anybody been to or lived in Ojai, Ca?

Yes. Been there. Live nearby.

Yes. Know the area. Nice little place. Live in the general area.



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Hahahahahahaha! I've been through there, working. Ojai and a few other little cities in Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties seem to have a sense of exclusivity and prestige that larger, more densely populated towns don't have.

It's funny watching rich White people do a double take when they meet a Mexican dressed for golf who talks just like they do and looks them square in the eye and doesn't break eye contact. I can see the mental gears shifting...

But seriously, you White people are okay!

elderolddog Wrote:
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> Hahahahahahaha! I've been through there, working.
> Ojai and a few other little cities in
> Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties seem to have a
> sense of exclusivity and prestige that larger,
> more densely populated towns don't have.
>
> It's funny watching rich White people do a double
> take when they meet a Mexican dressed for golf who
> talks just like they do and looks them square in
> the eye and doesn't break eye contact. I can see
> the mental gears shifting...
>
> But seriously, you White people are okay!

The gabachos probably thought you were Chi Chi Rodriguez or Lee Trevino.

I wish! Then they'd buy me drinks!

My husband looks hispanic. Several times when he's been working in the yard, people will stop and ask for his business card. Imagine their surprise when they get handed a card for industrial construction management. They drive away so confused! One person asked him who owned our house. We got a good laugh out of that one.

Hispanics don't do any better. They're always speaking to him in spanish. He doesn't know any Spanish except for dirty words.

Steve Austin and Jamie Summers are from there.

Who wants to know....are you looking for that girl that used to bicycle around town naked, the Bionic Woman, or the roller-skating elephant?

Lived here all my life...

No COB spys...ha ha....Renee Witherspoon bought a house here and I think has sold it.

The Scientology "Church" bought Larry Hagman's giant mansion and plans to have their very own drug rehab center there.

It is different here. I have never lived in such a small town.

I was wondering if anyone from RfM lived here

I'm in Santa Barbara about 45 minutes away. Ojai is a nice town.
And to hell with COB spies. :-)

Yes....newcarabu

A little too precious for my tastes.

Yes, I've been there a few times. A nice little town.

Lived in Ventura for many many years. Met my wife there and many friends/family lived in Ojai.

I worked in Oxnard, Ventura, Goleta and Santa Barbara. My surf spots were emmawood and C-street.

My true blue mormon in-laws still live off johnson in ventura. I miss that town, but I love where I live now in Texas. I still go back to visit ventura and Ojai when I feel like surfing once a year.

My kid was born at Ventura Community Hospital. I loved Ventura.
Ferraro's Italian, Tipps for Thai, Bombay Bar, Top of the Holiday Inn for cocktails, Dukes Bitchin' Burgers for breakfast, Whales Tail, etc. Emma Woods, Rincon & Ventura County Line for surfing, and Neptune's Net across PCH.
Good times. Beats the Hell out of Utah.

I live (and surf) in Oxnard, and was in Ojai last Sunday. We skipped Stake Conference and spent the day in Ojai. Very expensive property, even more so that Ventura/Camarillo/Oxnard

My husband and I stopped briefly at Ojai while we were on holiday in the USA in the mid eighties. We thought it was a pretty place but we hadn't been there long before we were approached by a hippy type who tried to persuade us to visit his ashram nearby. Needless to say we declined!

Howard W Hunter's son, John (RIP - Judge Hunter) raised his family there.

Well, very cool....I just moved here 7 months ago and went to Ojai Ward hoping to see lots of hippie types with tie dye and dreads...

No, no such luck....just like you would see in any LDS ward.

Anyway...it is cool that SuzieQ#1 is close..

Maybe we can organize a meet up or something and get together.

Just a thought

It is very expensive property here. Lots of folks that where raised here and have thought they could raise their own families here are complaining that housing is way higher than anyone can afford.

Those that can afford to have homes here are those with high incomes in Los Angeles and I guess commute or rent in LA and come here for the weekends.

Merlot?

What Bethie said was absolutely hysterical, and made even a bit more humorous by your innocence. But don't take any offense.

Here's what a foodie source says: "In food and wine pairings, the diversity of Merlot can lend itself to a wide array of matching options."

What Bethie was saying to you is, "Relax, just go with the flow; order the merlot..." Implying that as a resident of Ojai, you are ensconced in the lap of luxury and should not trouble yourself unduly. ...just order the merlot...!

Sideways - I confused Ojai with Oxnard. It happens...

http://youtu.be/kiOuroHPxRQ

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9ocP6FNvM



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That's like mistaking Price for Park City....



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Port Hueneme, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Ojai - all cut from the same cloth.

Sorry! Sorry!

I think Sideways was filmed around the vineyards y'all have growing in the desert.

Sorry! I'm kidding. For the most part.

:-D

No, it's like mistaking West Valley with Park City :)

Both start with "O"
Both are kinda sort of near each other
Both have an "A" in their names.

Anyone could make the same mistake.

This just in: I am an idiot. That is all.

Wow, I never thought about the Hunters here being "the" Hunters"! We have our share of celeb's....Malcolm McDowell, Ted Danson, Bill Paxton; used to have Elvira but I haven't seen her in so long I think she moved back to LA. After the Scientologists bought Larry Hagmann's place I saw several big SUV's driving around, just like you'd expect...rumor was they were going to use his remote estate to "dry out" high profile celebs who fell off the wagon, but a month after they bought I saw it listed agin for a ton more money, so I guess they were trying flip it & make a bundle....