Reply #52: Seattle...

[Josey Wales]

I used to work for a company based in the Seattle area and I always thought of the place as a very nice place to visit because of how unique it was but I would hate to live there.

I was there for an outdoor company get-together in late August (it was barely raining, of course) and I was told that there had only been 11 days of sunshine that entire summer. Truth be told, I was there at times in the summer when it was sunny & clear and the beauty of the surrounding area was breathtaking but those days were supposedly very rare.

I was there several times in December for an entire week and we never saw the sun and the temperature was constantly between 38-44 degrees, and it was very, very wet. There were storms that would kick in with 30-40 mph winds and the cold rain would be coming in sideways. There wasn't light until 8:00am in the morning and it was dark at 4:00pm.

What a miserable existence!!!

I live in Texas and we have extremes in weather but I know I can golf (most of the time while wearing shorts) in this state 12 months a year. I guess it is what you are used to but give me a nasty hot August day in Dallas over December in Seattle any day.

To be fair, the people were very nice. They were much different than Texans but nevertheless very enjoyable and I got along with them very well.