Pleasanton Games

[bchunter]

I'd really like to make those games some day. Even if it is 80 or 90 there, it ain't like 80 or 90 here, for sure.

[OC Richard]

OK, but aren't you talking about SFO? Just 11 miles inland, in Pleasanton, it can reach 100F.

Yes it dawned on me one day that it seems to be a West Coast thing: take a city which sits right on the coast, which has a very mild climate including rather cool summers, and have some sort of Scottish association there, but have that association's Games take place many miles inland where it's 20 or 30 degrees hotter than in the city itself.

Are the San Diego Games held in San Diego, which has one of the mildest climates on Earth? No indeed, they're far off in an inland valley cut off from all sea breezes and far hotter than San Diego itself.

San Francisco has an amazing climate. It can be cool and foggy on days where a few miles inland it can be 90 or 100 degrees. Hold their Games in the cool weather of the city? No way! Hold them in an inland valley where's it's far hotter, in places like Santa Rosa and Pleasanton.

I've not been to the Seattle/Enumclaw Games but I understand the same thing is happening there.

The Los Angeles area Games are the exception among our largest Games, being held in Costa Mesa, which is near the coast and cool, though some years the Games are held in Pomona, a hot inland valley.

Sorry for the rant... it just occured to me not long ago that this pattern seems to exist with most of the largest Games on the US West Coast.

[Farlander]

OK, but aren't you talking about SFO? Just 11 miles inland, in Pleasanton, it can reach 100F.

Sure can. The last couple days, it was well over 100F!

All in all though, this has been the mildest summer in some 20 years. This weekend it is expected to be in the 70's. What will the following weekend be like? It is a roll of the dice, but 70's or 80's is more likely than 90's or 100's.

[Dale Seago]

Sure can. The last couple days, it was well over 100F!

All in all though, this has been the mildest summer in some 20 years. This weekend it is expected to be in the 70's. What will the following weekend be like? It is a roll of the dice, but 70's or 80's is more likely than 90's or 100's.

Agreed. Last year, at 3 PM on Saturday, it was 75 degrees. . .

[Farlander]

Does it seem odd to anyone that here is coming up the largest games this side of the pond, and here on the largest kilted forum, all we have is about a dozen or so posts? (and at that, mostly just pontificating about the weather...)

Well, keeping up with tradition, today is ~103 degrees in Plesanton! It is due to cool down a little by the weekend; 80's and low 90's is now looking likely.

Perhaps not the best weather for my spiffy new 9 yard 16 oz. Strome tank? It might be good pith helmet weather thoughith:!

[MacMillans son]

Ok Gang,

I'll be there all day Saturday. Friend and kilt maker Donna Willy, and her husband John, are competing in individual and band piping so I will be there early to cheer them on! I look forward to meeting folks near clan MacNaughton's tent . I assume Panache and company are staffing a tent but have not confirmed with him. I would be happy to cover a "shift" if needed.

See you there!

Brooke

[kiltimabar]

I'll see you all on Saturday; my wife Ann is coming too.

[Jaem]

Labor Day is the one time of year I actually wish I was in California. Hope all are having a good time at the games and staying in the shade!

[Dale Seago]

Sigh.

Well, I was there yesterday with couple of my former students, one from 20 years ago and one from a couple of years ago (who's about to return to training):

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Neither had ever had meat pies or Scotch eggs, and I was pleased to facilitate that introduction. But alas, we never got over to the clan tents area.

[macshorty]

Did anyone get a chance to check out Albannach?