I worded the thread title that way because California has long since ceased to politically, socially or morally bear much of a resemblance to America as I knew it when I was a youngster.
In Southern California, if you disagree with raising taxes you're looked down upon as being anti education. If you are against rewarding criminal aliens with driver's licenses and funding their children with money you earned for your own children, you're anti hispanic and have no compassion for your fellow man. If you object to your local police officers being ordered to not only not identify people they run into who are in the U.S. illegally but ignore that fact if they unintentionally find out that they are (L.A.P.D. Special Order 40), then you're a racist. If you believe you should have the right to exorcise your Constitutional rights, including those detailed in the 2nd amendment, you're a radical right wing extremist.
Here's a big one for me, I object to my children being subjected to a public school curriculum that ignores much of the accomplishments of our founders, builders, frontiersmen and military heroes, but goes to great lengths to teach the history and customs of Mexico and Africa and aggrandize the lives of people of lesser success and accomplishment simply because they are or were homosexuals.
Due to new investor and management within the company I was working for, I am again retired and free to move away from the Hollywood movie and TV industry. Also, I've finally received the proceeds from the sale of my rental property.
If we can find the right property in the Mountain Home, Arkansas area or our current second choice, West Plains, Missouri we may be able to make our escape from Kalifornia as soon as this Summer. Would also consider one of the conservative Southern States; MS, AL or LA.
We need to be within 30 minutes of a good high school and 40 minutes of a State University or extension campus of a State University. 15 year old will likely qualify for a sizable scholarship, if not a free ride at a good university.
http://www.homes.com/property/4902-m...-400031825761/
Mrs. smokeywolf fell in love with this place and I can't say that I disliked it. It sold about 6 months ago.
Just emailed a Realtor in West Plains this morning describing what we're looking for.
40 to 120 acres
3200 to 4200 sq. ft. home, preferably to include basement
1,000 sq. ft. workshop
Small barn would be nice, but I can build one if need be.
Would love to have live water or at least a good sized pond in addition to stock tanks
Room and topography for as long a shooting range as possible and practical.
If the geology allows, hope to add geothermal to whatever we move into.
If we don't make it out of Kali this Summer then because of boy's school, will probably have to wait till next Summer.
Getting excited and just had to share.
smokeywolf