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Robert Martellino wrote:

We could use some rain out here in Southern California. This place is a
tinderbox.

Southern California is a semi-desert. The Owens Valley water, Colorado
River water, and aqueduct water from the Sacramento River in northern
California are what make southern California possible. When you get a
couple of showers in southern California, you know it's winter. When the
tumble weeds bloom in southern California you know it's spring. People
build homes in the chaparral. The chaparral needs fire for it's seeds to
germinate. Hello, Topanga Canyon and southern California.

Southern California is a semi-desert. It is best not to expect rain.
--
Billy
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