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Wink
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10-06-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
Are there any Californians on the board who live in the stretch between LA and Santa Cruz? If so can you fill me in on what the weather is like there today? Thanx in advance.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 8:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
LOL Annie! That's funny! Not even close to an ice age, Who. Just the opposite. 2 years in a row now that we have had super warm winters up here. This is all just the effects of el nina with this crazy weather. But huge ice masses are melting and breaking up around the globe. Its not good.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I fixed the wide page, Jbean, but the link wasn't working before that and just pasting in your link isn't working now..

Can't help there, Wink, but my paper lists, for California Central Coast, "Partly cloudy with a few scattered showers. Clearing tonight." Highs range from 56-58, lows from 35-41. (this is down to Santa Barbara; Ventura says Chance of showers and temps 58/48)

HTH!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Wink, I'm in Lancaster, which is about 90 minutes north of LA (opposite direction I believe...I am geographically challenged, lol) and it's freezing up here!

In less than an hour I will be walking a bunch of kids to a field trip and it is freaking 9 degrees outside. Ya'll know I'm seriously whining right about now, lol.

Who, it is not unusual for us to get low temps during the winter, even in the single digits, but usually it lasts for a day or two. This is the second time this winter we've had temps like this, the first time it only lasted 2-3 days, but this time has been what, 5 or 6? And yep, what I've been hearing on weather reports it's just El Nino being wonky (the recent weather anyways.)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Whoa! Glad Kota must be up to going, but sorry about that weather, War!

Wink are you thinking coastal weather? Sounds like that would be better than way inland where War is..

As for ice age.. geologists really have to admit that we only have recorded history and research to go back to see weather patterns but as it was explained to me in my physical geography course, we may be in a trend but it may simply be a small series of movements within something MUCH larger and we really don't know. Changes happen to planets that we simply have no control over. Doesn't mean we shouldn't do what we can to avoid cataclysmic changes but ultimately life as we know it, species as we are and know them.. will disappear, hopefully not in the foreseeable future. Just ask the.. well we can't ask the dinosaurs!

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
Wink, L.A. is suppose to get some light rain showers later today, so that usually means it's raining in the northern part of California. The high today in L.A. will be in the mid-50's (F) and the lows in the upper 30's to low 40's. Winter is definitely here in L.A.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Sea, she's feeling better than last night but not great. Not bad enough to stay home either though. Caleb woke up feeling about the same as she is, but they have to go.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
jbean! I view your pictures and my whole body started feeling cold! Those pictures are amazing. I've never experienced an ice storm and I just can't imagine what you and your family are going through right now. Please stay safe!

Wink
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10-06-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
Thanks everyone. My son is driving from LA to Santa Cruz today and I haven't heard from him but I have been reading about your lousy weather and was just wondering what the roads would be like for travel.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
OMG! i am just cracking up at our local stations. ICE WATCH 2007!!! they just reported 'we are expected to have 1/10 to 1/2" of ice!!!!!!!!!'

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Still warm here. 10° We didn't even get the heavy snowfall they kept saying we would get and we've only had a about two days total cold weather.

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
wow, chili, how did you get the little degree symbol to post? i don't have that on my keyboard. <pout>

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
War, FYI, Lancaster is not north of LA - it is just south of Dallas.

Annie, I've been getting a kick out of the weathermen here also. They were all scrambling this morning because they had forecast snow flurries with very little accumulation. Some places were already reporting an inch early this morning.

I took the train in and expect to leave early. We have 5 out of 15 secretaries on my floor alone today and the firm is providing lunch for us.

All of the schools except for Dallas ISD are closed and are they ever getting raked over the coals. One of my co-workers said there were 4 cars at her kids' elementary school this morning so she kept them home.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
It's a trick I know from DOS days. Hold down the ALT key and type 248. If you hold down the ALT key and type in 3 digit codes you can get all kinds of symbols. Am I dating myself here?

Kaili
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08-31-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 9:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kaili a private message Print Post    
I just copy and paste it from Chili's posts so I can use it. :-)

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 10:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
let's try it. the temp here is currently 48°.

that is so neat! thanks, chili.

as to if you are dating yourself or not, i don't know. who picked you up at the door? was it yourself or someone else? <grin>

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
28°

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 10:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Well, in that case I must say I make a mighty fine date. I'm always so interesting and have good stuff to talk about.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
my street is a solid sheet of ice. I'm watching the macho men in their big trucks slide around right now, they just don't know how to slow down. I've said a silent prayer for a few of them that they see the error of their ways before they hit something or someone. 27 here and not expected to get above freezing for a couple of more days.

Jbean, the trees around here look similar to that, especially the one in my back yard. Snow, I can take. Grew up with it, can deal with it. Ice, on the other hand, I have the utmost respect for. Rather have snow than ice any day.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Looks like the ice storm might be about over here 100 miles south of Ladytex. The ice has melted off the driveway and sidewalks and seems to be melting on the car. We managed to get one door open on the car, so we could, in theory get in, start it, turn up the defrosters, and perhaps get the windows clear if we had to go somewhere. Still not planning on going anywhere though.

Wink, that 400 mile stretch of road has pretty much the same weather year round, except when storms are rolling in. It is right next to that giant air conditioner, the Pacific Ocean. Weather generally stays in the 55-65 degree range. No snow, no ice, occasional whales off in the distance. It is a beautiful drive best suited to young men and not their mothers. You are high on a sheer cliff for most of the way. But don't let that worry you. Young men make it just fine. It is their mothers puking out the windows that you have to worry about.

Wink
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10-06-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
LOL Juju thanks for the info. These young men have driven thru some pretty big mountains in Western Canada and Europe so they do have some experience with sheer cliffs. I on the other hand am puking out my squirrel window just thinking about it.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL thanks for that geography lesson NT!

The field trip was interesting. People here think they need to water their lawns in the middle of the night when it's freezing outside and we kept having to stop ever so often to take the kids out into the street to go around it. It was cold cold, but beautiful blue skies. We watched a puppet play about some Ashanti (I don't know if I spelled that right) stories from Africa which the kids loved, then came outside to the nastiest looking clouds. I got home to find the weather update icon flashing at me on my computer, snow level has dropped to 2,500-3,000 ft and we're under a snow watch until later this afternoon (frankly I'd be surprised if it snowed.)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 1:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
We just had one long and loud thunder clap.. I didn't notice lightning but it was very loud (of course I don't have any sound on right now, maybe it wouldn't have been so loud if the tv was on.

Ah I see now that the forecast here is for showers.

Wink, they'll be fine.. sometimes a slide will close roads and in that case they will be going the long way around, but that isn't likely.

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 1:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Sea...wow...I missed the news this morning...I was wondering why it was so gray.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
It is raining here now. I had no idea it was coming and now I'm grateful that I picked up some KFC on the way back from meeting up with Zmom last night.. means I don't have to go out today for food, anyway.