it is not the same. so it wasn t hard once we decided to move. the two now live in south carolina where they feel it s cleaner and safely. they re not alone. texas, arizona, nevada, washington, oregon, tennessee, idaho, montana and vermont all gaining refugees from california. it might be a little premature to call it an exodus but people are dramatically reconsidering where they live and what makes them happy. a main driver is affordability. basically l.a. is 50% more expensive than nashville, popular spot. 150 grand will give you 30% of the houses here. san francisco, in texas or oregon it is closer to 80%. back to you. dana: people voting with their feet so to speak.