A day in the life of a Silicon Valley Family (San Jose: condo, house)

[jade408]

This is spot on. One of the most relevant quotes.

Your spouse hurriedly gets ready for work — you are a two income family and you have to be one for now. The spreadsheet shows that with only three more years’ savings, you can finally afford that 2 bedroom condo in San Bruno. So what if the weather is crappy 340 days out of the year? At least you’ll be homeowner in the Bay Area — and nothing says you’ve “made it” like being able to afford a down payment. Besides, San Bruno is “up and coming” — and Youtube has an office there.

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[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by jade408

This is spot on. One of the most relevant quotes.



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Crappy weather? San Bruno has the best weather! Nice and cool all year long unlike the brutal desert-like Santa Clara/San Jose

[mstnghu2]

Originally Posted by Perma Bear

Crappy weather? San Bruno has the best weather! Nice and cool all year long unlike the brutal desert-like Santa Clara/San Jose

Um, right.

I never understand when people talk about the unbearable hot San Jose area weather. Even the average temps in the hottest months of July/August are in the mid-high 80s with almost no humidity most of the time. There are numerous other locations in the Bay Area that get much hotter in the summer. You clearly don't get around the Bay Area too much.

And yes, San Bruno/Daly City/Pacifica etc. DO have crappy weather.

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by mstnghu2

Um, right.

I never understand when people talk about the unbearable hot San Jose area weather. Even the average temps in the hottest months of July/August are in the mid-high 80s with almost no humidity most of the time. There are numerous other locations in the Bay Area that get much hotter in the summer. You clearly don't get around the Bay Area too much.

And yes, San Bruno/Daly City/Pacifica etc. DO have crappy weather.

I barely count the trivalley area as the Bay Area, it has more cultural relation with Tracy in my opinion despite popular vote. I will agree it's hotter there.
Personally I prefer nice refreshing breezes and clouds to lower uv radiation.

[mstnghu2]

"I barely count the trivalley area as the Bay Area, it has more cultural relation with Tracy in my opinion despite popular vote. I will agree it's hotter there.
Personally I prefer nice refreshing breezes and clouds to lower uv radiation."

You don't seem to have spent any real time in any of the cities you're referring to. About the only thing that cities like Livermore and Pleasanton have in common with Tracy is the freeway that connects them to each other.

Pleasanton and Livermore are in Alameda county so they are clearly part of the Bay Area. They are also much hotter than SJ in the summer.

[Perma Bear]

Originally Posted by mstnghu2

"I barely count the trivalley area as the Bay Area, it has more cultural relation with Tracy in my opinion despite popular vote. I will agree it's hotter there.
Personally I prefer nice refreshing breezes and clouds to lower uv radiation."

You don't seem to have spent any real time in any of the cities you're referring to. About the only thing that cities like Livermore and Pleasanton have in common with Tracy is the freeway that connects them to each other.

Pleasanton and Livermore are in Alameda county so they are clearly part of the Bay Area. They are also much hotter than SJ in the summer.

Boring towns that are hot and overpriced? Can't see any difference between Tracy and livermore

[BayAreaHillbilly]

Originally Posted by jade408

This is spot on. One of the most relevant quotes.



https://medium.com/@subes01/this-is-...095#.937y0kp63

Poor little director with hipster spending habits.

This mythical individual is actually far, far better off than most people in tech let alone the Bay Area.

[Oakformonday]

Originally Posted by mstnghu2

"I barely count the trivalley area as the Bay Area, it has more cultural relation with Tracy in my opinion despite popular vote. I will agree it's hotter there.
Personally I prefer nice refreshing breezes and clouds to lower uv radiation."

You don't seem to have spent any real time in any of the cities you're referring to. About the only thing that cities like Livermore and Pleasanton have in common with Tracy is the freeway that connects them to each other.

Pleasanton and Livermore are in Alameda county so they are clearly part of the Bay Area. They are also much hotter than SJ in the summer.

I'm guessing someone hasn't left the house in years. Oh, have you ever seen My 600lb Life?

[jade408]

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

Poor little director with hipster spending habits.

This mythical individual is actually far, far better off than most people in tech let alone the Bay Area.

It was ridiculous, but there was a lot of reality in there too.

[neutrino78x]

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

Poor little director with hipster spending habits.

This mythical individual is actually far, far better off than most people in tech let alone the Bay Area.

No. You just have this weird mentality that if you can't afford a single family home in the location you want, it means that if you move to that location anyway you are living in poverty. That's ridiculous. There's no way someone who makes 100k is not well off. You can be in a great situation, financially and logistically, and still not be able to purchase a single family home in the area where you live because they don't exist or are too expensive.

Let's trade salaries, man. Then you'll know something about not being well off.