Agreed medic, tis one of the reasons im tempted to ditch it all and run to the mountains... you think im joking too.
I ran off to the wilderness.
I hunt with bare hands,eat raw fish,start a fire with my tongue....at night with the GF!
Seriously...I pay about $1,200 per year in tax's and insurance for the home and all the land and the old place back in Venice brings in $3K per month.
We use 130 gallons of Kerosene for heat per year and 180 gallons of propane for the oven and hot water.
With sat-tv and internet I don't miss L.A. at all.
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