Would you like to live in LA area if climate was like NYC? (Los Angeles: 2014, vacation)

[Senno]

The Senno Board of Arbitration rules that being homeless is certainly brutal, and if you'd rather be homeless than live in cold weather someone else describing that as brutal is accurate enough for gub'ment work.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by Senno

The Senno Board of Arbitration rules that being homeless is certainly brutal, and if you'd rather be homeless than live in cold weather someone else describing that as brutal is accurate enough for gub'ment work.

Not to mention "200% humidity" which, if possible, would require scuba gear.

[Senno]

The Senno Board of Arbitration randomly reviews evidence and cuts away that which he finds useless to reach a decision. You can throw the kitchen sink into the argument, but if I in all my wisdom find it leaky, I will just ignore it.

Cutting to the chase, prefering to be homeless instead of live in snow or ice is fairly and adequately explained as "brutal".

[quixotic59]

Originally Posted by AdriannaSmiling

When I hear weather wimps whine, I'm embarrassed to be a native Californian

Nyc is far from brutal- try North Dakota or Montana..

A wind chill of 7 is brutal, and I don't need anyone else to clarify that for me. Until you have walked a mile in continuous slush or in 98 degree weather you don't qualify to judge anyone else's experiences.
I may defer to people from North Dakota or Montana for "worse" weather exprerience but that does not lessen the unpleasantness of my experiences.
As a 50+ year resident of New York City, having endured cars literally buried in snow, doors frozen shut by ice, radiators exploding from the heat, blackouts from overloaded grids in the summer, humidity so bad the refrigerator sweats, and flooded basements from rainstorms, the weather here can be brutal.
On the flip side, I have never had to endure a mudslide or an earthquake and would never refer to someone who had as an "earthquake wimp".

[DontH8Me]

Originally Posted by quixotic59

A wind chill of 7 is brutal, and I don't need anyone else to clarify that for me. Until you have walked a mile in continuous slush or in 98 degree weather you don't qualify to judge anyone else's experiences.
I may defer to people from North Dakota or Montana for "worse" weather exprerience but that does not lessen the unpleasantness of my experiences.
As a 50+ year resident of New York City, having endured cars literally buried in snow, doors frozen shut by ice, radiators exploding from the heat, blackouts from overloaded grids in the summer, humidity so bad the refrigerator sweats, and flooded basements from rainstorms, the weather here can be brutal.
On the flip side, I have never had to endure a mudslide or an earthquake and would never refer to someone who had as an "earthquake wimp".

I'd venture to say that we are among the few answering this thread who are speaking from personal experience and not just picking their butts on the Internet. Lots of posts made purely to antagonize the posters who are actually responding to the OP. IRL they are referred to as the peanut gallery.

[AdriannaSmiling]

Originally Posted by quixotic59

A wind chill of 7 is brutal, and I don't need anyone else to clarify that for me. Until you have walked a mile in continuous slush or in 98 degree weather you don't qualify to judge anyone else's experiences.
I may defer to people from North Dakota or Montana for "worse" weather exprerience but that does not lessen the unpleasantness of my experiences.
As a 50+ year resident of New York City, having endured cars literally buried in snow, doors frozen shut by ice, radiators exploding from the heat, blackouts from overloaded grids in the summer, humidity so bad the refrigerator sweats, and flooded basements from rainstorms, the weather here can be brutal.
On the flip side, I have never had to endure a mudslide or an earthquake and would never refer to someone who had as an "earthquake wimp".

When I was there, actual temps were in the 20s with snow on and off- no idea what the windchill was but every time a cold wind blew in my face, it energized me a great deal and I loved the feeling of experiencing "true cold" for the first time in my life. But I was only there for one week and of course, was xperiencing "tourist euphoria" of seeing the Big Apple for the first time- stomping around n Central Park in the snow was a blast cuz it was a novel experience and also all the skyscrapers provided "eye candy" in the background.

Maybe if I had to live thru NYC winters on a regular basis,I'd get sick and tired of the weather and miss sunny California. I wish California would also get rain and humidity in summer cuz it's too dry but maybe if I had to live in humid summers, I'd also get annoyed with that too. One thing though-Thunderstorms are A LOT OF FUN and all too rare in California- I see them maybe once every two years or so- therefore, on the rare occasions we get some thunder and lightning, I'm outside running around enjoying the whole thing. I'd like to experience a major thunderstorm sometime in my life but unlikely to happen here.

FYI- I also LOVE earthquakes as long as they don't cause any injuries or major damage- felt a good number of small to medium sized shakers in my life but the last major one that caused damage was in 1989 when I was an infant so I don't remember it...

Haven't felt a quake in a couple of years now so I hope we have a medium sized one soon (4.5-5.5 on the Richter scale- it should be big enough to enjoy the ride but not cause any major damage or any injuries). Small things falling off of shelves is ok but people getting hurt is not...

I'm a major geography/weather/climate buff with an adventurous side but too poor to travel regularly so I might see things much differently from most people...

So I realize most people may not share my opinion so sorry if I offended anyone....

[quixotic59]

Originally Posted by AdriannaSmiling

When I was there, actual temps were in the 20s with snow on and off- no idea what the windchill was but every time a cold wind blew in my face, it energized me a great deal and I loved the feeling of experiencing "true cold" for the first time in my life. But I was only there for one week and of course, was xperiencing "tourist euphoria" of seeing the Big Apple for the first time- stomping around n Central Park in the snow was a blast cuz it was a novel experience and also all the skyscrapers provided "eye candy" in the background. I can understand that. However, if you are on your way to work, walking or waiting for a bus at 6:30 AM, the novelty wears off REALLY fast.

Maybe if I had to live thru NYC winters on a regular basis,I'd get sick and tired of the weather (Yes) and miss sunny California. I wish California would also get rain and humidity in summer cuz it's too dry but maybe if I had to live in humid summers, I'd also get annoyed with that too(Bad for hair, great for skin, horrible for clothes and A/C bills). One thing though-Thunderstorms are A LOT OF FUN and all too rare in California- I see them maybe once every two years or so- therefore, on the rare occasions we get some thunder and lightning, I'm outside running around enjoying the whole thing. I'd like to experience a major thunderstorm sometime in my life but unlikely to happen here. (Again, fun as a kid or on a day off. Sucks when you are dressed for work, walking or bussing it)

FYI- I also LOVE earthquakes as long as they don't cause any injuries or major damage- felt a good number of small to medium sized shakers in my life but the last major one that caused damage was in 1989 when I was an infant so I don't remember it...

Haven't felt a quake in a couple of years now so I hope we have a medium sized one soon (4.5-5.5 on the Richter scale- it should be big enough to enjoy the ride but not cause any major damage or any injuries). Small things falling off of shelves is ok but people getting hurt is not...

I'm a major geography/weather/climate buff with an adventurous side but too poor to travel regularly so I might see things much differently from most people...

So I realize most people may not share my opinion so sorry if I offended anyone(no reason to apologize, you didn't tell others what they should think)....

You have a unique viewpoint on earthquakes!!!!!!

I agree with you that experiencing different geographies and weather phenomenon can be invigorating and interesting. The first time I stood on a Maine beach in the winter and felt that ocean wind was amazing, or the first time I experienced the dry 100+ heat of Las Vegas I loved the lack of humidity. The problem arises when you have to deal with weather extremes during your daily routines. It can become off-putting.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by AdriannaSmiling

Maybe if I had to live thru NYC winters on a regular basis,I'd get sick and tired of the weather and miss sunny California. I wish California would also get rain and humidity in summer cuz it's too dry but maybe if I had to live in humid summers, I'd also get annoyed with that too. One thing though-Thunderstorms are A LOT OF FUN and all too rare in California- I see them maybe once every two years or so- therefore, on the rare occasions we get some thunder and lightning, I'm outside running around enjoying the whole thing. I'd like to experience a major thunderstorm sometime in my life but unlikely to happen here.

I'd be careful about running around during thunderstorms. We have them often here and they were a draw to move here from CA 'cause we both missed them, especially in the summer, but running around in them, not so much.

Our first summer here I was in the garage with the door open watching the light show over the lake of a really spectacular thunderstorm. I was standing just far enough inside to keep from getting wet when there was a huge thunder-clap, an explosion of blinding pink and green light mixed with the smell of ozone and I found myself pressed against the back wall of the garage without the first idea of how I got there. A large lightening bolt had struck our driveway probably less than 30 feet from where I'd been standing. Nope! No runnin' around in 'em for me.

[AdriannaSmiling]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

I'd be careful about running around during thunderstorms. We have them often here and they were a draw to move here from CA 'cause we both missed them, especially in the summer, but running around in them, not so much.

Our first summer here I was in the garage with the door open watching the light show over the lake of a really spectacular thunderstorm. I was standing just far enough inside to keep from getting wet when there was a huge thunder-clap, an explosion of blinding pink and green light mixed with the smell of ozone and I found myself pressed against the back wall of the garage without the first idea of how I got there. A large lightening bolt had struck our driveway probably less than 30 feet from where I'd been standing. Nope! No runnin' around in 'em for me.

That's why the darn statistics professor didn't let us go leave class to outside to experience it- he didn't want anyone to get struck even though he should have known how "statistically rare" it would be for a California thunderstorm to hit someone. He just stopped class so we could go to the window to watch so oh, well :

[Senno]

Well, Adrainna. Grab yourself a golf club and head on out in the next one and take a whack at it.

I don't even remember when the last actual factual thunderstorm was around here.