FIRES, you say......... We visited my brother in a very nice part of So. Ca. , a place called Mission Viejo... it's about 50 miles s.e. of downtown L.A. Nice place really, until those crazy fires get started and fanned by 50mph winds. He's in a very built up area ( as is most of So. Ca.) lots of concrete and black top but those fires have legs and walk right over most roads. Brother's house is on the far side of the lake, in front of the fire.... _http://ocgrands.com/calif-fire.jpg_ (http://ocgrands.com/calif-fire.jpg) Crank up the garden hoses...... AZ DAVE In a message dated 3/4/2008 7:24:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yes I used to live in west covina, California and loved the weather but those fires are crazy! My daughter still lives in Huntington Beach and hopefully I'll get to go see her soon because I'm going to be a Grandpa soon! Am I really that old! Wow! I'm tired. Mark Jackson RollinOn ____________________________________ From: Paul Jacobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 5:22 PM To: Lori Michaelson; Quad List Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Living choices - HEAT Texas sounds good.....but ya can't beat San Diego......no snow, no ice, no bugs, no humidity and no rain between April and October and not much in the other months. During the day never below 50 and never over 90. Beach, desert and mountains all in the same county. And.......Everything Everywhere is accessible! Good Luck! pj c5/6 ----- Original Message ----- From: _Lori Michaelson_ (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) To: _Quad List_ (mailto:[email protected]) Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 2:30 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] Living choices - HEAT Choose Texas over Florida any day! Besides Orlando (which is inland) much of Florida is quite trashy. We are most located there with my husband's job in 1999 but after his trip there... No way. I would definitely rather be too warm than too cold. That humidity day & night with HUGE BUGS sucks. Like you... I am out and about in my wheelchair here in dry Arizona. In a wet environment... the gnats and mosquitoes will almost eat you alive! My husband feels that Dallas/Ft Worth and Houston run a close second as far as the humidity. He lived in Houston for 10 years. But Houston being a little worse because of the Gulf. Actually the Gulf IS one of the attractions to moving to Houston because we both love the water. My husband remembers many times going out on the sea wall and tremendously enjoying watching the waves come in and then reside. I am sure that areas by the water are more handicapped friendly now but I know that I can not go ON the beach. So the water (and the biggest renowned medical complex in the nation if not the world) is an attraction for Houston for us but it also has hurricanes. Nothing close to Florida (and we had the option of moving to Florida when the plant closed in New York shortly after we got married) and we would not move to Florida on a bet even if someone gave us a house and property! They get nailed very often by hurricanes every year and we would have to get our own huge generator because I depend upon electricity so much. My only form of mobility is a power wheelchair which needs regular charging through a battery charger plugged into the wall. My rotating air mattress to avoid pressure sores is plugged into the wall. My hospital bed is all electric and a complete necessity for me to get in and out of bed. To name just a few. And the humidity there in FL is far worse than Houston because they have the water on both sides! Further... Except for Orlando... The rest of the state is pretty dumpy. In 1999 my husband made a trip down there for an interview and even the condominiums look like trailer trash. Lori Michaelson Age - 43 C4/5 complete quad, 28 years post Tucson, AZ -------Original Message------- From: _Greg_ (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Date: 3/4/2008 9:12:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[email protected]) Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] New Permobil I just can’t think of ever moving away from a warm weather place. I do miss the water around Seattle, just not the water above Seattle. I do think Florida would be nice if not for the humidity, but I’d love to try it. I spent 22 years post injury just sitting by the fire wearing tons of sweaters, except for July and August. Now I spend half the day outside. I use to worry about damp moss growing on me, now it’s sunburns :-) Greg ------------------------------ The weather today down here south of you was quite a bit cooler here than the last several wonderful days near 80°... But I guess we are spoiled compared to the rest of the country ... eh Greg? No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.4/1310 - Release Date: 3/4/2008 8:35 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.4/1310 - Release Date: 3/4/2008 8:35 AM Dave _Visit My Home Page_ (http://www.users.qwest.net/~daveoc/index.html) **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)
