I've lived in California since the age of eight. Part of the time in the Bay Area but most of it in Los Angeles.
I've visited 39 other states.
Other than Hawaii there isn't another state I might prefer to live in. Oregon would probably be my third choice.
The ONLY major drawback to living in Cali is the traffic in and around large metropolitan areas. It's freaking horrible with a captial
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Otherwise you've got the greatest climate, fantastic mountains and beaches, a wide variety of vegetation, topography, architecture, arts, entertainment options, and the highest concentration of beautiful women in the U.S.
In the winter you can go surfing in the morning, hop in your car and drive three hours and ski in the afternoon.
Los Angeles' avg daytime temperature January through December
69 69 71 73 75 79 84 85 84 79 73 68
While 2/3 the country is shoveling snow and freezing its ass off we're at the beach :sunny:
[or playing golf, Scott
]
And those temps in the 80s aren't oppressive either because they don't come with high humidity ala the south and midwest :drool2: :helpme: :drool2: