"Winter"

California is spoiled silly. Having lived in the midwest, I know what "winter" is like there. Zero or subzero temperatures are routine, and this is in Fahrenheit, not Celsius. I spoke with a friend in Chicago today, and with another friend in Columbus on Sunday, and the temperatures are about -10 F there. The temperature here in "winter" does not get below 50 F during daytime. And this causes the local new channels to warn people about the "cold spell"!