Posted on 08/07/2003 7:38:01 PM PDT by Apolitical
Small wonder this state is tanking as hard as it is. It's already hit rock bottom...now it's skidding a few thousand yards by sheer momentum alone.
Of course the voters would elect a "Davis Lite"--what else would you expect from voters in a state with so much overpopulation?
I suppose I fell for the lies of many a self-described Republican in California who insisted that they were as conservative as any other Republican; that the abberations of this state were anomalous and that they were the "actual majority"; and that they would rally around a true conservative candidate in a heartbeat.
...but along came Arnold "Total RINO" Schwarzenegger and *poof*, it was like a DU convention...even on a number of threads here on FR.
-Jay
How conservative--in matters of money, right?
I expect they wouldn't think of disturbing legalized vices like gambling and prostitution--that would be bad for income.
I suspect the kind of "conservative" you're thinking of, is the kind to whom money is the measure of all things--even of principle.
That's true now, but one meets so few California natives. We've been building up to this for a long time.
...but along came Arnold "Total RINO" Schwarzenegger and *poof*, it was like a DU convention...even on a number of threads here on FR.
Might it be your observation that those so-called republicans think making money is all there is to being a conservative?
Move over.
Very cool! I may have to get one. Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina are on my list of places to look for computer support work and generally check out.
My ancestors fought in the Revolution at King's Mountain, SC, amongst other places. It's definitely going to get a visit!
Thanks for the tip. I am going to be staying temporarily in NYC, maybe for a couple of months. I don't know if I'm going to get plates for just that short time there, before I move on South.
I know, I have some concern about that. I do have a secret weapon though. I have an extremely keen ear for accent and dialect. In a week or two, I will sound like I was born wherever I happen to be at the time. I just pick it up without realizing it.
Thank you! I am going to be driving the southern route, and I plan to take it easy and see the sights along the way. I am thinking of using a laptop and my digital camera and doing a 'trek across America' webpage, updating it from motel room connections as I go along.
We're getting a lot of them in Arizona, too. What they can sell a dumpy California house for will buy a substantial estate here, so home builders are raking in a fortune. On the othe hnd, we worry about Californians changing our political climate.
The latest "East German" to consider leaving for Arizona is -- my mother.
Please spread the word about this. West and north Phoenix is already a sea of Californians stretching over the horizon. While you're at it, be sure not to tell anyone about the cool high country parts of the state.
Cool parts of Arizona? What, did you find a deep cave? Even Flagstaff at 7000 feet cooks in the summer.....Don't get me wrong. Arizona is nice, but for me, only in Feburary. Hell, California's high desert is too hot for me in the summer and compared to Arizona, it's cool.. But don't feel too bad, you guys in Arizona may only have another three months of your solar living hell.
That reminds me, we had friends that moved to the Phoenix area about two years ago. They call us every once in a while, admitting they made a mistake, they just cannot deal with the heat, and their kids hate them for the move can't understand why they would leave almost perfect, year round weather of Southern California, and go to Phoenix. He was offered a slightly better paying job, but you see they made the mistake of going to Arizona in the winter, and never knew how bad the summers really were. Now my buddies wife is pissed, as they can't afford to move back to where they were in So Cal, which was a pretty nice area. The family is not happy at all. Everytime we turn around, we hear she is here visting her relatives. LOL!
True story......
Station:(023010) FLAGSTAFF WSO AP | |||||||||||||||
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Monthly Averages | Daily Extremes | Monthly Extremes | Max. Temp. | Min. Temp. | |||||||||||
Max. | Min. | Mean | High | Date | Low | Date | Highest Mean |
Year | Lowest Mean |
Year | >= 90 F |
<= 32 F |
<= 32 F |
<= 0 F |
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F | F | F | F | dd/yyyy or yyyymmdd |
F | dd/yyyy or yyyymmdd |
F | - | F | - | # Days | # Days | # Days | # Days | |
January | 42.7 | 15.9 | 29.3 | 66 | 30/1971 | -22 | 04/1971 | 37.1 | 103 | 22.2 | *** | 0.0 | 4.2 | 30.4 | 2.8 |
February | 45.3 | 18.0 | 31.7 | 71 | 26/1986 | -23 | 01/1985 | 37.2 | 95 | 22.5 | *** | 0.0 | 2.4 | 27.7 | 1.3 |
March | 49.7 | 21.7 | 35.7 | 73 | 31/1966 | -16 | 04/1966 | 41.8 | 89 | 26.8 | *** | 0.0 | 1.4 | 29.7 | 0.6 |
April | 58.1 | 27.1 | 42.6 | 80 | 07/1989 | -2 | 02/1975 | 50.4 | 89 | 36.2 | 75 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 24.7 | 0.0 |
May | 67.6 | 33.7 | 50.6 | 89 | 31/2002 | 14 | 06/1975 | 56.8 | 84 | 44.9 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
June | 78.0 | 41.1 | 59.5 | 96 | 26/1970 | 22 | 02/1951 | 66.5 | 74 | 53.0 | 65 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
July | 81.8 | 50.3 | 66.0 | 97 | 05/1973 | 32 | 05/1955 | 70.0 | 102 | 61.7 | 55 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
August | 79.2 | 49.1 | 64.1 | 92 | 01/1977 | 24 | 23/1968 | 66.9 | 95 | 59.5 | 68 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
September | 73.9 | 41.3 | 57.6 | 90 | 01/1950 | 23 | 21/1955 | 61.5 | 56 | 53.0 | 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
October | 63.6 | 30.9 | 47.2 | 85 | 01/1980 | -2 | 30/1971 | 52.5 | 88 | 38.6 | 71 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 18.9 | 0.0 |
November | 51.1 | 22.0 | 36.6 | 74 | 08/1973 | -13 | 18/1958 | 42.3 | 95 | 29.6 | 72 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 28.0 | 0.4 |
December | 43.7 | 16.3 | 30.0 | 68 | 11/1950 | -23 | 08/1978 | 39.8 | 80 | 21.9 | 72 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 30.0 | 2.1 |
Annual | 61.2 | 30.6 | 45.9 | 97 | 19730705 | -23 | 19781208 | 49.4 | 81 | 43.4 | 79 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 208.4 | 7.1 |
Winter | 43.9 | 16.7 | 30.3 | 71 | 19860226 | -23 | 19781208 | 37.4 | 81 | 24.2 | 79 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 88.0 | 6.1 |
Spring | 58.5 | 27.5 | 43.0 | 89 | 20020531 | -16 | 19660304 | 48.8 | 89 | 39.0 | 75 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 67.8 | 0.6 |
Summer | 79.6 | 46.8 | 63.2 | 97 | 19730705 | 22 | 19510602 | 66.6 | 81 | 60.5 | 65 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
Fall | 62.9 | 31.4 | 47.1 | 90 | 19500901 | -13 | 19581118 | 50.6 | 77 | 41.7 | 71 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 49.5 | 0.4 |
How funny, we are always telling people here how nice and mild the weather is in Arizona, and it never gets over 90 and it's a dry heat, and we usually go on to tell them how green and lush everything is...
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