First snow

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., pengolodh_sc at y... wrote:
> Had the weather-reoprt just now.  At home (whence I come - net where 
> I am right now), they ahd the first snowfall today.  It was enough 
> snow to build big snowmen and fight snowballl-wars.  It is now only 
> eight months until the snowing season is over....

Here in Southern California, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this 
week had triple-digit highs (the high temperature of the day was 
barely 100F Downtown, somewhat cooler near the beach of course, and 
hotter on the desert) and I am VERY GLAD that today and the five-day 
forecast got down to highs in the 80s. I HATE heat. I HATE stepping 
out of a nice air conditioned bus or office building into an Oven! I 
*suppose* that they're telling the truth when they say that, contrary 
to my perception, we were blessed with an unusually cool summer this 
year (reducing the need for air conditioning, hence the need for 
electricity, thus making it possible for consumer conservation to 
eliminate rolling blackouts): there were very few days over 100F 
except in the desert.