Lots of Rain Where I'm Not

Spoke to my daughter this morning and found out Southern California is really getting pelted with rain. Also noticed the news reports last nite and just decided I need to get info from a verifiable source, which prompted the call.

I've lived in So Cal for 44 years and just recently relocated (well, almost all here) to Texarkana, AR. In all the years I've lived in Cali, there have been ups and downs with too much rain, not enough rain and then, occasionally, just the right amount. I've lived thru several El Nino storm seasons and far more LA Nina seasons. It becomes a big deal when we get lots of rain all at once.

What many people don't seem to realize is that So Cal is a semi-desert. By virtue of it being classified as that kind of a temperate zone, it doesn't get that much rain, generally, and when it does it becomes a big thing.

I checked into the Orange County Register via the Internet (how's that for greatness - my old hometown newspaper any time I want) and read several of the stories and looked at the videos. Then I checked some of the comments and it was amazing at how some people seemed to think the OC-ers were complaining about the rain. They ran on about how bad their snow and ice is and all that kind of terrible weather. Well, you nay-sayers, for us So Cal-ers, lots of rain in a very short period of time IS a big thing for us. It's comparable to your rain and ice storms; your heavy snow falls; your tornadoes and any other kind of weather you get in different parts of the country.

So leave the So Cal-ers alone and let them revel in their lots of rain, wind and very different weather. It's a very big thing when we actual have WEATHER.

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  1. Judi HJanuary 22, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    Same up here. Most of what we've had is rain, but ECCO got snow last night, and Farida and Jason are snowed in with no power. Shades of 2001. There have been tons of trees downed, and all entrances to Yosemite are closed. Don't know whether they'll open tomorrow. It's because of downed trees there, too. Nas confirmed what Carisa told you, that they have been PELTED with the wet stuff.

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