Originally Posted by Boscobd
I grew up in Bainbridge NY (about 30 miles from Binghamton), went to college in Binghamton and Potsdam, lived in Syracuse right out of college, then in Southfields (just north of the Jersey border), then in Utica for 18 years. There are some things I miss about NY, but the endless gray skies in the fall and spring, and the lake effect snow in the winter (in Utica) are NOT those things. They are the reason I now live in Vail AZ - love the endless sunshine!
I grew up in Herkimer. When I was 14, my parents moved to So. Calif. I finally went back to Herk. after 45 yrs. and I really had forgotten how beautiful upstate is. So we have been back 4 times since and are going again in 2012 for a reunion. As a girl, I loved where I lived and the snow or head didn't bother me then. We are at 105 again today and I just stay in.