anon wrote:

> Yes, I would like a reason to step even one foot in the Bay Area. Is it
> the ridiculous housing prices?

You must be referring to the ridiculous appreciation in
housing prices which, so far, hasn't stopped. In other
words, an opportunity to make money on the place in which
you live. True, you probably aren't going to buy in
San Francisco, which is why I said the Bay Area. There's
a lot going on in the North Bay (where I live).

> Or the high crime and unemployment?

That's quite localized. Employment continues to
recover quite well, and that's not just burger-flipping
jobs. Crime, well, sure, there are neighborhoods to avoid.

> The muggy weather?

Surely you jest. Muggy? It's 70F and 35% RH outside
right now. That's hardly muggy.

> The *** bars?

I suppose you can find those in The City if you're
into that. But there's a lot more to the Bay Area than
San Francisco.

> Come on. Make me laugh.

Well, I dunno. What's funny to you? I'm not sure you
know the Bay Area very well. Wine country, rugged beaches,
redwood forests, ag fields, mountain vistas, primitive
camping, power-boating, bicycling, the arts, stripper
clubs. Q, too.

;-)

Dana