I remember visiting the campus of the Univ of Wisconsin at Madison. In early February. As I was walking from the cafe after getting my morning Starbucks, I had to walk across a Quadrangle to get to the building where I was supposed to be. There was a time/temperature/alerts sign flashing on the Quad that told me it was 0745 and the temperature was -20°F and the Quad was packed with people. I could not believe that human beings would choose to live in that environment, but then I thought (it’s a long way across the Quad, there - you tend to think a lot on long walks) I thought, well, maybe those people in California would long for this weather in the middle of June/July/August, when it’s way too hot to take your convertible out for a ride, even in the evening.
Or not.
Either way, there’s no way in Hell I would ever live there, and here we have pretty leaves that weren’t Fire-charred early in the season. I guess I can put up with an 8-month driving season. Gives me a little time to do things like Armor-All my interior for the next season.