On 16 Feb 2007 14:43:14 -0800, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I can't for the life of me figure out what you guys see in the
coasts...

Scenery, theater, employment, schooling, great restaurants, clubs (the
night and hobby kind), the ocean, mountains, art galleries, rock &
roll, the symphony...

I can see a Broadway show, ON BROADWAY, eat kick-ass Italian food in
Boston with a view of the Old North Church, visit the Yale Art
Gallery, eat scallops and whale watch off Provincetown, and hike in
the Adirondacks near the 1980 Olympic site, see fireworks over the
Statue of Liberty, hear the BSO in Boston OR the Berkshires, or watch
WW1 planes in Rhinebeck, ride Bike New York on my bicycle. I can
drive 10 minutes and mountain bike in 24,000 acres, where I might not
see another person! I could even do several in the same weekend, on a
lark...

I can see the Giants, Rangers, Bruins, Jets, Devils, Mets, Red Sox,
Patriots, Yankees, Phillies, Knicks, Celtics, 76'ers, Nets, Eagles, or
Flyers, catch the Big East or Hockey East championship tournaments,
ans sleep in my own bed after the game.

Tomorrow night, I'll get in a $30 scheduled limo and fly DIRECT to
Iceland for vacation. When I went to Rome, Barcelona, Zurich,
Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Anchorage, Honolulu, or Miami... I flew direct
as well.

Oh, why oh why do I put up with it? It ain't perfect, but it works
for me, even if I can't afford a hangar here. G

When I retire, I can sell my home and move to your neighborhood!