[weekendwarrior]

Originally posted by Ron61


Gary,

I wasn't born in Santa Barbara but grew up there and in the Santa Ynez area. My family moved up here about 50 years ago and I have been here since except for short trips when the company would send me back down in that area. From what I hear, I wouldn't recognize Santa Barbara now. We used to hang out around the court house and beach and I also lived in Paradise Camp for a while as my Father worked for M & K as a job site over seer and was there for the tunnel from the Cachuma Dam to bring water to Santa Barbara. I have walked through that tunnel and it is quite a walk. But I was a lot younger then too. And I can remember taking a 22 rifle and going out to shoot and not having any problems. Now even with a CCP I get hasseled at times by the local I wanta be important types. I just don't see why this state is so anti car. They cry bankrupt and then turn away all the money they could take in on registrations and fees for special construction vehicles. There is already another bill that is in the works to do away with SB-100 but it is not titled that way and they are hoping to introduce it in a short time and get it passed before anyone starts the hue and cry that Flores last attempt caused. You know, the I changed it and now let the people forget and we will do it another way politics. The contention that these vehicles are major causes of the smog problem is ludicrous.

JOea: Maurice is no longer a Senator. He was moved out by the term limitations. To bad they don't apply to Davis and his group. Maurice no longer wants to be involved in any of the mess with the cars as he is now on some other agenda. He is still a car person and always will be, but he has other things now that take his time.

Ron

Ron, You had the glory days. We left Los Angeles in 1962 after 130+ years. My next door neighbors father was a surveyor on the lake/dam project they have lived in the same house since 1948. Yes the quality of life has really gone down hill.

If I walked down the street with a rifle now I would probally be put in a straight jacket and locked away.

Gary