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Grape posted:I remember as a kid one of my major moments of lost innocence was watching the Christmas episode of the 100 Deeds of Eddie McDowd, and learning that Californians had Christmas with palm trees and warm weather. Except I can drive up to the snow when I choose to, play for an afternoon, and then leave it there and go back home where I don't have to fight my neighbor because he's parked in the parking spot that I dug out this morning. Snow is overrated. edit: Smugposting is really lovely. It rots the soul. :\ duodenum fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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Rolabi Wizenard posted:Except I can drive up to the snow when I choose to, play for an afternoon, and then leave it there and go back home where I don't have to fight my neighbor because he's parked in the parking spot that I dug out this morning. Lol at having to use parking.
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Jul 31, 2019 03:14
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Rolabi Wizenard posted:Except I can drive up to the snow when I choose to, play for an afternoon, and then leave it there and go back home where I don't have to fight my neighbor because he's parked in the parking spot that I dug out this morning. 
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Jul 31, 2019 03:27
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Come wife, let us place the children into the car and navigate to the "January" biome for much enjoyment of the festivities.
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Jul 31, 2019 03:30
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Cold days are fine if it is clear or raining. Overcast but dry days are bad, as is any other type of precipitation. This has been my cold take. Thank you for reading.
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Jul 31, 2019 05:26
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Ireland and Scotland have the perfect climate.
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Jul 31, 2019 13:05
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South China and North India have the perfect climates. That's why so many people live there. It's not rocket science
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Jul 31, 2019 13:12
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Ras Het posted:South China and North India have the perfect climates. That's why so many people live there. It's not rocket science Is Hong Kong considered South China? because that place would be perfect if it weren't for the high cost of rent and a weather that dehydrates your soul.
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Jul 31, 2019 15:29
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Yeah, I don't know if having almost no rain is actually a long term benefit (as someone who grew up in SoCal). I prefer having seasons.
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Jul 31, 2019 16:01
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My then-online-girlfriend/now-wife grew up in San Diego. When she moved to Iowa a few months before I joined her, she asked me - who grew up in the southeast - what a severe thunderstorm warning was. I responded, it means a severe thunderstorm's about to hit. She asked what that was. Because she had never ever ever had to deal with one before. San Diego is beautiful, San Diego is idyllic, but I wonder if I'd go crazy if there was no danger from the skies once in a while. A nice thunderstorm is perfect sleeping weather!
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Jul 31, 2019 16:19
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My guess is that you would not go crazy from lack of severe weather
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Jul 31, 2019 16:43
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Senior Dog posted:My guess is that you would not go crazy from lack of severe weather Correct. By contrast, you might go crazy if every time it rains you have to watch outside and your phone to see if you have to run out and move your car to higher ground or have it flood.
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Jul 31, 2019 17:10
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Do Californians even know the crisp fire like smell of a gorgeous Autumn night? The excitement of a child witnessing a huge squall line arrive over the horizon in deep Summer? The stillness of a snow covered neighborhood right outside their door in Winter as they cuddle in front of a fireplace? Or the somehow always breathtaking transformation of the dead grey world into blooming flowering Spring? No, because at any given time they're skateboarding down to get an ice cream cone on their fifty millionth straight day in the life of numbing warmth. "Furr sure furr sure!" they bellow hollowly.
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Jul 31, 2019 18:50
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Grape posted:Do Californians even know the crisp fire like smell of a gorgeous Autumn night? The excitement of a child witnessing a huge squall line arrive over the horizon in deep Summer? The stillness of a snow covered neighborhood right outside their door in Winter as they cuddle in front of a fireplace? Or the somehow always breathtaking transformation of the dead grey world into blooming flowering Spring? I'm with ya but buddy, but I'd take San Francisco in July over Indiana in July every fuckin time
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Jul 31, 2019 19:06
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Grape posted:Do Californians even know the crisp fire like smell of a gorgeous Autumn night? Sure they do. 
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Jul 31, 2019 19:07
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Grape posted:Do Californians even know the crisp fire like smell of a gorgeous Autumn night? The excitement of a child witnessing a huge squall line arrive over the horizon in deep Summer? The stillness of a snow covered neighborhood right outside their door in Winter as they cuddle in front of a fireplace? Or the somehow always breathtaking transformation of the dead grey world into blooming flowering Spring? Oh California has you covered with fire in Autumn.
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Jul 31, 2019 19:08
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Jasper Tin Neck posted:Sure they do. August eighth is a summer night.
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Jul 31, 2019 19:08
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my favorite california stereotype is that the state that literally hosted a winter olympics doesn't have weather
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Jul 31, 2019 19:59
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Spoeank posted:my favorite california stereotype is that the state that literally hosted a winter olympics doesn't have weather It's about as far a location in California can be from all major population centers so it's not like most Californians are resplendent with wintry weather for months at a time.
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Jul 31, 2019 20:06
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Spoeank posted:my favorite california stereotype is that the state that literally hosted a winter olympics doesn't have weather I mean, Sochi hosted the Winter Olympics and it’s the warmest place in Russia, boasting a subtropical climate.
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Jul 31, 2019 20:07
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Four distinct seasons or bust E: in one place, driving to a ski lodge is not the same
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Jul 31, 2019 20:08
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Also having some actual greenery around you is quite nice.
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Jul 31, 2019 20:11
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I don't understand why the Sun Belt people think we are attacking them, we want to help you. Shake you awake from the opiate that is endless June.
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Jul 31, 2019 20:13
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Jul 31, 2019 20:14
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Yeah hey shut up, we got winter stuff, snow and poo poo, lemme just show you, hold on. *rummages feverishly through state's attic for hours, fruitlessly ripping open old boxes*
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Jul 31, 2019 20:17
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the best climate, as documented in 30 days of night, is utqiagvik (formerly barrow) alaska, since the long period when the sun doesn’t rise is the perfect time for all of us to be brutally murdered by vampires
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Jul 31, 2019 20:19
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You can't truly appreciate the first rays of spring sun hitting your face and warming your soul until after you've spent a crushing winter of -15 degree temperatures all the time. When it's sunny every single day of the year, it's just sunny. Seasons make you appreciate the other seasons when they change over. Signed, A Canadian (it seriously bugged me when I lived in Australia that the weather was just the same every single day of the year. Like no, gently caress off with that poo poo)
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Jul 31, 2019 20:42
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Platystemon posted:I mean, Sochi hosted the Winter Olympics and it’s the warmest place in Russia, boasting a subtropical climate. Boston's also subtropical (as are most of the other major northeast cities) and it's not like it doesn't get winter. Grape posted:Yeah hey shut up, we got winter stuff, snow and poo poo, lemme just show you, hold on. There are active ski resorts in the winter 25-50 miles away from the middle of downtown LA, in those background mountains. It's just most of the residents don't bother to drive up that way, especially cuz actually getting to them means a much longer drive to get up and through those mountains 
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Jul 31, 2019 20:49
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HookShot posted:You can't truly appreciate the first rays of spring sun hitting your face and warming your soul until after you've spent a crushing winter of -15 degree temperatures all the time. When it's sunny every single day of the year, it's just sunny. Seasons make you appreciate the other seasons when they change over. Spring is miserable. The earliest you can get actually good weather is May, the two months before that are just another autumn with the constant cold rain. Signed a finn
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Jul 31, 2019 21:02
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Ras Het posted:Spring is miserable. The earliest you can get actually good weather is May, the two months before that are just another autumn with the constant cold rain. Signed a finn No one was thinking of boggy cloudy Northern European countries when we were talking about nice four seasons areas.
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Jul 31, 2019 21:05
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My issue is with the metaphysical essence of spring
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Jul 31, 2019 21:07
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Just live inside.
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Jul 31, 2019 21:22
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Ras Het posted:My issue is with the metaphysical essence of spring This is the most Finnish post I have ever seen.
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Jul 31, 2019 21:31
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No Safe Word posted:It's about as far a location in California can be from all major population centers so it's not like most Californians are resplendent with wintry weather for months at a time. It's like an hour from Sacramento and like 3 hours from the bay lol
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Jul 31, 2019 22:24
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Being able to drive to a ski lodge is still not like having a nice autumn/winter season
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Jul 31, 2019 22:39
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Spoeank posted:It's like an hour from Sacramento and like 3 hours from the bay lol Sacramento isn't a major population center (though it's bigger than I thought, I'll grant) and 3 hours is about as far as you can drive before being closer to some other major population center. Also Edgar Allen Ho posted:Being able to drive to a ski lodge is still not like having a nice autumn/winter season
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Jul 31, 2019 22:43
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I’m pretty sure that significant areas of this map (northeastern California) that are labeled as Csb are actually Dsb if you use the 0 °C isotherm. Needless to say, if you think all of that is actually Csb you are in for a surprise when you get snow dumping on you into spring, a legitimate autumn, and average winter lows around -8 °C. King Hong Kong fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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Jul 31, 2019 22:44
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No Safe Word posted:Sacramento isn't a major population center (though it's bigger than I thought, I'll grant) and 3 hours is about as far as you can drive before being closer to some other major population center. Indiana, Illinois and Ohio are the only midwestern states with a major population center then.
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Trabisnikof posted:Indiana, Illinois and Ohio are the only midwestern states with a major population center then. What metric are you using for that? Sacramento's 508k people. Milwaukee in Wisconsin is at 592k and Detroit in Michigan at 672k. And Indiana's biggest is UNIGOV with 867k + Ohio's biggest is 892k. So if we're saying Sacramento is just a bit too small , it would seem you should at least count Detroit, if not also Milwaukee. Minnesota of course misses out due to stubborn refusal to unite its two largest cities, which are right next to each other - that's on their own heads, skipping on claiming a 730k. And the other states in question lack any place with a full half million, so of course they don't count
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