Saturday, February 28, 2015

[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (February 28)



2014: A very wet storm that was the only significant storm of the 2013-14 wet season occurred on this day and on 3/1.
Rainfall ranged from 1" at the coast to up to 8" in the mountains.
Up to 1" fell in the desert. Yucaipa Ridge measured over 11".
8"-10" of snow fell over the Big Bear Lake region.
Urban and flash flooding resulted with mud/debris flows, causing numerous road closures and swift water rescues in and around Anaheim, San Diego - Fashion Valley, Escondido,
Fallbrook and Lake Elsinore.
Mud slides closed Hwy. 74 (Ortega Highway) stemming from the Falls Fire burn scar.
Many road closures occurred in the Coachella Valley where rivers saw rises
of 2 to 5 feet, in some instances within 12 hours.
On 3.1, flooding resulted in Oceanside, Temecula, Sea World San Diego, as well as some street flooding in Mission Viejo.

2006:
"Warm" winter storm kept snow levels above 8,500 feet but brought heavy winter rains to the Sierra below this level from the 27th through the 28th.
Rainfall totals included 6.82" at Lodgepole, 4.39" at Grant Grove, 3.8" at Huntington Lake, and 3" at Shaver Lake.
SNOTEL sites in the high Sierra estimated between 20"-36" of snow generally, though 50" was reported by Upper Burnt Corral.

2001: A storm brought 32" of snow to Mountain High ski area (San Gabriel Mnts.).

1997: A funnel cloud was observed in Kearny Mesa - San Diego.

1996: A storm that started on 2.25 and ended on this day produced 0.5"-1.5" of rainfall in coastal areas.
Snowfall of 10" was recorded at Idyllwild, 2" in Yucaipa and even a dusting in Hemet and Corona.
12"-24" of snow fell in the higher mountains and up to 6" fell in the high desert.

1991: An F1 tornado touched down near Goshen (Tulare Co.).

1991: A series of storms that started on 2.27 and ended on 3.1 produced 3"-6" of rainfall at lower elevations, with 11"-14" of precipitation in the mountains. 4.45" of precipitation fell on this day in Idyllwild, the greatest daily amount on record for February.
2.42" fell in Borrego Springs, the greatest daily amount on record for February and the third greatest daily amount on record.
4.8" fell at Palomar Mountain, 4" at Julian, 3.8" at Mt. Laguna, 2.28" at San Diego, 1.79" in La Mesa, and 0.95" in Chula Vista.
1.18" of rain fell in San Diego during a 24 hour period ending this day.
Two died and six were injured. Hazards included urban flooding, mudslides, and road washouts.
Flood waters were five feet deep at Desert Hot Springs.
24"-36" of snow were dumped on the Big Bear area and up to 24" fell elsewhere in the mountains.
Highways were closed.
A tornado hit Tustin on this day and a waterspout was observed off La Jolla.
Boats were torn from moorings at Harbor Island in San Diego Bay, and extensive roof damage was done at the San Diego Convention Center.

1988: Two F0 tornadoes were reported by a pilot 45 miles north of Gerlach, NV.

1983: Heavy rain that started on 2.24 and ended on this day brought extensive street flooding.
Damage was done to 30 cars and an apartment building in Anaheim.

1974: High winds damaged over a dozen mobile homes in the Reno and Carson City, NV areas.
Wind gusts to 105 mph were reported at the Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, with gusts to 100 mph at the Stead airport.

1964: Fresno recorded its' 16th day with a low temperature at or below freezing, a record for the month of February.

1962: It was -10° F in Big Bear Lake and 28° F in San Luis Obispo, both the lowest temperature on record for February.

1951: It was 4° F in Idyllwild, the lowest temperature on record for February.

1944: 30" of snow fell at Tahoe City.

1938: Storms of tropical origin that started on 2.27 ended on 3.4.
One was killed by lightning in Corona.
11.06" of rain fell at LA.
More than 30" fell at several mountain stations of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains (32.2" at 8,300 feet elev.).
More than 22" fell in the Santa Ana River headwaters.
Considerable snow was melted, adding to the runoff.
This led to unprecedented flood control efforts, including a network of dams and canals and concrete channels.
For the storm 210 were reported dead or missing in flooding across Southern California, 45 in Orange County, of which 43 perished in Mexican-American Atwood from an eight-foot wall of water.
Hundreds were injured.
The Santa Ana River flooded, inundating nearly all of northern Orange County.
Catastrophic damage hit more than 1,500 residences.
400 cabins and buildings were washed away in and around San Antonio Canyon.
The Whitewater River flooded, isolating Palm Springs.

1923: Santa Rosa recorded a high temperature of 93° F.

1914: Mojave reached 90° F for a high, warmest ever in February.

1911: Mojave received 3" of snow; Fresno had a trace.

1893: Bakersfield recorded its' 12th day this month with a low of freezing or below, a record for the month of February.

1884: The wettest February in San Diego history ended with 9.05".
It is the third wettest month on record (wettest: 9.26" in 12.1921).
The 1883-84 season ended as the wettest in San Diego history with 25.97".

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (February 27)



2010: A tsunami was generated from a Chile earthquake of M8.8. Sections of a Shelter Island dock were damaged.
Several vessels broke moorings in San Diego Bay.

2001:
A thunderstorm produced dime size hail in Mira Mesa.
8" of graupel (soft hail) piled up on I-15 there causing immense traffic delays.
Several funnel clouds were observed in Escondido.
A waterspout was observed ten miles west of San Diego - Lindbergh Field.
It snowed 12" at Palomar Mountain, the greatest daily snowfall on record for February.
This also occurred on 2.13.1973 and 2.19.1962.

2000: A line of severe thunderstorms spawns four F0 tornadoes and three episodes of 0.75"- diameter hail across western and central Fresno and Madera counties.
The hail caused a multiple car accident on Highway 99 in Madera County.
These were the last tornadoes to hit the Central California Interior in the 20th Century.
1.87" of rain fell at the Fresno Yosemite Airport, for the wettest day in February at Fresno.

1996: A storm that started on 2.25 and ended on 2.28 produced 0.5"-1.5" of rainfall in coastal areas.
Snowfall of 10" was recorded at Idyllwild, 2" in Yucaipa and even a dusting in Hemet and Corona.
12"-24" of snow fell in the higher mountains and up to 6" fell in the high desert.

1991: Several multi-vehicle pile-ups occurred on Highway 58 about 4 miles east of Bakersfield due to near zero visibility from blowing dust.
The largest involved 70 vehicles and resulted in 36 injuries, 8 of which were serious.

1991: A series of storms that started on this day and ended on 3.1 produced 3"-6" of rainfall at lower elevations and 11"-14" of precipitation in the mountains.
Two died and six were injured.
Hazards included urban flooding, mudslides, and road washouts.
Flood waters were five feet deep at Desert Hot Springs.
24"-36" of snow were dumped on the Big Bear area and up to 24" fell elsewhere in the mountains.
Highways were closed.

1989: It was 95° F in Borrego Springs, the highest temperature on record for February.

1988:
Gusty southeast winds caused minor damage to an aircraft and other structures at the Chowchilla Airport.

1986: It was 99° F in Palm Springs, the highest temperature on record for February.
This also occurred on 2.26.1986.

1986: Half Moon Bay recorded a high temperature of 78° F. 

1983: Heavy rain that started on 2.24 and ended on 2.28 brought extensive street flooding.
Damage was done to 30 cars and an apartment building in Anaheim.

1971: Santa Maria set a monthly record low of 22° F. 

1962: Los Gatos recorded a low temperature of 21° F.  

1962: The morning low at Truckee was -23° F.
The low at Portola was -20° F, and at Tahoe City the low was -10° F.

1957: A heavy rainstorm drenched the Southland.
Burn areas from fires the previous November in the San Bernardino foothills led to severe debris flows and flash floods into Highland.
A block of homes were inundated as well as most of a school grounds.
City Creek ran black from ash and soot.

1955: 25" of snow fell at Truckee, with 15" of snow being reported at Glenbrook.

1951: It snowed 1.5" in Victorville, the greatest daily snowfall on record for February.

1938: Storms of tropical origin that started on this day ended on 3.4.
One was killed by lightning in Corona.
11.06" of rain fell at LA.
More than 30" fell at several mountain stations of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains (32.2" at 8,300 feet elev.).
More than 22" fell in the Santa Ana River headwaters.
Considerable snow was melted, adding to the runoff.
This led to unprecedented flood control efforts, including a network of dams and canals and concrete channels.
For the storm 210 were reported dead or missing in flooding across Southern California, 45 in Orange County, of which 43 perished in Mexican-American Atwood from an 8-foot wall of water.
Hundreds were injured.
The Santa Ana River flooded, inundating nearly all of northern Orange County.
Catastrophic damage hit more than 1,500 residences.
400 cabins and buildings were washed away in and around San Antonio Canyon.
The Whitewater River flooded, isolating Palm Springs.

1891: Heavy rains over two weeks caused immense damage in San Diego and catastrophic damage in Tijuana.
The worst was flooding along the Tijuana River where all structures were swept away and a man was killed.
Three prospectors died at Table Mountain in Baja California.

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, & San Diego

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[californiadisasters] On This Date In California Weather History (February 26)



2011: Heavy snow fell in the mountains and even accumulated down to 1000 feet elevation on 2/25 and on this day.
Amounts were 24.5" in Wrightwood, 24" in Forest Falls, 23" in Mt. Laguna, 21" in Lake Arrowhead, 20.75" in Pine Cove, 16" in Palomar Mountain, and 15" in Idyllwild.
About a 0.50" accumulated in Jamul and Ramona.

2004:
Winter storm blanketed the Sierra in heavy snowfall from the 25th through 26th of February.
Big Meadows at the 7600 foot level recorded 36" of snow in 24 hours alone from the 25th through early on the 26th.
Two day storm totals included 66" at Chilkoot Meadows, 63" at Upper Burnt Corral, 60" at Big Meadows and 26" at Lodgepole.

1997: Mountain wave generated gusts of 92 mph at Inyokern and 75 at Mojave.

1996: A storm that started on 2.25 and ended on 2.28 produced 0.5"-1.5" of rainfall in coastal areas.
Snowfall of 10" was recorded at Idyllwild, 2" in Yucaipa and even a dusting in Hemet and Corona.
12"-24" of snow fell in the higher mountains and up to 6" fell in the high desert.

1986: An all-time February record high was set at Las Vegas with 87° F.

1986: It was 99° F in Palm Springs, the highest temperature on record for February.
This also occurred on 2.27.1986.

1986: Downtown San Francisco recorded a high temperature of 81° F.

1983: Heavy rain that started on 2.24 and ended on 2.28 brought extensive street flooding.
This was the start of nine consecutive days (the most on record) of measurable precipitation in San Diego which ended on 3.6.
This also occurred on 2.13-21.1980 and 2.5-13.1978.
Damage was done to 30 cars and an apartment building in Anaheim.

1969: Greatest snowpack ever at Lodgepole, 197".

1969: Heavy rain starting on 2.16 ended on this day.
Up to 30" of precipitation fell on the south slopes of Mt. San Gorgonio, 13" was recorded northwest of Mt. San Jacinto, around 10" at Banning, less than 1" in eastern Coachella Valley.
The death and destruction continued from the previous month.
21 died from flooding and mud slides all over California.
An entire family was killed in Mt. Baldy Village when a mud slide hit their home.
Extensive damage hit crops, farmland and livestock.
Creeks around Yucaipa all left their banks and substantial flooding occurred to residences and businesses.
In the upper desert farmlands became lakes and more than 100 homes along the Mojave River were damaged.
Roads and bridges recently repaired from previous month's damage either washed out or were destroyed again.

1962: The morning low temperature at Reno, NV, was -10° F.

1962: A very wet period for Southern California that started on 2.7 ended on this day.
More than 20" of precipitation fell in the wettest mountain locations.
20 were killed and 15 were injured in flooding, mud slides.
There were property damage, trees down, and boats damaged.

1944: 19" of snow fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily snowfall on record for February, and the second greatest snowfall on record.

1911: Fresno saw 13 consecutive days with measurable rain starting on this date.
This is the longest such streak on record here.

1911: The morning low temperature at Sierraville was -14° F, with Tahoe City reporting -10° F.

Source: NWS San Francisco/Monterey, Hanford, Reno, Las Vegas, & San Diego

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[californiadisasters] Emergency Manager’s Weekly Report 2-27-15



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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Re: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)



And thanks goodness for that! :-) Allison

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To: "Lin Kerns linkerns@gmail.com [geology2]" <geology2@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)
Date: Wed, Feb 25, 2015 8:59 PM

 

Many years, no snow at all except a few flurries.  Maybe every third year a quarter to half an inch.  Today is a historical event!  Some nearby areas may get 10 inches.  At least I don't have to worry much about earthquakes, neither do you.

 

To: geology2@yahoogroups.com
From: geology2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:49:15 -0800
Subject: Re: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)

 

But the thing is, in Alabama.. you are onlylooking at a couple more weeks of snow weather. I will trade you. I am in Milwaukee. Allison


On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 5:34 PM, "Kenneth mosasaur47@email.msn.com [geology2]" <geology2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 
Nah.  I lived in a suburb of L.A. for awhile and did not like seeing what I was breathing.  These days my breathing is impaired (myasthenia gravis) and I would like it even less.  My ex is still there, wrote me today about the roses blooming in her yard.  This, while I am in a snowstorm - in Alabama!

 

To: geology2@yahoogroups.com
From: geology2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:31 -0600
Subject: Re: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)

 
Ok I'm way behind here..just read this. Lol...only thing I would argue with here is the driving. Houston drivers rock the freeways too. But I would move right now to CA in a New York second.

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Subject: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)
Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2015 11:09 PM

 

11 signs you were born and raised in California


1. You've never called it "Cali."
The only people who call it "Cali" aren't from California. It's not that anyone has to tell you not to say it, people just don't. I think it's a respect thing. It feels almost like calling your mother by her first name. I'm cringing just thinking about it.
2. Burritos are a constant topic of conversation while abroad.
My Japanese friend was convinced that "you know Californians miss home when they start talking about burritos." True enough, in-depth discussions about missing our burrito joints of choice would come up even more often than being apart from our families.
Burritos are a unifying part of the Californian experience — black, Asian, gay, poor, rich, or Ke$ha, you love a dank-ass burrito.
3. Other English speakers don't understand your English.
Speaking of dank-ass food, we don't speak the same English other Americans do. Sometimes phrases like, "How gnar was that shit?" or "James was hella butthurt so he just bailed" do warrant translation.
4. You've asked someone, "Why do you live there?"
A pissed off Rhode Islander came up to me one afternoon. "God you Californians suck so bad!" I asked her why. "Whenever I say I'm from Rhode Island, they just ask me why. Like, why do I live somewhere that isn't California." I tried to sympathize, but honestly I have no idea why anyone would want to live in Rhode Island.
5. Living somewhere rainy makes you seriously depressed.
I was living in Taipei for a while, which despite being a super fun party town, has some of the suckiest weather outside of London. After months of grey weather I was bummed for no real reason until one day, in a quiet alleyway, the sun finally muscled its way through the clouds and onto my skin. I was immediately way happier.
Later, when my friends visited me, they expressed sincere concern about my state of being because I was no longer tan. We are a solar-powered people.
6. You're the best fucking driver around.
People complain about Californian drivers like we suck or something. Quite the contrary! We have more practice than anybody at it, weaving through lanes and circumventing traffic with our eyes closed. Our skills can shave 20 minutes off a drive in traffic that would reduce lesser drivers into sobbing lumps of existential despair. And yeah, we know this is bad for the environment. We assuage our guilt with compost heaps and Priuses. Prii?
7. You act all tough whenever there's an earthquake.
"Oh you think that was bad? You shoulda been there for Northridge, now that was a gnarly quake," you tell those scared non-Californians after a little rumble. True, we have a lot more experience with earthquakes than most people, but they still scare us. Not that we're going to admit it, though.
8. Snow kinda freaks you out.
Sure you go snowboarding in the winter, but snow is a pretty foreign concept off the slopes.
Last time I was in Brooklyn it was a particularly chilly December evening. I was walking out of the subway when the road looked kind of weird. "Dude, snow!" I said to the guy next to me. "Yeah, what about it?" he said. "Dude!" I said, at a lost for words. He shook his head and walked away.
9. You've got a special PCH playlist.
Driving Pacific Coast Highway is a special occasion. It's usually a day when you're not in a terrible rush slogging around on the 5, and you can really roll down the windows and enjoy the smell of the sea. What's actually on the list is really personal, but you can never go wrong with the Beach Boys.
10. You have an incorrigible avocado habit.
In other parts of the country, avocados are an expensive luxury. I've seen New Yorkers cradling a sorry-looking avocado they just paid three dollars for. We just put avocados on everything because their creamy decadence makes all of our fresh food taste even better.
11. In-N-Out, dude.
I can't write an article about California without any mention of what In-N-Out means to us. We have access to every variety of gourmet burger imaginable, from Kobe beef patties to buns make out of ramen, but all these weird permutations are only brief distractions from the pure burger bliss of In-N-Out.
It's the perfect harmony of the fresh tomato and lettuce. It's the lightly toasted bun. The thicker than Kim Kardashian milk shakes. That gross-but-satisfying post burger onion breath. In-N-Out doesn't ever change it's menu, because there is no improving on perfection. Any Californian who has ever left California for an extended period of time knows that coming in for a Double Double Animal Style is the only homecoming ceremony that means anything.
East Coast idiots might try to tell you that Shake Shack or Five Guys Burgers and Fries1 are comparable, even better, but their taste is suspect; they live on the wrong coast, after all.
1Sorry, but that place should definitely be a sausage joint. Just saying.

Source: http://matadornetwork.com/life/11-signs-born-raised-california/








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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

RE: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)



Many years, no snow at all except a few flurries.  Maybe every third year a quarter to half an inch.  Today is a historical event!  Some nearby areas may get 10 inches.  At least I don't have to worry much about earthquakes, neither do you.

 

To: geology2@yahoogroups.com
From: geology2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:49:15 -0800
Subject: Re: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)

 

But the thing is, in Alabama.. you are onlylooking at a couple more weeks of snow weather. I will trade you. I am in Milwaukee. Allison


On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 5:34 PM, "Kenneth mosasaur47@email.msn.com [geology2]" <geology2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 
Nah.  I lived in a suburb of L.A. for awhile and did not like seeing what I was breathing.  These days my breathing is impaired (myasthenia gravis) and I would like it even less.  My ex is still there, wrote me today about the roses blooming in her yard.  This, while I am in a snowstorm - in Alabama!

 

To: geology2@yahoogroups.com
From: geology2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:31 -0600
Subject: Re: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)

 
Ok I'm way behind here..just read this. Lol...only thing I would argue with here is the driving. Houston drivers rock the freeways too. But I would move right now to CA in a New York second.

Sent from my Sprint phone.

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Subject: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)
Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2015 11:09 PM

 

11 signs you were born and raised in California


1. You've never called it "Cali."
The only people who call it "Cali" aren't from California. It's not that anyone has to tell you not to say it, people just don't. I think it's a respect thing. It feels almost like calling your mother by her first name. I'm cringing just thinking about it.
2. Burritos are a constant topic of conversation while abroad.
My Japanese friend was convinced that "you know Californians miss home when they start talking about burritos." True enough, in-depth discussions about missing our burrito joints of choice would come up even more often than being apart from our families.
Burritos are a unifying part of the Californian experience — black, Asian, gay, poor, rich, or Ke$ha, you love a dank-ass burrito.
3. Other English speakers don't understand your English.
Speaking of dank-ass food, we don't speak the same English other Americans do. Sometimes phrases like, "How gnar was that shit?" or "James was hella butthurt so he just bailed" do warrant translation.
4. You've asked someone, "Why do you live there?"
A pissed off Rhode Islander came up to me one afternoon. "God you Californians suck so bad!" I asked her why. "Whenever I say I'm from Rhode Island, they just ask me why. Like, why do I live somewhere that isn't California." I tried to sympathize, but honestly I have no idea why anyone would want to live in Rhode Island.
5. Living somewhere rainy makes you seriously depressed.
I was living in Taipei for a while, which despite being a super fun party town, has some of the suckiest weather outside of London. After months of grey weather I was bummed for no real reason until one day, in a quiet alleyway, the sun finally muscled its way through the clouds and onto my skin. I was immediately way happier.
Later, when my friends visited me, they expressed sincere concern about my state of being because I was no longer tan. We are a solar-powered people.
6. You're the best fucking driver around.
People complain about Californian drivers like we suck or something. Quite the contrary! We have more practice than anybody at it, weaving through lanes and circumventing traffic with our eyes closed. Our skills can shave 20 minutes off a drive in traffic that would reduce lesser drivers into sobbing lumps of existential despair. And yeah, we know this is bad for the environment. We assuage our guilt with compost heaps and Priuses. Prii?
7. You act all tough whenever there's an earthquake.
"Oh you think that was bad? You shoulda been there for Northridge, now that was a gnarly quake," you tell those scared non-Californians after a little rumble. True, we have a lot more experience with earthquakes than most people, but they still scare us. Not that we're going to admit it, though.
8. Snow kinda freaks you out.
Sure you go snowboarding in the winter, but snow is a pretty foreign concept off the slopes.
Last time I was in Brooklyn it was a particularly chilly December evening. I was walking out of the subway when the road looked kind of weird. "Dude, snow!" I said to the guy next to me. "Yeah, what about it?" he said. "Dude!" I said, at a lost for words. He shook his head and walked away.
9. You've got a special PCH playlist.
Driving Pacific Coast Highway is a special occasion. It's usually a day when you're not in a terrible rush slogging around on the 5, and you can really roll down the windows and enjoy the smell of the sea. What's actually on the list is really personal, but you can never go wrong with the Beach Boys.
10. You have an incorrigible avocado habit.
In other parts of the country, avocados are an expensive luxury. I've seen New Yorkers cradling a sorry-looking avocado they just paid three dollars for. We just put avocados on everything because their creamy decadence makes all of our fresh food taste even better.
11. In-N-Out, dude.
I can't write an article about California without any mention of what In-N-Out means to us. We have access to every variety of gourmet burger imaginable, from Kobe beef patties to buns make out of ramen, but all these weird permutations are only brief distractions from the pure burger bliss of In-N-Out.
It's the perfect harmony of the fresh tomato and lettuce. It's the lightly toasted bun. The thicker than Kim Kardashian milk shakes. That gross-but-satisfying post burger onion breath. In-N-Out doesn't ever change it's menu, because there is no improving on perfection. Any Californian who has ever left California for an extended period of time knows that coming in for a Double Double Animal Style is the only homecoming ceremony that means anything.
East Coast idiots might try to tell you that Shake Shack or Five Guys Burgers and Fries1 are comparable, even better, but their taste is suspect; they live on the wrong coast, after all.
1Sorry, but that place should definitely be a sausage joint. Just saying.

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Re: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)




But the thing is, in Alabama.. you are onlylooking at a couple more weeks of snow weather. I will trade you. I am in Milwaukee. Allison


On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 5:34 PM, "Kenneth mosasaur47@email.msn.com [geology2]" <geology2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


 
Nah.  I lived in a suburb of L.A. for awhile and did not like seeing what I was breathing.  These days my breathing is impaired (myasthenia gravis) and I would like it even less.  My ex is still there, wrote me today about the roses blooming in her yard.  This, while I am in a snowstorm - in Alabama!

 

To: geology2@yahoogroups.com
From: geology2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:31 -0600
Subject: Re: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)

 
Ok I'm way behind here..just read this. Lol...only thing I would argue with here is the driving. Houston drivers rock the freeways too. But I would move right now to CA in a New York second.

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Subject: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)
Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2015 11:09 PM

 

11 signs you were born and raised in California


1. You've never called it "Cali."
The only people who call it "Cali" aren't from California. It's not that anyone has to tell you not to say it, people just don't. I think it's a respect thing. It feels almost like calling your mother by her first name. I'm cringing just thinking about it.
2. Burritos are a constant topic of conversation while abroad.
My Japanese friend was convinced that "you know Californians miss home when they start talking about burritos." True enough, in-depth discussions about missing our burrito joints of choice would come up even more often than being apart from our families.
Burritos are a unifying part of the Californian experience — black, Asian, gay, poor, rich, or Ke$ha, you love a dank-ass burrito.
3. Other English speakers don't understand your English.
Speaking of dank-ass food, we don't speak the same English other Americans do. Sometimes phrases like, "How gnar was that shit?" or "James was hella butthurt so he just bailed" do warrant translation.
4. You've asked someone, "Why do you live there?"
A pissed off Rhode Islander came up to me one afternoon. "God you Californians suck so bad!" I asked her why. "Whenever I say I'm from Rhode Island, they just ask me why. Like, why do I live somewhere that isn't California." I tried to sympathize, but honestly I have no idea why anyone would want to live in Rhode Island.
5. Living somewhere rainy makes you seriously depressed.
I was living in Taipei for a while, which despite being a super fun party town, has some of the suckiest weather outside of London. After months of grey weather I was bummed for no real reason until one day, in a quiet alleyway, the sun finally muscled its way through the clouds and onto my skin. I was immediately way happier.
Later, when my friends visited me, they expressed sincere concern about my state of being because I was no longer tan. We are a solar-powered people.
6. You're the best fucking driver around.
People complain about Californian drivers like we suck or something. Quite the contrary! We have more practice than anybody at it, weaving through lanes and circumventing traffic with our eyes closed. Our skills can shave 20 minutes off a drive in traffic that would reduce lesser drivers into sobbing lumps of existential despair. And yeah, we know this is bad for the environment. We assuage our guilt with compost heaps and Priuses. Prii?
7. You act all tough whenever there's an earthquake.
"Oh you think that was bad? You shoulda been there for Northridge, now that was a gnarly quake," you tell those scared non-Californians after a little rumble. True, we have a lot more experience with earthquakes than most people, but they still scare us. Not that we're going to admit it, though.
8. Snow kinda freaks you out.
Sure you go snowboarding in the winter, but snow is a pretty foreign concept off the slopes.
Last time I was in Brooklyn it was a particularly chilly December evening. I was walking out of the subway when the road looked kind of weird. "Dude, snow!" I said to the guy next to me. "Yeah, what about it?" he said. "Dude!" I said, at a lost for words. He shook his head and walked away.
9. You've got a special PCH playlist.
Driving Pacific Coast Highway is a special occasion. It's usually a day when you're not in a terrible rush slogging around on the 5, and you can really roll down the windows and enjoy the smell of the sea. What's actually on the list is really personal, but you can never go wrong with the Beach Boys.
10. You have an incorrigible avocado habit.
In other parts of the country, avocados are an expensive luxury. I've seen New Yorkers cradling a sorry-looking avocado they just paid three dollars for. We just put avocados on everything because their creamy decadence makes all of our fresh food taste even better.
11. In-N-Out, dude.
I can't write an article about California without any mention of what In-N-Out means to us. We have access to every variety of gourmet burger imaginable, from Kobe beef patties to buns make out of ramen, but all these weird permutations are only brief distractions from the pure burger bliss of In-N-Out.
It's the perfect harmony of the fresh tomato and lettuce. It's the lightly toasted bun. The thicker than Kim Kardashian milk shakes. That gross-but-satisfying post burger onion breath. In-N-Out doesn't ever change it's menu, because there is no improving on perfection. Any Californian who has ever left California for an extended period of time knows that coming in for a Double Double Animal Style is the only homecoming ceremony that means anything.
East Coast idiots might try to tell you that Shake Shack or Five Guys Burgers and Fries1 are comparable, even better, but their taste is suspect; they live on the wrong coast, after all.
1Sorry, but that place should definitely be a sausage joint. Just saying.

Source: http://matadornetwork.com/life/11-signs-born-raised-california/







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RE: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)



Nah.  I lived in a suburb of L.A. for awhile and did not like seeing what I was breathing.  These days my breathing is impaired (myasthenia gravis) and I would like it even less.  My ex is still there, wrote me today about the roses blooming in her yard.  This, while I am in a snowstorm - in Alabama!

 

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From: geology2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:31 -0600
Subject: Re: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)

 
Ok I'm way behind here..just read this. Lol...only thing I would argue with here is the driving. Houston drivers rock the freeways too. But I would move right now to CA in a New York second.

Sent from my Sprint phone.

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Subject: [Geology2] 11 signs you were born and raised in California (#7 About EQ's)
Date: Fri, Feb 13, 2015 11:09 PM

 

11 signs you were born and raised in California


1. You've never called it "Cali."

The only people who call it "Cali" aren't from California. It's not that anyone has to tell you not to say it, people just don't. I think it's a respect thing. It feels almost like calling your mother by her first name. I'm cringing just thinking about it.

2. Burritos are a constant topic of conversation while abroad.
My Japanese friend was convinced that "you know Californians miss home when they start talking about burritos." True enough, in-depth discussions about missing our burrito joints of choice would come up even more often than being apart from our families.
Burritos are a unifying part of the Californian experience — black, Asian, gay, poor, rich, or Ke$ha, you love a dank-ass burrito.
3. Other English speakers don't understand your English.
Speaking of dank-ass food, we don't speak the same English other Americans do. Sometimes phrases like, "How gnar was that shit?" or "James was hella butthurt so he just bailed" do warrant translation.
4. You've asked someone, "Why do you live there?"
A pissed off Rhode Islander came up to me one afternoon. "God you Californians suck so bad!" I asked her why. "Whenever I say I'm from Rhode Island, they just ask me why. Like, why do I live somewhere that isn't California." I tried to sympathize, but honestly I have no idea why anyone would want to live in Rhode Island.
5. Living somewhere rainy makes you seriously depressed.
I was living in Taipei for a while, which despite being a super fun party town, has some of the suckiest weather outside of London. After months of grey weather I was bummed for no real reason until one day, in a quiet alleyway, the sun finally muscled its way through the clouds and onto my skin. I was immediately way happier.
Later, when my friends visited me, they expressed sincere concern about my state of being because I was no longer tan. We are a solar-powered people.
6. You're the best fucking driver around.
People complain about Californian drivers like we suck or something. Quite the contrary! We have more practice than anybody at it, weaving through lanes and circumventing traffic with our eyes closed. Our skills can shave 20 minutes off a drive in traffic that would reduce lesser drivers into sobbing lumps of existential despair. And yeah, we know this is bad for the environment. We assuage our guilt with compost heaps and Priuses. Prii?
7. You act all tough whenever there's an earthquake.
"Oh you think that was bad? You shoulda been there for Northridge, now that was a gnarly quake," you tell those scared non-Californians after a little rumble. True, we have a lot more experience with earthquakes than most people, but they still scare us. Not that we're going to admit it, though.
8. Snow kinda freaks you out.
Sure you go snowboarding in the winter, but snow is a pretty foreign concept off the slopes.
Last time I was in Brooklyn it was a particularly chilly December evening. I was walking out of the subway when the road looked kind of weird. "Dude, snow!" I said to the guy next to me. "Yeah, what about it?" he said. "Dude!" I said, at a lost for words. He shook his head and walked away.
9. You've got a special PCH playlist.
Driving Pacific Coast Highway is a special occasion. It's usually a day when you're not in a terrible rush slogging around on the 5, and you can really roll down the windows and enjoy the smell of the sea. What's actually on the list is really personal, but you can never go wrong with the Beach Boys.
10. You have an incorrigible avocado habit.
In other parts of the country, avocados are an expensive luxury. I've seen New Yorkers cradling a sorry-looking avocado they just paid three dollars for. We just put avocados on everything because their creamy decadence makes all of our fresh food taste even better.
11. In-N-Out, dude.
I can't write an article about California without any mention of what In-N-Out means to us. We have access to every variety of gourmet burger imaginable, from Kobe beef patties to buns make out of ramen, but all these weird permutations are only brief distractions from the pure burger bliss of In-N-Out.
It's the perfect harmony of the fresh tomato and lettuce. It's the lightly toasted bun. The thicker than Kim Kardashian milk shakes. That gross-but-satisfying post burger onion breath. In-N-Out doesn't ever change it's menu, because there is no improving on perfection. Any Californian who has ever left California for an extended period of time knows that coming in for a Double Double Animal Style is the only homecoming ceremony that means anything.
East Coast idiots might try to tell you that Shake Shack or Five Guys Burgers and Fries1 are comparable, even better, but their taste is suspect; they live on the wrong coast, after all.
1Sorry, but that place should definitely be a sausage joint. Just saying.

Source: http://matadornetwork.com/life/11-signs-born-raised-california/





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