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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by ghaff on Monday February 29, 2016 @03:40PM (#11198291)
Silicon Valley does have extraordinarily good weather for my tastes as well as access to great recreational activities etc. But I'm not going to pay to live there just for the weather. Whether or not one cares for Ohio, there are lots of areas in the US where acreage is relatively affordable. Personally, I like having some separation from neighbors.

(I live a little ways outside of Boston. The weather here is probably not better overall than Ohio--which I wouldn't describe as cold and rainy for 7-8 months of the year.)

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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by ZanyProgrammer on Monday February 29, 2016 @04:33PM (#11198737)
Seasons don't exist in the Bay Area. And I've noticed over the past decade that summer keeps expanding and moving into other seasons. It took me a while to get used to the Indian summers here, but they've increasingly moved on into December it seems. According to wunderground, Palo Alto Airport reached 80 degrees F on Feb 16th!
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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by thearn4 on Monday February 29, 2016 @04:13PM (#11198559)
Personally, I've always thought the midwestern US actually has a nice set of four pleasantly distinct seasons (Fall being my favorite). I actually like the snow too, though when it starts to get so cold that it doesn't snow anymore (last year comes to mind), then it does stop being very fun.
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Re:Tech workers are increasingly looking to leave Silicon Va... by ghaff on Monday February 29, 2016 @04:42PM (#11198822)
It's a fair point about seasons. I would probably miss them--and Fall is probably my favorite in New England as well, even if I do like winter activities here.
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