Chicago vs. San Francisco (Phoenix, Tennessee: suburbs, offer, building)

[Taboo2]

Originally Posted by coldwine

Yes, you go to the mountains to get your snow fix, and then it seems like most of you end up starving to death because driving in a foot of snow is a harrowing experience.

I've driven to Reno while snowing and made it there in 3 hours from SF. I just drove to Yosemite this weekend to see the falls and the snow. Less than 3 hours to get there. It was stunning and about 55 degrees.

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

3 hours is substantial. This time of year, you can often get to snow (and definitely get to fairly hard winter) in 3 hours from Atlanta, GA or Columbia, SC.

[bayareaforlife]

If anyone from chicago or anywhere felt like knowing, my friend just came back from vacation there and he says the people there are much more friendly than the people here in the bay area.

[Taboo2]

Originally Posted by CarolinaBredChicagoan

3 hours is substantial. This time of year, you can often get to snow (and definitely get to fairly hard winter) in 3 hours from Atlanta, GA or Columbia, SC.

NO, it took 2 hours to that picture. 3 hours to Reno/Lake Tahoe. I love chicago but there are NO mountains.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Taboo2

I love chicago but there are NO mountains.

Thats good. Mountains are a pain in the arse, although beautiful. There are only 2 things I can think of that would make mountains in Chicago worthwhile: skiing and stopping sprawl.

[jdiddy]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

Thats good. Mountains are a pain in the arse, although beautiful. There are only 2 things I can think of that would make mountains in Chicago worthwhile: skiing and stopping sprawl.

Think of what Chicago would look like with the lake on one side and mountains on the other. If I ever win the lotto, and buy myself the ability to be God, this will be accomplished within the first hundred hours of my reign.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by jdiddy

Think of what Chicago would look like with the lake on one side and mountains on the other. If I ever win the lotto, and buy myself the ability to be God, this will be accomplished within the first hundred hours of my reign.

Would look nice, but I wonder how they'd change the weather patterns. Maybe make winters a little more treacherous, maybe not. It would suck trying to traverse them though just to go to Iowa or out west.

Anyways, back on topic now... haha

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by Taboo2

NO, it took 2 hours to that picture. 3 hours to Reno/Lake Tahoe. I love chicago but there are NO mountains.

True. I miss the mountains, too.

Back to my statement, though, within less than TWO hours of Charlotte, NC, for example, you can also get mountains, snow, and "real" winter.

Just sayin'. Proximity to winter isn't terribly hard to find in a lot of the country.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

Would look nice, but I wonder how they'd change the weather patterns. Maybe make winters a little more treacherous, maybe not. It would suck trying to traverse them though just to go to Iowa or out west.

Anyways, back on topic now... haha

On the other hand, for those of us who like to drive -- and not just in the sense of "point the snout of the car in some direction and step on the gas pedal" but to really, truly drive -- imagine how nice it would be to actually have some curves and switchbacks to drive on.

[CarolinaBredChicagoan]

Originally Posted by Drover

On the other hand, for those of us who like to drive -- and not just in the sense of "point the snout of the car in some direction and step on the gas pedal" but to really, truly drive -- imagine how nice it would be to actually have some curves and switchbacks to drive on.

Now that I can get behind. I miss mountain driving.

There's one tiny little stretch on Sheridan in the north burbs that almost makes me feel like I'm back in Western NC....