[TheForge] Forging in SoCal

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

They used to be pretty uptight  in Westlake Village, Ventura  was 
 somewhat better, but that was years ago. Property values uber alles.
   If you are real lucky, all those tightasses are quietly dead by 
now...but I suspect not. ..sigh

Folks like me gotta work awful hard to balance out all them positive 
thinkers....PF

Gabriel Cain wrote:

> A Morrison wrote:
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>> Gabriel,
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>> Where NW of LA will make a difference as will knowing what you're 
>> looKing for.
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> Around Ventura / Westlake Village. (Mostly west, a lil' north)
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>> South (Vista) and Southeast (Santa Ana) are CBA groups. North of LA 
>> there was a short-lived group that met in Tujunga, but it is gone 
>> now. Bob Cooper, ex-CBA Board Member is working on a new North of LA 
>> situation, but it's not up and running now.
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> *nods*
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>> I'm a relative beginner hobbyist living in Altadena, about 12 miles 
>> north of LA, and am glad to welcome you to the area. Maybe your best 
>> shot is to attend the up-coming CBA hammer-in in April and make your 
>> acquaintence with as many Southern CA smiths as you can find and get 
>> the lay of the land.
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> Unfortunately, I won't be moved by then -- more likely to be around 
> the end of June.  But if I'm down then, I'll attend... or try to... it 
> will be most hectic. ;-)
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>> Give me a call when you arrive.
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> Definitely.  Thanks!
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>> Andy
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