The bad far outweighs the good
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5/31/2022
Pros:
-one of the last places in San Diego county that's actually still somewhat affordable. -Gas and rent are cheaper
-Close access to Walmart's, Ross's, and other stores that saves money.
Cons:
-Bad air quality. Often hazy outside. Smells like exhaust and sewage in many areas.
-Trash is overflowing everywhere. Especially on the side streets
-The side streets are very narrow and unsafe to walk on. There are no sidewalks in many places so you'll be walking in the middle of the road.
-Tons of blue collar businesses. I live in-between an auto body shop, a junkyard, and a steel mill. You'll be waking up at 7am to the sound of 60 foot metal planks being hammered and sawed with metal power tools. The workers often blast music and there are no days off so sounds of construction equipment are constantly going.
-places are hard to get in an out of, even with a car. Bad roads, awkward turns, lack of sidewalks...
-Getting on the highway is the worst I've ever expeiernced! less than a 2 mile drive can end up taking 15 minutes with the lights and the amount of traffic. I'm referring specifically to the 125 and Jamahca. You'll know it after you drive past it a one time. There is no way to avoid it and it's pretty much the worst congested traffic light area I've ever lived by in my entire life.
-Everything here is dirty and dusty. You'll clean, then it will get dirty again seemingly overnight. Cleaning jobs don't last for more than a couple days, and that goes double for your car. Leave it for just one week and it will be coated in so much dirt and dust that you'll have to take it through the wash twice just to get everything off.
-The lines to buy things in stores move SLOW. At this point I don't shop anywhere that doesn't offer self check out but even then you might encounter lines that move super slow. You'll spend a lot of time waiting.
-There are barking dogs everywhere. They are either left alone all day and are lonely or nobody cares and just lets the dog bark. It sounds like a kennel most nights, especially when there are fireworks.
-People on motorcycles and old loud cars are constantly revving their engines as loud as possible. Everything here is so noisy. You will never find peace and quiet while living here.
-There are kids constantly screaming and playing all day. People leave windows open here because of the weather so you can hear EVERYTHING. I don't have kids, and listening to other people's kids scream and screech all day gets so old and annoying.
-This is a hard area. Lots of sirens. Once a week a helicopter will fly overhead and announce wanted people on a megaphone. If it's 8am on a Saturday and you wanted to sleep in from a long week at work, prepare to get woken up.
This place never stops. I don't recommend.
Mark | San Diego, CA