Well, 72 and sunny today. Redwoods and hiking in backcountry parts of Santa Clara only 15 minutes up the road. Beach is an hour away. Spectacular snow skiing 5 hours away as is Yosemite. Fresh fruit and vegetables year round.
There are downsides, of course. We are entering Year 3 of severe drought, all the hills are parched, the reservoirs are empty, and it looks like we are going to have to learn Chinese because of all the money and buyers gushing in from Beijing, Taipei, and Hong Kong.
85 here today. Same yesterday. But with the high taxes, high cost of living, surrounded by liberal kooks and the fact that the state is run by tax and spend liberals, the bad by far outweighs the good the good weather.
78 here further south in CA...Flowers blooming and the vegetable garden and Orange trees are doing quite well..Growing food year round, wearing shorts and BBQing and playing golf in the dead of winter and year round, has it's pluses...Not to mention the salt and fresh water fishing, the mountains, beaches and desert and a whole lot of stuff to do, are all within an hour or so.
Living behind enemy lines has many great points. In fact those points are worth a small fortune to us.
and guess what folks...NYS is a gorgeous state as well...
but these places are run by libtardians and there is no escaping their tentacles...
Sounds good.
As long as your domicile is Reno or Carson City. IOW, enjoy California's amenities, but let its voters pay for them (or not).