Brians356
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Of course. My oversimplification was emphasizing no one actually lives there, unless there's a watchman on the premises.
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Snow - A December To Remember
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snert
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which is nice...and one reason it was ok for me to move here from the balmy and sunny Central NY...
Yep the sleet turned to spitting snow about 30 min ago. Hard to believe I was sweating at work this morning now it's snowing
Let’s switch this conversation to something we can’t do anything about.
Had the new normal green Christmas up here in Erie Pa. on
the lake shore. A little 1/4 inch dusting of the white stuff with
a drop down of 20 degrees, this morning, and it's back to 40
degree temps, the rest of the week. More fog then I've ever
seen. This weather has not been kind to our regions fruit
growers, and poor yields from the maple trees. As for the
earth's tilt ?? It was more then that New Years eve !!
the lake shore. A little 1/4 inch dusting of the white stuff with
a drop down of 20 degrees, this morning, and it's back to 40
degree temps, the rest of the week. More fog then I've ever
seen. This weather has not been kind to our regions fruit
growers, and poor yields from the maple trees. As for the
earth's tilt ?? It was more then that New Years eve !!
Well, he did invent the internet though....
PopCharlie
Lake Tahoe sets new record for most December snowfall
The University of California, Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab has recorded 193.7 inches of snow in December.
thehill.com
CW
Lake Tahoe shatters December snowfall record: See the photos
An onslaught of snow in the Lake Tahoe area this month has shattered a record that held up for more than half a century, California researchers say.
That is a lot of shoveling!!!!!
CW
Brians356
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@centerlineseal, would you please fix your quotes? I never uttered the one about twits.
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Here in Southern California LA area we are predicted to have a La Nina no rain year but we have had about 6 inches so far mostly in one storm which is about half of our annual average total. LA depends on the Sierra snowpack for it's water as we have no reservoirs to save the rainfall and any rain we get over 1/2" at a time doesn't soak into the ground to recharge the aquifers but instead runs down concrete channels out to the ocean doing us no good. Only something like 5% of the water use in California is residential with the bulk going for agricultural use so regardless of what we save as residents it is nothing in the big picture. We cut back something like 20% usage during our big 4 year drought and as a reward the water company raised our rates 20% to make up for their lost revenue. There were also a lot of sewer problems as the systems are designed to run with a certain amount of water and with low flush toilets, flushless urinals, and decreased water in sewage the waste doesn't flow creating blockages so using less water creates problems and a much higher waste strength. They implement ridiculous restrictions like not serving a glass of water at restaurants but then the spray the roads with thousands of gallons when they grade the sides instead of using a sweeper.
What do you expect from a state that can manage to build an $87 million wildlife bridge over a freeway ? The real cost will be 40% higher as it always is so a $130 million dollar bridge for mountain lions so they don't get hit by cars when the cross the freeway but nothing to help water storage. LOL
www.latimes.com
What do you expect from a state that can manage to build an $87 million wildlife bridge over a freeway ? The real cost will be 40% higher as it always is so a $130 million dollar bridge for mountain lions so they don't get hit by cars when the cross the freeway but nothing to help water storage. LOL
Caltrans projected to break ground on wildlife bridge over 101 Freeway in January 2022
The bridge will allow mountain lions and other wildlife to cross safely over a busy stretch of the freeway used by an estimated 300,000 vehicles a day.
www.latimes.com
centerlineseal
Gold $$ Contributor
Sorry Brian, operator error on my account and I don't know how to fix it, so will try to delete.
Brians356
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Notice spring of 1982 appears twice in that list? 376 inches just in those two months. I was living in S. Lake Tahoe that winter, and remember it well. After one overnight snowfall, my little Porsche (see avatar) could be located only as a slight lump in the 5 feet of drifting new snow. Didn't matter, as they didn't plow my side street for a week, so there was no driving anywhere anyway. I was living in a duplex with a flat (!) roof (never would pass code today) which I had to shovel off for six hours to avoid possible collapse.
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joshb
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I moved to south LA/ Rolling Hills when I was a wide eyed kid of 20. It only took me a year to realize it was not a good place to live and I moved back east. Recently, I got tired of the east and moved to Texas.Here in Southern California LA area we are predicted to have a La Nina no rain year but we have had about 6 inches so far mostly in one storm which is about half of our annual average total. LA depends on the Sierra snowpack for it's water as we have no reservoirs to save the rainfall and any rain we get over 1/2" at a time doesn't soak into the ground to recharge the aquifers but instead runs down concrete channels out to the ocean doing us no good. Only something like 5% of the water use in California is residential with the bulk going for agricultural use so regardless of what we save as residents it is nothing in the big picture. We cut back something like 20% usage during our big 4 year drought and as a reward the water company raised our rates 20% to make up for their lost revenue. There were also a lot of sewer problems as the systems are designed to run with a certain amount of water and with low flush toilets, flushless urinals, and decreased water in sewage the waste doesn't flow creating blockages so using less water creates problems and a much higher waste strength. They implement ridiculous restrictions like not serving a glass of water at restaurants but then the spray the roads with thousands of gallons when they grade the sides instead of using a sweeper.
What do you expect from a state that can manage to build an $87 million wildlife bridge over a freeway ? The real cost will be 40% higher as it always is so a $130 million dollar bridge for mountain lions so they don't get hit by cars when the cross the freeway but nothing to help water storage. LOL
Caltrans projected to break ground on wildlife bridge over 101 Freeway in January 2022
The bridge will allow mountain lions and other wildlife to cross safely over a busy stretch of the freeway used by an estimated 300,000 vehicles a day.
Do yourself a big favor! GET OUT NOW!!!
Joe Maisto
jam711
Yes... and now you all know why the USMC shipped us out of CA. in basic training...to go to a place where the weather was as it was GOING to be in another place called...Korea. 1951...
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