Southern California - I'm So Glad I Live In SoCal!

I'm in Ft. Worth, Texas for work and went on a ride this morning with friend of mine. The weather here is so nasty and uncomfortable. It was probably 92 today with 70% humidity. We went on a 25 mile ride at 8 a.m. and I have never sweated so much in my life on a 25 mile flat ride. There were a couple small rollers so it wasn't completely flat. I'm just happy I don't live here and have to ride in this crap.

I heart you SoCal!

I'm in Ft. Worth, Texas for work and went on a ride this morning with friend of mine. The weather here is so nasty and uncomfortable. It was probably 92 today with 70% humidity. We went on a 25 mile ride at 8 a.m. and I have never sweated so much in my life on a 25 mile flat ride. There were a couple small rollers so it wasn't completely flat. I'm just happy I don't live here and have to ride in this crap.

I heart you SoCal!

I was in Orlando last week...same thing hot and humid...and it is totally flat....

Well, BBP, I'm about to hit the same thing with the humidity. I call Fried Chicken Land (Clarksville, TN) the "armpit" of the south. And trust me, that describes it with the heat, humidity and mosquitos! I'll be riding in the world's worst humidity. But they have the sweetest air there and my god-awful asthma will be so much quiter on those long sweaty rides I'm planning...:D

Makes that mortgage/rent just a bit more palatable doesn't it :)

I totally agree, I like SoCal best.

Well, BBP, I'm about to hit the same thing with the humidity. I call Fried Chicken Land (Clarksville, TN) the "armpit" of the south. And trust me, that describes it with the heat, humidity and mosquitos! I'll be riding in the world's worst humidity. But they have the sweetest air there and my god-awful asthma will be so much quiter on those long sweaty rides I'm planning...:D
I am continually amazed by your riding, especially with asthma. I have enough issues riding regularly, and I don't even have asthma!

Well, BBP, I'm about to hit the same thing with the humidity. I call Fried Chicken Land (Clarksville, TN) the "armpit" of the south. And trust me, that describes it with the heat, humidity and mosquitos! I'll be riding in the world's worst humidity. But they have the sweetest air there and my god-awful asthma will be so much quiter on those long sweaty rides I'm planning...:D

The "clean" air had the opposite effect on me. I couldn't breathe in the humidity. I couldn't put out any wattage at all today. I can't wait to go home on Thursday. I feel like I've been in a 2 week prison.

the people are super nice there, though.

The "clean" air had the opposite effect on me. I couldn't breathe in the humidity. I couldn't put out any wattage at all today. I can't wait to go home on Thursday. I feel like I've been in a 2 week prison.
but how about clean air without the humidity? bay area?

the people are super nice there, though.

I guess, but I'm from Brooklyn so I'm used to mean/snobby people. If I lived here I'd probably get 10 lbs the first month. I think I've put on 2-3 lbs this past week. All the food here is so unhealthy!

but how about clean air without the humidity? bay area?

I haven't lived in NorCal but I guess that is a possibility. It is always nice there when I visit.

Clean air? Pffft... I don't trust air i can't see.

:roflmao:

I guess, but I'm from Brooklyn so I'm used to mean/snobby people. If I lived here I'd probably get 10 lbs the first month. I think I've put on 2-3 lbs this past week. All the food here is so unhealthy!

Yeah, but it's tasty! It's one of the reasons I'd never move to Austin. Great city, but I love texas BBQ (the real bbq) and tex mex (queso!) too much. I'd gain 30 lbs in a couple of months.

The only thing keeping LA from being the the greatest cycling city in the world is a few million cars.
David Copperfield anyone?

I guess, but I'm from Brooklyn so I'm used to mean/snobby people. If I lived here I'd probably get 10 lbs the first month. I think I've put on 2-3 lbs this past week. All the food here is so unhealthy!

I spent a few days in Decatur, Alabama and I LOVED the food...of course I had heartburn the whole time I was there.

I'm so glad I moved here from Missouri ten years ago! Very humid there in the summer (with mesquitos), too cold in the winter, too wet in the Spring, . . . I guess Fall was okay though. My asthma is better here in SoCal than it was in MO, but still not totally gone.

Yes, the traffic is worse here, but everything else is better!

Rick / OCRR

oh my god , i moved to Houston from fullerton ca & have to say the humidity , heat and flat terrain suck !!! a lot cheaper to live here though .

I've moved away from Texas twice and I fear I won't live long enough to experience that pleasure again. (And what's with all the Texas license plates driving around over here? They almost outnumber the Saharizonans.)

<@> <3 SoCal 2.

I'm actually considering moving to Ft. Worth when I retire next year. Maybe if the Cali housing market continues to drop I can afford to stay here. I love cycling, but my love of having money is greater. So much cheaper in Texas. 3,500sf house in Ft. Worth in a 10-out-of-10 school district runs about $300,000. Same house here is about $800,000+. Plus state taxes, high gas prices, a bankrupt school system...the ONLY thing SoCal has going for it is the weather.

Don't let the door hitcha where the good lord splitcha... :)

I'm actually considering moving to Ft. Worth when I retire next year. Maybe if the Cali housing market continues to drop I can afford to stay here. I love cycling, but my love of having money is greater. So much cheaper in Texas. 3,500sf house in Ft. Worth in a 10-out-of-10 school district runs about $300,000. Same house here is about $800,000+. Plus state taxes, high gas prices, a bankrupt school system...the ONLY thing SoCal has going for it is the weather.
Depends on where in So Cal. Coastal San Diego is expensive. But drive an hour or so inland from anywhere on the coast and you can find more affordable housing. How about El Centro? I bet housing is cheaper there than many places in Texas. :innocent:

Depends on where in So Cal. Coastal San Diego is expensive. But drive an hour or so inland from anywhere on the coast and you can find more affordable housing. How about El Centro? I bet housing is cheaper there than many places in Texas. :innocent:

You couldn't GIVE me a house in El Centro. Anyway, inland temps are the same as Texas. I live in Escondido right next to the Wild Animal Park. When I was in Iraq in 2008, the summer temps at my house were higher than in Iraq. A few I think it was last summer that my specific neighborhood made the news for having the highest temperature in the nation on that particular day. My neighborhood frequently gets up to 105 in the summer. Sure, I could move to Ramona or Julian and live cheaper than Oceanside...but why? Temecula...no way. If I can find a job in SoCal that pays enough I'll stay...but it will take a lot more money than it would to get me to move to Dallas.

Oh my god im with you on this !! i have lived in Houston for the past 2 years and riding here sucks , no such thing as a bike lane here and the roads Suck !! , heading back to oc in a while cant wait :)

I love it when an old thread pops up from out of the blue! May 12th to Dec. 15th . . . wow.

Old threads never die . . . they're just archived!

Rick / OCRR

pgjackson to post something nasty about SoCal in 3... 2... 1... :D

Texas wouldn't be so bad if all the texans moved out.

Texas wouldn't be so bad if all the texans moved out.
California might also improve if all the Texans moved out of here too. :p
I don't blame them though. Where else are they going to go? The gosh-forsaken heck-hole from whence they came? Their beaches are covered with dead jellyfish and obese people.
Don't mind me... just trolling for pgj...

I think quite a few people in CA, probably more than 50%, would love Austin, TX more than where they currently live. Texas isn't all bad. I may go back one of these days, after I enjoy the weather a while longer. :D

PS, just as a sign of the political climate in Austin VS other places.....Obama won in Austin and he lost here in OC. I guarantee Gov Perry lost in Austin as well. In fact he lost in all 4 major cities (Houston/Dallas/SA/Austin). The rest of Texas is...well....a little different.

The rest of Texas is...well....a little different.

Who said anything about politics? (Other than the aforementioned, who enjoys badmouthing California [I suspect purely because of the political aspect alone.]) Austin is the lone desert island of interest I've encountered in that state. Texas has my blessing to secede from the Union, provided they leave Austin behind.

I think quite a few people in CA, probably more than 50%, would love Austin, TX more than where they currently live. Texas isn't all bad. I may go back one of these days, after I enjoy the weather a while longer. :D

PS, just as a sign of the political climate in Austin VS other places.....Obama won in Austin and he lost here in OC. I guarantee Gov Perry lost in Austin as well. In fact he lost in all 4 major cities (Houston/Dallas/SA/Austin). The rest of Texas is...well....a little different.

/Disagree. I did the Austin thing. Couldnt ride as much for multiple reasons, put on weight, and moved the F*$% back last month. Will I be able to get as big of a house? nope, but socal is better in so many ways IMHO

Austin is nice if your 20, unmarried, and want to party all day. Or if your a hippy ;)

I'm from the UK, most recently a lovely place called Chichester (http://www.visitchichester.org/) .

I've lived and worked on 3 Continents and SoCal is Hands down the best climate in the world. A lot of People say "We pay for the climate, the Houses are free" and that pretty much sums it up. The good news is, some less expensive Properties, such as Condo's etc, are now almost at Rental parity around here, which means it costs about the same to rent or buy which is good for anyone who wants to become a Homeowner ( Or rather LOANowner, the Bank owns the House).

I was born and raised in the foothills of the LA basin and except for a four-year stint in the Navy, I've lived here my whole life. I'm really looking forward to escaping once I retire in a couple more years. Used to think this place was the greatest place in the world, but my views started changing once the Navy took me all over the world and experienced different cultures and societies. Now? Can hardly stand this place. Will probably end up in Andalucia. Near the hills when I want to get a climbing workout in; small, friendly villages all over the area; hospitable people; and weather pretty much the same as we have here in SoCal. They even speak Spanish just like most of the people in Southern California do.

I'm currently in a little town in Mexico called Ahaululco de Mercado. It's hot in the day and cold at night. The roads in town are cobble stone and some of them are still bare dirt I'm going to be here for the next month and a half. This is the first time I've had Internet accesses and this is the first thread that came up. Needless to say I to love' and miss Cali.

I was born and raised in the foothills of the LA basin and except for a four-year stint in the Navy, I've lived here my whole life. I'm really looking forward to escaping once I retire in a couple more years. Used to think this place was the greatest place in the world, but my views started changing once the Navy took me all over the world and experienced different cultures and societies. Now? Can hardly stand this place. Will probably end up in Andalucia. Near the hills when I want to get a climbing workout in; small, friendly villages all over the area; hospitable people; and weather pretty much the same as we have here in SoCal. They even speak Spanish just like most of the people in Southern California do.

Something must have made you "hardly stand the place". You quoted Deuteronomy 6:5, part of the Torah, the Shema.

I'm from the UK, most recently a lovely place called Chichester (http://www.visitchichester.org/) .

I've lived and worked on 3 Continents and SoCal is Hands down the best climate in the world. A lot of People say "We pay for the climate, the Houses are free" and that pretty much sums it up. The good news is, some less expensive Properties, such as Condo's etc, are now almost at Rental parity around here, which means it costs about the same to rent or buy which is good for anyone who wants to become a Homeowner ( Or rather LOANowner, the Bank owns the House).

I always thought Californians liked to visit Hawaii and that for them, was the best climate in the world but that would be about it. Then came the big business tourism and it started to get worse with the pollution, tourism, etc. The other good weather place plus other nice characteristics would be Mauritius .

I am Southern California.

I was born and raised in the foothills of the LA basin and except for a four-year stint in the Navy, I've lived here my whole life. I'm really looking forward to escaping once I retire in a couple more years. Used to think this place was the greatest place in the world, but my views started changing once the Navy took me all over the world and experienced different cultures and societies. Now? Can hardly stand this place. Will probably end up in Andalucia. Near the hills when I want to get a climbing workout in; small, friendly villages all over the area; hospitable people; and weather pretty much the same as we have here in SoCal. They even speak Spanish just like most of the people in Southern California do.

God, you poor man. What we need is a modern-day, white, male Harriet Tubman to help you hapless oppressed and downtrodden fellows escape this land of misery, so that you can fly to the land of idyllic green hills, friendly villages, and prosperous pastures like Andalucia, the promised land of freedom. Do you have a paypal account, so I can help?

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I am Southern California.
I used to be Northern Dakota (aka American Siberia).
Now I call myself Southern California; but we're all sons of Adam and daughters of Eve, so we are all where we presently are.

Sheech guys. Why all the hate? I just expressed an opinion. After I retire, I just want to go to a more bike friendly culture and one that is a lot slower paced than the rat race we live in around here.

Merry Christmas everyone, and Happy New Year. Time to go out and get a few miles in.