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I did the same and haven't looked back. I can take a walk without wandering through a sketchy bum colony. The streets aren't lined with RVs. My property tax is in the single-digit thousands of dollars.

I was able to get a concealed carry permit, but ironically, I only carry when I have to travel back to the Bay Area.

Calling first dibs on "sketchy bum colony" as a band name.

better than "itchy bum colony".

> Life is short people.

Always when I think about how short life is, in the cited context, I remember this essay from PG. Which I found great:

http://www.paulgraham.com/vb.html

Medium Cost of Living?

Where did you end up?

What does MCOL mean?

Medium/Moderate Cost of Living?

Just a guess, but seems likely in context.

Medium cost of living, perhaps?

It means Medium Cost of Living. Think Philadelphia or Atlanta.