How can you live in California?

People often ask how it is I can live in California, what with the traffic (awful), population (huge and getting bigger, more than all of Canada), smog (bad, but better than it used to be), cost of housing (ridiculous), etc...
But if you look at today's weather map, you will understand. It hit family in Calgary last week and it looks like it is on its way to Montreal. Here in California, we do have weather issues at times, so nothing is perfect. But where else would this happen: we had an overnight freeze warning for the crops as it dropped down below 32 F. And now, this afternoon, it is mid 70 degrees at the beach, so you can work on your tan!
So that is it in a nutshell :) All the bad stuff just becomes the daily grind.