"Down below" refers to anything west of the county line, Sacramento, Stockton, Lodi. Still in comon use by the "Locals". People who come from down below are "Flatlanders". This is one of the reasons I like the "Cat Who" books as they use a lot of the same language. Lee, Amador County Native at the intersection of flotsom and jetsom, west of Desperation, NV (yes I am still here, just lurking)