I remember when..............

OCDart: "SoCal was a great place to be a kid back in the 50s and 60s."

It sure was. I graduated HS in 1973 and I think SoCal has gone downhill since. Used to work for min wage ($1.65) cleaning rental fishing boats at the local lake. Moved up to a 42.50 gas pumping job. Have seen gas at 25 cents. $2 would almost fill up a VW bug.