Mushroom
Gold Member
Yep, I grew up in CA near SF. The very last thing we wanted to do was stay inside the house. We lived in a suburban neighborhood on the edge of undeveloped land. Our street had sidewalks that went up a hill and just stopped. From there it was our 'Adventure Land' with trees, seasonal creeks, etc. We rode our bikes about the same distance (5 miles) to our town. We made coasters to fly down the hills, had a killer rope swing too.
Ahhh, Baghdad by the Bay. One of my favorite quotes about that city that was never said was Mark Twain claiming that the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.
I lived in that area for many years between 1990 and 2015, and never had air conditioning. When an exceptionally hot day in Vallejo is 80, no reason to have anything other than a fan. And even used to work in the FiDi, where even in the summer I normally wore a jacket.