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Please don't be thick. The point was that I was in the nature you claim nobody in CA takes advantage of. Anyway...
Most people cant. Unlike you, must of us are not teenagers, we have jobs, careers, and bills. We can't walk around the Oakland Hills taking pictures all day because we have obligations. And I didn't say people don't take advantage of nature, I was talking about city-data addicts who post at 8am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, and 10 pm. Something tells me people like that are not really getting out much.
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And Lake Tahoe isn't about experiencing an "actual winter", its about skiing.
Lake tahoe is about way more than skiing, have you ever been there? Theres ice hockey, snowboarding, tubing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, ie everything you do in a winter. Outside of the fourth of july, you will never see hordes of people heading to tahoe every week end of the summer, but you will in the winter.
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You get an "actual winter" in Chicago but you can't ski there.
You should not talk about Chicago's winters or skiing unless you actually understand it. First you can cross country ski in Chicago and second, there are places to ski near chicago with 2 hours of the city. Cant say the same about san jose or anywhere in the bay area.
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And lol at you telling me not to use words that "I don't understand"... something tells me I could probably write circles around you. Being condescending doesn't suit you.
Your not even old enough to have a college degree kiddo, spare us the pretension, it does not suit you.
Most people cant. Unlike you, must of us are not teenagers, we have jobs, careers, and bills. We can't walk around the Oakland Hills taking pictures all day because we have obligations. And I didn't say people don't take advantage of nature, I was talking about city-data addicts who post at 8am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, and 10 pm. Something tells me people like that are not really getting out much.
Lake tahoe is about way more than skiing, have you ever been there? Theres ice hockey, snowboarding, tubing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, ie everything you do in a winter. Outside of the fourth of july, you will never see hordes of people heading to tahoe every week end of the summer, but you will in the winter.
You should not talk about Chicago's winters or skiing unless you actually understand it. First you can cross country ski in Chicago and second, there are places to ski near chicago with 2 hours of the city. Cant say the same about san jose or anywhere in the bay area.
Your not even old enough to have a college degree kiddo, spare us the pretension, it does not suit you.
You think a college degree makes you a good writer? rofl that's the funniest thing I've heard all day.
And yes, that's my point. People go to Lake Tahoe to do snow/ice activities, not to live there. They only experience winter as a means to do wintersports... you don't see any of them moving to the east coast to enjoy the freezing weather for four months a year.
And maybe, just maybe, people mean that they don't want to LIVE somewhere where they'd have to be shoveling snow. Such a novel thought
You think a college degree makes you a good writer? rofl that's the funniest thing I've heard all day.
Not to be a grammar nazi or anything, but the term is most funny, funniest is not a word.
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And yes, that's my point. People go to Lake Tahoe to do snow/ice activities, not to live there. They only experience winter as a means to do wintersports... you don't see any of them moving to the east coast to enjoy the freezing weather for four months a year.
I am an avid snowboarder, there are plenty of pro's from california that relocated to wyoming, montana, and colorado to experience more winter. In fact Montana, Idaho, Colorado, wyoming, and oregon, all have climates that are more cold than california, yet have seem a massive influx of california natives moving to their states.
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And maybe, just maybe, people mean that they don't want to LIVE somewhere where they'd have to be shoveling snow. Such a novel thought
Its 2011, people have snowblowers. I have not seen some one in my moms neighborhood shovel snow since the 90's.
Wtf? You have never been to NYC if you think LA can match it pound for pound. LA trumps SF as a city, but neither California cities come close to NYC. You have to be on drugs to think that, take a walk in DT Brooklyn alone and you will be pressed to find a downtown better than LA's and that's needless to say Manhattan is a whole another animal
In general, the Bay Area offers everything. You can get an incredibly urban, vibrant experience (San Francisco), a gritty, artsier urban experience (Oakland, Berkeley), cool beach towns with strong roots (Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay), redwood forests (Big Basin), wine country (Napa, Sonoma), interesting, walkable downtown cores spread through (Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, Mountain View), great mexican and asian enclaves (Redwood City, Daly City, etc), world class universities, bridges, restaurants & bars, hiking, urbanity surrounded by natural beauty - there is a reason the Bay Area is one of the most expensive and sought after places in the country.
Not to be a grammar nazi or anything, but the term is most funny, funniest is not a word.
I am an avid snowboarder, there are plenty of pro's from california that relocated to wyoming, montana, and colorado to experience more winter. In fact Montana, Idaho, Colorado, wyoming, and oregon, all have climates that are more cold than california, yet have seem a massive influx of california natives moving to their states.
Its 2011, people have snowblowers. I have not seen some one in my moms neighborhood shovel snow since the 90's.
They also have winters. Which was my point. Many Californian's on here try to make a huge hoopla over not having winters, mean while a good amount of the state goes to tahoe or where ever for the week end, and a good amount of california natives are moving to climates where it is much more cold. So my guess is that having a cold snowy winter is not as big a deal as some posters are making it out to be.
Its really not that hard to enjoy a winter. You should take your camera, go explore the world, and try it. What good is trying to lecture people about winter from Oakland? Wheres that going to get you in the scheme of things? It will just get you set in stubborn ways.
They also have winters. Which was my point. Many Californian's on here try to make a huge hoopla over not having winters, mean while a good amount of the state goes to tahoe or where ever for the week end, and a good amount of california natives are moving to climates where it is much more cold. So my guess is that having a cold snowy winter is not as big a deal as some posters are making it out to be.
Its really not that hard to enjoy a winter. You should take your camera, go explore the world, and try it. What good is trying to lecture people about winter from Oakland? Wheres that going to get you in the scheme of things? It will just get you set in stubborn ways.
Thank you o' wise one, I've been outside of CA multiple times during the winter
And no, I didn't "enjoy" myself freezing my ass off four months ago in KC/DC/Baltimore and two years ago in Gary IN/DC. It kind of really sucks.
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