It Nevers Rains in Southern California
Today Arnold, our Governor, declared a state of emergency in California due to the "extreme low temperatures." Apparently, an arctic low pressure system from Alaska has swept down and California is in trouble. Because these weird, white, cold things are falling from the sky!
For all of my readers in states like Minnesota and Michigan and North Dakota, this is for you. You are going to love this, especially since it comes not from the colder regions in our state, but sunny San Diego:
The cold weather system dumped about an inch of snow and ice on mountainous areas in the San Diego region in southern California earlier Friday, forcing several school closures.
One inch of snow! One INCH of snow, people. What wimps! For the record, my school here in Southern California closes if an administrator sees even one snowflake fall to the ground. Two years ago, all the kids were released and, by the time they made it off campus, it was bright and sunny again with not a flake in sight. Sometimes we close the school if it rains too hard.
Yesterday, my students were preparing for a big snow day. The TV said so. Alas, it was sunny this morning with not a cloud in sight and everybody had to come to school like usual. My little sister came bundled up in a thermal top, down jacket, and jeans. But, in true California style, she was still wearing a pair of flip-flops. Go shovel your driveway in that, California.
Down here in Texas we also close the schools if it rains too hard. If it even gets to 32 degrees the entire city shuts down! They advise no one and I mean NO ONE to leave their homes unless they have been shot and are on the brink of death. If you can hold a towel to the wound then you can wait till tomorrow when it gets back up to 90.
Posted by: Lissa | January 13, 2007 at 01:17 PM
I have the experience of going through elementary/junior high in southern california (claremont) and high school and college in SW montana -- So I know EXACTLY what you are talking about.
My senior year in hs it was 45 BELOW ZERO and my damn school still didn't close! Sorry Californians -- you guys are wimps! lol ;)
Posted by: Alicat | January 13, 2007 at 03:56 PM
Being a true CA girl and going to college in VA can make life intersting when it comes to the weather:)
Posted by: Sarah | January 13, 2007 at 06:59 PM
I grew up in Thousand Oaks. I was in college for a semester in snowy Utah and one of my roommates asked me to scrape the ice off her windshield. I had no idea what end of the so-called "ice scraper" to use. My roommate gave me a weird look for that one. We Californians, we're funny sometimes, eh?
Posted by: Sijbrich | January 14, 2007 at 08:42 PM
I'm going to send Ah-nold an invite to come hang out in the Pacific Northwest. It was NEGATIVE THREE degrees here tonight.
Posted by: kerrianne | January 14, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Flip-flops in the snow!?? Oh my.
Posted by: ally bean | January 15, 2007 at 05:11 AM
What a strange winter. Its around 60 here today...Washington DC...in January. Odd, I tell ya!
Posted by: Chris | January 15, 2007 at 08:46 AM
WAH WAH WAH. It's -11 here. My office has no water or heat (both because our pipes froze and burst) ... and no, the office has not been closed.
Of course I used to live in TN, where if anyone even MENTIONED snow, they'd clean out the shelves of the Kroger. So same deal. :P
Posted by: jesser | January 15, 2007 at 08:51 AM
Ceci n'est pas une blog? Aujourd'hui c'est une place pour les politicienes y les vent y les announcements pour la neige.
a bientot.
Posted by: MotherPie | January 15, 2007 at 06:43 PM
Et aussie, les gens ici - dans la petite ville de New York City - pensant que la neige et plus tard, tres plus tard cette annee.
Posted by: MotherPie | January 15, 2007 at 06:44 PM
LOL! Oh I have to laugh at how true this is!
Posted by: joleen | January 15, 2007 at 07:32 PM
hahaha. sounds like central virginia. any mention of a *possibility* of snow and everyone's rushing to the stores, and freaking out.
Posted by: maryann | January 17, 2007 at 08:49 AM
Living here in Michigan my whole life, I remember walking to the school bus stop in snow boots and when I stepped in the snow, it was almost to my knee. During school recess we'd build tunnels through the big snow hills from the snow plowing it. When we get one inch, it's called "A Dusting" LOL
Posted by: Jennifer | January 17, 2007 at 09:33 AM
I really miss California sometimes.
**sigh**
Posted by: Zandria | January 18, 2007 at 10:05 AM
but your sister is just amazing...thats why she did it! and those rain days we get off are totally ridiculous...but mych appreciated! :D
Posted by: Steven | April 25, 2007 at 08:39 PM