Not something you see every day / myLot

United States

February 3, 2016 7:38am CST

At least not here in southern California. I usually leave early in the morning and go to Starbucks to write. It seldom gets below freezing, though maybe once or twice over the winter, we may notice frost on a few of the neighbors' roofs. The other morning, I got up to leave for Starbucks and found frost on the roof of my car. I had to run my fingers in it for a bit. I took the picture a little later, after the sun had risen. The frost was still there.

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scheng1

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

3 Feb 16

Wow, that sounds great for the state. I read that forest fires raged on and on because of hot and dry weather. With this kind of frost, the firefighters can finally take a break.

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

3 Feb 16

Happily, the fires have been out for a while. They come in summer and fall, but they're starting to come earlier and last longer every year.

Marlina

@marlina (154129)

• Canada

3 Feb 16

Here in Canada where I live, not unusual at all.

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

3 Feb 16

No, I imagine not. I grew up in Wisconsin and in upstate New York so I'm familiar with the snow and cold. It's just not usual for this part of the country.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

3 Feb 16

What it must be like to live somewhere where frost is an event!

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

3 Feb 16

That's one reason why so many people move here.

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Sherry

@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

8 Feb 16

I have lived in southern California, now I live in northern California. I would just like to remind people that frost is not a rare even in ALL of California. We are very familiar with the sight of frost here.

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

9 Feb 16

Yes. You have more of a temperate climate up there.

fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29820)

• Momence, Illinois

3 Feb 16

Wow that is unusual for southern Calif. Good you got a pic of it.

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

3 Feb 16

Thanks. I wish I'd done something more creative—drawn a snowflake or something—than merely scribbled with my fingers. Next time.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29820)

• Momence, Illinois

3 Feb 16

@msiduri Yes indeed next time.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

9 Nov 17

I was not sure what the picture was of before and after reading what you wrote I understand. I didn't know you had frost in California.

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

10 Nov 17

California is a big place. It's quite common in the northern part of the state and not all that uncommon in the south where I live on, say roofs of people's houses a couple times a year. But this was the first time I couple recall seeing it on the roof of my car.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130213)

• Israel

12 Nov 17

@msiduri Thanks for explaining Siduri.

marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

3 Feb 16

It sure isn't usual for your part of California. Here we deal with this often.

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Siduri

@msiduri (5687)

• United States

3 Feb 16

My husband is originally from California. He was doing business in Schenectady, NY some years ago and noticed the rental car came with this spatula-like thing he couldn't identify. It snowed overnight. He figured it out when he saw the windshield in the morning.

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