IT'S ALL RELATIVE

I traveled from Michigan to spend the Thanksgiving holidays in Los Angeles. My son's mother-in-law, Linda, hosted Thanksgiving dinner. Linda decided to purchase plastic patio chairs for extra seating as about thirty people were expected. So, in addition to last minute food purchases we shopped for plastic patio chairs. No chairs were found at Costco, Home Depot, or two supermarkets. When we arrived home, I called Target and Walmart. No one had the chairs and can you guess why! "Plastic patio chairs are seasonal"...they were no longer on the sales floors but stored until spring. What! In Michigan seasonal changes are drastic and obvious. Are those subtle temperature fluctuations in Los Angeles actually called seasons? Do retailers realize their customers actually use their patios year-round? Isn't that the point of living in Southern California!