# I am an LA girl to my marrow, and I cannot take much more... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2015, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839 "2015-01-03T08:27:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/101 "2015-01-08T23:50:02Z")
It doesn’t matter what part of the country you live in. Anything under 70F is not fit for human existence. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/102 "2015-01-09T00:01:06Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > It doesn’t matter what part of the country you live in. Anything under 70F is not fit for human existence. Many of us would beg to differ with you. IMHO, anything over 80F is disgusting. Vive la différence! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/103 "2015-01-09T03:53:08Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > We prefer Barbarians. > Welcome to Paradise. I’ve been here for going on 25 years. > > The original Kahuna Grill in Goleta is still around. SB has some excellent restaurants but not so much with certain types of food. Thanks. I am exceptionally pleased to be here, although I will admit I miss my frequent noodle fix. There seems to be a shortage of good pho and ramen places. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/104 "2015-01-09T06:54:51Z")
Yesterday morning it was -6 with a wind chill of -24. I thought briefly about turning the heat on, but figured, nah, and put on another sweater. There’s an advantage to living on the top floor of a 2-flat with a basement apartment. Heat rises. Thank you downstairs neighbors! They’re from the Philippines and can’t stand the cold so they crank up their heat. I do have a radiant space heater in the bathroom, and a heated throw that I turn on a few minutes before heading to bed so I don’t have to get into a cold bed. I have to turn it off before I get into bed or else I’ll get way too hot when my body heat takes over. The computer room stays fairly warm and that’s where the cat sleeps. I love both LA and New York. I could live in either place. I love Chicago but it is a bit of a compromise, with all the big city stuff I love, but cheaper. It’s 16 degrees now. Practically summer. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/105 "2015-01-09T18:51:08Z")
It was -5 degrees F last night here in St. Paul, Minnesota, and I went outside naked. Twice. This is the truth. Also true: I spent all the time between my two bouts of nakedness in a 104 degree F hot tub … ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/106 "2015-01-09T19:05:38Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > It doesn’t matter what part of the country you live in. Anything under 70F is not fit for human existence. It’s wicked tough to ski at temps above 60 or so. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/107 "2015-01-09T19:30:03Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > Thanks. I am exceptionally pleased to be here, although I will admit I miss my frequent noodle fix. There seems to be a shortage of good pho and ramen places. You’re not going to be real happy with the Pho choices but try Saigon Noodle House in Goleta or Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant which has a couple of locations. There is a new Ramen place on lower State called Sakura that I haven’t tried but I have heard good things. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/108 "2015-01-09T22:25:14Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > You’re not going to be real happy with the Pho choices but try Saigon Noodle House in Goleta or Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant which has a couple of locations. > > There is a new Ramen place on lower State called Sakura that I haven’t tried but I have heard good things. So far, the winner for pho is Noodle City in Goleta. I’ll check out Sakura, thanks. Black Sheep has a pretty good ramen option, but it’s not a great drop-in place and isn’t open for lunch, I don’t think. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/109 "2015-01-10T00:22:20Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Many of us would beg to differ with you. IMHO, anything over 80F is disgusting. > Vive la différence! 🙂 At least in fall/winter and part of spring I can crawl into bed and be extraordinarily comfortable. I hate sleeping during the summer. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/110 "2015-01-10T06:14:21Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > It doesn’t matter what part of the country you live in. Anything under 70F is not fit for human existence. Pussy. 😉 You haven’t lived until you’ve gone trick or treating in the snow. (It’s 4 degrees here, -9 if you count the windchill.) ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/111 "2015-01-10T08:32:13Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > At least in fall/winter and part of spring I can crawl into bed and be extraordinarily comfortable. I hate sleeping during the summer. Total agreement. Sleeping in the heat is completely miserable. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839/112 "2015-01-10T20:44:29Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > It doesn’t matter what part of the country you live in. Anything under 70F is not fit for human existence. Substitute “over” for “under” and you have my agreement. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-an-la-girl-to-my-marrow-and-i-cannot-take-much-more/708839.md?page=5)