http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081230/ap_on_re_us/hypothermiadeath

The recent storms in California were a mere inconvenience for most of us. A few worried about mudslides after the annual fires, driving fatalities went up and a few space heater/ barb-b-que deaths.
But all in all, I just got looks from people in shorts and flip flops like I was a misplaced lighthouse keeper.
One laughs, mumbles 'only in California.'
And then you read this.