Daisy's mom, you said it!! Growing up in Indiana, I always would pray for school cancellation any time the "scent" of snow was in the air. I admit that kids that don't get to experience snow days are missing out! LOL LOL After moving here to the silicon valley, I was really homesick for Indiana. I couldn't believe that a place couldn't have "weather!"! LOL No thunder storms at night...no changing of seasons...(we have 2 seasons out here...wet and dry)no smell of autumn in the air...no snow days!! LOL But, I think I have adjusted. It's been 2 years now, and I'm really getting spoiled with the lack of humidity and lack of bugs (you can actually open a window or a door and nothing will fly in!)! It's cool in the mornings, warm in the afternoons, and cool again in the evenings. I would say it's like a perpetual fall (or spring) temp wise Plus (sorry to anyone who is a smoker on the board!!), there is no smoking in restaurants, bars, bowling alleys...etc.!!! I can actually breath wherever I go out here(I'm allergic to smoke)! It's great!! Really, the only bad thing about this area is the traffic and cost of living (it was on the news today that the Bay Area has the most expensive cost of living by way of apartments...ugh).