[Christien]

I just spent a few days with a friend who was originally from here but moved to California a few years ago. She loves it there - cost of living is crazy, but they're making do. Traffic is nuts, but they've learned ways around it. They've still got CDN citizenship so they can't vote and don't pay much attention to local politics. She got off the plane in Toronto to what would be considered fairly decent (though rainy) November weather, and was immediately miserable. As I prepare to put the 911 away yet again for another long cold snowy Ontario winter, I'm California dreaming...

BTW, that New Hampshire/Arizona story is very well known around these parts - it gets passed around every year, with heads nodding in agreement.