Cold Enough For Ya?

It's been pretty cold lately hasn't it? Well, for all of my fellow native Californians (all two of you), here's a temperature scale that I got from a New England friend to keep things in perspective.

COLD WEATHER

60 above zero. Floridians turn the heat on. People
in New England plant gardens.

50 above zero. Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in New England sunbathe.

40 above zero. Italian and English cars won't start. People in New
England drive with the windows down.

32 above zero. Distilled water freezes. Moosehead
Lake's water gets thicker.

20 above zero. Floridians don coats, thermal
underwear, gloves and hats. People in New England throw on a flannel
shirt.

15 above zero. New York landlords finally turn on
the heat. People in New England have the last cookout before it
turns cold.

Zero. People in Miami die - or return to Cuba. New
Englanders close the windows.

10 below zero. Californians go to Mexico. People
in New England get out their Winter coats.

25 below zero. Hollywood disintegrates. Girl Scouts in New England
are selling cookies door to door.

40 below zero. Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in New England let the dogs sleep inside.

100 below zero. Santa Claus abandons the North
Pole. People in New England get frustrated because "the caah won't staaht".

275 below zero. All atomic motion stops. (Absolute zero on the Kelvin scale).
People in New England start saying, "cold 'nuff for ya?"

as the other native californian, i assume you are talking about me. =)

I love this joke... [bump] time to bring it out of the archives for a day or two.

Wow, I totally don't remember reading that! =P They said it was supposed to be 21 last night -- you gotta admit, that's pretty damn cold for this part of California! I mean, that's way below freezing! And I thought I'd never have to worry about needing windshield wiper fluid for temps below 32!

Actually, you have at least two more native Californians. Larry and I are both natives.

And yes, it's darn cold!

another native here. in fact my family is native to United States before they were so United.

And it is never too cold. We only ask that we see the sun every once in a while. Where else in the world can you go from the ocean surfing to the mountains to snow ski?

Wow, didya see the pictures posted on the Mercury News site?

Frozen orange trees, ducks walking on ice, fish swimming under ice:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews...er/16467677.htm

I have oranges, lemons, and tropicals. I never experience any cold damage. Do any of you experience damage and what got damaged?

I see people taking precautions but they are not even doing it right. You need to put something between the plastic and the plant like a sheet. Plastic keeps it dry but doesn't stop the freezing.

I'll have to see how much damage the weather has done to our 3 lemon trees, but I reckon it's done some. Our calla lillies in the backyard look terrible (the recent growth is dying back), so I assume that the weather has been cold enough to do them some damage.

Does anyone know what to look for when examining fruit that is possibly frost damaged? Does it just rot? (You see, this is the true sign that I'm not a native Californian....)