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Serious question -- did you have trouble adjusting to the lack of sunshine?

by aliston 14y ago

jseliger 14y ago
I've lived in Bellevue, WA, then Worcester, MA, then Seattle, WA, then Tucson, AZ, then New York, NY, and I've never had a problem with sun or its lack. Different people react differently, however, and I still a) went running most days, and b) really like the cultural / lifestyle aspects of living in cities. I prefer the Seattle experience of relatively temperate weather, year-round, to the Tucson experience of insane heat for about five months of the year. Obviously nowhere else in the U.S. is going to rival the weather experience of the CA coast.
- hyperbovine 14y ago
  > Obviously nowhere else in the U.S. is going to rival the weather experience of the CA coast. Did you not read the article? :-) Seriously, summers in the city (of San Francisco) can be miserable, at least insofar as your definition of summer includes wearing fewer clothes and dining outdoors. In general the coast of California north of say, Seal Beach, is not an enjoyable place to be after sunset, anywhere. Even in LA it's usually about 60 at the beach in July at night. I've never understood the massive gap between marketing and reality when it comes to the weather in coastal California, despite having spent half my life here. Medellín, Colombia is the place I have been that comes closest to achieving what California peddles.
  - ableal 14y ago
    The west coast of Europe has a big advantage over that of the USA: the Gulf stream. It's nice to have an ocean-sized "hot water bottle", running at about 15C in winter. (Also: http://www.snopes.com/quotes/twain.asp http://www.snopes.com/quotes/twain.asp )
  - digisign 14y ago
    July is the start of summer and it takes another month for the cold ocean currents from the north to warm up, keeping Santa Monica cool. An hour inland and it could be 110f. LA has maybe 300 sunny days a year, while Medellin is nowhere near the beach... like 1000km away.
    - mixmastamyk 14y ago
      Going to the beach today in January, woohoo!
- DaveInTucson 14y ago
  > the Tucson experience of insane heat for about five months of the year. I've got to object to this. Yeah, June and July (and to a lesser extent August) are pretty intense, but I'd hardly characterize the rest of the summer heat as "insane". > I still a) went running most days, I suppose this could be an issue. Especially during the summer rainy season (usually July-early September) it's still pretty hot and the humidity means it doesn't much cool off at night, which makes strenuous outdoor activity harder even if you do it at the coolest part of the day.
  - jseliger 14y ago
    >I've got to object to this. Maybe four months of insane heat: mid-May to Mid-September are ridiculous. I can't even ride a bike without sweating like a mule after a mile.
illuminate 14y ago
I came from the Southeast, and I haven't exactly. I get crabby, but the beauty of seeing Rainier and all the ecotourism and density makes up for everything. Plus, before I moved I didn't get much of a chance to enjoy the beaches and outdoor areas because I was too busy being stuck in traffic and sprawl.
lawnchair_larry 14y ago
I still miss bay area weather. Aside from lack of sun, I just really don't like constant rain. I wouldn't say that it has been difficult to adjust, it's just far less pleasant in that regard.

Serious question -- did you have trouble adjusting to the lack of sunshine?

by aliston 14y ago

Serious question -- did you have trouble adjusting to the lack of sunshine?

I've lived in Bellevue, WA, then Worcester, MA, then Seattle, WA, then Tucson, AZ, then New York, NY, and I've never had a problem with sun or its lack. Different people react differently, however, and I still a) went running most days, and b) really like the cultural / lifestyle aspects of living in cities. I prefer the Seattle experience of relatively temperate weather, year-round, to the Tucson experience of insane heat for about five months of the year. Obviously nowhere else in the U.S. is going to rival the weather experience of the CA coast.

hyperbovine 14y ago
> Obviously nowhere else in the U.S. is going to rival the weather experience of the CA coast. Did you not read the article? :-) Seriously, summers in the city (of San Francisco) can be miserable, at least insofar as your definition of summer includes wearing fewer clothes and dining outdoors. In general the coast of California north of say, Seal Beach, is not an enjoyable place to be after sunset, anywhere. Even in LA it's usually about 60 at the beach in July at night. I've never understood the massive gap between marketing and reality when it comes to the weather in coastal California, despite having spent half my life here. Medellín, Colombia is the place I have been that comes closest to achieving what California peddles.
- ableal 14y ago
  The west coast of Europe has a big advantage over that of the USA: the Gulf stream. It's nice to have an ocean-sized "hot water bottle", running at about 15C in winter. (Also: http://www.snopes.com/quotes/twain.asp http://www.snopes.com/quotes/twain.asp )
- digisign 14y ago
  July is the start of summer and it takes another month for the cold ocean currents from the north to warm up, keeping Santa Monica cool. An hour inland and it could be 110f. LA has maybe 300 sunny days a year, while Medellin is nowhere near the beach... like 1000km away.
  - mixmastamyk 14y ago
    Going to the beach today in January, woohoo!
DaveInTucson 14y ago
> the Tucson experience of insane heat for about five months of the year. I've got to object to this. Yeah, June and July (and to a lesser extent August) are pretty intense, but I'd hardly characterize the rest of the summer heat as "insane". > I still a) went running most days, I suppose this could be an issue. Especially during the summer rainy season (usually July-early September) it's still pretty hot and the humidity means it doesn't much cool off at night, which makes strenuous outdoor activity harder even if you do it at the coolest part of the day.
- jseliger 14y ago
  >I've got to object to this. Maybe four months of insane heat: mid-May to Mid-September are ridiculous. I can't even ride a bike without sweating like a mule after a mile.

illuminate 14y ago

I came from the Southeast, and I haven't exactly. I get crabby, but the beauty of seeing Rainier and all the ecotourism and density makes up for everything. Plus, before I moved I didn't get much of a chance to enjoy the beaches and outdoor areas because I was too busy being stuck in traffic and sprawl.

lawnchair_larry 14y ago

I still miss bay area weather. Aside from lack of sun, I just really don't like constant rain. I wouldn't say that it has been difficult to adjust, it's just far less pleasant in that regard.