[yldstrk]

well Mark Twain thought it was cold and so do I.

I think when a cottage sells for 500,000 it’s dinky. And the standards of maintenance are very casual.

But I am glad you like it. Since you are stuck there.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

well Mark Twain thought it was cold and so do I.

Mark Twain thought San Francisco was cold, and it can be. But San Francisco is a small part of the Bay Area, and it's weather is unlike that of any other part of it. The Bay Area is not cold - it's typically warmer here than most parts of the US.

But I am glad you like it. Since you are stuck there.

Thank you for your good wishes, but by assuming I like it, you're again off base - there are many things that need fixing, but you don't know what they are, obviously. And no one is stuck in the Bay Area - those of us who can afford to live here can afford to live pretty much anywhere else - again, I'd encourage you to learn something about the subject before making statements about it.