May 20, 2004

The cost of loving has been blown sky high

I sense a pattern emerging.

"Bay Area real estate sales again broke records in April, as the median price of single-family homes sold in the region hit $520,000, the first time that figure has crossed the half-million dollar mark." -- San Jose Mercury News (5/20/04)

"The $10 movie ticket has arrived in the South Bay [at AMC theaters]. ... Several large movie houses in New York already charge $10.50, but the top prices in Los Angeles and San Francisco are no higher than most in the South Bay. The Century 20 Great Mall still charges $9.50, and the Capital 16 is $9.25." -- San Jose Mercury News (5/20/04)

OK, it costs this much to live here, and yet I can't go out for ten minutes on foot and come home with an iced coffee, sesame noodles, cold beer and Midol? We have a problem.

Posted by Kim at May 20, 2004 11:35 PM | Boo!
Comments

"Heavens Above" by the Style Council

Posted by: Kim at May 20, 2004 11:37 PM

You've worked up more passion about this show than I care to muster. I didn't watch Season One. We did watch Season Two and were quite entertained. As for this season, it feels like I have to watch how it ends because I've invested this much time into it. I don't really care who wins as I wouldn't ever buy anything any of them records.

Now, we did buy Clay Aiken's CD, but I must admit my wife is the only one who has listened to it.

Posted by: pieman at May 21, 2004 05:22 AM

Oops. Posted the comment under the wrong piece.


Here's the comment I wanted to put here. Cost of living. Bought a house in Cape Elizabeth (the ritzy suburb of Portland) back in 1988 for $125,000. Sold it in 1996 for $99,000. Nice loss, eh?

So, we live 100 miles north of Portland now and don't get the local paper from there anymore. Dumbass friend of mine is reading the paper on Sunday and notices that same house I sold 8 years ago is now listed at $239,900. Jesus H Christ, that pisses me off. I lose $26,000 while I owned it, but it's appreciated in value by 250% since I sold it?!?!

Posted by: pieman at May 21, 2004 05:26 AM

I mean, really. What are they paying all that money for out there, weather? Natural beauty? What's the point? If everyone spends all their time going from one inside place to a car to another inside place mostly anyway (and if you can't walk somewhere to get those items in 10 minutes, that has to be the case), it is a waste of the weather. God should give the good weather to the people who are paying too much money and also are spending lots of time outside. It's only fair. Either way, I'll be happy to live somewhere for less money with worse weather. I'm not ready to think about the no deli-on-every corner thing yet. Maybe if I get a little scooter. Ooh! http://janest.diaryland.com/images/metropolitan_ii_blue_hibiscus.jpg.

Posted by: Jane at May 21, 2004 08:43 AM

Holy shit! Houses around here are like $300K and everyone seems to think THAT is insane. over-$500K MEDIAN? Goddamn. Holy shit. Sorry.

Posted by: Feely at May 23, 2004 09:31 PM