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On 2/18/2014 sunshine45 said:

carlsbad itself is still pretty expensive, but there are slightly more affordable homes in oceanside and vista. we have been thinking of moving out of SD and up to the north county.

I've been thinking the same thing sunshine. Try San Marcos, south of the 78. I think it's one of the undiscovered gems of San Diego County.

[sunshine45]

On 2/18/2014 ------ said:

On 2/18/2014 sunshine45 said:

carlsbad itself is still pretty expensive, but there are slightly more affordable homes in oceanside and vista. we have been thinking of moving out of SD and up to the north county.

I've been thinking the same thing sunshine. Try San Marcos, south of the 78. I think it's one of the undiscovered gems of San Diego County.

we will check it out there also gato, thanks. my s/o is the so cal expert since he has lived there since about the time he was 25. we have an apartment in SD, but he has also has a single home in riverside county (he doesnt like it there much though...too hot and too close to the desert area). he loves SD and so cal and would probably never live anywhere else. LOL, me?.......i am happy being bi-coastal at this point because i love four seasons.

[Nicecupoftea]

North Carolina - if you're not afraid of hurricanes!

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On 2/18/2014 sunshine45 said:

On 2/18/2014 ------ said:

On 2/18/2014 sunshine45 said:

carlsbad itself is still pretty expensive, but there are slightly more affordable homes in oceanside and vista. we have been thinking of moving out of SD and up to the north county.

I've been thinking the same thing sunshine. Try San Marcos, south of the 78. I think it's one of the undiscovered gems of San Diego County.

we will check it out there also gato, thanks. my s/o is the so cal expert since he has lived there since about the time he was 25. we have an apartment in SD, but he has also has a single home in riverside county (he doesnt like it there much though...too hot and too close to the desert area). he loves SD and so cal and would probably never live anywhere else. LOL, me?.......i am happy being bi-coastal at this point because i love four seasons.

Larry Himmel on News 8 just did a review of the new Lakehouse on Lake San Marcos.

http://www.cbs8.com/story/24758971/the-lakehouse-the-lake-show

I would love to be in an area with 4 seasons. I just can't take the cold for long periods. My hand and wrist ache too much.

[september]

Most California coastal communities have the best weather. It never gets too hot, never gets too cold, and it's always dry. I hate humidity! The only problem, of late, has been the drought. But that got relieved a bit over the last week. Everything is looking green and fresh now.

[september]

On 2/18/2014 chessylady said: I am not a native Californian but California is where I have lived for 48 years and will never leave. Here in Northern California we have beautiful weather and can visit the snow but never have to shovel it. I have a year round garden and sunshine most days.

Yes! Those who say they can't live without snow...most days, I could drive 60 minutes, or less, and get to some. But do I? Nah....lived with that sheeet for way too many years. I don't miss it at all!

[sunshine45]

NICE gato......that would make a nice little long weekend getaway. looks so pretty. going to send the article/video to my s/o. he is enjoying the so cal weather now while i just dug out of the snowy mess from last week here in the mid atlantic.

[MrsSweetieBear]

On 2/18/2014 lulu2 said:

On 2/18/2014 ury said:

San Diego or Maui

2 excellent choices

Napa Valley and/or Maui, lol!

[Big Sister]

Anywhere in Southern California. AZ gets to 118 in the summer, which is too hot for me.

Hawaii can be very humid, along with the heat.

[just bee]

On 2/18/2014 MaggieToo said:

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On 2/18/2014 Pook said:

From talking to several people who have lived in Arizona I think that's got to be it. they said it's gets really hot at times but being it's a dry heat it's not the same as a humid heat. I know I would never choose Florida with all the storms and they still have a lot of fairly cold weather and the summers can be really unbearable unless you stay indoors with air conditioning.

I said that to somebody one time and they told me to go stick my head in the oven and come back and tell them if it was hot or not..dry heat may not have humidity but it is still hot they said...especially in AZ with the dry temps in the triple digits lol..

I spent some time in AZ as a kid, and during the summer, you don't want to be in the desert areas, as the heat is unbearable, even without the humidity. It was really nice in July in Flagstaff, though, and if I retired to AZ, I'd want to have two places. Summer in the Flagstaff area, and in the winter, more toward the Phoenix area.

Do those who live in AZ do that a lot? Live part of the year in one part of the state, and part of the year in another?

Many do. I have friends that do this. Summers in the mountains and winters in the desert. (Although it is not a desert made up of sand), which is what I thought when I was transferred here LOL). Tucson is ringed by mountain ranges.

We lived in Prescott for a year when I was a kid. My relatives kept homes there, and their other homes were in Phoenix or Tempe. Yes, they came to Prescott to escape the heat.