EARTHQUAKE!

[Beerball]

I'm surprised they haven't started trying to figure out whose fault this whole thing is yet.

In this case it's easy. The fault lies with San Andreas.

[Bullpen]

In this case it's easy. The fault lies with San Andreas.

 

+1 for Beersphere!

[Cornerville]

It's not so much that you have earthquakes. It's that you have earthquakes during wildfires which destabilize the earth due to the lack of vegetation which causes huge landslides in addition to the flooded concrete rivers. Oh, and occasioanlly the earthquakes happen off shore which would cause a tsunami. Not to mention the gang violence, LAPD and smog. And that you're basically running out of water, illegal immigration is running rampant and killing your healthcare system, and every now and again you have rolling blackouts, and Paris Hilton....but it's sunny.

 

God I love LA.

 

Philly may have it's problems but it's pretty unlikely that I'll die by wildfire, earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, flood (at my house at least), or landslide. On any given day in LA you can be killed by 2 or 3 of those things at the same time.

 

 

I find it kind of funny how you mention gang violence when you live as CLOSE to Philly as I do to LA (I am 25 miles from LA), and if my memory stands to be correct, Philly has a big gang problem too, no? And believe you me, illegal immigration will be a bigger problem everywhere, NOT just LA. And Philly Police are that much better? Please elaborate.

 

Ive been here 2 years, let's take a early running total:

 

Earthquakes: 1

Floods: 0

Wildfires in the part of CA I live in: 0

Landslides: 0

Smog: Well, I am far enough away from where it is bad

I did take a shower this morning and still have more water left, amazingly enough

Blackouts: Zero

 

For the record, I was born and raised in NJ, and I love that area, and I like a lot of things that the Philly area has to offer as well. I guess I am just not in the 'painting an entire area with a broad brush' like you and others might be.

[Chef Jim]

No I'm sorry, the traffic line is pretty close to true. I've been there quite a bit myself and the traffic out there and have been stuck in full on traffic jams at 5:30am on the 91 freeway, and I don't even want to discuss the hugetastic CF the I-5, I-10 intersection is.

 

CA is a great place to visit, chalk me up as one of the, there are way too many freaking people there and way too many aggravations to balance out the nice weather, crowd.

 

Gimmie Southern Chester County PA. I can see the stars at night, I'm within an hour of Philly, 20 minutes from the Chesapeake, within 40 minutes from the Inner Harbor in Baltimore and an hour and a half from DC. If I go the other direction I'm 20 minutes from Amish horses and buggies. LA doesn't have that. You either live on the fringe and it takes a million years to get to the other side, or you live in the middle someplace and you live with the pink glow of streetlights all night long.

 

It snows about 20 inches a year, it doens't get super cold but there are 4 seasons. Spring is well entrenched by mid-March. It' doesn't get into triple digits often, and the humidity is better than DC and places south. I'm close enough to the shore to be able to enjoy it if I want to but far enough away that hurricanes aren't much of a concern. no wildfires, no earthquakes, no landslides, no flooding if you live on top of the hills which I do, no tsunamis, no smog, no CIG alerts and no crips, blood, Hiltons or Lohans.

 

Thanks for giving your opinion of a place you been to quite a bit. But southern CA is a big place. I live 20 minutes from probably the most beautiful beach town this side of St Tropez. I hear coyotes howl at night and see them when we take our walks through the canyon accross the street from out house along with geese, ducks, heron and deer. But you can keep feeling that all of southern CA is like Los Angeles. I hate LA too, I'm glad I finally moved out of that county.

 

Like I said I've lived here over 25 years and visit WNY at least once a year and have no desire to ever move back. You don't like it out here and that's just fine with me. But until you know what you're talking about I suggest you not compare where you live with where I do. Oh and by the way, their SIG alerts.

[Jon in Pasadena]

I disagree. Since mid June our weather has been averaging, eh, 75 degrees with NO rain and very, very low humidity. It stays like this for another couple of months with a few hot, dry days thrown in once and a while. It's wonderful here (during the summer) and then mild during the winter.

I've spent some time in Oregon (mostly in Portland & around Reed College) and it's a very nice place. Went skiing at Mt Hood with a friend from College and his brother and had a great time.

 

My "no place is perfect" comment was referring to more than just weather, by the way.

[Jon in Pasadena]

Comes pretty close out here.

I've only made it out to Hawaii once, and it is indeed close. Perfect for some people...I'm just not one of them. No hard feelings, eh?

[Jon in Pasadena]

I've spent some time in Oregon (mostly in Portland & around Reed College) and it's a very nice place. Went skiing at Mt Hood with a friend from College and his brother and had a great time.

 

My "no place is perfect" comment was referring to more than just weather, by the way.

(Bad form, I know, replying to my own post....)

Hmm, I seem to remember that you're actually in the Seattle area, not Oregon, though your TSW profile still says NW Oregon

 

I've hung out in Seattle and also in some towns further west like port angeles & sequim. Great natural beauty up there. Froze my kiester off on Whidbey Island though, when the wind comes whipping off the sound...

[Gordio]

That's a bid dramatic isn't it. And yes in my opiniion it beats the snow. That's why a good many of us live here.

 

 

Here we go again. You just can not help yourself can you? Even when your hometown gets hit with something you still got to take a shot at buffalo's weather dont you? It would be funny if we were shoveling snow right now but alas, no luck. 83 & sunny here in WNY today.

[Gordio]

18 years in WNY and 23 (on and off) in California. I couldn't agree more. while there are many things to like about WNY, there's twice as many to love about So. California. I will however join the list of people who do not care for L.A. For the record Buffalonians-don't confuse LA with Orange Cty either- there is a big difference.

There are many things to like about LA as long as you don't live there. For example-last week I had business up in LA and spent the night at a friends house in Burbank. We went into Glendale to "The Americana" and had some fantastic sushi and then went to a Jazz bar and had a few drinks. The quality of the women walking around on a Tuesday night was amazing! The place was jumping and we had a great time. Just don't ask me to regularly navigate the traffic or I'd be like Michael Douglas in Falling Down.

 

I often think about downsizing and moving to a more sustainable part of the country, but my kids are born and raised here and don't want to leave. I suspect that once they're grown and moved out we'll do just that...

 

also, do not confuse the east side iof buffalo with places like Amherst, Orchard Park & Williamsville. There are nice areas wherever you go(& BTW, I have been to SD 3 times & I think the place kicks ass. LA, not so much)

[Acantha]

I've only made it out to Hawaii once, and it is indeed close. Perfect for some people...I'm just not one of them. No hard feelings, eh?

Why would I possibly have hard feelings over if you like where I live?

 

In fact....why does anybody in this thread care what people think of where they live???

[Chef Jim]

Here we go again. You just can not help yourself can you? Even when your hometown gets hit with something you still got to take a shot at buffalo's weather dont you? It would be funny if we were shoveling snow right now but alas, no luck. 83 & sunny here in WNY today.

 

The reason I take a shot at WNY when something like this happens here is because so many people say that yes the weather in CA may be great but you have those terrible earthquakes. That usually comes from someone who has never experienced one. I'm just saying that I just experienced one and I still take CA over WNY. And don't worry, you'll be shoveling snow soon enough.

 

Oh, and happy you're having great weather. But how are those moquitos?

[Wacka]

It might be because I like garlic salt on my pasta, but I have NEVER been bitten by a tick or mosquito while I have lived in California. I was eaten alive by them in WNY, but not here. Other people here get bitten a lot.

[Jon in Pasadena]

It might be because I like garlic salt on my pasta, but I have NEVER been bitten by a tick or mosquito while I have lived in California. I was eaten alive by them in WNY, but not here. Other people here get bitten a lot.

Agreed. NO biters here. The last time I went to Florida I was eaten alive by the bastages. Over 72 bites in *one* evening. That was 30 years ago and I've never seen any good reason to return.

[stevestojan]

It might be because I like garlic salt on my pasta, but I have NEVER been bitten by a tick or mosquito while I have lived in California. I was eaten alive by them in WNY, but not here. Other people here get bitten a lot.

 

You really got eaten alive by TICKS? Where the hell did you leave? Inside a haystack in Wheatfield?

[Jon in Pasadena]

Why would I possibly have hard feelings over if you like where I live?

 

In fact....why does anybody in this thread care what people think of where they live???

Just making the point that perfection is in the eye of the beholder -- and includes more factors than the weather.

 

Why do people get so uptight about others' opinions on their chosen dwelling places? Who knows? My money is on those folks being pretty insecure individuals.

[Jon in Pasadena]

Thanks for giving your opinion of a place you been to quite a bit. But southern CA is a big place. I live 20 minutes from probably the most beautiful beach town this side of St Tropez. I hear coyotes howl at night and see them when we take our walks through the canyon accross the street from out house along with geese, ducks, heron and deer. But you can keep feeling that all of southern CA is like Los Angeles. I hate LA too, I'm glad I finally moved out of that county.

And...LA County itself is a pretty big place. Pasadena wasn't horrible by any means, but we moved (guess I should change my handle) last year to a *very* nice little city up in the foothills of the San Gabriel range. I too hear coyotes, see all kinds of wildlife, and can hike up a trail from my property to as deep into the mountains as I want to go...

[IDBillzFan]

But how are those moquitos?

What is this mosquito of which you speak?

[Jon in Pasadena]

No I'm sorry, the traffic line is pretty close to true. I've been there quite a bit myself and the traffic out there and have been stuck in full on traffic jams at 5:30am on the 91 freeway, and I don't even want to discuss the hugetastic CF the I-5, I-10 intersection is. CA is a great place to visit, chalk me up as one of the, there are way too many freaking people there and way too many aggravations to balance out the nice weather, crowd.

LA traffic is notorious, but for day-to-day life it depends almost entirely on where you live relative to where you work. I have an easy 30-40 minute commute which I think isn't so bad. Agree that there are too many people, but again, to what extent that affects you depends almost entirely on where exactly you are in the LA Metro area.

 

Gimmie Southern Chester County PA. I can see the stars at night, I'm within an hour of Philly, 20 minutes from the Chesapeake, within 40 minutes from the Inner Harbor in Baltimore and an hour and a half from DC. If I go the other direction I'm 20 minutes from Amish horses and buggies. LA doesn't have that. You either live on the fringe and it takes a million years to get to the other side, or you live in the middle someplace and you live with the pink glow of streetlights all night long.

I'm sure Chester County is quite nice. I'm glad you are happy living there.

Where I live (in the foothills of the mountains north of LA) I too have black skies with stars at night. Also, ski resorts 90 minutes in one direction, beaches 60 minutes in the other direction, about 2,800 restaurants within 5 miles of my house, great schools, great neighbors, a zillion museums and such within easy driving distance. I suppose you might say I live on the fringe...but so what? It takes me less time to go completely across the LA area than you posted it would take you to get to DC....and I seldom need or want to go there anyway. Not too sure why I should feel deprived living far from Amish country...I guess they're really nice people.

 

It snows about 20 inches a year, it doens't get super cold but there are 4 seasons.

I actually don't mind shoveling snow (Chef!) I wouldn't really care if we started to get some (have seen hail a few times.) I took my kids sledding last winter and will probably start them on skis next winter.

 

I'm close enough to the shore to be able to enjoy it if I want to but far enough away that hurricanes aren't much of a concern.

I'm far enough away that they're NEVER a concern.

 

no wildfires, no earthquakes, no landslides, no flooding if you live on top of the hills which I do, no tsunamis

Never much bothered by any of the above. Except for losing a few non-precious non-heirlooms in one EQ.

 

no smog, no CIG alerts

The smog in my city is usually not bad; work is not great but I'm indoors with A/C Can't recall the last time I was affected by a SIGalert.

 

and no crips, blood

Maybe not (yet) in Chester County, but have you checked Philly lately?

 

Hiltons or Lohans.

Never run into either of them, but I do see porn stars quite often at one of the places I go to for lunch.

[Chef Jim]

I actually don't mind shoveling snow (Chef!)

 

Oh I don't mind either. I go back once a year to WNY in January to ski with my brother and father and I always shovel the walk while I'm there. But there's a big difference between shoveling snow because you want to as opposed to because you have to. I was heading to Ellicottville with my brother this year to ski and we passed a house at 6:30am after a foot of snow fell that evening and there was a guy out shoveling snow in the dark before work. Not what I want to be doing at that time of the day.

[Wacka]

You really got eaten alive by TICKS? Where the hell did you leave? Inside a haystack in Wheatfield?

 

No not ticks (never got bitten by one ever) but mosquitoes.

I go out geocaching and other people with me get ticks bites, but not me. I have seen a tick or two on my clothes, but never got bit.

 

In fact I've only been stung once, by a wasp about 3 years ago. Only seen two rattlesnakes out in the wild, both on a trail where they were in the open, sunning themselves.