sanchita

who is ready to say goodbye to winter? i love winter but i hate the fog.
the fog is so bad here that i can just barely see across the street.
and last week nothing but floods. that is how it is out here in california..
weather is just bad...

littlemissattitude

So, Sanchita. You're in the Valley, aren't you? Up north in the Sacramento Valley, or down here in the San Joaquin Valley?

I hear you about the fog. My mother and I went out to dinner tonight, and when we came out of the restaurant about 7:15 p.m., it was already getting thick. I do have to say, however, that the past three days have been almost spring-like - I even had the bedroom windows thrown wide open all afternoon today. Of course, as you know, that can depend on which block you're on. About 9 this morning the sun was out and shining here at home, but a couple of miles away at the airport visibilitiy was practically zero.

As far as the rain goes, our planters flooded, but that was about it. In other parts of town, though, there were flooded streets, flooded houses, pretty much flooded everything. I think they said on the news that something like 15 flood control basins overflowed.

Alexa

I would like to say good-bye winter, but I'm afraid I have to deal with it for another 5 months. The snow began in november and it seems it will keep it that way till the end of the season. We are practically buried in snow.

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sanchita

yes littlemiss i am in the san joaquin valley...our floods were bad last week
the roads in fresno were closed of to the airport the water actually reached the windows to many cars....i dont live in town so it didnt get that bad out here....
i live on the west side where most of california's crops are....the rain was good for the crops but for me Oh No.....also while last week we had storms we were on tornado watch...we have alot of tornado watches "but never any tornados"....
which i am happy for......i cant wait for spring....love it.....even if i could just have that one spring morning i would be soooo greatful.....

littlemissattitude

Figures that it flooded out by the airport. In fact, now that you mention it, I remember seeing one of the local reporters out there reporting on the flooding the other day. McKinley floods every time it rains even a little bit. A friend of mine used to work at a sandwich shop on McKinley and one time when I tried to go visit him, my car nearly floated away - and it hadn't rained all that much.

Ah, out that way, eh? I lived in Firebaugh a couple of summers when I was a kid - my father was a produce inspector for the state, and they sent him up here from where we lived then in southern California to inspect the melons and grapes, mostly. We also lived in Madera a couple of summers. Then, after my father died, my mother and I moved to Sanger, where my mother grew up. We lived there for years and years (and I hated it), but we're in Fresno now - in fact, I'm not all that far from the airport, close enough that I can hear the planes revving up to take off at night sometimes.

It's very cool to find someone in this general area on the forum. :biggrin:

sanchita

littlemiss that is so cool, i didnt know you were in fresno....that is so cool...i am actually in between coalinga and mendota....so about 45 minutes from firebaugh.....
girl i got my spring day today...it is beautiful out...i love it.....it is nice to know someone here is around the same place that i am.....
never thought....

littlemissattitude

I'm glad you got your nice day today, Sanchita. It was pretty here, too. A few too many clouds for my taste, but it was fairly sunny most of the day.

With everyone on this forum flung all over the world - Canada, Europe, India - it's almost unreal to find someone here who is so close. Very cool. :biggrin: