The view from my office window in winter is representational of the mildness of California. We are mild in all things except sanity. If you need to enjoy an extreme position or if you simply need to thaw out your frozen extremities due to living in the Dakotas, etc., then California is the state for you.
I’ve been trying to leave for decades, but I’m afraid this place is like a magnet to the recycled iron filings of my soul.