Weather WTF

[Caliga]

I know.  It's a shame... I LOVE coastal OC, Santa Barbara, etc.

I wish my ancestors had been more adventurous and moved out there in the 1920s like one of my great-great uncles did... dude became a real estate developer in Calabasas and did quite well for himself.

[Grey Fox]

Excellent choice. If more people were like your friend more company would move out of SoCal real estate hell.

[Caliga]

Excellent choice. If more people were like your friend more company would move out of SoCal real estate hell.

ummmm, but the ironic thing is that the dude lives in downtown Seattle now.  So it's not like his cost of living wasn't already sky fucking high...

[CountDeMoney]

My grandparents used to live in Arroyo Grande outside San Luis Obispo, and my aunt and uncle live in Morro Bay now.  They're in a shoebox of a house, but they'd never live anywhere else.

I'd give it all up to live in San Luis Obispo in a heartbeat, but there are absolutely no jobs at all out there. 

[Caliga]

My grandparents used to live in Arroyo Grande outside San Luis Obispo, and my aunt and uncle live in Morro Bay now.  They're in a shoebox of a house, but they'd never live anywhere else.

I'd give it all up to live in San Luis Obispo in a heartbeat, but there are absolutely no jobs at all out there.

That's the other problem... the job market sucks.  My boss won't admit it, but I know he was trying to find another job before finally giving up and accepting a more or less forced transfer to Chicago.  There are tons of companies in our market niche out there, but just like you said, none of them are hiring.

[Eddie Teach]

Eastern Southern California - aka the Desert/Inland Empire aren't really that expensive (apart from a few towns like Indian Wells). I know that for a long time Temecula was a super cheap area.

Southeastern California might as well be Arizona.

[garbon]

Eastern Southern California - aka the Desert/Inland Empire aren't really that expensive (apart from a few towns like Indian Wells). I know that for a long time Temecula was a super cheap area.

Southeastern California might as well be Arizona.

Completely disagree. For one, you don't have to put up with Arizonans and it isn't really that far of a drive to the coast if you want to do day trips. You might be forgetting about how large California is.

[Eddie Teach]

I thought we were talking about weather. San Diego's average high in July is 76. El Centro's average high is 107. Sure, it's a shorter drive than Mesa, but that's not much consolation.

[Tonitrus]

Seriously, I don't mind high temps until they hit about 100 F.  I can learn to tolerate 110F, I think, and if not there's always air conditioning.

From personal experience, 100F on the rim of the Grand Canyon felt far better than 85F and 90%+ humidity outside Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Or Maryland, for that matter.

[garbon]

I thought we were talking about weather. San Diego's average high in July is 76. El Centro's average high is 107. Sure, it's a shorter drive than Mesa, but that's not much consolation.

Cal said he didn't mind hot weather. Obviously less than ideal but that hardly makes it the same as living in Arizona.

[Eddie Teach]

Cal doesn't mind living among Republicans either.

[CountDeMoney]

But you'd be right at home in Arizona, g.  What with being a gay black Republican and all.

[garbon]

Cal doesn't mind living among Republicans either.

Then the Inland Empire is great. There are many there.

[garbon]

But you'd be right at home in Arizona, g.  What with being a gay black Republican and all.

Why would I want to live in a wannabe California?

[Valmy]

Cal doesn't mind living among Republicans either.

His wife finds their statist views distasteful though.