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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 |
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Miss Emily's day
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 |
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Miss Emily's day
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 |
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Miss Emily's day
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 |
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Miss Emily's day
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 |
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Miss Emily's day
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 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 |
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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 |
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Miss Emily's day
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 |
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Miss Emily's day
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 |
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Miss Emily's day
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. -- A Treasury of the World's Worst Online Dating Stories |
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