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58. I hear ya! Grew up in Pasadena, lived on Calif. Central coast.. Stuck in Seattle now...

Mon Nov 5, 2012, 02:34 AM

Nov 2012

SO tired of cold and rain and gray and damp and dark. And what is with all this black slime and moss all over my driveway.

Going back to California as soon as possible.. If you grow up in Southern california, it's too hard to forget what that's like.

Sending 'warmer than Virigina" thoughts your way. Was just in California a few weeks ago, and had In n Out burger and fries at a park on the beach. Sending some of that your way, too.

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I hate being cold. [View all] Flaxbee Nov 2012 OP

Did you see snow during your time in CA ? n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #1

Once or twice -- we lived not too far from Forest Falls / Big Bear when I was in high school Flaxbee Nov 2012 #2

I went camping in Forest Falls once Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #64

We were raised in Michigan. At one point, MiddleFingerMomSis lived in Southern California. MiddleFingerMom Nov 2012 #3

lol! Flaxbee Nov 2012 #4

Me too. The first time my neice ever saw snow was when she came up from home to visit us here. nolabear Nov 2012 #5

Oh, I can't sleep in socks. My right foot is my SCUBA device: self-contained undercover breathing Flaxbee Nov 2012 #6

You are in VA, and you think you are cold? Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #8

I know, I'm a total wimp Flaxbee Nov 2012 #11

I am a total wimp about cold too. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #13

Glad to hear that about Sammy. My late NYC-girlfriend-kitty, Clarisse, was CRAZY Flaxbee Nov 2012 #15

Sammy is incredibly friendly and outgoing.... Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #17

Oh dear, poor fella. That must be an ordeal Flaxbee Nov 2012 #20

You are right, not many cats have gland problems. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #31

International Falls, Mn Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #65

America's Icebox. n/t geardaddy Nov 2012 #71

Is that where you are? Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #74

South of there ...I have been there ... and people do live there Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #75

My Ex refers to me as the "Sock Nest Monster" because he kept finding sox in bed.. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #59

I sleep in socks 9 months of the year! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #54

We are opposite argiel1234 Nov 2012 #7

I don't really like "hot" either, but I'll take that over freezing... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #9

SoCal is too hot for me! We are Devo Nov 2012 #33

Pasadena does get to 'baking' in the summer... good friends of mine are in Alta Dena Flaxbee Nov 2012 #36

Yeah, we had We are Devo Nov 2012 #45

ah, yes, Altadena Flaxbee Nov 2012 #47

I had a vintage apt in South Pasadena (amazing place, btw) but NO a/c progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #62

I'm in So. Pasadena, actually.. We are Devo Nov 2012 #69

Grew up in Pasadena. LOVE that town, but too hot. Eugene gets nasty hot in the Summer tho. progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #61

I couldn't live there We are Devo Nov 2012 #70

LOL, I have a friend like you....loves cold and I hate it. Curmudgeoness Nov 2012 #18

you sound like my husband fizzgig Nov 2012 #10

One of my best friends is in Montana ... and I will only visit her from May - September :) Flaxbee Nov 2012 #12

i don't think i'd go up there in the dead of winter fizzgig Nov 2012 #14

yeah, I've heard that concern, too - hoping the car will crank. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #16

most Montanans have a heater that is installed in the car -- plug it in every night grasswire Nov 2012 #60

Grew up in South Florida. RebelOne Nov 2012 #19

I do like the seasons and agree - 80 degrees in December feels weird. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #21

I live in Cherokee County, which is totally red. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #22

That is one of many reasons I moved to Tucson. Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #23

Definitely nice and warm in Tucson! Flaxbee Nov 2012 #24

The coolest part is that the heat may get above 100, but... Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2012 #26

I hate being hot. femmocrat Nov 2012 #25

Too hot makes me cranky, too. "Just right" as Goldilocks said... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #30

Me, too! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #55

I can't do extreme heat or cold. My perfect temps are 65-78 progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #63

Ha, You'd Have Died Living MY Childhood, LOL Redlo Nosrep Nov 2012 #27

But I think a lot of it is what you get used to as a kid. I was 'spoiled' by really temperate Flaxbee Nov 2012 #37

Folks think me crazy. Helen Reddy Nov 2012 #28

I saw someone today walking around in shorts. It was probably 42 out, but windy so it felt Flaxbee Nov 2012 #38

Don't know about "sturdy" Helen Reddy Nov 2012 #46

I do too - just be thankful you are not in NE Ohio. Its abysmal here 3/4ths of the year we can do it Nov 2012 #29

Any chance you could be somewhere warmer at some point in your life? Flaxbee Nov 2012 #39

Hoping to move to Rehoboth Beach, DE within 5 years we can do it Nov 2012 #72

I'm with you. alarimer Nov 2012 #32

Aren't you coastal NC, too? Somehow to me, that seems like it'd be colder Flaxbee Nov 2012 #40

Yes, it's cold right now, but they tell me it hardly ever snows. alarimer Nov 2012 #56

Sonia is a very warm kittie at night (and very noisy in the morning!) madinmaryland Nov 2012 #34

Does she wake you up? We don't let our kitties in the room with us at night - 5 piled on the bed Flaxbee Nov 2012 #41

Me too. kiva Nov 2012 #35

Ah, that warm, dry heat. Flaxbee Nov 2012 #42

i hate having a cold orleans Nov 2012 #43

hm. did you like it? Cloud Atlas? Flaxbee Nov 2012 #48

ummm...yes and no. n/t orleans Nov 2012 #57

Ah, but you have someone to curl around and warm up with. That's the fringe benefit of cold weather. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #44

True, that (someone to warm up with). And I am a total wimp, I admit.... Flaxbee Nov 2012 #49

I'm not sure if it was White Mountain, but yes, it was in NH. Not where I lived. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #50

I, too, hate being cold, but for the complete madmom Nov 2012 #51

I hate being hot. LWolf Nov 2012 #52

Quit whining, I live in FARGO! Odin2005 Nov 2012 #53

oh, I miss those days Qanisqineq Nov 2012 #66

Spent a winter in Grand Forks Major Nikon Nov 2012 #68

I hear ya! Grew up in Pasadena, lived on Calif. Central coast.. Stuck in Seattle now... progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #58

I hate being hot--and I don't like cold, either. Between about 60 and 75 degrees is what I like. nt raccoon Nov 2012 #67

Pasadena expecting 95 degrees today... We are Devo Nov 2012 #73

I actually prefer the cold... SCALA13 Nov 2012 #76