Wow, neuro, you summed up north county perfectly, like I've never seen it done before. Do you surf? Of course. Swamis, moonlight, Cardiff? Ever get down to Wind-and-sea?
But, you do underestimate the perils of Verney living in "the OC". There, he could get in a sort of rut eating lavish dinners at 5' restaurant, swilling beers to the tunes of the "missiles of October", surfing Brooks street, and chasing women down on the Newport peninsula.