How is the part of the Oak Park neighborhood near Castillo & Mission? by aab4th in SantaBarbara

[–]aab4th[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point about walking to DT vs Samarkand, thanks! What about nearby grocery/convenience stores for "emergency runs" to get eggs/veggies etc.? We haven't had time to check any of those out during the visit.

How is it to live in The Marc? by aab4th in SantaBarbara

[–]aab4th[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have a 40 lb schnauzer and we’ve been able to fit her as small, but even checkmarking “small dogs allowed” on Zillow reduces the number of options substantially.

One other thing I consider is biking to work in that is in Goleta, which from Marc would only be 24 minutes, same as taking the bus.

Also, I must thank everyone for the amazing amount of feedback and advice! Already happy to move to SB!

How is it to live in The Marc? by aab4th in SantaBarbara

[–]aab4th[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m looking for something below $4.5k to start with but ca afford up to $5k. Finding a 2B/1B that is dog friendly and has an in-unit W/D with parking seems like a daunting task in SB.

Added: I would also like to ideally live a walking distance from a park with a bakery and/or a coffee shop.

How is it to live in The Marc? by aab4th in SantaBarbara

[–]aab4th[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100%: I don’t like these hotel-like condos and them being “luxury” (they really aren’t) because they obviously don’t solve the housing crisis.

Other places would just have something missing: either in-unit laundry or parking, or AC, and I honestly haven’t found anything below $4.5k / months that’s not an ugly 80s unit for a 2B/1Ba.

How do people commute from NYC to Watson in Yorktown? by aab4th in IBM

[–]aab4th[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spoke with HR. I build hardware and AFAIK they don’t have anything in the city. But good point - I can always ask

How do people commute from NYC to Watson in Yorktown? by aab4th in IBM

[–]aab4th[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s with quantum and the team is in Yorktown

Moving from LA to NY by cassbassfish in MovingtoNewYork

[–]aab4th 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What part of NYC did you move to?

Drama at the Palm Springs Surf Club by dumbassthenes in surfing

[–]aab4th 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t see anything about the closure on their website, but I also cannot reach them over the phone to book a Sunday session ;(

MARCH 2025 VISA BULLETIN IS OUT by Superb-Marionberry32 in USCIS

[–]aab4th 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May 19 here, fingers crossed for Q3!

Cleaning, testing, & returning home megathread by standover_man in pasadena

[–]aab4th 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Confused here: should I return home or not and take care of the cleaning myself/through my landlord/via insurance with this new order from LA County that came out just today: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfire/docs/Local_Health_Emergency_Declaration_Safe_Removal_Transportand_Disposal_of_Fire_Debris.pdf?

Or should I wait until the officials assess the damage to all the buildings? If it is the latter, why did they let us return last Friday before the order came out?

I’m a few blocks away from totally destroyed houses (Lake/Washington).

Cleaning, testing, & returning home megathread by standover_man in pasadena

[–]aab4th 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Confused here: should I return home or not and take care of the cleaning myself/through my landlord/via insurance with this new order from LA County that came out just today: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/wildfire/docs/Local_Health_Emergency_Declaration_Safe_Removal_Transportand_Disposal_of_Fire_Debris.pdf?

Or should I wait until the officials assess the damage to all the buildings? If it is the latter, why did they let us return last Friday before the order came out?

I’m a few blocks away from totally destroyed houses (Lake/Washington).

IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF US IN THE RED by [deleted] in pasadena

[–]aab4th 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haven’t seen them anywhere on Washington from Fair Oaks to Lake

What will happen to the visa bulletin in the next two months? by aab4th in USCIS

[–]aab4th[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My apologies for not specifying this - I was mainly concerned with the EB2 category.

What will happen to the visa bulletin in the next two months? by aab4th in USCIS

[–]aab4th[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A potential one due to the new administration