FARK.com: (7076258) Bakersfield, California named as the city with the worst air quality in the nation. However, if you're stuck in Bakersfield the poor air quality is probably the least of your annoyances

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		Bakersfield, California named as the city with the worst air quality in the nation. However, if you're stuck in Bakersfield the poor air quality is probably the least of your annoyances (kmvt.com)		89
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VIDEOWALLART		2012-04-28 06:43:58 AM

The Basque food is worth a visit though.

FlashHarry		2012-04-28 08:32:13 AM

i spent a week there shooting a tv spot. flying over it in a helicopter, it looked like a post-apocalyptic hellscape of oil refineries and lifeless desert.

ZAZ		2012-04-28 08:33:15 AM

When you think of California... the sun, the sea and healthy living come to mind.

When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy government.

hasty ambush		2012-04-28 08:36:31 AM

It is the setting for a cool song

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Richard Saunders		2012-04-28 08:46:28 AM

hasty ambush: It is the setting for a cool song

/satisfied

Gunny Walker		2012-04-28 08:54:28 AM

FTFA:Pittsburgh and Alaska were also big offenders.

Is Pittsburgh a state or is Alaska a city?

thecactusman17		2012-04-28 09:48:15 AM

Anywhere in the Valley down there is aboslute crap for air quality, you only have to drive through it and see the haze envelope everything more than a quarter mile or so off the road.

japlemon		2012-04-28 09:48:35 AM

FlashHarry: i spent a week there shooting a tv spot. flying over it in a helicopter, it looked like a post-apocalyptic hellscape of oil refineries and lifeless desert.

Was this your pilot?

dvdmedia.ign.com

Dew73		2012-04-28 09:55:28 AM

Arctic Phoenix		2012-04-28 10:08:05 AM

Bakersfield is a shiathole.

That is all.

clancifer		2012-04-28 10:11:26 AM

ZAZ: When you think of California... the sun, the sea and healthy living come to mind.

When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy government.

Sounds more like Arizona.

meatofmystery		2012-04-28 10:12:55 AM

Arctic Phoenix: Bakersfield is a shiathole.

That is all.

pretty much my thought

/the Jersey City of the Valley

LectertheChef		2012-04-28 10:23:04 AM

clancifer: ZAZ: When you think of California... the sun, the sea and healthy living come to mind.

When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy government.

Sounds more like Arizona.

Yeah, having spent time in both states, I'd say Arizona definitely has California beat in terms of both deadly heat and crazy government, though the traffic thing definitely goes to California. But that's only because, despite the California hate on the internet, everybody wants to live here.

Jaws_Victim		2012-04-28 10:35:50 AM

I was just through there on he way back up the coast from LA. Man is bakersfield sad. No one smiles there.

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-04-28 10:51:46 AM

Last time I drove through Bakersfield, I drove through as fast as I possibly could

quickdraw		2012-04-28 10:56:31 AM

CagedMan		2012-04-28 11:01:38 AM

Arctic Phoenix: Bakersfield is a shiathole.

That is all.

As someone who grew up there, left asao and never looked back I can wholeheartedly say "THIS".

perigee		2012-04-28 11:02:53 AM

I'll run 15 stoplights in its honor.

Azlefty		2012-04-28 11:10:24 AM

ZAZ: When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy governmen

I think you have AZ and Cali confused.

Azlefty		2012-04-28 11:12:33 AM

LectertheChef: Yeah, having spent time in both states, I'd say Arizona definitely has California beat in terms of both deadly heat and crazy government, though the traffic thing definitely goes to California. But that's only because, despite the California hate on the internet, everybody wants to live here.

Try Yuma, Phoenix or Tucson in the Winter woith all ther frigging snowbirds, makes L.A. driving seem sane

ShamWowofDamocles		2012-04-28 11:37:02 AM

Hard to believe a whole town can have Down's Syndrome.

Bacontastesgood		2012-04-28 11:40:25 AM

Azlefty: I think you have AZ and Cali confused.

I was going to say Houston, Miami, and New Orleans clearly beat L.A. in all three mentioned categories. And for the coast (from the bay area north at least) it's a joke to say "deadly heat".

Cyberluddite		2012-04-28 11:40:41 AM

FlashHarry: i spent a week there shooting a tv spot. flying over it in a helicopter, it looked like a post-apocalyptic hellscape of oil refineries and lifeless desert.

Like many places, it does look nicer from the air. At ground level, it's much worse than your description.

the_rhino		2012-04-28 11:48:29 AM

Gerry Rafferty approves

Igor Jakovsky		2012-04-28 11:52:28 AM

hasty ambush: It is the setting for a cool song

Thats what I came in here for. Dwight is probably my favorite country singer. Great song

RoyFokker'sGhost		2012-04-28 11:55:05 AM

CagedMan: Arctic Phoenix: Bakersfield is a shiathole.

That is all.

As someone who grew up there, left asao and never looked back I can wholeheartedly say "THIS".

I'll add my voice to this. Grew up in Porterville; so a shiathole trying to grow up into a bigger shiatehole like it's big brothers Fresno and Bakersfield.

The haze is seriously f-ed up. it's not just smog like in LA, it's also dust from all the farms. Dirt, particles of manure, and pesticides. On clear days, the horizon's beautiful with the Sierra's in the distance, but in the spring and summer, you're lucky to have 1 clear day out of 10.

Also, driving Highway 65 between Porterville and Bakersfield is like fraking Mad Max with orange groves on the sides of the road. Long, endless road with bat-shiat insane drivers and truckers that like to pass on blind curves around the hills.

che4prez		2012-04-28 12:02:18 PM

When i was younger i played travel ice hockey and one of the teams we played was the Bakersfield Fog.

Arctic Phoenix		2012-04-28 12:15:40 PM

LectertheChef: clancifer: ZAZ: When you think of California... the sun, the sea and healthy living come to mind.

When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy government.

Sounds more like Arizona.

Yeah, having spent time in both states, I'd say Arizona definitely has California beat in terms of both deadly heat and crazy government, though the traffic thing definitely goes to California. But that's only because, despite the California hate on the internet, everybody wants to live here.

I don't want to live there, but that's only because there's too many people. I'd consider northern California. Or anywhere but the high desert in California if the state had about 1/10th of its current population.

Honest Bender		2012-04-28 12:17:00 PM

ZAZ: When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy government.

You should try visiting somewhere other than L.A. Here in the Bay Area we enjoy mild weather year round, little traffic, and, well... ok, crazyish government :-)

natmar_76		2012-04-28 12:47:01 PM

Bacontastesgood: I was going to say Houston, Miami, and New Orleans clearly beat L.A. in all three mentioned categories. And for the coast (from the bay area north at least) it's a joke to say "deadly heat".

70 degree year round San Diego is deadly heat. Please stay away. You'll burn up in seconds.

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-04-28 12:55:26 PM

natmar_76: Bacontastesgood: I was going to say Houston, Miami, and New Orleans clearly beat L.A. in all three mentioned categories. And for the coast (from the bay area north at least) it's a joke to say "deadly heat".

70 degree year round San Diego is deadly heat. Please stay away. You'll burn up in seconds.

It's not the heat that gets ya, it's the 20% humidity

/Gold Country represent!

Eric The Pilot		2012-04-28 01:00:49 PM

I've been there, the craziest thing I saw was a bare-knuckled boxer with a pet orangutan being chased by an incompetent biker gang.

Darth Macho		2012-04-28 01:03:36 PM

Honest Bender: ZAZ: When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy government.

You should try visiting somewhere other than L.A. Here in the Bay Area we enjoy mild weather year round, little traffic, and, well... ok, crazyish government :-)

Translating for the non-Californians.

'mild weather': The coldest god-damn summers you've ever endured.

'little traffic': Sell your car and buy a BART pass, because you ain't driving anywhere.

'crazyish government': A little yappy dog has more civil liberties, and pays slightly less property taxes, than you.

the_colonel		2012-04-28 01:08:45 PM

perigee: I'll run 15 stoplights in its honor.

Did you send $10 to the Church of the Sacred Bleeding Heart of Jesus too?

Felgraf		2012-04-28 01:09:20 PM

Bakersfield...

Isn't that where Vault 7 is/Harold came from?

GeneralSubliminal		2012-04-28 01:09:30 PM

Long time Bako resident here . . . chiming in with the best news:

There was a recent debacle regarding a land dispute on where the air quality sensors were located. The landowner didn't allow the land to be re-leased under the old terms and they ended up having to move the sensors which resulted in better than usual ratings . . . and we still get the worst in the nation.

natmar_76		2012-04-28 01:14:18 PM

Say what you want about Bakersfield, at least it isn't Riverside.

And say what you want about Riverside, but at least it isn't Fresno.

floor		2012-04-28 01:28:19 PM

natmar_76: Say what you want about Bakersfield, at least it isn't Riverside.

And say what you want about Riverside, but at least it isn't Fresno.

Could be worse. Could be Milpitas or Hayward.

darkvstar		2012-04-28 01:42:20 PM

Jaws_Victim: I was just through there on he way back up the coast from LA. Man is bakersfield sad. No one smiles there.

I drove down the 99 from Sacramento to Bakersfield. It was like driving into Mordor. Got out for gas and snacks at a gas station. by the time I got back into the car I wanted to kill myself. Drove away fast. Never so happy to see L.A. traffic in my life.

nobiology2424		2012-04-28 01:43:47 PM

I moved here last summer and it's worse than everyone says. I also have managed to catch "Valley Fever", which I assumed was a joke my co-workers were playing on me until I finally went to a doctor and found out it's a real thing.

natmar_76		2012-04-28 01:57:18 PM

floor: Could be worse. Could be Milpitas or Hayward.

Not possible. Nothing is worse than Fresno.

Dragonflew		2012-04-28 02:21:28 PM

hasty ambush: It is the setting for a cool song

Is it? The only one I know is that god-awful Dwight Yoakim one.

wee		2012-04-28 02:25:48 PM

LectertheChef: despite the California hate on the internet, everybody wants to live here.

Couldn't wait to get out of there, actually. California is farking insane. Expensive and insane.

Sandinista81		2012-04-28 03:40:48 PM

Bacontastesgood: Azlefty: I think you have AZ and Cali confused.

I was going to say Houston, Miami, and New Orleans clearly beat L.A. in all three mentioned categories. And for the coast (from the bay area north at least) it's a joke to say "deadly heat".

I grew up in Coachella Valley (DHS). I can tell you it can get pretty damn hot. Hotter than Phoenix thats for sure.

flaminio		2012-04-28 04:45:11 PM

natmar_76: floor: Could be worse. Could be Milpitas or Hayward.

Not possible. Nothing is worse than Fresno.

You're never been to Stockton, I take it.

manitobamadman		2012-04-28 05:30:50 PM

the_colonel: perigee: I'll run 15 stoplights in its honor.

Did you send $10 to the Church of the Sacred Bleeding Heart of Jesus too?

So if you're down on your luck, and you can't harmonize ...

jaytkay		2012-04-28 05:42:43 PM

ZAZ: When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy government.

www.yosemitedistrict.org

Roto-Rot		2012-04-28 05:53:22 PM

All they want is food for God's sake!

vrax		2012-04-28 05:55:47 PM

Darth Macho: Honest Bender: ZAZ: When I think of California I think of hell on earth: deadly heat, constant traffic, and crazy government.

You should try visiting somewhere other than L.A. Here in the Bay Area we enjoy mild weather year round, little traffic, and, well... ok, crazyish government :-)

Translating for the non-Californians.

'mild weather': The coldest god-damn summers you've ever endured.

'little traffic': Sell your car and buy a BART pass, because you ain't driving anywhere.

'crazyish government': A little yappy dog has more civil liberties, and pays slightly less property taxes, than you.

Most of our summers are pretty mild to hot. Certainly not cold unless you count the common Bay Area nightly fog cool-off.

Traffic is terrible if you are a typical commuter. Otherwise it's somewhat meh.

If anything, the little yappy dog is likely to have the same civil liberties as everyone else, but certainly not more. I'm not sure what you were deprived of besides the want for unhindered gun ownership or something.

Genju		2012-04-28 06:21:58 PM

natmar_76: Say what you want about Bakersfield, at least it isn't Riverside.

And say what you want about Riverside, but at least it isn't Fresno.

I believe there is one road that combines many shiatholes that I have to drive on when I'm out there for work. Goes from LA to Riverside to Corona. The 215 is it?

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