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Originally Posted by Embraer
are we talking California cold? i'm used to subzero temps....
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No, not that cold, but it does snow out there once in a while. The snow doesn't stay on the ground long.
Very windy most of the year everyday from late morning to well into the evening and sometimes all night. Hot and windy during the summer, like everyday 100 degrees hot and can go much higher.
But, a day with a chilly morning and a balmy mid day with little wind found sometimes in the spring and a little more often in the fall can be one of CA's best days anywhere in the state.
Clear air and azure blue skies that you just don't find everywhere. Alas, it doesn't last long. In fact, the best way to live in the desert is probably summed up in Willie Nelson's song where he said cowboys like clear mountain mornings and smoky old pool rooms. If I lived there, I'd be up every day before dawn and outside. I'd be inside most afternoons with a beverage. It's a great place to work indoors.
I think people out there are different and would not move away too easily. It's not too hard to find a cowboy mentality in the desert and I don't get the idea that the cops spend much time walking the beat making friends with the population.
Crime can be a factor. You do want to live in the best place you can afford and drive a car you can afford to lose to the elements.