We don't have any mosquitoes in SOCAL because we don't have any
fresh water - other than that which comes out of a 6-inch hole
1060 feet deep (at least at my house, anyway).
Now, where I grew up in South Louisiana...THOSE are mosquitoes!!!
73,
Dan KB5MY/6
Ramona, CA (~40 mi. NE of San Diego)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Steve Katz
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:58
> To: 'Joe Reisert'; Hsu, Aaron; towertalk@contesting.com
> Cc: 'Larry McDavid'
> Subject: RE: [Towertalk] UV in So. Cal. - was "Coastal Corrosion"
>
>
>
> If the West Nile virus lands in Los Angeles, it will have to be carried by
> something other than mosquitos, since we don't have any. Last
> time I saw a
> mosquito in L.A. it was flying in slow circles, obviously lost. -WB2WIK/6
> in sunny L.A.
>
>
> > Larry may also suffer from SKIN CANCER in sunny California. If he waits
> > another year, the West Nile Virus (which is now working its way
> Westward)
> > will be there so watch out for mosquitos!
> >
> > BTW, I took a vicious direct lightning hit while living in San
> Jose right
> > in the middle of the valley around 1968. It's rare but does
> happen. I lost
> >
> > lots of gear (and the input coils on my 75A4!).
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Joe, W1JR (ex. WA6TGY and W6FZJ)
> >
> > At 10:28 AM 9/3/2002 -0700, Hsu, Aaron wrote:
> > >I am a native So. Californian and since Larry is a
> "transplant", I *know*
> >
> > >that he left out an environmental challenge he may not have experienced
> > yet...
> > >
> > >Earthquakes
> > >
> > >However, I think he might have noticed the 4.6 magnitude
> "tembler" just
> > >past midnight today (9/3/2002 @ 12:08am) centered in Yorba
> Linda (just a
> > >few miles NE of Anaheim). <g>
> > >
> > >73,
> > >
> > > - Aaron Hsu, NN6O (ex-KD6DAE)
> > > Alhambra, CA - "Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley"
> > > About 20 miles NW of Anaheim
> > >
> > >p.s. And let's not forget our great air quality! (smog, smog,
> smog). =P
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Larry McDavid [mailto:lmcdavid@lmceng.com]
> > >Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 9:16 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Coastal Corrosion
> > >
> > >*** snip ***
> > >
> > >Older and wiser, I now live in Los Angeles. We don't have rain or
> > >lightning or even weather; snow we keep in the mountains, an hour's
> > >drive away. The really tough environmental challenge is UV
> from the sun.
> > >Watch out for those plastic antenna parts and for the cable jackets!
> > >
> > >*** snip ***
> > >
> > >Best wishes,
> > >
> > >Larry McDavid W6FUB
> > >Anaheim, CA (20 miles southeast of Los Angeles, near Disneyland)
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