I was born in NYC and lived in NYC 32 years of my life. I moved to the SF bay Area when I was 32 in 1992 and I haven't looked back. It's funny that LP posted this yesterday. I spent the last 4 days in NYC. On thrusday it was 80 and sunny and it brought back great memories of NYC at its best. Even better was thrusday night with 74 degrees at 9:15 at night. People often ask me what I miss most about NY and I always say the same thing: warm summer nights. Although we have great weather in the SF bay area, because this is a semi arrid climate, it gets much cooler every night. It is rare that you can sit out at night without neeiding a sweater or a jacket. As well, the coast out here is always windy and temps rarely get above the low 70's. I miss those warm summer days and nights. It's unclear if I miss that much else about NY. I kept thinking about where I might get a good bike ride in. When I lived in NY, running was the ticket and it still is a great city for runnning. Doing 6 mile loops on the bike in Central Park just doesn't cut it!!
I did go to dinner on Thursday night at a trendy restaurant with a group of seven. NY is still the grestest place in the word to be out on the town especially on warm summer night!!
When I think about skiing with NYC as my base/home, I would be depressed. You really can't beat what we have out west. 2 hour flights to Denver, SLC, Montana and a 3 hour drive to Tahoe. Driving 4.5 hours each weekend to ski Killington would make me pack up and move!!
But whe you guys are sittinng by the BBQ at 8:00 at night and it;s 75 outside and your drinking a cold one, lift your glass and think of me (wearing a sweater in the cold in SF). It really doesn't get any better!!!
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