laura*, I don't know about having alot of bugs and the winters being miserable with lots of snow. Last year we hardly got any snow. As far as being 90 degrees and 90% humidity - maybe a few days, just like we have days in the single digits in the winter. I guess I'm biased, having lived here all my 56 years. One thing for sure the traffic isn't like 'big cities' - you won't sit in 'bumper to bumper' on the freeway trying to get home.