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Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:23 pm

Look like your going to a war zone :shock: :shock: Take it like a man :lol:

Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:06 pm

Mr. Loaf wrote: They have a Navy in the Valley? What do you do, patrol the California Aqueduct?

:lol:

Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:29 am

Malokin Martin wrote:

"YESSSss my friend….. The west coast is a total shit hole. Especially Washington and Oregon…Go back to the beautiful Virginia... Tell your all your friends back home to stay there…"

my sentiments exactly. LOL.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:41 am

Mr. Loaf wrote: They have a Navy in the Valley? What do you do, patrol the California Aqueduct?

Ha! That's about as close to reality as it comes in Lemoore, good one!

Yeah, it's the Navy hub for Strike Warfare. Lot and lots of Hornets. My main thing against the Valley is it's hotter than the depths of Hell 8 months out of the year (I don't cope well in heat), and it's air quality is worse than LA! I read stats somewhere that said 70% of kids born and raised here end up with asthma, and I'll hopefully be starting a family soon... Don't think I could live with myself if I knew I had a choice in the matter, and my family ended up not being able to play or have normal kid fun growing up because of it. That stuff shouldn't happen to kids, you know? That, and the chance to get Valley Fever- if you don't know, look it up. I know a guy that was almost paralized from the waist down, because that crap ate his spine up, and turned it to mush. They were able to graft bone from his hip to repair the damage, the goodness.

Anyway, thanks for the tips on places to hang out. I'll check into it when I get there. Trust me, if I were able to take friends with me, I'd have the whole Base following me! I don't know anyone that likes Lemoore enough to stay, other than the people who own property there.

Almost forgot the other thing that sucks about it- you have to drive at least 45 minutes in any direction if you want to do something other than get grocieries, it's in the middle of nowhere. :x

Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:52 am

miniman82 wrote: Mr. Loaf wrote: They have a Navy in the Valley? What do you do, patrol the California Aqueduct?

Ha! That's about as close to reality as it comes in Lemoore, good one!

Yeah, it's the Navy hub for Strike Warfare. Lot and lots of Hornets. My main thing against the Valley is it's hotter than the depths of Hell 8 months out of the year (I don't cope well in heat), and it's air quality is worse than LA! I read stats somewhere that said 70% of kids born and raised here end up with asthma, and I'll hopefully be starting a family soon... Don't think I could live with myself if I knew I had a choice in the matter, and my family ended up not being able to play or have normal kid fun growing up because of it. That stuff shouldn't happen to kids, you know? That, and the chance to get Valley Fever- if you don't know, look it up. I know a guy that was almost paralized from the waist down, because that crap ate his spine up, and turned it to mush. They were able to graft bone from his hip to repair the damage, the goodness.

Anyway, thanks for the tips on places to hang out. I'll check into it when I get there. Trust me, if I were able to take friends with me, I'd have the whole Base following me! I don't know anyone that likes Lemoore enough to stay, other than the people who own property there.

Almost forgot the other thing that sucks about it- you have to drive at least 45 minutes in any direction if you want to do something other than get grocieries, it's in the middle of nowhere. :x

Your a fuckin nut job.....you came here in the navy and seen all of that.....CA sucks your right...but air quality....you gonna complain about that in CA????????? shit air don't flow else where huh?? hell maybe we can't feel the quakes from the bay....the definition for CA is: gods way of say there are too many motherfucking people in one place. period
TY TY TY.....BOW....BOW....it does suck

Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:28 am

I spent 3 years of my time with the Marines in California back in the 80's. I enjoyed my time there because I got away from the base and checked out the activities all over SoCal. I enjoy going back from time to time, it is a good change of pace from looking at the swamp all of the time.
Anyplace you go can suck if you let it.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:13 am

Ive hit just every extreme there is. Grew up in way up NorCal along the coast. On average about 65 degrees year round. Boot camp in San Diego warm nice weather. NAS Pensacola Fl, Hot and Nice. MCAS New River NC, HOT and HUMID like nothing I have ever seen in my Life. The heat drains the life out of you. We wore NOMEX flight suits all day, roasting our balls off. Madrid Spain, nice only stayed there for 29 days. Norway, cold, cold and very cold. Kuwait and Iraq. Very hot, but dry. Hottest out there was 136 degrees in the shade. I would live at any one of those places EXCEPT where it was humid, sorry bro, it will take a long time to get use to.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:41 am

mbugz60 wrote: I spent 3 years of my time with the Marines in California back in the 80's. I enjoyed my time there because I got away from the base and checked out the activities all over SoCal. I enjoy going back from time to time, it is a good change of pace from looking at the swamp all of the time.
Anyplace you go can suck if you let it.

Spent 13 years at MCAS El Toro and had a great time the entire time. Some good motorcycle roads and some good fourwheeling. Beaches close by with some great looking scenery. Spend the morning in the snow in the mountains and the afternoon on the beach.

Sarge

Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:59 am

come on to Va, Mini.... but bring a couple of those Cali vw's with you... you will be in shock if you hunt for one here...you'll be N/E virginia, i'm S/W Va.... i like the hills...

Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:07 am

Those of you only referencing SoCal experiences don't realize how far off you are from what is is like in Lemoore. miniman82 is dead on on his assessment.

Question: Would you want to live somewhere where it was a 2 hour plus drive to get to somewhere that was cool (I'm talking about culture, diversity, entertainmentt, etc.)? If the answer is yes, then move to Lemoore.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:21 am

myzamboni wrote:

Question: Would you want to live somewhere where it was a 2 hour plus drive to get to somewhere that was cool (I'm talking about culture, diversity, entertainmentt, etc.)?

I deal with that where I live.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:33 am

67type0ne wrote: miniman82 wrote: Mr. Loaf wrote: They have a Navy in the Valley? What do you do, patrol the California Aqueduct?

Ha! That's about as close to reality as it comes in Lemoore, good one!

Yeah, it's the Navy hub for Strike Warfare. Lot and lots of Hornets. My main thing against the Valley is it's hotter than the depths of Hell 8 months out of the year (I don't cope well in heat), and it's air quality is worse than LA! I read stats somewhere that said 70% of kids born and raised here end up with asthma, and I'll hopefully be starting a family soon... Don't think I could live with myself if I knew I had a choice in the matter, and my family ended up not being able to play or have normal kid fun growing up because of it. That stuff shouldn't happen to kids, you know? That, and the chance to get Valley Fever- if you don't know, look it up. I know a guy that was almost paralized from the waist down, because that crap ate his spine up, and turned it to mush. They were able to graft bone from his hip to repair the damage, the goodness.

Anyway, thanks for the tips on places to hang out. I'll check into it when I get there. Trust me, if I were able to take friends with me, I'd have the whole Base following me! I don't know anyone that likes Lemoore enough to stay, other than the people who own property there.

Almost forgot the other thing that sucks about it- you have to drive at least 45 minutes in any direction if you want to do something other than get grocieries, it's in the middle of nowhere. :x

Your a fuckin nut job.....you came here in the navy and seen all of that.....CA sucks your right...but air quality....you gonna complain about that in CA????????? shit air don't flow else where huh?? hell maybe we can't feel the quakes from the bay....the definition for CA is: gods way of say there are too many motherfucking people in one place. period
TY TY TY.....BOW....BOW....it does suck

Is there any way what you posted could possibly be translated into something that make sense? From what I gather, you're all butt-hurt over someone's opinion. Get over it and get a life :roll:

Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:11 pm

miniman82 wrote: First off, it's not my fault I got stationed in this godforsaken place called the San Jaoquin Valley; it was the Navy that sent me here.

It could have been worse, they might have sent you to Fallon NAS!

All the entertainment there went away when Salt Wells burnt down. All those poor lonely Naval Aviators...

Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:42 pm

mynameismud wrote:
it gets hot and humid in vagina
which explains why life is hard, but goddammit, i wouldn't have it any other way.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:59 pm

bljones wrote: mynameismud wrote:
it gets hot and humid in vagina
which explains why life is hard, but goddammit, i wouldn't have it any other way.

Why didn't they send him there first {vagina}????

Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:51 pm

Lessee, Lemoore. That's about 20 miles from one of the best antique farm equipment show in the nation, in April:

http://www.antiquefarmshow.org/

The Tulare County Fair is coming up in September:

http://www.tularefair.org/

This weekend they had the Central California Automotive Swap Meet:

http://www.cencalswapmeet.com/

There's some pretty serious sprint car racing coming up on the 28th:

http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com/
http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/17400/index.htm

Or you could go to Fresno for the truck show:

http://www.fresnofair.com/ns/Calendar/ViewEvent.asp?EventId=113

The Fresno site has lots of things to do:

http://www.fresno.com/cvonline/misc-rec.htm

Want some culture? The California State Honor Band performs in Fresno in February. Those are the top musicians in the state!

I guess you can be bored anywhere. Imaging your complaints if you had been stationed in Fallon, or China Lake! :)

Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:22 pm

[-X Dude, don't say it's not "your fault" you got stationed in godforsaken NAS Lemoore. Afterall, how does that saying go?....You choose your Rate, you choose your Fate...

As I agree it is an armpit, so is Oceana. I would have rather taken the first flat top/squadron leaving for Westpac, detailers love to hear that shit. You would have ended up in Everett, WA or San Diego, and your opinon would have been different.

Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:13 am

Saw the sign yesterday for nas fallon on the way to fernley nv. Why theres a lowes in the middle of where no where puts no where I have no idea. the lemoore part of the valley might be a little warm in the summer but not as hot and muggy as Va. is going to be. Lemoore is what an hour and a half from the central coast 2 to 3 hours from 3 national parks. couple of hours from LA. and all the vw parts and shows you could ever need and less then an hour from farmersville and cb performance not to mention all the fresno state ncaa. sports in fresno. Not to say Va. does not have a ton of other then vw. things to do. I do all the civil war parks in Va. and surrounding states and buy the $50 national parks pass every year and use it in every state I visit. Just my opinion but its not where you are its what you find to do where you are...

Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:18 am

Low67vdubinnocal wrote: Saw the sign yesterday for nas fallon on the way to fernley nv. Why theres a lowes in the middle of where no where puts no where I have no idea. the lemoore part of the valley might be a little warm in the summer but not as hot and muggy as Va. is going to be. Lemoore is what an hour and a half from the central coast 2 to 3 hours from 3 national parks. couple of hours from LA. and all the vw parts and shows you could ever need and less then an hour from farmersville and cb performance not to mention all the fresno state ncaa. sports in fresno. Not to say Va. does not have a ton of other then vw. things to do. I do all the civil war parks in Va. and surrounding states and buy the $50 national parks pass every year and use it in every state I visit. Just my opinion but its not where you are its what you find to do where you are... Could you restate that in English?

Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:24 am

buh-bye... remember take a few friends with you...