You are so lucky, although snow has it's charms i prefere also sunny days but not too hot.
The only disadvantage is that from time to time te coast of US is struck either by massive storms, hurricanes or tornados... :nono:

I recommend the BMW winter mats, and snows of course.

You are so lucky, although snow has it's charms i prefere also sunny days but not too hot.
The only disadvantage is that from time to time te coast of US is struck either by massive storms, hurricanes or tornados... :nono:
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Having spent much of my life in S. California, I can report that they don't see storms, hurricanes, or tornados in San Diego (Hurricanes hit East Coast and Tornadoes are in Midwest). Even Earthquakes don't seem to bother San Diego too much because of location of the San Andreas Fault. Area around San Diego might see some forest fires, I guess. Nope, no real downside to living in San Diego...except maybe the cost of living.

Wow how much does the sun cost there? I will buy an extra x5 or two, with the money I save by living on the east coast. I think living here is great, true 4 seasons, and santa seems to be happy not wearing shorts on the 25th. :lol:

I am going to turn my AC off soon. And, I'll keep my car in the garage as much as possible like I do in the summer. ~{;^)

You are so lucky, although snow has it's charms i prefere also sunny days but not too hot.
The only disadvantage is that from time to time te coast of US is struck either by massive storms, hurricanes or tornados... :nono:
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Having spent much of my life in S. California, I can report that they don't see storms, hurricanes, or tornados in San Diego (Hurricanes hit East Coast and Tornadoes are in Midwest). Even Earthquakes don't seem to bother San Diego too much because of location of the San Andreas Fault. Area around San Diego might see some forest fires, I guess. Nope, no real downside to living in San Diego...except maybe the cost of living.
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Ok...i belive you ;) You know things better than i do!

Hahah I was going to say... I was freaken locked up in my apt with the windows closed for 4 days during that fire! Walked outside for 3 mins and you can feel it in your lungs... Raining ashes... thats how bad it was.

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All these fires were burning at once...

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This is the view you get at 3 pm in the afternoon

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You can see... its clear out to sea but BLACK inland.

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Hahah I was going to say... I was freaken locked up in my apt with the windows closed for 4 days during that fire! Walked outside for 3 mins and you can feel it in your lungs... Raining ashes... thats how bad it was.

All these fires were burning at once...


This is the view you get at 3 pm in the afternoon


You can see... its clear out to sea but BLACK inland.

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Nothing can go wrong in Phoenix. Well, OK, we have the largest nuclear power plant in the US, forrest fires, and, like the rest of the west, water is not a gimmie. But, SD also has a polluted ocean. ~{;^) OK, and some would say it gets hot in Phoenix. The SD weather definitely is much nicer in the summer. I like SD a lot.

Hahah I was going to say... I was freaken locked up in my apt with the windows closed for 4 days during that fire! Walked outside for 3 mins and you can feel it in your lungs... Raining ashes... thats how bad it was.

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All these fires were burning at once...

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This is the view you get at 3 pm in the afternoon

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You can see... its clear out to sea but BLACK inland.

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Remember this well. I've been through quite a few area fires, but one never got closer to me than the Scripps Ranch fire set by the "lost" hunter 2 years ago. We had ash on everything. It took months and several power washings of exposed surfaces to get rid of the remnants. I had friends/acquaintances/clients lose everything.

That being said, I cant imagine a finer place for overall quality of life balance to live that here in San Diego, especially along the coast. :wub: :thumbsup: I'm in Carmel Valley/Del Mar.

I agree! SD life was awesome! Miss it a lot. I was in La Jolla for about 5 years of my life.