SoCal winter = best winter

[Jeeebus]

We are currently 1 degree warmer than LA (which the three hour time difference may account for).

 

[PingviN]

Winter is bone-chilling cold, freezing winds and too much snow to shovel. Anything less makes me sad.

 

[Smoblikat]

In new england we have 4 real seasons. So we get a taste of everything, and are able to cope with every single weather pattern. Plus, I drive a subaru, I LOVE the snow.

Snow > No snow

 

[postmortemIA]

The California palm trees were imported from Samoa in 1944 by real estate people to make the place look cool.

it worked out ... all Mexicans came

 

[Majcric]

0 here

 

[Ns1]

In new england we have 4 real seasons. So we get a taste of everything, and are able to cope with every single weather pattern. Plus, I drive a subaru, I LOVE the snow.

Snow > No snow

god I wish I could live in a place where I can experience this luxury:

 

[Brian Stirling]

California has the most extreme weather there is!

Along the coast the weather is nearly constant year round, but go a little inland and things change fast. You could be enjoying a 78 degree summer day in Costa Mesa but 75 miles away in Victorville, the temp might be 110 degrees and in Death Valley it might be 130 degrees. At the same time it might be 28 degrees in the mountains.

I recall a report one time saying the coast near Carmel has the most constant year round weather in the USA.


Brian

 

[JulesMaximus]

god I wish I could live in a place where I can experience this luxury:

Getting in your car when it is 8 degrees out and waiting for it to warm up as you drive shivering down the road, seeing your own breath as you exhale is friggen awesome. It makes chores like getting gas, walking to the door of a store and taking your dog out to pee so much more enjoyable.

 

[Jeeebus]

I spoke too soon... it's fucking freezing today. 71 degrees and I don't think it's getting any warmer. I can barely muster the strength to go outside and pick some starfruit for a snack.

 

[uclabachelor]

Hope ya'll enjoying that snow.

I'd be willing to trade a few degrees for some rain though lol

How's it like living in 80 degree weather year round and paying an extra 300% for real estate and 10% for taxes?

 

[pete6032]

taking your dog out to pee so much more enjoyable.

That's the worst part of winter. Almost would not buy a dog just for that reason.

 

[bradly1101]

How's it like living in 80 degree weather year round and paying an extra 300% for real estate and 10% for taxes?

We don't have hurricanes or tornadoes either, so there's more value than you think. Where else can you go surfing and skiing on the same day?

 

[CoPhotoGuy]

Hope ya'll enjoying that snow.

I'd be willing to trade a few degrees for some rain though lol

That's crappy weather to have to put up with in the winter. Too freaking hot.

Snow covered mountains...yeah awesome.

 

[Ns1]

How's it like living in 80 degree weather year round and paying an extra 300% for real estate and 10% for taxes?

I cry about it outside, where it's a beautiful 80 degrees and sunny.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

We don't have hurricanes or tornadoes either, so there's more value than you think. Where else can you go surfing and skiing on the same day?

Who does that? In order to make the timing work, you'd get in like 3 runs of skiing, haul ass back into town and get in an hour of surfing before the sun sets... Why not just do one activity all day Saturday and one activity all day Sunday?

Although, I will say that I believe my brother did, at one point, spend a day kitesurfing on the Columbia Gorge and then went up to Mt. Hood to go night skiing, so I guess there are lunatics everywhere. Which does challenge your claim that such a thing could only be done in SoCal. Doesn't make it sensible.

 

[Ns1]

Who does that? In order to make the timing work, you'd get in like 3 runs of skiing, haul ass back into town and get in an hour of surfing before the sun sets... Why not just do one activity all day Saturday and one activity all day Sunday?

Although, I will say that I believe my brother did, at one point, spend a day kitesurfing on the Columbia Gorge and then went up to Mt. Hood to go night skiing, so I guess there are lunatics everywhere. Which does challenge your claim that such a thing could only be done in SoCal. Doesn't make it sensible.

I think the point is, we could if we wanted to =P

A realistic scenario which many SoCal peeps take up is half day of playing in the snow (leave house at 6am, get to mountains at 8am, run until noon), then take off to go back to work or w/e. No chains required

 

[uclabachelor]

I think the point is, we could if we wanted to =P

A realistic scenario which many SoCal peeps take up is half day of playing in the snow (leave house at 6am, get to mountains at 8am, run until noon), then take off to go back to work or w/e. No chains required

That's fine and dandy until you realize traffic is going to double your commute time.

 

[uclabachelor]

California has the most extreme weather there is!

Along the coast the weather is nearly constant year round, but go a little inland and things change fast. You could be enjoying a 78 degree summer day in Costa Mesa but 75 miles away in Victorville, the temp might be 110 degrees and in Death Valley it might be 130 degrees. At the same time it might be 28 degrees in the mountains.

I recall a report one time saying the coast near Carmel has the most constant year round weather in the USA.


Brian

Any desert / mountainous regions will have extreme weather.

 

[Ns1]

That's fine and dandy until you realize traffic is going to double your commute time.

I did it for 2 years, so no that's not the case - traffic is quite light between 6-8am and 12-2pm.

 

[Brian Stirling]

Any desert / mountainous regions will have extreme weather.

That's true ... it can be 110 in Phoenix and in the 70's in Flagstaff 160 miles away. The thing with Cali is that the distance you need to go to see huge changes in temp can be as little as 40-50 miles and with Death Valley having the highest recorded temp on the planet.

One of the most insane running races is the Badwater Ultra Marathon. This race starts at Badwater in Death Valley and ends at the highest parking lot of Mt Whitny -- 135 miles away. And oh yeah, the race is run in mid/late July when temps can exceed 130 degrees. No F'n way!!!


Brian

 

[Ns1]

That's true ... it can be 110 in Phoenix and in the 70's in Flagstaff 160 miles away. The thing with Cali is that the distance you need to go to see huge changes in temp can be as little as 40-50 miles and with Death Valley having the highest recorded temp on the planet.

One of the most insane running races is the Badwater Ultra Marathon. This race starts at Badwater in Death Valley and ends at the highest parking lot of Mt Whitny -- 135 miles away. And oh yeah, the race is run in mid/late July when temps can exceed 130 degrees. No F'n way!!!


Brian

death valley is awesome too, just not between Jul - Sept

 

[lxskllr]

It was a bit colder this morning; around 10F. I think that's about my limit. What made it bad, was I kept having to remove a glove for fine motor skills stuff, and juggle multiple devices. I did have my handwarmer going though. I almost forgot I had that thing. It's the old school kind that runs off lighter fluid.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I spoke too soon... it's fucking freezing today. 71 degrees and I don't think it's getting any warmer. I can barely muster the strength to go outside and pick some starfruit for a snack.

I think FEMA should declare a state of emergency and you should get financial aid. :biggrin:

 

[Jeeebus]

I think FEMA should declare a state of emergency and you should get financial aid. :biggrin:

Somehow I managed the strength and fortitude to make it outside. I was only able to stay in the yard for 5 minutes due to frostbite fears, but it was long enough to secure some om nom nom for munching on tonight.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

That's true ... it can be 110 in Phoenix and in the 70's in Flagstaff 160 miles away. The thing with Cali is that the distance you need to go to see huge changes in temp can be as little as 40-50 miles and with Death Valley having the highest recorded temp on the planet.

One of the most insane running races is the Badwater Ultra Marathon. This race starts at Badwater in Death Valley and ends at the highest parking lot of Mt Whitny -- 135 miles away. And oh yeah, the race is run in mid/late July when temps can exceed 130 degrees. No F'n way!!!


Brian

160 miles is a long way. There are plenty of islands (including islands in the Hawaiian archipelago) where 20 miles separates one of the wettest places on Earth from a virtual desert thanks to the rain shadow of the island.