tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238868.post6577709151021439932..comments2023-05-20T05:56:09.478-07:00Comments on Is this thing on?: I did tell you I was born in Texas, right?Jan Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11995627057411256306noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238868.post-54809321111183528842007-02-07T05:37:00.000-08:002007-02-07T05:37:00.000-08:00Kent, believe it or not, there are basements in so...Kent, believe it or not, there are basements in some houses out here. I suspect most in Southern California were built before the 1933 earthquake, and by people from other parts of the country who just couldn't imagine living in a house without one.<br /><br />As for furnaces, climate varies so much all over the state, but in the relatively small part of the state that makes up Los Angeles we do get cold weather now and then. I mention one of our most famous cold snaps in Bloodlines, when there was snow in Downtown Los Angeles in April. <br />We're having a really strange winter this year -- very cold (for us, tanning weather for you). In LA it got down to 37 F (just under 3 C) two weeks ago. A few days ago, it was 89 F (almost 32 C).<br /><br />Anyway, I forwarded a copy of your comment to Tim, and he is now determined to see Paperback Hero. <br />Congrats on the recovery of the Playboys. Hope none of the girls mildewed.Jan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995627057411256306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28238868.post-26765215267725460192007-02-04T11:59:00.000-08:002007-02-04T11:59:00.000-08:00Kent, good to hear from you! I suppose if it's th...Kent, good to hear from you! I suppose if it's that cold there, you've bundled up and put on a long-sleeved t-shirt.<br /><br />The old hockey gear and clothing doesn't get touched. I leave it in there to keep insect and rodent life out of the garage -- nothing can live for long once it comes within a 100-ft radius of the hockey stuff.Jan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995627057411256306noreply@blogger.com