We went to the west coast this summer. We don't have kids and went to an adult resort. They have a wet season and a dry season. The trees are not green during the dry season on the west coast. It's not a big deal but just interesting because you would think everything would be lush year around...
I currently have got U-Verse internet and had the TV service for a day. It's not bad at all (I liked it better than Time Warner). Lots of channels. This HD picture was not as crisp as my DirecTV picture. So, I decided to keep DirecTV but I still have U-Verse internet. The internet service is great.