Is buying direct VDH to mostly use in Florida a terrible plan?

[AstroBlasters]

Just wanted to say, Go Bears! Not that I pay any attention to college sports, but UC Berkeley is also my alma mater.

And, I do recall those damp, dreary days there - after finishing high school in San Diego (about 10 minutes inland from La Jolla), I quite detested Berkeley weather at the time since my main point of comparison was San Diego. Now, looking back after being on the East Coast basically ever since graduating, didn't know just how good I had it there.

I think I found your yearbook photo!

So Cal Forever!

 

[Brian Noble]

Counterpoint:



(And yes, I did point this out to my son who is currently a Bruin.)

 

[airjay75]

Yep, one of many reasons I chose UC Berkeley over UCLA, although I will admit some of those dreary days did have me second-guessing that decision. Looking back though, no regrets. Berkeley was a pretty great place for undergrad. Would I want to live there now? No - I'd probably prefer one of the Bay Area communities on the other side of the Oakland Hills - Walnut Creek or Pleasanton areas. You get pretty nicely shielded from that marine layer over there.

 

[Brian Noble]

In fairness, the difference between #15 and #17 is immaterial, and I am not saying that only because I work at #20.

 

[airjay75]

Agreed.

 

[intamin]

Just wanted to say, Go Bears! Not that I pay any attention to college sports, but UC Berkeley is also my alma mater.

And, I do recall those damp, dreary days there - after finishing high school in San Diego (about 10 minutes inland from La Jolla), I quite detested Berkeley weather at the time since my main point of comparison was San Diego. Now, looking back after being on the East Coast basically ever since graduating, didn't know just how good I had it there.

Goooo UCI anteaters! We're still undefeated in football! (0-0 )

 

[Brian Noble]

Yeah, but the Banana Slugs have a better mascot.

 

[intamin]

Yeah, but the Banana Slugs have a better mascot.

TBH I'm just glad we're not gauchos (sorry UCSC)

 

[D-Trick]

Walnut Creek

Or, as we used to call it in the early 2000s at my alma mater Northgate HS:

Dub-C / the Dub

Years later someone referred to West Covina with the same name and I was livid.

 

[Brian Noble]

You can imagine my confusion when I met another student in my incoming first-year class at Cal who went to my high school, but we'd never met each other.

Turns out that I went to Paly (Palo Alto) and she went to Pali (Pacific Palisades).