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September 7, 2009 at 4:17 am #676480
p2Memberno more anxiety about my dogs overheating – in the car, on a walk, even in the house. we went for a gorgeous walk in camp long this afternoon. wearing a knit cap and a light fleece, breezy sprinkles amidst dappled sunlight. no more dusty trails, fresh clean smell of green. love it!
September 7, 2009 at 5:22 am #676481
JulieMember…because I love rain!
September 7, 2009 at 6:13 am #676482
RainyDay1235MemberSEASONS…clear, distinct seasons…I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I loved every minute of being snowed in, I enjoyed the summer (okay, 100+ was a bit much) and I can’t wait for Fall. I welcome the rain – the sound, the smell, the clean slate.
I remember about 10 years ago I was on a boat in Austria traveling to a small island. I was with some midwest US tourists- all in awe of the blue sky, the mountains, the water, the greenery…and I remember thinking…”wow, just like home” :)
September 7, 2009 at 6:22 am #676483
JayDeeParticipantI don’t mind days like today – Sturm und Drang. Sun, rain, mix, rinse, repeat. But the gradual warm fronts and drip drip drip for 2+ weeks straight come January (assuming it doesn’t snow) are wearing. But then, I am a transplant like most Seattlites.
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However when I go back to my birthplace the weather is so boring, and the tide of humanity (particularly on the Freeway) is just unfathomable, the dirt in the air, and the vegetation looks gratuitous, tortured, and brown.
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My favorite time here is late summer (which this still is in my book), with the fog coming and going, the fog horns sounding, the sun up and a hint of fall in the air is really nice. Like I say, the best days in Seattle beat the best days anywhere else.
September 7, 2009 at 6:40 am #676484
EmmyJaneParticipantAh, Seattle is sooo beautiful! It amazed me every day when I moved here after living in Southern Idaho and Eastern Washington, but now I take it a bit for granted.
I think the only downfall (yes, only, well besides traffic) is the long dreary dark winters, but even that can be offset by a good light box of sunshiney happiness.
September 7, 2009 at 7:05 am #676485
TraciMemberEverything mentioned above, and PEOPLE LIKE YOU! Living in a place that welcomes rain and wind chilly weather, and appreciates the beginning of Autumn. Ahhh it’s a good feeling.
September 7, 2009 at 4:56 pm #676486
JoBParticipantdays like today beg for a slow roast in the oven…
filling the day with anticipation.
the pups tell me when it is done:)
September 7, 2009 at 5:07 pm #676487
elisabethfMemberAs a 16-year-old transplant from Spokane many years ago, I knew I’d found my home. I spent a very wretched 7 months in Pittsburgh in the 90s, January to July, and felt like I’d landed on some inhospitable planet. Prior to the big Seahawks-Steelers game, I got into a heated e-mail exchange with a Post-Gazette sports columnist who’d visited Seattle to reconnoiter the environs and then reported that he’d spotted no Seahawks banners anywhere and that Seattle is seriously flawed. (Pittsburgh hangs Stillers banners on its art museums.) After a couple a vitriolic riposts back and forth, this guy said “Sports is all we have.” I then felt very bad and apologized to him. He was right. We are so very lucky with what we have here.
September 7, 2009 at 7:31 pm #676488
JoMemberI hear you, JoB.
I’m going to make a HUUUUGE pot of Beef Stew, that I can divide then freeze into dinner-size portions.
Yummmm!
September 7, 2009 at 9:33 pm #676489
dawsonctParticipantA person can get as much or more benefit from spending an hour outdoors during daylight hours, at a MUCH lower cost, than they would get from a light box. Even on the darkest midwinter day you will absorb more light outdoors than you do from an artificial source. The greatest issue for many, of course, is scheduling that outside time. That can be a problem when it is daylight for only 8 hours.
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Interesting you should mention Pittsburgh, elisabethf, it is #2 ahead of Seattle among the nation’s cloudiest cities, behind only…. Portland!
You got us on ONE thing, Rose City!
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Well, (grumble) there IS the whole well-established and quickly expanding light-rail system.
We’re catching up, though!(?)
September 7, 2009 at 9:55 pm #676490
JanSParticipantanother thing that I love about where we live…it’s OK to be NICE..like the people on here. I will never ever figure out when , in some circles, it became “de rigeur” to not be nice to the people in one’s community. We are, as a whole, exemplary people :), especially here in West Seattle, don’t you think?
September 7, 2009 at 10:04 pm #676491
WSBKeymasterAlong those lines, I’m particularly pleased when I stop to let people cross the road (at an unmarked-crosswalk type of intersection) and those behind me do NOT honk, try to pass on the right, etc. Honestly, you can wait a minute. Maybe two.
September 7, 2009 at 10:14 pm #676492
dawsonctParticipantNo, no NO! We MUST stop being nice or polite or respectful or empathetic with our fellow citizens! That type of behavior feeds into the stereotype that Seattleites are passive/aggressive!
September 7, 2009 at 11:43 pm #676493
JanSParticipantoh, dawson, ok, we’ll be nice every other day ;-)
September 8, 2009 at 1:31 am #676494
EmmyJaneParticipantDawson@35- During the winter I don’t have an hour to spend outside. All daylight hours are spent at work so the lightbox is a blessing.
On another note, my understanding is that at this lattitude, there’s NO WAY we can get enough sunlight to produce the amount of vitamin D we need.
I still HEART Seattle.
September 8, 2009 at 7:06 am #676495
maplesyrupParticipantOver the weekend at Bumbershoot I witnessed bouts of simultaneous sunshine and rain. Amazing and beautiful.
To hell with heat.
September 8, 2009 at 3:19 pm #676496
kParticipantwe moved to california from west seattle just over a year ago. needless to say, even with the rain, we miss it more than words can say. we live in sunshine and warmth everyday, but we miss the people. real people. people who say hi. people who look you in the eye when you walk past them. people who remember what coffee you drink at your local coffee shop. people who genuinely care about their neighbors. we just can’t find that down here. i would rather carry an umbrella than a bottle of suntan lotion! we miss you west seattle. we’ll be back soon!
September 8, 2009 at 8:32 pm #676497
dawsonctParticipantEmmy, agreed, though I did make allowances in my post for scheduling and the lack of daylight hours during the Winter. I do have a different understanding of available Winter light at this latitude. The University of Washington has done a fair amount of study on this subject (naturally), and I recall reading an article a few years ago addressing that subject.
Ultimately, you need to keep doing what works for you. More than anything, I was trying to debunk (according to my understanding) the popular misconception that SAD is inevitable because of our geographic location. This, of course doesn’t apply to persons with darker complexion, whose ancestors for the most part didn’t evolve at these latitudes.
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