Miss Emily's day

On 11/25/2013 6:08 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 11/25/2013 8:59 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:09:11 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:


Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

Only coastal southern California in the US never gets snow.
Or at last snow that sticks, and maybe once ever 30 years.

When we lived in Vista, CA in 1967 it snowed. Mom had to run to the
store to buy film for the Kodak instamatic camera. LOL I'm pretty sure
it was gone by the time she got back.

And by coastal, I mean within 2-3 miles of the ocean.
Any farther inland, and snow can and does happen, though
rarely and not lasting for long.

Does it ever snow in the Mojave desert? We (my parents, my two brothers
and me) drove through there (also way back then) and I can attest to the
fact it definitely rains! We ran into a storm so bad we had to pull off
the highway. In the middle of nowhere. When it was over, there was a
rainbow stretching as far as the eye could see. We all tumbled out of
the car to look at it. Ooooh! I was seven or 8 years old.

Jill

I'm not sure if it ever snows there. We used to camp there when I was a
kid. My Dad was a rockhound, and the place where we camped was good for
finding agate. We always went in the summer, though, and it never even
rained when we were there. I remember the days were boiling hot, and
the nights were freezing (well, not really, but it felt like it) cold.

Joy

On 11/25/2013 9:15 PM, Joy wrote:
On 11/25/2013 5:59 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:09:11 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:


Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

Only coastal southern California in the US never gets snow.
Or at last snow that sticks, and maybe once ever 30 years.

And by coastal, I mean within 2-3 miles of the ocean.
Any farther inland, and snow can and does happen, though
rarely and not lasting for long.

Right. I can remember about 60 years ago or so in East Los Angeles it
snowed enough to stick. We had about 2 or 3 inches on our house and
yard. When I got to school the kids were making snowballs. It has
snowed where I am now (about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles) once or
twice in the 44 years I've lived here, but not enough to stick.

Joy

The United States is such a big place, there's really no "one size fits
all" to describe it.

Jill

On 11/25/2013 9:18 PM, Joy wrote:
On 11/25/2013 6:08 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 11/25/2013 8:59 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:09:11 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:


Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

Only coastal southern California in the US never gets snow.
Or at last snow that sticks, and maybe once ever 30 years.

When we lived in Vista, CA in 1967 it snowed. Mom had to run to the
store to buy film for the Kodak instamatic camera. LOL I'm pretty sure
it was gone by the time she got back.

And by coastal, I mean within 2-3 miles of the ocean.
Any farther inland, and snow can and does happen, though
rarely and not lasting for long.

Does it ever snow in the Mojave desert? We (my parents, my two brothers
and me) drove through there (also way back then) and I can attest to the
fact it definitely rains! We ran into a storm so bad we had to pull off
the highway. In the middle of nowhere. When it was over, there was a
rainbow stretching as far as the eye could see. We all tumbled out of
the car to look at it. Ooooh! I was seven or 8 years old.

Jill

I'm not sure if it ever snows there. We used to camp there when I was a
kid. My Dad was a rockhound, and the place where we camped was good for
finding agate. We always went in the summer, though, and it never even
rained when we were there. I remember the days were boiling hot, and
the nights were freezing (well, not really, but it felt like it) cold.

Joy

We were just passing through. On our way to Virginia, if I've got my
childhood timeline right. The rainbow was spectacular. We also saw a
roadrunner. No Wile E. Coyote, though.

Jill

On 11/25/2013 6:20 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 11/25/2013 9:15 PM, Joy wrote:
On 11/25/2013 5:59 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:09:11 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:


Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

Only coastal southern California in the US never gets snow.
Or at last snow that sticks, and maybe once ever 30 years.

And by coastal, I mean within 2-3 miles of the ocean.
Any farther inland, and snow can and does happen, though
rarely and not lasting for long.

Right. I can remember about 60 years ago or so in East Los Angeles it
snowed enough to stick. We had about 2 or 3 inches on our house and
yard. When I got to school the kids were making snowballs. It has
snowed where I am now (about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles) once or
twice in the 44 years I've lived here, but not enough to stick.

Joy

The United States is such a big place, there's really no "one size fits
all" to describe it.

Jill

Very true. In fact, my motto is, "One size does not fit all."
Certainly it seldom does, whatever the subject.

Joy

On 11/25/2013 6:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 11/25/2013 9:18 PM, Joy wrote:
On 11/25/2013 6:08 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 11/25/2013 8:59 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:09:11 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:


Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

Only coastal southern California in the US never gets snow.
Or at last snow that sticks, and maybe once ever 30 years.

When we lived in Vista, CA in 1967 it snowed. Mom had to run to the
store to buy film for the Kodak instamatic camera. LOL I'm pretty sure
it was gone by the time she got back.

And by coastal, I mean within 2-3 miles of the ocean.
Any farther inland, and snow can and does happen, though
rarely and not lasting for long.

Does it ever snow in the Mojave desert? We (my parents, my two brothers
and me) drove through there (also way back then) and I can attest to the
fact it definitely rains! We ran into a storm so bad we had to pull off
the highway. In the middle of nowhere. When it was over, there was a
rainbow stretching as far as the eye could see. We all tumbled out of
the car to look at it. Ooooh! I was seven or 8 years old.

Jill

I'm not sure if it ever snows there. We used to camp there when I was a
kid. My Dad was a rockhound, and the place where we camped was good for
finding agate. We always went in the summer, though, and it never even
rained when we were there. I remember the days were boiling hot, and
the nights were freezing (well, not really, but it felt like it) cold.

Joy

We were just passing through. On our way to Virginia, if I've got my
childhood timeline right. The rainbow was spectacular. We also saw a
roadrunner. No Wile E. Coyote, though.

Jill

It sounds like a nice memory.

Joy

Joy wrote:

I live in Southern California. Years ago, when I was taking flying
lessons, our first "cross country" flight (50 nautical miles or more)
was to Lancaster, in the high desert of California. We weren't sure
until we were 10 minutes away whether they'd have the snow cleared off
the runway so we could land. There was about 8 inches of snow on the
ground.

What time of year was it?

--
Joyce

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excellence." -- Nicole Hollander

jmcquown wrote:

On 11/25/2013 8:59 PM, The Other Guy wrote:
On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:09:11 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:


Even in the Southwestern desert areas, if the altitude is high enough!

Only coastal southern California in the US never gets snow.
Or at last snow that sticks, and maybe once ever 30 years.

When we lived in Vista, CA in 1967 it snowed. Mom had to run to the
store to buy film for the Kodak instamatic camera. LOL I'm pretty sure
it was gone by the time she got back.

And by coastal, I mean within 2-3 miles of the ocean.
Any farther inland, and snow can and does happen, though
rarely and not lasting for long.

Does it ever snow in the Mojave desert? We (my parents, my two brothers
and me) drove through there (also way back then) and I can attest to the
fact it definitely rains! We ran into a storm so bad we had to pull off
the highway. In the middle of nowhere. When it was over, there was a
rainbow stretching as far as the eye could see. We all tumbled out of
the car to look at it. Ooooh! I was seven or 8 years old.

Your parents were really smart to pull off the highway. Heavy rain in the
desert can cause major flooding, because the water doesn't seep into the
ground very deeply. It just slides along the surface, washing away everything
in its path that isn't held down by concrete. This can be very bad if you're
driving on a road next to a steep cliff.

--
Joyce

Hi, this is the Sylvia stress reduction hotline. At the sound of
the beep, repeat after me: "This week, let someone else strive for
excellence." -- Nicole Hollander

On 11/26/2013 12:46 PM, Bastette wrote:
Joy wrote:

I live in Southern California. Years ago, when I was taking flying
lessons, our first "cross country" flight (50 nautical miles or more)
was to Lancaster, in the high desert of California. We weren't sure
until we were 10 minutes away whether they'd have the snow cleared off
the runway so we could land. There was about 8 inches of snow on the
ground.

What time of year was it?


It was in February.

Joy

On 11/26/2013 3:53 PM, Bastette wrote:
jmcquown wrote:


Does it ever snow in the Mojave desert? We (my parents, my two brothers
and me) drove through there (also way back then) and I can attest to the
fact it definitely rains! We ran into a storm so bad we had to pull off
the highway. In the middle of nowhere. When it was over, there was a
rainbow stretching as far as the eye could see. We all tumbled out of
the car to look at it. Ooooh! I was seven or 8 years old.

Your parents were really smart to pull off the highway. Heavy rain in the
desert can cause major flooding, because the water doesn't seep into the
ground very deeply. It just slides along the surface, washing away everything
in its path that isn't held down by concrete. This can be very bad if you're
driving on a road next to a steep cliff.

There's that, of course. But it was raining so hard I doubt Dad could
see a foot in front of him. That's most likely the real reason he did
it. Fortunately we were nowhere near a cliff.

Jill

Joy wrote:

On 11/26/2013 12:46 PM, Bastette wrote:
Joy wrote:

I live in Southern California. Years ago, when I was taking flying
lessons, our first "cross country" flight (50 nautical miles or more)
was to Lancaster, in the high desert of California. We weren't sure
until we were 10 minutes away whether they'd have the snow cleared off
the runway so we could land. There was about 8 inches of snow on the
ground.

What time of year was it?


It was in February.

Well, no wonder! Get enough altitude and you'll have winter as much as
anyone in climates that actually have 4 seasons.

--
Joyce

He spent one-third of the time telling me about the musical he was writing about raccoons, one-third of the time talking about C++, and one-third of the time demonstrating the plot of Othello using the salt and pepper shakers.
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