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[Spaniard]

Hehe, listen to Heather. 60's is cold? I have to tease ya!

Hehe I was thinking the same thing

Congrats on the move Jen! Must be very exciting to make such a drastic change, I wish you the best of luck over on the west coast.

[redpython]

san fran may be a liberal city, but w/ snakes not so much...i would check the city/county laws before hand. If i remember correctly, i think someone had their ball pythons seized for being illegal in the county....i could be wrong.

good luck w/ the move.

[Jenn]

Good for you Jen. I have visited a few times and found myself just old and in the way. I could have moved to the west coast when I was your age and loved it. Now I just can't wait to get back to broken down old New England.

Buckle up girl. You are about to be gawked at for the last time.

Good luck with your move.

[Muze]

Very exciting! You'll have to update me on how the family takes it & how the snakes do. We will probably be moving to Nevada in the next 2 years so I'll be going through the same ordeal (the packing of the animals, the driving cross-country, and the family drama).

I wish you the best of luck!!!

[Ginevive]

Thanks everyone! I am worried now about the snakes though; I don't want to have to get completely out of the hobby. Time to research things.

[Montessa Python]

Having grown up in California/Nevada, the closer you are to the city, the more expensive it will be.
AND you may find better pickings on the Oakland side of the bay, OR near San Jose . The BART and other transport are great for commuting .
I lived in Sunnyvale and in Mt. View and had a great time and didn't pay a huge amount there, AND lived in Berkeley and didn't pay a huge amount.
Here is the San Fran craigslist, It shows prices and ranges, just for your FYI.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/apa/
I did keep a horse down at the southern end of the bay area, and there are stables on the Oakland side. Just to let you know.
BUt again, please please check ordinances in where ever you decide to live and check about employment before moving. PLEASE.. it is pricey to live in CA, that is why I live in WI now.
It is a great place and there are great people there!.
Good luck and congrats.
Carol

[MarkS]

60 degrees is cold? I LOVE that kind of weather. I was up by Duluth this past weekend helping out the folks and there was a dusting of snow on the deck when I got up Saturday Morning. SNOW... IN MAY... GRRRRR

Snakes are really easy to move Jen, just bag them up and put them in a cooler. Maybe a heat pack if you think you need it, but unless it's freezing they should be fine. Keep smaller snakes physically separated from bigger snakes or they could get crushed. Snakes are a LOT easier to move then fish.

[Ginevive]

Thanks We are actually also looking in the San Mateo area as well. I don't mind getting a job at a hotel or something like that to start out with. Mark will have a tattooing job, and possibly a concrete job if he needs it. And my friend will be helping out with rent/etc, too, which will be a big help.

NY is pretty expensive! We were looking into buying a house here and just staying.. but property taxes would murder us. And my job is insecure; I am basically burnt-out by office work as it is.. I want something comlpetely different. I am looking into the BART system which seems awesome, and the one apartment place we are looking at is right near the line.

I can definately bag-up the snakes and place them in a cooler; thanks MarkS! I plan on keeping a rack's worth of them (10) and have sold off some of my normals. None of the fish are going with us though. And I have been scouring the SF CList ads night and day. Rents are not really that much higher than I expected.

Any more thoughts are appreciated!

[Mike Cavanaugh]

wow... the country girl is moving to the big city! You won't be able to walk around your yard with shotgun in hand!

[stratus_020202]

I want to go I'm so sick of Kansas weather. Ugh!