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A HERETIC I AM

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25. Palmdale and the Antelope valley is 2600 feet up in the air.

Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:56 PM

Jan 2013

I was living there when I first found DU.

In 20 minutes we could be up in the mountains and about an hour to get us to Wrightwood. I have to say, though I didn't really like living in California, the scenery in the high desert was gorgeous. Often the clouds that were covering Castaic and Santa Clarita would come up the 14 freeway and spill over the mountains, dissipating as they flowed toward Palmdale, creating this lovely picture that I could see on a regular basis.

It could be 75 degrees in town but the San Gabriel range would be snow capped.

It was often very pretty.

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Frozen lake rescue descends into chaos in California [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 OP

if the ice is thin and you can't get off it, LAY DOWN CreekDog Jan 2013 #1

Most native Californians have no clue how to properly deal with snow and ice. Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #2

there's some truth to that, though I'm a native and know this CreekDog Jan 2013 #9

None whatsoever. They can't even handle a simple rain. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #15

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Even though it rains EVERY FUCKING WINTER REP Jan 2013 #31

That's my reaction Lasher Jan 2013 #4

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Maybe you can find each one and personally make fun of them! n-t Logical Jan 2013 #8

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I live in Arizona. It's called "the stupid motorist law" panader0 Jan 2013 #19

I have often found..... Logical Jan 2013 #20

I think you have a despicable attitude. kwassa Jan 2013 #22

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weird how dusty, hot Palmdale can be near snow and frozen lakes Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #24

Palmdale and the Antelope valley is 2600 feet up in the air. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #25

No, you are not right. kwassa Jan 2013 #34

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OK ..... kwassa Jan 2013 #40

~!~ kentauros Jan 2013 #41

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All right, I apologize. kentauros Jan 2013 #43

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Wow. It's an honor to meet someone who is perfect in every way, and has never made Sheldon Cooper Jan 2013 #29

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Oh FFS! Wind Dancer Jan 2013 #30

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You're just horrible and mean. And mean and horrible. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #45

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Other side of the Pass is correct. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #50

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I wish they'd laid down too, but jeez, you make it sound like a character flaw CreekDog Jan 2013 #69

Yes, you are sorry. kentauros Jan 2013 #32

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How long would you have waited? flvegan Jan 2013 #57

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So...who died? flvegan Jan 2013 #63

That is really mean of you. Whisp Jan 2013 #73

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You took quite the pummeling here Whisp Jan 2013 #76

That's what happens when people don't know what they're doing Tempest Jan 2013 #5

brrrrr was there last week when i accidently walked on a frozen swimming pool loli phabay Jan 2013 #6

Frozen swimming pool fail Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #12

Dude's lucky he didn't go halfway though... SidDithers Jan 2013 #13

lol mines was an epic fail too especially as the homeowners dog ambled around and was looking at me loli phabay Jan 2013 #14

Scary. How close is that to San Diego?...nt SidDithers Jan 2013 #7

about an hour north of LA CreekDog Jan 2013 #10

Maybe a hundred-fifty miles by road Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #11

Hats off to the brave man in the red jacket who went close in and threw the first rope... Peace Patriot Jan 2013 #18

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I've been there... LWolf Jan 2013 #21

I saw this footage before and was wondering if my kids hedgehog Jan 2013 #26

As a native of Minnesota NickB79 Jan 2013 #27

I broke through the ice one time when I lived in Michigan. Ganja Ninja Jan 2013 #28

Jackson Lake? Xolodno Jan 2013 #33

That was my reaction to most of the "lakes" in CA. Zookeeper Jan 2013 #54

You clearly haven't been out much XemaSab Jan 2013 #64

Compared to Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota? Zookeeper Jan 2013 #65

i didn't know Tahoe, Eagle Lake, Clear Lake were small CreekDog Jan 2013 #70

There are no natural lakes in Los Angeles, despite the Los Angeles Lakers ... kwassa Jan 2013 #78

The point I was making is that there are large, natural lakes in California CreekDog Jan 2013 #80

True. Here is one of my favorites. kwassa Jan 2013 #81

I love June Lake and just about 15 minutes away from one of my favorites: CreekDog Jan 2013 #83

I've driven by Mono ... kwassa Jan 2013 #84

I didn't say that all CA lakes are small, just most. n/t Zookeeper Jan 2013 #86

Yes, we have many, many lakes, but a ton of them would be labled 'ponds' in the east Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #77

In Michigan, they'd be called ponds. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #79

Aside from the Great Lakes, other Michigan lakes are not that large. kwassa Jan 2013 #82

No, our mountains got compressed and stripped by glaciers. knitter4democracy Jan 2013 #85

yeah, I am from the northwest suburbs of Detroit kwassa Jan 2013 #88

I've seen Lake Tahoe and, yes, it's surrounded by beautiful mountains, Zookeeper Jan 2013 #87

There's no such thing as safe ice. Kaleva Jan 2013 #44

I would be freaking out..... MzShellG Jan 2013 #46

I'm glad everyone was ok. Otherwise I'd feel guilty listening to yackity sax while watching it. JVS Jan 2013 #49

All you need is some Benny Hill music former-republican Jan 2013 #51

Wait...hold on, we're faulting rescuers now? flvegan Jan 2013 #53

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As much as I don't like it, yes, it seems so. flvegan Jan 2013 #58

To be a rescuer, you have to actually rescue someone. Mariana Jan 2013 #71

WTH?!? It sounds like there are hundreds of people on that dinky lake. Zookeeper Jan 2013 #59

I know it's hard to look at a situation in retrospect and pass judgement; however how did NO ONE... Earth_First Jan 2013 #60

Where can you buy those? Jamastiene Jan 2013 #66

Most sporting goods stores with a selection of ice fishing gear will have them. n/t Earth_First Jan 2013 #68

what the hell are those things? Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #72

Small picks used to pull yourself out of the water. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #75

The lemming effect. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #62

GangDarwin style! n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #67