nklr - working and living around edwards afb

[mark ward]

100 dig. is relative, what the humidity is matters ALOT, I have lived in sandiego, lasvegas, tampa, & mich. (several others but these are key to the point. 85 and Humid with clothing STICKING to you is ALOT worse feeling then 100 and dry. as is 35 and humid worse then dry. it makes a HUGE differance. with michigan weather we get it all.

--- On Fri, 2/18/11, Mike Frey wrote: From: Mike Frey Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR - Working and Living Around Edwards AFB To: "List KLR" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Friday, February 18, 2011, 4:20 PM My wife grew up in Ridgecrest. It's OK (Navy town), but if I had my choices of the surrounding areas, Tehachapi is probably the nicest, although it's a long commute. Mojave is closer, I've spent some time there and it's OK. I'd almost certainly choose a place to live that is north of Edwards - because from there, it's a clean shot on the KLR to some great riding areas, both paved and unpaved. With a young family, however, you may find Lancaster more to your liking. There are some troubled areas there, but some nice ones, too. I'm not a city person. I live in a small town 10 miles north of Lancaster, PA, 60 miles west of Philadelphia and spend as little time as possible in both cities. Yes, it's blazing hot in the summer. Over 100 is common. "Cold in winter" is relative. It ain't that cold! 90% of the USA gets colder in the winter. In any case, good luck with your decision making! Mike Jim Douglas wrote: > > I can remember when Palmdale was somewhat nicer than you describe now. > My sister-in-law purchased a 5000SQFT home there for practically > nothing back in the day. I always enjoyed going out there as it got the > family out of LA for a day and all the crap that LA is behind us. It's sad > to hear this area is bad now. Actually glad I got out of there after > the Northridge earthquake as I can't image the crime, traffic and stuff > there now > as it was pretty bad 16 years go! > > Ridgecrest used to be nice but am assuming it's grown and with the > growth all the crap that goes along with it. The only thing I miss about > California is the friggin weather! When I lived there everyone was > always outside and here in Texas in the summer most folks don't do alot > outside. > > On 2/18/2011 8:08 AM, cycletip wrote: > > > > Josh, That part of the world is a high desert. Related to motorcycling > > it's a great place to live. As for your family that might be a more > > difficult question. Very hot in the summer and cold in the winter. As > > for towns, Ridgecrest, Tehachipi, Palmdale and Lancaster. Oh, and the > > small dot called Mojave. Palmdale & Lancaster were fast becoming a > > dump (not that they were ever anything special) about 20 years ago. > > Lots of inner city problems with section 8 housing, gangs and flight > > from LA for cheap housing. I wouldn't bring my family there if given a > > choice. On the other hand I grew up riding dirt bikes in the Mojave. > > There's a ton of great riding all along I-14 & 395. That's my 2 cents. > > Monty > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > , Lourd Baltimore > > wrote: > > > > > > Howdy KLRistas! > > > > > > I'm soliciting opinions from folks about the area around Edwards AFB. > > > > > > There's an opportunity for me and my family to move back from Merry > > Ol' England > > > to US where I'll be working (as a civilian) at Edwards AFB. > > > > > > Has anyone lived out there or worked at the base? > > > > > > How are the cities/towns within commuting distance of the base? > > > How is it for families? We have a boy who is almost two and we're > > expecting > > > another child shortly so they'll be young. > > > Google maps say it's a 30 minute one-way commute to any decently > > sized town. > > > But the roads are so flat and level, I have a hard time believing > that! > > > > > > Any info would be appreciated! > > > > > > Josh > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map Group Apps: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]