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"The only thing saving the PNW from the masses to our south is the weather."


This is very true. The weather here keeps the population much lower than a lot of other states. And that's a good thing. My guess is that most people who move to the Pacific Northwest, end up moving out because of the gloomy rainy weather.

And the cold here is not like the cold in the Northeast United States. Over here it's a very wet cold and you can feel it to the bone. Bad for arthritis sufferers. In many ways it feels colder here than in the Northeast.

Anyone who doesn't think it rains 9 months of the year here, is in denial.

Face it red_dog... I don't care how many times you keep sayin' it, not everyone is going to agree with your sweeping generalizations about Seattle weather.

I HAVE lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire and believe me, it is a LOT colder there than it is in Seattle.

Loads of people move to Seattle and stay. It's a local joke about everyone here being from somewhere else. Just ask a Seattle native, if you can find one.

And it doesn't rain 9 months of the year. I don't know why this is such a big deal for you to keep pushing this point. By any chance did you move here in the past year? I ask because we did have an unusual stretch of rainy days in a row winter 05/06.

But I'm looking out my window right now and it's sunny in Seattle.

enzian, I am a transplant to Seattle and know Wunda Wunda only by reputation from friends who grew up here.

"Just ask a Seattle native..."

There aren't too many Seattle natives left.

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, Boeing was the only industry in town and when Boeing went down, it took Seattle with it.

Does anyone remember the large sign just outside of town: "Will the last person leaving Seattle please turn out the lights?" Beautiful Queen Anne houses were up for sale for $5000 and nobody was buying. There's a lot to be said for diversifying a city's industrial base.

Of course, Dungeness crabs could be had (cooked) for 50 cents apiece on the Olympic Peninsula. And the rhododendrons and azaleas were just as beautiful then as now. Also most days you could easily see snow coned Mt Rainier in the distance.

Life changes, but the rain cometh as before. I loved Seattle, but the rain drove me away.

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"I HAVE lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire and believe me, it is a LOT colder there than it is in Seattle."

I have lived in all those states too, plus Maine, minus New Hampshire. And yes they do get really cold, but it's a DRY cold. Whereas Seattle has a WET cold. It's a lot different. A wet cold penetrates the body much more than a dry cold.

I think this thread is bringing us good luck... it's been sunny here since it started!

Sunny, yes---but today will still probably count in the records as one of those "more than 200" cloudy days a year. So much for statistics.

I was thinking about this thread today when I was walking all around downtown Seattle, getting tickets for Alvin Ailey (!!!) and the Pacific NW Ballet and the sun was out and all I was wearing was my leather jacket form Spain (well, you know what I mean)...and on the way home in HEAVY TRAFFIC on 520 with Mt. Rainer in all her glory and the Olympics on the other side, and the Cascades, and the water...yes...let's keep up the rumor...it rains here ALL THE TIME!

artlover, enjoy Alvin Ailey, they are here in Portland March 14 & 15th !

I am not saying that it's never sunny in the PNW, but the PNW certainly is very extreme when it comes to gloomy cloudy rainy weather.

Did you know the Olympic National Forest is the only rainforest in all of North America?

***For anyone wondering about Seattle weather....Read this!***


I wasn't wondering. I already know that Seattle weather is miserable and depressing.

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That's not true. I live in a certified rain forest in Georgia. (No kidding)

And it rains more than 2x Seattle, with equal amounts each month. I checked. The stats.

I think the Canadians might be a little surprised by your (mis)information, Red_Dog---especially those who worked so hard to save the Great Bear Rainforest.

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"I think the Canadians might be a little surprised by your (mis)information, Red_Dog---especially those who worked so hard to save the Great Bear Rainforest."


Well I'm pretty sure the Olympic National Forest is the only rainforest in the United States.

It's Olympic National <i>Park,</i> and no, there are other rainforests in Hawaii, Alaska, and several southern states, not to mention parts of the north coast of California. NPS hype would have you believe ONP is unique. Not.

I remember our children were taught (yes, in the Seattle area) that it was the only temperate rainforest in the US. Maybe it is this little detail that is missing? I am by no means an expert, lol, but I just remembered what our children were taught and how they talked about it on one of our visits there.

Facts don't appear to be important to this thread or this new poster.

It does NOT rain for 9 months straight, it is NOT the only rain forest, etc.

And &quot;Well I'm pretty sure...&quot; is not someone I'd take advice from.

That sounds crankier than I meant it to. Really I'm laughing because the sun is shining once again here today
;-)

For those who like to make statistical comparisons, go to www.weatherbase.com.