My mother went there years ago. She said it was gorgeous.
The USA is full of great & awesome places to visit but a lot of people come out here because you get a lot of bang for the buck. SF, carmel, napa wine Country, Yosemite, Tahoe, Redwoods, santa barbra coast, LA Hollywood, Disney etc.
The West coast has great weather and is very beautiful, if you can put up with (in no particular order):
Mudslides
Earthquakes
Fires
Floods
Riots
Housing costs 5 times other places (my 2200 square foot home in a very nice neighborhood would be a 500 square foot apartment in a mediocre neighborhood anywhere in CA.
The morning "murder report" on how many people were murdered overnight (I never got used to this living in San Diego- no it's not an "official" report, just watch the news in the morning when they start talking about how many people were killed, etc. overnight)
The main thing I miss about living out there is the perfect weather almost every day (except for those two weeks a year where it rains non-stop and causes flash floods) and people are much more health conscious and physically active than most other places in the US. I love the redwoods also, I found it an almost spiritual experience to stand next so something so old. But, I'd rather have to worry about a hurricane or tornado every 5 years or so than all of the other stuff.
The West coast has great weather and is very beautiful, if you can put up with (in no particular order):
Mudslides
Earthquakes
Fires
Floods
Riots
Housing costs 5 times other places (my 2200 square foot home in a very nice neighborhood would be a 500 square foot apartment in a mediocre neighborhood anywhere in CA.
The morning "murder report" on how many people were murdered overnight (I never got used to this living in San Diego- no it's not an "official" report, just watch the news in the morning when they start talking about how many people were killed, etc. overnight)
The main thing I miss about living out there is the perfect weather almost every day (except for those two weeks a year where it rains non-stop and causes flash floods) and people are much more health conscious and physically active than most other places in the US. I love the redwoods also, I found it an almost spiritual experience to stand next so something so old. But, I'd rather have to worry about a hurricane or tornado every 5 years or so than all of the other stuff.
This kind of logic makes no sense to me. sheltie, the last time someone dies out here in an earthquake was in 1989 or 90. I believe that 76 people died yet there was 1,200 who died in Katrina alone.A few years back,chicago had a heat wave that killed over 700. The cost of housing is high in many areas but in those areas the wages are higher.
ahem....they drove our insurance up in Northwest Florida due to the hurricaine activity so no our wages do not match our housing costs anymore.It used to and its a shame it doesn't anymore because alot
of folks retire here.
ahem....they drove our insurance up in Northwest Florida due to the hurricaine activity so no our wages do not match our housing costs anymore.It used to and its a shame it doesn't anymore because alot
of folks retire here.
and make driving on the freeway a miserable experience in FL !!!
Have you heard of lake Tahoe? It's a popular resort destinantion.
About 12 years ago, my husband and I had a free trip to Lake Tahoe, paid by my the company I was working for...... Well, his father had to go and die on us so we couldn't make the trip! I was really bummed! But I will get out there one day! Haven't been to Cali since I was about 5 yrs. old.
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*sigh* I did nothing yesterday.... I wasn't finished so I did nothing again today!
While you guys were talking about paradise our power came back on...
We all spent the night in front of the fireplace last night.
Some ice melted today but the freezing rain has started again.
Strange... 30 miles South of here there is no ice left - we still have about 1/2 to 3/4 inch.
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