Among the insults that would raise the ire of any true Northwesterner in this article are these : "Color Seattle Clueless" and "The City has always marched unarmed into it infrequent battles with snow". There is worse, but I dare not repeat them in this blog for fear of the reaction of the stalwart, proud readers of the blog.
It's payback time. After month's of dry weather Los Angeles has been hit by some light rain and they are in near panic mode. Northwest residents can smirk and call it like it is: Los Angelenos are rain wimps. It just brings a smile to your face.
Los Angeles TV stations are providing dawn to dusk coverage of this soggy threat to life and limb. For example, here is a video of a LA station that will warm your heart. Listen to the wise advice of some women when asked what do when it rains (click on image or link).
These fearful Los Angeles residents are completely freaked out by rain. Consider some of the "warnings" in the LA Times today:
" Debris and trash make their way into the ocean whenever it rains."
A novice umbrella user on the Santa Monica pier
Since it rains so infrequently in LA, a Santa Monica group has found another use for these devices: as a weapon.
So what are the severe rain conditions being experienced down in LA? Here is is precipitation plot at downtown LA form the National Weather Service for November. The green bar indicates the observed rainfall: .05 inches. LOL. The red bars are the daily records.
Proper clothing in LA
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city has always marched unarmed into its infrequent battles with snow -
See more at:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/01/seattle-snow-storm.html#sthash.lSwZigs4.dpuf
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Seattle clueless. The city has always marched unarmed into its
infrequent battles with snow, and Wednesday's snowstorm was no
exception. - See more at:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/01/seattle-snow-storm.html#sthash.lSwZigs4.dpuf
Does that bar graph show the LA rainfall overlaid on Seattle rainfall for this month?
ReplyDeleteWell... to be fair, we ARE snow wimps. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe ARE snow wimps and clueless about driving in "winter conditions" but we're not that great in the rain either, especially after a few dry days. Does anyone remember what the freeways were like here on that first day of real rain at the end of August after two months of dry weather? Accidents everywhere, the entire city had completely forgotten how to drive in the rain!
ReplyDeleteAll this means is that their weather is normally pleasant and sunny. Sure beats having rain be the default weather. Rain is unique and interesting down there. This is not payback. This is just proof that its normally beautiful in Southern California and rainy/dreary up here.
ReplyDeleteI lived in LA for 10 years. Most rain is mild. Angelenos also 60 degrees is freezing. LOL. But there was a year where the rain was intense. The LA "River" almost overflowed its banks. (It's the concrete culvert featured in the opening of TERMINATOR 2 -- the motorcycle and truck chase.) I lived very nearby; I could hear the roar a couple blocks away.
ReplyDeleteAnother year featured floods in Orange County (less drainage than needed).
I moved back to Seattle because there were 3 seasons in LA: hot most of the year, fires follow, and then winter rain producing mudslides.
I don't think Seattle-ites are snow wimps. We have long memories. I remember the hug blizzard ('96?), the Christmas ice-turned-to-rain and flooding, and the Hanukkah storm (2007?) I remember the last one well; 4 days without power in 22 degree temps.
We aren't wimps, just totally unprepared.
ReplyDeleteI was in LA in October and it rained . One of the teachers I was visiting said they had to have "counsel" so the students could process the weather. I laughed hard.
I think most states are jealous of California. That state has it all; great weather in the south, mountains, deserts, forests, cool cities. Plus, you can grow almost anything in California. And don't forget Hollywood.
ReplyDeleteIngesting a little THC and watching the local news makes for great entertainment.
ReplyDeleteListen. I was born here. I like the deary. I like the 38 degree rain. 9 months of almost daylight. I'm not at all happy about this current weather pattern. Wee a day of sun. That was fun, now bring back the concrete sky and the constant mist. I want snow in the hills and moss on my lawn. To those who complain, I offer one of our many bridges to jump off of, or a chance to live ANYWHERE else.
ReplyDeleteRegarding Seattle snow: it is some of the most difficult to drive in, especially with the local topography. 4" of slush is much harder to navigate than 2" of Utah power. Now try it on short steep hill. Nearly impossible, but what a wonderful challenge. Bring it. I'm ready.
Indeed, the steep Seattle-area hills are such a challenge. It's like trying to navigate up and down street in San Francisco. Might be fun to sled or ski down but not drive.
ReplyDeleteIt's worth noting that the original "snow wimp" story in the LA Times was written by a reporter who lived on Bainbridge Island - like a transplant from a snowy land.
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