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Barstow, California

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Location

The Resume

    (1886- )
    Located in San Bernardino County
    Population (2010 Census): 22,639
    Home to Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow
    Closest city to the Fort Irwin Military Reservation

Why Barstow, California might be annoying:

    Confusingly, there is a second, smaller Barstow, California, located near Fresno.
    Its average high temperatures in July and August exceed 100 degrees.
    It ranked as one of California's 10 poorest cities, with a third of its residents receiving public assistance (2006).
    Its groundwater was contaminated with perchlorates, an ingredient in rocket fuel and explosives, resulting in a five day 'do not drink' advisory (November, 2010).
    It gets an (in)famous mention in Hunter S. Thompson's 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas': 'We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.'

Why Barstow, California might not be annoying:

    It is a major transportation center, located at the crossroads of several highways and rail lines.
    Its Desert Discovery Center houses the Old Woman Meteorite, the largest meteorite found in California and second-largest found in the US.
    Motion pictures that filmed scenes here include 'Courage Under Fire,' 'From Dawn to Dusk,' 'Gattaca,' 'Erin Brockovich' and 'Kill Bill, Volume 2.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying