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The gas pump at BJ's, a local version of Costco

I like California more than I like Florida.  We have better weather, no humidity, fewer bugs, no kudzu and a more interesting landscape.  The highest place in this entire state  is Space Mountain at Disneyworld.  This isn’t the place to come for gourmet dining, great theater or world-class museums like the de Young.  People come here to see Mickey and Goofy, or to retire and die.

We pay for our pleasures, as always.  This is the gas pump where we filled up today-about 60¢ a gallon cheaper than Costco in Concord. There is no state income tax. The sales tax is about 6%.  Property taxes are about the same here, except that there is no Prop 13 to lock them in.

I guess the basic rules of life hold here, just like everywhere else: you get what you pay for.

I’ll take Lafayette, thanks.