Have a chance to move to LA. How's the climbing?

Used 2climbwrote:

I lived in Goleta where we say everything south of Patterson is LA

 
We can now cue the argument about whether that means South by the compass or South by the 101 signs. 

whether that means South by the compass or South by the 101 signs.

That is Advanced Navigation, a ponder beyond the capacity of many.

Andrew Ricewrote:

 
We can now cue the argument about whether that means South by the compass or South by the 101 signs. 

The highway signs are the only correct answer here

Used 2climbwrote:

The highway signs are the only correct answer here

I live on a beach in Southern California that runs East-West. So a street running into the beach runs North-South. You have no idea how much confusion it creates when you start telling people to go by actual direction vs. perceived direction. I've had people almost CRY saying, "but the ocean is to the WEST of California!"

Andrew Ricewrote:

I live on a beach in Southern California that runs East-West. So a street running into the beach runs North-South. You have no idea how much confusion it creates when you start telling people to go by actual direction vs. perceived direction. I've had people almost CRY saying, "but the ocean is to the WEST of California!"

If you really want to see them flip their lids, tell them that San Diego is EAST of Reno!

Mike Morleywrote:

If you really want to see them flip their lids, tell them that San Diego is EAST of Reno!

True that!
Another one that you can win bar bets with.

El Paso, TX is closer to what city:

Los Angeles CA or Houston TX?

Correct answers only 

I'm finding the geography drift of this thread far more interesting than many of the comments on the original subject.  

How I give directions... "turn right, and then drive south until, if you went any further, you'd need a boat. Then park." 

Mike Morleywrote:

If you really want to see them flip their lids, tell them that San Diego is EAST of Reno!

I just looked and LA is East of Reno. But I guess many people wouldn't know San Diego is East of LA.

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El Paso to LA is 801 miles and El Paso to Houston is 773. At least by Google driving directions. I guess it's farther as the crow flies? Edit: a reddit thread says a straight line is: 

El Paso to Houston: 647.691 miles

El Paso to LA: 700.546 miles

So it may be what part of LA and El Paso you are talking about. I guess border to border is implied in the statement.

San Diego is 726 miles driving. So that's likely closer no matter how you look at it.

Gloweringwrote:

I just looked and LA is East of Reno. But I guess many people wouldn't know San Diego is East of LA.

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El Paso to LA is 801 miles and El Paso to Houston is 773. At least by Google driving directions. I guess it's farther as the crow flies? Edit: a reddit thread says a straight line is: 

El Paso to Houston: 647.691 miles

El Paso to LA: 700.546 miles

So it may be what part of LA and El Paso you are talking about. I guess border to border is implied in the statement.

San Diego is 726 miles driving. So that's likely closer no matter how you look at it.

Darn… I’m wrong! City hall, LA to El Paso is 801. City Hall El Paso to City hall Houston is 736.
Thats highway driving miles through. I’ll go look at a globe with a piece of string. A friend of mine who lives in Houston won that bet with me!
I want my money back!

But really- zero climbing in LA, takes 9.5 hrs to drive to work, horrible crappy place. Do not move here. 

LA climbing in December 

Guy Keeseewrote:

LA climbing in December 

Looks nice. How many hours driving to get there?

JCMwrote:

Looks nice. How many hours driving to get there?

.9 …. 

Guy Keeseewrote:

.9 …. 

At 2 am?

Starting from LA or from a distant suburb?

JCMwrote:

At 2 am?

Starting from LA or from a distant suburb?

Guy lives in the suburb of Fantasyland. I live in Venice and I'm going to visit my friend in the hospital in Culver City this evening, 10 miles away and the drive will be at least .9 hours.

Andrew Ricewrote:

I live on a beach in Southern California that runs East-West. So a street running into the beach runs North-South. You have no idea how much confusion it creates when you start telling people to go by actual direction vs. perceived direction. I've had people almost CRY saying, "but the ocean is to the WEST of California!"

Oh I fully understand... I lived in Santa Barbara for 3 years. SO many confused tourists.

JCMwrote:

At 2 am?

Starting from LA or from a distant suburb?

8am, from Porter Ranch park n ride, Sunday morning. 

Sam Cieplywrote:

Guy lives in the suburb of Fantasyland. I live in Venice and I'm going to visit my friend in the hospital in Culver City this evening, 10 miles away and the drive will be at least .9 hours.

Borrow my electric bike, Sam. It'll be .25 hours. 

In an effort to become less livable, LA and orange counties have removed HOV carpool lanes. They are replaced with Fastrak toll lanes. 

Meanwhile average traffic speed in LA county is 10 miles per hour. Higher midnight to 4 AM. That’s  street, highway or “freeway”. Slower in LA city. You’re not climbing real rock weeknights.