic mix is bizarre - students, service workers, a small professional class...

Manual thanks to Nude!! My sister-in-law BEGGED her parents to give her the $50k they spent on the wedding so she and my brother could buy a home. Her parents didn't budge - THEY wanted the big elaborate wedding with relatives flying in from everywhere. Whaddya gonna do? Has anyone...

I know this is an Irvine thread, but there are LOTS of nice apartments (generally not sterile IAC "nice") in Costa Mesa - but they are in small complexes. I have also been seeing more and more townhomes for rent. Irvinehomeowner - I'm sorry, but just about every single indicator...