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Posted by Kyle Caudill (Member # 1252) on 02-19-2003, 10:24 AM:

Anybody out there in Film-Tech land in the Palm Springs CA area. I am transfering out there to a new theatre and would like to know where is a good place to live among other things. Any help would be appreciated.

Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 02-19-2003, 12:13 PM:

Before you make the transfer, I would suggest you look at the cost of living index in that area. It is, so I have been told, extremely expensive. California is a nice state to visit, but I certainly would no want to live there. The state of Washington picked California transplants because of high prices. Once I heard that car garages were rented out as dwellings, for about 600 bucks a month.

Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 02-19-2003, 12:52 PM:

It's a beautiful desert community, as desert communities go. Never lived there, but I'll bet the cost of housing is very high. Bring lots of sunscreen and hope to hell your car has air conditioning. [Wink]

Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 02-19-2003, 01:01 PM:

Just like what Paul said California is expensive. I was paying
$975 for a two bedroom apartment in Santa Monica near the beach.
I would drive around 45 mins. to get to the studio in Hollywood.
When I got transfered to New York, I had to look for a place.
Friends said to look in Brooklyn, Queens or Jersey. I found
a very apartment in the city. Now I pay $1775 for a one bedroom in midtown Manhattan in the Theatre District.
Palm Springs is a expensive area too. Other cities around the
area are Desert Hot Springs (just north of Palm Springs),
Cathedral City (just south of Palm Springs), Banning (just west
of Palm Springs on I-10), Moreno Valley (west of Palm Springs).

Good Luck in Cali

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 02-19-2003, 01:10 PM:

What he is probably looking for is information for the cathedral city area since that is where he will be going.

Posted by Paul Linfesty (Member # 214) on 02-19-2003, 01:23 PM:

quote:
I was paying
$975 for a two bedroom apartment in Santa Monica near the beach.

Recently, though? Today that would be a steal!

Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 02-19-2003, 02:01 PM:

Paul, That was two years ago. [Wink]

One apartment I saw on the upper West Side with one bed room,
was going for $2300. [Eek!]

The apartment I have here in midtown is 1 1/2 blocks from work.

Posted by Robert E. Allen (Member # 1351) on 02-19-2003, 08:42 PM:

Kyle:

If you can take the drive try Banning or Beaumont about 30 to 45 minutes west of Palm Springs. They are in the mountain pass and a lot prettier place to live. Probably cheaper too.

Bob
The Old Showman

Posted by Kyle Caudill (Member # 1252) on 02-19-2003, 10:44 PM:

I did the cost of living index and found what I would be payed is what I would need for the increase and a raise. I followed a few of the index, one on msn, one on some gov sight, and a few others. I did some homework before I accepted the offer, but my wife will make more than me out there. I am not the only $$$ maker.

Posted by Timothy Ervin (Member # 733) on 06-30-2003, 03:46 PM:

Kyle,

What company are you working for in Palm Springs? I wish I had done soem research on the cost of living before I came to Santa Barbara.

Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 06-30-2003, 04:30 PM:

Timothy

So how is it working for Metropolitan Theatres??
Santa Barbara is a nice place to live.

Posted by Gordon Bachlund (Member # 124) on 06-30-2003, 06:54 PM:

Also consider the Indio/Coachella area for more modestly priced housing but still freeway close to metropolitan Palm Springs. Good luck!

Posted by Timothy Ervin (Member # 733) on 07-02-2003, 04:41 PM:

Bill,

Your right, Santa Barbara is a nice place. Working for Metropolitan Theatres is somewhat dissapointing. I find them to be too micro-managed and alot of things I have learned in previous theatre jobs such as promotions, marketing and human resources are no use to me here. Plus I hate the location Im at.

Posted by Kyle Caudill (Member # 1252) on 07-03-2003, 01:05 AM:

Cinemark, is in Cathedral City....beside Palm Springs

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 07-03-2003, 01:44 AM:

One of our managers is from Palm Springs. He says there is nothing there but desert and golf courses. He also said that there are huge scorpions and spiders and drew pictures of them to freak me out (I am a bit arachnophobic). He was also bitten by a spider and suffered from heavy fever afterwards.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-08-2003, 01:13 PM:

What a bunch of pussy-ass whiners!

>>> Phil

Posted by William T. Parr (Member # 677) on 07-08-2003, 07:57 PM:

Hey Michael, He was not by chance bitten by a brown recluse was he? those things are know for having a potenet bite which can include nausea and headaches.

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-08-2003, 08:43 PM:

And Bill lives in a five floor walk up with no hot water and an outhouse in the courtyard.But he is close to his work. [Wink]

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 07-09-2003, 12:04 AM:

I think brown recluse was the name he mentioned. I hate spiders! I know they are just sitting there in the desert, waiting for me to come by so they can jump at me...
I know most of the scorpions are more dangerous, but I don`t mind dangerous, I just hate those ugly, furry, eight-legged freaks. Although the movie of the same title helped me a litle bit to attenuate my arachnophobia, it was so over the top.

Do you also have evil big spiders and dangerous scorpions in Texas?

Posted by Scott D. Neff (Member # 185) on 07-09-2003, 02:27 AM:

I like the Palm Springs area. There is nothing but golf courses and desert around but it's crazy to see so many people living in such an area that is almost completely devoted to retirees, golfers and people in re-hab.

And Kyle you have your work cut out for ya at that Cinemark in Cathederal City. I've only driven past it but it certainly looks like the Cinemark that Cinemark forgot.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 07-10-2003, 04:07 AM:

(I thought I already posted this...so, if you see this same thing elsewhere on this site, it's cuz I was smokin' some of Brad's Rockwall I30 weed.) [evil]

Mike: Yep they do...both!!

For snakes, they have BIG Texas Rattlesnakes with BIG FANGS that inject venom into their prey. They are deadly poisonous California also has a relative to the Texas Rattler Most all of the US has some local rattlesnake. When I was a kid in Michigan, every spring we'd find a couple in our garage. [beer]

Many moons ago, my sister who lives in Ft. Worth Texas got stung by a scorpion that was hiding in her bed. When she pulled back the covers to retire, it landed on her arm and stung her. She got very ill. She finally recovered after 2 weeks in the hospital.

A friend of mine got some unknown aliment and almost died while vacationing in Washington State. They could never figure out what the bug was but thought it was a tick cuz of the bite mark.. He was in a coma for weeks. He finally recovered.

About 10 years ago, my mom almost died from an unknown ailment that was finally traced to an outbreak of the Hunta Virus contained in dust particles from dried-out field mouse-shit that was stirred up by winds and carried all over many states. She breathed the contaminated air while just driving through the state of Arizona. It took her almost 3 weeks in intensive care to finally pull through.

Another friend I know was bit by the deadly Water Moccasin (or Cotton-Mouth…I forgot which) snake while swimming in Louisiana. He was lucky…he was 15 at the time and was strong so he survived.

ALL of those animals are extremely dangerous. Emergency Rooms have anti-venoms for most dangerous insects and snakes...at least in Cali…I assume the same is true in other states and that they have stocked the anti-venoms based on their local threats.

My point to all this is NO MATTER where ya live, there is always something out to get ya! Just be cognizant and use common sense… AND, STOP your pussy-ass whining ya'll! It's part of LIFE! [thumbsup]

I can deal with snakes, but I am a pussy-ass with spiders….. GOD!!! They give me the willies, no matter how small or big they are. [thumbsdown]

In Los Angeles we have BIG Black Widows (Eeeeek!!!) and, like all states, the Brown Recluse.... and of course the harmless, but intimidating-looking VERY BIG Tarantula spider. [beer]

Even though I know and understand all creatures have some function in the food-chain and in the Grand-Scheme of the Universe, I STILL wish the hell some of them would not exist in MY world! [fu]

>>> Phil

Posted by Bill Gabel (Member # 1105) on 07-10-2003, 11:12 AM:

But Bob forgot to say in his post above that I live close to a lot of Pubs.
[beer]

They also serve Martini's too. [Wink]

Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-10-2003, 12:13 PM:

I'll Be Bach! [thumbsup]

Posted by Gordon Bachlund (Member # 124) on 07-11-2003, 09:35 AM:

Kyle, back to your original question, living in the Palm Springs area requires the use of air conditioning during the summer months, and, since electric utility deregulation in California, energy costs have soared. However, public-owned utilities are still cheaper than investor-owned. In Palm Springs and Indio, Southern California Edison is the service provider. However, in Coachella (not THAT far from Palm Springs) the Imperial Irrigation District is the service provider, and their rates are significantly lower. So, to maintain your quality of life without subsidizing Edison's stockholders, I'd recommend Coachella.

I hope things are working out for you. [Smile]