Re: Friday, summer-ish and the weekend
By: j0HNNY a1PHA to Avon on Fri Dec 15 2023 07:11 am

That sounds like a Bay Area USA summer! ("coldest winter i ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" some jerk once said...)

I say that all the time! :-)
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That sounds like a Bay Area USA summer! ("coldest winter i ever spent w summer in San Francisco" some jerk once said...)

I say that all the time! :-)

And you're not wrong! Lol. Especially in the "sunset" district, where I don't think I ever saw the sun actually set.

I lived in Pacifica on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It was gorgeous but super foggy and always doing the spitty-rain thing. Nice days were amazing but man, it was usually chilly!

I remember seeing some kids on a bus trip from some random spot arrive in San Francisco. They were dressed for the beach, and they assumed California = Sun/Beach. Boy were they surprised.

Anywho I moved to SoCal a number of months ago and I much prefer the weather here :P

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Digital Man wrote to j0HNNY a1PHA <=-

That sounds like a Bay Area USA summer! ("coldest winter i ever spent was a summer in San Francisco" some jerk once said...)

I say that all the time! :-)

I lived near the beach in San Francisco for 10 years. One year we didn't
see the sun all summer -- but if you drove a mile or so east you'd see
nice, sunny days.




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Re: Re: Friday, summer-ish and the weekend
By: esc to Digital Man on Tue Jan 02 2024 10:42 pm

Anywho I moved to SoCal a number of months ago and I much prefer the weather here :P

Yeah, me too. I lived in Orange Country for 25 years, now 15 years in Riverside County. I travel to the bay area *many* times a year (in Berkeley as I type this) and damn, it's too cold! :-)
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Hello Digital,

On Thu Jan 11 2024 04:16 pm UTC-8:00, you wrote:

Anywho I moved to SoCal a number of months ago and I much prefer the
weather here :P

Yeah, me too. I lived in Orange Country for 25 years, now 15 years in Riverside County. I travel to the bay area *many* times a year (in Berkeley as I type this) and damn, it's too cold! :-)

Wow. Couple of Cali residents complaining about the weather. I was born there, and came out every summer till I was a teenager to visit my dad. It was hilarious when it was 50-60F people were out in full winter jackets and I was running around in a T-shirt.

We're getting 12" of snow tomorrow, and come Monday the temperature is a high of -8F. Followed by a high of 0F on Tuesday. Wanna come visit? :D

Regards,
Nick

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On 11 Jan 2024 at 06:36p, Accession pondered and said...

Hello Digital,

On Thu Jan 11 2024 04:16 pm UTC-8:00, you wrote:

Anywho I moved to SoCal a number of months ago and I much prefer the
weather here :P

Yeah, me too. I lived in Orange Country for 25 years, now 15 years in Riverside County. I travel to the bay area *many* times a year (in Berkeley as I type this) and damn, it's too cold! :-)

Wow. Couple of Cali residents complaining about the weather. I was born there, and came out every summer till I was a teenager to visit my dad.
It was hilarious when it was 50-60F people were out in full winter
jackets and I was running around in a T-shirt.

You think that's funny, you should try Mumbai. It can be
80 degrees out and you'll see people in sweaters, puffer
jackets, and sock caps because "it's cold."

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Hello tenser,

On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 10:10:16 +1300, you wrote:

You think that's funny, you should try Mumbai. It can be
80 degrees out and you'll see people in sweaters, puffer
jackets, and sock caps because "it's cold."

Wow! What is the weather normally like if that is the threshold for cold? 110+?

I couldn't imagine wearing a sweater or a sock cap/beanie over 60 degrees! Then again, here in Wisconsin we have both sides of a spectrum. Monday will be 0F and there will still be a few straggling crazy people wearing shorts. My father-in-law is one of them. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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Accession wrote to Digital Man <=-

Wow. Couple of Cali residents complaining about the weather. I was born there, and came out every summer till I was a teenager to visit my dad.
It was hilarious when it was 50-60F people were out in full winter
jackets and I was running around in a T-shirt.

You should see San Franciscans when the temp gets into the 90s
(fahrenheit, of course). Oh, the complaints!

When I lived in San Francisco, I lived in the Fog Belt, an area that
extended about a mile inland from the ocean side. I think the warmest I
ever saw was in the low 80s - and it wasn't in the summer!




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Hello poindexter,

On Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:10:00 -0800, you wrote:

You should see San Franciscans when the temp gets into the 90s
(fahrenheit, of course). Oh, the complaints!

So basically, they're only happy when it's 75F to 89F? ;)

When I lived in San Francisco, I lived in the Fog Belt, an area that
extended about a mile inland from the ocean side. I think the warmest I
ever saw was in the low 80s - and it wasn't in the summer!

I was brought up summers in the Burlingame area, some 30-40 years ago. Rest of the year I was in Wisconsin. I remember at times it was "chilly" at best, but not what I would consider cold by any means. I also don't remember it getting all that blazing hot either. Whereas, Wisconsin can go anywhere from -30F up to 100F or so. It's still a shock and I've been here over 40 years.

Regards,
Nick

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On 12 Jan 2024 at 10:19a, Accession pondered and said...

Hello tenser,

On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 10:10:16 +1300, you wrote:

You think that's funny, you should try Mumbai. It can be
80 degrees out and you'll see people in sweaters, puffer
jackets, and sock caps because "it's cold."

Wow! What is the weather normally like if that is the threshold for
cold? 110+?

Depends on the of year, of course, but yeah: usually in the
90s up to 100+ and humid. I made the mistake of taking a
train up to North India during December with only Mumbai-appropriate
clothes. I was cold. :-D

I couldn't imagine wearing a sweater or a sock cap/beanie over 60
degrees! Then again, here in Wisconsin we have both sides of a spectrum. Monday will be 0F and there will still be a few straggling crazy people wearing shorts. My father-in-law is one of them. ;)

From what my midwest colleagues are telling me right now,
they're pretty well buried under the snow. Youse can have
it. :-)

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Hello tenser,

On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 16:21:12 +1300, you wrote:

Wow! What is the weather normally like if that is the threshold for
cold? 110+?

Depends on the of year, of course, but yeah: usually in the
90s up to 100+ and humid. I made the mistake of taking a
train up to North India during December with only Mumbai-appropriate clothes. I was cold. :-D

I bet. Our family and some friends took a trip to Arizona last year in June. It was 105F all week, but I was only hot when directly in the sun. Otherwise, in the shade it wasn't bad at all compared to 90F and humid as all get out like it gets here in WI.

I couldn't imagine wearing a sweater or a sock cap/beanie over 60
degrees! Then again, here in Wisconsin we have both sides of a
spectrum. Monday will be 0F and there will still be a few
straggling crazy people wearing shorts. My father-in-law is one of
them. ;)

From what my midwest colleagues are telling me right now,
they're pretty well buried under the snow. Youse can have
it. :-)

They're not lying. I just got done snow blowing for 2.5 hours. We've gotten probably 12" so far and it's still snowing. :/

I think the last time we got this much snow in one day here was 10+ years ago, though. So it's not like it's all that common. Luckily it was on a Friday, and as construction workers we decided to take the day off. With the temp dropping out on Sunday to below zero, a 5-day weekend is very possible. :)

Regards,
Nick

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I bet. Our family and some friends took a trip to Arizona last year in
June. It was 105F all week, but I was only hot when directly in the
sun. Otherwise, in the shade it wasn't bad at all compared to 90F and
humid as all get out like it gets here in WI.

I went there, and SoCal, in September of last year. I agree, it didn't
feel as hot unless you were out in the Sun. That said, one thing I did
notice was how quickly my mouth dried out, and how quickly the water I
was using to clean the desert mud off of something dried up!



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Hello Blue,

On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:34:30 -0500, you wrote:

I went there, and SoCal, in September of last year. I agree, it didn't feel as hot unless you were out in the Sun. That said, one thing I did notice was how quickly my mouth dried out, and how quickly the water I
was using to clean the desert mud off of something dried up!

We went to Peoria, so there wasn't a lot of desert mud. We also went to Jerome, which was pretty cool seeing everything build on the side of a mountain, and Williams, which was basically just a tourist attraction. Either way, not a lot of actual desert, so we didn't get much of what you experienced.

Regards,
Nick

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Yeah, me too. I lived in Orange Country for 25 years, now 15 years in Riverside County. I travel to the bay area *many* times a year (in
Berkeley as I type this) and damn, it's too cold! :-)

Well, small world. I grew up in Riverside and now live in Berkeley!

Had to scrape ice off my windshield this AM, been a while since it was
that cold here. And I realize there are people REALLY freezing right now,
so I'll count myself lucky :)

Are in the Berkeley for biz?


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Accession wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

I was brought up summers in the Burlingame area, some 30-40 years ago. Rest of the year I was in Wisconsin. I remember at times it was
"chilly" at best, but not what I would consider cold by any means.

I agree - I grew up in Redwood City, not far from there. There was a
colder moist season, rain in March and April, and a warmer dry season.
We had some trees that lost their leaves and gave us a bit of a sense
of fall, but besides that it was pleasant year round.



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Hello poindexter,

On Sat, 13 Jan 2024 16:31:00 -0800, you wrote:

I agree - I grew up in Redwood City, not far from there. There was a
colder moist season, rain in March and April, and a warmer dry season.
We had some trees that lost their leaves and gave us a bit of a sense
of fall, but besides that it was pleasant year round.

Oh nice. I was born in Redwood City, at Kaiser hospital. Only time we really ever went back to that area was to go to Malibu Grand Prix for some mini golf, arcade action, and race some cars around the track, but looks like that has been closed down for at least 10 years now.

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Friday, summer-ish and the weekend
By: Accession to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Jan 15 2024 08:34 am

Oh nice. I was born in Redwood City, at Kaiser hospital. Only time we really ever went back to that area was to go to Malibu Grand Prix for some mini golf, arcade action, and race some cars around the track, but looks like that has been closed down for at least 10 years now.

There was a Malibu Grand Prix in my area, which I thought was fun, but unfortunately they closed. I think it was at least 10 years ago here too.

Nightfox

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Oh nice. I was born in Redwood City, at Kaiser hospital. Only time we really ever went back to that area was to go to Malibu Grand Prix for
some mini golf, arcade action, and race some cars around the track, but looks like that has been closed down for at least 10 years now.

10 years is about right. I was in San Carlos when it closed, got to
take my son to a slice of my childhood there one last time before they
closed.




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Re: Re: Friday, summer-ish and the weekend
By: Accession to Digital Man on Thu Jan 11 2024 06:36 pm

Wow. Couple of Cali residents complaining about the weather.

Weather acclimatization. It's a real thing, I swear! :-)
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Re: Re: Friday, summer-ish and the weekend
By: j0HNNY a1PHA to Digital Man on Fri Jan 12 2024 12:30 am

Yeah, me too. I lived in Orange Country for 25 years, now 15 years in Riverside County. I travel to the bay area *many* times a year (in Berkeley as I type this) and damn, it's too cold! :-)

Well, small world. I grew up in Riverside and now live in Berkeley!

Had to scrape ice off my windshield this AM, been a while since it was
that cold here. And I realize there are people REALLY freezing right now,
so I'll count myself lucky :)

Are in the Berkeley for biz?

Yeah, my office is in Foster City (there a couple of days a week, most weeks), so I stay at my daughter's apartment in Berkeley while up there. Flying up again in a few hours. It's a sunny 65F day outside here in Riverside County at the moment while it's 56F and raining in Berkeley. :-)
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Yeah, my office is in Foster City (there a couple of days a week, most weeks), so I stay at my daughter's apartment in Berkeley while up there. Flying up again in a few hours. It's a sunny 65F day outside here in Riverside County at the moment while it's 56F and raining in Berkeley.
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I've mostly visited Riverside (for work, as there's a warehouse there where we have an install) in the summer, and... would not recommend.

It's a dry heat, generally, but the only reason it's fairly pleasant when it's 110F outside is because one is outside of air conditioning for about ten minutes a day, generally.

But Bay Area weather is generally nice. I love a day with a layer of fog above, as it's just so consistent, and I'm not worrying about a migraine due to sunlight.

Though it _does_ get sunny the further away you get from the ocean.

Which is what's generally nice about Germany. Sun rarely comes out, and still rarely snows. Well, at least in the parts nearish to the Netherlands. I imagine the Alps might be a bit different.

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