The Weather.

We had record-breaking weather for Christmas. It hit 69 degrees at my parents' house. It was weird. Today was chillier but not by much. It was cloudy as well. Kind of blah.
 
Weather prediction for Southern California for much of next week:

Rain
Heavy rain
More heavy rain
Light showers
More rain
Heavy rain
Light showers
Break in the rain
Then rain again
Mudslides
Floods
More mudslides
More flooding
Probable power outages across the region
Wet, wet, wet streets
Weathercasters on TV saying "batten down the hatches" and "get your umbrella ready" over and over and over again
Continuous news footage of rain falling on the pavement somewhere in the San Fernando Valley
A field reporter wearing a raincoat she had to either buy for the newscast or dig out of mothballs standing on a street corner somewhere in L.A. talking about all the rain and when some downed power lines nearby will be fixed.
News footage of debris in the road that needs to be cleared.
Newscasters reminding viewers for the hundredth time that no matter how much rain we get, it STILL won't end the drought.
A random Angeleno interviewed for the news complaining about all the rain! (Probably the same guy interviewed a year ago complaining about water rationing because of the drought.)
Newscasters reminding viewers to drive carefully on rain-soaked streets and freeways
News footage of a gruesome rain-related car accident to underscore the point
More rain
More mudslides
More flooding
 
@Amy SF, so scary about the mudslides. :( Is your area vulnerable?

My husband grew up outsude of San Jose pretty much directly on the San Andreas fault, and he said everyone there used to joke about the Big One. They didn't have a mudslide worry though to my knowledge.
 
Yikes, Amy! I hope your area is OK.
It actually felt like winter today. I went out for some groceries and had to wear a hat and gloves. :)
 
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Well, it is not really summer yet, still ...
 
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Indeed it has, KLS. The wind was nasty today, so it felt like single digits outside. Blech. :D
 
Too cold too soon! The price we pay for the temps being so unseasonably mild for so long. I woke up more than a few times during the night and the sound of the wind was crazy. Sounded like a blizzard but without the snow, lol.
 
It's unseasonably mild here. Of the birds, normally only the little chickadees stay for the winter. This year, so far, the sparrows have decided to stick around. I have abut 50 sparrows living in a bush outside my front window. I don't know if they'll stay for the whole winter or not. I've been buying seed for them.
 
Too cold too soon! The price we pay for the temps being so unseasonably mild for so long. I woke up more than a few times during the night and the sound of the wind was crazy. Sounded like a blizzard but without the snow, lol.
Agreed! I wanted to walk outside for my workout this morning, but no way; it was 8 degrees when I left for the gym. Sheesh, could we just ease a bit into it? That said, it's supposed to be 40 tomorrow, lol!
 
Agreed! I wanted to walk outside for my workout this morning, but no way; it was 8 degrees when I left for the gym. Sheesh, could we just ease a bit into it? That said, it's supposed to be 40 tomorrow, lol!
Sounds good to me! Two days of freezing cold is enough for me. If I can't have snow, give me 45 degrees lol.

This is what I woke up to yesterday morning...
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A bit much. I don't get how it was 57 in the house when the thermostat was set at 64...and my hubby does heating and air conditioning for a living! Sheesh!
 
Yikes, KLS! That's nippy for sure. I am glad it's sunny today, though I haven't been outside. I don't think the temps are as advertised. It's also freezing in my office. I like the location of my desk (against a wall), but I suffer with very cold air, as to keep the center of the office from getting too hot, they freeze the bejeesus out of us on the outer walls.
 
Today is bright and sunny and not frigid. It is supposed to get up to 40-ish degrees today. I hope it does. I want to take a walk at lunch.
 
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