When she asked me if I was interested in moving to the Tarzana area of Los Angeles, I was immediately intrigued and excited to get out of Florida at all costs
Before moving to Los Angeles, I lived in Florida for a number of years. People raved about the beaches and the pristine look of paradise and affluence in the communities along the coastline. However, unless you make enough money to live in a beautiful neighborhood, the remaining areas leave a lot to be desired compared to other places in the country. But the worst part about living in the swamp for me were the insects and the wildlife. I nearly had a heart attack the first time I came home and saw an alligator in my swimming pool. After calling animal control, they were able to remove the alligator and relocate him to a nearby nature preserve. Still, it left a fear in my mind that was only amplified when it happened again two years later! By then I had also seen my fair share of rattlesnakes both in my yard and on local hiking trails that I would traverse with my wife. When she asked me if I was interested in moving to the Tarzana area of Los Angeles, I was immediately intrigued and excited to get out of Florida at all costs. The first thing I did when moving to Tarzana was raid a nearby cannabis dispensary for a quarter of sticky Lemon Skunk flower buds to roll into joints. Then we set off for the Santa Monica Mountains, but not before my wife warned me about the rattlesnakes. In my ignorance, I had simply assumed that I’d be free of those nasty snakes after leaving Florida, but there are as many or more in the southwest!