>Yep, there was snow in Bakersfield. They closed down I-5 for a
>hundred miles. Something about you can't drive on, get this, 6 inches
of
>snow. ... out here it is a catastrophe.
In '93 I was stationed at Fort Irwin and the NTC (east of Barstow, CA, in
the high desert), and was driving back from Victorville, while it snowed
-- maybe 3" total accumulation. I was driving along, minding my own
business, when I got flagged over by the CHP.
"Road's closed."
"Why?"
"Too dangerous with this snow."
"Snow? Back home, this isn't even a hard frost."
He walked around to my front bumper, looked at my Iowa plates, and waved
me on.
I personally am of the opinion that the state of California, while it has
many fine residents, is basically unprepared for anything but earthquakes
or fires. They get a little rain, some snow, maybe a twister or two,
and, heck, they just get all excited....
And what's up with refusing to use a turn signal? Is it akin to warning
your enemies?
; )
Rich (who really is just kidding)
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