I heard San Diego has really nice weather with high lows in the winter and low highs in the summer. I guess my complaint would be the blandness, but if thats what your used to I can understand why you wouldnt like other parts of the country where temps can hit very high and very low. I can also understand why warm weather people would dislike ice and snow, because I honestly get sick of it pretty fast and I actually dont even mind the cold all that much.

I think it just goes to show people like where they live, and like to talk about it when they arent there. Its not just New england, its everywhere.

I put it on my "nice place to visit" list. The city itself is a jewell with great weather and a lovely mellow. But this is all a major tease. Few area residents seem able to take advantage of the charmingness and end up in the sprawl.

Unless you can manage to get a job and a home right in the city, you'd better like getting up at 4:30 am and driving in traffic from 5:30 to 6:30. The cost of housing means most home owners and families end up outside the city and away from the coast where it gets really hot and dry and wildfires and air pollution are a serious issues.

if memory serves, a jaywalking college student from Boston just bought the farm in Manhattan traffic. The car that hit him was unaware of his provenance. Darwin Award?

I've really tried to get used to things out here - doors to shops that open the opposite way, the constant marine layer and city streets that smell of sewer gas - but waiting patiently for lights to change in order to cross? Nope. Can't do it. At least in the financial district I'm not alone. There's always a few of us stepping out into the street to gauge the traffic in order to make our mad dash to the opposite side. Muni (the San Francisco public transportation system) is just as crappy as the T so every second counts.

Of course Fishermans' Wharf tourists are always suspect. They must all be from Nebraska.