<VV> Come to California for good water?

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Charlie - Dennis and I both live in Northern California. Dennis is way  
North, I am in San Jose - (Santa Clara Valley) California. The problem with  
water - almost everywhere, but not quite, is that you live in a desert - 
almost  all of Southern California is desert. The "Never Rains in Southern 
California"  song of the 80's? wasn't a joke. The warm dry weather is great, if 
you can bring  your water in from somewhere else. The California Aqueduct 
system, and water  removed from the Colorado river, is what makes life in So Cal 
possible. Perhaps  those desalinization plants will pick up the slack. Of 
course, right now all of  California is in a drought - North and South. I 
cured the tap water  taste problem. I don't drink it! <grin> Brewing coffee 
sufficiently  dulls any bad taste, and once made into wine, no problem!
 
By the way - Good story at Toastmasters. Did you win? Perhaps any New  York 
parking meters should have a handle on the side to pull.
 
-Seth Emerson 
 
 
In a message dated 6/12/2014 1:25:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:

Hi there  fellow Californian 

Where is it that you live that you have good  water?

Back east I could drink tap water, but not here in SoCal, Hemet  in the
Riverside area!

Water tastes like chalk and even the local  filtered bottled water still has
a bit of the taste.

I was once  asked by the "Water Quality" people, and I had to say I don't
even like  washing dishes or my car with their water, since it leaves VERY
HARD  mineral deposits if not dried off quickly enough!

In lala-land, like  you say, it's only the weather that keeps me from
running, screaming away  from the land of quakes and flakes.

As a HS and college teacher, I've  experienced what California has to offer,
and understand the stories of  incompetent government employees just
"checking off boxes" without regard  to the truthfulness of what they
process.

I once tried to "honestly"  cash a 10 year old check for $800 at a bank 
where
they gave me a big  runaround of legal procedures, to which I smiled and
agreed to follow all  of those innumerable steps.

I then walked over to the ATM and deposited  it, and it cleared the next 
day,
over 4 years ago now.

Sometimes,  you can depend on their incompetence, but just don't point it  
out
beforehand!

A good example, and a true story, was my "New York  City (Corvair) Parking
Ticket" that I delivered at a Toastmasters  contest:
----------------------------
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaJCsklBQ2I

sometimes  you just have to enjoy the ride!

Charlie


-----Original  Message-----
From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]  On Behalf Of
Jack Pinard via VirtualVairs
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014  12:53 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> California  DMV

Love the yarns about real or imagined title problems, but skeptical  of 
most.
Don't like to correct my guru Seth, but there is no "Mr.  and  Mrs." on
California titles. Full names are required for "and" or "and/or".  The 
latter
avoids executor issue.
Titles can also be transferred to  family members as "gift" with no tax and
only $15.00 fee.
Auto Club can  perform most routine transfers. 
Renewals and appointments for DMV visits  can be made online, such as my
mandatory testing for driver license renewal  (age).
And in California we are not treated as criminals when stating  selling
price. I have never been questioned about value of classic or  contemporary
car, and I do many transfers.
One technical issue  encountered was relicensing a Greenbrier parked for 14
years that required  an inspection. The rear seats were missing, which 
placed
it in van category  requiring commercial (expensive) plates. I had to borrow
two benches and  return to qualify as passenger car.
The inspector warned me that if stopped  by CHP without the seats I could be
cited. In 15 years with only front  buckets haven't been stopped, so cant
verify.
So come to California and  pay a little for magnificent scenery, clean air
and good water.  Our  bridges aren't closed by spiteful politicians and
hurricanes, only  infrequently by earthquakes if not retrofitted.
I've got my money's worth  for 82 years in lala land and welcome y'all.
Jack
Five Corvairs and two  car garage


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